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Welcome to the pre-Post-PC era
Joe Brockmeier wrote an insightful piece on ReadWrite entitled "What We Lose in a Post-PC World" that starts off with this: "Tim Cook, Ray Ozzie, and a host of others have proclaimed that we're in a "post-PC world." Well, not quite yet, but you can see it from here."
You can see it all right, with the Hubble. It's that far off in the distance.
I agree with most of that Joe writes, incidentally. In fact, I agree with all of what Joe writes, except for the "see it from here" thing (I'm assuming he didn't use a telescope, space-borne or otherwise). There are things that you can do with your post-PC apparatus, like surf the web, watch videos and all those important digital experiences. But bear in mind that you're not going to be using Blender on your Android tablet anytime soon.
So while we wait for Hallmark to make up cards heralding the Post-PC era, allow me an introduction of a new placeholder era: the pre-Post-PC era. In the pre-Post-PC era, discussions we're now having involve the how and what you can — and can't — do with new technology like tablets and smartphones, followed by heated discussion about the same, punctuated by name-calling, general flaming and hurt feelings around issues of disagreement at which time parties go to neutral corners and take a 10-count before coming back into the proverbial ring and discussing the issue with cooler heads.
Meanwhile, technology marches on and as evening falls on the pre-Post-PC era — which might be called the post-pre-Post-PC era by purists, opening another argumentative can of worms as a sideshow — Blender developers will actually get an Android version for tablets up and running, just proving the point that you can do it, but ignoring the important question around why you would make software to run on something that's not built for the job.
"Because they can," they might say, and that's a valid answer.
One more prognostication: Sailing through the Post-PC era, there will be a post-Post-PC era, after the advent of the pre-post-Post-PC era, where people will start thinking, "You know, I had a laptop (or desktop . . . or both) once where I didn't have to strain my eyes on such a small screen, and where I actually got stuff done rather than just wasting time." Or something like that.
At that time, the post-Post-PC era will allow everyone to realize what most of us already know: That what's nebulously referred to as post-PC hardware works in tandem with, not as a substitute to, the hardware like laptops and desktops that already exist.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
An appeal to reason
A little over an hour ago, I was giving the final read on what was originally this blog item, under a different title and with a metric ton or two of humor, cutting criticism and the high quality of commentary that you'd expect from this blog. It was in derisive and cutting response to what Mark Shuttleworth considers "innovation" as outlined in this morning's ZDNet blog item by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
Having the ability to use the English language to slice and dice the ridiculous with the accuracy of a Benihana chef with a complete set of Ginsu knives — whether it's an idea or a person or both — is both a blessing and a curse. The Mark served up some pretty meaty fastballs right in my wheelhouse — a baseball metaphor now that we're in spring training — and if he puts them where I can hit them, they're gone. And I tattooed them, right into the next time zone.
But reading the blog item over again before deleting it, I felt like Bill O'Reilly. That alone forced me to take a shower and rewrite this blog item.
In any case, rather than put you through an eye-rolling, arm-waving rant on this screen about how The Mark's vision of reality differs from — well — reality (to say nothing of his uncanny knack for hyperbole and a penchant for exaggeration, followed by responses to criticism that redefine ad hominem), I'm just going to appeal to reason and let the reader decide.
Quoting Shuttleworth from the ZDNet blog: "Yes, we are moving beyond the desktop, but we are also innovating to make the desktop itself, better."
No, you're not, Mark. Here's why.
Unity: This is a one-size-fits-all solution to a situation that requires a wide range of flexibility, unless of course you don't consider the user interface for a tablet any different than that of a 17-inch monitor, and everything between. How this can even be remotely considered innovation when, for all intents and purposes, it's a round peg trying to go into different shaped holes?
Wait for the improvement? No, thanks. I tried Unity for an entire day, and I wanted to like it. I spent a couple of hours tweaking it, reading wikis (thanks, Google) and getting it to where it would best work for me. But it got to a point where its functionality failed on so many levels, in large part to a UI that was not suited to my hardware. I wanted very badly to say something nice about it — "Um . . . it's a nice color" — but I even couldn't do that. Unity is a digital cowpie, and no matter how many improvements you make to a cowpie, it's still a cowpie.
As a result, I'm glad to use Xubuntu on one of the lab's machines, which is the one distro in the 'buntu universe that shines.
HUD: Head-Up Display — no, I'm not going to ask "head-up" what? Nope, I'm not going there. Having tried this (HUD, that is, not . . . um, never mind), I can't see how this is an improvement: I have to type the name of a program I want in order to get the program I want. Couldn't I do this — oh, I don't know — from the command line? And if so, doesn't this make HUD a GUI for the command line?
A more important question: This is innovation? The only way this is innovation is that Canonical had this ill-advised, counterproductive concept of doing things this way before anyone else did. Being the first to do something counterproductive is not innovation; arguably, it's regression.
If you like Unity and it works for you, use it. Like HUD? Same thing. I have no problem with people using what they want — that's a key to using Free/Open Source Software — and you should be glad that FOSS provides a wide range of choices on many levels, including the user interface.
But innovation? No, that's not a good word for what Canonical is doing with Unity and HUD. Or at least it's not a word that describes it.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
Counting to four
The recent FOSS hubbub-in-a-teapot has Linus Torvalds ranting about security — again (remember the "masturbating monkeys"?). The rant deals with having to use root passwords on OpenSUSE for basic daily usage, which Linus find a bit much and says so with inspired prose.
