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

2/17/2026, 11:05:03 PM

Public

New release of Rodney, my CLI tool for browser automation (designed for use by coding agents and with Showboat) - contributions from five people! https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/17/rodney/

Errors now use exit code 2, which means exit code 1 is just for for check failures. #15
New rodney assert command for running JavaScript tests, exit code 1 if they fail. #19
New directory-scoped sessions with --local/--global flags. #14
New reload --hard and clear-cache commands. #17
New rodney start --show option to make the browser window visible. Thanks, Antonio Cuni. #13
New rodney connect PORT command to debug an already-running Chrome instance. Thanks, Peter Fraenkel. #12
New RODNEY_HOME environment variable to support custom state directories. Thanks, Senko Rašić. #11
New --insecure flag to ignore certificate errors. Thanks, Jakub Zgoliński. #10
Windows support: avoid Setsid on Windows via build-tag helpers. Thanks, adm1neca. #18
Tests now run on windows-latest and macos-latest in addition to Linux.

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