Wings On Some Wheels

He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.

I Will Derive!

Geek’s have too much time!
-Kyle (via Neatorama)

Ballmer and Eggs

Watch as a Hungarian student tries to pelt Steve Ballmer with eggs;

The distance must have only been 10 foot away and he still missed! Good to see he’s quick on his toes though.
-Kyle

The best pranks of the Internet

Some good pranks in here;

I also dislike Jeremy Clarkson, I think he’s a bit of a twat, but he still comes out with corking one liners;

“Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.”

Worth a read if the day is passing by slowly.
You might as well check out the 10 worst [...]

Voice of Bart Simpson

We have all seen this sort of stuff before, but I couldn’t resist;

-Kyle (via Neatorama)
Technorati Tags: The Simpson, Nancy Cartwright, Bart Simpson

I want one.

Forget about the smart phone being the true ubiquitous input device BLAH, it is a pen…

I would like one, although I dislike the fact you have to use their paper, although for £75 I don’t think it is that bad.
-Kyle
Official Site
P.S Watch out for the Piano function.
 
 

HCI Stanford Seminars

Over on the IxDA discussion list, a contributor posted about the availability on iTunes of Stanford University lectures in human-computer interaction.
I just browsed the list of seminars and some of the topics look rather interesting. Below, is a selection of the videos I’ll be watching first.

Sketching and Experience Design, Bill Buxton, Microsoft Research, Spring 2007 [...]

Einstein’s chauffeur

When Albert Einstein was making the rounds of the speaker’s circuit, he usually found himself eagerly longing to get back to his laboratory work. One night as they were driving to yet another rubber-chicken dinner, Einstein mentioned to his chauffeur (a man who somewhat resembled Einstein in looks and manner) that he was tired [...]

Back on the Boardwalk

After a few weeks on the sideline, Kyle Mayne is back at Wings of Some Wheels to raise havoc with random ramblings of shite.
Expect more Soon!
-Kyle

DANNY FEDERICI

From Brucespringsteen.net

“Danny and I worked together for 40 years – he was the most wonderfully fluid keyboard player and a pure natural musician. I loved him very much…we grew up together.”—Bruce Springsteen
Danny Federici, for 40 years the E Street Band’s organist and keyboard player, died this afternoon, April 17, 2008 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center [...]

Spot this!

Just a quick post, who can spot the newest member of the family?

Back to work!
-Kyle