SubscribeGeek’s have too much time!
-Kyle (via Neatorama)
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.
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 URLs;
Here is some of my Favourite;
- We have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales:
www.molestationnursery.com - Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com - A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com
-Kyle
Voice of 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
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 (I like Bill Buxton, I keep meaning to get his book.)
- Designing Interactions, Bill Moggride, IDEO, Winter 2007
- Innovation on User Research Methods During the Development of Windows Vista, Gayna Williams, Microsoft, Fall 2006
I’ve just finished watching ‘The Design of Implicit Interactions, Wendy Ju, Stanford, Spring 2007′ – Although, nothing major or new was discussed it was still nice to watch the presentation.
You can point your browser to this link to get to the class listings within iTunes.
-Kyle
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 of making speeches.
“I have and idea, boss,” his chauffeur said. “I’ve heard you
give this speech so many times. I’ll bet I could give it for you.”
Einstein laughed loudly and said, “Why not? Let’s do it!”
When they arrive at the dinner, Einstein donned the chauffeur’s cap and jacket and sat in the back of the room. The chauffeur gave a beautiful rendition of Einstein’s speech and even answered a few questions expertly.
Then a supremely pompous professor asked an extremely esoteric question about anti-matter formation, digressing here and there to let everyone in the audience know that he was nobody’s fool.
Without missing a beat, the chauffeur fixed the professor with a steely stare and said, “Sir, the answer to that question is so simple that I will let my chauffeur, who is sitting in the back, answer it for me.”
*I don’t know if this story is true, but it made me smile*
- Kyle (via)
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 SpringsteenDanny 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 in New York City after a three year battle with melanoma.
The Federici family and the E Street family request that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Danny Federici Melanoma Fund. A web site for the Fund is being established and we’ll post its link when it is on line.
Bruce Springsteen’s concerts scheduled for Friday in Ft. Lauderdale and Saturday in Orlando performance are being postponed. Replacement dates will be announced shortly.
Deeply upsetting I’ll watch the Live in NYC DVD tonight. Lets all remember what Danny was great at;
-Kyle
Spot this!
Just a quick post, who can spot the newest member of the family?
Back to work!
-Kyle