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`

mhoye @mhoye@mastodon.social

6/6/2025, 6:39:12 PM

Public

"Technology can't solve social problems", first of all: bullshit. Iodized salt and fluoridated water, they count and they are miracles. Vaccines count and they are miracles. Modern logistics are a miracle, tap water is a miracle and all of these things are technologies.

Technology can't solve problems _when powerful people don't want them solved_. But technology in the hands of the people can absolutely solve social problems, the questions are only about who's in the way.

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