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`

nixCraft 🐧 @nixCraft@mastodon.social

12/29/2025, 9:42:28 AM

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TIL, an open source internet search engine called MarginaliaSearch exists. It mainly for text-oriented websites, specifically indexing the 'small, old, and weird' web. You can even run it on your own server if you have 32GiB of RAM and plenty of fast SSD space for the index. This is perfect for those seeking an alt search engine, but more importantly, it teaches you how to build a search system and manage its dataset. It’s a fantastic CS learning experience to satisfy your itch.

A screenshot of Marginalia Search engine showing result for "Python for loop" search query.

Nina Kalinina @nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt

12/29/2025, 11:12:12 AM

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@nixCraftnixCraft 🐧 thanks for sharing! I can recommend two more search engines I use - neither are related to Bing or Google - one is British mojeek.com and one is for vintage commuters (but surprisingly good for something hosted on a few servers) wiby.org. Wiby has the sources available at https://github.com/wibyweb/wiby

GitHub - wibyweb/wiby: Wiby Search Engine

Wiby Search Engine. Contribute to wibyweb/wiby development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com · GitHub

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