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This 'blog' began as an attempt to see how difficult it would be to transition a code base from Django to py4web. After completing Corey Schafer's tutorial series on creating a blog app in Django, I took it upon myself to replicate the app in a different framework that I am closer to, which is py4web.
The point of this project is to display the code differences between the two frameworks and the different implementation guidelines that exist within each. Eventually I would like to create a video series following along in Corey's footsteps for creating this blog app, but for now, here is a good demo of what py4web can do.
The source code for the app can be found here, as well as links to py4web's repo and Corey's repo for all proper credit.
Finally, I would like to recommend all that are interested to poke around py4web and see if there is anything you believe can be improved. The team working behind it has been just amazing and accepting of PRs as they come in.


CHILDREN OF THE CORN 30
Written by
David Blue & Brent Head
INT. DINER - EARLY MORNING (DARK)
Very early morning in a small town diner. Americana is pouring from every wall.
Two young men sit at an East-West-oriented table, hands folded on the empty surface.
TUCKER
(sliding his business card across the table) Locusts. They can carry three million times their body weight, when measured in grams. They can decimate an entire cornfield's yield in two days. A locust is gonna scurry on around a lit match - he doesn't want to get burned. He knows when to compromise. He knows when to bend to get ahead. (pause)
I see him in you, but I wonder how your people will handle the concept.
ISAAC
They all hesitate, but I know only a few that can verbally deny the necessity of change. It's the helplessness that I can't stand. It's pitiful. I'm tired of being the prey.
TUCKER fiddles with his silverware for a beat.
TUCKER
Look...My offer is big, but it's a one time deal. I can get you a season's supply of a few herbicides - for the whole community - and I don't even expect a return, necessarily. I just wanna see what happens. If your people aren't impressed by the results - by the numbers - then nothing can be done for them.
ISAAC
They can be very stubborn. Like children, really. (pause)
Children of the corn.
CLOSE ON ISAAC'S FACE. He looks directly at us and smiles.
OPENING CREDITS
MONTAGE - VARIOUS
Tucker drives through the night. First through well-lit urban streets, then on deserted highways.
EXT. DOWNTOWN - EARLY MORNING (DARK)
Isaac walks from the diner, deeper and deeper into the glow of downtown.
He removes his smartphone from his pocket, taps the screen, and brings it to his ear.
INT. ISAAC'S FAMILY'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - EARLY MORNING (DARK)
GABRIELA sits before a traditional Amish table. The kitchen is dark except for a single white wax candle burning next to a phone-shaped wooden block. She brings the block to her ear.
Only her face, the block, and her right hand holding it are visible in the candle's light.
GABRIELA Yes, hello?
ISAAC (O.S.)
Gab, it's me. I just spoke with the
Monsanto man. He's willing to help us...Maybe even cover the cost of herbicide this Spring.
GABRIELA
(brow narrows, voice raises)
I don't see what you hope to accomplish by talking to those people. No one here speaks your name anymore.
INTERCUT between ISAAC'S FAMILY'S HOUSE and DOWNTOWN
ISAAC
(firm)
There's no way they'll ignore the figures. They can't...YOU can't!
We're talking three times the yield (MORE)
ISAAC (CONT'D)
here, minimum...And that's just the first year!
Isaac continues to walk briskly, eyes neurotically darting between each passer-by.
INTERCUT between DOWNTOWN and ISAAC'S FAMILY'S HOUSE
GABRIELA
(assertive)
You need to come home, Isaac.
Whatever it is that you want...No one is going to listen if you don't show yourself.
INTERCUT between ISAAC'S FAMILY'S HOUSE and DOWNTOWN
ISAAC
(to the ground) Fuck.
Isaac lowers the phone from his ear and furiously TAPS the "END CALL" button with his finger.
INT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - THE NEXT DAY
The Cyber Purification Agency is headquartered in the basement of an average-looking suburban home. Tucker parks his car and approaches the door. On the keypad he enters:
"42069"
The door CLICKS open.
INT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - CONTINUOUS
The walls of the basement are covered with circuit boards and displays. A banner hangs with the SEAL of the CPA and the text:
CYBER PURIFICATION AGENCY
Beneath it, a large device marked "IDENTITY AUTHORING UNIT" sits next to a gigantic mound of electronics, paper stacks, and a desk.
In its chair is DRAKE, a twenty-something computer whiz kid wearing baggy jeans and a hoodie, MUMBLING incoherently to himself.
Young people in typical millennial collegiate clothing huddle in small plastic cubes (SYNERGY CAVES,) TYPING on laptops.
TUCKER
(crossing the room)
Plowed him...All we gotta do now is plant the seeds.
  They're helpless.
TUCKER
It's my operation. I've done this before. I'll do it again.
Drake returns to TYPING.
After a beat, Tucker moves over his right shoulder to examine his screen.
How are the crawlers coming?
DRAKE
Just finished the public school databases, now the process begins on ALL governmental digital libraries. It'll be a few more days before I can give you the big picture.
(sighs)
I've been pressing phase three for an estimated timeframe for print source eradication...They've yet to give me anything. Could you talk to them?
Tucker leaves Drake's side and approaches the nearest agent.
TUCKER
Agent Mallard currently on assignment?
AGENT #1
I think he went out for a smoke.
Tucker exits.
EXT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - BACKYARD - CONTINUOUS
Phil Mallard is smoking with another agent, leaning against THE SHED.
Tucker approaches from around the corner, walking casually across the backyard.
He reaches for the PISTOL in his waistband.
He CYCLES the slide, raises the barrel, and stops so that it rests 3 feet behind Mallard's head.
POP
Mallard's body falls forward.
Without hesitation, Tucker replaces the GUN in his waistband and dials "911" on his cell phone. With his free hand, he DRAGS Mallard's body toward the house.
Nine one one, what's your emergency?
TUCKER
(accent thickened, tone brightened)
Matt Schutz, thirteen oh six
Schoenfeld court. My son and I just heard a firecracker or somethin' 'bout a quarter mile West. Could you send somebody out here to check it out?
An officer will be there shortly.
TUCKER Thank ya.
INT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - CONTINUOUS
Tucker ends the call as he DRAGS Mallard's body through the door.
He deposits it in a corner.
The staff watches as he begins to BREW a cup of coffee on a Keurig machine.
Their eyes fly between Tucker and Mallard's CORPSE as it
GARGLES and WHIRS.
Tucker's phone RINGS. He takes the filled cup and answers.
(pause)
TUCKER I understand.
He ends the call, walks to Phil's body, frisks it, and produces a set of keys. He walks to the door and exits immediately.
EXT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - CONTINUOUS Agent Mallard's Mercury Mariner is parked in the driveway. Tucker leaves the house and enters it.
The engine starts - it begins reversing.
INT. MALLARD'S MARINER - DAY - MOVING
Tucker is driving alone on a wide highway. Snow falls on the windshield. His face reflects mild discomfort.
He shifts in the seat.
INT. ISAAC'S CAR - DUSK - MOVING
MONTAGE - ISAAC'S CAR
Isaac's car floats on secluded country roads, Isaac himself looking anxious.
EXT. ISAAC'S FAMILY'S HOUSE - NIGHT
A small farmhouse bordered by dark unknown. Its only illumination is dim candlelight through a window facing the gravel road.
Isaac's car crawls into the narrow lane, its headlights penetrating the darkness.
INT. MONSANTO WORLD HEADQUARTERS - CONFERENCE ROOM - NIGHT
A typical corporate meeting room with dreary, bare walls and white fluorescent lighting. It's dominated by a long black table surrounded by 11 office chairs. Five are on each side, and one is on the end, facing a large projector screen that covers the opposite wall. There are no other objects in the room save for a faded fake plant in one corner.
THE CEO of Monsanto leans against the wall next to the projector screen, moving little and watching Tucker (in an identical position opposite him.)
He's in his late fifties and balding. He speaks slowly and deliberately, with a heavy southern accent.
CEO
This is it bud.
TUCKER
I'm still not sure why I'm here.
CEO
These guys only hear ideas from me, most of the time. Ideas...Talk. They're used to hearin' a lot of talk. Tell ya the truth, they've heard enough talk 'bout this, and it don't scare 'em.  They'll take one look at you... (grins)
They'll piss themselves.
INT. ISAAC'S FAMILY'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Isaac is eating dinner with his family. He sits at one end of a round walnut table, HIS FATHER on the other. Gabriela is on Isaac's right, opposite THEIR MOTHER. Two tall white candles burn on the table amidst an assortment of paper bags bearing the Taco Bell logo.
Isaac passes a soft taco to his mother.
ISAAC
(in his element)
This is it. This is the opportunity
I've been waiting for. I have a willing ear in the most powerful organization in the world. I have to take it. YOU have to take it.
Gabriela looks at her mother's food. The parents remain in silence for a beat, unsure of how to respond.
ISAAC'S FATHER
I thought you studied law, son.
ISAAC
Yes, that's how I met him.
ISAAC'S FATHER What can this man have to do with your schoolwork then? Is he in trouble?
ISAAC
No no, he's in too powerful a position with his company, and with the English by extension.
ISAAC'S FATHER
Is his company in trouble, then?
ISAAC
No...Well probably on a global scale, but no more than a company of its nature 'ought to be in.
Isaac's father devours another spoonful, looking puzzled.
INTERCUT between ISAAC'S FAMILY'S HOUSE and THE CONFERENCE
ROOM
The door opens and THE BOARD begins filing in and taking their seats.
The CEO stands upright and smiles, greeting each man appropriately.
They are all identical - balding banker-types. They kind that's found on Wall Street, except in cheaper suits.
Tucker stands, but remains in his corner, studying each face with interest.
Greetings are short between then; strict professionalism and an already present familiarity replace the usual idle conversation.
The CEO takes his position at the chairless end of the table and places both palms on it.
CEO
Gentlemen...Why are you here?...Why are WE here? (pause)
Money! We're here to get rich.
We're here to deliver the future of agriculture into human hands. We're here to save the world!
INTERCUT between THE CONFERENCE ROOM and ISAAC'S FAMILY'S
HOUSE
ISAAC
Tucker is one of the kindest men I've met in the English world. I think he truly wants to help us, and that's a rarity among them.
ISAAC'S MOTHER What about all the exceptions they give us? Our children can be schooled here, we do not pay the same taxes as --
ISAAC
(interrupting)
Exceptions from THEIR LAWS, mother.
Written as if they apply to the whole planet. We're allowed to toy with differing from them, but only because it suits them. They find us entertaining. When our people grow strong again and spread - when our presence overcomes the container they have built for us, they will retaliate, believe me.
