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`

Connected Places @fediversereport@mastodon.social

2/18/2026, 6:04:11 PM

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new from me - Where Does Community Live?

A deep dive into how protocols shape what communities can be build on the open social web

https://connectedplaces.online/where-does-community-live/

Where Does Community Live?

ActivityPub and ATProto both promise to rebuild social life online, but they answer the question of where community actually forms in fundamentally different ways. Protocol design is institutional design, and right now those institutions are being built.

connectedplaces.online · connectedplaces.online

Link author: Laurens Hof@laurenshof@connectedplaces.online

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wakest ⁂ @liaizon@social.wake.st

2/19/2026, 12:22:05 AM

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/116092951019058045

Absolutely marvelous writing by @laurenshof. I would argue the best piece they have written in the Connected Places series. I highly recommend anyone with an interest in the fediverse (and atmosphere) read this article...