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Twitter's burning, Blue sky's skeeting, But it's May Day so let's celebrate with our favorite songs of solidarity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsNVzwuJeVk Never cross the line, and support to our friends in Canada on the line and the WGA getting ready to pull the trigger.
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May 1, 2023 18:33
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Strikes work. Canada lands May Day deal to end strike by federal workers https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-public-workers-reach-contract-agreement-with-federal-govt-ending-strike-2023-05-01/ How are you feeling about the terms, FV?
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May 1, 2023 18:37
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I haven’t seen the whole terms yet but it’s better than what the government was offering before the strike so hey - strikes work.
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May 1, 2023 18:38
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Writers Guild of America goes on strike tomorrow, so hope you like reality TV!
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May 1, 2023 18:59
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facialimpediment posted:Writers Guild of America goes on strike tomorrow, so hope you like reality TV! gently caress Netflix and all the streaming services and their bullshit pay structure.
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May 1, 2023 20:10
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facialimpediment posted:Writers Guild of America goes on strike tomorrow, so hope you like reality TV! Oh no, time to catch up on all the poo poo I haven't been reading or watching.
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May 1, 2023 20:12
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Grip it and rip it posted:gently caress Netflix and all the streaming services and their bullshit pay structure. I haven’t followed any of the ups and downs for writers since the last strike (Hence the strike, I assume) so would you mind filling me in on where Netflix plays in this? I haven’t had an account in forever, but I guess they are not paying royalties to writers in the shows they license to stream? Is it something else?
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War Boi posted:I haven’t followed any of the ups and downs for writers since the last strike (Hence the strike, I assume) so would you mind filling me in on where Netflix plays in this? I haven’t had an account in forever, but I guess they are not paying royalties to writers in the shows they license to stream? Is it something else? Here are the basics, it's less about what Netflix specifically does, but what streaming does: quote:The existing contract between studios and the Writers Guild of America, which expires at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, sets minimum weekly pay for certain television writer-producers at $7,412. (Agents for experienced writers can negotiate that up.) One problem, according to the guild, involves the number of weeks writers work in the streaming era. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/30/business/media/hollywood-writers-strike.html And meanwhile, most broadcast companies are saddled with debt, but still very profitable, so wall street is like BAD - I DON'T SEE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH. So there's been a strike needed for a while now.
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May 1, 2023 20:48
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I understand how shorter series means less stability for weekly pay, but wouldn't that be offset by the fact that there's a million shows that need writers? I get it, capitalism bad and strike for rights, but it seems like there are more episodes to write than ever?
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May 1, 2023 21:32
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https://twitter.com/ryanobles/status/1653135771803549697?t=QGLHZLUfB2Nvabi3d966zw&s=19 Both doomers and optimists agree: this will all be over in a month.
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May 1, 2023 21:39
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Cool cool cool that we're gonna be held hostage by some psycho pieces of dogshit who are gonna make us default on the national debt. Super cool country we live in.
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May 1, 2023 21:42
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it doesn't even have to be like this, but the death cult continues
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May 1, 2023 21:49
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Donnie's going on the Fake News to ogle Kaitlan Collins: https://twitter.com/CNNPR/status/1653114363270553620 CNN, why?
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May 1, 2023 22:59
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because the owner of cnn is a dumb poo poo conservative now
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CBJSprague24 posted:Donnie's going on the Fake News to ogle Kaitlan Collins: Money.
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May 1, 2023 23:06
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https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1653180975696707585?t=1oYS03d2hiPDndddl0jZ3w&s=19 Once valued at $5.7B, and Disney was going to potentially buy it for $3B, and management turned it into $0. Disney and Fox already wrote off the money they did put in, which is pretty funny.
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Soul Dentist posted:I understand how shorter series means less stability for weekly pay, but wouldn't that be offset by the fact that there's a million shows that need writers? I get it, capitalism bad and strike for rights, but it seems like there are more episodes to write than ever? There's also a rising trend of things called mini-rooms where studios hire a small handful of writers for maybe a month or two to smash out a rough draft, then fire everyone but the show runner who then finishes the script. Having to job hunt every two months isn't a secure way to make a living.
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facialimpediment posted:https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1653180975696707585?t=1oYS03d2hiPDndddl0jZ3w&s=19 Just reminds me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLmkec_4Rfo Didn't see this mentioned, but Sen. Ben Cardin from Maryland has said he will not be seeking re-election to the senate next year. https://twitter.com/baltimoresun/status/1653070103745900545?cxt=HHwWgsC9qYig8fAtAAAA Which puts things in a kind of odd place. Larry Hogan already said he wouldn't be seeking higher office, but that was before Cardin announced he was retiring. Right now the rumor mill is that Jamie Raskin will potentially announce he's going to run to succeed Cardin, which would be great as Raskin has been pretty solid on most fronts. Handsome Ralph fucked around with this message at 02:31 on May 2, 2023 |
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Space Opera posted:There's also a rising trend of things called mini-rooms where studios hire a small handful of writers for maybe a month or two to smash out a rough draft, then fire everyone but the show runner who then finishes the script. Having to job hunt every two months isn't a secure way to make a living. The other thing is that once people catch on to what you're doing you might find it hard to find people willing to work for you. Super short-term thinking, but par for the course.
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WA state governor Jay Inslee not going to seek fourth term. I thought he was doing a fine job, not perfect but competent & solid on environment. GOP ran a nobody in 2020 who got trounced, but I’m always worried a weak Dem and not obviously insane GOP candidate in a red year nationally could make WA the next Wisconsin, came awful close in 2004 by like 200 votes.
