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`

Glyph @glyph@mastodon.social

9/14/2025, 8:18:03 PM

Public

remember when all mac beta software was labeled "ß" because that was just easier to type than "β"

ww 🩶 @ww@xyzzy.link

9/14/2025, 11:03:07 PM

Public

@glyph common mistake!
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0899900721002604
https://www.csescienceeditor.org/article/confusing-german-eszett-%C3%9F-s-with-greek-beta-%CE%B2-in-biomedical-writing/

Eszett (ẞ; ß)-carotene is an erroneous, non-existent false positive of beta (β)-carotene

There are several isomers of carotene, the main ones being alpha and beta carotene (i.e., α-carotene and β-carotene). The latter serves as a precursor…

www.sciencedirect.com

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