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`

Dave Alvarado @dave@alvarado.social

1/29/2026, 8:34:09 PM

Public

Does anybody remember when the Amazon algorithm used to be really good at suggesting things? I'm talking back before you'd look at one back scratcher and then the whole For You page would be nothing but back scratchers? Like, I remember a time where like my entire purchase history was clearly being used and I was getting suggestions that were basically "people like you were also interested in..." and it regularly had stuff I didn't know existed and was interested in seeing. Now...yeesh.

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