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`

Tane Piper ⁂ @tanepiper@tane.codes

2/4/2026, 8:04:27 PM

Public

Confession time:

Yes I've been using AI coding agents for a while now, and this week for the first time I had to admit to myself.

*They've absolutely made me dumber.*

I've been struggling to even know how to approach a problem, and it's finally hit me - I feel devastated, like some part of my brain that knows how to code has been lobotomised.

I'd name the feeling closer to despair - that the hope that things might change has just gone.

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