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`

David Beazley @dabeaz@mastodon.social

3/14/2026, 7:37:46 PM

Public

Meanwhile, I'm out taking my trombone to the repair shop and the guy says "so, you want to see something an old lady brought into the shop from the depths of her closet last week?"

And there it was.... a *MINT* 1970s King 3B with original packing materials and owners manual. Looks never played. The holy grail of jazz trombones. It's now mine. Naturally.

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