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`

Ben Curthoys @bencurthoys@mastodon.social

2/6/2026, 1:25:57 PM

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@andrewducker ha @codinghorrorJeff Atwood just reshared https://blog.codinghorror.com/designing-for-evil/

There must be something in the air...

Designing For Evil

Have you ever used Craigslist? It’s an almost entirely free, mostly anonymous classified advertising service which evolved from an early internet phenomenon into a service so powerful it is often accused of single-handedly destroying the newspaper business. Unfortunately, these same characteristics also make Craigslist a particularly juicy target for

blog.codinghorror.com · Coding Horror

Link author: Jeff Atwood@codinghorror@infosec.exchange

Jeff Atwood @codinghorror@infosec.exchange

2/6/2026, 1:32:41 PM

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@bencurthoys @andrewducker do not let the 1% of bad actors ruin it for the other 99%. So plan to deal with that 1%, ideally via blasting them out of the airlock.

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