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`

Matt Gemmell @mattgemmell@mastodon.scot

2/1/2026, 4:32:06 PM

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This piece has been coming for a while, in one form or another. Makes me deeply unhappy to write it. https://mattgemmell.scot/the-fallen-apple/

The Fallen Apple — Matt Gemmell

I barely recognise the company I used to have such admiration for.

mattgemmell.scot · Matt Gemmell

Link author: Matt Gemmell@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot

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obrhoff @obrhoff@mastodon.social

2/1/2026, 5:54:45 PM

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RE: https://mastodon.scot/@mattgemmell/115996329653867959

Great writeup. I think people just need go start accepting that the company they loved doesn’t exist anymore.

its like with the Ship of Theseus. If you replace all the parts (the people), is it still the same ship?