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![]() ![]() Permits can not be changed, altered, or transferred to another hunter.Ī.Hunters may use printed or digital documentation with proof of identity.Youth Hunter Safety form(if applicable).To hunt during the first several days of spring turkey season, hunters must apply during February and be drawn for a quota turkey hunt permit. To hunt deer with firearms, hunters must apply during the month of July and be drawn for a quota deer hunt permit. There is not a reciprocal agreement between states. Applicable state hunting licenses– ie: must hunt in Kentucky if hunter possesses a Kentucky state license.It is currently unavailable where Kentucky state hunting licenses are sold. The Hunter Use Permit is available for purchase online , in-person at the Welcome Stations and Visitor Center, or anywhere Tennessee state hunting licenses are sold. Hunter Use Permits are $25 and are valid for one year from date of purchase. Land Between the Lakes Hunter Use Permit.All hunters ages 16 and over must have in their possession at all times:.Do not fly any aircraft weighing more than 55 pounds (total weight, including payload and fuel source).Ensure that you comply with all FAA regulations and guidance for flying your UAS.UAS should not be flown over or in close proximity to populated and noise-sensitive areas, such as campgrounds, trail heads, and visitor centers.įollow Federal Aviation Association (FAA) guidelines:.Fly your UAS at least 5 miles from an airport or backcountry airstrip. ![]() Remain well clear of and do not interfere with manned aircraft operations.Take lessons and learn to operate your UAS safely.Keep your UAS within your visual line of sight at all times.Do not approach animals or birds vertically with the UAS. Launch the UAS more than 100 meters (328 feet) from wildlife.Follow state wildlife and fish agency regulations on the use of UAS to search for or detect wildlife and fish.Intentional disturbance of animals during breeding, nesting, rearing of young, or other critical life history functions is not allowed unless approved as research or management. Do not fly over or near wildlife as this can create stress that may cause significant harm, and even death.Do not fly over congressionally designated Wilderness Areas or Primitive Areas as many people seek these places for the opportunities for solitude and quiet that they provide.UAS are not allowed in developed campgrounds, facilities or the Elk & Bison Prairie in Land Between the Lakes.Contact the local Ranger District Office or the FAA for scheduled flights in the area. It is the UAS Operator’s responsibility to be aware of these flights and take the steps necessary to avoid them. The Forest Service regularly flies aircraft at low altitudes to perform natural resource management.UAS flights over fire operations disrupt aerial firefighting operations and create hazardous situations. Never fly your UAS over or in close proximity to any fire operation (wildfire or prescribed).You can search the FAA website for current TFRs. UAS are not permitted to fly in areas that have “Temporary Flight Restrictions” (TFR) in place.UAS are considered to be both “motorized equipment” and “mechanical transport” as such they cannot take off from, land in, or be operated from congressionally designated Wilderness Areas.UAS must be flown below 400 feet and remain clear of surrounding obstacles.Individuals and organizations may fly UAS for hobby or recreational purposes in compliance with the Special Rule for Model Aircraft (Section 336 of Public Law 112-95).Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or “Drones” on National Forest Systems Lands ![]() ![]() ![]() Hot Date introduces the ability to purchase new outfits for other categories, which can be bought on community lots. However, custom wardrobes based on pre- Hot Date wardrobes still work in the old way. If Hot Date or a later expansion is installed, the "Change Clothes" option opens a dialog which allows the player to flip through previews of the Normal outfits available for the Sim's age, gender, skin tone, and body type. Prior to Hot Date, the wardrobe's "Change Clothes" option would change a Sim into the next available Normal outfit for his or her age, gender, and skin tone, even if it didn't use the same body type. It is not possible to purchase Normal outfits, as wardrobes contain all available everyday clothes. All other categories have a default outfit, which is automatically assigned to Sims when they are created. Sims wear Normal clothes by default, and they are the only clothing category available in Create a Sim. Note that the Formalwear and Swimsuits options are entirely separate from the standard Formal and Swimsuit categories. There are also several categories of costumes, which can only be selected from the Porta-Parody Costume Trunk included with House Party. There are seven different standard categories of clothing: In The Sims, a Sim's clothing is not separate from the Sim's skin, and clothes are often referred to as "skins". This article deals with the way clothes are acquired and used in gameplay technical aspects of the way they work is covered in skin. Swimwear did not initially appear in The Sims 4, but was added back in a patch soon after