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`

Chris Siebenmann @cks@mastodon.social

11/5/2025, 12:14:28 AM

Public

TIL about "Toronto North", the city's official tilt of Toronto's map 15 degrees from actual north to make what Torontonians think of as "North" look right (and be useful for tourists).

Source: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/98dc-Wayfinding-Map-Content-Selection-Guidelines.pdf
Probably this is linked somewhere from https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/sidewalk-tours-wayfinding/wayfinding/

TO360 Map Content Guidelines

Steer Davies Gleave · Wayfinding Strategy for the City of Toronto

www.toronto.ca

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