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`

Hacker News @hkrn@mstdn.social

9/28/2025, 2:32:45 AM

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The 3,000-year-old story hidden in the @ sign
L: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250923-the-3000-year-old-story-hidden-in-your-keyboard
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45361568
posted on 2025.09.24 at 11:16:22 (c=0, p=4)

Collage of people holding up a globe with the @ symbol emblazoned across it (Credit: Serenity Strull/ Getty Images/ BBC)

The 3,000-year-old story hidden in the @ sign

In Taiwan they call @ "little mouse". It's "strudel" in Hebrew, "dog" in Russian and "monkey's tail" in Dutch. The @ sign is a mirror, and its story goes back thousands of years.

www.bbc.com

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