launch. The athletic category was carried forward from The Sims 2, making Sims change into it when exercising. Sims will change into everyday when heading out, formal for a wedding party, sleepwear when going to bed, swimwear when swimming, and winterwear as protection from extreme temperatures. Throughout all main games, common categories of clothing are everyday, formal, sleepwear, swimwear and (in an expansion pack) winterwear. Starting with The Sims 3, Sims no longer require a dresser or closet to change clothes, and can change into any category of clothing anywhere at the player's discretion. ![]() ![]() In console games prior to The Sims 3, Sims would produce changing booths before changing their clothes. In most circumstances, Sims will change their clothes simply by spinning around quickly. Sims are able to change the clothes they wear, either by using a dresser or on the spot before they perform certain interactions or go to certain places. In addition, other Sims may react differently depending on the clothes a Sim is wearing-or lack thereof. Although clothing is largely cosmetic in nature, certain categories of clothing may affect gameplay for example, wearing inadequate clothing in cold temperatures will make Sims uncomfortable. Otherwise, Sims are always clothed wherever they go. Sims are only without clothes when bathing, streaking, skinny-dipping, or WooHooing. A Sim wearing a Christmas robe that players can buy from The Sims 3 Store.Ĭlothes are the outfits that Sims wear. ![]() ![]() ![]() Working with arguments in auto event selection only. ![]() Add the "Wait for file process to finish" option.Can monitor up to four folders simultaneously (registered version only).The registered version is distributed in a single ZIP archive file without installation, it is portable and can be moved and executed from any location on the same computer, but can't be executed from a different computer (registration is per machine).Ĭhanges from last published version (2.3): Registered version – this version let you monitor up to four folders simultaneously.The free version is distributed as portable app without installation and can be moved and executed from a different location or different computer. Free version – this version is limited to a single folder monitoring, which means you can monitor only one folder at a time, this version if free to download and use with no other limitations.W4F can run in the background from the system tray and use minimum resources and can auto start with different configurations using command line parameters. The program maintains a live log that logs every event, action or settings changes. W4F can also return the changed object (file, folder, etc.) as an argument to the executed program batch or script so you can predefine automation process for this object, for example you can monitor a folder for new files and when a new file is created you can print the new file or move the file to a different location, open it with a program you want or any other manipulation you need. It can also react for each event with different kind of actions like writing to a log file, display different kind of messages or executing a program, batch or script. So, let’s start creating four different functions that will be used when a file is modified, created, deleted or moved.Watch 4 Folder 2.5 - a folder monitoring and automation utility that can monitor up to 4 different folders simultaneously for 12 kinds of events and react for each event with different kind of actions. Now that we have created the handler we need to write the code we want to run when the events are raised. The “patterns” variable contains the file patterns we want to handle (in my scenario, I will handle all the files), the “ignore_patterns” variable contains the patterns that we don’t want to handle, the “ignore_directories” is just a boolean that we can set to True if we want to be notified just for regular files (not for directories) and the “case_sensitive” variable is just another boolean that, if set to “True”, made the patterns we previously introduced “case sensitive” (that’s normally a good idea, unless you are working with stupid case-insensitive-file-systems… yeah, I’m talking about you Windows! :P ). In my example I have used some variables just to made the configuration of the event handler a little bit easier to be undestood. If _name_ = "_main_" : patterns = ignore_patterns = None ignore_directories = False case_sensitive = True my_event_handler = PatternMatchingEventHandler ( patterns, ignore_patterns, ignore_directories, case_sensitive ) Now, create your virtual environment (optional but raccomended… at least by me), activate it and install the package watchdog with the following command: If you want to find out more about virtual environments (that’s probabilly because you haven’t read all my previous post, so shame on you!), just have a look at this article. As always, I raccomand to use virtual environments instead of installing packages system wide. To code this program we will need an additional module called “watchdog” (wow, who could have guessed it?) written by Yesudeep Mangalapilly, so let’s start by installing it. So, today we will code a watchdog in Python. Your program could set a watchdog to monitor that file and if the configuration file is modified you could think to reload it and apply the new configuration at runtime, without the need of restarting your program. When a change occurs, the watchdog report it to us raising a specific event that we can handle.