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`

dylan @dylan@dair-community.social

2/27/2026, 9:44:38 PM

Public

"I have seen the word 'flawed' used to describe it. As shipped and on a basic technical level this is true, but spiritually it is not."

Honestly, I want to reclaim the idea of "personalized" tech to refer to stuff like what people have been doing with the Xteink reader.

https://aftermath.site/xteink-x4-cheap-hackable-ereader-crosspoint-review/

The Xteink X4 Is The Cheap, Hackable eReader That's Just Enough

It has no touchscreen, no light, and it's under-powered. But the Xteink X4 has a devoted community that wants to make it sing.

aftermath.site · Aftermath

dylan @dylan@dair-community.social

2/27/2026, 9:46:02 PM

Public

I want less "personalized" like "algorithmically tuned optimizer based on our hyper-surveilled behavior" and more "personalized" like "that which we ourselves make personal"— something where our agency and creativity played a role in making something ours ✨

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