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olievans··on Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf
Will change that now! Thanks for the feedback!
olievans··on Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf
Thanks!
olievans··on Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf
It's coming! Thanks for the suggestion!
olievans··on Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf
Thanks!
olievans··on Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf
Thanks so much!
olievans··on Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf
Thank you! Much appreciated!
olievans··on Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf
Thanks for the feedback, planning to add this in!
olievans··on Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf
could you give an example you can't find? Thanks!
olievans··on Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf
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'.
olievans··on Show HN: Chrome extension filters AI spam by enforcing pre-2023 Google results
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.