Posts from ‘May, 2008’

Sewing Squid

Scott Beale recently handed me a sticker that his friend from StickerGiant.com made. The sticker is an embroidered version of the Laughing Squid logo, and it looks great. Since there are only a few of these (10?), I was a little hesitant to just put it anywhere. Finally decided to just go ahead and sew [...]

Dave Sim’s Bizarre TOS Agreement

What would you do if critics repeatedly chided you as a “misogynist”? Dave Sim, Cerebus creator and publisher of one of the longest running independent comics of all time, decided the best way to handle such a situation was to send out a form letter requiring anyone who wished to correspond with him to fill [...]

Maker Faire starts tomorrow

Once again it’s time for Maker Faire at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. As makers from across the globe gather in the Bay Area, it will certainly be interesting to see what effects social sites like Twitter and Dodgeball will have on how people organize throughout the weekend. Last year I traversed the faire with my [...]

Paul Nathan’s tour of Guy Distilleries

My friend Paul Nathan has recently posted a video of his tour of the Distilleries Françoise Guy, one of the oldest absinthe distilleries in the world. The video follows the process from anise to absinthe. Paul has also posted a great blog about the tour on his Myspace blog. If you live in the Bay, [...]