Year 2013
Game Over Tinies, A Morbid Video Game Alphabet in the Style of Edward Gorey
Game Over Tinies is a morbid video game themed alphabet by New York-based comedian, musician and gamer Brent “brentalfloss” Black of brentalfloss the comic. It…
Swinging Through a Canyon on a 400 Foot Rope Swing
Filmmaker Devin Graham (aka “Devin Super Tramp“) captured a group of his friends on film as they take turns swinging through a canyon on a…
uChek, An App to Analyze Your Urine
Myshkin Ingawale has created uChek, an app designed to analyze your pee. The app works by taking photos of a urinalysis strip, and comparing them…
LED Ampli-Tie, A Necktie That Doubles as a Working VU Meter
The LED Ampli-Tie is a DIY electronic necktie that doubles as a working VU meter (volume unit meter)—it’s the perfect accessory for audiophiles and Daft…
With Code.org the World’s Best Programmers Persuade Kids to Code
Code.org has gathered some of the world’s best programmers — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Valve’s Gabe Newell, Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, and others — to…
Mark Pauline of Survival Research Labs Visits the White House
Mark Pauline, the founder & director of Survival Research Laboratories, his wife Amy Critchett, and California congresswoman Lynn Woolsey recently attended a ball at the…
10th Anniversary of the Laughing Squid Blog
On February 27, 2003 I posted my first proto-blog post on Laughing Squid. At the time I was manually posting “news” updates to the front…
Tempo, A Smart Calendar App From the Makers of Siri
Tempo, a calendar app for iOS, aims to be more of a personal assistant than a traditional calendar. Created by SRI International — the company…
Animals Give You Tough Love by Ze Frank
Animals Give You Tough Love, fun little ditty by Ze Frank.
Illustrations Featuring Dwarves From The Hobbit With Fraggles From Fraggle Rock
Friends Artist Licia (aka “Euclase“) created two wonderful illustrations (titled Courage and Friends) that imagine what it would have been like if the dwarves from…