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`

Mary Holstege @mathling@mastodon.social

11/18/2025, 8:50:22 PM

Public

So real talk, all you folks bloviating about "lazy devs relying on Cloudflare" to protect from bot swarms:

What is my option, eh? I have a small website. My hosting provider's answer to the botswarms is "use Cloudflare". Best I can manage on my own is to toss 403s at all of China. It lowers bandwidth suckage, but isn't really an answer. I'm limited in what I can install.

Every suggestion I get is: self-host and install <FOSS thing>.

There has GOT to be a better answer.

*crickets*

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