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

3/14/2026, 5:27:01 PM

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Digg’s open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam

https://www.theverge.com/tech/894803/digg-beta-shutdown-layoffs-ai

For anyone running a content driven site like a forum or blog, a new site or user generated content is now a bad idea. The users are long gone because these AI chatbots steal everything and keep users on their apps. So, I am not surprised they shut down. Even big newspapers are reducing staff, and everyone thinks LLMs will write news for them and I have the Taj Mahal to sell you ;)

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Digg’s open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam

Digg is going away again, but Kevin Rose is coming back.

www.theverge.com · The Verge

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