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`

Ryan Finnie @ryan@m29.us

2/6/2026, 5:46:39 PM

Public

Signal: “Please give me unfettered access to your address book. I’m very trustworthy!”
Me: “No, you’re not.”
“Why not?”
“You keep pushing this dark pattern on me and have no way for me to say I never want to consent to this.”
“Okay, but besides that?”
“…”
“Same time next week?”

“Find contacts on Signal” pop up with only “Not Now” and “Allow Access”

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