įor example, let’s suppose you have developed a program that use a configuration file. But what is a “watchdog”?Ī watchdog is a little piece of software that monitors our filesystem looking for any changes (like the creation, change or deletion of a file or of a directory). Hey guys, today’s post is about how to create a watchdog in Python. How to create a watchdog in Python to look for filesystem changes ![]() ![]() ![]() This functions as the socket where you plug the ESP8266 module into ESP-01 - One female socket header, 2 rows of pins, 4 pins in each row. One ESP8266-01, this is not so much a part, but a complete subassembly. The BOM contains these generically described parts: The ESPixel Pops board has NO warranty expressed or implied Here are the links to those products as of late 2017:ĭisclaimers USE the ESPixel Pops board at Your Own Risk ! These are available for a total of 34 cents from Tayda Electronics. This can be done very inexpensively with a fuse holder and fuse. You can add an inline fuse if desired with the input power feed. There is no onboard fuse for the ESPixel Pops. IF ukewarrior is out of boards, you can order them in groups of 3 from OSHPark:Ĭlick here for the Ordering link at OSHPark to order your own boards Fuses ![]() The Schematic can be downloaded by clicking on this link: Media:ESPixel_PopsSchematic.pdf Order your own boardsĬontact ukewarrior via a PM on DIYC as he often has boards in stock, cheap ! However, the use of terminal blocks is optional as the holes support direct soldering of wires. This makes for easy and more error free soldering.Īll wires attach via terminal blocks. The board is professionally manufactured with 1oz copper and the holes are through plated. This type of pipe is listed as SDR-21.Ĭlick here for a Lowes example: Thin Wall 1" PCV pipe The board is small enough to fit inside a 1" thinwall PCB pipe with the PCB measuring only 24.18x33.32 mm and 24.18x24.61 mm for the tiny version. Supports up to 680 WS2811 or WS2812 Pixels - 4 Universes of DMX dataħ. It utilizes the ESP-01 module for processing and wireless operationĤ. Supports sACN DMX (E1.31) over 802.11b/g/n Networksģ. It supports 3 wire pixels such as those based on 2811, 2812 and GECE chipsetsĢ. Therefore, if you use the TINY board, you must have some other mechanism in order to program the ESP-01 module such as the Pops-O-Matic ESP-01 programmer.ġ. However, the TINY board is lacking the components to program the ESP-01 module while installed on the Pixel Pops board. The two boards are identical in terms of pixel lighting functionality and wiring. It provides a web based configuration front-end and currently supports WS2811 / WS2812 pixels. The firmware is open source and developed in the ESP8266 Arduino environment. This variation was created by Pops Electronics (ukewarrior) in order to create a form factor that would fit inside a 1" thin wall PVC tube.įrom a software perspective, it is an E1.31 sACN (Streaming ACN) pixel controller that connects over a standard (802.11g/n) WiFi network. Therefore, it is easily built by most anyone with basic soldering skills. It is a fully through hole PCB with no smd(surface mount) components. The ESPixel Pops is the most basic of the Pixel Stick designs. The full discussion thread regarding these boards is found at DIYC at this thread: Click Here: The boards discussed in this wiki are derivations of a design by Bill Porter. You can read further at Shelby's website found at: Shelby's Forkineye Website You can read about this at Bills website found at: The mind of Bill Porter ![]() Shelby, Bill and a few others have worked since then to broaden functionality and support of the firmware for these devices.Īs a result, there is one common firmware thread that works on all of the ESP-01 based DIYC pixel sticks. The original "ESPixelStick" is the open source firmware and hardware created by and as a successor to Shelby Merriicks nRF24L01 based PixelStick project.īill Porter happened to be working on his Renard ESP and GECE controllers at the same time which also utilize the same ESP8266 ESP-01 module. The ESPixel Pops and ESPixel Pops Tiny are variations of the original ESPixel Stick by Shelby Merrick and more specifically a board designed by Bill Porter They are wireless in terms of their 'data' transfer These controllers have two basic characteristics:Ģ. The ESPixel stick family of controllers are typically used as Christmas Lighting controllers. 12 A 3D printed Mount for your Pixel Pops controller.2 The ESPixel Pops and ESPixel Pops Tiny are variations of the original ESPixel Stick by Shelby Merrick and more specifically a board designed by Bill Porter. ![]() ![]() ![]() Solar-Powered Control System For MCUs / Development Boards Like:įor reference ONLY, the Raspberry Pi, display, solar panel are NOT included. Back on your Prometheus server add a new job to prometheus.yml - in this example the Pi running apcupsdexporter is at 10.0.0.99: - jobname: 'ups' staticconfigs: - targets: '10.0.0. 