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`

Amir Khan @amirbkhan@mastodon.social

6/23/2025, 12:25:56 PM

Public

If devices powered by Big Tech came with warning labels, would we pause before unlocking them?
What we call convenience is often engineered dependency.
Addiction. Manipulation. Data extraction. All embedded in the products and platforms we use.

We’ve been here before. Just not with our "smart" devices.

I wrote a piece exploring why Big Tech might be the Big Tobacco of our era and why it’s time we taking action against the harm.

https://mangotek.eu/posts/big-tobacco-of-our-era/

#bigtexit #privacy #opensource

warning. this device has apps and services that are harmful to you health

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