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`

Steve Bate @steve@social.technoetic.com

3/17/2026, 6:12:00 AM

Public

Fun! I just implemented vector search for my Mastodon instance. Now, I can search the posts in my instance (about 11 million of them) in a split second using semantic queries. It seems to work very well so far. The next step is create semantic timelines rather than relying on unreliable hashtags.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://social.technoetic.com/users/steve/statuses/116243032992957669 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)