Arguably, he has a point, or several. How he makes it, though, is a bit over-the-top.
Pot, meet kettle. I have a reputation for being quick on the proverbial draw when it comes to things that annoy me — to the point where my Santa Cruz Sentinel colleague Tony Solis has made a chart designating the "Larry Threat Level" on any particular newsroom day. And if you permit me a Captain Obvious moment, writing when you're furious is not the best thing to do. I've had to backpedal on more than one occasion because the white-hot prose that flew from the keyboard here sounded great in the fury of anger, but later it paled in comparison.
So I don't mind so much that Linus went off like a Roman candle about this incident. What I do mind a bit — and I think it's way beneath him, no matter how annoyed he is — is this line from his "venting," as he puts it: "So here's a plea: if you have anything to do with security in a distro, and think that my kids (replace 'my kids' with 'sales people on the road' if you think your main customers are businesses) need to have the root password to access some wireless network, or to be able to print out a paper, or to change the date-and-time settings, please just kill yourself now. The world will be a better place."
Calling security-obsessed programmers "masturbating monkeys" is one thing. Suggesting suicide for something that, at best, is an annoyance that can easily be fixed is akin to spraying down someone with automatic gunfire after they kick you in the shin.
Truth in advertising: I have a stake in this, sort of. Years ago, a friend of mine had a spouse who commited suicide. On a variety of levels, it was extremely traumatic for family and friends, and it's not something you fix from the command line or by writing better code. It's permanent.
When things annoy me — which is more often than I'd like — I go walk in the woods. Fortunately for me, I live within walking distance of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, where I go to put things in perspective; 200-foot trees can do that. Linus, I know redwoods are native to northwestern Oregon, so a walk among the trees might be good idea before hitting the keyboard to vent. Or dive, since I know you're a scuba diver (the Pacific is not far from Portland, if I remember correctly).
So Linus, and everyone else, it's also good to take Mark Twain's advice: "When angry count four; when very angry, swear."
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)


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Special K Cereals says you can "lose an inch from your waist in just two weeks" by replacing a few of your meals with their cereals and snacks. It's a claim that definitely gets my attention, so I decided to take the challenge myself and also enlisted the help of my friend, Liz Glastetter.
"I think I'll be able to do it, if you do! If we do it together!" she laughs.
That's step one in any good diet, right....enlist a buddy? Together, Liz and I try to work out together during the week as much possible. Some weeks are better than others! We're in no way pretending we need to lose a bunch of weight, but like any other gal out there, we'd like to tone up, especially with float trips and swimming parties we've each planned this summer. Supposedly, that's where Special 'K' fits in.
"We have crackers, waffles and fruit at least!" says Liz.
Thank goodness...cuz we also have a whole lotta cereal! If we stick to this plan though, Liz and I should lose an inch off our waistlines in just two weeks! First, Kelloggs says your first meal should be a bowl of cereal or two of their special waffles. Then load up again on a second bowl of cereal or a Special K bar or protein shake. For your third meal, eat as normal. When you get hungry through the day...and you will....munch on unlimited plain fruit or vegetables or some of the Special K snack crackers. You can drink beverages as normal.
"This is our food for the next two weeks," says Liz.
I'm already starting to doubt I can do this, but, if it works, it might be worth it. Liz and I each measure our waists and no revealing those numbers either! Next, we each vow to stick to the plan.
"I think by the end of this, we're not going to like cereal at all," she admits.
Agreed! Meantime, in this two-week period, I caught up with Southeast Hospital dietitian Raina Childers who says this plan can work.
"I think people who have a little more weight to lose, will see the most results most quickly, where people who are struggling to lose that last few pounds, it's going to be hard no matter what they try to do," says Childers.
She also says there's a lot of good research to back up this diet plan. Basically, it's meal replacement with frequent feeding or mini meals...something she advises in her own work.
"I'm a big believer in frequent feeding so people are eating between four and six mini meals a day," says Raina.
Truthfully, she says, there's nothing so special about Special K. Just eating healthy mini meals can do the trick, she says. However, Raina believes the Special K plan lacks protein. That's why you'll want to add some in during your third meal, or at least drink the Special K Protein Water.
She also warns: this diet works because of portion control, so a big whopping bowl of cereal is breaking the rules!
"You can overdo it, even on Special K," says Raina.
So.....Does it Work?
Liz measures her waistline two weeks later and says, "Almost an inch!"
Yup, Miss Skinny Pants over here lost the full inch. Me, on the other hand...just a half-inch, but I'm still pleased. Here's the thing. It's hard to tote cereal to work, especially milk. Also, I'm on the road a lot covering news stories, so I've gotta bring some fruit to munch on these cereal bars, which aren't all that tasty to me, at least. That's the downfall I encountered. YOU may not. Meantime, Liz admits it's not easy sticking to this plan either.
"I couldn't do cereal all the time," she says.
Here's the other thing--you'd better try to stick to the plan, or you're wasting money. In all, I spent $45 on food for the two of us in this two-week period. That's cheap *if* this is mostly what you eat...if not, well, that's tough to swallow.
"I'm thinking a grade B minus," says Liz.
"I was thinking grade B," I say.
"What? You're a tough grader, so that's why I went lower!" she laughs.
She always gives me a hard time about being a tough grader. So, if you're looking for a jumpstart to your diet, maybe try this....and happy munching! The Special K Challenge Diet Plan earns a good grade somewhere in the B range on this Does it Work Test.
