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`

Cassandra Granade 🏳️‍⚧️ @xgranade@wandering.shop

12/17/2025, 8:18:32 PM

Public

To be fair, Bluesky blew a *lot* of trust endorsing people like Singal, Vance, and Rowling. I do not trust Bluesky with respect to any claims of "privacy," full stop. I *do* trust the opinions of well-informed experts who audit Bluesky's claims.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3ma76gszmfc22

Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)

Bluesky folks came up with a fundamentally new and privacy-protecting method of doing this unlike every other service. Almost every negative response is based on how people assume Bluesky is doing this based on how bad everyone else does it. Bad actors have so poisoned the entire market... [contains quote post or other embedded content]

bsky.app · Bluesky Social

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