trait Empty[E[_]] {
  def e[A]: E[A]
}

object T {
  val ListEmpty = new Empty[List] {
    def e[B] = Nil
  }

  // needs better type inference for hk types
  def foo[F[_]](q:(String,String)) = "hello"
  def foo[F[_]](e: Empty[F]) = "world"

  val x = foo[List](ListEmpty)
}