INTERCUT between ISAAC'S FAMILY'S HOUSE and THE CONFERENCE
ROOM
CEO
Our children will remember this. It may be unglorified now - lacks the glamour of silicon valley - but we are the celebrities and fresh minds of the future, my friends! As the population grows and the demand for food increases, and the diseases creep from the masses into the mansions of Malibu, we will be there with superfoods, cures, and repellants! There's one thing you can always be sure of.
(pauses, already proud of himself for the punchline)
As far and wide as man's mind is allowed to expand, as abstract and creative as his thoughts may become, as wealthy and powerful as he may get, he will ALWAYS have to eat.
The board is decidedly unaffected, neither bored nor impressed.
The CEO pauses to turn off the lights and trigger the projector.
A slide appears:
"CYBER PURIFICATION AGENCY"
CEO (CONT'D)
Now, as I see it, we've just about dealt with every obstacle in the way of our future utopia.  There's only one people left that explicit and fundamentally oppose human progress...The Amish.
INTERCUT between THE CONFERENCE ROOM and ISAAC'S FAMILY'S
HOUSE
If we are the playthings of the
English, why would Monsanto provide us with chemicals for free?
ISAAC
Tucker believes I can convince the community to try their agricultural methods. He thinks he's helping us. He hasn't considered, though, that eventually one of our people must conquer the other. If we temporarily use the tools they give us, we can quadruple our yield, and four times the food means four times as many mouths fed. I'm sure he'd never imagine a world under Amish rule. His surprise is another...Welcomed opportunity.
GABRIELA
(flustered)
So you're lying to this man?
Isaac's father stops chewing for a moment. He looks wearily at his son.
 You suggest we cover our home in their poison. You indulge in all of their technological comforts and GABRIELA (CONT'D)
conveniences...Perhaps even their women!
ISAAC'S MOTHER Gabriela!
ISAAC
Virtue has to be compromised to further the interests of our people.
ISAAC'S FATHER Sounds like something they would say.
ISAAC
(growing agitated)
Good. I suppose then that I have a greater understanding of our most dangerous enemies than the head of our house.
INTERCUT between ISAAC'S FAMILY'S HOUSE and THE CONFERENCE
ROOM
CEO
To counter this threat, I created the Cyber Purification Agency and appointed this man...
(gestures at Tucker) ...As its director.
Tucker remains in the corner, but nods in acknowledgement to the now-anxious eyes that study him.
(turning to face The CEO) What is the purpose of this...Agency, exactly?
TUCKER
To rid humanity of the Amish...Physically and culturally.
We we're done, it will be as if they never existed.
INTERCUT between THE CONFERENCE ROOM and ISAAC'S FAMILY'S
HOUSE
ISAAC'S MOTHER I don't understand, Isaac...You talk about our "growth" but we have no need to grow.
ISAAC
If we are to survive mother, yes we do. The English world fundamentally ISAAC (CONT'D)
worships ambition. It is the foundation - the MEANING even - of their lives, and the only protection from their ambition is ruthless ambition of your own.
Right now, it's their people that grow in numbers and power. They need more and more land, more and more money, and soon they will begin to take ours. The only option for us is to do the same. If no one else is willing to sacrifice principle to save the entirety of our people, it will have to be me! If I am the only man in this family willing to protect it, then so be it!
Isaac SLAMS his silverware on the table and STOMPS out of the room.
INT. MONSANTO WORLD HEADQUARTERS - CONFERENCE ROOM - LATER
Tucker is now presenting and The CEO has taken his corner.
The board is unanimously terrified: shaking, wide-eyed, and sweating as their eyes dart between Tucker and the slide he's discussing. It reads:
"CULTURAL PURGE
1. Phrases drafted in conjunction with behavioral psychologists placed in popular media to eradicate memory
2. Computer specialists employed to erase all global electronic traces of the Amish, including online encyclopedias, social media, video streaming services, etc.
3. Agents experienced in on-the-field espionage deployed in a worldwide covert operation to destroy any physical media of the same type"
TUCKER
As you can imagine, the third phase is the most difficult undertaking of the whole operation, logistically. In my opinion, we need to consider bringing our completion date much closer. As the internet expands, the mess becomes larger and larger. The traces of TUCKER (CONT'D)
the Amish duplicate and spread, ever increasing the complexity of their removal. We've nearly completed phases one and two, but we've had some setbacks with phase three. Luckily, I have assurances that things should move smoothly from now on.
(engaged in a tremendous effort to muster volume) If I may, from where will the funding be coming for...All of this?
CEO
Does it matter? We're talking about the future of humanity here! And given that "humanity" includes all of this company, I'd say it's our highest priority.
TUCKER
Obviously, for the cultural eradication to succeed, all citizens with connections to the Amish must be eliminated as well.
The CEO chuckles.
INT. MONSANTO WORLD HEADQUARTERS - CONFERENCE ROOM - LATER
The presentation has just concluded. The CEO moves from the corner to turn on the lights. He stops at Tucker's side and rests his right arm on his shoulders.
CEO
Well gentlemen, you know now that I have the right man for the job. I brought in Tucker when the green movement began gaining ground in the nineties. He brought in a fresh theory: these people that fetishize simplicity and ignorance, they come from all walks of life, and they pose a great threat to a species that requires technological and cultural momentum to survive. They must be stopped at all costs. He's my secret weapon. I put my faith in him, and you should too.
(looks at watch, yawns)
It's getting quite late, though.
CEO (CONT'D) I'll consider this meeting adjourned.
Every member of The Board begins yawning ferociously as they reach for their briefcases to leave.
They're still yawning as they get up, and one by one they notice that Tucker is the only one in the room not yawning.
He stands completely still, emotionless, looking straight forward with apathetic eyes.
They exit quickly now, running in terror like prey, still yawning, the CEO right behind them, smiling and yawning, leaving Tucker standing alone in the conference room as it darkens.
INT. ISAAC'S FAMILY'S HOUSE - ISAAC'S ROOM - EARLY MORNING
(DARK)
Isaac's childhood room has only a rudimentary, uncomfortable bed, his open suitcase, two burning candles, and a Bible resting on top of a wooden nightstand.
Isaac lays on top of the blankets - still clothed - staring at the ceiling. His phone RINGS.
He answers.
TUCKER (O.S.) How did it go?
ISAAC
To be honest, I don't feel like they're really my family anymore. Their weakness is stifling...Disgusting.
EXT. PARKING LOT - EARLY MORNING (DARK)
Tucker stands in an empty parking lot, his back to the wall of an office building.
TUCKER
It's fine. We expected this, right?
You've always known it could only be you.
ISAAC
I didn't expect to face COMPLETE rejection. The effectiveness of our
ISAAC (CONT'D)
doctrine is quite amazing. Even a community this size should have one outlier...One ambitious Amish man.
TUCKER That's you.
Tucker pauses for a moment and listens.
TUCKER (CONT'D) Look, if need be, we can try drafting a plan to apply the stuff covertly...Something like that. It'd give us a chance to prove it. INTERCUT between THE PARKING LOT and ISAAC'S ROOM
ISAAC
That's a frightening thought.
TUCKER (O.S.)
That's your family talking.
ISAAC You're right.
TUCKER (O.S.)
Okay, you've got me. You have the support of the most powerful biochemical manufacturer on the planet. And families fight, you know. Even extreme philosophical differences can be simply...Tossed aside. It's kinda what makes someone family.
ISAAC
Thanks man, you've really helped. I'll talk some to the rest of the community tomorrow.
INTERCUT between ISAAC'S ROOM and THE PARKING LOT Tucker ends the call and stares into the trees.
INT. AMISH COMMUNITY CHURCH - DAY
The church is small, sparse, and very wooden. The laughter of children can be heard from outside, but the church itself is completely empty except for JOSEPH BOWES, who slouches in the third pew from the front with his head back, snoring lightly.
A YOUNG WOMAN approaches giddily and taps his head with a pew
Bible.
YOUNG WOMAN Uncle Joe!
Uncle Joe awakens abruptly and looks at his niece with confusion.
YOUNG WOMAN (CONT'D) You really shouldn't sleep in church, you know.
Joseph MUMBLES inaudibly.
YOUNG WOMAN (CONT'D) Isaac's back. Gabriela was here first service talkin' about the deal he's making with Monsanto. He's very worked up about it. Made friends with a man named Tucker.
JOSEPH BOWES
(more attentively now) What?
YOUNG WOMAN
(laughing)
No, you're awake now. I've done my job.
Joseph's niece kisses him on the cheek and skips away. He makes no attempt to recapture their conversation.
He pauses and stares ahead thoughtfully for a beat before rising from his pew.
INT. JOSEPH BOWES' RESIDENCE - THAT NIGHT
Joseph crouches in his cellar holding a single candle with his left hand, and digging through a small lockbox with his right.
He ruffles through several hand-written pages of diverse ages before he comes across a typed LETTER on stationary.
It's illegible except for the CPA SEAL and the sender's signature:
"Tucker
VP, Community Relations
Monsanto Co."
EXT. FIELD - LATER
The sky is clear, and the moon is bright, but only a large tree and Joseph Bowes are distinguishable from the horizon.
He maintains a slow pace across the soybean stubble, limping on his left leg.
A lone car's headlights appear around the corner.
As it SILENTLY approaches, it is apparent that Joseph will meet it as he crosses the road, so he pauses to let it pass. Instead, its approach slows as its headlights grow closer.
They stop, shining directly on Joseph; he can see nothing else.
A car door OPENS.
TUCKER
(yelling) Joseph Bowes?
JOSEPH BOWES
Who's th --
A metallic WHISTLING ends Joseph's inquiry.
Seconds later, his body hits the ground.
THUD
EXT. FIELD - DAY
In the light, the field is revealed to be a perfect river valley bordered by proud green bluffs. In the center, a magnificent and ancient bur oak spreads its branches.
Two police cars are parked parallel to one another on a private access road.
A group of lab technicians in white lab coats can be seen moving about inside a border of yellow tape, which flaps furiously in the wind. Another car approaches, this one unmarked.
It parks behind the originals and SPECIAL AGENT DON HAWKINS steps out, licking a huge lollipop in a black suit and aviators.
He stops, rests his right hand in his pocket, and slowly surveys the landscape as he continues to lick.
The BODY of Joseph Bowes lays on the ground, his face frozen in terror. It is physically untouched save for a perfectly circular two foot diameter hole in his abdomen.
Agent Hawkins slowly approaches an observing uniformed POLICE OFFICER.
AGENT HAWKINS
You ever seen anything like this?
(without turning) They say we've had stranger. I certainly haven't.
The officer turns now and immediately fixates on Don's lollipop.
POLICE OFFICER ONE (CONT'D) Who are you?
AGENT HAWKINS (quickly shows badge)
Special Agent Hawkins, FBI.

