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`

IEEE Spectrum @ieeespectrum@mastodon.social

12/24/2025, 8:30:00 PM

Public

People have played #chess remotely for as long as technology has allowed them to do it, going back all the way to 1844, on the telegraph. https://spectrum.ieee.org/telegraph-chess?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

In 1844, Chess Was Already Online

Chess went electric in 1844 with a telegraph match between Washington and Baltimore. How did this game shape the future of chess and technology?

spectrum.ieee.org · IEEE Spectrum

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