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

1/27/2026, 10:19:01 PM

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Some of my gray hairs are named after Python point-releases.

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Cassandra Granade 🏳️‍⚧️ @xgranade@wandering.shop

1/27/2026, 10:21:04 PM

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This one is legit complicated. The Python Developers Survey is hugely influential, such that asking valid questions can also come off as push polling. Users learning about Python from AI chatbots are in for some very *very* nasty surprises, but wrong or right, that's what some folks do and it's worth measuring that.

Really, this one points me towards thinking that sociologists skilled in administering ethical survey methods should enter the chat.

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