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`

sidereal @sidereal@kolektiva.social

3/1/2026, 5:13:21 PM

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"The average of everything on github" isn't badass code, it's unfinished student projects that never worked.

sidereal @sidereal@kolektiva.social

3/1/2026, 5:14:45 PM

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We hear "all the text on the internet" and we might think "well, they've sure digitized a lot of classic books, that must be good, right?" but then we realize that all of the books are maybe like 1% of the data. Most of it is like facebook messenger breakup arguments and semi-literate emails.

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