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

2/23/2026, 1:45:06 AM

Public

RE: https://news.dyne.org/the-future-was-federated/

I agree with this sentiment of this quotation from that article:

“My identity was always subject to the will of an admin or, if I ran my own instance, this identity was simply rented from a domain name registrar.”

Although I think you can fix this with the Fediverse.

...

The Future Was Federated

A dissertation on a journey through the evolution of decentralized social media and the necessity for active, conscious digital citizenship, with all the power and danger that entails.

news.dyne.org · News From Dyne

Link author: Dyne.org foundation@dyne@toot.community

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

2/23/2026, 1:47:41 AM

Public

I've been think about this for the Fediverse for a while.

I don't want to get rid of Fediverse IDs such as:

＠joeblow＠example·com

And, I don't want to get rid of the HTTPS-URLs they resolve to, such as:

https;//example·com/users/jowblow

But, I do think cryptographic public-key should be the core way you identify a user.

But, you need to deal with key-rotation, having multiple keys (maybe for different devices), having delegated keys, etc.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/reiver/statuses/116117422817450656 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)