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`

Paul Cantrell @inthehands@hachyderm.io

2/23/2026, 6:42:13 PM

Public

I once again have the feeling that Randall Monroe can see directly into my brain (especially the mouseover text):

https://xkcd.com/3210/

Eliminating the Impossible

xkcd.com · xkcd

Paul Cantrell @inthehands@hachyderm.io

2/23/2026, 6:46:04 PM

Public

It’s worth noting that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originator of the bad deductive rule in question, spent his later years falling for and vehemently defending a variety of hoaxes involving fairies and communicating with the dead:

https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-175-ghost-racket-crusade-10-22-2021/

Episode 175: Ghost Racket Crusade (10.22.2021)

The story of two famous friends — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini — and the disagreement that ended their friendship: can we speak to the dead?

thisiscriminal.com

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