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`

The Psychotic Network Ferret @nuintari@mastodon.bsd.cafe

5/5/2025, 6:45:58 PM

Public

You know what I love about the Fediverse?

I don't feel compelled to follow everyone I interact with. My "algorithm" is the timeline I have made for myself, as contributed to by the people I have chosen to follow.

Many interactions are just two ships passing in the night, and that is it. Sometimes, we pass again and I choose to follow. Sometimes, I don't.

But it's not like I have lost all chance to ever see this person again. The algorithm of commercial platforms emphasizes following all interactions, no matter how ephemeral. Because anyone you don't explicitly follow may be lost forever in the soup of populist commercialization.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/nuintari/statuses/114456707615339161 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)