olievans

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Re:Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films of... on Monday June 22, 2026 @08:24AM (#48629227)

Will change that now! Thanks for the feedback!

Re:Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films of... on Monday June 22, 2026 @07:30AM (#48628756)

Thanks!

Re:Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films of... on Monday June 22, 2026 @05:24AM (#48627824)

It's coming! Thanks for the suggestion!

Re:Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films of... on Monday June 22, 2026 @03:25AM (#48626890)

Thanks!

Re:Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films of... on Monday June 22, 2026 @03:24AM (#48626887)

Thanks so much!

Re:Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films of... on Monday June 22, 2026 @03:24AM (#48626884)

Thank you! Much appreciated!

Re:Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films of... on Monday June 22, 2026 @03:10AM (#48626783)

Thanks for the feedback, planning to add this in!

Re:Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films of... on Saturday June 20, 2026 @04:05PM (#48612512)

could you give an example you can't find? Thanks!

Re:Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films of... on Saturday June 20, 2026 @09:46AM (#48609211)

The Criterion Collection is a boutique film distributor. They are famous for their Criterion Closet videos on youtube. This project was to recreate the experience 'virtually'.

Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf

Posted by olievans on Saturday June 20, 2026 @09:18AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://the-criterion-closet.vercel.app

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Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf

Posted by olievans on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @07:00PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://the-criterion-closet.vercel.app/

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Show HN: Chrome extension filters AI spam by enforcing pre-2023 Google results

Posted by olievans on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @06:29PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pre-ai-search-filter-goog/claajpcgaehlepegbiibddifpnlokckb

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Re:Show HN: Chrome extension filters AI spam by enforcing pre-2023 Goo... on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @06:29PM (#42629011)

Technical details:

Client-side only: Injects date parameters into Google search queries Zero user data collection, no external servers

Works with all Google search operators

Near-zero performance impact (modifies query pre-load)

I built this after noticing how AI-generated content was overwhelming Google results for programming queries. Instead of complex AI detection, it uses a simple heuristic: most AI spam appeared after 2023, so filtering by date effectively surfaces established technical content.

Example: "React component patterns" normally returns recent AI-generated tutorials. With pre-2023 filtering, you get original resources from React's early developers and community.

Currently closed source (considering business options) but feedback welcome.

Show HN: Chrome extension to filter Google results to pre-2023 (pre-AI content)

Posted by olievans on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @10:10AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pre-ai-search-filter-goog/claajpcgaehlepegbiibddifpnlokckb

Built this to add a persistent toggle for filtering Google results to pre-2023. Yes, you can use date parameters manually, but having a one-click toggle has proven surprisingly useful for technical research.Implementation details: - Modifies search URL parameters for date filtering - No analytics/tracking - Lightweight, just handles date toggling - No background processesBeen using it for my...

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