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`

Quincy ⁂ @quincy@chaos.social

2/10/2026, 3:33:36 PM

Public

tech brittleness worries

archival of personal data treasures, perhaps not a problem to be shrugged off in times of instability

- anything that can be in a library should clearly be in a library

- putting private notes, drawings etc. into a computer has huge advantages obviously

but without analog backup also entails high-tech storage media that cannot be replaced and that require sophisticated supply chains hold them hostage

- even for video recordings, analog backup is in principle practical

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