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Just got home from seeing Tim Minchin and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House. His new songs were awesome, and the orchestral scoring of his old songs was simply amazing.

But the coolest part was staying around for a few hours after the show (he was apparently playing table tennis lol) to meet him! he was soooooo gone, lulz

Ty wrote:

Before/After shots of some buildings and streets damaged by the earthquake.

Also got a call from my section leader. I'm on the list for poetentially going down to help in the recovery, (just an administrative thing.) Would be good to get down there and help out though.

I'd naturally heard about that CVT building, but actually seeing it.. fuuuuuuuuuuck..

tazz. wrote:

Accounting Fundamentals In Society was in the Hope Theater - Holy shit that place is HUGE

But it only seats 300 odd people?

Just got back from Michael Bublé.

Just. wow.

His voice, the spectacle and showmanship, and his interaction with the crowd make it one of my fav concerts ever. It sure beats any trance/metal/rock stuff that I've seen.

And damn those older women are fucking mental. Michael says "ok, a little quiet please" to which a women replies by screaming "fuck meeeeee!" But he was seriously a champ with the audience. After the beginning number, he spotted a girl, maybe 12-13, holding a sign in the front section. He stopped the show, and got her up the front so he could sign the sign and let her get a picture with him. By how white she had turned, I think he made her year

Jaekus wrote:

mcminty wrote:

Michael Bublé tonight.. with a friend

Nice one

I discovered last week a girl who I'm FB friends with and played in a band with years ago (late 90s) is MB's stylist and personal assistant. I tried catching up with her when they were in Brisbane and she asked for my number, said she'd call/text, but never did

I think I read that somewhere on this forum :p Shame she didn't call

Ultrafunkula wrote:

Jesus Christ, I thought we had expensive festivals!!

How expensive are your festivals? My ticket for Future Music Festival was $160...

Michael Bublé tonight.. with a friend

DonFck wrote:

Investors see it as the apocalypse, it seems.

http://i51.tinypic.com/rhl3ie.gif

I think Nokia can come with something good, but they're in a hell of a hurry to make something. Which means.. ..bugs.

Can't hurt to buy some Nokia shares?

Ultrafunkula wrote:

Hmm. A newspaper tested the WP7 on a HTC and they rated it better on some features than the iPhone. Who knows, maybe this will do some good to the company afterall?

Interesting move by the two companies. While Windows' app store is still in an infant state (compared to the iTunes/App Store ecosystem), the potential for large scale distribution of phones running WP7 will now give developers a much larger incentive to develop apps. For those in the know, does WP7 suffer any of the Android OS fragmentation issues?

If it spurs Apple on to make something better for the iPhone 5/iOS 5, then I'm all for it

Jaekus wrote:

Gotta love iPhone internet tethering when your ISP is playing up.

My internet finally reset 40 mins ago. The fucker had been capped for the past 9 days.

AussieReaper wrote:

mcminty wrote:

AussieReaper wrote:

If you are, get 595 555s and just remove the piece of foam behind the drivers as that's the only difference between the two.

fixed..

But then he'd have to buy a screwdriver and safely dispose of the foam.


Srsly if your source is accurate, that is pretty shameful from sennheiser.

I've done it myself lol.. the hardest part was finding where I'd left the screwdriver in the garage But yeah.. it's well documented on Head-fi that the only real difference is the foam strip.

AussieReaper wrote:

If you are, get 595 555s and just remove the piece of foam behind the drivers as that's the only difference between the two.

fixed..

I love my 555's, but they need to be properly driven to sound their best. Get a DAC/headphone amp at some point, and your ears will thank you And yes, mine leak sound like crazy.. as do all open-back type headphones.

Have you considered something by Audio Technica or AKG?

Defiance wrote:

A TOSLINK cable to replace the unshielded coaxial that fed my DAC.
Two XLR interconnects to feed a soon-to-be-ordered head-amp.

Restart your computer, or try it with another browser..

lowing wrote:

mcminty wrote:

lowing wrote:

strictly going on the assumption that cops don't really spend much time chasing down innocent.

lowing wrote:

innocent men go to jail....ya it happens... just because you are found guilty doesn't necessarily mean you did do it.

Did you really cut off my entire sentence, quote me, and purposely take it out of context to try and prove a point? Did you really just  do that?

... yes.

lowing wrote:

strictly going on the assumption that cops don't really spend much time chasing down innocent.

lowing wrote:

innocent men go to jail....ya it happens... just because you are found guilty doesn't necessarily mean you did do it.

psh.

it still sounds amazing.

Camm wrote:

mcminty wrote:

finally got my hands on this.

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- … 1260_n.jpg

ricericerice

But seriously, that's one fucking sweet looking amp. Tube?

lol yeah, that's what the glowing thing is

FloppY_ wrote:

Portable flux capacitor?

Just ordered 54 rolls of film from B&H.

.Sup wrote:

is that a Grado headphone plugged in minty?

Just the Grado 3.5mm to 6.3mm cable That's connected to my 555's.

finally got my hands on this.

nukchebi0 wrote:

also why is australia having such hot weather in the middle of winter. its difficult to imagine how painful your summers must be.

lol?