1.Here is a quick run-through on the theory and principles behind the project, as it is important to understand the basic electronic principles behind this project. SOLAR POWER MANAGERSOLAR POWER MANAGER (B)SOLAR INRECHARGINGBATTERYUSB INPUT5V OUTPUTRECHARGING CUTOFF VOLTAGEOVER DISCHARGING PROTECTION VOLTAGESOLAR PANEL RECHARGING EFFICIENCYUSB RECHARGING EFFICIENCYBATTERIES BOOST OUTPUT EFFICIENCYQUIESCENT CURRENT (MAX)CASEOPERATING TEMPERATUREDIMENSIONSģ.7V 850mAh 14500 Li-ion battery (NOT included)ĥV (TYPE-C, with PD quick charge support)ĥ-Level Voltage Switch, For Setting Solar Panel Input Voltage To Improve Efficiency Multi protection circuits: over charge / over discharge / reverse-proof / over heat / over current, stable and safe to use.Several LED indicators, for monitoring the status of solar panel and battery.PH2.0 battery connector, with embedded 10000mAh 3.7V rechargeable Li-po battery.Onboard aluminum electrolytic capacitor and SMD ceramic capacitor, reducing the ripple, stable performance.Onboard MPPT SET switch, select the level closed to input level to improve recharging efficiency.Compatible with 6V~24V solar panels, DC-002 jack input or screw terminal input.Flexible battery recharging: from solar panel or USB TYPE-C power adapter.Supports MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) function, maximizing the efficiency of the solar panel.It is suitable for solar powered, low-power IoT, and other environmental protection projects. The module features MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) function and multi protection circuits, therefore, it is able to keep operating with high-efficiency, stability, and safety. It can recharge the 3.7V rechargeable Li-po battery through solar panel or USB TYPE-C connection, and provides 5V / 3A regulated output (with multi protocols support including PD/QC/FCP/PE/SFCP). ![]() The Solar Power Manager (B) is compatible with general 6V~24V solar panels. ![]() Recharged From Solar Panel, Or TYPE-C Power Adapter
![]() Interface icons are cheap wishy washy PC style, don't do their job and are generally indecipherable.Ĥ. Functions are not clearly grouped, not helped by the bad icons.ģ. Buttons and fields scatter when the dialogue box is resized. Windows, particularly dialogues, resize oddly. Some appear pointed to professional usage.Ģ. Seems to have a very large selection of features. Just starting to have a look at this, so not a comprehensive review.ġ. For now I will stick with the surprisingly good MultiAd Creator. I hope that they end up making it a great competitor to Quark. Scribus should and could be a great product and it appears to be very comprehensive, but it need LOTS of help to make it rationally easy to install and use for even the above average user.Ī lot of good work has gone into Scribus. I found Scribus to be unnecessarily difficult and illogical. And, I've used Quark since it's intro, Pagemaker, MultiAd Creator, and other DTP programs and have rarely needed to consult their manuals and am very schooled on DTP. I'm a programmer and run web servers so I am somewhat used to the "logic" and assumptions of the open source and UNIX world. It is incredible that you have to change the text's characteristics in a one window and then go back to the main window to see the effect. So, I just tried to create my own document from scratch and almost immediately got the error, 'The application "pdflatex -interaction nonstopmode" failed to start! Please check the path:' Huh?Ĭontinuing on, I found that the interface was stunning stupid for some tasks, especially related to text. After lots of research and trials, I gave up. This is a classic case of open source assuming that everyone is a UNIX or LINUX geek. They were easy to find, but the instructions were either missing, utterly cryptic, or wrong. Finally, I finally found an easy Mac version, but why in the hell wasn't it mentioned at the various websites for GhostScript and Scribus! Most versions are a pain to install, having to run UNIX scripts and finding out that additional pieces are needed part way through the install forcing one to start over. Just try to find an easy to install version of GhostScript. At first, it needed GhostScript to import EPS and PDF. At first, it looked pretty good - nice logo decent layout, but it all went waaaaaay downhill from there. I really wanted to like this program, but now have mostly disdain for it. If you need to create printable PDFs and you do not want to invest in expensive software like Adobe InDesign, then this is worth looking at. You might be more pleased with Apple's Pages. ![]() If you do not bring your files to a professional printer often, then this software might not be for you. Scribus has a strong development community, which offers continuous support since many years. Of course, we all would like to see every month a new final release, but the available resources are limited. But, as true for many open source projects, its development cycles could be shorter. It is really impressive what Scribus brings you for nothing. ![]() Scribus is open source and comes for free. I printed a lot of flyers and smaller books with it and was always impressed by its feature set.ģ. But when you start to manage it, it is of real value. As with any professional software it has its complexity and learning curve. It is a disadvantage as you cannot expect a native Mac OS X user interface.