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Hyrax Attack! posted:WA state governor Jay Inslee not going to seek fourth term. I thought he was doing a fine job, not perfect but competent & solid on environment. GOP ran a nobody in 2020 who got trounced, but I’m always worried a weak Dem and not obviously insane GOP candidate in a red year nationally could make WA the next Wisconsin, came awful close in 2004 by like 200 votes. Having just given a big raise to teachers seems like an easy way to cruise to re-election, too. I'm surprised at his announcement.
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Arrath posted:Having just given a big raise to teachers seems like an easy way to cruise to re-election, too. I'm surprised at his announcement. Yeah, maybe because he’s 72? I was bummed his 2020 presidential primary went nowhere, he would have been good. Although if any WA politicians were to be president I’d want Patty Murray. Dang, just checked she’s also 72. Maybe Inslee leaving is intentional action by Dems to make room in prominent but pretty safe seats for the next generation? Lol, nah.
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Anyone got a link to that 6XL McNally shirt? I need it before the 16th for a college presentation.
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facialimpediment posted:https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1653180975696707585?t=1oYS03d2hiPDndddl0jZ3w&s=19 Is this "cutting edge media alternative" Vice or "Here's a marathon of shows about  " Vice? I can never keep them straight, but I am guessing the former?
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Dems in WA just expanded their majority in the last election, I don't think we have to worry about the GOP taking over any time soon. There are no more "sane" republicans, only rabid culture warriors can win their primaries. Just look at the WA republicans, do you really think they're going to have a "moderate" candidate in the next governor election?
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Hyrax Attack! posted:WA state governor Jay Inslee not going to seek fourth term. I thought he was doing a fine job, not perfect but competent & solid on environment. GOP ran a nobody in 2020 who got trounced, but I’m always worried a weak Dem and not obviously insane GOP candidate in a red year nationally could make WA the next Wisconsin, came awful close in 2004 by like 200 votes. If the GOP was going to take the seat it would be after Inslee's lock down mandates, even the new assault rifle ban isn't going to piss the chuds off as much as that. I'm still a little salty about them shuttering all the State Parks during that period.
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TheWeedNumber posted:Anyone got a link to that 6XL McNally shirt? I need it before the 16th for a college presentation.  Goldmined thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3854490
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We all remember Tim Eyman stealing a chair from OfficeMax, no one is voting for a R governor in this state, at least not for a while. I could see a Sinema-esque progressive-in-name-only figure getting in under the D ticket, though.
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WGA picketing begins tomorrow afternoon. IATSE and Teamsters are standing in solidarity. https://twitter.com/WGAWest/status/1653242408195457025 Can't wait to read about people attempting to run ChatGPT writers rooms.
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Brute Squad posted:Can't wait to read about people attempting to run ChatGPT writers rooms. One of the things the unions asked for was a blanket ban on creative work being used to train AI and using AI t supplement work made by creative professionals, and the bosses just said "lmao gently caress off" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wga-ban-ai-created-works-negotiations-1235358617/
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armpit_enjoyer posted:One of the things the unions asked for was a blanket ban on creative work being used to train AI and using AI t supplement work made by creative professionals, and the bosses just said "lmao gently caress off" And they absolutely should not budge on this point, because as soon as possible, production companies will attempt to replace writers with AI, and in fact they're probably already trying to train AI bots to barf out scripts.
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orange juche posted:And they absolutely should not budge on this point, because as soon as possible, production companies will attempt to replace writers with AI, and in fact they're probably already trying to train AI bots to barf out scripts. And worst of all, most media consumers won't care. I'm confident that ChatGPT could replace all of Chuck Lorre's writers room and the kind of people who watch The Big Bang Theory wouldn't even notice.
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Kazinsal posted:I'm confident that ChatGPT could replace all of Chuck Lorre's writers room and the kind of people who watch The Big Bang Theory wouldn't even notice. It would probably be an improvement, to be honest.
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orange juche posted:And they absolutely should not budge on this point, because as soon as possible, production companies will attempt to replace writers with AI, and in fact they're probably already trying to train AI bots to barf out scripts. At this point I'm of the opinion that Frank Herbert had the right idea when he thought up the Butlerian Jihad. Every union should fight like hell to keep AI out of their industries.
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armpit_enjoyer posted:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wga-ban-ai-created-works-negotiations-1235358617/ Here's a nice infographic of just how stupid the studios are being: https://twitter.com/adamconover/status/1653272585252257793?t=TnbF7GJ7IGSDklZ-nJP0UQ&s=19 I've yet to see a situation that changes my default position of "gently caress Management" in Labor-Management negotiations.
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Don’t forget what comes around goes around: McNally posted:Finally home, can finally show off the amazing present I got from Mr. Nice!
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facialimpediment posted:Here's a nice infographic of just how stupid the studios are being: I don't understand half the terms, but holy lol @the AI part. Writers ask for regulation preventing AI from cutting them out of their job. Get rejected. The counter-offer: "An annual meeting to discuss advancements in technology" Like, basically "not only are we going to gently caress you and use AI in the process, we're proposing an annual meeting to show you how much better we can use AI to gently caress you in the future" Just loving reject the offer and make no counter-offer, you absolute ghouls, Jesus Christ.
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Gordon Lightfoot has passed  https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gordon-lightfoot-dead-1.6828991
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