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Shadow Wizard

06:21

lol!

youreawizardcarrie, Colorado

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Some staff even cook!

VLAZ

07:27

@ShadowWizard And are also wizards.

But also, Catija was staff and on Cooking.SE

But not a wizard [citation needed]

Journeyman Geek

08:05

Looking at how all the activity was at once, I suspect its a communitython

Shadow Wizard

@VLAZ ah, true. Her hat few years ago was totally priceless! :D

@JourneymanGeek yup

That specific staff is marketing.

Journeyman Geek

Honestly, I think staff whose job wasn't directly on the network engaging is a good thing. :D

DavidPostill

@VLAZ has staff implies wizard :)

Shadow Wizard

ah network profile still has the real full name. lol

VLAZ

08:31

@DavidPostill That makes sense, yes. I don't think they hand over staves to just anybody. I'm sorry I have spread misinformation.

SPArcheon

anyone having access to Minecraft bedrock and modding tool wants to test if the coordinate system crashes at 2^32 or 2^64? A crazy one on Arqade apparently wants to know (and mind you, the game becomes utterly unplayable far before those coordinates)

Petəíŕd the Wizard

09:06

@ShadowWizard stealing @your staff

casts a long shadow over the doggo

PM 2Ring

10:17

@SPArcheon Not to be confused with the new all-girl Korean band, Ramenstein. :)

RAMENSTEIN - KPOP Goes Metal (Mia Asano, Tina Guo, Kiki Wong, Grace Kelly)

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SPArcheon

@PM2Ring I was hoping for something like Animetal's Devilman cover.

Or Momoiro X Kiss "YUMENO UKIYONI SAITEMINA"

PM 2Ring

They're obviously all technically good players. But there doesn't seems to be a lot of substance beneath the showy exterior. IMHO.

SPArcheon

but since you had to start this, I will reply with extreme sugar daaaawwwww

「ラブライブ！」TVアニメ2期アニメーションPV集前編【スクスタリリース記念！】

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here, have fun.

PM 2Ring

But hey, they admit they're "just" doing pop music.

SPArcheon

also, @AndreasmovedtoCodidact this is for you too ^

PM 2Ring

10:36

@SPArcheon Cute. But I need to take a break after 2 songs, or I might pass out from the sugar overload. :)

I listen to a bit of Japanese stuff, mostly jazz, fusion, & funk. But not much with vocals, although some of the Japanese blues I listen to has vocals, in English.

Drummer Senri Kawaguchi was a child prodigy. Now she's all grown up, and she's simply amazing. And she seems like a nice person, without a huge ego.

Stratus-Billy Cobham tribute in Hong Kong- Ulf Wakenius-Eugene Pao, Tetsuo Sakurai, Senri Kawaguchi!

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SPArcheon

11:11

@PM2Ring you may like this old song.

THE BOOM 島唄　PV　20周年記念 ver

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PM 2Ring

11:28

Senri, with her band, The Jazz Avengers, performing Maybe I Know. These women have a perfect balance between competition and cooperation. They have a great love of the music.

The Jazz Avengers 『Maybe I know』

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SPArcheon

Let's just say that "Shima Uta" may not be just the happy folk song it looks on surface

PM 2Ring

@SPArcheon It's pretty average.

Here's a little taste of Maki Shizusawa, with Kimono de BLUES

Kimono de BLUES　演奏　静沢真紀

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More Maki

ギターソロ　演奏　静沢真紀BAND

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SPArcheon

@PM2Ring this probably will help...

Shima Uta THE BOOM Island song subtitles English translation Japanese song

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can you now see what this song is actually about?

PM 2Ring

11:52

@SPArcheon No, sorry, I can't. I guess it's about someone who is parted from their lover. Maybe the lover has died?

The Muses have a more rock sound. Juna the bass player is also in The Jazz Avengers. Here they cover a Jeff Beck song, Cause We've Ended As Lovers, which was actually written by Stevie Wonder.

