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`

Andy Piper @andypiper@macaw.social

2/25/2026, 8:28:03 PM

Public

Literally talked about hacking Star Trek communicator badges with @sammachin at the London #HomeAssistant meetup this evening, then read this https://hackaday.com/2026/02/25/control-your-smart-home-with-trek-inspired-comm-badge/

The metal comm badge and M5stick on an LCARS mousepad

Control Your Smart Home With Trek-Inspired Comm Badge

One thing some people hate about voice control is that you need to have a process always running, listening for the wake word. If your system isn’t totally locally-hosted, that can raise some…

hackaday.com · Hackaday

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