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`

Chris Pearce @takosix@famichiki.jp

1/8/2026, 9:16:05 AM

Public

Microsoft rebranding going great. This is probably one of the ugliest things I've ever seen. Satya himself probably made it with Copilot's help.

I don't even know what the fuck this is. It's the last part of an animation when I was trying to log in to some Microsoft thing. The balls in colors spin around a weird purple abstract person. I think it's supposed to be Copilot. It's ugly and it's fucking stupid.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://famichiki.jp/users/takosix/statuses/115858719735278944 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)

Chris Pearce @takosix@famichiki.jp

1/8/2026, 11:32:06 AM

Public

RE: https://famichiki.jp/@takosix/115858719735278944

How did I see this? Open a gmail account to which an outlook account has been connected. Click the gear. Click "See all settings." Click "Accounts and Import." At the "Check mail from other accounts" item, click "edit info" for the outlook.com account. Then it popped open a new window with this on a page and had me complete a Microsoft Authenticator challenge.

All I wanted to know is if the outlook account was using pop or imap and the info didn't tell me anything.