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`

Feral Thoughts @feralthoughts@union.place

9/11/2025, 6:44:26 PM

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@ricciRob Ricci

Are you counting the user base from instances which run software such as Hubzilla or (streams)—specifically, software that is NOT based on ActivityPub—but which federate with all the instances running ActivityPub-based software such as Mastodon?

If yes/no, why?

For context, the present mandarins of the ActivityPub world do not count Hubzilla or (streams) as parts of the Fediverse.

#ActivityPub #ATProto #Fediverse #Bluesky #Threads #Hubzilla #(streams) #Forte

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Feral Thoughts @feralthoughts@union.place

9/11/2025, 6:45:06 PM

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@ricciRob Ricci

This also raises another question. Hubzilla and (streams) both have nomadic identity, so a user can have multiple clones of a channel across different instances, and activity on any one of those gets mirrored across all the clones. And an account on an instance can have multiple channels—a channel is what participates in the Fediverse.

#ActivityPub #ATProto #Fediverse #Bluesky #Threads #Hubzilla #(streams) #Forte

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If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://union.place/users/feralthoughts/statuses/115187142290268714 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)