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`

Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS! @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social

3/2/2026, 3:00:38 PM

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I've helped fellow travelers in fluent French, okay Spanish, and even my sketchy Russian, but I will never be as badass as this person.

Someone asks "People who studied Latin, can you tell me any stories about your Latin-studying experiences? Funny or nonfunny."

A.Z. Foreman says "I one was sitting in O'Hare airport reading a book of Latin poetry when a guy looking like a monk walks up to me looking utterly lost and asks 'Loquerisne Latine?' (Do you speak Latin?) To which I answer 'Ita, possumne te adiuvare?' (Yes, can I help you?) Turned out he was indeed a Polish monk and knew only Polish and Latin. Had never been outside Poland before, or even seen the inside of an airport, and needed help finding his way."

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