Hackers' Pub

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`"` 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`

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12/6/2025, 11:00:23 AM

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#xkcd No. 3177
Date: 2025-12-5
Title: Chessboard Alignment
Alt text: Luckily, the range is limited by the fact that the square boundary lines follow great circles.
https://xkcd.com/3177/

Description:
Three chessboards are set up side-by-side, each with two players. A bishop from the middle board is shown moving onto the right-hand board.

Transcript:
[The panel shows three separate chess games being played side-by-side. A glowing, pixelated path shows a bishop moving from a square on the middle board to a square on the board to the right.]

Caption: IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BECAUSE IT REQUIRES MICROMETER PRECISION, BUT IF TWO CHESS BOARDS ARE PERFECTLY ALIGNED, IT'S ACTUALLY LEGAL TO MOVE PIECES BETWEEN THEM.

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