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`

Mike McQuaid @mikemcquaid@mastodon.social

3/5/2026, 5:44:01 PM

Public

Great post here from Andrew, particularly on why Homebrew doesn’t need a NPM-style cooldown.

https://nesbitt.io/2026/03/04/package-managers-need-to-cool-down.html#language-vs-system-package-managers

Package Managers Need to Cool Down

A survey of dependency cooldown support across package managers and update tools.

nesbitt.io · Andrew Nesbitt

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