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John Balestrieri

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · 5d ago

“I’m checking which geometry helpers already exist so I don’t invent new math badly.”

I love Codex + GPT 5.4

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John Balestrieri

@Tinrocket@mastodon.online

Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.

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John Balestrieri

@Tinrocket@mastodon.online

Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · 5d ago

Reimplementing variable width strokes; initial progress.

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John Balestrieri

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John Balestrieri

@Tinrocket@mastodon.online

Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · 6d ago

I got the rocket emoji pin from WWDC ‘17, courtesy of John Wilker. Thank you, John! @jwilker@wandering.shop

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John Balestrieri

@Tinrocket@mastodon.online

Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.

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John Balestrieri

@Tinrocket@mastodon.online

Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · 6d ago

For the watch peeps: Timex MK1 aluminum “California”

iPhone 17 Pro, 4x lens

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John Balestrieri

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Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.

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John Balestrieri

@Tinrocket@mastodon.online

Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · 6d ago

Today’s mood.

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John Balestrieri

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John Balestrieri

@Tinrocket@mastodon.online

Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · 6d ago

Long, dull video: I have stroke UV mapping in the live framework now, and more precise stroke picking. Everything is very responsive.

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John Balestrieri

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John Balestrieri

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · Mar 12, 2026

Making progress and performance is better.

There are a few major systems working together.

1. Paths and vector data
2. Metal triangulation & rendering
3. Layering and compositing
4. Pencil & touch tools & widgets
5. UIDocument, serialization, undo, etc.

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John Balestrieri

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Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · Mar 12, 2026

Smokey Bear ‘44

(iPhone 17 Pro, 4x)

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · Mar 11, 2026

I stepped into the woods to pick up a piece of trash, but then I recognized the triangular hole in the fabric. It was my Fisher-Price parachute. Blue cords poked through the topsoil. Then a snowtrooper appeared.

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · Mar 11, 2026

QA, all day

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Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · Mar 06, 2026

Oh hey, it’s #Marchintosh! HyperDither is free for a limited time. Go and pixel some stuff! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hyperdither/id1110997147

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Apple messed up the App Store by allowing ads in the first place. So often, keywords for popular apps are hijacked by rivals. Apple knows this. It’s effectively a form of coercion. “If you don’t buy y

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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online · Jan 21, 2026

@craiggrannell@mastodon.social Further, Apple is taking money from App Store customers by having search ads, because developers have to raise prices to make up for the ad spend.

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