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`

Frédéric Jacobs @fj@mastodon.social

1/3/2026, 12:02:23 PM

Public

RE: https://mastodon.social/@onthisday/115831027431913640

Math lesson for the day: Applying the Birthday Paradox bounds to United States involvement in regime change in Latin America.

With at least 42 interventions over the years, there was a ~91% chance that some of these interventions would share a date!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_problem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change_in_Latin_America

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