Muses : Cause We've Ended As Lovers (Jeff Beck Cover)

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SPArcheon

Shima Uta (The Boom song)

"Shima Uta" (島唄, lit. "Island Song") is a 1992 song by the Japanese band The Boom. It was written by the lead singer, Kazufumi Miyazawa, based on his impressions from visiting Okinawa for a photo shoot. It is the band's best selling song, well known throughout Japan and Argentina, and one of the most widely known songs associated with Okinawa although the band members are all from Yamanashi Prefecture. The song uses a mix of modern pop and rock styles as well as min'yō. Okinawan musical instruments and Okinawan vocabulary have been incorporated into the song. The song itself was used in an ...

> In a 2003 interview for fRoots, Miyazawa explained that he got the idea for the song after speaking with Okinawan survivors of the US invasion of Okinawa during World War II.

PM 2Ring

12:09

@SPArcheon Ah. Thankyou.

SPArcheon

it is one of those "If you understand the context, it is utterly depressing" songs

It is similar to Senbonzakura

even Lindsey Stirling made a cover of that song. I wonder if she realized the context back then.

[1080P Full風] 千本桜 Senbonzakura "One Thousand Cherry Trees"- 初音ミク Hatsune Miku DIVA English Romaji

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PM 2Ring

Depressing songs have their place. But it's probably a good idea to warn people beforehand. Just in case they're feeling fragile...

Shadow Wizard

@PM2Ring isn't " it is utterly depressing" warning enough?

SPArcheon

@PM2Ring I'll agree on that, probably should have asked.

Shadow Wizard

(@SPA did say it above, personally didn't listen.)

SPArcheon

12:23

@ShadowWizard Let's say that I was too keen on differentiating between bittersweet sad and simply "depressing"

PM 2Ring

"Strange Fruit" (1939) Billie Holiday

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SPArcheon

@PM2Ring I was tempted to reply with Louis Armstrong's St. James Infirmary, but I will instead choose something more cheerful

Shadow Wizard

@SPArcheon ah, OK

PM 2Ring

Here's another sad song, but not quite as depressing. Watchhouse, Punch Brothers, Sarah Jarosz, with Wildfire

Watchhouse, Punch Brothers, Sarah Jarosz "Wildfire" Green Mt. Bluegrass Fest 2022

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SPArcheon

Louie Armstrong sings Super Mario World

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PM 2Ring

12:30

@SPArcheon Know it well. I've even played it in jams a few times. Hugh Laurie does a great version.

SPArcheon

@PM2Ring I suppose I can some cool song with very bittersweet meaning on you, but after what you said you'll have to sign a paper that frees me from any responsibility :P

PM 2Ring

Elizabeth Fraser wrote the trip-hop classic Teardrop when she learned of the sudden death of her friend Jeff Buckley. Here's a bluegrass-flavoured version by The Punch Brothers, with Sarah Jarosz.

Punch Brothers & Sarah Jarosz, Teardrop (Massive Attack cover), live at Mountain Winery (4K)

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Ann Wilson covers Ribin Trower's prog-rock classic, Bridge of Sighs (no video).

Ann Wilson - Bridge Of Sighs (Official Audio)

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Robin

Journeyman Geek

12:59

did we say cheerful?

Happy Fun Song - SOJH

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SPArcheon

@JourneymanGeek I saw the thumbnail and I was tempted to drop the Kikkoman song on you but I resisted.

Then the song actually SAYS Kikkoman.

Journeyman Geek

Oh this has Kikkoman in it

SPArcheon

.... know that you are SO CLOSE to me dropping that thing here.

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@SPArcheon Nothing is for me.

SPArcheon

13:16

I may have stumbled on a very weird bug on the image upload

Andreas moved to Codidact

13:26

WITHERFALL - Curse Of Autumn (OFFICIAL ALBUM STREAM)

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SPArcheon

[PMV] - No Matter What, We're Friends (RE-UPLOAD)

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WITHERFALL - Nocturnes and Requiems (OFFICIAL ALBUM STREAM)

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WITHERFALL - A Prelude To Sorrow (OFFICIAL ALBUM STREAM)

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Their new album that came out 4 days ago still isn't on YT in full.

So you'll get Wintersun instead:

Wintersun - The Forest Seasons (Official Full Album)

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@JourneymanGeek Does this account?

Network of music.

Journeyman Geek

No

Andreas moved to Codidact

13:42

I don't get it.

