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`

mcc @mcc@mastodon.social

5/6/2025, 3:13:59 PM

Public

I think of this as "Dave Barry's Law" https://chitter.xyz/@whimsy/114461496637623416

Dan Cassidy 🦌 (@whimsy@chitter.xyz)

@mcc@mastodon.social the iron law of advertising: if a product is prominently marketed as having a specific attribute, then in reality it has the exact opposite of that attribute.

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Carl Muckenhoupt @CarlMuckenhoupt@mastodon.social

5/6/2025, 3:18:40 PM

Public

@mcc It's basically the same as when a stranger on the bus turns to you and says "I'm not drunk"

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