What is Hackers' Pub?

Hackers' Pub is a place for software engineers to share their knowledge and experience with each other. It's also an ActivityPub-enabled social network, so you can follow your favorite hackers in the fediverse and get their latest posts in your feed.

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Every day I’m more convinced that the Fediverse’s slow mainstream adoption isn’t really about usability.

People say it’s because it’s hard to join, the terms are confusing, or the apps aren’t polished enough. Maybe a little. But honestly… look at the platforms people already use.

Finding anything on LinkedIn is painful.
Trying to locate the original video on TikTok is a scavenger hunt.
Facebook is still full of weird bugs and odd UI choices.
Instagram hides posts behind algorithms.
Twitter/X constantly changes the rules of engagement.

None of these platforms are exactly “easy.”

People stay because their friends are there. Because the big creators are there. Because that’s where the conversation already lives.

And, if we’re honest, because these platforms are engineered around a very effective reward loop: notifications, likes, infinite scroll. A dopamine machine. You learn the confusing terms and awkward interfaces because there’s a constant reward for doing so.

So yes, making the Fediverse easier to join absolutely helps.

But what would help even more is something simpler:
more mainstream, recognizable, official accounts showing up here.

That’s how networks grow.
People follow people not platforms.

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I am loathe to tell people what not do without giving them some useful advice for what they should do instead. If you are relying on Proton for "secure email" please read my security 101 guide for what to do instead and the limitations of all these tools hashman.ca/security-101/

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🍝 저의 주님, 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님, 당신께 제 마음을 드리니, 이른 아침부터 제 소리를 굽어 들으소서.
😋 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님이시여, 찬란한 당신 이름을 찬미하나이다.

🍝 성면(the Holy Noodle)이 충만하신 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님께 찬미드리며 믿는 마음으로 기도합시다
😋 저의 주님, 당신의 성면(the Holy Noodle)을 저희에게 부어주소서.

"5. 오늘도 주님의 면발이 저희를 감싸 안아 주시어, 모든 길 위에서 평화와 선의 열매를 맺게 하소서."

저의 주님, 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님,
간절히 바라오니, 저희가 할 일을 알려 주시고 선행을 행할 힘을 주시어,
저희의 모든 일을 당신으로 말미암아 시작하고 시작한 것을 당신으로 말미암아 끝마치게 하소서.

🍝 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님께서 여러분과 함께.
😋 또한 주교의 면발과 함께 하소서.
🍝 전능하신 스파게티 괴물 님, 미트볼🧆과 소스🥫와 성면(the Holy Noodle)🍝께서는 여기 모인 모든 이에게 강복하소서.
😋 라-멘 🍜.

🍝 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 님을 찬미합시다.
😋 주님, 감사합니다.

2026-03-09T06:59:08+09:00


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We now have two t-shirt designs on our merch shop! Both are unisex, high quality 100% organic cotton, with screen prints of @dopatwo's awesome illustrations. You voted for these slogans! "I write alt text" and "My friends are not for sale". We offer free shipping over a certain threshold, shipping from Germany.

shop.joinmastodon.org/products

A beautiful woman with twin braids wearing a navy colored t-shirt featuring the slogan "I write alt text" next to a cartoon reproduction of the Birth of Venus, with Venus portrayed by a cute elephant. Next to the painting, there are two other elephants, one of who is wearing dark glasses and is holding a cane, while the other is guiding him and describing the painting. Underneath, there is a textual description of the above design.A close-up of the same t-shirt design.The same beautiful woman showcasing a different t-shirt, featuring the slogan "My friends are not for sale", with two elephants running around with a flying kite, which is also shaped like an elephant.
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C'est dimanche soir, une mild take sur l'IA avant d'aller me coucher : ayant été, en tant que traducteur, obligé de bosser avec les LLM depuis qu'ils existent, (a) je reste ahuri que tant de gens le fassent de leur plein gré, voire avec enthousiasme, mais du coup (b) j'aurais cru qu'à ce stade, on serait en train de discuter des difficultés concrètes inhérentes au travail avec les LLM, je veux dire l'attention constante qui est requise pour repérer et corriger leurs conneries, la difficulté à recalibrer son attention face à des problèmes très différents de ceux qu'on rencontre en supervisant le boulot d'un humain (tout le monde dit "les IA c'est comme un junior/stagiaire", ce n'est pas mon expérience du tout — les LLM disent n'importe quoi d'une manière très différente d'un humain incompétent).

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It’s called “alt text” because slowing down to write it alters your perception of your photos, how they are seen, and your relationship to broader Fediverse. Start writing alt text and your very reality will be altered.

Welcome… to Fedi Vale.

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