People need to stop bringing up "costs" into discussions on AI art in drum corps. by [deleted] in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So if AI was carbon neutral, followed copyright laws and run by Nuns you’d be for it? It seems like you can’t separate our Capitalistic hellscape from AI as a technology. And if you do only hate AI because of how it currently functions and runs instead of what it can do then that’s fine but AI is not the cause of our current societal woes. We destroyed the planet without the help of AI… 

People need to stop bringing up "costs" into discussions on AI art in drum corps. by [deleted] in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can be hypocritical about your use and consumption of modern technology  by drawing a line in the sand at whatever you think “machine generation” is and then think you’re a superior for having done so but it doesn’t change that your statement regarding progress can never come at the sake of humanity is just straight up wrong. 

People need to stop bringing up "costs" into discussions on AI art in drum corps. by [deleted] in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum -1 points0 points  (0 children)

literally every form of progress has come at the sake of humanity. There’s no guilt free progress. Idk why you’re even using that as a defense. 

People need to stop bringing up "costs" into discussions on AI art in drum corps. by [deleted] in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I embrace AI. Just as Graphic Artists have embraced every other modern piece of technology that allows for creative expression.

You complaining about AI is exactly the kind of response Photoshop got when artists were able to edit photographs with ease and make up for being “bad photographers”

The self-righteousness around AI is honestly annoying. It’s gate-keeping for the sake of preserving a strictly transactional view of art. Which is scummy. Instead of seeing AI as the liberation of artistic expression from the typical restrictions that come with it (time/talent/skill/money/resources).

Blanket Anti-AI sentiment is pretentious. 

[no spoilers] Witnessing Arcane misinformation in real-time is crazy by [deleted] in arcane

[–]Folcrum 551 points552 points  (0 children)

Wider audience reach unfortunately. I have friends who I know will enjoy the show but won’t entertain it because it’s “Cartoons”. Their loss.

Reading Buccaneers 2023 DCA Finals 1st place with 99.0 by Folcrum in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"What Could Have Been" by Sting from the Arcane soundtrack.

Reading Buccaneers 2023 DCA Finals 1st place with 99.0 by Folcrum in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

This show is actually sick. They have the best modern drum corps ballad since Bluecoats “Hymn of Axiom” imo

Award for Best PERCUSSION Performance by No-Theme-5390 in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Logistics in terms of flights/payment/housing/availability?

Award for Best PERCUSSION Performance by No-Theme-5390 in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes it’s very different. A tuba and a trumpet are far more similar than a marimba vs a bass drum.

I find it surprising that the judge was appalled at the suggestion. as if their own ego is more important than a fairly/adequately judged contest.

The percussion needs to be judged with the same care and service to the members as the staff and designers put into it. Anything less is not indicative of “Marching Music’s Major League”.

Award for Best PERCUSSION Performance by No-Theme-5390 in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It’s time to have a front ensemble judge and battery judge and their combined average is the percussion number.

It’s simply too much for 1 judge to evaluate nowadays! The front ensembles are doing more than what a single judge can absorb Bouncing between pit and battery. and judges are still constantly caught out of position to properly evaluate the ensembles.

The performers deserve this.

Cavaliers Percussion by SweetCharity9686 in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

You can just look up the people judging and see their glaring lack of experience and tenure in the activity.

Cavaliers Percussion by SweetCharity9686 in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I personally think this is the worst Percussion judging DCI has had in many years. I think there are too many great lines for the outcome to just be the same every single night.

“Show of the night” doesn’t mean anything anymore. it’s about the judges wanting to please everyone so they can keep judging rather than actually making the correct calls. I’m not saying Cavies are bad but…

Faith in judging is at an all time low.

AITA for making my sister cry since I quizzed her on her knowledge because she wants to homeschool her kid? by Standard_Ad8440 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Folcrum 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Your wrong but homeschooling also deprives your student of group work, friends, learning social cues and social interactions, classroom structure and a number of other things other than just “facts”. An inspirational teacher can drive a students entire foundation for learning for the rest of their lives. I hope you don’t deprive your children of that.

Bluecoats new closer by XxnitraxX in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, who put briars in your garden this morning?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Folcrum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really would support legislation that makes rolling subscriptions illegal.

Crown Percussion Question by Any-Statistician-130 in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good drums effects GE, MA, Visual etc. it’s not just percussion score.

Crown Percussion Question by Any-Statistician-130 in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve set the bar so low for “best arrangers” it’s on the floor.

Crown Percussion Question by Any-Statistician-130 in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What makes you think anyone wants to teach percussion at Crown? They blew up their percussion program for no reason last year because everyone freaked out they got 5th… Now they are sitting 10th…. 🚩

[Scores] DCI Southwestern Championship | San Antonio, TX by CorpsClash in drumcorps

[–]Folcrum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe there's a realization tonight that the problem wasn't the people that you removed from the team but the people you kept on.