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`

Stef Walter @stephaniewalter@front-end.social

1/8/2026, 9:00:02 AM

Public

Algorithm and AI show a warped version of the reality, that gets then reinforced, and, create artificially inflated trends and other realities that mostly benefits the platforms.

Those are not neutral tools: they subconsciously shape our language, trends, and sense of identity.

For example, since chatGPT came out, people everywhere have been saying the word “delve” more (which might be in the training model because people who cleaned it used it a lot).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkXrTHpnQrQ

Why Are People Starting to Sound Like ChatGPT? | Adam Aleksic | TED

Algorithms and AI don't just show us reality — they warp it in ways that benefit platforms built to exploit people for profit, says etymologist Adam Aleksic....

www.youtube.com · YouTube

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