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`

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk@bsky.brid.gy

11/4/2025, 1:05:21 PM

Public

Microsoft unveiled Kinect in 2010, pitching it as a revolutionary new gaming device. Kinect turned out to be revolutionary, just not for gaming. This is the story of how a bunch of hackers turned Kinect into a game changer for robotics and lots more www.theverge.com/tech/812803/...

How a bunch of hackers freed t...

An illustration metaphor for the Kinect being hacked

How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox

A brief history with an unlikely legacy.

www.theverge.com · The Verge

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