LATER
Don's lollipop is nearly gone now. He returns to his car and retrieves a DSLR from the back seat, along with another lollipop.
He clamps it with his teeth as he takes photos of the crimescene.
INT. DON'S CAR - DUSK - MOVING Country plays on the radio. Don finishes a cigarette and reaches for his cell phone. He dials a number and brings it to his ear.
After a beat, a voicemail tone is heard.
 Or just...Call me back.
INT. DON'S MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Don's motel is a cheap, single-level unit with a remoteless TV and duck-themed comforter.
A POSTERBOARD hangs on an empty wall covered with a map, newspaper clippings, magazine photos, hand-written notes, and thumbtacks interconnected by red yarn. Phrases like "School Shooting," "Amish Hatecrimes," and "Small Town Murder" dominate the headlines.
On the table below is an open briefcase full of lollipops.
Don lounges, feet crossed on the bed facing the board, pouring himself a glass of whiskey.
EXT. OUTSIDE DON'S MOTEL ROOM - LATER
Don smokes a cigarette and stares absentmindedly at the nearby highway, occasionally glancing at his phone.
INT. DON'S MOTEL ROOM - NEARLY DAWN Don's using his laptop now. On the screen is a Yahoo Answers page. The question (in bold) is:
"Is it true that amish people are taking over the world??!?"
EXT. AMISH COMMUNITY - DAY
Tucker and Isaac stroll through a cluster of busy farmers.
TUCKER
Unfortunately, we don't really have applicators fit to be pulled with horses.
ISAAC
Could your people just take care of it then?
TUCKER
(shaking head) We need to keep this low profile...A convoy of trucks
(MORE)
TUCKER (CONT'D)
carrying tractors and sprayers through Amish country is going to attract a lot of attention.
ISAAC
They'll have to be borrowed, then. I'm sure there are neighbors who'd be willing to help. (hesitates)
I think I can convince them.
EXT. AMISH COMMUNITY - ELSEWHERE - CONTINUOUS
Don is wandering from house to house, knocking on each door, and intercepting anyone he encounters on the road between them.
He steps on the next porch and knocks. After a beat, an AMISH WOMAN opens the door. She has a filthy face and appears to be in her mid-twenties.
AMISH WOMAN
(nervous, looking down) Yes?
AGENT HAWKINS
(flashing badge)
Special Agent Don Hawkins, ma'am,
FBI. Do you have time to answer some questions?
AMISH WOMAN
(moves back)
I...I should really get my husband.
AGENT HAWKINS That's fine.
The two stare at each other for a beat, waiting for the other to move.
AGENT HAWKINS (CONT'D) Is he in?
AMISH WOMAN He's in the field.
AGENT HAWKINS
(unfolds notebook)
Well then, what's your name? She SLAMS the door.
Don stares straight ahead for a beat before turning on his heels, starting for the next house on the road.
SAUL comes in frame from the right as he climbs the ditch, a five-gallon bucket of oats in his right hand. He's an Amish teen with a freckled face.
The outline of Tucker and Isaac can be seen in the distance, walking Don's way.
(nudging sunglasses) Scuse me.
SAUL
(looking down) Yessir.
AGENT HAWKINS What's your name, bud?
SAUL Saul, sir.
AGENT HAWKINS
Saul, okay. You've heard about what happened to Mr. Joseph Bowes, I'm sure.
SAUL Yes.
AGENT HAWKINS Do you remember anything unusual about that night, the twenty-third?
SAUL
Not particularly, but my family's farm is two miles West, there. (points)
We wouldn'a heard nothin' or anything.
AGENT HAWKINS Did you know Mr. Bowes?
SAUL
Was a friend of the family.
(pause)
I'd worked with him a couple times.
AGENT HAWKINS
Did anything about him seem odd to you?
SAUL
He was always lyin'. Lied to nearly everybody 'bout everything. Sleazy
(MORE)
SAUL (CONT'D) bastard.
(scribbling in notebook) Can you think of anyone that might have wanted him dead?
SAUL
Not really. He was dishonest, but not 'bout nothin' big.
AGENT HAWKINS Do you remember any specific examples of him lying?
SAUL
He was just always where he shouldn'a been. Sneaking around on land that wasn't his, asking about things that ain't his business, that sorta thing.
AGENT HAWKINS Okay, thank ya bud.
Don hands over his business card, Saul takes it hesitantly.
AGENT HAWKINS (CONT'D) You let me know if you need anything.
(offering hand)
Special Agent Hawkins, FBI.
SAUL
(looks at hand, remains still)
You be careful round these parts, mister. This ain't your home.
Saul picks up his bucket and continues on his way. Don, unphased, spies Tucker and Isaac and moves their way.
Gentlemen, you have a moment? The men stop as they meet.
TUCKER Yeah, sure.
(flashing badge)
Special Agent Don Hawkins, FBI. I'm investigating the murder of Joseph
Bowes, local Amish farmer. He was...Hit with some sort of device
(MORE)
AGENT HAWKINS (CONT'D) and left a few nights ago in the river valley 'bout a mile from here.
(nods)
TUCKER
We were just talkin' about that. Terrible thing.
Isaac nods.
(looks between them, studying)
You two from around here?
ISAAC I am.
AGENT HAWKINS (retrieving notebook)
Can I get your names, please?
TUCKER Tucker.
ISAAC Isaac.
(writing, mumbling) Isaac...Tucker.
(pause) Last names?
Agent Hawkins finishes writing in silence for a beat, then looks up. Both Tucker and Isaac stare blankly.
Don stares between them for a long while, waiting for something.
(clears throat)
Did either of you know Mr. Bowes?
ISAAC
We'd talking in church a few times, but I didn't really know much about him.
Don writes for a beat, then turns to Tucker.
TUCKER
(shaking head) Can't say I did.
AGENT HAWKINS Were either of you in the area on the night of the twenty-third?
TUCKER
(staring off in recollection)
I was...Up in Des Moines for the weekend, speaking at a conference.
ISAAC
Actually yes, I was staying with my family for the night.
(glances at Tucker)
Our farm's not far from here.
(looking down, writing) Do you remember seeing or hearing anything unusual?
ISAAC
Not particularly, no.
Have you ever noticed anything off about Mr. Bowes? Know anyone that might want him dead?
ISAAC
Certainly not. I mean, I didn't know him all that well, but he seemed innocent enough.
Don writes more in his notebook.
(smiling)
Okay gentlemen...Thank you for your help.
Don shakes hands with Isaac, then Tucker. HOLDING on Tucker...
INT. TUCKER'S CAR - THAT NIGHT - MOVING Tucker is giving Isaac a ride back to the city.
They sit in silence. Tucker is concentrated on the road, Isaac stares out the window. The glow of streetlamps move rhythmically over their faces. Red and blue lights join them suddenly, dancing about the cabin.
Tucker's eyes move calmly to the speedometer.
Police sirens HOOT twice in quick succession.
ISAAC Jesus.
TUCKER
(pulling over) Yup.
The car stops, Tucker moves the gear lever to Park, and reaches for the glovebox, but pauses and retreats.
A moment passes.
Isaac begins to grow agitated; he moves his hand to his face.
ISAAC
(confused, looking around the car)
What the hell?!
Isaac's eyes come to rest on Tucker's pants, where a brown stain is forming.
POLICE OFFICER TWO approaches, Tucker's face quickly turns to anxiety and pain.
The cop's flashlight shines through the window as he rolls it down.
How are you gentlemen ton -(hand flies to nose) Fuck!
TUCKER
(timidly)
I'm sorry I was going so fast officer...I had an emergency...I was just trying to get to the toilet.
Tucker looks down at his stained pants in simulated shame. The cop's eyes follow and widen.
(stepping back) Jesus...Just go!
Tucker engages a driving gear as the window rolls up.
He maintains his facade until the officer is a bit behind them, when it abruptly drops. Isaac still stares at him in disbelief for a beat.
ISAAC
Okay, what the fu --
TUCKER
(interrupting) The pants.
ISAAC
(puzzled) What?
TUCKER
These pants were cheaper than that ticket would'a been.
(pause)
ISAAC Dear god.
Tucker slows the car as it approaches their destination.
Isaac opens the door, exits, and looks back in for a moment, but says nothing.
Tucker gives him a polite nod as he SLAMS the door.
As the car accelerates back to speed, Tucker places a phone call.
TUCKER
Seven zero uniform november echo xray. I was intercepted a few hours ago in a compromised location. The situation required that I reveal my identity to an FBI agent, badge xray hotel alpha lima india alpha echo. Hawkins, Don. Special Agent. I need you to get on this immediately.
Tucker's driving even faster now. The tires SCREECH as he takes a tight bend.
INT. POLICE CRUISER - CONTINUOUS
Police officer two drives. His partner, POLICE OFFICER THREE rides in the passenger's seat.

