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 50 @hn50@social.lansky.name

12/20/2025, 9:25:06 PM

Public

Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?

Link: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/why-do-people-leave-comments-on-openbenches/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46337134

I'm sat on the bench now i didn't know the lady but so sad to pass at such a young age by what i have found on the internet she was liked loved and respected my thoughts with all the family even though it's been almost 4 years since her I'm sure she will never be forgotten Someone has placed a bunch of yellow flowers on the bench that is what first made me stop and look RIP Amy

Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?

I'm still a believer in the promise of Web 2.0. The idea that giving people a curated space to chat produces tiny sparks of magic. My wife Liz and I have been running the OpenBenches project for about 8 years - it's a crowd-sourced repository of memorial benches. People take a geotagged photo of a bench's plaque, upload it to our site, and we share it with the world. Might sound a bit niche,…

shkspr.mobi · Terence Eden’s Blog

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