Ģ. It is an advantage as you can move its document files across different operating systems and the result will still look the same (try this with a MS product). This is its main advantage and its main disadvantage. Scribus is cross-platform (Linux, Windows, Mac OS X). To really understand its value we must look at it pros and cons.ġ. It really needs to from install all the way to advanced work. But hopefully by the time that switch becomes reality, it will have improved. Scribus would be the best choice for sparse DTP needs. Still, I will keep working at this one, as one day I hope to switch to Linux fully and slave other OSes. well, just bad compared to programs of a similar focus. Constantly switching panes to set different things in just one paragraph, section, and/or page was tedious at times. Things that should be simple, such as inline / inlayout editing, are not. While Scribus is not that bad, I would not call it good and would not recommend it to anyone unfamiliar with DTP. ![]() I have used many moderate to top of the line DTP applications, all the way to the nightmare that is the industrial strength InDesign CC. I give high marks on that last part, but as to the rest. to some success on some minor projects for output to PDF. I have finally installed and used this one. ![]() ![]() Kelly, late 20s, early 30s, blue eyes, short, silly dancer, so much fun We hung out Saturday second set and briefly last night and I wiffed on asking for your number. Phish went on to perform a number of Ghosts Of The Forest songs during their recent tour. Phished (missed) Connection from AC Tim LF Kelly Delete if we are sick of these, but this is a classic missed connections deal. A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing > Chalk Dust Torture > Beneath a Sea of Stars. Ghosts Of The Forest: Beneath A Sea Of Stars features the sextet’s entire show from April 20. Next up for Trey is a performance at The Peach Music Festival this Saturday, July 27th, followed by a solo acoustic performance at Newport, RI’s Newport Folk Festival on Sunday, July 28th.įor a full list of Trey Anastasio’s upcoming tour dates, ticketing, and more information, head to his website. Phish Summer Tour 2021 SetlistPHISH, FRIDAY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. is a non-commercial project run by Phish fans and for Phish fans under the auspices of the all-volunteer, non-profit Mockingbird Foundation. Listen to Trey Anastasio’s Beneath A Sea Of Stars live LP below: I was super excited when I saw the length of this song. This feels completely unorganized and really no good payoff at the end like other compositions of his. Time Turns Elastic had a couple good moments. Out of the nine tracks on Ghosts of the Forest, Trey has inserted all but the title track, “In Long Lines”, and “Brief Time” into Phish’s vast repertoire. After 6 listens the last few days I feel like he finally took it completely too far with his compositions. Following a one-off tour, which saw Anastasio bring his Ghosts of the Forest project to stages across the northeast and California, Trey slowly incorporated GOTF material into Phish‘s live catalog throughout the band’s recent summer tour. Ghosts of the Forest’s creation and inception came as Trey’s dear friend Chris “C Cott” Cottrell struggled with and eventually succumbed to his stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Phish Bids Farewell To Berkeley Beneath A Sea Of Stars Photos/Videos Andrew O'Brien Thursday, April 20th, 2023 Photo: Peter Wallace Phish returned to the William Randolph Hearst. Related: Trey Anastasio’s Ghosts Of The Forest Tour Showcases The Vulnerable Reflections Of The Phish Guitarist This site voluntarily complies with the Phish fan web site. ![]() ![]() The performance featured an opening set from Khruangbin, marking just the second night of the tour with a supporting act following the previous night’s Yo La Tengo-supported performance at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre. The jam is the back and forth between C & Bb with the solo in Bb Lydian. ![]() Trey Anastasio has released a new LP, Beneath A Sea Of Stars, which encompasses a remastered recording of Ghosts of the Forest‘s tour-closing show at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre. ![]() ![]() ![]() HOA covers snow removal, front & back landscaping, sprinkler maint. Tons of storage in your 3 car tandem garage! ADA Accessible. New water softener, and leafguard gutters. ![]() Enjoy warm shady evenings on your extended covered patio in the east facing backyard with the lush landscaping, and mature trees. 