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`

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa@mastodon.scot

11/22/2025, 1:03:37 AM

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I boosted something about this, but it seems to have vanished. So here is a very young Cory Doctorow (@pluralisticCory Doctorow) explaining with great enthusiasm some of the things that were on the internet in 1995, like Usenet and the Internet Underground Music Archive. I have to say, we've lost a lot of really cool stuff!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0EXga2hEIs

How to use the internet, 1995

Computer consultant Cory Doctorow predicts video on demand while showing a CBC reporter some of the new medium's features. Aired on CBC's The National on Jun...

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calvin 🛋️ @calvin@fedi.sphericalcow.space

11/22/2025, 3:38:24 AM

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@bodhipaksa @pluralisticCory Doctorow This makes me believe that Cory Doctorow appeared in this world fully formed with all the wisdom he has today.

I wonder what advice we would give for someone just getting on the internet today. (Which I guess means little kids at this point?)

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