Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Dr. Anna Latour @anna@mathstodon.xyz

2/16/2026, 12:48:14 PM

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Incredible dedication to indexing in Kleinberg & Tardos.

#Algorithms #Algorithmics #ComputerScience #Books #ProfessorLife #Textbook #AcademicMastodon #AcademicChatter

Start of the index of a textbook. The first elements of the index are "/", "//", "}", "!", "<", ">", "+" and "1984", some of which have dozens of page numbers listed after them.

rk: it’s hyphen-minus actually @rk@mastodon.well.com

2/16/2026, 4:31:25 PM

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@annaDr. Anna Latour

“The map is not the territory.”

Kleinberg & Tardos: Hold our beer.

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