389,900 UNDER CONTRACT 3625 S Edgeview Dr Nampa, ID 83686 Greenbriar Estates Estimated payment 2,507/month 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,555 Sq Ft 6,098 Sq Ft Lot About This Home Exceptionally maintained home in gated 55+ neighborhood close to shopping but with a country feel. New windows on the front of the house with UV protection. Large primary suite with private bath, and enormous closet. Cozy up to your gas fireplace in the living room and enjoy the convenience of built in cabinets for all your entertainment storage needs. ![]() To determine the best places to retire in Idaho, we weighed a number of different factors crucial to retirement. Stunning single level home in the gated 55+ community of Greenbrier Estates! You will fall in love the moment you enter with soaring ceilings, wide hallways, and new gorgeous waterproof laminate flooring! Tons of upgrades in your gourmet kitchen with new quartz counters, in island Bosch microwave, premium refaced soft close cabinets, sink and under cabinet lighting. How We Determined the Best Places to Retire in Idaho. ![]() ![]() ![]() But what people fail to realize is that AI is using human-written content, with all of its human-backed suffering and empathy, to tell new stories. Humans, with their human foibles and human creativity, are the only people capable of telling stories. Now I know what you’re thinking: There’s no way AI could do that. (Cue even scarier music…this time, made by an AI.) An AI has written the script, created AI actors (that look completely real), created an AI score (which sounds like it was written by Max Richter or Hans Zimmer and performed by the Vienna Philharmonic), and generated AI sound effects (you don’t think an AI can fake a broken bone?), and it’s edited, directed, and produced by the same software. You can imagine a scenario a few years from now, you walk into your living room after a long day (not working because you’re out of a job), plop on the couch, and say to your TV, “Hey, Netflix, make me a 20-minute comedy set in New York in the 1980s starring Marilyn Monroe, The Rock, and Dave Chappelle. Oh, and throw in a few zombies and make one of them my ex-wife.” Your TV will go beepedy-beep-beep-beep and your customized show will begin. It isn’t that AI will simply write scripts in the future-it will do everything, and do it in real time. And yet, at the end of the day, while all of the other negotiation topics by the WGA are incredibly important to writers-including being paid residuals for popular shows and the elimination of “mini” rooms, where shows are created with a skeleton staff-the requisition to put AI-written scripts at bay could prove to be the most important battle not just for screenwriters, but hundreds of millions around the world-which (most ironically) includes the hundreds of thousands of people who work for the studios the AMPTP is representing. ![]() ChatGPT was not released until November of last year, and it didn’t really show its true prowess until March 14 of this year-around 50 days ago-when GPT-4, the most advanced version of the platform, was released. The irony of the AI debate is that six months ago, when the WGA and AMPTP were gearing up for these talks and negotiations, AI wasn’t even something they were discussing as part of the demands. The AMPTP, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios and networks, rejected this proposal, saying that the group representing the studios would be open to offering an annual meeting to discuss advancements in technology. That’s because, among the lists of demands the WGA is asking for, which include better pay and larger writers rooms, the most important topic (to me) is the demand that the studios agree not to use AI to write or rewrite stories (though the guild has said it’s okay for writers to use it as a tool). It could be the issue that signals what will happen to almost all creative jobs (and many other kinds of white-collar vocations) in the not-too-distant future. AI in Hollywood could be a harbinger of what’s to come to everyone-and I mean everyone. No, no…I know what you’re thinking, not another AI story, but wait! Stop! Keep reading, I promise you this will all make sense momentarily. I’m referring to artificial intelligence. But there are many people who will be affected by what happens with one of the issues at stake between the writers and the studios. “There aren’t that many writers in Hollywood!” No, there are not. It’s actually a much larger group an estimated 375 million people worldwide, to be precise. Then, as gangly palm trees sway nearby and rivers of cars flow along Los Angeles’s concrete canals, these writers have trudged back and forth on the pavements in front of Paramount Studios and CBS and Disney and Netflix- on strike as screenwriters for television shows and movies for the first time in 15 years.īut in reality, it isn’t just the 11,500 people wearing those blue T-shirts and chanting, “No contract! No content!”-or my personal favorite, “Here’s a pitch: Pay us, Bitch!”-who could be the lead of this story. But this past week, those same screenwriters have woken up, donned blue T-shirts that say “Writers Guild of America,” grabbed a red-and-black picket sign, and descended on the sidewalks of one of the big Hollywood studios. Writers who have spent their careers holed up in writers rooms or coffee shops, figuring out plots and characters and dialogue and stuffing them into 30- or 60-page scripts. Right now in Hollywood there are some 11,500 humans who could be the lead of this particular story. That character serves a purpose: to make a specific thesis feel less nebulous and more, dare I say, human. When you’re writing a story about an issue that affects a large group of people, whether it’s for a news outlet or a television show, you often pick one person as the anecdotal lead of the tale. ![]() |