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`

Jeff Sikes @box464@mastodon.social

2/24/2026, 7:30:23 PM

Quiet public

Survey of the normal people - "What is the fediverse?". Oh boy. We've got some work to do, y'all. Tho I'd love it if we were all part of an MCU plot.

Open Social fared a bit better than this.

Answers from real people when asked What is the Fediverse?, including "a network for police". Yikes.

Jeff Sikes @box464@mastodon.social

2/24/2026, 7:36:38 PM

Quiet public

Not knowing exactly what the fediverse or open social web is - isn't a bad thing - we have a blank slate. That's a good thing.

How do we introduce normies to the fediverse?

The current fediverse culture isn't as welcoming. And there are UI issues that need to be addressed. Even small UI issues can push people away - an accidental posting of a private post to a public timeline for example.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/box464/statuses/116127288428876942 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)