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`

william.maggos @wjmaggos@liberal.city

1/31/2026, 3:00:58 PM

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@mackuba.euKuba, touching grass in Italy 🇮🇹🌳🌱 @ngerakines.meNick Gerakines @mackubaKuba Suder • @mackuba.eu on 🦋

I would like better data portability here but I don't understand how the PDS is much better. Doesn't it also matter who hosts your PDS? Isn't it the same as who hosts my fedi server?

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

1/31/2026, 3:09:11 PM

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@wjmaggoswilliam.maggos @mackuba.euKuba, touching grass in Italy 🇮🇹🌳🌱 @ngerakines.meNick Gerakines @mackubaKuba Suder • @mackuba.eu on 🦋

FWIW, I think the idea of a PDS like thing is a good idea, because it separates front-end development from back-end development.

The Fediverse has had an idea similar to PDS long BEFORE PDS existed — ActivityPods

But, Fediverse alternatives to ActivityPods have been proposed by others.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/reiver/statuses/115990341324167405 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)