Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Hip-Hop Chess Federation Chess Kings Invitational
Irina Slutsky tipped us off to the 1st Annual Chess Kings Invitational hosted by the Hip-Hop Chess Federation on Saturday, October 13th at The Galleria…
Special Dorkbot-SF Fundraiser for Todd Blair
This Wednesday, October 10th there will be a special dorkbot-sf fundraiser for our good friend Todd Blair (recovery blog), who was seriously injured after the…
Robot Attack Protection From Old Glory Insurance
Here’s a hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch from November 18th, 1995 featuring Sam Waterson pitching Robot Attack Protection from Old Glory Insurance. As a senior…
Arse Elektronika 2007 Photos
Here are a few photos that I shot at this weekend’s Arse Elektronika 2007 conference produced by monochrom which took place in San Francisco. Here’s…
1980’s Video Game Cartridge Advertisements
Brian Caldwell has scanned a bunch of great video game cartridge advertisements from the 1980’s. Burgertime rocks, I remember playing that one nonstop for days.
Skitch, An Amazing Image Capture Program by Plasq
Skitch is an amazing new Mac-based image capture program created by Melbourne based software company plasq, the guys who make Comic Life. Skitch makes it…
Name That Republican, A Field Guide to the GOP
“Name that Republican, A Field Guide to the Rogues and Rascals of the GOP” is a new book by Doug Mayer, recently published by Chronicle…
1969 Matchbox Collector’s Catalog
Coop has posted some amazing scans of a Matchbox Collector’s Catalog from 1969.
Airbus A380, World’s Largest Airliner To Fly Over SF
Todd Lappin has just contacted us with the news that an Airbus A380, the largest passenger airliner in the world, will be flying over downtown…
Sony Bravia Play-Doh Bunnies Commercial
“Play-Doh” is the latest color-themed commercial for the Sony Bravia line of televisions. Produced by Fallon and Passion Pictures, it features amazing stop-motion animation of…