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`

mcc @mcc@mastodon.social

3/5/2026, 3:10:19 AM

Public

Words the Firefox spellchecker has claimed to me are not words tonight:

"pescetarian" (or "pescatarian", neither is recognized)

"kigurumi"

Is there a good alternative to the Firefox spellcheck dictionary that I couldn't beat at Scrabble

Mozilla has an addons page that suggests a "English (US) Dictionary Extended" but it's posted as if created by a third party (named… "bugmanavery"?) and it has zero ratings. Has anyone tried this? Is it actually better?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/language-tools/

Dictionaries and Language Packs – Add-ons for Firefox (en-US)

Download Firefox dictionaries and language pack extensions. Add a new language option to your browser spell-checker, or change the browser's interface language.

addons.mozilla.org

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