Scott Beale
Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.
TimesMachine, 70 Years of The New York Times Archives
The New York Times recently launched TimesMachine featuring 70 years of their archives available online in an easy to browse format. You can highlight sections…
StrawPoll, A Daily Poll Using Twitter
StrawPoll is a new polling application that uses Twitter created by Rob Goodlatte and Dan Romero. Each day a different question is posted to Twitter…
San Francisco 2108, A Hydro-Net City of the Future
IwamotoScott Architecture recently won the $10,000 grand prize for their entry in the The History Channel’s City of the Future contest where they envisioned what…
Mobile Desktop Prank at Starbucks by Improv Everywhere
“Mobile Desktop” is the latest mission from Improv Everywhere where 3 different agents entered a Starbucks in New York and each setup an old desktop…
Gregory Pike’s Dog, Cat and Rat, Living In Harmony In San Francisco
Gregory Pike has managed the impossible, a dog, cat and rat living in harmony on the streets of San Francisco. photos by Rob Nickerson &…
CBS Posts Entire Original Star Trek Series Online For Free
CBS has uploaded the entire original Star Trek series, all three seasons (1966-1969), which can be viewed online for free as part of their new…
Clever Ads Featuring a Chimpanzee That Comes Out of the Trunk to Help Drivers When a Button is Pushed
Suburban Auto Group in Sandy, Oregon created a series of clever “Trunk Monkey” ads that feature a chimpanzee that comes out of the truck to…
Animated Tour of iGoogle, Google’s Custom Homepage Feature
Google recently posted a cool animated video showing how to use iGoogle, their custom homepage feature, where you can add feeds and Google Gadgets.
WonderCon 2008 Photos
I made a quick stop by WonderCon 2008 today and while there shot a few photos. As always, Star Wars is one of the most…
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The Battle For Donkey Kong
I finally had a chance to watch last year’s excellent documentary “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters”, directed by Seth Gordon and produced…