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`

Heather @sphcow@mas.to

12/2/2025, 10:00:21 AM

Public

Robots, Humans, and the Edges of the Open Web

This episode explores what the “open web” truly means amid shifting standards, AI automation, and evolving economic pressures. Drawing on discussions from IETF 124 and W3C TPAC, it highlights how browser architects, policy experts, and researchers are reexamining long-held assumptions about access, interoperability, and the role of automated agents. Learn why openness isn’t a binary state but a multidimensional spectrum…

https://sphericalcowconsulting.com/2025/12/02/robots-humans-and-the-edges-of-the-open-web/

Robots, Humans, and the Edges of the Open Web

Just published a new post on a question that followed me from Montréal to Kobe: what is the open web, really? And what are we trying to protect? #OpenWeb #Identity #StandardsWork

sphericalcowconsulting.com · Spherical Cow Consulting

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