diff --git a/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/media_uploads/directory.rs b/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/media_uploads/directory.rs
index 0b713b543..b6ba0612f 100644
--- a/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/media_uploads/directory.rs
+++ b/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/media_uploads/directory.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crockford::crockford_entropy_lower;
 // TODO: Generate these from a macro.
 
 // TODO: Use a central path registry for quick reference
-const MEDIA_UPLOAD_DIRECTORY : &'static str = "/media_upload";
+const MEDIA_UPLOAD_DIRECTORY : &str = "/media_upload";
 
 /// Directory for user media uploads.
 /// Each uploaded file gets its own directory so that we can store the original
diff --git a/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/media_uploads/original_file.rs b/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/media_uploads/original_file.rs
index db5bc56cb..3d0131f1a 100644
--- a/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/media_uploads/original_file.rs
+++ b/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/media_uploads/original_file.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::public::public_path::PublicPath;
 use crockford::crockford_entropy_lower;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-const ORIGINAL_FILE_BASENAME : &'static str = "original_upload.bin";
+const ORIGINAL_FILE_BASENAME : &str = "original_upload.bin";
 
 // TODO: Generate these from a macro.
 
diff --git a/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/voice_conversion_results/directory.rs b/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/voice_conversion_results/directory.rs
index 30b0b009e..c853cf2d2 100644
--- a/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/voice_conversion_results/directory.rs
+++ b/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/voice_conversion_results/directory.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::util::hashed_directory_path_long_string::hashed_directory_path_long_s
 // TODO: Generate these from a macro.
 
 // TODO: Use a central path registry for quick reference
-const DIRECTORY: &'static str = "/voice_conversion";
+const DIRECTORY: &str = "/voice_conversion";
 
 /// Directory for voice conversion results.
 /// Each result gets its own directory so that we can store the result
diff --git a/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/voice_conversion_results/original_file.rs b/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/voice_conversion_results/original_file.rs
index e4607d72b..344af8434 100644
--- a/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/voice_conversion_results/original_file.rs
+++ b/crates/_types/buckets/src/public/voice_conversion_results/original_file.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use crate::public::voice_conversion_results::directory::VoiceConversionResultDir
 use crockford::crockford_entropy_lower;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-const ORIGINAL_FILE_PREFIX : &'static str = "fakeyou_";
-const ORIGINAL_FILE_SUFFIX : &'static str = ".wav";
+const ORIGINAL_FILE_PREFIX : &str = "fakeyou_";
+const ORIGINAL_FILE_SUFFIX : &str = ".wav";
 
 // TODO: Generate these from a macro.
 
diff --git a/crates/lib/api_clients/fakeyou_client/src/fakeyou_api_client.rs b/crates/lib/api_clients/fakeyou_client/src/fakeyou_api_client.rs
index 80a7b1754..34e14d6d5 100644
--- a/crates/lib/api_clients/fakeyou_client/src/fakeyou_api_client.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/api_clients/fakeyou_client/src/fakeyou_api_client.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use log::{error, warn};
 
-const AUTHORIZATION_HEADER: &'static str = "Authorization";
-const SESSION_COOKIE_NAME : &'static str = "session";
+const AUTHORIZATION_HEADER: &str = "Authorization";
+const SESSION_COOKIE_NAME : &str = "session";
 
 /// A client to consume FakeYou's API via API sessions (vs user sessions).
 pub struct FakeYouApiClient {
diff --git a/crates/lib/bootstrap/src/bootstrap.rs b/crates/lib/bootstrap/src/bootstrap.rs
index 034e72ca8..62e2b311f 100644
--- a/crates/lib/bootstrap/src/bootstrap.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/bootstrap/src/bootstrap.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct ContainerEnvironment {
 }
 
