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`

Matt Campbell @matt@toot.cafe

1/31/2026, 6:01:01 PM

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@glyph Oh, that clarifies it. They assume the solution is already out there in some product or combination of products.

R0ML @r0ml@mastodon.social

1/31/2026, 6:07:34 PM

Public

@mattMatt Campbell @glyph What many fail to reflect upon is whether the amount of effort to *learn* how to use the existing solution may exceed the amount of effort required to *write* a solution. The assumption is always that learning is free, but coding is expensive.

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