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`

Strypey @strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz

3/5/2026, 9:16:22 AM

Public

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It no longer seemed possible to gather everyone interested in fediverse dev around one table. Tempers frayed. People fell into FUD-spreading and mutual recrimination. The 'rough consensus and running code' approach to governing community watering holes like SocialHub didn't seem to work anymore.

In the absence of a broad agreement on one gathering place for fediverse dev discussion, what option do we have but to post where we we know most of the devs are? Which is the fediverse itself.

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