Classic Google Search

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Corporal Punishment, Apr 13, 2025.

  1. Corporal Punishment

    Corporal Punishment Head of Software Shenanigans Staff Member

    Wrote a quick Chrome extension to bring sanity back to your search results with a single click.

    I would love to say it is some sort of crazy David Blaine-like piece of magic, but it just appended the search URL with the parameter &udm=14. This forces classic search results and removes the ads, overviews, and AI. Wicked handy. Had to share.

    Description here:
    https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/classic_google_search.html

    chrome store
    https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/classic-google-search/pdpladncbpmoeepkkebcpncefanffofj
     
    Corporal Punishment, Apr 13, 2025
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  2. Wenchie

    Wenchie I R teh brat

    If I can't trick people into typing in "Blue Waffle" and hitting the "I'm feeling lucky" button, by telling them DO NOT DO THAT, then it only gets a 80% on the cool factor. But I'll allow it.
     
    Wenchie, Apr 13, 2025
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  3. Corporal Punishment

    Corporal Punishment Head of Software Shenanigans Staff Member

    dammit... 4 days. Tried to resist doing that for 4 days. The curiosity got me. I regret it. --- Stop laughing.
     
    Corporal Punishment, Apr 17, 2025
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  4. Wenchie

    Wenchie I R teh brat

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA aaah. Just like the good old days.

    I once got an entire World of Warcraft raid group do that in real time on their break. The real time groans of horror in the Vent chat.... music. Sweet music.
     
    Wenchie, Apr 17, 2025
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  5. fleppen

    fleppen Gumshoe

    Thanks for that Wenchie. Really.
     
    fleppen, Apr 21, 2025
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  6. Wenchie

    Wenchie I R teh brat

    Whatever is there now is only 1/9 as foul as what was there in early 00's
     
    Wenchie, Apr 22, 2025
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  7. fleppen

    fleppen Gumshoe

    That is certainly the case. Used to be you could trick people into viewing .... things on liveleak and the sort. Can't do that any more.
     
    fleppen, Apr 22, 2025
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  8. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Specialist

    lol i've been avoiding google BS.
     
    XoXgaming, Apr 23, 2025
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  9. Wenchie

    Wenchie I R teh brat

    What was there before was extra spicy heinous. All I had to do was tell people not to look and they would inevitably ruin their, and improve my, day.
     
    Wenchie, Apr 24, 2025
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  10. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Specialist

    XoXgaming, Apr 25, 2025
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