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`

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee) @hongminhee@hackers.pub

5/30/2025, 11:23:40 AM

Public

One of the last missing pieces from Hackers' Pub's original roadmap is an algorithmic timeline. I've been thinking about how to build one that respects privacy and fediverse values—would love to hear thoughts from the community!

The key idea: only use explicit user actions (reactions, shares, follows) as signals, never track clicks, scrolling, or dwell time. What do you think?

Privacy-respecting algorithmic timeline · Issue #82 · hackers-pub/hackerspub

Background Currently, Hackers' Pub shows posts in strict chronological order. While this is transparent and predictable, it can make it difficult for users to discover relevant content, especially ...

github.com · GitHub

NIGHTEͶ @NIGHTEN@hi.nighten.fr

5/30/2025, 12:41:25 PM

Quiet public

@hongminhee洪民憙 (Hong Minhee) I'm not a Hackers' Pub user but I'm always very excited by algorithm on Fedi! I think they are an important part of building better networks.

One thing that Twitter does that is interesting is to give more weight to a comment if the original poster replied/interacted with it (exact numbers: if someone leaves a comment, it's 54 times more impactful than a like, but if the OP replies it become x150). This is a great way to favor discussion in my opinion, this could be interesting to copy.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://hi.nighten.fr/objects/dfd12b10-bd88-4e91-9235-22b3d3c4d652 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)