Search found 35 matches

by advocatus_diaboli
Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:16 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Where can i buy crates for records?
Replies: 16
Views: 2704

howards storage world
by advocatus_diaboli
Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:32 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 447024

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/bracks-announces-tunnel-safety-changes/2007/04/19/1176696973298.html In the next 12 months, Braxxie supports no more lane changes in the tunnels, 3 demerit points and a $182 fine. I find this a bit stupid. Creating driver frustration sure ain't gonna make the ...
by advocatus_diaboli
Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:16 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Calling Melbourne's ELITE:
Replies: 22
Views: 3204

Re: Calling Melbourne's ELITE:

advocatus_diaboli wrote: Sunday 11th March 2007 (Labour Day Eve) Baroq House is opening its doors to the public for an unprecedented occasion.
ummmmm.... isn't this about 3 weeks ago? :? :roll: :P[/quote]

Oh shit i missed it. Even bought my all white outfit to brandish round the club.
by advocatus_diaboli
Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:38 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Calling Melbourne's ELITE:
Replies: 22
Views: 3204

Re: Calling Melbourne's ELITE:

ghetto kitty wrote:
advocatus_diaboli wrote: hosting Melbourne's elite,

House/Electro, Latin, Retro, RNB and Old School being mixed up by some of Melbourne's biggest names.

both of which require swipe card access.
:roll:

and :lol:
I'm looking forward to my "personalized host"
by advocatus_diaboli
Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:59 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Calling Melbourne's ELITE:
Replies: 22
Views: 3204

Calling Melbourne's ELITE:

C4 Events in association with Baroq House present MUSIC MANSION Bass Latin House & RNB Funk For Your Soul! Located in a cobbled laneway in Melbourne's CBD, Baroq House is undoubtedly one of Melbourne's most exclusive and opulent nightlife venue. Designed and themed to perfection, with its 17th C...
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Donk / Nic Thread
Replies: 283
Views: 38147

yep in the right context - ie good room, good gear and i do recognise many many of these $$ cables are overpriced and gimmicky yet i have heard particualr cables which have impressed [edit] oh and im quite happy to be proved wrong (not by articles on the web but in a listening environment). im not ...
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:55 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Donk / Nic Thread
Replies: 283
Views: 38147

Good: Just bought some new Interconnects for my stereo and they are Sweet. Bad: If my girlfriend finds out they cost me $700 I'm a dead man. Aaagh! I hope that's not true! There's a rock solid body of evidence from those who know (engineers NOT audiophiles) that very expensive cabling is no better ...
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:39 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Donk / Nic Thread
Replies: 283
Views: 38147

Good: Just bought some new Interconnects for my stereo and they are Sweet. Bad: If my girlfriend finds out they cost me $700 I'm a dead man. Aaagh! I hope that's not true! There's a rock solid body of evidence from those who know (engineers NOT audiophiles) that very expensive cabling is no better ...
by advocatus_diaboli
Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Drinkable water going down the toilet
Replies: 176
Views: 25842

stovequeen wrote: i only fill the sink up with a tiny amount of water (appx 2lts)
Grose :teef:
by advocatus_diaboli
Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:05 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Drinkable water going down the toilet
Replies: 176
Views: 25842

Word. We've had a dishwasher for about 10 years and used it maybe 14 times. I hand wash every night. It's kinda weird standing next to it while I'm slaving over the sink but I'd prefer that to wasting water in an unenvironmental washer. The early dishwashing machines did indeed use lots of water - ...
by advocatus_diaboli
Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:26 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: ANDY C, MC GQ, D BRIDGE & SHIMON
Replies: 188
Views: 19308

Fents wrote:Get some earplugs. Best $200 you will ever spend.
Even the $20 ones are okay, your ears sort of 'adjust' and it still sounds loud. I shiver at the punishment i put my ears through not that long ago!
by advocatus_diaboli
Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:15 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: I'm miserable.
Replies: 81
Views: 8429

nic wrote:time for all new buildings to be properly insulated I think.
time for a rethink on appropriate building design for local climate, not low rise brick estates.
But once we have nuclear power this won't be a problem. :goes back to reading the Herald Sun:
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:22 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: iPhone.. zomg
Replies: 1715
Views: 253734

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgW7or1TuFk

Yeah watch tha fone work!!
They reckon its gonna cost USD$500. I reckon every cunt will have one in a year.
by advocatus_diaboli
Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: New Year Resolution Stop Smoking Crew?
Replies: 96
Views: 8513

i never tried a cigarette in my life, all hail me :P Not even a marijuana cigarette? Can we start a new threat entitled: MB MD: Get medical advice online: Your questions answered (disclaimer: MelbourneBeats.com takes no responsibility for illness or injury sustained as a result of misdiagnosis. See...
by advocatus_diaboli
Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:50 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: New Proposed Copyright Laws?
Replies: 36
Views: 5001

Meh, everyone just blatantly ignores those laws anyway. I bet none of the people who drafted it has an iPod, in fact, they probably are those people who get their kids to read their text messages…
by advocatus_diaboli
Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:39 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Places To Buy Winter Clothing
Replies: 11
Views: 2095

There is a coat shop on Rathdowne & Princes St in North Carlton called Picadilly Circus, where you'll be able to find a really good woollen coat. Otherwise I recommend buying stuff when you're there. Surviving a European winter is just like a Melbourne winter, it's all about layers! Yes buy it ...
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:51 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What car to buy for $25G?
Replies: 79
Views: 10557

Get a bike
by advocatus_diaboli
Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:57 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: bikes
Replies: 1399
Views: 482067

What's the best presta valve air pump on the market that possibly has a PSI gauge that I can buy ASAP? My tyre has gone flat and I can't take it anywhere atm, no car. If ya don't know, you can buy a presta --> schrader(car valve) converter. They cost about $2, are tiny and just and screw on the top...
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Oct 06, 2006 1:24 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Any artists / designers up for doing me a logo???
Replies: 7
Views: 1233

Re: Any artists / designers up for doing me a logo???

calstro wrote:Any artists / designers up for doing me a logo???

for DIRECTIVE that is...

