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`

Emelia 👸🏻 @thisismissem@hachyderm.io

2/21/2026, 1:30:28 AM

Public

In which, Blaine Cook ( @blaine ) explains "What is OAuth?" in the framing not of standards and specifications, nor in technical terms, but instead in this framing:

> “What I need is to understand why it is designed this way, and to see concrete examples of use cases that motivate the design”

https://leaflet.pub/p/did:plc:3vdrgzr2zybocs45yfhcr6ur/3mfd2oxx5v22b/

#oauth #oauth2 #oidc

What is OAuth?

Wherein I [try to] answer a seemingly straightforward question: "WTF is OAuth, anyhow?"

leaflet.pub

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