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`

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2/16/2026, 12:37:06 AM

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This is really funny.
Ars Technica retracted their piece on the AI bot publishing a hit piece on the open source maintainer (Scott Shambaugh) because......... they published AI-made-up quotes from Scott.

https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/

Anyway, here's the original piece by Scott.
https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/

Edit: See Ethan's reply below for context. The author published a retraction.

Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations

We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.

arstechnica.com · Ars Technica

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