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

2/10/2026, 5:59:49 AM

Public

Telling people to "just use Linux" hasn't broken the OS duopoly. It doesn't matter that I get better fps gaming on Linux, or that I don't get ads baked into the OS itself.

Telling people to "just use Signal" hasn't broken Facebook's chokehold on messaging. It doesn't matter that using Signal is *exactly* as difficult as using WhatsApp, for fuck's sake, WhatsApp uses Signal libraries internally!

Many people actively prefer the corporate tech they see in as, that aligns with corporate power.

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