Welcome to Balenet, personal website of Francesco Balestrieri. Here you can find my thoughts about various topics, but mostly software engineering and pizza. I write for myself, but if you find anything interesting I'd love to hear about it!
Posts
2025
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Managing API keys in Xcode and Github actions Ai Devlog
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How I finally got into coding agents Ai Devlog
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DNS Filtering with Pi-hole and NextDNS Tech
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The hardest thing I have ever done Gaming
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It took me 236 hours but I finished Elden Ring! Gaming
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My standard pizza recipe with poolish Pizza
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Book notes: Smart & Gets Things Done Books Management
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Building a budget gaming PC in 2025 Gaming Tech
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Balenet-gen: a static site generator written in Swift Devlog Ai
2024
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Book notes: How big things get done Books Management
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Minimizing the cost of context switching Productivity
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(In Italian) L'intelligenza artificiale in breve Ai
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AI designed this app Ai Devlog
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The dreaded roadmap Management
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Conway's law is a thing (notes on Team Topologies) Books Management
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Everything I know about pizza - part 1 Pizza
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Gunpla Level 3: RG MSN-04 Sazabi, and peak gunpla Hobbies
2023
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Book notes: Doom guy, by John Romero Books Gaming
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Gunpla Level 2: MG Gundam Wing EW and MG Nu Gundam RX-93 Ver.Ka Hobbies
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My two tiny contributions to the gaming industry Gaming
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Designing a bonus plan Management
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Book notes: It doesn't have to be crazy at work Books Management
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Attempts at note taking and journaling Productivity
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Book Notes: Ask Your Developer Books Management
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My Gunpla progression: Level 1, Gundam RX-78-2 RG Hobbies
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Challenge accepted: write a game for the Garmin Forerunner 235 Devlog Ai
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Creating a personal website with Zola and ChatGPT Ai Devlog
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Benchmarking a 2014 iMac Retina against Mac Mini M1/M2 Tech