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Show HN: Asciilator.com

24 points by 4m1rk 1y ago

4m1rk 1y ago
Created using FastAPI and HTMX.
Ayushmishra23 1y ago
cool
Simorgh 1y ago
Is it using a model to generate the ASCII art? It’s quite clever.
- 4m1rk 1y ago
  It's gpt-4.1
  - Simorgh 1y ago
    Got it — it’s interesting how a text model can generate compelling visual representations that are essentially style-matching. Matching styles using vision models is not that easy, especially if you want to capture the core subject of the prompt.
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mysterydip 1y ago
Not quite sure it's working properly. Just saw a shrek face labeled "pikachu", and a column with nothing else labeled "windmill".
- 4m1rk 1y ago
  Yeah, it sometimes doesn't feel like it. I tried different prompts but it's not that smart at generating ascii art.
cadamsdotcom 1y ago
Life is complete, I now have a beautiful 2D ascii elephant! Random idea: now animate it. Run the initial generate, keep that result, provide it back to another llm call: “user requested an elephant. you drew this. (object here) generate the next frame of an animation of this.” Iterate the prompt 2-3 times for cool animated ascii art :)
- 4m1rk 1y ago
  I like that! Though it's not very smart or consistent at creating ascii art.
dmd 1y ago
I'm not sure I understand the appeal of sites that are literally a less-than-a-sentence prompt I could have typed myself.
- 4m1rk 1y ago
  Even the UI is created by AI :bushes:
- dwaltrip 1y ago
  But you didn't, and they did :) It made me smile, I'm glad they built it.
  - dmd 1y ago
    Well, no, I have many times typed exactly that prompt, because making a hundred billion dollars worth of computer go "brr" to make ascii art is amusing! I just don't understand what the point is of a dedicated site.
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dwaltrip 1y ago
Object: pizza pie _ _|=|__________ / \ / \ /__________________\ | ________ ___ | | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | |______| |___|| |_________________| ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) A flying house?? Very curious!
- 4m1rk 1y ago
  It was too excited ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
shibeprime 1y ago
Lmao, its so random. ASCII Art for "bambi": , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | A / | | | M | | | B | | | I | / |===|/ '---' / \ / \ / .-""-. \ ( / \ ) \/ \/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / \ / \ / \
- 4m1rk 1y ago
  I'm curious too. Should've make it explain why it generated what generated and as a note :D
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b0dhimind 1y ago
___ _/ \_ / \ | | | | | | \_______/ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ | ___ | | (___) | | | \ / \_______/
1024kb 1y ago
Looking at some of the popular suggestions, it can't help with some words, because they are too rude, however, "pen is" returns something rather long.
voidofpasswords 1y ago
tried with `goldfish` _.-=-._ .-` '---` '-. / .-"-. \ | / _ \ | \ \ (_) / / '-._ '-=-'_.-' '---' im not sure what this is
lunaps 1y ago
Haha it's so much fun to play around
- lunaps 1y ago
  please tell me what this is: w c( .. )o \__( - ) /\ /(_|_)\ w / | | |

24 points by 4m1rk 1y ago

4m1rk 1y ago

Created using FastAPI and HTMX.

Ayushmishra23 1y ago

cool

Simorgh 1y ago

Is it using a model to generate the ASCII art? It’s quite clever.

4m1rk 1y ago
It's gpt-4.1
- Simorgh 1y ago
  Got it — it’s interesting how a text model can generate compelling visual representations that are essentially style-matching. Matching styles using vision models is not that easy, especially if you want to capture the core subject of the prompt.

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mysterydip 1y ago

Not quite sure it's working properly. Just saw a shrek face labeled "pikachu", and a column with nothing else labeled "windmill".

4m1rk 1y ago
Yeah, it sometimes doesn't feel like it. I tried different prompts but it's not that smart at generating ascii art.

cadamsdotcom 1y ago

Life is complete, I now have a beautiful 2D ascii elephant! Random idea: now animate it. Run the initial generate, keep that result, provide it back to another llm call: “user requested an elephant. you drew this. (object here) generate the next frame of an animation of this.” Iterate the prompt 2-3 times for cool animated ascii art :)

4m1rk 1y ago
I like that! Though it's not very smart or consistent at creating ascii art.

dmd 1y ago

I'm not sure I understand the appeal of sites that are literally a less-than-a-sentence prompt I could have typed myself.

4m1rk 1y ago
Even the UI is created by AI :bushes:
dwaltrip 1y ago
But you didn't, and they did :) It made me smile, I'm glad they built it.
- dmd 1y ago
  Well, no, I have many times typed exactly that prompt, because making a hundred billion dollars worth of computer go "brr" to make ascii art is amusing! I just don't understand what the point is of a dedicated site.

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dwaltrip 1y ago

Object: pizza pie _ _|=|__________ / \ / \ /__________________\ | ________ ___ | | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | |______| |___|| |_________________| ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) A flying house?? Very curious!

4m1rk 1y ago
It was too excited ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

shibeprime 1y ago

Lmao, its so random. ASCII Art for "bambi": , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | A / | | | M | | | B | | | I | / |===|/ '---' / \ / \ / .-""-. \ ( / \ ) \/ \/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / \ / \ / \

4m1rk 1y ago
I'm curious too. Should've make it explain why it generated what generated and as a note :D
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b0dhimind 1y ago

___ _/ \_ / \ | | | | | | \_______/ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ | ___ | | (___) | | | \ / \_______/

1024kb 1y ago

Looking at some of the popular suggestions, it can't help with some words, because they are too rude, however, "pen is" returns something rather long.

voidofpasswords 1y ago

tried with `goldfish` _.-=-._ .-` '---` '-. / .-"-. \ | / _ \ | \ \ (_) / / '-._ '-=-'_.-' '---' im not sure what this is

lunaps 1y ago

Haha it's so much fun to play around

lunaps 1y ago
please tell me what this is: w c( .. )o \__( - ) /\ /(_|_)\ w / | | |