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`

Anuj Ahooja @quillmatiq.com@bsky.brid.gy

1/13/2026, 5:58:17 PM

Public

From my perspective, the ATProto social graph would be more useful as a "find your friends" across apps, not necessarily auto-follow. Rather than sending all your contacts to every app, you can choose which of your apps to "recommend" follows from.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae/post/3mccyl3mao22h

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