Hackers' Pub

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`"` 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`

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee) @hongminhee@hollo.social

10/13/2025, 4:01:22 PM

Quiet public

I'm giving the keynote at the FOSS for All Conference 2025, but the organizers told me I have to provide my slides in English too, which means I'm now stuck having to explain what the heck Korean mixed script (國漢文混用體) is in English. 😇

Korean mixed script (國漢文混用體)

Form of writing Korean that mixes the Korean alphabet and Chinese characters

Historical context

The Korean language traditionally written using a mix of:

• Hanja (漢字)—Chinese characters for meaning
• Hangul (한글)—Korean alphabet for grammar and native words

Similar to how Japanese use kanji + hiragana/katakana.

The problem

• 1990s: Still common in newspapers and books
• Today: Young Koreans can't read hanja!

This created a personal dilemma: I prefer writing in mixed script for precision and aesthetics, but my audience cannot read it.

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