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`

Senator Paula Simons🇨🇦 @Paulatics@mstdn.ca

3/22/2026, 2:39:56 PM

Public

Out of curiosity- what instances are y’all on - and why? What are the pros and cons of the various instances you have chosen?

Stefan Bohacek @stefan@stefanbohacek.online

3/22/2026, 2:53:12 PM

Public

@PaulaticsSenator Paula Simons🇨🇦 I run my own Mastodon server.

The pros are that I have more control over my social media experience, I get to experiment a bit (I've brought down my server once or twice), and I'm unaffected by moderators of two servers not getting along and severing ties between the followers on their respective servers.

The cons are, well, I have to pay for the hosting. And after I'm gone, I'll take my server down with me, with all my posts.

Wait. Maybe the last one is a pro.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116273393992528060 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)