It's Been That Long
Creative
movie comparison website
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How HN took it
3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Execution: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and clever concept, nice to use
From 2 comments
Very nice! How long did this take to do approximately?
mistermann on HNhttps://itsbeenthatlong.jonabrams.com/694 41 years since 'The Shining' came out. (or Empire Strikes Back) 41 years before that, a person who came to the USA on a slave ship could…
interestica on HN
Objections
Unclear what question the comparison answers
From 2 comments
I genuinely don't understand the point of this website. Could someone explain?
sverhagen on HNWhat question this "comparison" is aiming to answer? At the current state the title should rather be "get a random movie y that is older than x".
n4bz0r on HN
Asking for an old movie undercuts the surprise
From 1 comment
Two quick thoughts: 1. The results don't load for me in Firefox unless I reload the page. I can see from the network tab that the ###.json file is received, but nothing is shown.…
bscphil on HN
Results fail to load on secondary searches without reloading
From 2 comments
Two quick thoughts: 1. The results don't load for me in Firefox unless I reload the page. I can see from the network tab that the ###.json file is received, but nothing is shown.…
bscphil on HN1. Sameish. First load is fine on Chromium, but secondary searches come up blank unless you load the link again. 2. You're right. Something more along the lines of "what was the…
interestica on HN
Unmatched results do not show which movie was found
From 1 comment
When it doesn't match anything, you don't even see which movie it was... https://itsbeenthatlong.jonabrams.com/900 This one was "Bringing Up Baby (1938)".
speps on HN
Requests
Use a prompt like favourite childhood film or first movie seen in theatres
From 1 comment
1. Sameish. First load is fine on Chromium, but secondary searches come up blank unless you load the link again. 2. You're right. Something more along the lines of "what was the…
interestica on HN
Show the movie when no match is found
From 1 comment
Good point, I've pushed up a fix!
jonny_eh on HN
Questions
What is the point of the site?
From 1 comment
I genuinely don't understand the point of this website. Could someone explain?
sverhagen on HN
Alternatives named
xkcd 891 timeline comic
From 2 comments
I had the impression that it was like a dynamic version of https://xkcd.com/891/
quicklime on HNYup, also this: https://twitter.com/DaveKingThing/status/1386722993196335106
jonny_eh on HN