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

4/17/2025, 2:17:04 PM

Public

web scraper

I am understanding when a non-technical person uses the noun "scraper" (as in "web scraper") or the verb "scrape" in a way that isn't accurate.

But, I am surprised when what seems to be a technical person uses the word "scraper", "scrape", or "scraping" inaccurately — either claiming things that are NOT scrapers to be scrapers, or claiming that acts that are NOT scraping are scraping.

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#Scraper #Scraping #WebScraper #WebScraping

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