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`

Preston von Gabbleduck @backupbear@aus.social

2/5/2026, 11:16:12 PM

Public

Them: "I've corrected your document notes. You had 'UAT', I changed it to 'UAT testing'."
Me: "OK. So maybe I misunderstood. What does UAT stand for?"
Them: <sighs> "User Acceptance Testing."
Me: "OK, so you changed User Acceptance Testing to User Acceptance Testing testing."
Them: "No I changed it to UAT testing."
Me: "So we're testing the testing?"
Them: <this is just a saga now>

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