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`

niconiconi @niconiconi@mk.absturztau.be

1/21/2026, 6:44:54 AM

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"Pocket Dial integrates the Windows CE contacts database with touch tone dialing [...] You simply hold the receiver of your phone near your H/PC’s speaker, and your H/PC will generate the tones needed to dial. Nifty features include [...] prefix rules (long distance, area code, access numbers, etc.)."

TIL "Blue Box" style tone generators still have a practical use in the modern day: auto-dialing on a POTS phone.

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