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`

Mike Sheward @SecureOwl@infosec.exchange

9/25/2025, 1:33:11 AM

Public

my local fire department had to post via various channels that a burn ban is still in effect because Google’s AI overview is telling people that there is no current burn ban in our area

Mike Sheward @SecureOwl@infosec.exchange

9/25/2025, 2:11:01 AM

Public

oh and also, this comes hot on the heels of a family member getting massively freaked out that there was a homicide on their street, as reported by an AI powered neighborhood watch app that listens to scanner feeds…except it wasn’t, the AI misheard “order violation” as “murder violation”.

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