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I heard the movie business started there to get out of reach of enforcement of movie camera patents back east. If true that’s pretty ironic since the whole industry is built on IP rights.
I might have to do a little reading myself to clear this up
I heard the movie business started there to get out of reach of enforcement of movie camera patents back east. If true that’s pretty ironic since the whole industry is built on IP rights.
I heard the movie business started there to get out of reach of enforcement of movie camera patents back east. If true that’s pretty ironic since the whole industry is built on IP rights.
And in part because of the diversity of landscapes to film in. Westerns and such were never going to be filmed in the east.
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And in part because of the diversity of landscapes to film in. Westerns and such were never going to be filmed in the east.
And then the TMZ came into limit those landscapes. For good reason though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_zone
There are tons of reasons why it was all built. Many explain why other places are starting to compete more with Hollywood. Even the Disney style Unreal Engine scenery is a threat to advantages Hollywood had.
I heard the movie business started there to get out of reach of enforcement of movie camera patents back east. If true that’s pretty ironic since the whole industry is built on IP rights.
Interesting, I always heard it was started by Jews looking to get away from racism back east. I might have to do a little reading myself to clear this up
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Unless I'm missing something this is the instantaneous generation, ie it needs to be averaged over 24hr (actually over the year) to get a real picture of CA's energy mix. (Also, I wouldn't put hydro in the clean energy in CA)
It's a bit misleading to say Hydro doesn't tackle climate change, though it is environmentally unfriendly. One particular political party loves to make jokes about "clean" energy, by conflating different definitions of clean. Generally, I think it's fair to say climate change is the biggest concern, so I am comfortable when "clean" or "green" refers to CO2 free.
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Are you sure? This link from 2021 says the net power consumed in CA was less than 34% renewables, and the in-state generated renewables are about the same. https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/califo... EDIT: pedantic physics moment. When I say "power" consumed I actually mean the time integral of power over the course of a year, i.e. energy, expressed as GWh
I wrote "at this moment", which meant instantaneously, not overall, or for 2021 as there has been very fast buildout. Data can be found here: https://www.caiso.com/todays-outlook/supply It has gone up a couple of points since I posted.
That being said I find the avg to be the only interesting metric (unless you build power lines)
Many/most of Raymond Chandler’s works are set in the time period when LA was gradually shifting from oil to film as its predominant industry. I believe oil executives were in a few of the stories as villains too. Great reads if you’re interested in the era.
Absolutely. Chandler was in fact employed by an oil company before he tapped a richer vein (sorry) with his fiction. Incidentally, while re-reading Chandler's "The Lady in the Lake," I realized that the scene in which Marlowe meets his employer, dozing off in a "high-backed chair" in his club's library, was a description of the library at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Today, if you're a member (or know one), you can…
Great trivia about the club - will definitely have to visit that if I make it to LA again.
Many/most of Raymond Chandler’s works are set in the time period when LA was gradually shifting from oil to film as its predominant industry. I believe oil executives were in a few of the stories as villains too. Great reads if you’re interested in the era.