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`

Ben Zanin @gnomon@mastodon.social

12/4/2025, 1:46:09 AM

Public

Exhibit A: https://exple.tive.org/blarg/2007/04/14/barbiephonic/

Exhibit B: https://www.google.com/search?q=Barbiephonic&nfpr=1

Exhibit C: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aexple.tive.org%20Barbiephonic

Why does anyone even still use this garbage search engine anymore? What a gutting disappointment. This company used to lead the world in web search; it used to define the very idea of it.

Doubleclick did this.

edit: Exhibit D: perhaps the de-indexing is deliberate? https://mastodon.social/@bk2204/115658809347726991 / @bk2204brian m. carlson . (However I stand by my assertion that Doubleclick is a foul thing poisoning the web)

Barbiephonic | blarg

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