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`

petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org

1/28/2026, 5:20:30 PM

Public

Update. This fear has come true to such an extent that students who write well without #AI assistance now feel pressure to use AI to "humanize" their writing and avoid the charge of AI-assisted #plagiarism. #Grrr.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/college-students-ai-cheating-detectors-humanizers-rcna253878

To avoid accusations of AI cheating, college students are turning to AI

Students are taking new measures, such as dumbing down their work, spying on themselves and using AI “humanizer” programs, to beat accusations of cheating with artificial intelligence.

www.nbcnews.com · NBC News

petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org

2/25/2026, 7:42:38 PM

Public

Update. More evidence that this fear has come true.

"Fear of Being Flagged by AI Detectors Drives Stress Among Students."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/learning-assessment/2026/02/25/fear-being-flagged-ai-detectors-drives-student

"More than half (52 percent) of all those polled cited 'being accused of cheating when I did nothing wrong' as one of the factors causing them stress."

#AI #LLMs #Plagiarism

Fear of Being Flagged by AI Detectors Drives Student Stress

Increased use of new technologies accompanied by rising fear of being accused of cheating, with many universities’ policies on what is acceptable still unclear, has students on edge.

www.insidehighered.com · Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

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