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`

Rob Shearer @rvcx@mastodon.social

3/26/2025, 6:11:17 PM

Public

In short, @trumpettrumpet@mas.to will soon ban all the https://v.cx/2024/02/solar-bot Mastodon bots, and I must accept that my model of micro-posting is incompatible with Mastodon culture. Analogous bots will continue to operate on BlueSky, which does not suppress content for the crime of being targeted to tiny populations.

Social Media Bots for Solar Info

I’ve always been more interested in the technology side of social media than the “social” side. Twitter, in particular, was originally mainly a broadcasting technology: it was very cheap for anyone to broadcast a message for wide distribution, and other people chose which broadcasts to listen to (via who they followed). This made Twitter not just a way for small friend groups to update each other, but also a medium for any number of broadcasts. You could (and in some cases still can) subscribe to Twitter alerts for emergencies in your area, news events, transport problems, etc.

v.cx · Rob’s Posts

trumpet@mas.to @trumpet@mas.to

3/26/2025, 9:32:34 PM

Public

@rvcxRob Shearer I have categorically not said that I will do that and I deeply resent that you would suggest that in public.

I’ve posted receipts of the two warnings I gave you yesterday.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mas.to/users/trumpet/statuses/114230870328647359 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)