John Balestrieri
@tinrocket.bsky.social
Full-time #indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, #iOS, #macOS, and a #beagle named Miss Muddypenny.
Me: johnbalestrieri.com
Apps: tinrocket.com
Me: johnbalestrieri.com
Apps: tinrocket.com
The Waterlogue 2 release is delayed because I'm converting it to freemium. All current users will get the base upgrade for free, with an IAP for new styles and future features. Freemium users will get a few styles, with watermarks on the locked features.
October 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Waterlogue 2 release is delayed because I'm converting it to freemium. All current users will get the base upgrade for free, with an IAP for new styles and future features. Freemium users will get a few styles, with watermarks on the locked features.
Went to Windup Watch Fair yesterday. The line to get in circled an entire NYC midtown block.
Most amazing sight: I saw someone steal a watch from a vendor's table.
Most amazing sight: I saw someone steal a watch from a vendor's table.
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Went to Windup Watch Fair yesterday. The line to get in circled an entire NYC midtown block.
Most amazing sight: I saw someone steal a watch from a vendor's table.
Most amazing sight: I saw someone steal a watch from a vendor's table.
Branding downgrade. 😟
Old → New
Old → New
October 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Branding downgrade. 😟
Old → New
Old → New
I normally do this type of visualization with 3d rendering, but Illustrator is pretty capable too. This watch case back is just three layers, with gradients and inner shadow effects on the notches.
September 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I normally do this type of visualization with 3d rendering, but Illustrator is pretty capable too. This watch case back is just three layers, with gradients and inner shadow effects on the notches.
I made a tiny pancake and it turned out pretty well.
September 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I made a tiny pancake and it turned out pretty well.
It’s my understanding that lower-quality glass has greater chromatic aberration?
September 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It’s my understanding that lower-quality glass has greater chromatic aberration?
If your privacy policy is a 20-page booklet, you don't need to read it to know it's not going to be good.
September 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If your privacy policy is a 20-page booklet, you don't need to read it to know it's not going to be good.
This spam message arrived last Sunday, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about beef Stroganoff.
September 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This spam message arrived last Sunday, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about beef Stroganoff.
Still geeking out about this.
August 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Still geeking out about this.
But I finally figured out the right way to construct my models. It's completely parametric and I can go back and adjust any of the sub-parts.
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
But I finally figured out the right way to construct my models. It's completely parametric and I can go back and adjust any of the sub-parts.
I've been trying to model complex geometry like this for a while, with booleans, chamfering, surface continuity, etc., but Cinema 4D isn't a CSG (solids CAD) program and the polygon operations always make a mess.
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I've been trying to model complex geometry like this for a while, with booleans, chamfering, surface continuity, etc., but Cinema 4D isn't a CSG (solids CAD) program and the polygon operations always make a mess.
The seven-segment display was patented in 1903. 🤯
patents.google.com/patent/US1...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven...
patents.google.com/patent/US1...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven...
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The seven-segment display was patented in 1903. 🤯
patents.google.com/patent/US1...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven...
patents.google.com/patent/US1...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven...
We got a free bag of beachballs…
July 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We got a free bag of beachballs…
My wife wants me to put this on our vision board. (We don't have a vision board.)
June 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
My wife wants me to put this on our vision board. (We don't have a vision board.)
I still have the lovely keepsake from the afternoon I spent searching for nail clippers in downtown Halifax in February, 2015.
June 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I still have the lovely keepsake from the afternoon I spent searching for nail clippers in downtown Halifax in February, 2015.
She'll catch up on the WWDC keynote later.
June 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
She'll catch up on the WWDC keynote later.
I've been making progress in clearing out my dad's shop (our garage). Two truck loads of scrap metal/machines hauled. Separating the New Old Stock and valuable hand tools from junk. Bags of golf balls. A box of .22 shells (for a literal nail gun.) And cans of stuff for hazardous waste day.
June 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I've been making progress in clearing out my dad's shop (our garage). Two truck loads of scrap metal/machines hauled. Separating the New Old Stock and valuable hand tools from junk. Bags of golf balls. A box of .22 shells (for a literal nail gun.) And cans of stuff for hazardous waste day.
I have some new styles that feel a little more light and colorful. Before → After.
May 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I have some new styles that feel a little more light and colorful. Before → After.
I figured out how to clean up smudgy areas in Waterlogue. This should fix an issue that's bothered me for a long time.
Before → After
Before → After
May 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I figured out how to clean up smudgy areas in Waterlogue. This should fix an issue that's bothered me for a long time.
Before → After
Before → After
"THERE'S NO BETTER FEELING THAN GIVING A CLASSY & PRACTICAL GIFT"
May 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"THERE'S NO BETTER FEELING THAN GIVING A CLASSY & PRACTICAL GIFT"