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`

Jason Lefkowitz @jalefkowit@vmst.io

7/17/2025, 6:07:20 PM

Public

"We contacted Bitvise, and the company's co-founder told us:

'This domain was registered in 1999 by unrelated third parties. I was miffed how difficult it is to find the official PuTTY download page, so I purchased this domain, and used it to point people to the official PuTTY page. Since I paid money for this, I also used it to mention my own software.

Now communists hate me for this. So I updated the page to provide a more important, critical public service.'

Now PUTTY.ORG no longer links to Bitvise's own software; instead, it embeds a video by a COVID-denialist and anti-vaccination activist."

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/puttyorg_website_controversy/

Controversy over PUTTY.ORG website growing fast

: Linking can be helpful – but not always… while disinformation can spread like a virus

www.theregister.com

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