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I set it before I start moving, and then don't touch it while in motion.
Google "Helios 44-2 bokeh" and look for portraits with a blurry background. The "swirly" effect is the artsy element. Add the fact that these lenses were mass-manufactured back in the day and it means that you can get them pretty cheap.
Re:It's hard to justify Tahoe icons on Monday January 05, 2026 @02:32PM (#46503556)
Every few months, I will get tired of the current look of my status bar in i3 (or sway on my laptop). For the icons I will go to https://www.nerdfonts.com/, search for ones that look cool, and copy paste them to the relevant-ish sections.

Apparently I'm qualified to be a designer for Apple.

Re:How to Read a d100 Dice Roll. Are you doing it wrong? on Thursday October 17, 2024 @04:34PM (#41873491)
Getting into D&D and found this article to be quite interesting. Dead wrong, but interesting.
Or just stop showering /s
Re:Why Would Anyone Need JavaScript Generator Functions? on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @03:55AM (#33517275)
Halfway through the article I completely forgot that it was about JavaScript, and I could only think about Tim Tams
I use Siri exclusively to call my SO, because the way the British accent pronounces their contact name is just too funny.
Re:Dotfile Madness on Sunday October 23, 2022 @09:21PM (#33311996)
Also there are desktop-less yet graphical ways to use Linux, such as tiling window managers
Not my cup of tea personally. I like my high-profile clickity-clacks too much.

That being said, it's a work of art.

Re:Are Magic Links Outdated? on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @12:59PM (#32085452)
Except you're still protected whenever a website gets breached and all their passwords are dumped. Sure it's still a single point of failure but at least it's with a company dedicated to password security.
Re:Can the 64 and 128 survive? (1988) [pdf] on Monday July 11, 2022 @04:17AM (#32053559)
This was published 10 years before I was born. I found myself spending most of my time on the ads instead of the content.
Re:Ask HN: Favourite open source game? on Thursday June 02, 2022 @07:06AM (#31593490)
It's very fun! Would love to dig around in the source code.
Re:Fennel: A Practical Lisp on Thursday April 14, 2022 @03:03PM (#31031721)
It seems those are indeed the two options. This link gives details on how to perform either or the other.

https://fennel-lang.org/setup#embedding-fennel

Re:Verizon Sells AOL and Yahoo to Apollo for $5B on Monday May 03, 2021 @12:04PM (#27026779)
The same reason a scrapyard buys broken cars?