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Desoto County Electric, Inc.
Locally Managed Project Agreement No.: 090232
PIN No.:112979.00
Federal Const. Proj. No.: STP-M-9417 (7)
State Const. P.E. No.: 79LPLM-F1- 169
COUNTY: Shelby
The Town of Collierville, Tennessee is about to make final settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to file claims pursuant to Section 54-5-122, T.C.A. must file same with the Director of General Services, Town of Collierville, 500 Poplar View Parkway, Collierville, Tennessee 38017, on or before 11/1/2012.
October 11, 2012
Project Overview
The City of Memphis is requesting qualifications for professional services involving engineering analysis, pre-construction inspection, design, and construction inspection for the Harahan Bridge PROJECT that is a component of the Main Street to Main Street Multimodal Connector Project (M2M).
The Main Street to Main Street Multimodal Connector Project is a partnership between the states of Tennessee and Arkansas and the municipalities of Memphis – Shelby County, TN and West Memphis - Crittenden County, AR to establish a twelve mile regional, multimodal corridor that will increase alternative transportation options in the Memphis metro area. The total M2M scope of work consists of five segments of infrastructure improvements with this component, "the Harahan Bridge" serving as the critical connection over the Mississippi River. The total project cost for all segments is $30 million with the Harahan Bridge component representing approximately $10 million. The total project is partially funded by a $14.9 million Federal Department of Transportation TIGER IV grant.
Project Background
Completed in 1917, the Harahan Bridge serviced both vehicular and railroad traffic between Tennessee and Arkansas for over 30 years with wood plank roadbeds located on the northern and southern sides of the bridge and railroad tracks running through the center section of the structure. Upon the completion of the Memphis – Arkansas Bridge in 1949, vehicular traffic from the Harahan was diverted to the new bridge, and the wooden roadbeds were removed. Since 1949, the Harahan Bridge has functioned exclusively as a railroad bridge currently operated by the Union Pacific Railroad.
Although the Memphis – Arkansas Bridge provides sidewalks, there are no existing bicycle facilities across the Mississippi River. To create a safe, alternative transportation connection between the two states, the project concept is to develop a bicycle – pedestrian trail atop the existing steel frame where the northern roadbed formerly existed. In 2012 the City of Memphis completed a preliminary engineering study on the bridge and found that the development of a bicycle – pedestrian pathway operating in tandem with the active railway was a feasible concept.
Scope of Services
To undertake and complete the design services for the Harahan Bridge component of the of the M2M Project, the City of Memphis, seeks to retain the services of a professional engineering firm to provide various design services related to the following:
1. Harahan Bridge: Develop designs for a new bicycle-pedestrian pathway to be installed atop of the existing structural steel that formerly supported the northern roadway of the Harahan Bridge.
The work required on the bridge includes but is not limited to adding decking, modifying railing, fencing, lighting, signage and miscellaneous security and emergency provisions for safe use of the bridge by both train and non-motorized traffic. Lighting, security measures and emergency response protocol will be developed in consultation and cooperation with the Union Pacific Railroad. All design elements will have to meet requirements of the Union Pacific Railroads' Division of Engineering and the States of Arkansas Highway Department, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Division engineering requirements. In addition, designs for this Harahan Bridge project component must be coordinated with the other segments of the overall M2M project and approved by the City of Memphis and Crittenden County Arkansas. The determination of any additional requirements for permits and review will also be the responsibility of the selected consultant.
2. Memphis Connection: Develop designs for the Memphis approach to the bridge that includes bicycle-pedestrian connections between the eastern terminus of the bridge and the Channel 3 Drive sidewalk network located approximately 400 feet to the east of the bridge.
3. Crittenden Connection: Develop designs for the West Memphis approach to the bridge that includes bicycle-pedestrian connections to link the bridge's western terminus with the Dacus Lake Road / I-55 S. Service Road that is located approximately 500 feet to west of the bridge.
Instructions to Proposers:
1. Provide resumes of personnel to perform the work.
2. The letter of interest and qualifications shall indicate the scope of services to be completed by any sub-consultants.
3. The selected firm shall have a minimum of five years of Bridge Design Administration and Construction Management experience involving similar Projects valued above $5,000,000. A reference list, including client contact information, shall be submitted containing at least five (5) projects meeting the above-referenced dollar threshold. Incomplete proposals will not be considered.
4. Qualifications should not exceed fifteen (15) pages.
5. The selected contractor shall provide Professional Liability Insurance in an amount of not less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) each wrongful act, and shall maintain such coverage for at least three (3) years from the termination of this agreement.
Evaluation of Qualifications:
The factors that will be considered in evaluation of submittals are listed below. Sufficient information on qualifications should be included so that submittals can be properly judged.
a. Relevant experience leading the design for projects of similar complexity, size, scope, budget and funding sources
b. Past experience in the required disciplines with Long Span Steel Bridges which have multiple-modal railroad traffic, vehicle, and non-motorized traffic usage
c. Past bridge experience specific to working with the Union Pacific Railroad or other Class 1 Railroads, which have long span bridges
d. Understanding of the project requirements
e. Qualifications and availability of staff
f. Demonstrated ability to meet schedules without compromising sound design practices
g. References from previous Clients
h. Strength of Equal Business Opportunity submission
Submittals will be reviewed by a Consultant Evaluation Committee who will make recommendations to the City Engineer of several firms who would make viable candidates from which to make a selection or invite more detailed proposals and/or presentations. Evaluations will be conducted within established guidelines regarding equal employment opportunity and nondiscriminatory action based upon the grounds of race, color, sex, creed or national origin. Interested certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms as well as other minority/women-owned firms are encouraged to respond to all advertisements by City of Memphis.
