John Balestrieri

John Balestrieri

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Followers
497
Account age
4 yrs

Known for

Waterlogue Android: - Fast GPU/C++ rendering - Doesn’t feel icky - Found and fixed an iOS bug - Weird-ass icon Beta soon7 views Waterlogue Android: - Fast GPU/C++ rendering - Doesn’t feel icky - Found and fixed an iOS bug - Weird-ass icon Beta soon I used to have a mental model of how App Store editorial worked, but these day, not a clue how they place value. Every review says it doesn’t work.5 views I used to have a mental model of how App Store editorial worked, but these day, not a clue how they place value. Every review says it doesn’t work. Pour one out for the photo apps that aren’t with us anymore.4 views Pour one out for the photo apps that aren’t with us anymore. Glasgow4 views Glasgow

📊 Post engagement

3
Avg engagement / post
0.6%
Engagement vs followers
Apr 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Waterlogue Android: - Fast GPU/C++ rendering - Doesn’t feel icky · 7 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
11.6 / week
Toots daily — consistently active for a campaign window.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 10 image · 2 video.
Follower / following
0.6×
Follows 790 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Waterlogue Android: - Fast GPU/C++ rendering - Doesn’t feel icky - Found and fixed an iOS bug - Weird-ass icon Beta soon ★ 7
I used to have a mental model of how App Store editorial worked, but these day, not a clue how they place value. Every review says it doesn’t work. ★ 5 ▶ My OWC Mercury Elite enclosure died this week. I tried to save some money by buying a nearly-new one on eBay. I think I got a pachinko machine instead. 🔊 Seller says it’s fine. Offers $1 refund. 😂 https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MEQCTJ… My Apple developer account auto-renewed, and suddenly my company is in France. (The address in my Apple account is in New Jersey, USA) ▶ Got a +3x speed boost on preprocessing last night. Literal shoemakers elves. I leave out a small pond and copse of trees the night before. In the morning, the offering is gone and the work is done. ★ 2 Serialbox 1.0 is almost done. This build adds the last feature: Location panes. https://testflight.apple.com/join/dBGtmEBY ★ 3 Pour one out for the photo apps that aren’t with us anymore. ★ 4 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ★ 1 Glasgow ★ 4 Chasey McBall ★ 2 Wild. Less than a day to port the app with Fable. Ported Core Image and Metal pipelines to the CPU while I waited for a refurb Pixel to arrive overnight, and now it’s porting the Metal to C++/Vulkan GPU shaders. ★ 1 Progress. ★ 3

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
mastodon.online
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
On Mastodon since
Apr 2022
An established account with real history on the platform.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 4 years ago.
👁️Averages 3 views per post.
📤Posts about 11.6× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

66/100 Good
  • Est. 89% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Engagement (~0.6% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
  • Established account (4+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
89%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

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

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I used to have a mental model of how App Store editorial worked, but these day, not a clue how they place value. Every review says it doesn’t work. My OWC Mercury Elite enclosure died this week. I tried to save some money by buying a nearly-new one on eBay. I think I got a pachinko machine instead. 🔊 Seller says it’s fine. Offers $1 refund. 😂 https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MEQCTJB000/ My Apple developer account auto-renewed, and suddenly my company is in France. (The address in my Apple account is in New Jersey, USA) Got a +3x speed boost on preprocessing last night. Literal shoemakers elves. I leave out a small pond and copse of trees the night before. In the morning, the offering is gone and the work is done. Serialbox 1.0 is almost done. This build adds the last feature: Location panes. https://testflight.apple.com/join/dBGtmEBY Pour one out for the photo apps that aren’t with us anymore. Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow

🔀 Audience overlap

Estimated

Estimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.

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