POLICE OFFICER THREE Shit.
POLICE OFFICER TWO This guy again.
Three turns a knob, activating the cruiser's sirens and lights.
INTERCUT between THE POLICE CRUISER and TUCKER'S CAR The lights flash in Tucker's rearview mirror. He slows the car and pulls over.
As the car stops, he produces an ASSAULT RIFLE from the backseat.
He exits the car and SPRAYS automatic fire at the two officers from his hip, killing them instantly. Tucker climbs back aboard and drives away. HOLDING ON his face...
INT. COLLEGIATE LECTURE HALL - DAY
An empty (but lit) university lecture hall with no spectacular decoration. Students begin trickling in, then pouring.
After the last has entered, the room is noisy and chatty for beat before Drake walks in, CLOSING the door behind him - ending all conversation.
He sets his laptop bag on the teacher's desk and clears his throat.
DRAKE
I'm sure everyone prepared for a pop quiz today...
Uproar ensues.
Every student lurches out of their seat and throws any available loose objects toward the front of the room. One young man rips his laptop's screen from its body.
Another breaks the bundled software DVD in his textbook and begins devouring the pieces.
The students in the front row spit on Drake relentlessly.
(continuing)
Unfortunately, today I have something more important.
Abrupt SILENCE; the students are inexplicably back in their seats.
(begins pacing)
As students of computer science in a technical institution, you have a unique perspective. The common man today is surrounded by so many things he can't understand. His smartphone, his car, his home computer. It's hard not to wonder what exactly goes through their minds when they see them operate. It must be reduced down to...Almost superstition, you know? Not explicitly, of course, but in some way, deep in the mind of the average Joe, his smartphone becomes his god.
(pause)
And for you, it will become a god also, but one of a different sort. Most seek to let their god do the work, to only interact with what's on the surface, but you! You hold our technological god as one to be known! And that is exactly how it should be. We must always want to know more. Not just for the sake of the knowledge, but for the betterment of our lives. Now, I'm here to tell you something very important.
(pause)
There's a war on. And, you wanna know a secret?
(stops, pauses)
It's on us.
(resumes pacing after a beat)
It's on every one of us thinkers.
Us learners. It's on, well, anyone with progress in their minds. It's a war waged on knowledge itself. A war of ignorance. Not to brag, but at this very moment, I'm at the forefront of our defense. I'm the walls that keep the enemy at bay, if you will. I was approached; I
got in early. And it's been a great ride thus far. Now, I'm offering you a way in. We need the best guys on this...The competition will be tough. But if you fit the bill, you'll be working on an elite unit of new age, cyber-academic superheroes.
Drake walks back to his desk, picks up a clipboard, and shows it to the crowd.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
On your way out, I want you to fill out your contact information on this form. I'll review your transcripts, and call you if you're worth it. This is big guys. You're the best of the best, and I want you in on this. (shouting)
Let's make the world a better place!
THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE erupts from the students. A standing ovation.
HOLDING on Drake as he scans the room, grinning...
EXT. PUBLIC PARK - DAY
An empty state park on a cold spring day. It's surrounded by forest. A small playground is an island in the center of a flat grassy plain. Don's car is parked on the asphalt that cuts through it.

His phone RINGS.
He answers.
AGENT HAWKINS Hawkins.
INT. DIRECTOR STAFF'S OFFICE - DAY
DIRECTOR STAFF is a slim redhead in her early forties. Her office is exactly as you'd expect of someone of her rank. A small brass model of "Washington Crossing the Delaware" holds pens on her desk. Pictures of her children adorn oak shelves along with a Detroit Lions foam hand.

DIRECTOR STAFF The Bowes case has just been closed.
INTERCUT between DIRECTOR STAFF'S OFFICE and the PUBLIC PARK Don ceases swinging and licking.
AGENT HAWKINS What?
DIRECTOR STAFF (O.S.) There's just not enough there, Don.
Everything points to an agricultural accident.
AGENT HAWKINS You can't be serious.
INTERCUT between the PUBLIC PARK and DIRECTOR STAFF'S OFFICE
DIRECTOR STAFF Oh come on Hawkins, you're better than this...
(forcing confidence)
He was a forty year old farmer for
Christ's sake! He probably never left the fuckin' country.
The director pauses, waiting for Hawkins to laugh at her joke.
DIRECTOR STAFF (CONT'D) Gimme a reason for someone to butcher this guy like that.
(pause)
AGENT HAWKINS (O.S.) You've changed.
DIRECTOR STAFF
(chuckling) Yeah, okay.
INTERCUT between DIRECTOR STAFF'S OFFICE and the PUBLIC PARK Don gets up from the swing and starts walking.

We both know cases don't get closed clean in a week.
 Gotta get it in while ya still can, I guess. Can't blame ya.
INTERCUT between the PUBLIC PARK and DIRECTOR STAFF'S OFFICE
Director Staff is sitting up straight now, her fear overcoming her repulsion.
DIRECTOR STAFF
You're out of line, Special Agent.
Tell me, what piece of agricultural equipment used by this AMISH man could inflict such precise, deadly damage to him, and then vanish afterwards?
(pause)
Also, could you possibly explain, assuming you know of such an apparatus, why he was using it on a field MILES away from land owned by anyone he knew, much less himself?
(pause)
Director Staff looks at George Washington.
DIRECTOR STAFF When's the last time you drank, Don?
INTERCUT between DIRECTOR STAFF'S OFFICE and the PUBLIC PARK
Hawkins stops for a beat.
AGENT HAWKINS
At least three weeks ago, why?
The line CLICKS. Don checks his phone.
AGENT HAWKINS (CONT'D) Damnit.
He pivots on his heels to face his car in the distance, and sprints.
INT. ISAAC'S HOUSE - DINING ROOM - NIGHT
Isaac's house is modern and brimming with fashionable, hand-made vintage decor and shining stainless steel appliances.
In the dining room, Tucker sits opposite him at a dark wood table, covered in fresh organic salad, raw milk, and free range steak.
In the low light, Isaac isn't noticing the reaction these fresh foods elicit from Tucker. His eyes tear, his nose starts to bleed, and he oscillates to such extreme angles that serious concentration is required to prevent him from falling out of his chair.
ISAAC
(cutting steak and chewing)
I've figured you people out, you know.
(pointing fork at Tucker) I've been here long enough. I can pick up on all of your unspoken hierarchies and systems of control. It's fascinating, really. Not too difficult.
(pause)
Since childhood, I've always hated what the English say about us. They laugh, pointing at our beards, hats, and apple butter. It's like we're just animals to them - pets.
Now that kind of talk! English privilege. That's what they should legislate! Handcuff the bastards!
(chews)
TUCKER
It's gotten worse, really. The green movement picking up Amish foodstuffs - turning all of the culture and heritage into a
(MORE)
middle-class hobby. "Ooo look at these people; they've explicitly chosen to lead a hard life. How
interesting!" (pause)
They should put you in a magazine!
ISAAC
Without some sort of agricultural change, it really WILL become an act. What will they do, I wonder, when all of their hard work isn't enough to keep them all fed? Would they really die for their beliefs?
(chewing slows, looks down)
I hope I never find out.
TUCKER Me too.
(pause)
When I heard about the death of that poor man...I just IMMEDIATELY had to hold my children. Even got them out of bed.
Tucker looks over Isaac's shoulder and smiles.
(chuckling)
Me waking THEM up for a change, eh?
ISAAC
(puzzled) Wait...
Tucker rises quickly from his chair, reaching for his waistband.
TUCKER Shit.
He brings the barrel of his GUN to bare on Isaac but totters about for a moment, dazed by his reaction to the organic foods.
POP
It's missed, and Isaac makes a quick break for the back door.
ISAAC What the hell?!
Tucker follows as quickly as his condition will allow, holding onto the wall for support.
He reaches the door after much effort, but Isaac is nowhere to be found.
He leans on th door, GUN resting in one hand against his leg.
HOLDING on Tucker...
INT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - LATER
The CPA is busy. Drake is at his desk, MUMBLING to himself. The agents work silently on their computers.
Upon his arrival, Tucker's condition creates a stir among the staff. He stumbles through the door and promptly vomits on the floor.
After a beat, he continues across the room, breathing heavily and resting at every object along his path. He moves OFF SCREEN.
Glances are exchanged between the staff before he returns, carrying a jug of RoundUp and a syringe.
He rests on a desk, prepares the contraption, and injects the liquid into his arm. Immediately, he beings to relax.
DRAKE
I've got something that'll make you feel better.
Tucker peaks first, then moves toward him. He looks over Drake's shoulder as he begins a Google search:
"AMISH"
He presses a key.
"0 RESULTS FOUND"
Tucker pats his back and begins to move away.
DRAKE (CONT'D) Wait. There's more.
Drake now manually enters a URL into the browser: "HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/AMISH"
"LOADING"
"ERROR 404 - NOT FOUND"
Tucker smiles.
After a beat, Drake pulls him slightly closer.
DRAKE (CONT'D)
(softly)
Phase two is now complete. I'm told phase three will follow within the week.
TUCKER Good.
Tucker stands up straight and hooks his fingers into his belt loops. He calmly scans the room for a beat.
DRAKE
There is one thing though...You might want to say something to the team. For some reason, morale has been dropping. Our efficiency is starting to take a noticeable hit. We can't afford to let them sleep; we need to give them some platitudes to gnaw on.
Tucker nods and meanders towards the front of the room, looking from face to face. None of the agents stop their TYPING.
 All of this.
(pause)
This is the product of man's mind.
The thinking men - the real men - THEY are the ones that built this world for you. Some of you can count yourselves among them.
Others...Can't. But we all work for them. We must trust them, or turn to savagery when reality approaches.
Tucker begins walking slowly, looking directly at each agent as he passes them.
TUCKER (CONT'D) These men stand at the head of the
pack - shining bright - illuminating what's to come like the headlamp of a train's locomotive. I may not be one of
(MORE)
them, but my job - here - is to speak for them. (pointing)
And for you, they have a directive. (beat)
Stay young! Stay focused. Our species is but one small hesitation away from taking its biggest step. BY FAR, its biggest step.
Tucker now slowly paces the entire length of the space.
TUCKER (CONT'D) You should feel privileged! Your job is to remove that last obstacle. Each one of you will help usher in a whole new renaissance of thought.
(beat)
Today, you are smarter than
Napoleon. You're tougher than
Patton. You're more courageous than Smith. We're about to evolve; we're about to transcend ourselves. And the odds that you would be here...You are - quite literally - the luckiest people who have ever lived.
Tucker is still pacing and looking. Not a single individual diverts any attention from his/her work.
TUCKER (CONT'D) Today, we finish the work of our ancestors. This species we're part of - this community. Long has it struggled to be free of its doubters. We've faced oddballs in all forms: critics, "thinking men," leeches, and bygone lost souls.
There have been entire campaigns of violence against us. Our culture has been pillaged. Some have even been lost entirely to those loose-mouthed "thinkers" with their endless empty arguments. (beat)
Yes, we've toiled.
(closing eyes)
Picture something in your mind with me. See every one of the billions of workers who've spent their lives suffering for the comfort we enjoy today. They are the beaten and nude slaves. They are the soot-covered children in the factories. They are dehumanized infantrymen on the
(MORE)
TUCKER (CONT'D)
front line. Draw their faces from memory. You'll find them in your bones. We all carry them with us everywhere, these faces. From birth, we carry them. From infancy, we have a debt to them - a responsibility to remember. (beat)
Now, keep them in your minds. See the billions sprawl out over a landscape. (beat)
Now, let them come together slowly to form a heart...An arm...A leg...A head. Compile each of their
faces into one singular manifestation; one body. This body contains all of OUR goals, OUR love for each other, and OUR progress. Now imagine a faction so radical, with an ideology so skewed, that they would reject the standards this body has worked so hard to create.
(beat)
Can you imagine?! Can you imagine a parent claiming to "love" their child as they simultaneously refuse to educate them? Can you imagine a human being rejecting modern hygiene, stranding himself in the dark ages of annual bathing? Can you imagine someone living now and thriving in self-inflicted isolation after all we have done to enable conversation?
Tucker moves rapidly to the wall, where the SEAL of the Cyber
Purification Agency hangs, and viciously stabs the Amish man's face with his finger.
(screaming)
This is him! This is the prehistoric, anti-human vermin! This is the one who lives in a currencyless fantasy world and cunningly draws your kin in. He DARES reject us! This is what makes them so dangerous. They are Amish. We have to kill them. All of them.
Tucker stops and searches each face for a long while, each one unmoved.
Drake and Tucker make eye contact. Tucker nods.
Tucker leaves.
Immediately after the door closes, Drake turns to the room and releases a single SCREECH. All agents focus their attention on him and begin to form a line in front of the IDENTITY AUTHORING UNIT.
The first in line sits in the device. Drake connects his
External Neural Port to the IAU. It begins WHIRRING and BEEPING. The agent screams and succumbs to extreme spasms.
When the process is complete, Drake disconnects the agent. He moves near the door and stands at attention.
Each agent is processed in this way. Afterwards, they all move to a sequential spot in a growing line.
After the last agent has been processed, Drake again SCREECHES, sending the line single-file out the door.
EXT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - CONTINUOUS
The agents exit the house and each goes a different direction.
MONTAGE - VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Agents walk maniacally, threatening any that stand in their way.
EXT. AMISH COMMUNITY - DAY
MONTAGE - VARIOUS
1. CPA agents flood into the Amish town on a busy planting day, terrorizing and creating chaos.
2. CPA agents trip an elderly Amish woman. She falls to the ground, screaming. Agents pour Adderall and robitussin in a blender, and force feed her every ounce. Her screams intensify.
3.
4. An Amish man, late forties, is trapped on the ground by two CPA agents. He panics and screams. One retrieves an iPhone and holds it close to the man's face. On the screen, a slider reads: "MICROWAVE EMISSIONS"
The agent moves the slider to the most extreme, right through a dark red region labeled:
"LETHAL"
A loud CAPACITOR CHARGE sound is heard and the man's head explodes.
5. A TED TALK is projected on the side of a farm house. Children run away, screaming in horror.
6. A Ray William Johnson video is projected on one side of a barn, the other is spraypainted with segments of code.
INT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - NIGHT
The CPA is quiet and dark. The agents are working diligently and Drake MUMBLES at his desk.
One by one, the occupying agents are removed OFF SCREEN by a dark, hidden figure. The last agent falls.
Drake looks straight ahead, wide-eyed, unmoving. Behind him, the figure creeps closer. It comes into the light, revealing Isaac's face.
EXT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - THE NEXT DAY
Don Hawkins arrives in his car. He pause by it for moment and licks the lollipop in his left hand. In his right is his smartphone, which displays a satellite map. A red pin is marked with the CPA seal and text: "CYBER PURIFICATION AGENCY"
He holsters his phone and approaches the door slowly, scanning in all directions as he walks.
He stops at the door and retrieves his GUN from his shoulder holster.
He holds it at the ready as he turns the doorknob slowly.
INT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - CONTINUOUS
Biological ruin. The bodies of the CPA agents lie scattered about; none are recognizable. The electrical equipment is still functioning. It HUMS. The synergy caves are stained with blood.

