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`

Kieran Healy @kjhealy@mastodon.social

6/26/2025, 12:14:29 PM

Public

The Occam/Chekhov/Chesterton Razor/Gun/Fence matrix. Summer’s off to a productive start.

Occam’s
- Razor: Do not needlessly multiply entities
- Gun: Do not needlessly use visible entities
- Fence: Do not needlessly eliminate entities

Chekhov’s
- Razor: There need be no more than one of any given visible entity
- Gun: Every visible entity must eventually be put to use
- Fence: The purpose of mysterious entities must eventually be made clear

Chesterton’s
- Razor: Do not needlessly multiply entities of unknown purpose
- Gun: All existing entities are already being put to use
- Fence: Do not remove entities if you don’t know why they are there

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