Life is all about music.

Journeyman Geek

There's a site for music. Maybe there :D

Elements In Space

No thanks

Andreas moved to Codidact

@JourneymanGeek music.codidact.com

Journeyman Geek

flags as spam

Andreas moved to Codidact

@JourneymanGeek No need, that particular subsite is practically dead. :(

At least other ones are alive. :)

SPArcheon

13:48

@JourneymanGeek If the music spam annoys you just move everything to the Den :P

It also serves as a spam illegal landfill.

Journeyman Geek

lol

In the context of talking about the network :D

SPArcheon

@JourneymanGeek (that was just part of the plan to fill the den with ponies too, play along)

Journeyman Geek

Gets the glue vat

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I wonder if I'll get nuclear-powered speakers playing my whole library for me when I'm dead in a coffin.

SPArcheon

@AndreasmovedtoCodidact told you before, it is pretty clear how you will end up.

Like Frieza in Dragon Ball Super.

Andreas moved to Codidact

13:55

@SPArcheon No idea what you're talking about.

Journeyman Geek

@AndreasmovedtoCodidact "Oi! Turn it down, I'm trying to be dead here!"

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@JourneymanGeek Get out of my coffin!

SPArcheon

@AndreasmovedtoCodidact this one

Frieza in hell

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surrounded by cute things, butterflies, faeries and pink flowers.

For eternity.

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There's nothing cute about that.

SPArcheon

also relevant :P

The Amazing World of Gumball - Happy Camp

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14:08

Evil.

JNat

16:21

@ShadowWizard what makes you say this, by the way? Was there anything said by a staff member that led you to that conclusion?

I ask because, to put it bluntly, it is not at all reflective of the actual reality xD

there is no concept of a "CM for staff" as you mentioned

the "staff" or "senior" or whatever behind "Community Manager" is in no way reflective of the "type" of CM

this is mostly a reflection of seniority

SPArcheon

oh wait, got that wrong, my bad.

JNat

was about to say lol

SPArcheon

forget what I said. You were talking about the STAFF part

yep, that has to be seniority.

That said, it surprises me that there even is a "staff CM"

JNat

why?

SPArcheon

considering the job, I would have assumed it was "senior only"

as in something you don't want people who just started to work on

but yep, it probably depends on your specific definitions of Staff and Senior

it really changes a lot from company to company

JNat

16:28

so, essentially, you have 5 "levels" for CMs:
- Associate CM
- CM
- Senior CM
- Staff CM
- Principal CM

as I mentioned, these are reflective of seniority, as well as competency, etc.

essentially, the goal is that there is a career path that isn't "you're a great CM; how do you feel about managing a team?"

SPArcheon

yep, some other companies would probably call the lower ones in the scale "counselor" and the ones above "cm"

or other names like seer and so on.

I was more thinking of a Counselor VS CM because of previous experiences in other fields of community management

that was the reasoning for the above.

BTW, since you are here, can I ask you something?

noticed a weird bug on chat. An image I posted has the correct <img> src attribute, but the <a> link is missing a letter. Does this look familiar? Want me to post it on Meta?

JNat

@SPArcheon haven't seen anything about this, no. Realistically? It is unlikely to be fixed, since... well, it's chat :\

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@SPArcheon centimeter

SPArcheon

@JNat to be fair, it happened once. I am more intrigued about WHY than having it fixed in the first place.

@AndreasmovedtoCodidact cutie mark.

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@JNat So is Chat CM the next step on the ladder?

Wait, that would just be CM: Chat Manager.

JNat

16:56

@AndreasmovedtoCodidact no; needs more recursion

VLAZ

17:20

@JNat CM: CM Manager

SPArcheon

17:54

CM Manager: CM Manager Manager
CM Manager Manager: CM Manager Manager Manager
CM Manager Manager Manager: CM Manager Manager Manager Manager....

Shadow Wizard

19:37

@JNat that's just how I see it. And fact that I see for long time already is that you are way more busy, hence less available "for us" than before. I'm glad for you, but just couldn't help thinking it was also done as a way to reduce interaction between staff and community when it became "too much", in their eyes.

If I'm wrong then I'm happy to be wrong in this case.

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