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`

Neil Brown @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

12/26/2025, 7:51:23 PM

Public

From a family member's Amazon Fire year-old tablet today: Amazon non-consensually forced (sorry, "pre-installed") TikTok onto their device.

For shame.

Sorry for the rubbish photo.

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Neil Brown @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

12/26/2025, 7:54:20 PM

Public

And sometimes people wonder why I am so vocal about wanting my devices to be *my devices*, and using Free software because I want to be left alone.

Because companies pull off this sort of nonsense.

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