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.
The Return of NewTeeVee Pier Screenings
The NewTeeVee Pier Screenings are back this year with a new series of four screenings beginning this Thursday, July 31st at Pier 38 in San…
New Color Version of ‘Forbidden Zone’ by Oingo Boingo
The 1982 musical comedy film “Forbidden Zone” directed by Richard Elfman and scored by Danny Elfman (his first film score), featuring their band The Mystic…
Chrome Messenger Bags Grand Opening Party
Chrome, a local San Francisco company that makes really great messenger bags, laptop bags and urban cycling gear, recently moved to their new location on…
Hacker Spaces, Community Operated Project Work Spaces
Hacker Spaces is a new wiki that lists Hacker Spaces around the world, as well as facilitating communication, documentation and software resources. Hackerspaces are community-operated…
1987 Video of Apple Imagining a Future Apple in 1997
Here’s a bizarre “Time Capsule” video from 1987 showing Apple imagining what the Apple of 1997 would be like. I’m still holding out for the…
W. – Oliver Stone’s Film About George W. Bush (Trailer)
Here’s the first trailer for “W.”, the new film by Oliver Stone about he life and presidency of George W. Bush, which is being released…
A Computer Glossary by Charles & Ray Eames (1968)
In 1968 Charles and Ray Eames produced the wonderful animated short film “A Computer Glossary” for IBM, with music was scored by Elmer Bernstein, which…
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 – High-End Wide Angle Compact Camera
The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 high end, wide angle compact camera looks promising. It features a 24-60mm f LEICA DC lens, which should improve shooting…
Twitter Cookies
“Twitter Cookies” by Neven Mrgan via Scott Simpson
Model of San Francisco Made Using 100,000 Toothpicks
Rohnert Park artist Scott Weaver has built a 9′ tall model of San Francisco using 100,000 toothpicks. The installation “Rolling Through the Bay” took 35…