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`

Vijay Prema @vjprema@fosstodon.org

3/5/2025, 11:36:44 PM

Public

A typical algorithmic Youtube video:

- 10 mins long.
- Contains 20 seconds of actual information.
- Leaves very little practical improvement in my life, before moving on to the next new 10 min video etc.

So I decided to seek out and expose myself to as much of the *opposite* of this as possible.

I found talks by experienced monks work well:

- 15 to 30min long.
- Very dense - 15 min video contains ~4 hours of information.
- Watch same video many times, new practical insight each time.

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