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`

Duncan Bayne @duncan_bayne@mastodon.bsd.cafe

3/16/2026, 2:49:05 AM

Public

Jesus H Christ. I asked the kids' school if they could install Git on the kids' managed laptops, as they're learning to code. Turns out they don't get the distinction between Git and GitHub.com (thanks GitHub / Microsoft), *and* GitHub is banned by their security system in the "Hacking" category 🙄

I imagine specialists in every field have this same sort of experience dealing with high schools ...

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