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`

Michael W Lucas @mwl@io.mwl.io

10/11/2025, 8:53:43 PM

Public

A few months ago, MS informed me that my 365 subscription fee was increasing $30 to cover the cost of Copilot. I could downgrade to "classic 365," without the lie machine, and keep the same fee.

I downgraded. Because not only am I not paying for the lie machine, my business makes Copilot inherently non-useful.

Just got an email from MS. The cost of my classic 365 subscription is going up $30.

I suspect many people rejected the forced upgrade, so now they're just saying "screw you."

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