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`

Ben Daubney @bendaubney@social.lol

5/8/2025, 2:48:29 PM

Public

Today's post for #WeblogPoMo2025:

Search engines are dead. Whether you like it or not, AI does a far better job at finding information online if you know the trick

https://bendaubney.com/face-it-search-engines-are-dead-and-ai-is-doing-a-great-job-replacing-them/

I haven't yet explored the ethics of AI (and boy do I have opinions there) but it's fascinating that AI slop has poisoned search and the solution is another form of AI.

Face it: search engines are dead and AI is doing a great job replacing them

Here's a juicy secret for you: Y'know how the web is full of AI-generated nonsense nowadays? That you go to DuckDuckGo or Kagi or Google (or whatever...

bendaubney.com · Ben Daubney

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