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`

🫧 socialcoding.. @smallcircles@social.coop

3/21/2026, 9:19:05 AM

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@alex @MichalBryxiMichal Bryxí

I find this habit of creating magic profile hashtags to be a real bad practice, especially when modeling opt-outs in app-specific manner. cc @evanEvan Prodromou

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Evan Prodromou @evan@cosocial.ca

3/21/2026, 12:21:06 PM

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@smallcircles🫧 socialcoding.. @alex @MichalBryxiMichal Bryxí it's pretty common on the Fediverse.

That said, I'd love to add vocabulary terms for it. And you could edit your actor object and add them.

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