The final selection will be made on the basis of the qualifications and ability of the consultant to perform the work. A detailed scope, schedule and budget will be negotiated with the selected firm. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals at its sole discretion. All submitters will be advised when a selection has been made.
Firms may request consideration by submitting 7 copies of a statement of qualifications no later than 4:00 pm CDT, November 1, 2012 to:
The City of Memphis
C/O Mike Carpenter
125 N. Main Street, City Hall, Suite 308
Memphis, TN 38103
Late submittals will not be accepted.
Request for Proposals
RFP Number 13-0009
Trash Removal Services
Responses for this Request for Proposals for providing Trash Removal Services will be received by the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority ("Authority"), Staff Services Division, Memphis International Airport, Administration and Support Facility, 3505 Tchulahoma Road, Memphis, TN 38118-2718 until 11:00 AM, November 20, 2012. No Proposals will be accepted after the stated deadline.
The response to the Request for Proposals ("RFP") shall be submitted in a sealed envelope or container. Each envelope or container must be clearly marked on the outside with the following: 1) Request for Proposals, Trash Removal Services, 2) RFP Number 13-0009, and 3) Your company name and address. No responses will be accepted after the stated deadline. A complete Request for Proposals Packet with submittal instructions, additional data, and response format may be found on our website www.mscaa.com on or after October 16, 2012.
A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held at the Authority's Administrative Support Facility located at 3505 Tchulahoma Road, Memphis, TN 38118 on October 25, 2012 at 10:00 AM Local Time. Only those attending will be allowed to submit a proposal.
All Proposers are hereby notified that all updates, addenda and additional information, if any, shall be posted to the Authority website and Proposers are responsible for checking the Authority website up to the time of the RFP submission deadline.
The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all responses to this Request for Proposals in whole or in part and to waive any informalities, technicalities, or omissions therein. The Authority also reserves the right to reject any response when a parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or predecessor in interest of the Proposer has pending litigation or claims with the Authority, or if any response includes a proposed subcontractor or supplier that has pending litigation or claims with the Authority, if the Authority determines, in its sole discretion, such litigation or claims may adversely affect the ability of the parties to work efficiently and effectively under this RFP, or for any other reason as determined by the Authority. Any such response will be returned to the Proposer. All Proposers must use forms provided by the Authority.
The Authority hereby notifies that it will review and award bids/proposals in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4a (the "Act") and Title 49, Part 26, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act. The Authority further notifies all Proposers that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Minority/Women Business Enterprises ("D/M/WBEs") will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids/proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age, race, sex, color, national origin, or disability in its hiring and employment practices, or in admission to, access to, or operation of its programs, services, and activities, in accordance with the Business Diversity Development Program ("BDDP") promulgated under the September 2008 Disparity Study for non-discrimination in non-federally assisted programs commissioned by the Memphis-Shelby County Intergovernmental Consortium, as amended. The D/M/WBE participation goal for any contract awarded as a result of this RFB is 11% in accordance with the requirements of the RFP documents. The only participation that will be counted toward meeting this goal will be participation by certified D/M/WBE, the owners of which have been certified as having a personal net worth less than $1,320,000 in accordance with 49CFR, Part 26.
Memphis-Shelby County
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We are so very blessed to have such wonderful people, and a lot of them are local volunteers, who work to keep our communities safe. A very special thank you goes out to the following organizations who kept our homes safe and from us becoming "toast" (literally) during the recent fire bordering The Retreat Homeowners Association.
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Please click on the "CALENDAR"tab just above the photos on top of this page to check availabilty. This home is located on the desirable south end of the island. You
can walk or bike to the main beach Pier, 4 blocks away, where all the
action is. Or stroll 3 blocks to the back river fishing pier and relax
with gorgeous sunset views. Walk to wonderful restaurants or ride a bike. There's really no reason to use your car on this trip.
The small well-equipped island grocery store is even just blocks
away. This residential block of Miller Ave is so peaceful, tropical
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Test Your Story Idea with Other Screenwriters on Logline It!
Writing a screenplay takes a lot of time, energy, caffeine and self-flagellation. Before you start writing, you need to know if your story idea is going to work with an audience. That means you need to pitch it and get feedback. While someday we hope to have a producer's undivided attention hanging on every word we say, we need to find an audience for our pitches now before we waste a lot of self-flagellation on a script that nobody wants to read. Friends are good for listening to pitches (they watch movies, right?), but fellow writers are even better if you can find them. Say hello to Logline It! – the world's only site dedicated to loglines for film (according to their motto). Here are the details on how it works:
After registering on Logline It!, writers can post their loglines. For the uninitiated, a logline is a one-sentence pitch for your story idea (Logline It! has a nice summary of the key elements of a logline). The site asks that each user review at least two loglines for every logline he or she posts. Since everybody has time to read one sentence, reading and commenting on two loglines is an incredibly low price to pay to get feedback on your own logline.
Once you have received multiple comments on your logline, you pick the most helpful comment, awarding that user brownie points. That makes the user feel super awesome for the day, and hence more likely to comment on future loglines.
