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`

smeg @smeg@assortedflotsam.com

6/16/2025, 2:47:32 PM

Public

@smallcirclesjust small circles 🕊 after nuking my Meta services (most years ago, the last piece last year), I had to setup WhatsApp because I'm moving to Europe and literally everyone assumes that's the only way to communicate there. Our real estate agent being the first guilty party. It's really frustrating.

Jan Vlug @janvlug@mastodon.social

6/16/2025, 2:56:53 PM

Public

@smeg @smallcirclesjust small circles 🕊 I'm from the Netherlands. I refuse to install WhatsApp, actually, I can't because I have a Linux #Librem5 phone.

I use SMS when people do not have #Signal. My experience is that people will install Signal after exchanging a few SMS's and you tell them about Signal. If you give in and install WhatsApp, other people will start contacting you on WhatsApp for sure, and Signal usage between you and your contacts will go down.

#RefuseAppCompulsion

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