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`

Asta [AMP] @aud@fire.asta.lgbt

1/30/2026, 6:50:53 PM

Public

With all the recently unemployed people in tech nowadays (3+ years of rolling layoffs), I wonder if there's enough available skill and drive to form local co-ops dedicated to getting their city/state/county off of Microsoft/Google/AWS tech stacks and onto something open and non-corporate?

It'd almost certainly be cheaper than what the city/state/county are paying now and would actually boost local employment.

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