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`

Simon Willison @simon@fedi.simonwillison.net

6/3/2025, 7:11:57 PM

Public

New Scientist successfully filed a FOI request for UK technology secretary Peter Kyle's ChatGPT logs - setting an interesting precedent!

I used it as an opportunity to write up some prompting tips for why the question "Why is AI adoption so slow in the UK small and medium business community?" is a poor fit for an LLM, in particular one with a September 2023 training cutoff date
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/3/tips-for-peter-kyle/

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