Show HN: Create generative background images from a string in Go

Re:Show HN: Create generative background images from a strin... by mVChr on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @02:08PM (#8522456)

This is not meant to be snarky, but what's the point of this? What use does the pattern being uniquely generated from a SHA of a distinct string have over a random pattern being generated from a SHA of some random string?

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Re:Show HN: Create generative background images from a strin... by xnxn on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @03:42PM (#8523108)

Say I'm using this to generate a background image for each post on HN. Also, I want them to be consistent, so everywhere you see a mVChr post it's got a green ringed background.

I could generate a random string for each user, but then I'd have to store it somewhere. It's better to just use the username as the seed.

It's the same fundamental principle behind identicons.

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Re:Show HN: Create generative background images from a strin... by mVChr on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @04:52PM (#8523516)

Got it. I can envision the uses for it now. Thanks for the explanation.

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