Each week, the Judges comment on selected loglines. The Judges are a panel of filmmakers and screenwriters connected with The Story Department, a blog dedicated to the craft of screenwriting written by Karel Segers, who also runs Logline It!
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We're all here for the same reason: to better ourselves as writers, directors, cinematographers, producers, photographers... whatever our creative pursuit. Criticism is valuable as long as it is constructive, but personal attacks are grounds for deletion; you don't have to agree with us to learn something. We're all here to help each other, so thank you for adding to the conversation!
Peter on 07.11.12 @ 1:16PM
I think you either have a good concept or you don't. If you have a good concept, you don't need anyone to tell you it's good, you don't need to self-flaggelate, you will be carried along on the wings of your own story. Go ahead and finish it, there will be plenty of time to tinker and polish the specific 25 words you pitch it with.
If you don't have a good concept, all that site will do is give you pointers on how to write with more clarity, brevity, and punch, and some time-honored chestnuts on "what Hollywood wants." What Hollywood wants is good concepts that have become good scripts. The logline just makes that more visible.
I think that site is good as a nutshell exercise in concept and writing for people still exploring those skills, but I wouldn't put it forward as a practical tool for a professional screenwriter to market-test their concept. What it does do is make evident why so many scripts are worthless. The wannabe screenwriters just aren't very good at thinking or writing. They are relatively dull couch potatoes seized with their own fantasies.
+1. After reading two months worth, I can only conclude that this site is a collection for would-be writers who have never had an original moment, much less completed thought, in their lives.
Hey CP – Dang, you must have been reading the few dozen loglines of Australian government-funded projects we reviewed. I am with you, they suck!! We use them to point at the weakness of the concepts, so our readers don't make the same mistakes.
But for the others: feel free to share your superior mind and help others to see the light.
Peter, you make a few great points. Of course it all starts with the concept – but a brilliant logline can indeed make a mediocre concept sound good in the same way a brilliantly written script improves the perception of the story (The Disciple Program, anyone?).
"If you have a good concept, you don't need anyone to tell you it's good"? Yes you do. And first you need to shout louder than the crowd with their crappy concepts, which is why you need to learn how to compress that concept into a working logline.
"site is good as a nutshell exercise in concept and writing for people still exploring those skills". Absolutely right and we're not ashamed of it.
John on 07.11.12 @ 2:40PM
how's about losing your idea because someone else, gets "inspired" by your logline?
Rev. Benjamin on 07.11.12 @ 2:50PM
Exactly what I was thinking. Why put your potentially un-copywritten work out there for anyone to cherry pick from for ideas to get "inspired" from?
Because if your idea is truly original, you're the only one who could ever write it. Otherwise you'll be writing cliches, and anyone can do that. If you're not familiar with it, read Save the Cat by Blake Snyder – I think he makes a really good point in this discussion a paperback version is like 20$.
I agree Robert. And yes, STC is the best book on concept. Period.
Other reasons why I don't think there's harm in posting:
- If you have thought about your story before you write the logline, you're well ahead of the competition and should be able to deliver the script first.
- If you don't first learn what a great concept is, you won't know if you have it. And you may be desperately protecting a dud.
- The logline is not the script. As some competitions prove, the same logline can be executed in many ways, so in fact by writing a logline you are not giving away your – copyrightable – way of telling this story.
I hope this helps.
And Karel, I'm aware you're on this thread and I gather this is your baby. I want you to realize my critique of the concept behind logline it isn't a personal attack, of course.
Will on 07.12.12 @ 3:18AM
Save The Cat is the best book on concept? Hmmmm.
Okay Will, if Bill Martell had proofread his Idea Machine, it would have outclassed STC – LOL. Any better alternatives? Admitted, I don't read everything. I prefer analyzing and learning directly from movies that work – and don't – rather than reading about screenwriting theory.
Hi Karel,
just wondering if you have the option of deleting your logline post. This should be an option, no? Just in case you're not comfortable with it being out there longterm.
"Because if your idea is truly original, you're the only one who could ever write it." Respectfully, this is absolute nonsense. I can have a totally original idea, post the logline/description on loglineit, and some clown could take it in a very similar direction to mine. Then it comes time to register with the wga/copyright, and they recieve a script entitled "Space Clowns" and "Clowns from Space" (humor me). The idea thief/studio gets their script in before I get mine in, the story and idea – albeit different in context – is theres.
This is worst case scenario, but bottom line… make some friends who are writers! People you can trust, vs "the anonymous cloud". And sure, read paint-by-numbers Blake Snyder in passing, but first read Robert McKee, Syd Fields, and William Goldman.
Just not worth the risk.
Princeemmanuell on 07.12.12 @ 5:58PM
You've painted it and repainted it: logline it is a good idea and a very dangerous idea. It's a perfect place for the connected to steal ideas.
Writing a concise logline can really help in a pitch meeting so having an outlet to get feedback from fellow writers to me is a very good thing.
Thank you so much, Christopher, for posting this article.
A note to future reviewers: your first comments are moderated, so don't fret if they don't show up immediately. I usually approve comments at least once a day. After that, any further reviews appear immediately.
Happy loglining!
Christopher Boone on 07.11.12 @ 9:09PM
My pleasure. Glad you could join the discussion and explain logline.it further.
Fellow blogger Emily Blake posted an article about loglines today as well: http://t.co/mm0U5cz2.
