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 Pate 🤘🏻 @benpate@mastodon.social

2/11/2026, 5:01:45 PM

Public

I've been thinking a lot about #ActivityIntents and how to make it easy for people to find and join the #SocialWeb

Here's some ultra-low-effort drawings of the process I'm imagining. (criticism and refinements welcome)

1. embeddable widgets (follow, like, share, etc) for any site

2. pre-populate search fields to recommend a single server (with overrides)

3. pass extra data to that server on signup so the intent is honored

4. recommend additional accounts based on context

Yes?

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