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`

Jenniferplusplus @jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io

3/17/2026, 3:52:19 PM

Public

Having heard some people say the word clanker out loud recently, I'm coming around to the idea that it is kind of a slur and shouldn't be used.

Not that it's bad for the chatbots, which is not even a claim that makes sense. That idea is not even wrong. But it's bad for us. The language we use is self-training our thoughts and behavior. What I heard was people training themselves to use slurs, and holy shit, no

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