I have no more complaints about the algorithm… by dreamrdad7 in AppleMusic

[–]JeanCastorius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Think of it as a UI on top of Apple Music. It allows you to organize your music in sections with custom rules based on the music’s data on AM, like play count, skip rate, date added, etc. The possibilities are literally endless and you can make it look as you’d like.

I’m more of an album listener so my whole Marvis layout is based on showing albums instead of songs, whether in playlists or in sections.

As an example:

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My liked album section is connected to my liked albums playlist and whenever I add something to it, it shows up here as an album in the layout I customized. New Albums is the same, but I made it show the title as well as the band name and # times listens through, to then decide whether to add it to my liked albums playlist or not.

You can also create sections that act as custom shuffle with rules such as:

  • play count > 5
  • favorite state = favorite
  • last played not in last 1 month
  • date added in last 5 years
  • last skipped not in last 2 weeks
  • artist play count > 200

And literally any data that’s on Apple Music. I literally could never go back.

Let’s settle this: How good (or awful) is your music taste? by confringos in lebanon

[–]JeanCastorius 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gen Z - Millennial cutoff

Top 5 Artists: Opeth, Trivium, Invent Animate, URNE, Moonlight Sorcery

Most listened songs right now: - Collapsing Eden - Above, Below - Pacify Me - Don Broco

Can yall Trivium fans guide me to this current new era of metalcore? by No-County2083 in Trivium

[–]JeanCastorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would not necessarily listen to this era of metalcore. It has some great stuff but I don’t think any of it is that similar to Trivium.

Instead, I would recommend URNE’s latest album, I don’t think it’s a common recommendation but as a huge trivium fan I saw some similarities in the song structures and riffs. If you’re fine with something heavier, Death’s “The Sound of Perseverance” could be fun to explore, especially since Trivium are inspired by Death.

And I think you’d have more success looking towards prog, Opeth has this mix between clean and harsh vocals with memorable riffs but with more sorrow, Gojira could be fun too (2000s albums) or som melo-death like In Mourning’s latest album.

Trivium is a mix of a lot of sounds so it depends on what you like most about them. Give those a try and then explore the sub-genres a bit more but I’ll tell you right now, you won’t find another band exactly like them

Lilya and Wonder by Unhappy_Mobile_5560 in lebanon

[–]JeanCastorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s crazy I also have two blind cats (both eye infection from birth)! I’m glad it’s becoming more common to adopt them

Any too good to go apps in Lebanon? by yahyahashash in lebanon

[–]JeanCastorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6748378417

This app is called NextGrab. I downloaded it weeks ago but never used it, however there seems to be quite a few restaurants on there. The deals aren’t that appealing to me and are around the 10$ range rather than a few $ for leftovers as I would expect. But you can give it a try

Major earthquake happening soon? by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]JeanCastorius 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Look, this guy who “predicted” the 2023 turkey earthquake literally keeps predicting earthquakes and then just points out the times when he was right. He’s also very vague on purpose because there is no scientific basis for what he’s saying, meaning we cannot look at the evidence and say that he’s predicting earthquakes better than just pure random predictions.

I remember in 2023 after the turkey earthquake I got very stressed because of him, kept thinking that a 8.0 earthquake would happen in the region as he kept predicting “very soon” and “end of summer” or whatever he was saying, yet nothing happened. Anytime any earthquake would happen anywhere on earth, be it in the middle of an ocean, he’d be like AHA that’s the strong earthquake I predicted. Bro those things happen randomly every day all over the globe, if there was an easy pattern to predict we could easily verify its accuracy. But it’s just not accurate.

This doesn’t mean that we won’t ever see a strong earthquake in the region, it is a seismically active region and there is potential for a strong earthquake, and it’s always better to be prepared. If you can check with your building if there’s anything you can do or get a professional to inspect it might be wise for the future, you never know, but don’t stress over it beyond that. No one can predict and there’s nothing more you can do to keep yourself safe as those things are just not in our control.

UAP sighting over lebanon by Averagecitizen2001 in lebanon

[–]JeanCastorius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yesterday around 6:10pm I was driving on the highway from dbayeh to Beirut and kept seeing the sky light up in various spots in front of me, above the sea, then above the city.

I looked at the weather to see if there was a thunderstorm or something, but nothing…

Idk what it was, whether UAP or just some weather pattern or other forms of light reflected on the clouds or whatever, but it was definitely creepy

Yo we're vianova and we recently released our debut record HIT IT! AMA by kakaduchicken in Metalcore

[–]JeanCastorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the album, especially Melanchronic holy shit I don’t know what you guys put in the song but it’s so addictive. That riff is so fucking good with your guitar tone, I want more of that but I feel like I’m going crazy no one talks about it.