And readers of ScriptShadow and GITS will know how much importance those guys give to loglines, too.
Loving the "debate" people are having. I agree with both sides. I think this is a great way to help polish people's pitching skills. I do agree with the other side that a logline shouldn't be the indicator for if you have a good concept. A great seller can pitch a terrible idea and make it sound awesome. So basically I think you should write your script if in your heart you feel it's a great concept. I also think this service is great when it coes to the "selling" part. You have to package that idea in a logline to hook people.
Hopefully people get what I'm saying. I agree with both sides.
Peter- while we post our loglines, and constructively advise on other's loglines, we do share our opinions on concepts, as well. I disagree with the thought that a great logline can be made of a bad concept. STC shows you that one needs to start with a logline before proceeding with the screenplay. The logline is your compass. It may change along the way, but you really should have a direction down.
Another reason to share the logline is because it WILL eventually uncover a bad concept, or development issues down the road. It will save you a lot of time and heartache if you start with a good logline, and it is deemed good by other writers. If you are worried about anyone "stealing" an idea inspired by another's logline, well, then, you're just not a writer. You're a hobbyist.
And, CP? Are you sure you're on the right site? I see a lot of great concepts, albeit some of the loglines need help. That, my friends, is its purpose- to offer help.
Peter on 07.12.12 @ 9:46AM
Well I appreciate all the time and thought and support you give others on that site SEM.
I also appreciate STC and the idea that there is a best way to write a movie. And I reject it as being "the law." One of the biggest pitfalls a creative person can succumb to is the idea that things must be done in a specific order. A great movie can be written front to back, back to front, or in random order of scenes stiched together postfacto. Character bio's? Absolutely, never, maybe. The logline can be written a year before or a year after or in the middle, or by someone else who reviewed the script and thought of a good way of putting it. Anything goes in art.
It may even be better to not have a good logline or a good title at all until you're done. Why? Because having those strengths from the outset gives you reassurance you are doing something good, but only in a superficial way. You will get congratulations from everyone you talk to on how brilliant your concept is, but where you really earn your pay is in the depths of the details. An inventor who wishes to build a better mousetrap will do themselves a disservice by focusing on what would be the slickest corporate logo before figuring out how actually to catch mice.
It's relaxing in a way to have a formula spelled out for you, to always know what you need to do next, to treat creativity as if it were working out in the gym every day. If that works for you, please go ahead and be certain of your regimen. But a lot of the most creative people can't adapt their creative dynamic to someone's rational plan. And they shouldn't be made to feel as if they are doing it wrong.
Making bad art is doing it wrong. Come up with, and finish, something brilliant…whichever way you skinned, or saved, the cat…that's doing it right, and any number of people can help you package and sell something really worthwhile in a matter of minutes.
Alex M. on 07.12.12 @ 8:31AM
Great post, Chris. Thank you. I think one of the key things that this site beings is the concept of reviewing loglines and finding ones that really speak to you. I think this provides a great insight into what makes a "good" log line – since that, really, if the first hurdle. As far as theft, why put something on the site that you're already working on? WHy not use the site to flesh out ideas, find out that they are derivative, etc. I read a legal artucle last night on the implications of privacy laws on neural implants (like cochlear implants, etc.) and thought – there's a movie in there! My wife said "hmmm, maybe" – but if I can think about it enough an dput together a logline – I can share and see where, on my list of screenplays-I-Want-to-write list, it should place. Think of it as a testbed for "is this really wroth my time" projects
Felipe on 07.13.12 @ 7:58PM
I would only use this site after my script is done and registered. While it is not a good idea to be paranoid when sending scripts to studios, it is a also not a good idea to put your unwritten concept up on the web. Stealing from the internet is done anonymously and you can't copyright an idea, only the realization of that idea can be copyrighted.
This site is a good way to perfect your logline, but not until you have the story written. If you want to find out if your story is worth writing, ask some honest friends.


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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Roger Federer defeated Feliciano Lopez of Spain 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships.
Federer broke the 15th-ranked Lopez in the final game to end a tight opening set. The second set was more routine, breaking the Spaniard to lead 5-3 and closing out the match with a volley winner from the net.
Federer will face Mikhail Youzhny, who defeated Mardy Fish of the United States 6-2, 7-6 (0).
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The Baltimore Ravens went into their Divisional round game against the AFC's No. 1 seed as underdogs, and after a 38-35 overtime win against the Denver Broncos, Baltimore players are happy to have a chance to continue their underdog role in the AFC Championship Game.
In particular, linebacker Ray Lewis is thankful for the opportunity to keep the playoff run going. Lewis will retire after this season, and he'd love nothing more than to close out a successful NFL career with a second Super Bowl win. The kind of shocking win Baltimore claimed over the Broncos is one of the things Lewis loves about football:
"For us to come in here and win, underdogs, that's the beautiful thing about sports," Lewis said. "That's the thing that I'll probably miss anything about my career, it will be to listen to what people say you can't do and then to go do it."
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What Would YOU Do With a Night at the Mount Washington Observatory?
For the past three years, Eastern Mountain Sports has been the official outfitter of the intrepid staff that measures, records and analyzes the "World's Worst Weather" at the top of Mount Washington. Since 1932, the Mount Washington Observatory has kept an uninterrupted watch of one of the most fascinating places on the planet. Located at the confluence of three major storm tracks, Mount Washington has recorded some of the most powerful winds and coldest temperatures in world history at a height of just 6,288 in the heart of New England.
