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`

Colin Cornaby @colincornaby@mastodon.social

12/30/2025, 6:57:20 PM

Public

Not trying to drag on @codinghorrorJeff Atwood here - but I’ve seen this repeated a few places and he just ends up being the convenient toot (he retooted it into his own timeline so I’m not picking out of a thread here.)

This is correct. LLMs are a tool. They can be dangerous when used wrong but helpful when used correctly. Academically correct.

The problem is that the way they’re being sold and the way they’re being implemented is incorrect. And that’s human nature.
https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/115809981895624727

Jeff Atwood (@codinghorror@infosec.exchange)

@raganwald@social.bau-ha.us @baldur@toot.cafe yeah, but I FUCKING HATE all software by default -- I really do -- and I do not hate LLMs. I was surprised, too. Turns out, if you know how to ask good questions (cough) the pro / paid LLMs can save you a fair bit of time. Again -- anyone who doesn't believe this, block off two hours for a call with me and I'll go over about a dozen great examples I experience personally that saved me, and my team, many hours. Like any tool, it can be misused, abused, or stab you in the eye if you don't wear proper eye protection. But to argue that it is a binary "100% PERFECT" or "ABSOLUTE CRAP DESTROYING THE WORLD FOREVER" is just.. really not true. I hate to be the bearer of, well, reasonable news.. but LLMs are in fact quite useful for a number of tasks. Are they worth ten trazillion billion dollars? I mean, I dunno? Is there a gold rush mentality? For sure. But unlike the first dot-com bubble *there is real utility here*. Disagree all you want, but that's a fact, Jack.

infosec.exchange · Infosec Exchange

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/colincornaby/statuses/115810044540893729 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)