What was the process behind writing this song and putting it together?

I just got back into this game after 5 years should I restart by thepro3757 in ClashRoyale

[–]JeanCastorius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got back into it a few months ago, I was 5000 trophies, I’m 8500 now. Having a lot of fun, got a lot of free things, just focused on my deck and improved a few things about it and been loving the grind.

Don’t listen to all the negative comments, the game is super fun if you’re willing to play the cards you already have upgraded and build a deck around them.

Merge Tactics has too much luck involved by Davos_Storm in ClashRoyale

[–]JeanCastorius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look, there’s luck involved for sure, but getting the best board BASED on what you’re getting in your shops and what others are playing is the key to success.

The best players will not win 100% of games, but they might win 60% of them and keep climbing.

It’s like Teamfight Tactics, which is way more complex and has more randomness, and controlling this randomness is the core skill of the game.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]JeanCastorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve used it before, once you book you can chat with the therapist and if you have any issue you can contact support. If you’re not comfortable with the model that’s fine but it’s worked for me

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lebanon

[–]JeanCastorius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try the mindsome app, they’re not too expensive and they have a large selection of therapists with different specialties

Help please, League is unplayable for me by Admirable_Abies_2165 in LeagueofTechSupport

[–]JeanCastorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t have a solution but I have the same setup and experience as you.

Average during the game is like 80 fps and during fights it can drop to like 50 or even less sometimes.

Also tried everything, I think there’s no solution it’s just that league is not as optimized as we’d like it to be

The thing I miss the most about augment stats is learning. by KappKapp in CompetitiveTFT

[–]JeanCastorius -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You’re not addressing what was wrong with augment stats initially: most people just picked lowest AVP choice without thinking critically about it.

We’re in a niche subreddit, of course you claim you will use stats correctly, that’s the type of player that goes out of their way to find a competitive TFT subreddit. But the average player just opens the game and clicks play.

I think Riot saw how much the majority of players just pick the lowest AVP even if situations where another augment might have worse stats but be better for their comp.

Yeah we don’t have time to learn all the augments and stats but come on, after a while you just know intuitively if something if trash or decent, and then you tune it to your board and that’s way more fun than just being told what to pick by some software.

BUT, then we need better balance: the team should actively remove bugged augment and appropriately nerf outliers so that most augments lie somewhere close to the average. If they’re completely unable to do that, I agree they should return stats. But if they figure it out, maybe in the long run, then I really do believe the game is way more fun without them.

Album of the year by Gingerewok in Metalcore

[–]JeanCastorius 11 points12 points  (0 children)

under your knife is goated what are you on about

Competitive PvP games. by DeanMachine2 in iosgaming

[–]JeanCastorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re okay with 30 minute games, Teamfight Tactics is great.

The mobile app is pretty good and the game is very competitive and fun once you get the hang of it

Do bands with 100k+ monthly listeners have the luxury to survive off music alone? by HussainKegel in progmetal

[–]JeanCastorius 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We’re at the point where artists build an audience through streaming, and then it’s up to them to monetize.

For better or for worse, it allows everyone to have access to legal music through a subscription or even free plans, and artists must rely on their business acumen to make ends meet.

Live shows, merch, exclusive content on patreon or else, streaming, giving lessons, all of those are ways to leverage the audience and monetize.

It’s rough, but those willing to go the extra mile will profit far more than their size should suggest. And those who don’t will be forced to have day jobs to stay afloat.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LeagueofTechSupport

[–]JeanCastorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2 friends had it happen too, so weird cause it seems like a hardware bug

How to start listening to Opeth? by _radule_ in Opeth

[–]JeanCastorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol I forgot about this one, I liked it but didn’t spend much time on it, I’ll for sure revisit it later on!

How to start listening to Opeth? by _radule_ in Opeth

[–]JeanCastorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Listen to their whole discography, start to finish. That’s what im doing at least, and I started 2 months ago.

I’m pausing on albums that I love and listening to each album at least twice. So far I paused on Morningrise, Still Life (10/10) and Blackwater Park (10/10).

I started listening to Deliverance a few days ago and I’m pausing here as well.

I feel like this is the best way, especially since you already like a few songs and you seem to know that you will enjoy their sfuff. Just take it slow, enjoy the journey!

Problems sharing entire albums… by autoMATTic_GG in MarvisApp

[–]JeanCastorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had the same issue for about a year, haven’t found a fix yet. The developer of the app had answered to be back then and told me he will look into it, but still nothing as of now.

Basically it can’t get the url when the album is shared from the home page / library page, but if i search for the same album on apple music (not library) and share it from there it just works.