Well that was the hottest night in Sydney's history.

After 7 days of record heat, there is a cool change expected after lunch.

Jaekus wrote:

mcminty wrote:

Fuck that's humid. It's a warm 31°C and ~60% humidity at 1:15am here...


YAY I CAN'T GET TO SLEEP FOR THE 6TH NIGHT IN A ROW.

Yeah, it never stops here. Now 26C and 90% humidity at 2:17AM

You guys have been having a hot one I've noticed. Hope it cools down soon.

Still pushing 28-29 at 4am... no sleep has occurred yet..

Fuck that's humid. It's a warm 31°C and ~60% humidity at 1:15am here...


YAY I CAN'T GET TO SLEEP FOR THE 6TH NIGHT IN A ROW.

mcminty wrote:

KuSTaV wrote:

get on the piss, minty.

I just might...

I have been for a while now

Camm wrote:

John didn't make it

RIP John - this next glass is for you

Thank fuck. A few friends and I are going to chill at someone's house.. so I'ma get the fuck out of here.

KuSTaV wrote:

get on the piss, minty.

I just might...

He's 19

Oh. Haha, I thought you were in some way referring to the current cold snap you guys are experiencing.


_{...it was a legit possibility...}

god damn brother's girlfriend is having a going to NZ farewell party.

I KNOW NONE OF THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INVADED MAH HOUSE

AussieReaper wrote:

What I find incredible is that you think the US has had a tropical storm.

Do you even know what the term tropical means?

This. Confusing an intense blizzard/snow storm with a tropical cyclone is one of the more idiotic things I've heard...

The Australian reports that two men have been confirmed missing.

One man was reportedly missing after being in a boat in Port Hinchinbrook during the cyclone, Deputy Commissioner Stewart added.

...

menzo wrote:

mcminty wrote:

Fuuuuuuuck, first release of ASOT 500 tickets sold out in 5 mins..

lol, it isnt sold in waves here, i bought 2 weeks after you could buy.  how many tickets are there?

Acer Arena has a capacity of about 25,000. Both "releases" where done at the same time, but the first is just 20 dollars cheaper.

But anyway, I get my tickets off a few friends who promote for Future Entertainment (they do all the big electronic music festivals, etc). It's about 10 dollars cheaper than if I were to buy online

Well, the cyclone did kill their radar on Willis Island...

http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/cyclon … 1ad2l.html

lol.



^{is it air conditioned?}

TSI wrote:

Stay away from the Beats. They're the only ones I've tried out of the list, and they sucked massive cojones. Very little sound definition, just like standard apple earbuds but with more amplification in the lower ranges.

But isn't that what the average consumer wants?



... shame really..

Jaekus wrote:

Wow. Luckily it's nowhere near Brisbane. The rest of the state can have its turn

Can you guys send some cool air down this way?

Those black macbooks looked awesome..



I'm currently in a tech buying limbo at the moment. I'm about to buy a nice tube headphone amp.. but am waiting for a fucking cable to ship (ie. for them to actually process my friggin order) from the USA before I buy it (otherwise I wouldn't be able to use the amp).. baaah so sick of waiting..

CapnNismo wrote:

mcminty wrote:

CapnNismo wrote:

walking around the city for my iPod...

It's not the smartest idea to block out all external noise when trying to walk around a busy city...

Vienna isn't terribly busy. I spend more time in the trains than anything else.

Ah, I see.. that's ok then I had this image of someone attempting to navigate busy street crossings while completely oblivious to traffic

CapnNismo wrote:

walking around the city for my iPod...

It's not the smartest idea to block out all external noise when trying to walk around a busy city...

CapnNismo wrote:

Camm wrote:

CapnNismo wrote:

- Beats by Dr. Dre

No. No. No.

A friend of mine has the Diddy Beats and she loves the hell out of them, says they have lots of bass.

ebug - they really lack a lot of bass? That's a shame. I read the reviews on the Klipsch phones are quite even but require a burn in period (but I've been led to understand by reading the reviews on the Klipsch phones that a lot of higher end phones require a proper burn in).

Please keep the posts coming. Would love to hear what you guys think and can recommend (again, if you have a better recommendation that is not on the list above).

Contrary to popular belief, a lot of of bass does not equal good headphones. Beats aren't worth half as much as they cost.

Also, the notion of how much a headphone will change with burning in is probably exaggerated. That being said, having a burn in period isn't an issue - you just play music through the headphones at a level slightly louder than listening level for a few days before you use them. Or just use them normally.

Fuck you all and your snow.

DrunkFace wrote:

Spark wrote:

In Sydney I'm told it's 32C

Right now. At 10:30pm

31C at 12:50am...

It was still 30 @ 3 fucking am.

~30°C... AND ITS 2AM.

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/sydney/sydney

AussieReaper wrote:

It's a movie about gay pilots.

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Oh, I thought you lived in the middle part of Canada

wut.

KuSTaV wrote:

37 degrees today in Sydney. Wow.

40 or out this way. ><

I'll brb. getting some subway naows.

If I make it back through THE FUCKING HEAT we shall take it from there.

waiting eagerly..

edit: wow. that looks bad after ebug's post

At least stay quasi on topic..