Good Stuff

Average US Credit Scores Map

good stuff — Thu, 05 May 2005 23:02:17 +0000

A map of the US, with the states colored in according to average credit score. Congratulations, South Dakota, for having the best credit scores!
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Common/Flash/P114904.asp?special=IA

Skyline Ranking

good stuff — Thu, 05 May 2005 11:36:04 +0000

A ranking of cities based on the “visual impact of their skylines”.
http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/sk/st/sr/

Cup-A-Cake

good stuff — Thu, 05 May 2005 10:52:29 +0000

A container for holding frosted cupcakes in a way that keeps the frosting intact.
http://www.cupacake.com/

Banana Guard

good stuff — Thu, 05 May 2005 10:49:35 +0000

A product that keeps your banana from getting bruised in your bag.
http://www.bananaguard.com/

The Fancy Clothespin

good stuff — Wed, 04 May 2005 09:36:09 +0000

Dyeing clothespins in a washing machine.
http://stranko.com/clothespin.html

CSS Zen Garden

good stuff — Wed, 04 May 2005 09:29:34 +0000

A demonstration of why graphic artists ought to take CSS seriously. They also invite people to contribute designs that modify the stylesheet while keeping the HTML intact.
http://www.csszengarden.com/

Tumbleweed Tiny House Company

good stuff — Tue, 03 May 2005 18:31:32 +0000

Tumbleweed’s owner, Jay Shafer, lives in a 100-square foot house. His company Tumbleweed builds meticulous, made-to-order little houses.
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com

An Office Full of Balloons

good stuff — Mon, 02 May 2005 00:54:37 +0000

The Physics Society at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign fills someone’s office with lots of colorful balloons.
http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/groups/physics_society/2000-2001/pictures/balloons.html

Spaghetti Ice Cream

good stuff — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:41:59 +0000

From the Spaghetti Ice Cream website:

There is no spaghetti in Spaghetti Ice Cream, just vanilla ice cream (the spaghetti), blended strawberries (the sauce) and grated white chocolate and grated almonds. (the cheese).

Here’s a great picture of the stuff:
http://spaghettiicecream.com/Spaghetti-Ice-cream.html

Implicit Association Test

good stuff — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:40:42 +0000

An Implicit Association Test (IAT) is “a tool to gain greater awareness about [your] own unconscious preferences and beliefs”.

Take various forms of IATs here.
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/