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`

Martijn van Exel @mvexel@en.osm.town

1/3/2026, 4:00:11 AM

Public

Whoa, buried deep inside a hacker news thread is an iOS keyboard trick I never knew about but will change how I use the keyboard forever.

Tap and hold space and it turns into cursor nav. Tap and hold space then quickly tap the keyboard by with another finger to turn on text selection.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://en.osm.town/users/mvexel/statuses/115829166005803474 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)