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`

Tim Chase @gumnos@mastodon.bsd.cafe

2/16/2026, 2:43:54 PM

Public

@nixCraftnixCraft 🐧 "Rethinking Vim as a tool for writing"? It always has been a tool for writing. 😉

ed(1) conference @ed1conf@bsd.network

2/16/2026, 3:22:53 PM

Public

@gumnosTim Chase @nixCraftnixCraft 🐧

For distraction-free editing, ed(1) makes a great tool for writing:

• support for text, markdown, email, rst, TeX/LaTeX, Textile, asciidoc, as well as raw HTML, and many others

• agnostic on hard line breaks vs soft wraps (though I recommend using semantic line breaks in general for prose/markup)

• support for display-of-mode indicator when in normal mode via the -p option

• it's POSIX and works out of the box

• no complex configuration options to faff about with, that might distract you from actually writing

• doesn't require plugins

• hands can remain on the home-row

• minimal chording

• sophisticated capabilities for navigating and manipulating text

• no proprietary format lock-in

Semantic Line Breaks

When writing text with a compatible markup language, add a line break after each substantial unit of thought.

sembr.org

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://bsd.network/users/ed1conf/statuses/116080992161252922 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)