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`

Floating Onion @FloatingOnion@cyberplace.social

12/26/2025, 1:29:53 PM

Public

Why would you use AI to lookup up something as basic and safety critical as tides? How have people lost the capability of just using a search engine? I don’t understand why so many people want to be spoon fed by a chat bot spouting bollocks.

Just insane, stupid, and risky as hell.

Use reputable sources for critical information. Weather and tide information are a solved problem. (Weather is not always perfect!)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crklrnv5yn4o

A large crowd of people, some in fancy or Christmas dress, is running into the sea. There is a large moss-covered rock on the beach behind them and a raised walkway around the beach with people standing spectating. A grassy cliff frames the beach with a street above it, backed by blocks of brightly painted townhouses in different colours.

Warning about using AI for festive swim tide time advice

The Coastguard warns about AI after two people are stranded after being given the wrong tide times.

www.bbc.co.uk · BBC News

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