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`

@reiver ⊼ (Charles) @reiver@mastodon.social

3/26/2025, 2:58:33 PM

Public

Don't believe the hype.

Your toaster doesn't need —

• generative AI
• blockchain
• deep learning
• …
• to be an IoT device (nor does it need to "dial home" to the manufacturer)
• to be a wearable
• gamification
• an app store
• BIG DATA
• …
• NFC payments
• augmented reality
• …
• to micro-blog
• to be in the cloud
• …
• RFID
• …
• an RSS feed
• …
• a biometrics reader
• …
• to be a web-service
• …
• to run Linux
• to be a web-server
• etc

It is OK for your toaster to just be a toaster.

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