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`

Evan Prodromou @evan@cosocial.ca

10/11/2025, 5:33:51 PM

Public

I am studying for my computer networking course, and I'm pretty sure Bridgy Fed is a gateway, not a bridge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_(telecommunications)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_bridge

Gateway (telecommunications) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Ryan Barrett @snarfed.org@fed.brid.gy

10/11/2025, 10:30:39 PM

Public

if BF was a computer networking hardware device, I'd probably agree!

unfortunately (or fortunately?) social networks are pretty different from computer networks 🤷

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