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`

YK Hong @ykhong@mas.to

4/11/2025, 3:52:25 PM

Public

I recommend not only disentangling yourself from Google products, (see my de-Google Your Life series on Patreon and Substack), but also think about leaving Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.

This is a gradual process that takes time. In addition to holding monopolies, Big Tech has also entrenched us to become dependent.

Apps and programs are a good start. And don’t buy new devices from them. Break up with Big Tech by breaking them up.

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