Hackers' Pub

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`"` 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`

Adrian McEwen @amcewen@mastodon.me.uk

6/11/2025, 10:29:33 AM

Public

Came across this slide deck again just now. I think this quote stands up as an aim.

(there are also excellent quotes from @freerange_inc and Ella Fitzsimmons in there too)

https://doesliverpool.com/slides/makernoise-talk-we-dont-need-another-hero/

"It's not about the tools, it's about giving people agency in the world and the urge to make it better."

Me, channelling my inner Saint-Exupéry (c.f. "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea. As for the future, your task is not to forsee it, but to enable it.")

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