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`

Jon Sterling @jonmsterling@mathstodon.xyz

1/8/2026, 8:57:34 AM

Public

It is so funny to watch how anyone criticizing any aspect of “AI” who wants to be taken seriously in policy circles always prefaces their comment with the following incantation:

“AI is here to stay, …”

It is hard to understand what they mean by it, but I discovered that if you replace it by the following text, it all starts to make sense:

“In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful…”

Jon Sterling @jonmsterling@mathstodon.xyz

1/8/2026, 9:51:13 AM

Public

I think “AI is here to stay…” is shorthand for the following more complex assurance,

Although you/we have just led an economically and socially destructive Holy War to impose LLMs on all aspects of life, I do not intend to (hold / allow others to hold) you/us accountable for the consequences…

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mathstodon.xyz/users/jonmsterling/statuses/115858857860452590 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)