“I’m checking which geometry helpers already exist so I don’t invent new math badly.”
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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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Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.
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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online
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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online
Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.
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I got the rocket emoji pin from WWDC ‘17, courtesy of John Wilker. Thank you, John! @jwilker@wandering.shop
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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
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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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Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.
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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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Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.
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@Tinrocket@mastodon.online
Full-time indie software developer: Computer graphics, computational design, iOS, macOS, and a beagle named Miss Muddypenny.
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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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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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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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@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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