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`

cliffle @cliffle@hachyderm.io

7/11/2025, 1:02:10 AM

Public

The latest What If video includes a shout-out to degrees Rankine, one of my favorite cursed temperature scales.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQgw50GQu1A (at about 2:47)

What if the moon turned into a black hole?

Get a copy of What If? 2 and Randall’s other books at: https://xkcd.com/booksMore serious answers to absurd questions at: https://what-if.xkcd.com/This quest...

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cliffle @cliffle@hachyderm.io

7/11/2025, 1:25:37 AM

Public

"what are your other favorite cursed temperature scales" I'M GLAD YOU ASKED, IMAGINARY PERSON

Consider the temperature scale in the system of Planck units, where 0 = 0 K, and 1 =~ 1.417e32 K

Makes heat waves seem far less threatening.

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