Hackers' Pub

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`

lalalalalalalala @760ceb3b9c0ba4872cadf3ce35a7a4@wetdry.world

6/24/2025, 3:15:58 AM

Public

few better distillations of the technodystopia we live in than patent art (courtesy https://www.tumblr.com/contextfreepatentart)

patent application depicting a phone communicating with a "non-human social app" and a "smart doorbell camera" and showing a notification "Welcome Steve! I detected a new BrandQ Smart Doorbell. Would you like to enable Social Networking for it?"

patent image depicting the following flow chart:

1. User lets a group of locals talk to his/her toy.
2. The toy identifies a dialect different from the official local language.
3. Download appropriate software.
4. Toy: "These people are inviting you to come with them. Let me
think it over for a minute."
5. Toy: "This dialect is used by an ethnic group in conflict with the local government.
6. Toy checks relevant database record.
7. Toy: "This dialect is used by an ethnic group in conflict with the local government. We better turn down their kind offer to join them."
8. Toy explains to the locals in their language that its user is unfortunately too busy to join them.

patent image depicting a flow chart. the first node reads "TOY: WOW! THAT WAS SCARY!". there are two paths:

1.
- CHILD: YEH!
- E-MAIL PARENT: "FRIGHTENED CHILD"
- SUGGEST GIFT A

2.
- CHILD: NO!
- E-MAIL PARENT: "BRAVE CHILD"
- SUGGEST GIFT B

both paths end with the node "IF PARENT APPROVES ARRANGE PROMPT DELIVERY"

patent art containing a screenshot of a phone receiving many SMS messages in series all reading "Child is not feeling well"

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