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`

Klaas Pieter Annema @kp@mastodon.design

3/19/2026, 8:39:08 PM

Public

RE: https://indieweb.social/@tg/116257317198714582

I’ve been thinking about this in terms of ongoing cost vs ongoing value.

If an app doesn’t have ongoing cost then why should it be paid for every month?

If an app provides me ongoing value then why shouldn’t I keep paying for it?

The old Sketch model where you pay for a year of upgrades and get to keep what you have when you stop paying still feels like the best compromise.

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