Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Watermelon Death Star
A Watermelon Death Star made an appearance this weekend at Foo Camp 2010. It was created by Noel Dickover who also carves amazing art on…
Mark & Vaughn Bode: Wizards, Lizards and Broads
photos by Scott Beale Mark Bode painted the mural that is currently on the side of 1:AM Gallery in San Francisco to promote the new…
Dan Telfer on How Your Favorite Dinosaur Sucks
Comedian Dan Telfer taunts the audience into naming the best dinosaur ever at Chicago Underground Comedy. via Metafilter
Flickr Revamps Photos Pages With Larger Images, More Photo Info & A Light Box View Option
Flickr is starting to roll out some major changes to how photos are displayed on their website. The default photo width has been increased to…
Original 1979 Pac-Man Drawings by Toru Iwatani
Toru Iwatani, who developed the video game Pac-Man for Namco, brought his original 1979 Pac-Man drawings with him when he spoke recently at the Festival…
Velosynth, An Open Source Bicycle Interaction Synthesizer
Velosynth is an open source synthesizer that attaches to a bicycle, converting the bike’s speed and acceleration into audio feedback. A Kickstarter project has been…
Lost Inspired Dharma Initiative Alarm Clock
As an April Fool’s Joke, ThinkGeek pretended to sell a Dharma Initiative Alarm Clock that would help you wake up every 108 minutes to enter…
An Apartment Made Entirely of Cardboard
photos by Don Lucho Don Lucho has created an entire apartment using cardboard. via Neatorama
Compass Sidewalk Stencils Helping To Orient NYC Subway Riders When Exiting Station
NYC The Blog has been reporting on stencils of compass directions are showing up on sidewalks outside of subway stops in New York City to…
The EyeWriter, Helping People With ALS To Create Art Using Only Their Eyes
The EyeWriter is an amazing collaborative project that is helping empower people suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), by allowing them to create art using…