Francesco's essays

Frank, often imperfect essays on the themes of modern work, culture, design, and learning new things.

Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA), uses a general purpose computer on Discovery's mid deck.

I hope someday I get to visit your website

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There needs to be a disclaimer somewhere

 person drying dishes in a restaurant kitchen

Service jobs taught me everything

 sunlight shines on ripe pears hanging from a branch

Being visible on the web is not a civic duty

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The hard part isn't the no

The hard part isn't the no

 collage of screenshots from the Balestra website

The least website possible

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