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Thiings

by pentagrama on 6/10/25, 3:30 PM with 85 comments

  • by paxys on 6/13/25, 8:44 PM

    > Thiings is a growing collection of 1,900+ free AI-generated 3D icons

    "Free", but downloading the entire collection requires a payment.

    And according to the terms:

    > 4. Content

    > You retain all rights to your content. By using our service, you grant us a license to host and display your content.

    But then they advertise that anyone can download and use these pictures? Under what license?

  • by huhtenberg on 6/13/25, 7:36 PM

    Along the same lines, less "cute", but far more extensive - https://thenounproject.com
  • by dvh on 6/13/25, 8:46 PM

    Capacitor looks weird. When I type "lead" is offers me to add it, but when I type "asp" it shows me "wasp" without option to add "asp" (a fish). Diode is shorted. I really don't understand the purpose of this.
  • by fredley on 6/13/25, 8:17 PM

    The entry for London Bridge is wrong, Tower Bridge is depicted.
  • by toddmorey on 6/13/25, 7:51 PM

    I am interested in guidance for generating a custom icon like this with a similar level of style consistency. I know there are some resources out there with guidance, but does anyone know any really good ones?
  • by wvbdmp on 6/13/25, 8:12 PM

    Of course it has “Reaper Drone” as well as several different tanks and war planes, but not, for instance, “dildo”.
  • by _august on 6/13/25, 8:27 PM

    Somewhat relevant GitHub project, for generating Genmoji-style images: https://github.com/EvanZhouDev/open-genmoji
  • by awfulneutral on 6/13/25, 9:06 PM

    Spinosaurus is the inaccurate one from Jurassic Park 3 and Tyrannosaurus has inaccurate hand rotation. Velociraptor and Dilophosaurus are also from Jurassic Park and highly inaccurate. For shame!
  • by Waterluvian on 6/13/25, 9:13 PM

    This page feels like one of those times that touch and drag inertia would really be a benefit. It feels so clumsy to navigate on my phone but looks so close to being a delight.
  • by HanClinto on 6/13/25, 7:33 PM

    Cool site!

    But why does it exist? Will it be around in 6 months? What is the backstory / creator of this project?

    It's odd that they use their own license language, and doesn't use something explicit like CC-BY-NC. It appears to be a non-commercial, non-distribution license, but otherwise free for personal and commercial use...?

    Appears that the site is funded through being able to purchase sponsorship spots for $10 / mo.

  • by the-anarchist on 6/13/25, 11:51 PM

    Love this beautiful pattern wallpaper generator but I have two questions: How do I save a pattern (rightclick download doesn't work) and can you make the background color adjustable? Thanks!
  • by GuinansEyebrows on 6/13/25, 10:55 PM

    I searched for "hot dog" and got "Oxford University".
  • by timnetworks on 6/14/25, 4:30 PM

    How did you get fireship to narrate?

    (more seriously, the timing on the playback does not seem to account for load time, audio may start a couple words in if not instantly loaded)

  • by Centigonal on 6/13/25, 7:43 PM

    This is a great idea, but the monetization model will not stand the pressure of market forces. Icons is a race to the bottom, even with relatively high-cost human labor
  • by kurrupttt on 6/13/25, 7:50 PM

    Super helpful, i was just looking for some 3d elements of bonfires and dolphins to go with my apps aesthetic. the timing could not have been better :D

    thanks!

  • by ipsum2 on 6/13/25, 7:39 PM

    They're AI generated and look quite nice, no obvious artifacts (messed up text). Not sure what the use case is though.
  • by skrhee on 6/14/25, 3:51 AM

    Searching for "baby carrier" is hilarious
  • by nick-sta on 6/13/25, 11:45 PM

    Love the website design, but that rsc lag is painful.
  • by snwfog on 6/15/25, 4:02 PM

    Really cool!
  • by astnai on 6/13/25, 8:17 PM

    so good
  • by agcat on 6/13/25, 8:52 PM

    So cool!