Dolving999
09.06.19 | User ratings chart for albums have also changed to html, hooray! |
Demon of the Fall
09.06.19 | Not sure, I liked it the way it was - it's perfectly fine though, I guess. Why would she go and do something like that? Rolo finally made a cohesive album, this is going to mess everything up. |
GhandhiLion
09.06.19 | It's fine, mx now needs to add the option of singles to the database and ill be satified |
PunchforPunch
09.06.19 | Oh I didn't know there's a change. I think it's pretty cool. And what's up with the missing album arts? bunch of stuff that I added have missing covers. |
foxblood
09.06.19 | there's something new on sputnik.. I am utterly shocked. something unnecessary, but new nonetheless. |
PunchforPunch
09.06.19 | bring back 'other' |
peekatoad
09.06.19 | I like it, with Firefox's recent updates, the pie chart wouldn't show. |
peekatoad
09.06.19 | Although under my main profile the ratings do show differently
but when you go into my ratings the chart literally says "Chart."
i only use firefox |
Valzentia
09.06.19 | extremely sexy |
botulist
09.06.19 | I like it, depending on the user, it’s a sad sad rainbow that says things like prog and emo on it. |
DoofDoof
09.06.19 | a lot of dead space on the left - could add another chart or something like that |
DoofDoof
09.06.19 | could add something like a current 'total number of ratings this month'
something to see how active the profile you're looking at is |
ArsMoriendi
09.06.19 | It has 7 slices instead of 8 :(
Goodbye post punk slice |
DoofDoof
09.06.19 | cheated out of a slice |
Egarran
09.06.19 | I'm gonna need a more metal color scheme. |
SandwichBubble
09.06.19 | "add the option of singles to the database"
"could add another chart or something"
Now these are good ideas. |
zakalwe
09.06.19 | Thanks to whoever implemented the thing.
Sput is the best. |
Demon of the Fall
09.06.19 | Damn it, didn't notice we were down to 7 slices, that sucks. |
Dolving999
09.06.19 | Apparently, they're still recalculating the charts. 5 minutes ago I had classical as the penultimate slice. 2 minutes ago, it was last. Now it's gone... Hold on, the storm shall pass my brothers! |
GhandhiLion
09.06.19 | That wasnt a bug, they upgraded the chart to a fortune telling feature. You were born to listen to classical man. |
Dolving999
09.06.19 | Dammit! Now people will think I'm a super tuf metal guy...
Brb, gonna 5' some K-Pop discographies
Edit: Nope, not needed. Classical is back where it should. Yay! |
CugnoBrasso
09.06.19 | My post-hardcore slice is gone, I was so proud of it. |
ian b
09.06.19 | rip my lofi and r&b slices, now i gotta unrate a bunch of guilty pleasure metalcore records lmfao |
rockandmetaljunkie
09.06.19 | I would like to see moar genre slices |
Drifter
09.06.19 | I haven't seen it. Idek my pie chart. Someone mind helping? |
Drifter
09.06.19 | OH MY GOD I CAN ACTUALLY SEE MY CHART ON MOBILE WHERE AM I WHAT YEAR IS THIS |
CygnusX1
09.06.19 | It's no longer a pie chart but a rainbow chart with 2 colors |
Divaman
09.06.19 | I liked the look of the old one better. But it finally got rid of "Blues" for me, so I'm happy about that. |
MrSirLordGentleman
09.06.19 | I'd like to see more colors and genres, but this is still a fucking huge improvement
What I like the most is that we're seeing updates. No matter what they are, the fact that there's updates to sputnik will always fill me with more joy than it should
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Deathconscious
09.06.19 | I was actually shocked to see it. My folk piece is gone though, shucks. |
Egarran
09.06.19 | > this is still a fucking huge improvement
I want to know more. |
MrSirLordGentleman
09.06.19 | Well, it's not flash anymore, which means it won't fade into oblivion
What I meant though is that we're finally seeing updates to the site. I really hope it starts happening more often and that it wasn't just a one-off thing |
DoofDoof
09.06.19 | you'd think more colours and genres would be possible considering just how much blank space is in that 'taste' section now
I would still rather two charts - overall taste (as now) and '2019 releases' taste maybe, dunno |
MrSirLordGentleman
09.06.19 | "'2019 releases' taste maybe, dunno"
I don't know. In my case I don't check many albums of the year. While a minority, I don't think I'm alone on the fact that most of my ratings are older albums.
