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`

Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr

11/26/2025, 11:28:26 AM

Public

Hey #rsync experts! I have a large (100GB) Veracrypt partition that I often mount but rarely make changes to. However, it seems like the mere act of mounting this partition changes its mod date, such that rsync wants to recopy it, which takes a long time. How do I avoid this? I don't want to just ignore that file (because I do *sometimes* mod it). Nor do I want to back up its contents in the clear on the backup drive (I want to back up the encrypted partition blob). Ideas?

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