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`

Hacker News 50 @hn50@social.lansky.name

1/26/2026, 1:00:07 AM

Public

The behavioral cost of personalized pricing

Link: https://digitalseams.com/blog/the-behavioral-cost-of-personalized-pricing
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46757224

The behavioral cost of personalized pricing — Digital Seams

Recently my wife and I needed to call a car, so out came the apps to compare rideshare prices. There’s always a bit of variation here, but this time was striking. My wife’s Uber app quoted her $28, while mine gave me $47. Same app, time, and place - but two wildly-different prices.  Who k

digitalseams.com · Digital Seams

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://social.lansky.name/users/hn50/statuses/115958691106937449 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)