It's a fascinating place to visit but only a select few people each year have the opportunity to stay past dark. Which is why the contest we have running on our Facebook page with Vasque Footwear through November 3, 2013 is so awesome. One lucky person and a guest will win the Ultimate New England Weather Experience. This sweet prize package incudes a night at the elegant and historic Omni Mount Washington Hotel, a snowcat ride to the Mount Washington Observatory and an overnight stay at the most famous weather station on earth! The lucky winner will also receive two pairs of Vasque insulated boots (the same boots worn by the staff of the Mount Washington Observatory), two pairs of Darn Tough Socks and two Mountainsmith daypacks!
This $3,000 prize package includes air transportation (if necessary) and ground transportation along with dinner and breakfast at the Mount Washington Hotel and all meals at the observatory.
Entering the contest is easy as CLICKING HERE and adding a comment telling us the first thing you'd do when you get to the Mount Washington Observatory. The person with the most creative/compelling answer as chosen by a panel of experts from Eastern Mountain Sports and the Mount Washington Observatory will be the winner.
The possibilities are unlimited but here are a few of our favorite activities as submitted by the Mount Washington Observatory staff:
Do a Snow Angel
The first coating of rime ice of the fall was observed on October 8 so chances are, the winner's visit on December 14 will feature PLENTY of opportunities to do real snow angels on the observation deck.
Rub Marty the Cat's Belly (or at least TRY to)
The only year-round resident is a fluffy black cat named Marty. Among the hundreds of observatory visitors and volunteers Marty has unfairly earned a reputation for being somewhat aloof and anti-social. While he does indeed tend to keep his distance, the observers are quick to tell you that he is a love bug at heart who has learned to share his affections only with the regular crew. Roughly translated, the poor kitty doesn't want to get too attached to folks who don't visit more than a few hours!
Reflect On How Lucky You Are
If the extreme weather doesn't dazzle you, the indescribable feeling of seeing firsthand the stunning sunsets that the rest of the world wlll only see in photographs will definitely give you something to think about.
Track the Stars
OK, so maybe you don't have the tools or the patience to construct a single image from 1,000 stacked still photos but you'll be spending time with people who do. Just imagine the conversations you'll have around the dinner table!
Shoot a Documentary or News Feature
The Mount Washington Observatory is a hotspot for weather reporters and documentary filmmakers alike but there's ALWAYS room for fresh perspectives and in-depth reports on the fascinating work that happens there around the clock in all kinds of weather.
SO, what would be the first thing YOU'D do when you got to the Mount Washington Observatory? Leave a comment in the photo below on our Facebook page and you just might get the chance to make it happen!
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TO ENTER: You must enter as explained below between October 16, 2013 and November 3, 2013 (the "Entry Periodâ€). Entries received before or after the Entry Period will not be eligible.
FACEBOOK : Log onto Facebook, visit the Eastern Mountain Sports Facebook Page and leave a comment on the photo titled IF YOU COULD SPEND A NIGHT ON MOUNT WASHINGTON, WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU'D DO?
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Mount Washington Observatory Overnight Trip for 2, scheduled on December 13 & 14, 2013. Prize dates are not changeable. Prize components include:
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November 3, 2013, 9:11 pm
The friend that will accompany me owns beautiful black female cat that would love to meet Marty. She has only seen him on the internet but she is very interested in meeting him and hanging out on the observation deck. She has a thick coat and tufted paws perfect for the winter weather up there. My friend is a photographer and will shoot the encounter from beginning to end. So Marty will have a memento of the event.
October 27, 2013, 7:32 pm
I would bring my son Xander, then share the experience with wmur news, so the experience could be shared by many.
October 26, 2013, 10:04 am
Stay awake soaking every aspect of the days changes as the clock ticks on. Sunset to Sunrise soak it in like a sponge
October 24, 2013, 3:23 pm
Set up my GoPro overnight to film the stars, write on a piece paper what I love about my life, and what I would like to change, then bury it, and return to it a few years later and see what has changed. Have a massive snowball fight, then in the morning, skateboard down the mountain road.
October 23, 2013, 5:41 pm
Put on my Volkls, and make the cat driver cash me down the autoroad! Although, from the Mt W hotel side, we might have to ski the cog tracks. Ouch. Ok, from cat – ski road, from cog, ice fish lake in clouds. 1958 stocking report: fingerling stocking attempts discountinued after 3 years. Pond appears to freeze solid!
October 23, 2013, 2:29 pm
I would call my mom because she would think that was so cool that I was staying overnight on Mt Washington
October 23, 2013, 9:40 am
I would probably go into the kitchen and see if I could help the volunteer cooks out, having been a volunteer cook up on the summit 10 times or so. I know how hard they work feeding the crew and the guests that come up. Love that place!
October 23, 2013, 9:21 am
I would show my two kids (5 and 2) the magic of the stars and hope to show them the northern lights.
October 23, 2013, 9:10 am
I wonder. What if you win but live close enough to drive and don't need the flight? Maybe they could throw in a couple parkas? lol
If I win, after I scream "Top of the world Ma!" aI want to drink a lot of hot chocolate.
October 23, 2013, 9:09 am
I would love to set up a tripod and hope to capture some aurora or at least some amazing star shots!
October 16, 2013, 5:54 pm
I would make s'mores on my jet boil while sitting in my one piece base layer suit!