I think one bigger chart which includes more genres would be better. I'd still be in for filling the blank space with something
However, since the fact that we got an update is something that seems like a miracle, I don't think we're really in the position to start asking for more stuff lol |
Demon of the Fall
09.06.19 | Great point actually, the fact there’s an update at all is most welcome, even if we’re not entirely agreed on its usefulness or function. |
MrSirLordGentleman
09.06.19 | Indeed. I really, really hope updates start becoming a thing, but I'm really thankful to see that site hasn't been left for dead and that we got an update in the first place, even if it was a small and almost "necessary" one, because of flash dying |
peekatoad
09.06.19 | Also, i can now see album rating charts
What a time to be alive |
GhandhiLion
09.06.19 | "I liked the look of the old one better. But it finally got rid of "Blues" for me, so I'm happy about that."
disgusting |
iglu
09.06.19 | disgusting [2] |
bloc
09.06.19 | I like the new one, reminds me of a tachometer revving up as soon as the chart loads |
MrSirLordGentleman
09.06.19 | vroom vroom |
Deathconscious
09.08.19 | sputnik rises yet again from a coma. |
budgie
09.08.19 | whuuuuuAGHHHHHHHHIIAMALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVEEEEEEEEE |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | what did we lose this time |
Kompys2000
09.08.19 | Oh god is it over |
budgie
09.08.19 | idk but i watched the SATANIC PANIC film and it was shit. shit shit shit shit shit. awkward highschool dialogue. bummer |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | i rewatched IT chapter 1 in anticipation of chapter 2 (mostly because my gf hadn't seen it and i'm gonna force her to come with me to 2) |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | i could honestly watch bill skarsgard just say shit as pennywise and do weird shit with his eyes forever |
budgie
09.08.19 | yep i loved chapter 1. soliiiiiiiid 21st century horror right there |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | not very edgy of them to not have an underage gangbang tho |
budgie
09.08.19 | speaking of, the girl in chapter 1 is also cast as gretel in the upcoming oz perkins film i mentioned the other day. i think, anyway |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | thats chill, i think she did a convincing enough job (for a ginger)
still unsure how Mike from stranger things went from being the best character in IT part 1 to a fucking frumpy lil bitch in Stranger Things but I guess I'll just have to blame the showrunners |
budgie
09.08.19 | hah, i still haven't seen s2 or s3. worth it? i liked the first season alright. mostly for winona my love |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | season 2 is the biggest piece of shit i've ever seen, but kind of in a fun way where you can yell at your television and eviscerate the fuck out of every bit of minutiae, season 3 is better so far than 2 and has both David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown and... Steve Harrington... at the top of their game but they can really only go so far doing PG-13 rip-offs of every good supernatural and horror story ever made before I've entirely lost interest. I'm running out of fucks to give. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | Winona is still in both seasons a lot though, albeit progressively less hysteric |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | The worst thing though is that her children are still alive. All the children are, in fact, still somehow alive. Killing off a bakers dozen of these whinging little wankers would go a long way for watch-ability |
TheGreatQ
09.08.19 | Ignore this comment |
budgie
09.08.19 | lmao alright, i'll keep it on the back burner. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | yeah I definitely would suggest completely exhausting all other appealing TV options before resorting to it |
budgie
09.08.19 | i don't really dig tv shows typically. uh...... dead set i liked, that is a british zombie show with like just 5 episodes, but it is surprisingly kickass. then... black summer, another zombie show with i think just one season, it was ok, i liked some of the episodes. then... i saw one season of slasher, it was meh, i saw the first two season of scream, was better than i expected but not super great. i think that's it for tv shows. hbo rome obviously is my favorite thing ever but that's not really modern
oh i tried to get into THE TERROR or whatever it's called, but stopped watching as soon as my favorite actor died in like episode 2 or something. wtf guys. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | i also enjoyed Dead Set. I had forgotten all about it but I saw it got put up on Netflix or something recently and was tempted to rewatch it. |
TheSpaceMan
09.08.19 | Gandi: "I like RYM give us singles" |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | horror serials have a pretty terrible track record. i only watched the first episode of Slasher and couldn't tell if it was supposed to be so retarded and derivative or if it was just on accident so I stopped... I actually enjoyed the first two seasons of Scream as a passive watch, they were stupid but entertaining for a period where I didn't have anything else to watch. Never watched Rome.
best TV show I've seen aside from OBV Twin Peaks/Return was the british show Utopia. In fact most of the best TV I've seen has been TV, both for comedies and dramas. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | Scream Queens was awesome for a "horror serial" heh |
budgie
09.08.19 | yea i keep hearing how cool twin peaks is, should make some time for it. all i know is it's gothic? and filmed near seattle? lol
i don't know if HBO's Rome is for just everybody but man i think it's so wonderful |
budgie
09.08.19 | scream queens is emma roberts' show right? how horror is it? |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | it's a doozy to explain Twin Peaks. The original series is like simultaneously a hilariously exaggerated soap-opera in a humorous way while the split personality is an extremely twisted supernatural crime mystery that borders on horror in how dark the undercurrent gets. It's like a small-town proto x-files but revolving around a more linear, singular mystery. The highlight is a combination of the volume of truly unforgettable characters paired with the elusive mythos and relentlessly lynchian ambiguity. It's just the kind of remarkable once in a life-time thing that carves a really deep spot in your heart and your mind.
So then imagine something thats garnered that level of "cult" devotion coming back 25 years later with the vast majority of the original cast as well as a long list of other favourite actors joining the fray and there being absolutely no studio interference whatsoever.
