Optimal triangulation & more… — Suppose we want to render an image like the one shown above. This is a voxel model by @ephtracy (of MagicaVoxel fame) made up of 226,036 voxels. Each voxel has integral X, Y, Z coordinates and a color from a palette. Naively, we can triangulate all six faces of every…

A few weeks ago, I launched a side project. Here are the numbers. I’m almost always working on a side project. Usually it just ends up on my GitHub profile or my portfolio, but every now and then I take it a little further. Primitive started out like any other…

In August 2015, TransLoc launched a new product to serve the demand-responsive transit market. TransLoc OnDemand lets passengers request a ride with their mobile device and automatically dispatches a transit vehicle within seconds. The driver has an iPad that tells them where to go and who they’ll be picking up…

I used a HandiBot CNC tool to create a wooden map of North Carolina’s 100 counties. Here’s how I did it… Features and Specifications Dimensions: 80 x 30 in (6'8" x 2'6"), 200 x 76 cm Scale: ~1:390,000 Projection: Mercator Four stain colors — there are 25 of each color and no adjacent…

I recently created my own NES emulator. I did it mostly for fun and to learn about how the NES worked. I learned some interesting things, so I wrote this article to share. There is a lot of documentation already out there, so this is just meant to highlight some…

A letter that I never sent. A few years ago, shortly after visiting my grandparents, my grandpa sent me a letter urging me to read the bible. I suppose my lack of belief is no secret in the family. In the letter, he also asked that I not “overthink” it. …

It’s 2015 now (dang!) and I’ve been reflecting on the past year. Turns out I was pretty productive in the realm of side projects. 4 of my 5 most popular GitHub repositories came out of 2014. I’d like to recap not only those but also some of my other favorites. …