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`

Alyssa Coghlan @ancoghlan@mastodon.social

2/26/2026, 11:34:32 AM

Public

Sometimes you hit UX so bad you're just left wondering *how* the developers messed up so hard. Like "had to actively spend time and effort disabling default platform behaviour" bad, so it can't be adequately explained through the usual means of "too much to do in not enough time".

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/ancoghlan/statuses/116136717336580333 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)