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`

Cat Hicks @grimalkina@mastodon.social

2/4/2026, 6:19:43 PM

Public

So many developers have sent me that Anthropic skills/mastery case study that I realized I should ungate what I *already wrote* about this whole topic back in October: beginning principles to design workflows that work *with* your mind, not against it, & protect your problem-solving

https://www.fightforthehuman.com/cognitive-helmets-for-the-ai-bicycle-part-1/

Cognitive Helmets for the AI Bicycle: Part 1

I hear people name these three fears: will developers lose their problem-solving skills, learning opportunities, and critical thinking? One science-backed area can help: better metacognitive strategies.

www.fightforthehuman.com · Fight for the Human

Cat Hicks @grimalkina@mastodon.social

2/4/2026, 6:19:55 PM

Public

We use a lot of simple analogies for learning that are subtly misleading. Like reducing all of complex behavior down to simplistic "dopamine loops", it's inaccurate. Good learning is not really about whether things are "always hard" or "always easy," it's about whether we're being strategic overall

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