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`

Dan Piponi @dpiponi@mathstodon.xyz

2/17/2026, 3:48:31 PM

Public

I've been making .iso copies of all my DVDs so I can finally throw away the physical media which has been rotting away for years.

Curiously I can't copy the BFI (British Film Institute) DVDs with the tools I have even though they haven't started the rot yet. In fact, they seem designed to cause maximal damage to my DVD drive by causing the read arm to repeatedly slam against the ends of its range. Nasty stuff!

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