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`

Julia Evans @b0rk@jvns.ca

1/19/2026, 11:00:43 PM

Public

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mcc/115924028281889489

i did not understand this until I tried to run Linux on a new thinkpad after years of running it on old computers

mcc (@mcc@mastodon.social)

@hikari@noyu.me If you are considering Linux, and you say you are worried about hardware support, everyone says "just throw it on an old ThinkPad! It'll work great!". The problem is that what no one tells you is that the "old" is load-bearing. If you want to run Linux it absolutely *must* be on an old ThinkPad. If you attempt to run it on a new ThinkPad, or *any* Lenovo product newer than 12 months at a minimum and 24 months preferably, you will be in fucking hell. I have experienced this myself twice.

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