How to set Unity to 2D mode
As of Unity 4.3.2, when you create a new 2D project, the “screen view” and “editor mode” remain defaulted to 3D. If you’re creating a 2D project you’ll want to update these settings right away. You’ll also want to change the “Main Camera” projection from Perspective to Orthographic. To change the “editor mode,” goto “Edit”...
Lake Travis Water Level Historical Graph
With summer coming up, I’ve been curious about how Lake Travis’s current water level compares to it’s historic levels, so I graphed it real quick! Here’s the result: * Note: Each data point is the average water level for that year. Our current level (2/10/2013) is 631.43ft. Historical Maximum (12/25/1991) 710.44ft Historical Minimum (8/14/1951) 614.18ft...
Average steps per day touring Washington D.C.
On our recent trip to Washington D.C, my wife convinced me to dust off my FitBit and wear it during our trip, just to see, out of curiosity, how much we’d walk touring our nation’s capital. Turns out we averaged 17,584 steps per day on our 7 day trip. This is pretty remarkable for us, since our...
Why isn’t Twitter charging for their API?
It feels like Twitter’s general attitude towards API developers has increasingly become one of annoyance. The reason the API has become such a pain to Twitter is because they’re just giving it away. Why aren’t they charging tiered pricing based on required access? The API is already rate limited, they just need to adjust the...
Metrics and Perfectionism
Anyone who knows me knows I’ve become a little obsessed with metrics and analytics. (Have you seen my business dashboard?) Collecting and visualizing data can give you wonderful insights into your business and personal life. Knowledge and information brings control to chaos. It’s a powerful feeling knowing exactly what’s going on, and it can show you what...