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`

Tim Bray @timbray@cosocial.ca

2/24/2026, 6:16:29 PM

Public

IBM crashes because we’re gonna YOLO a replacement for banking and credit-card back-ends, replacing billions of lines of COBOL with vibe code. Uh…

https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/ibm-crashes-11-as-anthropic-threatens-cobol-empire

IBM Crashes 11% as Anthropic Threatens COBOL Empire

Anthropic's AI disrupts IBM's mainframe business, sending shares down 11% on threat

www.techbuzz.ai

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koehntopp ~ : @koehntopp@infosec.exchange

2/25/2026, 6:07:45 AM

Public

RE: https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/116126973234897750

Why on earth is "investors" going crazy reported as an IBM problem?

"The market's reaction tells you everything about how vulnerable IBM's core business has become." - no, it tells me how vulnerable the financial system has become.