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.
Hilarious Product Warning Illustrations by Amadana
Japanese consumer products company Amadana has created some hilarious warning illustrations for the products that they sell, like this one for their remote control unit.…
Murder Unscripted, Law & Order Without Writers
Here’s a special preview of “Murder Unscripted”, the next season of Law & Order, now made entirely without writers. Oh and I think it was…
Evil IRS Tax Refund Phishing Scam
The phishing scams just keeps getting worse. Here’s an example of a truly evil one hosted at INJE University in Gimhae, South Korea (203.241.250.99). The…
Mommy, Why Is There A Server In The House?
“Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?” is a touching children’s book by Dr. Tom O’Conner that helps parents explain Stay-At-Home Servers to…
EFF’s 17th Birthday Party at 111 Minna Gallery
Our friends at EFF are celebrating their 17th Birthday Party next Tuesday, January 15th at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Happy birthday! After a…
Animator vs. Animation by Alan Becker
In 2006 Alan Becker created a couple of great short animated videos depicting an battle between an animator and his on-screen animations, “Animator vs. Animation”…
The Sound of Young America Live in San Francisco
Jesse Thorn is bringing his excellent public radio show The Sound of Young America to San Francisco for a special live show next Monday, January…
Bill Gates’ Last Day At Microsoft and Exit Interview
Here’s the hilarious video of Bill Gates’ last day at Microsoft that was featured in his keynote Sunday night at CES 2008. Engadget’s Ryan Block…
Conversation, A Film About First Impressions
“Conversation” is a fascinating short film by Lenka Clayton and James Price about people’s first impressions when looking each other. A two-screen installation that explores…
Media Web Meetup III: The Producers
Open Media Web is hosting Media Web Meetup III: The Producers, tomorrow night, Tuesday, January 8th from 6-8pm at the Neue Songbird Nest in San…