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`

tef @tef@mastodon.social

8/22/2025, 5:15:28 PM

Quiet public

a form of stochastic programming extolled by those who believe in the gambler's fallacy

jmj @Jmj@hachyderm.io

8/22/2025, 9:44:12 PM

Quiet public

@tef hmmm that explains an early phasing on how to use AI completions that I was using… something like… always try it, if it misses no harm no foul, but when it hit its amazing.
If that’s not the gamblers fallacy I don’t know what is.

Still these days I do find it useful for scaffolding in areas/languages I’m less familiar with. While it gets details wrong, it builds code in the right shape, which is a great leg up.

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