I'm sure we can come to some sort of arrangement... Event tickets or something..

PM me if you're interested.
Image

TIX PLEASE
by advocatus_diaboli
Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:28 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Lilly Allen
Replies: 34
Views: 4359

Smile has the music video where she hires thugs to cut scratches in her cheating boyfriends records, then place them back in their sleeves, for him to discover when djing...
I wept...
There should be some sort of law against that... I'd call it a hate crime against music...
by advocatus_diaboli
Thu Sep 07, 2006 4:56 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Good speaker brands??
Replies: 49
Views: 4990

Valve sound system or STFU
Image
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Cyclists: A target for abuse?
Replies: 45
Views: 4265

Re: Red lights, i think sometimes its safe to go through them, especially when you're "in the zone" caning through the city, man and machine, perfectly combined. I mean, really, you gonna stop that flow for some dumb instrument, a nasty symptom of the cancer of cars? 2 sets of rules - awe...
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Aug 18, 2006 5:16 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Cyclists: A target for abuse?
Replies: 45
Views: 4265

I've had a bike rider spit in my window as he was riding past as we were driving down a street in richmond. I often see bike riders go through red lights when they are riding on the road. Yeah that's harsh, did you do anything to provoke it? Re: Red lights, i think sometimes its safe to go through ...
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:26 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Cyclists: A target for abuse?
Replies: 45
Views: 4265

People shout out of cars, or at cyclists because they know they will not face any consequences . They would not behave in such a manner if both parties were pedestrians walking down the street. Therefore, if one finds oneself the victim of abuse while cycling, and if one has the opportunity, one sho...
by advocatus_diaboli
Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:18 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Armageddon outta here
Replies: 113
Views: 12727

"I froze your tears and made a dagger,
and stabbed it in my cock forever.
It stays there like Excalibur,
Are you my Arthur?
Say you are.

Take this cool dark steeled blade,
Steal it, sheath it, in your lake.
I'd drown with you to be together.
Must you breathe? Cos I need Heaven."
by advocatus_diaboli
Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:46 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: :: OOI, PAZ AND ZIDANE PLAY ANYTIME @ WORKSHOP THIS FRI ::
Replies: 17
Views: 2540

Image
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:54 pm
Forum: Help and Feedback
Topic: An idea re signatures on mb
Replies: 12
Views: 5974

I suggest a limitation on exploding heads in signatures :scr1pt: Hate that thing. I'm over it calstro.. :smt064 The exploding head rules. As for sigs, i don't think anyone here is taking the piss. Maybe instead of removing them, just have an option to switch it off? Yeah think the exploding head is...
by advocatus_diaboli
Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:47 pm
Forum: Help and Feedback
Topic: An idea re signatures on mb
Replies: 12
Views: 5974

I suggest a limitation on
exploding heads
in signatures
by advocatus_diaboli
Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:56 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Official eBay Thread.
Replies: 376
Views: 65874

eBay sniper

Ebay Sniper? People have won things I’ve been selling by bidding (literally) in the last few seconds of an action, with no prior bids. As I understand it, sniping seems to drive the prices down by not allowing a follow up bid, which in effect is unlike a real action, which only close once the highes...
by advocatus_diaboli
Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:20 pm
Forum: Production & Technology
Topic: Noisia Q's
Replies: 13
Views: 2085

unsoundbwoy wrote:n.... but i get bored
...
Well you could argue with me, but you can’t argue with statistics,
please see below:

Figure 1:

AWESOME |< - - - - - - - - - -0 - - - - - - - - - - >| BORING
^^^
‘Concussion’
by advocatus_diaboli
Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:12 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Links Thread
Replies: 1205
Views: 152602

Anyone fancy a trip to Cumbria?

...The fair has, in addition to the gurning contest, games such as climbing a greasy pole, and traditional Cumberland wrestling...

http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Cumb ... urning.php
by advocatus_diaboli
Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:16 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the little things
Replies: 160
Views: 10537

Shit,
Shower, and a
Shave.
by advocatus_diaboli
Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:22 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: TEN YEARS OF NOTHING - not one fucking thing!
Replies: 62164
Views: 4404332

New set of tabbaco warnings: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-drugs-tobacco-warning-packs-B.htm and the original ones http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-drugs-tobacco-warning-packs-A.htm FUCK OFF y...
by advocatus_diaboli
Tue May 30, 2006 11:14 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: dnb aesthetics
Replies: 34
Views: 2649

Speaking of visuals, I think it was the Bigbug gig at BA, thnere was this one click of some chick in a red dress, frranticly pulling these levers like she was cross country skiing, with a bloke behind her dry rooting her ass. Was so random, forever etched into my mind. I just have to know what the ...
by advocatus_diaboli
Mon May 29, 2006 6:35 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: dnb aesthetics
Replies: 34
Views: 2649

dnb aesthetics

Alright, Ages ago, at the Espy, when Krust and Die played, Krust insisted that all the lights be turned off. “This is drum and bass paaarty!!” I reckon it is wicked when parties have just the basics. DJ + choons. MC. Fuckoff big sound system. Heaps of people – so many you can’t move. I reckon when y...