Archive for June, 2009
The Grid
16 Jun 2009This interactive map provides obscene amount of information on the structure and composition of the United States electrical grid, including breakdowns by type of power (wind, solar, etc), info roll-overs, potential alternative capacity, and proposed upgrades. Related article(s).
US Economic Stress Index (April 09 data)
In: Employment Finance Housing Interactive Maps Updated regularly US Economy
16 Jun 2009AP added to an already good interactive chart this month – you can now click through different periods with the slider at the bottom. The map displays unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy, or a composite “stress index”, by county. In the upper right you can change the period the %-change is calculated for. Double click on a region to zoom in; click&hold to move around.
A Creative Resume
In: Humor Innovative
16 Jun 2009A little silly, and he should have put his salary on one of those axis, but it’s very well done, overall
Automotive Family Tree
In: Bailout US Economy
16 Jun 2009Trying to keep track of who owns what auto brands? Check out this interactive chart. (read the legend in the upper right to avoid confusion). Last updated 3/1/09, so it’s missing some recent changes, but you can read the site’s blog if you want the latest news.
Anatomy of a Mash-up
16 Jun 2009I like it when my passions cross-over.
Here’s a map of Girl Talk’s “What it’s All About” mashup (from Wired):
and here’s analysis of the samples in the whole album “Feed the Animals“:
Interestingly, the guy who pulled this together used Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to outsource much of the data collection – read the post for a description of how it works.
Color Scheme Designer
16 Jun 2009A great color selection tool with ridiculously detailed controls. You can generate web page examples instantly, export photoshop palette files, even adjust for color blindness?!
Perfect Landing
In: Bailout Employment Finance Housing Innovative Reference Source: WSJ
15 Jun 2009Ritholtz spotted this nice WSJ graphic on the importance of executing the Fed’s recession exit strategy just right. Related WSJ article.
World’s Youngest Leaders
15 Jun 2009
Global Housing Prices
15 Jun 2009Obviously I’m catching up on Economist charts. here’s one on global housing prices. They include three different measures, with the 97-09 long term one probably being the most interesting. I think sparklines probably would have worked better for this.
Future Government Debt
15 Jun 2009These numbers have been making the rounds. the interesting part is the “fiscal adjustment required” to get debt to sustainable levels.
Global Oil Reserves
15 Jun 2009The Economist is getting fancy with its daily chart – this one if animated and includes audio commentary.
Regression to the Trend
14 Jun 2009Dshort’s June update of one of my favorite charts (inflation adjusted bullish version). Makes me wonder if we’re just going to re-inflate the bubble without any real correction.
Foreclosures Continue to Rise
14 Jun 2009Click on the image below to see RealtyTracs full report. For discussion I’d recommend the comments over at Ritholtz (some of them – they tend to wander a bit there nowadays).
Visual Guide to Social Security
14 Jun 2009
Debt, Debt, Debt, and Then You Die
14 Jun 2009A playful and informative collection of stats about the debt that people accumulate throughout life.
from creditloan.com.
(by the way, anyone ever come across stats on what amount of debt default happens because of death?)
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