Agent Hawkins flips it over, revealing a partially-exposed circuitry where the stomach of a human should be.
AGENT HAWKINS
*IMPROVISED*
EXT. CPA BASE OF OPERATIONS - BACKYARD - CONTINUOUS
Don stays close to the wall of the house and crouches as he walks across the yard. He opens the door of a small red SHED. The daylight illuminates the CPA AGENT inside.
Agent Hawkins, startled, trains his PISTOL on the agent's head.
AGENT
FBI! Put your hands in the air!
After a beat, the agent looks directly at Don and lowers into a brawling stance.
Don pauses. He throws his GUN behind him.
The two clash.
The agent clearly has the advantage.
In the midst of fighting, Don finds a MACHETE in the shed and finishes him with it.
INT. DON'S CAR - LATER
Don's car is parked in the McDonald's parking lot.
 He brings his phone to his ear.
AGENT HAWKINS
(sobbing)
Hello?...Sally?
(pause)
Yeah...I'm fine.
(pause)
(MORE)
I'm fine.   You WHORE.  Here's what I want you to do.
   The only way to fix that is with a twelve gauge. Do it now because I'm taking the money...I'm taking all the money.
Don ends the call and drives off.
EXT. LAKE - SUNSET
Tucker is reclining in a lounge chair facing a vibrant sunset over a calm lake.
He motions OFF SCREEN. An unidentified attendant quickly arrives and fills his wine glass with a gas can. He makes a call and sips.
(smiling) Hello, Isaac.
ISAAC (O.S.)
Wrong tense, bud. Also killing your people.
(pause)
ISAAC (O.S.) Why?
I want to. I can with minimal cost to myself. I have an arrangement.
(pause)
ISAAC (O.S.)
Who are you working for?

ISAAC (O.S.)
So this is personal then?
Absolutely not. I work for the highest bidder. Two hundred million dollars would guarantee the safety of you and your people, but we both know that's not going to happen. The Amish aren't suited to this world anymore, Isaac.   I'm doing you a favor, really.
ISAAC (O.S.) Do you even have kids?
TUCKER No.
(pause)
(shouting)
God damnit, I sought YOUR counsel to help ease us into modernization!
TUCKER
(chuckling)
Oh come on, we both know that's not true. I've made a fortune from lying, don't think I can't spot it.
(pause)
ISAAC (O.S.) I really didn't want to do this...But if our friendship has just been an elaborate act, there's no reason not to.
Still on Tucker, the audio from Isaac's phone changes dramatically. A microcassette voice recorder plays for several minutes. From the recording, we hear only the sound of wind and the microphone RUBBING against clothing. This is mixed with occasional muttering from Isaac, POPS from the "fast-forward" and "play" buttons, and the soft mechanical
WHIRRING of the player fast-forwarding. Tucker continues to look straight forward, unmoving save for regular sips of gasoline.
ISAAC (O.S.) (CONT'D) I recorded this conversation,
Tucker. Every word. And I'm sending it straight to the police.
TUCKER Please do!
The call ends abruptly with a CLICK. Tucker chuckles and motions for more gas.
INT. ISAAC'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Isaac's in his kitchen. A microcassette player is on the counter in front of him.
ISAAC
(confused) Hello?...Hello?
He moves the phone into VIEW. The screen displays only the Cyber Purification Agency SEAL.
EXT. THE LAKEBED - DAY
Isaac stands on the edge of a dry, flat lakebed. Behind him,
Gabriela waves her arms, attempting to herd and pacify a cluster of terrified Amish.
Opposing him, on the other side of the expanse, a small army of CPA agents forms a protective cluster around Tucker. First, Isaac breaks through the line.
Tucker and Isaac shoot nonstop at each other as they travel through fields, parking lots, suburbs, and warehouses. Tucker retreats, Isaac pursues.
Tucker emerges from around the corner of a large building, driving a COMBINE HARVESTER.
The REEL spins and razor sharp KNIVES become a blur from their rapid reciprocation. He turns the contraption to face Isaac and it quickens. CLOSE ON IN-CABIN SEATBELT SAFETY GRAPHIC
Tucker's elbow knocks the velocity control to 0, sending him flying through the windshield.
He tumbles, barely clearing the HEADER and its horrors, but he lands on Isaac's pitchfork.
Isaac holds eye contact with Tucker as he bleeds for a beat before lifting him up by the handle and delivering him to be devoured by the machine.
CLOSE ON IN-HOPPER AUGER, under no load for a beat. It begins to SPEW blood.
What's left of Tucker - mostly skin - is expelled from the rear of the machine.
Isaac produces the CPA BANNER and wraps TUCKER'S REMAINS in it.
He drags them OFF SCREEN.
EXT. THE LAKEBED - LATER
Isaac returns - still dragging the bundle - to find more CPA agents amassed on the lakebed, advancing very slowly toward the Amish crowd.
With hate, Isaac unleashes upon the group, mowing them down as quickly as he can. The last agent falls.
For a beat, Isaac scans the battlefield.
He turns around to find Gabriela and the Amish staring at him like cornered animals - all in shock.
He looks into each pair of disgusted, terrified eyes with greater and greater sadness. Then, greater and greater anger. At last, he begins to bring his SHOTGUN to a ready position. CUT TO BLACK before it reaches his shoulder.
THE END


