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Show HN: NameToGradient – deterministic gradients from text input

https://nametogradient.com/
1•RndmNode•1h ago
Hi HN,

Over the past few days I built a small client-only web app that turns a name (or multiple names) into a deterministic color gradient.

The idea was to treat names as identity-rich input and map them to a repeatable visual “fingerprint.” The same input always produces the same gradient — no randomness, no accounts, no backend. Everything runs in the browser.

Under the hood, the app normalizes the input text, hashes it, and uses the result to seed a PRNG that drives color selection and layout. Because of that, even small changes (adding a middle name, punctuation, multiple names, etc.) result in noticeably different gradients, while staying perfectly stable across reloads and devices.

You can switch between a few gradient styles (linear, radial, blob), optionally add grain, and export the result as a PNG in common sizes. URLs are shareable and reproduce the exact same output.

This was partly an experiment in deterministic generative design and partly an excuse to practice shipping something small and polished quickly. I’d love feedback — especially around the concept, the determinism approach, or things that feel off or unnecessary.

Thanks!

Show HN: Inject Ads into Your LLMs

https://github.com/Exorust/Adkit-MCP
1•Exorust•37s ago•0 comments

The Medici Method

https://twitter.com/palladiummag/status/2021272038770606250
1•Anon84•1m ago•0 comments

Bitcoin and post-quantum crypto (BIP-341 Taproot and ML-DSA/Falcon, 136 tests)

https://github.com/emilianosolazzi/PQ-PSBT-WALLET
1•emilianosolazzi•2m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Yes, I'm building an AI directory in 2026

https://aiboom.tools
1•HenryZheng99•3m ago•0 comments

Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/technology/elon-musk-lunar-factory.html
2•jbegley•8m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Hectic – A Hexadecimal Crossword

https://do-say-go.github.io/hexfiend/?hn=2
1•keepamovin•9m ago•0 comments

Coffee and Tea Intake, Dementia Risk, and Cognitive Function

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764?guestAccessKey=c47ed8f5-4979-46ec-972b-...
1•WaitWaitWha•9m ago•0 comments

Claude Cowork produced a forensic report regarding Nancy Guthrie kidnapping

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PNSNpB-QG1T3RhmduX8FnawcjYXTtcXN/view?usp=sharing
2•regnull•11m ago•1 comments

Why was a dog-humping paedo treated like a saint?

https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/02/10/why-was-a-dog-humping-paedo-treated-like-a-saint/
1•worthing•11m ago•0 comments

Underground Resistance Aims to Sabotage AI with Poisoned Data

https://www.forbes.com/sites/craigsmith/2026/01/21/poison-fountain-and-the-rise-of-an-underground...
2•RyanShook•14m ago•0 comments

Wealth Manager Stocks Sink as Traders Flee Next AI Casualty

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wealth-manager-stocks-sink-ai-172526640.html
1•nis0s•14m ago•0 comments

Three Utilities Problem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_utilities_problem
1•vinnyglennon•15m ago•0 comments

Give GitHub Copilot in VS Code a local memory

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=afspear.agent-recall
1•afspear•21m ago•0 comments

Decoding Base64 attachments in Epstein files

https://neosmart.net/blog/efta00400459-has-been-cracked-dbc12-pdf-liberated/
2•frenchman_in_ny•22m ago•0 comments

Google played a key role in recovering the video from Nancy Guthrie's cameras

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/tech/google-video-nancy-guthrie
2•rigrassm•22m ago•0 comments

Perception

https://docs.tavus.io/sections/conversational-video-interface/persona/perception
1•handfuloflight•23m ago•0 comments

How Is Data Stored?

https://www.makingsoftware.com/chapters/how-is-data-stored
1•vinhnx•25m ago•0 comments

Video Shows Potential Nancy Guthrie Suspect Outside Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzbWl8TW2Cc
2•nikolay•25m ago•2 comments

NetBSD 11.0 RC1

https://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-11/NetBSD-11.0.html
3•unleaded•26m ago•0 comments

xAI Co-Founders Ba, Wu Join Exodus

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/tony-wu-becomes-latest-xai-co-founder-to-leave...
2•petethomas•28m ago•2 comments

AI chatbots are no better at medical advice than a search engine

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/ai_chatbots_medical_advice_sucks/
3•Bender•29m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Prompt Fatigue CC status line – Know when to stop prompting

https://github.com/bartekfi/fatigue-meter
1•bartekfi•30m ago•0 comments

British Army splashes $86M on AI gear to speed up the battlefield kill chain

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/10/mod_project_asgard/
1•Bender•30m ago•0 comments

Dijkstra's algorithm won't be replaced in production routers any time soon

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/10/dijkstras_algorithm_impact_on_networks/
1•Bender•31m ago•0 comments

Thank You, AI

https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2026/01/thank-you-ai/
2•dzulp0d•37m ago•0 comments

Show HN: A mashup of Snake and Pong where the ball has a 5 seconds cooldown

https://www.slitherpong.com/?hn
2•AmbroseBierce•38m ago•2 comments

Bildschirmspiel 01 – The Hunt for the Lost Communist Console [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78vWO2SCfEk
1•basilikum•39m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Sheety – An open-source CRM that with Google Sheets as DB

https://sheety.site
2•sisiwho•42m ago•0 comments

How 'Pong' helped create the multibillion-dollar video game industry

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/10/atari-pong-video-games-business/
2•bookofjoe•43m ago•2 comments

Sabotage Risk Report: Claude Opus 4.6 [pdf]

https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/f21d93f21602ead5cdbecb8c8e1c765759d9e232.pdf
3•salkahfi•48m ago•0 comments