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`

Queer Like The Slur @coolandnormal@aus.social

1/18/2026, 6:57:56 PM

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AI ruins everything [uni]

Going to uni a few years ago was like being a sponge. Constant information coming at me and I had to absorb as much as possible.

Now it's like being the work experience kid at Legal Aid. Staff present you with bullshit, you expend a bit of effort finding both the real information and a paper on why that particular type of AI is unsuitable for use in education. They blow you off, repeat.

Queer Like The Slur @coolandnormal@aus.social

1/18/2026, 7:04:33 PM

Public

AI ruins everything [uni]

I used to spend all my time learning from interesting people.

Now I spend all my time trying to pull interesting people out of AI holes and forcing them to engage with humans.

The student/lecturer relationship has completely changed over the last few years. The amount of time and effort I've seen students expend trying to keep lecturers on-track and teaching (rather than off on AI tangents) is unprecedented. We are getting to the point where students are having to lead the interaction to get anything done.

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