Release 24.05.26
Home Updated age in hero. Resumé Removed age reference. Website Engine Updated to WordPress 7.0. Updated menu on mobile.
Facundo Pignanelli
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Release 26.04.26
Home Removed website updates section. Expanded BitStream preview to 6 posts. Updated hero text. Projects Updated link to Enron Archive. Facundo s Hot 20 2025 Fixed some entries having a wrong background colour.
Bitstream 3.0: BitStream Reborn
Bitstream 3.0 arrives as a comprehensive update, enhancing microblogging with a frontend-first experience and a new posting workflow. Key features include improved media handling, automatic hashtag linking, and a clearer, more social design. Version 3.1 further strengthens security and performance, paving the way for future enhancements. Upgrade now!
Release 26.03.01
BitStream Updated plugin to 3.0.1 Home Updated BitStream preview shortcode.
Release 26.02.23
BitStream Changed page background. Footer Updated copyright year.
Release 25.12.03
Facundo s Hot 20 Added page for 2024 chart.
Release 25.10.23
Projects Changed BitsStream image. Added Neon Design Language Rearranged grid in same section. BitStream Updated plugin to main branch Header Added BitStream as a Projects subcategory in the menu.
Release 25.08.23
Portfolio Added new entry in Podcast & Album Artwork Rearranged grid in same section. Footer Added shortcut to admin login. Home Updated BitStream shortcode. BitStream Updated plugin to 2.0 beta Updated shortcode
Behind the Argentine Dropout Rate: Global Causes and Local Realities
This essay analyzes the combination of universal dropout factors and uniquely Argentine challenges contributing to high attrition rates in the country’s higher education system. Economic instability, free and accessible public education, extensive bureaucracy, and socio-cultural perceptions of prestige are identified as key influences, necessitating further targeted research.
Affective Factors and Language Learning: The Unseen Barrier to Competence
This essay explores the critical role of affective factors, especially anxiety, in second language acquisition, drawing on Krashen’s Affective Filter hypothesis. It highlights how emotional barriers can significantly impede learner performance and emphasizes the necessity of creating low-anxiety, supportive educational environments for effective language learning.
Release 25.08.01
Projects Updated Neon Design Guidelines page. Contact Updated button text. Writings Added academic writings.
Introducing BitStream!
What happens when I get tired of using Twitter because it is owned by a certain person? Well, I sorta make my own! Introducing BitStream, a micro-blogging plugin for WordPress. It is live on my website now, and you can use it on your own too! (although I highly DO NOT recommend you do, see [ ]
Release 25.07.21
BitStream Added page. Home Removed Instagram widget Added BitStream widget.
Release 25.07.20
Projects Added BitStream Home Removed Spotify Widget Added button to see full website changelog.
Release 25.05.26
Website Engine Fixed bug with sitemap. Home Updated age. Resumé Updated age.