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Enix's internationally popular Dragon Quest saga continues in this 3D adventure for PlayStation 2. The game tells the story of a spiteful court jester who finds a magic scepter and unleashes a terrible curse, turning peasants into thorns and nobles into wild beasts. Players take the role of an unassuming castle guard who is somehow spared by this curse, although it seems to have afflicted nearly everyone else in the land. To save the kingdom, the hero must recruit allies, explore the countryside, and battle the many enemies that stand between him and his quest.
Combat is turn-based, and players can customize the ways in which individual party members fight. The North American release of Dragon Quest VII features additional cut scenes and voice acting not present in the Japanese original.
PLOT:
The game begins with the court jester of the kingdom of Trodain, Dhoulmagus, stealing an ancient scepter and casting a spell on Trodain castle. The spell turns the king, King Trode, into a troll; the princess, Medea, into a horse; and the rest of the castle’s inhabitants into plants. The only one left unaffected is the unnamed protagonist, a Trodain guard. The guard, King Trode, and Princess Medea set out on a quest to track down Dhoulmagus and break the spell. They are joined by Yangus, a bandit whose life the hero saves; Jessica, a mage seeking to avenge her brother; and Angelo, a Templar Knight with habits for flirting and gambling. Eventually, the group hunts down Dhoulmagus and defeats him, but Dhoulmagus' death fails to break the spell. Jessica claims Dhoulmagus' scepter, and soon after disappears.
CHARACTERS:
Dragon Quest VIII focuses on four main characters, each joining the battle party early in the game. The main protagonist of the game, an eighteen-year-old royal guard of Trodain and the only person present in the castle to escape Dhoulmagus' wrath unscathed, is a silent hero, and named by the player. The Hero is the most balanced party member, able to equip swords, spears, boomerangs and use magic.
He is accompanied by Yangus, a former thief and friend of the Hero's who owes the Hero a life debt after the Hero rescues him from the side of a cliff. Yangus is a physically strong character and speaks with a Cockney accent in the English versions.
Jessica, the only female to join the party, is a sorceress from the town of Alexandria who seeks to avenge her murdered brother, Alistair. She uses magic but can also equip whips and knives and she can stun enemies with her Sex Appeal skills. She is also the only character who can change her appearance in battle through various costumes, with the exception of one costume for the Hero.
Angelo is a womanizing noble who was raised in a monastery following both his parents' deaths by a plague. He is a member of the Knights Templar and decides to battle against Dhoulmagus when the villain sets fire to his abbey and kills the abbot. In battle, he can use both magic and physical attacks effectively.
Two non-player characters journey with the protagonists: Trode, the titular cursed king who rules over Trodain but was transformed into a toad-like creature by Dhoulmagus; and Medea, Trode's daughter, who is the same age as the Hero. Medea was transformed into a horse by Dhoulmagus and has a romantic interest in the Hero.
Munchie, the Hero's pet mouse, becomes temporarily playable under certain circumstances.
Other non-player characters among others include Empyrea, a powerful god-like bird; and Red, a female bandit and former colleague of Yangus' with whom she shares a rivalry. The antagonist of Dragon Quest VIII is Dhoulmagus, a jester who steals an ancient scepter from Trodain Castle and uses its power to curse the inhabitants of the castle, setting the game's events in motion. He proceeds to embark on a murder spree as the protagonists chase him. Dhoulmagus is eventually revealed to be a pawn of Rhapthorne, a demonic lord and the game's true antagonist, who is manipulating the jester in an attempt to free himself from the scepter in which he has been locked inside.
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A TiXmlHandle is a class that wraps a node pointer with null checks; this is an incredibly useful thing. More...
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| TiXmlHandle (TiXmlNode *_node) | |
| Create a handle from any node (at any depth of the tree.) This can be a null pointer. | |
| TiXmlHandle (const TiXmlHandle &ref) | |
| Copy constructor. | |
| void * | operator new (size_t size) |
| void * | operator new[] (size_t size) |
| void | operator delete (void *ptr) |
| void | operator delete[] (void *ptr) |
| TiXmlHandle | operator= (const TiXmlHandle &ref) |
| TiXmlHandle | FirstChild () const |
| Return a handle to the first child node. | |
| TiXmlHandle | FirstChild (const char *value) const |
| Return a handle to the first child node with the given name. | |
| TiXmlHandle | FirstChildElement () const |
| Return a handle to the first child element. | |
| TiXmlHandle | FirstChildElement (const char *value) const |
| Return a handle to the first child element with the given name. | |
| TiXmlHandle | Child (const char *value, int index) const |
| Return a handle to the "index" child with the given name. More... | |
| TiXmlHandle | Child (int index) const |
| Return a handle to the "index" child. More... | |
| TiXmlHandle | ChildElement (const char *value, int index) const |
| Return a handle to the "index" child element with the given name. More... | |
| TiXmlHandle | ChildElement (int index) const |
| Return a handle to the "index" child element. More... | |
| TiXmlNode * | ToNode () const |
| Return the handle as a TiXmlNode. More... | |
| TiXmlElement * | ToElement () const |
| Return the handle as a TiXmlElement. More... | |
| TiXmlText * | ToText () const |
| Return the handle as a TiXmlText. More... | |
| TiXmlUnknown * | ToUnknown () const |
| Return the handle as a TiXmlUnknown. More... | |
| TiXmlNode * | Node () const |
| TiXmlElement * | Element () const |
| TiXmlText * | Text () const |
| TiXmlUnknown * | Unknown () const |
A TiXmlHandle is a class that wraps a node pointer with null checks; this is an incredibly useful thing.
Note that TiXmlHandle is not part of the TinyXml DOM structure. It is a separate utility class.
Take an example:
<Document> <Element attributeA = "valueA"> <Child attributeB = "value1" /> <Child attributeB = "value2" /> </Element> <Document>
Assuming you want the value of "attributeB" in the 2nd "Child" element, it's very easy to write a lot of code that looks like:
TiXmlElement* root = document.FirstChildElement( "Document" ); if ( root ) { TiXmlElement* element = root->FirstChildElement( "Element" ); if ( element ) { TiXmlElement* child = element->FirstChildElement( "Child" ); if ( child ) { TiXmlElement* child2 = child->NextSiblingElement( "Child" ); if ( child2 ) { // Finally do something useful.
And that doesn't even cover "else" cases. TiXmlHandle addresses the verbosity of such code. A TiXmlHandle checks for null pointers so it is perfectly safe and correct to use:
TiXmlHandle docHandle( &document ); TiXmlElement* child2 = docHandle.FirstChild( "Document" ).FirstChild( "Element" ).Child( "Child", 1 ).ToElement(); if ( child2 ) { // do something useful
Which is MUCH more concise and useful.
It is also safe to copy handles - internally they are nothing more than node pointers.
TiXmlHandle handleCopy = handle;
What they should not be used for is iteration:
int i=0; while ( true ) { TiXmlElement* child = docHandle.FirstChild( "Document" ).FirstChild( "Element" ).Child( "Child", i ).ToElement(); if ( !child ) break; // do something ++i; }
It seems reasonable, but it is in fact two embedded while loops. The Child method is a linear walk to find the element, so this code would iterate much more than it needs to. Instead, prefer:
TiXmlElement* child = docHandle.FirstChild( "Document" ).FirstChild( "Element" ).FirstChild( "Child" ).ToElement(); for( child; child; child=child->NextSiblingElement() ) { // do something }
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Return a handle to the "index" child with the given name.
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Return a handle to the "index" child.
The first child is 0, the second 1, etc.
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| ) | const |
Return a handle to the "index" child element with the given name.
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Return a handle to the "index" child element.
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Tk_GetVRootGeometry - Get location and size of virtual root for window
#include <tk.h>
Tk_GetVRootGeometry(tkwin, xPtr, yPtr, widthPtr,
heightPtr)
TkGetVRootGeometry returns geometry information about the virtual root window associated with tkwin. The ``associated'' virtual root is the one in which tkwin's nearest top-level ancestor (or tkwin itself if it is a top-level window) has been reparented by the window manager. This window is identified by a __SWM_ROOT or __WM_ROOT property placed on the top-level window by the window manager. If tkwin is not associated with a virtual root (e.g. because the window manager doesn't use virtual roots) then *xPtr and *yPtr will be set to 0 and *widthPtr and *heightPtr will be set to the dimensions of the screen containing tkwin.
geometry, height, location, virtual root, width, window manager
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Rivet collapsible
An accessible expand-and-collapse widget for Rivet
Default collapsible
The Rivet collapsible component is based on the HTML Details Element.
Collapsible panel
Accordion option
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JavaScript API
The Rivet collapsible component comes with a couple of methods you can use to programmatically control the component. The .init()
method
is called by default the first rivet-collapsible.js
is loaded. An event listener is attached to the document that listens for clicks on buttons with the data-collapsible
attribute. With that in mind you should be able to dynamically add collapsibles to the DOM without having the re-initialize the component.
| Method | Description |
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Collapsible.init() |
Initializes the collapsible component. |
Collapsible.open(collapsibleButton, callback)
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Opens the collapsible component. Accepts a collapsible toggle button element [data-collapsible] and an optional callback function that is run after the
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Collapsible.close(collapsibleButton, callback)
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Closes the collapsible component. Accepts a collapsible toggle button element [data-collapsible] and an optional callback function that is run after the collapsible is toggled closed. |
Collapsible.destroy() |
Destroys the current initialization of the collapsible component and removes it's event listener. |


