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`

Richard MacManus @ricmac@mastodon.social

2/10/2026, 8:42:55 PM

Public

If you could change one thing about various social media services, what would it be? For me:
- Mastodon: more visible search indexing option, ie not hidden in settings, to allow aggregation services to use that data (would still be user-controlled!)
- Bluesky: users RTed much more
- LinkedIn: respect hyperlinks again
- YouTube: better child safety controls
- Flipboard: better promotion of social magazines across the network
- Threads: beyond saving
- Facebook: friend export (I know, but what if)

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