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`

Al Sweigart @AlSweigart@mastodon.social

6/1/2025, 6:23:25 PM

Public

My PyCon US 2025 talk was about the use and abuse of OCR, including license plate scanners. It may have come off as conspiracy theory thinking, but it's quite feasible with current technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHUvzkuf3Qk

And now our modern-day secret police Gestapo is using it: https://san.com/cc/ice-illegally-gains-informal-access-to-nationwide-license-plate-camera-network/

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