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What’s going on with JS prototypes and with the argument objects? Especially when we have to slice it like this:
Why in MDN are things described as
Array.prototype.slice()
and then used as
var sliced = a.slice(1, 3);
? What’s the deal with
Array.prototype
?
The answer gets into prototypal inheritance, a JS feature. A new
Array
is an Object
, but it doesn’t actually have
a slice()
method directly on it.
let a = new Array(); // a is [], no problem
a.hasOwnProperty('slice'); // FALSE! (why?)
a.slice; // is [Function: slice]--what? I thought it didn't have that property!
What gives? I asked if it had the property, it said no, and then I asked what the property was, and it told me it was a function.
“Do you, or do you not, have that property? May I remind you that you’re under oath.”
The answer is that a
doesn’t have a slice
, but
Array
’s prototype
object does.
And if a property can’t be found on an object (like a
), then
it looks for it in that object’s prototype, which is found in its
constructor’s prototype
property, namely
Array.prototype
.
When you make a new array with new
or just in an expression
like a = [];
, it makes the new array object and sets
a
to reference it. But it doesn’t attach any of the methods
like slice
to it. What it does do is set
a
’s prototype to reference the object in
Array.prototype
.
Let’s have a quick look to see if we can find slice
there:
Array.prototype.hasOwnProperty('slice'); // TRUE
Array.prototype.slice; // it's a function: [Function: slice]
Bingo.
Then, the magic. If you say a.slice
, JS first looks to see if
a
has a slice
property. If it does, great, use
it. If it doesn’t,
look at a’s prototype object to see if it’s there.
And remember, a
’s prototype object is pointed to by
Array.prototype
.
So JS looks there, and that’s where it finds slice
.
And that’s why a.slice
is valid even though
a
doesn’t have its own slice
property.
If that’s still a bit mysterious, check out my blog on prototypal inheritance in JavaScript.
I get that Array.prototype.slice.call(obj);
is used to
convert an array-like object into an array, but I’m not getting the
function of Array
, prototype
,
call
. I know that call
changes what
this
refers to, but…
Be sure you understand the answer to Question 1 before tackling this one.
Let’s first take a look at how call()
works. Every function
has a call()
function built in.
Technically, the
call()
function isFunction.prototype.call
! That’s how every function “has” it automatically, because it’s in the function’s constructor’sprototype
.
You can take any function and call it with the call()
method.
Why would you do that?
Because call()
allows you to specify what
this
will be inside the function. If you don’t pass anything as the first argument to
call()
, this
will be
undefined
inside the function. If you pass an object,
this
will refer to that object.
Let’s have an example with an actual class:
class Foo {
printThis() {
console.log(this);
}
}
let f = new Foo();
f.printThis(); // Prints "Foo {}" since f is a Foo object
f.hasOwnProperty('printThis'); // FALSE--it's on Foo.prototype
Foo.hasOwnProperty('printThis'); // FALSE--it's on Foo.prototype
Foo.prototype.hasOwnProperty('printThis'); // TRUE, there it is
Foo.prototype.printThis.call(); // Prints "undefined"
Foo.prototype.printThis.call(f); // Prints "Foo {}" since f is a Foo object
// that last line is equivalent to:
f.printThis(); // Prints "Foo {}" since f is a Foo object
See how printThis
is on Foo
’s
prototype
? We can call it from there with
call()
… but if we don’t specify a parameter
this
is undefined in the function.
So why can’t we just arguments.slice()
? Why do we have to
Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)
?
The answer is that arguments
is just an array-like, it’s not
an Array
. So its prototype is not
Array.prototype
(which is where slice
lives).
Its prototype is something else, and it has no
slice
anywhere.
function Bar() {
console.log(arguments.hasOwnProperty('slice'));
console.log(arguments.slice);
}
Bar(); // Prints "false", "undefined". There is no slice.
When you call Array.prototype.slice(arguments)
, then
arguments
becomes this
inside the
slice()
function. It’s just like if you’d called
arguments.slice()
(but we can’t do that because arguments
isn’t an Array
).
And arguments
despite not being a real
Array
still has enough Array-like functionality to be treated
like one in general and also by the slice()
function.
Hope that helps!


Example:
Object obj = engine.eval("""
function hello() {
print('"Hello, world"');
}
hello();
""");
After the quick fix is applied the result looks like:
Object obj = engine.eval("function hello() {\n" +
" print('\"Hello, world\"');\n" +
"}\n" +
"\n" +
"hello();\n");
This inspection only reports if the configured language level is 15 or higher.
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Prankster is leaving life-size AirPod stickers on the ground around SF
by Madeline WellsPublished 10:43 am PST, Monday, November 18, 2019
Walking down San Francisco's bustling Market Street this week, something may catch your eye amid all the Allbirds-wearing young professionals scuttling to BART. A white object on the ground: small, but its shape is instantly recognizable. Is that... one half of a very expensive, very trendy pair of wireless headphones? Did that 2-inch $160 microbe of Apple ingenuity fall out of YOUR ear?
If you're one of the San Franciscans who's been duped into leaning down to pick up what looks like a single AirPod on the sidewalk this week, then you'll realize by now that you've been pranked. SF art director Pablo Rochat has been leaving life-sized AirPod stickers on the ground, and you were gullible enough to fall for it.
"I see people with AirPods all the time in San Francisco," said Rochat. "I got a pair myself recently, and they're an awkward shape so I drop them occasionally. I see my friends drop them, too. I thought it would be funny just to pretend like everyone's dropping them."
Therefore, with the help of a high-resolution AirPod image, a printer and some sticker paper, Rochat's diabolical plot came to life. He went out for lunch and started sticking the fake AirPods to the ground on Market Street. Then, he watched the hilarity unfold.
"A couple of people got mad, which was funny because it was kind of harmless what I was doing," said Rochat. "People get embarrassed that they were pranked, but joke's on them."
Rochat has even invited others to join in on the fun, too — he posted a free template on his website for fellow pranksters to print out their own AirPod stickers.
This is not the first of Rochat's pranks. He's wandered through crowds of SF Fleet Week spectators with a giant fake remote controller pretending to be the one flying the Blue Angels. He's parodied Apple's "Shot on iPhone 6" campaign with fake ads featuring unflattering selfies. He's even set up a fake TED Talk stage at the 4/20 Festival in Golden Gate Park for stoners to share their ideas.
ALSO: Giant Greta Thunberg mural going up in Union Square
"I just love entertaining people," said Rochat. Having started out by making funny ads for brands, he eventually realized he wanted to entertain people without advertising. "I love getting a reaction and making people smile and laugh. And posting them online is a good way to get a reaction."
It's all fun and games for Rochat, but watch out on your walks through downtown San Francisco this week: he's contemplating putting more AirPod stickers down this week.
Madeline Wells is an SFGATE digital reporter. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>| Twitter: @madwells22


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Disappointment lurks around the corner of even the most mundane experiences: Wearing your favourite shoes and have them rained on. On a date with a special someone who had a change in plans. Checking out that new coffee place across town but it’s closed on the day you go. Someone forgetting your birthday. At the heart of disappointment is our own unmet expectations. But what happens when we are the cause of disappointment; When we are the cause of unmet expectations? Depending on who we’re disappointing it could be nothing at all or it could mean the “End of the World”. Perhaps, disappointment is a reason why Christians have a hard time being 'Christian'.
Perhaps, there’s an unspoken misconception or expectation about Christianity that Christians need to ‘Hallelujah!’ or ‘Praise The Lord!’ in the face of their struggles and not doing so, somehow tarnishes a Christian’s reputation. Perhaps it’s disappointing people, yourself, or even God, is the reason you think twice about sharing your faith. After all if you can’t live up to ‘perfection’, best not to try at all. But Proverbs 24:16 ESV encourages though that “For the righteous falls seven times and rises again.”
Christianity isn’t about being perfect, it’s about being perfected.
The gravest mistake we can make is to give up altogether. To never share who God has become in our lives simply because we’re not “there” yet is like quitting in the first round. We’ll only get “there” if we don’t give up. By believing until we see His Word become real in our lives.
We will disappoint God, that’s to be expected. But God “will work all things out for our good*”, even our unmet expectations.
*Romans 8:28 ESV


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finder_connect()
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Set connection details to Finder engine |
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fq_date_filter()
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Filter on a generic date field |
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fq_facet_by()
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Specify a field to facet by |
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fq_facet_date_range()
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Specify a date range facet |
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fq_facetable_fields()
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Get a list of facetable fields |
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fq_filter_category()
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Filter categories |
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fq_filter_country()
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Filter countries |
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fq_filter_duplicate()
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Filter duplicate |
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fq_filter_entityid()
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Filter entityid |
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fq_filter_georssid()
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Filter georssid |
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fq_filter_guid()
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Filter guid |
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fq_filter_indexdate()
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Filter indexdate |
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fq_filter_language()
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Filter language |
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fq_filter_pubdate()
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Filter pubdate |
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fq_filter_source()
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Filter source |
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fq_filter_text()
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Filter based on text found in title, description, or text, including
translations |
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fq_filter_tonality()
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Filter tonality |
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fq_get_query()
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Get the query string for a query |
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fq_list_to_df()
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Convert documents list to data frame |
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fq_n_docs()
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Get how many documents were returned |
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fq_q()
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Explicitly specify the "q=..." part of a query |
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fq_query_facet()
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Initialize a document fetch query |
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fq_query_fetch()
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Initialize a document fetch query |
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fq_query_str()
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Initialize a query with a specified query string |
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fq_queryable_fields()
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List of queryable fields |
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fq_range_gap()
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Specify a 'gap' parameter for facet_range queries |
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fq_run()
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Execute a query |
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fq_select_fields()
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Specify fields to return in the results |
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fq_selectable_fields()
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Valid fields that can be selected |
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fq_sort_by()
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Specify field to sort on |
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fq_term_filter()
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Filter on a generic field |
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fq_valid_categories()
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Get a vector of all unique "category" values |
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fq_valid_countries()
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Get a vector of all unique "country" values |
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fq_valid_duplicate()
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Get a vector of all unique "duplicate" values |
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fq_valid_languages()
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Get a vector of all unique "language" values |
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fq_valid_quotecategory()
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Get a vector of all unique "quotecategory" values |
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fq_valid_sources()
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Get a vector of all unique "source" values |
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fq_write_docs_csv()
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Write xml documents to a csv file |
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fq_xml_to_list()
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Convert Finder xml result into a more convenient R list format |


My partner was hosting a party for local green businesses, and one of the businesses being featured at this party was a chocolate trading company. As a result, the whole house was beset with chocolatl, cacao beans, cacao nibs, and various raw chocolate bars. We also have a chocolate fountain, which we like to fire up whenever we have an excuse, so that was loaded dark chocolate.
Leading up to this experience, I'd had probably about 4 or 5 (large) cups of (strong) chocolatl, several hands full of beans and nibs, and maybe a bar or two. One of the guests had dropped a cacao bean into the chocolate fountain, and the fountain had jammed until the back pressure from the chocolate being pumped up was enough to force it through the top of the riser.  I probably consumed another half-pound of chocolate or so in this manner (and I'd only started consuming chocolate about 2-3 hours prior).
Partway through this consumption, I started to feel like the party around me was just too much. I also felt a little twitchy. I retired to a corner of the kitchen where I sat down, curled up, and quickly rocked back and forth. I didn't think to check if my pulse or body temperature were elevated.
A short while later (I forget how long, since I'm writing this report a few years after the fact), I felt a little more normal and returned to the party, and eventually helped clean up.
The following morning I was lethargic and headachey. I was also deeply reluctant to give my headache a little hair of the dog, so it persisted through much of the day, but I was back to normal the following day (including my appetite for chocolate).
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Some of the activities described are dangerous and/or illegal and none are recommended by Erowid.


