diff --git a/pkgs/webview-ui/app/src/components/MachineListItem.tsx b/pkgs/webview-ui/app/src/components/MachineListItem.tsx
index b00fe7923..ba8f31e8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/webview-ui/app/src/components/MachineListItem.tsx
+++ b/pkgs/webview-ui/app/src/components/MachineListItem.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Menu } from "./Menu";
 import { activeURI } from "../App";
 import toast from "solid-toast";
 import { A, useNavigate } from "@solidjs/router";
+import { RndThumbnail } from "./noiseThumbnail";
 
 type MachineDetails = SuccessQuery<"list_inventory_machines">["data"][string];
 
@@ -104,15 +105,8 @@ export const MachineListItem = (props: MachineListItemProps) => {
   return (
     <li>
       <div class="card card-side m-2">
-        <figure class="pl-2">
-          <span
-            class="material-icons content-center text-5xl"
-            classList={{
-              "text-neutral-500": nixOnly,
-            }}
-          >
-            devices_other
-          </span>
+        <figure class="h-fit rounded-xl border bg-def-2 border-def-5">
+          <RndThumbnail name={name} width={220} height={120} />
         </figure>
         <div class="card-body flex-row justify-between ">
           <div class="flex flex-col">
diff --git a/pkgs/webview-ui/app/src/components/noiseThumbnail/index.tsx b/pkgs/webview-ui/app/src/components/noiseThumbnail/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77c1c4a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/webview-ui/app/src/components/noiseThumbnail/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import { For } from "solid-js";
+
+function mulberry32(seed: number) {
+  return function () {
+    let t = (seed += 0x6d2b79f5);
+    t = Math.imul(t ^ (t >>> 15), 1 | t);
+    t ^= t + Math.imul(t ^ (t >>> 7), 61 | t);
+    return ((t ^ (t >>> 14)) >>> 0) / 4294967296;
+  };
+}
+
+function calculateCellColor(
+  x: number,
+  y: number,
+  grid: number[][],
+  rand: () => number,
+) {
+  const rows = grid.length;
+  const cols = grid[0].length;
+
+  // Get the values of neighboring cells
+  const neighbors = [
+    grid[y][(x - 1 + cols) % cols], // Left
+    grid[y][(x + 1) % cols], // Right
+    grid[(y - 1 + rows) % rows][x], // Top
+    grid[(y + 1) % rows][x], // Bottom
+  ];
+
+  const makeValue = (threshold: number, wanted: number) =>
+    rand() > threshold ? Math.floor(rand() * 50) : wanted;
+
+  // Calculate the sum of neighbors
+  const neighborSum = neighbors.reduce((sum, val) => sum + val, 0);
+  // Introduce a hard cutoff for fewer intermediate values
+  if (neighborSum < 1) {
+    // Mostly dark squares
+    // return Math.floor(rand() * 50); // Darker square
+    return makeValue(0.9, Math.floor(rand() * 50));
+  } else if (neighborSum >= 3) {
+    // Mostly bright squares
+    // return Math.floor(200 + rand() * 55); // Bright square
+    return makeValue(0.9, Math.floor(200 + rand() * 55));
+  } else {
+    // Rare intermediate values
+    return makeValue(0.4, Math.floor(100 + rand() * 50));
+  }
+}
+
+function generatePatternedImage(seed: number, width = 300, height = 150) {
+  const rand = mulberry32(seed);
+  const rowSize = 1 + Math.floor((rand() * width) / 10);
+  const colSize = 1 + Math.floor((rand() * height) / 10);
+  const cols = Math.floor(width / colSize);
+  const rows = Math.floor(height / rowSize);
+
+  // Initialize a 2D grid with random values (0 or 1)
+  const grid = Array.from({ length: rows }, () =>
+    Array.from({ length: cols }, () => (rand() > 0.5 ? 1 : 0)),
+  );
+
+  const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+  canvas.width = width;
+  canvas.height = height;
+  const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
+
+  if (!ctx) {
+    throw new Error("Could not get 2d context");
+  }
+
+  const centerX = width / 2;
+  const centerY = height / 2;
+  const totalCells = rows * cols;
+  for (let i = 0; i < totalCells; i++) {
+    // Calculate polar coordinates
+    const angle = (i / totalCells) * Math.PI * 2 * rand() * 360; // Increase the spiral's density
+    const radius = Math.sqrt(i) * rand() * 4; // Controls how tightly the spiral is packed
+
+    // Convert polar to Cartesian coordinates
+    const x = Math.floor(centerX + radius * Math.cos(angle));
+    const y = Math.floor(centerY + radius * Math.sin(angle));
+
+    // Find grid coordinates
+    const col = Math.floor(x / colSize);
+    const row = Math.floor(y / rowSize);
+
+    // Ensure the cell is within bounds
+    if (col >= 0 && col < cols && row >= 0 && row < rows) {
+      const colorValue = calculateCellColor(col, row, grid, rand);
+      ctx.fillStyle = `rgb(${colorValue}, ${colorValue}, ${colorValue})`;
+      ctx.fillRect(x, y, colSize, rowSize);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return canvas.toDataURL();
+}
+
+interface RndThumbnailProps {
+  name: string;
+  width?: number;
+  height?: number;
+}
+export const RndThumbnail = (props: RndThumbnailProps) => {
+  const { name } = props;
+  const seed = Array.from(name).reduce(
+    (acc, char) => acc + char.charCodeAt(0),
+    0,
+  ); // Seed from name
+  const imageSrc = generatePatternedImage(seed, props.width, props.height);
+  return <img src={imageSrc} alt={name} />;
+};
+
+export const RndThumbnailShow = () => {
+  const names = ["hsjobeki", "mic92", "lassulus", "D", "A", "D", "B", "C"];
+
+  return (
+    <div class="grid grid-cols-4">
+      <For each={names}>{(name) => <RndThumbnail name={name} />}</For>
+    </div>
+  );
+};