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`

J. Brian Coyle @JBrianCoyle@mas.to

2/15/2026, 4:33:43 PM

Public

Dug out an old 'Best SF of the Year' anthology ebook to re-read "Violation of the TrueNet Security Act" by @taiyo藤井太洋, Taiyo Fujii HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Found a version online here- https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/violation-of-the-truenet-security-act
#SciFi #BestShortStory

Violation of the TrueNet Security Act - Lightspeed Magazine

The bell for the last task of the night started chiming before I got to my station. I had the office to myself, and a mug of espresso. It was time to start tracking zombies. I took the mug of espresso from the beverage table, and zigzagged through the darkened cube farm toward the one strip of floor still lit for third shift staff, only me. Zombies are orphan Internet services. They wander aimlessly, trying to execute some programmed task.

www.lightspeedmagazine.com · Lightspeed Magazine

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