### About Me
* 4th year PhD Student
* Research interests:
* Automated reasoning
* Engineering intelligent systems
* Also *Scientist in Residence, Product*, Signavio / SAP BPI
#### Outline
* In many real-world application scenarios we need machines that
**learn** and **reason**
* *Human* reasoning has been studied from descriptive and prescriptive perspectives since (at least) centuries
* Can the principles according to which humans (should) reason inform the way machines reason?
What is (Artificial) Intelligence?
What is (Artificial) Intelligence?
What is AI in the real world?
Lindgren *et al*. *Argumentation-based Health Information Systems: A Design Methodology.* 2021.
How do humans reason?
#### Economic Rationality
* Assumptions of economic rationality, **ceteris paribus** (if everything else equal):
* "Rational Economic Man" acts according to clear preferences
* Has consistent preferences over time
#### Clear Preferences
* Standard economic model for individual decision-making
* Chooses from $A = \\{a, ..., n\\}$
* Choice function: takes $A$, returns $S^* \in 2^A$
* Clear preferences: choice $S^\*$ implies $S^*$ is strictly preferred over all other elements in $2^A$
Rubinstein, Ariel. *Modeling bounded rationality.*
#### Consistent Preferences (Reference Independence)
* Set of choice options $A, A'$, such that $A \subseteq A'$
* Rational man's choices $A^{\*} \subseteq A$ and $A'^{\*} \subseteq A'$
* If $A'^{\*} \subseteq A$ then $A^{\*} = A'^{\*}$
Rubinstein, Ariel. *Modeling bounded rationality.*
#### Example
* We go to a café, on the menu: `tea and coffee`
* We choose `coffee`
* Next day, one the menu: `tea, coffee, and cookie`
We choose `tea and cookie`. Are we rational?
We choose `tea`. Are we rational?
Bounded Rationality
By now, we know that economic rationality is not a good model of human (intelligent) decision-making.
Economists try to adjusts their models accordingly.
Key improvement: modeling knowledge in decision scenarios.
Kahneman, Daniel. *Maps of bounded rationality.*
Rubinstein, Ariel. *Modeling bounded rationality.*
#### Consistent Preferences in Knowledge-based Systems
* We want to determine the relevant citizenship (passports) of a client
* Example: case handling of immigration or tax administration
* We use decision management software (a real-world system)
* The decision models can be deployed to high-scalability engines such as [jDMN](https://goldmansachs.github.io/jdmn/)
TK. Nieves, Juan Carlos. *Abstract Argumentation and the Rational Man*.
#### Consistent Preferences in Knowledge-based Systems
* First, insert ``NO`` (Norwegian citizenship)
→ ``NO`` considered relevant
* Then, insert ``UK`` (UK citizenship) as additional option
→ neither ``NO`` nor ``UK`` relevant: not rational!
* Automated checks of decision management software don't detect this problem
#### There are more principles
* Example: legal reasoning, *burden of persuasion*
* If several conclusions/decisions are possible
* If in doubt, remain consistent with previous decision
"Reasoning Backwards"
We also know that humans "reason backwards".
We commit to a decision intuitively.
We make up a line of reasoning if necessary.
Haidt, Jonathan. *The emotional dog and its rational tail: a social intuitionist approach to moral judgment.*
#### "Reasoning backwards"
* Find an explanation that happens to be satisfied
* Explanation generation as most substantial part of the reasoning process
* In a knowledge-based system, we get a trace of the proof
* What do we get in an ML-based system?
Post-Hoc Explainability Methods are "Correlating Backwards"!
Ribeiro *et al*. *'Why should i trust you?' Explaining the predictions of any classifier.*
#### Alternative to Reasoning Backwards
* Principle-based and evidence-based reasoning
* Explaining change
Example Decision Model
#### Example II
* Change: new passport reported: ``UK``
* Principle violated: *reference independence*
* Explanation, "new" rules that fire
* If any passport is EU passport, remove non-EU passports
* If ``r1`` then ``r2``
* ``UK`` is ``EU`` in r1 but is not ``EU`` in ``r2``
#### Learning Principles
#### Learning Principles
* We know that we can mine knowledge and reason about it
* Principles are not generally applicable (at least most principles)
* Can we learn which principles should be satisfied?
* How can we learn (and reason about) new principles?
Learning Knowledge and Reasoning About It I
Example: process mining
Mine Petri Nets from event log data
Formally analyze properties like liveness, deadlock-freeness.
Van der Aalst, Wil. *Process mining.*
Learning Knowledge and Reasoning About It II
Example: explainable recommender systems
Mine argumentation graphs from (movie) review data
Enforce relaxed monotony principles and facilitate explainability.
Rago *et al.* *Argumentation as a Framework for Interactive Explanations for Recommendations*
Learning Knowledge and Reasoning About It III
Gap between technology ecosystems
#### Learning to Select Principles
* Connect historic data to KPIs
* Enforce different principles and select a set of non-mutually exclusive principles that maximizes KPI achievement
#### Learning New/Refined Principles
* Humans do this (legal system of any advanced society)
* Requires automated reasoning about reasoning
* Is in its infancy but a hot topic
[Popular science overview of SOTA](https://www.quantamagazine.org/building-the-mathematical-library-of-the-future-20201001/)
Questions?
*Next week:
Explainable AI Workshop with Logic and Argumentation Session*
[https://extraamas.ehealth.hevs.ch/](https://extraamas.ehealth.hevs.ch/)


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Gaming is one of the most popular form of entertainment (and probably will hold this position forever). Also, mobile gaming is on a boom now a days. Almost every good game needs its controls to be intuitive and flexible. There has been a lot of research and upgradations in the field of motion sensing. Some of the major breakthroughs are Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, etc. Let’s know about these in detail.
Motion Sensing
One key element of interaction is local motion of the phone, such as linear acceleration, rotational velocity, etc.
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Accelerometer
Have you ever wondered how your phone manages to know what direction you are holding it? It uses a device called accelerometer. An accelerometer is a device that measures linear acceleration. As it has to measure acceleration, force should come in picture somewhere. It measures force using a loaded capacitor with one plate attached to a spring. A simplistic model is where one plate is fixed, and the other has the mass of the load attached to a spring. This spring will change its amount of compression (and hence distance between plates) based on the force applied to the capacitor. This change in distance leads to a change in capacitance , which is measured and used to determine the acceleration of the device. Interesting isn’t it! One capacitor is used for each axis X, Y, Z and hence we can get the acceleration vector in 3D.
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Gyroscope
It is a device used to measure the angular velocity. It basically consists a wheel or disc mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis which itself is free to alter in any direction. Also it is connected to different capacitors at its edges such that when the device rotates and the disc moves there is a subtle change in the capacitance (similar model like the accelerometer) which helps us to determine the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the device. Also, more than one capacitors are used so that we get an idea of the direction in which the device is rotated. One important observation here is that setup based on torsion strain cannot be used as we have to measure angular velocity and not the angular acceleration.
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Magnetometer
In the very basic sense a magnetormeter is a compass. It provides mobile phones with a orientation in relation to the Earth’s magnetic field. There are two types of magnetometers, which use Hall-effect and others which use Magneto-resistive effects, the former are used on a large scale. In these kinds of magnetometers, a conductive plate is connected to a complete circuit so that electrons flow through it is continuous. When the device comes in the influence of a magnetic field, there is a deflection in the path of the electrons due to which a potential difference is created across the edges of the plate perpendicular to the flow of current. By measuring this potential difference the magnetic field vector around is determined.
GPS (Global Positioning System)
The United States began the GPS project in 1973 to overcome the limitations of previous navigation systems. Later they thought that everyone should use this technology. The purpose was providing geographical position in all weather conditions anywhere on or near Earth.
Working
This comprises of a network of 27 satellites (of which 3 are for backup) which have a transmitter attached (they do not have a receiver). They basically transmit data in the form of electromagnetic waves. The transmitted data consists of three chunks:
- A pre-determined random string
- The satellite’s current orbital position and time of transmission
- health data for monitoring
The receiver also records when it recieved this transmission. Thus we know the time of transmitting and using this info we can calculate the distance between us and the satellite as we also know the time we received the wave, and hence time it took to travel the distance. The speed of the wave is equal to the speed of light because it is an electromagnetic wave.
Using this distance measurement from 3 different satellites and their orbital position we get three spheres as loci of our position. The earth is the fourth sphere. Using coordinate geometry we can find the intersection of these spheres to give one single point in 3D space which will be our location.
So 3 satellites are enough to pinpoint our location, but to increase the accuracy 4-5 satellites are generally used.
Augmented Reality
As the name suggests it basically enhances the real world by adding the digital graphics to real world. This is done by displaying the real world and additional “augmented” data together on one screen.
This has varied applications like visual art, greeting cards, video games (any fans of Pokemon Go or Ingress here!)
In this, we basically take an image, detect a pattern and attach an object to it. Let me explain by giving an example, while playing pokemon go suppose a wild magikarp appears, the camera will take input of the image in front of it and detect any water body (the shades of colour which represent water are detected) present. It will then deploy the water type pokemon over that water body. There other components like angle, height, width, etc. are also considered to give 3D effects.
Any game like Pokemon Go or Ingress will interface these sensors and use this data to enhance your experience of interactivity with the game. They use AR to give an immersive feel to the game, much like you are in the game’s world and playing it in real life!


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