 /// Environment variable for server environment.
-const SERVER_ENVIRONMENT : &'static str = "SERVER_ENVIRONMENT";
+const SERVER_ENVIRONMENT : &str = "SERVER_ENVIRONMENT";
 
 pub fn bootstrap<P: AsRef<Path>>(args: BootstrapArgs<'_, P>) -> AnyhowResult<ContainerEnvironment> {
   easyenv::init_all_with_default_logging(args.default_logging_override);
diff --git a/crates/lib/caching/memory_caching/src/single_item_ttl_cache.rs b/crates/lib/caching/memory_caching/src/single_item_ttl_cache.rs
index 5daeee08b..ebcfced12 100644
--- a/crates/lib/caching/memory_caching/src/single_item_ttl_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/caching/memory_caching/src/single_item_ttl_cache.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 /// NB: There's only ONE ITEM of ONE TYPE in the cache. We can use a single key.
-const CACHE_KEY : &'static str = "ITEM";
+const CACHE_KEY : &str = "ITEM";
 
 /// Store a single payload in the cache
 /// There's only ONE ITEM of ONE TYPE in the cache.
diff --git a/crates/lib/caching/redis_caching/src/redis_ttl_cache.rs b/crates/lib/caching/redis_caching/src/redis_ttl_cache.rs
index 86d2d88ba..3449cf2c0 100644
--- a/crates/lib/caching/redis_caching/src/redis_ttl_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/caching/redis_caching/src/redis_ttl_cache.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use errors::AnyhowResult;
 
 const DEFAULT_TTL_SECONDS : usize = 60;
 
-const REDIS_KEY_PREFIX : &'static str = "_c";
+const REDIS_KEY_PREFIX : &str = "_c";
 
 // TODO: Async Redis
 
diff --git a/crates/lib/deprecated/config/src/shared_constants.rs b/crates/lib/deprecated/config/src/shared_constants.rs
index 1b5a4102d..a963168cf 100644
--- a/crates/lib/deprecated/config/src/shared_constants.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/deprecated/config/src/shared_constants.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 /// NB: `sqlx::query` is spammy and dumps all queries as "info"-level log lines.
 /// NB: `hyper::proto::h1::io` is incredibly spammy and logs every chunk of bytes in very large files being downloaded.
-pub const DEFAULT_RUST_LOG: &'static str = concat!(
+pub const DEFAULT_RUST_LOG: &str = concat!(
   "debug,",
   "actix_web=info,",
   "sqlx::query=warn,",
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ pub const DEFAULT_RUST_LOG: &'static str = concat!(
 );
 
 /// The default Redis connection string for use in development
-pub const DEFAULT_REDIS_DATABASE_0_CONNECTION_STRING: &'static str = "redis://localhost/0";
+pub const DEFAULT_REDIS_DATABASE_0_CONNECTION_STRING: &str = "redis://localhost/0";
 
 /// The default Redis connection string for use in development
 /// Database 1
-pub const DEFAULT_REDIS_DATABASE_1_CONNECTION_STRING: &'static str = "redis://localhost/1";
+pub const DEFAULT_REDIS_DATABASE_1_CONNECTION_STRING: &str = "redis://localhost/1";
 
 /// The default MySql connection string for use in development
-pub const DEFAULT_MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING: &'static str = "mysql://storyteller:password@localhost/storyteller";
+pub const DEFAULT_MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING: &str = "mysql://storyteller:password@localhost/storyteller";
 
 /// The number of results we return by default for paginated queries.
 pub const DEFAULT_MYSQL_QUERY_RESULT_PAGE_SIZE: u16 = 25;
diff --git a/crates/lib/deprecated/http_server_common/src/request/get_request_api_token.rs b/crates/lib/deprecated/http_server_common/src/request/get_request_api_token.rs
index 1ee887ddc..663d63fbc 100644
--- a/crates/lib/deprecated/http_server_common/src/request/get_request_api_token.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/deprecated/http_server_common/src/request/get_request_api_token.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use actix_web::HttpRequest;
 use crate::request::get_request_header_optional::get_request_header_optional;
 
-const API_TOKEN_HEADER : &'static str = "AUTHORIZATION";
+const API_TOKEN_HEADER : &str = "AUTHORIZATION";
 
