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`

Terence Eden @Edent@mastodon.social

4/25/2025, 8:07:40 AM

Public

Perhaps I shouldn't stop the trolley from running over the orphans because one of them might cause a traffic jam in the future...

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/04/silence-isnt-consent/

A confused little cardboard robot is lost amongst the daisies

Silence Isn't Consent

I was in one of those interminably dull video-conferences a few weeks ago. The presenter was pitching their grand vision of what our next steps should be. "So!" They said, "Any comments before we launch?" No one said anything. After half a minute the presenter said "As there are no objections, we'll proceed. Silence is consent." At that phrase, my whole body did an involuntary spasm which I'm sure was caught on camera. I know what they meant and, it some contexts, it's an understandable…

shkspr.mobi · Terence Eden’s Blog

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