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`

gloriouscow @gloriouscow@oldbytes.space

12/21/2025, 4:27:31 AM

Public

The original comic is on the left. The AI "upscale" is on the right.

At a casual glance it looks like the same thing. Then you notice the faces. And the changes in geometry, fonts, and other details.

gloriouscow @gloriouscow@oldbytes.space

12/21/2025, 4:29:51 AM

Public

This is now a false artifact. Expect the internet to become crawling with them. Everything you can think of that some well-meaning person might want to "clean up" before posting, be it comics, news clippings, album art, what have you, is now subject to being replaced with a very similar but entirely different version.

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