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The Aura
There are two types of movement in the Aura. One is the ego of the soul, which is the reflection of oneself. This movement pulls the soul towards oneself and the other movement is the reflection of the cosmic body itself, which is the ego of Aura.
One side of the Aura is the time factor, and the other side is the space factor. When they both enter the material world from the cosmic world, they are sheathed with the cover of sensations. Sensations are those lights called Nasma. Nasma is the name for movement.
From the cosmic world to the material world this movement is the time, which is one side. In the material world this movement changes into space, which is dual movement. Aura is Nasma's body. This body has two sides. One side comes into existence through Nasma's single movement, i.e. the time factor. The second side is Nasma's dual movement, i.e. the space factor.
The first side is the Jinn, and the other is man. As God has created everything in pairs. Every body comprises of two sides. The material body's other side is the soul. The soul's connection is directly maintained with the Aura. The soul absorbs the lights of knowledge from God's Attributes and sends them to the Aura, and the Aura passes them onto man's body, where they are seen in the form of movements or actions. Every reflection of the soul is spiritual. God has linked soul to Himself.
It is written……..
"So when I have fashioned him and breathed into him My Spirit, then you fall down prostrate to him."
The soul in Adam's body is the light of God's Names, because God has attributed the knowledge of the soul to Himself. God's Being is pure from all deformities. Therefore the soul that He Blew into the body will also certainly be pure and sacred.
This reflection of sacredness is the reflection of Angels. Lights of the Universe descend from the Loh-e-Mehfooz to the material world. Man's cosmic body absorbs these lights in the cosmic world (reflection of Jinn and man is working in the cosmic body).
Reflection of Jinn is Satanism or corruption. Reflection of man is that of forgetfulness or emptiness. Every light from Loh-e-Mehfooz contains the reflection of the soul. That is to say that any light of knowledge which comes to the cosmic world is nothing but good because it's the reflection of the Angels, who are pure.
In the mirror of the cosmic world, reflection of knowledge is seen through the eyes of the cosmic body. When the cosmic body absorbs the lights in one side, then these lights work on the outer side of the cosmic body. So the inner side of the cosmic body, which is man's reflection, remains void from these 3 lights.
Thus, a body of Nasma is created, which is called the Jinn's. The inner part of the Jinn's is emptiness, or the darkness, which contains no reflection of the soul. "On the other hand, when in the cosmic world, the lights of the inner cosmic body reflect the inner side, the lights of knowledge are embedded when emptiness of the inner soul is filled with lights, then the reflection of man becomes dominant and man begins to know himself."
Man gets created in the materialistic world from clay. Material body is called clay because the nature of clay is emptiness. This is man's reflection of forgetfulness. When a child is born it's born into nature. That is to say, it does not possess the intellect of the knowledge of Divine Attributes.
This intellect gradually develops in this world. Intellect's body is the material body. There are two reflections working in the development of the intellect. One is that of the soul, which is the origin and always keeps to man's selfless. The second is that of cosmic body which keeps to man's intellect.
Soul's reflection creates angelic reflection in the intellect. Reflection of the Aura transmits the corrupt and destructive element into the intellect. Between these two there works man's own will. Through Aura the soul's reflection reaches the intellect.
The intellect with the help of these lights brings about man's practical life. Intellectual "will" works towards the arrangements of practical life.
Every light contains reflection of the soul, the goodness, and the reflection of the Jinn's or the corruption. Goodness is the light, which is the inner side of things, and corruption is the darkness or ignorance, which is the outer side of things.
Every action of man is based on the quantity of good and bad. Likewise each action contains a particular light. This light comes out of the body with each movement of the body. This light then returns to the Aura. As we have mentioned above that the Aura is the circles of lights, which encircle the material body.
Every light coming out of the material body enters into the Aura, which changes the colours of Aura's circles. It's colours show man's character or the way of thinking. The colours of the lights are the Attributes of God's Names. When man's way of thinking is correct and he knows his soul and God's Existence, then all his actions portray Attributes of God's Names. These colours get absorbed into the Aura during the state of sleep and enter the world of Araaf (a place intervening between heaven and hell) and man keeps his connection with the soul because of its angelic attributes.
Thus it directly receives information from the soul and with his will brings this information onto the curtain of intellect, where the eye of the heart sees them in the form of dreams.
Such true dreams prove salvation for man. Therefore, the Aura, with its angelic attributes, protects man's intellect and keeps him away from any danger or loss. In contrast, if man only tries to understand the lights coming into his intellect with superficial thought, then the Aura's other side, which is the reflection of the Jinn's, inspire into his intellect all the corruption and destruction.
When man with his destructive thought does something wrong, then every light coming out of his body contains a satanic attribute and he keeps filling the lights of his wrong actions into his Aura day in day out. Because of this, in the state of sleep in the world of Araaf, the Aura makes no contact with the soul. When after death, man permanently moves to the world of Araaf, he will see the body of this Aura with his own eyes. In this world we are creating our body which in the Araaf will take the form of the intellect.
The health and strength, the correct and wrong of that body are made up of our own actions. Cosmic body is only responsible for passing souls information to the intellect. When the intellect breaks its contact with the soul, i.e. the origin, then it gets lost into the maze of the Universe.
Only soul's intellect teaches man the Knowledge of God, because soul's eyes can see into the manifestation of Divine Light, which is the Reflection of God.
Teachings of Ascended Master Saida Khatoon
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