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, 4:13:48 PM

Quiet public

NodeBB distributing content into the fediverse, leveraging the existing structure that exists - microblogging.

Slide - "Why not both" discussion how NodeBB is accessible as forum discussions and as posts in the fediverse.

Jeff Sikes @box464@mastodon.social

2/24/2026, 4:16:23 PM

Quiet public

Learning some of the secret backend sauce of NodeBB. It uses a relay - FediBuzz - to pull content from specific hashtags into its federated forums.

I knew that when I tagged #ActivityPub it ended up showing in activitypub.space, now I know how!

A blurry slide explaining the success of the activitpub forum on NodeBB.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/box464/statuses/116126501023396904 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)