Hackers' Pub

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`

Jeff Atwood @codinghorror@infosec.exchange

6/24/2025, 9:30:04 PM

Public

This is very aggressively (perhaps too aggressively) stated, but he's absolutely right. People are all worried their ideas are gonna be "stolen", and my friends, I can assure you that won't be the problem.

"Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats" -- Howard Aiken, Computer Engineer, via IEEE

Steve Holden @holdenweb@freeradical.zone

6/25/2025, 3:44:49 AM

Public

@codinghorrorJeff Atwood https://seths.blog/2020/07/stolen-ideas/

Stolen ideas

Is there a difference between someone stealing a potato from your farm and someone stealing your idea? Well, if everyone in town comes and takes a potato, your farm is bust. But if everyone in town…

seths.blog · Seth's Blog

Link author: Seths.blog@thisissethsblog@c.im

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