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`

Jeff Atwood @codinghorror@infosec.exchange

3/17/2026, 8:52:34 PM

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The answer was not the point. The answer was never the point. The process of searching is the process of learning.

that is, coincidentally, the same reason I never read any wikipedia pages

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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror@infosec.exchange

3/17/2026, 8:54:17 PM

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@mttaggartTaggart @SempfBill @nerdpr0fRob O @nopatienceChristoffer S. @cR0wcR0w @cloudskater see also https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/116246495526557354