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`

Abie @temptoetiam@eldritch.cafe

12/4/2025, 3:13:36 PM

Public

Fuuuuuuckin hell

RT "This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized."
https://bsky.app/profile/esqueer.net/post/3m74ymbxsgs2k

A screenshot of a Reddit post from r/LegalAdviceUK by user Fun-Blueberry-2147. The post describes that the user’s sister, who has schizophrenia, admitted herself to the hospital after believing someone was communicating with her through her smart fridge, which turned out to be an LED screen advertisement. The post explains that she spent two days under monitoring with medication adjustments and that the specific ad she saw included her name, making it especially distressing. The user questions the legality of such targeted or unsettling ads on smart appliances in the UK.

A stainless-steel, side-by-side refrigerator with a built-in touchscreen display on the right door. The screen shows a bright yellow Apple TV+ advertisement reading “WE’RE SORRY WE UPSET YOU, CAROL” for the series Pluribus. The left door includes a water and ice dispenser. The fridge is in a modern kitchen with small appliances visible in the background.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://eldritch.cafe/users/temptoetiam/statuses/115661944697746687 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)

Viss @Viss@mastodon.social

12/4/2025, 5:59:54 PM

Public

we have reached the point where under the right circumstances, your fridge can send you to a mental health facility. because it can show you ads.

https://eldritch.cafe/@temptoetiam/115661944697746687