The Return is everything the original is but like, on fucking mescaline. It's the most haunting thing I've ever seen. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | "scream queens is emma roberts' show right? how horror is it?"
yeah and jamie lee curtis is a main character. its horror/comedy, so more like the original scream but like... wayyyyyyyyyy more satirical. |
budgie
09.08.19 | Well that got me interested |
budgie
09.08.19 | I'm watching Ils right now |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.08.19 | Ils???? |
budgie
09.08.19 | "Them" I think is the English title. French home invasion type film just finished it's solid |
MillionDead
09.08.19 | Your slices define you on here and I'll miss the hell out of my death metal slice. I don't know that it's even more aesthetically pleasing either, just different. But yeah, it is what it is and I just shrugged about it. |
Egarran
09.08.19 | Oh fuck pots missing out again.
My theory is that since he is omnipresent, there is a high chance of uncovering another one of his deficiencies. |
Demon of the Fall
09.09.19 | I can't even remember which slice I'm missing, I have a horrible feeling it must be post-metal. Devastating. |
budgie
09.09.19 | ur missing dream pop |
Pikazilla
09.09.19 | I'd be annoyed about losing either. But at least the update ensured I won't ever have the stoopid prog tag creep into my gradient chart. |
JohnnyoftheWell
09.09.19 | Half a pie =/= pie chart :[
Kinda like it though, miss my electronic slice and the more varied colour scheme but otherwise a practical update. RIP Flash... |
budgie
09.09.19 | it'a slinky |
Pikazilla
09.09.19 | Also, I love how I have black metal at 38%, but if you hover over Ambient, which is at 9%, it shows Wolves in the Throne Room and Akhlys. Very strange. |
Trifolium
09.09.19 | ''and the more varied colour scheme'' [2]
Plus I miss that you could see the names of the genres together with the size of the slice in one glance. With the older one you got a clear idea right away, while this newer half-a-pineapple-slice takes some more effort to read properly. |
Pikazilla
09.09.19 | Yes, definitely. It would've been nicer if there was greater colour variation. Like a rainbow thing or something. |
Trifolium
09.09.19 | RAINBOW < 3 |
combustion07
09.09.19 | I haven't been able to see the pie chart in years on anything so it's a welcome change |
Trifolium
09.09.19 | Yeah, that's the most important thing, agreed. ''Form follows function'' shouldn't be dead yet. |
budgie
09.09.19 | rainbows are so sweet
back in the day wanted to change the band name to rainbow wizard
but i think the wizard moniker got too popular too quickly |
Egarran
09.09.19 | "You know, something between one of those cheap plastic slinkies and a... rainbow I guess, if you lost the ability to see most colors." |
Demon of the Fall
09.09.19 | In fact, how the fudge do I not have post-metal? 6 of my 19 5s are tagged post-metal. The system is rigged, must be a quantity vs quality thing, but it doesn't seem particularly well balanced on this basis. |
Trifolium
09.09.19 | Yup, I think it's quantity too, so if you rate 1,000 r&b albums a 1.0 (for whatever reason), r&b would be your top slice. |
Demon of the Fall
09.09.19 | Not quite, as nothing below a 3.0 counts, which makes sense as why would anything 'average' or lower be part of your 'taste'. |
Pikazilla
09.09.19 | In fact, how the fudge do I not have post-metal? 6 of my 19 5s are tagged post-metal. The system is rigged, must be a quantity vs quality thing, but it doesn't seem particularly well balanced on this basis.
Some weird algorithms must be at work here. I am still yet to figure out how bands with several tags get categorised in my profile. Like, if you have black, post- and prog in one band, where does it go? Is there a weighted average adjusted to the ratings? |
Trifolium
09.09.19 | ''Not quite, as nothing below a 3.0 counts, which makes sense as why would anything 'average' or lower be part of your 'taste'.''
Ah, that makes sense!
''I am still yet to figure out how bands with several tags get categorised in my profile.''
Don't they count for each category?
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Pikazilla
09.09.19 | Don't they count for each category?
Seriously? So if I five one band with three tags, my colour chart will be split into three 33% slices? |
foxblood
09.09.19 | I think it might take all tags into consideration but the first tag has more sway, idk |
Egarran
09.09.19 | I feel there is plenty of room for more speculation. I'm pretty sure there is a random element to this, like a gothic dream pop artist could be tagged 'doom' by chance - to keep the genre definitions fresh and relevant and slightly controversial.
Some very smart people are clearly behind these implementations. |
Trifolium
09.09.19 | Found it out!
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/user/BackupFlower
So the first two tags are the only important ones, they weigh equally. |
Egarran
09.09.19 | Nah, I'm pretty sure it's random. |
Demon of the Fall
09.09.19 | Yep, only the first two count (and equally), the third is just for descriptive purposes... or that's what they told me. |
Trifolium
09.09.19 | It seems to work that way with my new backup account. |
Demon of the Fall
09.09.19 | Back up account? Are you running some data experiments? Please do tell. |
Trifolium
09.09.19 | Yes this one:
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/user/BackupFlower |
Pikazilla
09.09.19 | He's figuring out a way to break sput again. |
Trifolium
09.09.19 | I couldn't live with that. The past two weekends have been awful. |
henryChinaski
09.09.19 | Looks awesome |