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`

Nate Bartram @nateb@mastodon.thenewoil.org

2/8/2026, 5:34:40 PM

Public

The "live location" sharing situation is fucking abysmal. There are situations where it's totally reasonable that you may want to let someone track your phone in realtime - such as meeting an online date for the first time and wanting to make sure a friend knows where you are just in case. Your choices are basically "make sure you both have iPhones," "use Google Maps," "use WhatsApp," or "let some shady company like Life360 sell your location data." It's insane we don't have better options.

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