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.
EFF Sues Michael Crook for Bogus DMCA Claims
The EFF has just filed suit against Craigslist copycat scammer Michael Crook for filing bogus DMCA claims. In September, a blog post about Michael Crook…
Don & Tracy’s Pirate Ship Halloween Party
For the last 7 years my friends Don and Tracy have been creating amazing Halloween displays in the front yard of their Richmond, CA home.…
Flickr Photo Album WordPress Plugin
I recently came across my all-time favorite WordPress plugin, Flickr Photo Album. It pulls in all of your Flickr photos, galleries and photo information, using…
SomaFM’s Doomed Channel
SomaFM recently launched their new “Doomed” channel just in time for Halloween. Here’s what’s in current rotation. Dark and scary industrial-inspired music for tortured souls.…
Extra Action Marching Band’s Scary Halloween Bash
Sonic juggernauts The Extra Action Marching Band are returning from an extended hiatus for their big “Scary Halloween Bash” tomorrow night (Tuesday, October 31st) at…
We Are The Strange
We Are The Strange is a unique feature length animated film that mixes 8 bit video game culture and Anime. It was created by M…
StrangeKiss
Chris Messina just posted great write-up on StrangeKiss, a new online store for art and toys that launched earlier this month. While browsing their website,…
SF Tech Sessions: Social Bookmarking
The next SF Tech Sessions takes place this Monday, October 30th at the CNET offices in San Francisco. The topic this month is social bookmarking…
Plane Crash Halloween Display
A homeowner in Los Angeles, who is an aircraft mechanic in training, staged a fake plane crash in his front yard as a Halloween display.…
Passage Sculpture Prank #2
Dan Das Mann and Karen Cusolito’s “Passage” sculpture on San Francisco’s Embarcadero at Pier 14 and been targeted by pranksters again. First there was the…