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`

Chee Aun 🤔 @cheeaun@mastodon.social

3/17/2026, 2:33:21 PM

Public

Some HN folks found that the URL parameter accepts… anything as output language https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408940

E.g.: https://translate.kagi.com/?from=en&to=Fediverse+speak&text=I+like+hamburgers

Screenshot of Kagi Translate tool showing the sentence "I like hamburgers" entered in English and converted to "I like hamburgers :blobcat_burger:" in a "Fediverse speak" output.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/cheeaun/statuses/116245004396870338 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)