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`

MostlyTato @MostlyTato@mstdn.social

12/13/2025, 7:16:55 PM

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@Em0nM4stodonEm @murmel_socialMurmel
Well this looks like exactly the sort of thing I don't want. I wouldn't normally comment, but it seems to be an advert for exactly the sort of thing I came to the Fediverse to avoid.

Simon Brooke @simon_brooke@mastodon.scot

12/13/2025, 8:26:19 PM

Public

@MostlyTato @Em0nM4stodonEm @murmel_socialMurmel Oh -- and it's proprietary and they want you to pay for it.

They just don't get it, do they?

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