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`

Evan Prodromou @evan@cosocial.ca

3/8/2026, 2:35:05 PM

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@jamesJames Cridland @PodnewsPodnews podcasting news This is a really interesting question! There's not an easy answer to it, but I have some heuristics that might be useful.

Evan Prodromou @evan@cosocial.ca

3/8/2026, 2:35:39 PM

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@jamesJames Cridland @PodnewsPodnews podcasting news

I think there may be a few informal "levels" of federation.

1. Publishing - users on your platform have profiles visible to the Fediverse (username@yourplatform.example). Other users on the Fediverse can follow your users remotely. When users on your platform make or do something, notifications and content are sent to their followers.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116194052661151475 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)