BerenstainsMonster

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A purely theoretical example of how easy it is to automatically spam up government snitch lines.

 

I've been building up my digital music library again after giving music streaming the boot. I was going to attempt to digitize my CD and vinyl collection, but I frankly don't have the time for all that. So I thought I might turn to file-sharing and download digital versions of my physical collection. I prefer FLAC or WAV if the former isn't available. Can you recommend good places to get started?

 
[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 2 points 5 months ago

Bespoke: You'll become more Druid when you're older.

[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The Roman salute is also known as the fascist salute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_salute

 

Multiple officials say Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages after more than 15 months of war.

[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 1 points 6 months ago

This is how I understand what you're saying: Over here we have the "musicians," a title reserved for only those who play an instrument. On the other hand we have the "producers," who make music on a computer, without an "instrument."

But I say both make human music. And a computer can be an instrument. Drawing notes in MIDI is not much different than composing in Musescore. The producer is not unlike the classical composer, and I say both are musicians. And in a discussion on AI music vs. human music, why should we make a false dichotomy within human music anyway? "All models are wrong, but some are useful," said George E. P. Box, statistician.

I think people have taken you as arguing in bad faith. I, and I assume many others, would agree with you that Suno AI is bad. I think AI is ethically uncouth. But your original comment seems to be making a false equivalency between AI music and sampling. I think I understand what you mean better, but I still disagree with your premise and think it's a weak argument for fighting AI.

[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Dude, you're the one drawing the lines at who gets to call themselves a musician and who is just a "different kind" of artist. As an "akshul" musician, by your definition, I think you're mistaken and parroting some reactionary takes.

[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 5 points 6 months ago

Antivax pseudo-scientists:

[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 30 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Boomer take. I'm a musician of two decades, got my degree in music. Sampling is as much an art and practice as playing a "traditional" instrument—I do both.

Are there lazy samplists? Sure, just as there are lazy guitarists. But watch this and tell me this isn't musicianship. https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=sKMDP-vDsTU

[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 2 points 6 months ago

Probably for the best. The whole TV is ruined at that point. Turn it into parts. Like ripping up a tract that got passed to you by somebody in a cult, you're doing humanity a favor.

[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 6 points 6 months ago

I believe you're mistaken. You have fallen for the pro-Karen Bass propaganda.

[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yes, and I live in LA. I'm a handful of blocks away from the evac warning perimeter. The message is not that budget cuts caused the fire. We who have lived here have seen the fires get worse every year because of climate change. The message is that our mayor's tough-on-crime politics are to the detriment of public safety and our actual, material needs as Angelenos.

 
[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 1 points 6 months ago

Whoa nice, thanks for the advice. I'll share it at the next city council. If you're not aware, Los Angeles is literally on like 5 different fires right now. Given all the fires we've had here in LA in recent years, our mayor decided it was a good thing during an era of increasingly more frequent climate disasters to slash our fire budget to fund the cops.

[–] BerenstainsMonster@kbin.earth 39 points 6 months ago

Yes. That's the hubris of capitalism. Climate disasters don't discriminate based on class, but they are accelerated by the ruling class.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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