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`

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1/11/2026, 6:09:06 PM

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A New Kind of Inductively-damped Compass

https://hackaday.com/2026/01/11/a-new-kind-of-inductively-damped-compass/

A man is shown standing in a wooded area, in front of a stone wall, facing toward the camera. To the left of him, on a rock, are a selection of compasses. Further to the left, another scene is shown, of two compasses. One has a brass-colored metal ring around it, and a timer above it reads 00:04:19. A timer above the other reads 01:47:02.

A New Kind Of Inductively-damped Compass

At some point during our primary school careers, most of us probably constructed a simple compass, often by floating a magnetized needle on a cork in a cup of water. The water in such a configurati…

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