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`

Charlie Stross @cstross@wandering.shop

11/18/2025, 4:24:57 PM

Public

Failure mode: I hope they're using a sensible regexp to implement this otherwise we could end up discussing scocaineling boats.

EDIT: Oops, and it had better not apply it recursively, either, or we're in a heap of cocococococococ...
https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/f8e0623a-e036-4661-9b38-9379567c97ae

vozercozer (vozercozer@app.wafrn.net)

dude, I didn’t even fucking add that there. I love this place :neocat_laugh_256:

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