 /// Get the optional API token sent with the request
 pub fn get_request_api_token(request: &HttpRequest) -> Option<String> {
diff --git a/crates/lib/files/mimetypes/src/mimetype_for_bytes.rs b/crates/lib/files/mimetypes/src/mimetype_for_bytes.rs
index b71ab972d..66cf9bc4b 100644
--- a/crates/lib/files/mimetypes/src/mimetype_for_bytes.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/files/mimetypes/src/mimetype_for_bytes.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-const DEFAULT_BINARY_MIMETYPE : &'static str = "application/octet-stream";
+const DEFAULT_BINARY_MIMETYPE : &str = "application/octet-stream";
 
 pub fn get_mimetype_for_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Option<&'static str> {
   infer::get(bytes)
diff --git a/crates/lib/files/mimetypes/src/mimetype_for_file.rs b/crates/lib/files/mimetypes/src/mimetype_for_file.rs
index 75576ca7b..552b950f8 100644
--- a/crates/lib/files/mimetypes/src/mimetype_for_file.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/files/mimetypes/src/mimetype_for_file.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::Path;
 
-const DEFAULT_BINARY_MIMETYPE : &'static str = "application/octet-stream";
+const DEFAULT_BINARY_MIMETYPE : &str = "application/octet-stream";
 
 pub fn get_mimetype_for_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(file: P) -> std::io::Result<Option<&'static str>> {
   infer::get_from_path(file)
diff --git a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user/create_account.rs b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user/create_account.rs
index d28f70107..2e40964de 100644
--- a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user/create_account.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user/create_account.rs
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ pub async fn create_account(
   args: CreateAccountArgs<'_>,
 ) -> Result<CreateAccountSuccessResult, CreateAccountError>
 {
-  const INITIAL_PROFILE_MARKDOWN : &'static str = "";
-  const INITIAL_PROFILE_RENDERED_HTML : &'static str = "";
-  const INITIAL_USER_ROLE: &'static str = "user";
+  const INITIAL_PROFILE_MARKDOWN : &str = "";
+  const INITIAL_PROFILE_RENDERED_HTML : &str = "";
+  const INITIAL_USER_ROLE: &str = "user";
 
   let user_token = Tokens::new_user()
       .map_err(|_e| {
diff --git a/crates/lib/tts_common/src/clean_symbols.rs b/crates/lib/tts_common/src/clean_symbols.rs
index f73bf28f2..2351222dd 100644
--- a/crates/lib/tts_common/src/clean_symbols.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/tts_common/src/clean_symbols.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ mod tests {
   use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
   use crate::clean_symbols::clean_symbols;
 
-  const TIME_BOMB_EPOCH_STR : &'static str = "2023-11-01T00:00:00.00Z";
+  const TIME_BOMB_EPOCH_STR : &str = "2023-11-01T00:00:00.00Z";
 
   static TIME_BOMB_EPOCH: Lazy<DateTime<Utc>> = Lazy::new(|| {
     let datetime = DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(TIME_BOMB_EPOCH_STR)
diff --git a/crates/lib/tts_common/src/text_pipelines/guess_pipeline.rs b/crates/lib/tts_common/src/text_pipelines/guess_pipeline.rs
index f45a01dc6..e94f075f6 100644
--- a/crates/lib/tts_common/src/text_pipelines/guess_pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/tts_common/src/text_pipelines/guess_pipeline.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use crate::text_pipelines::text_pipeline_type::TextPipelineType;
 
 // TODO: This is not yet popularized
-const ENGLISH_V1_EPOCH_STR : &'static str = "2023-01-01T00:00:00.00Z";
+const ENGLISH_V1_EPOCH_STR : &str = "2023-01-01T00:00:00.00Z";
 
 /// Date we consider to switch models to "english_v1" instead of "legacy_fakeyou"
 static ENGLISH_V1_EPOCH : Lazy<DateTime<Utc>> = Lazy::new(|| {
diff --git a/crates/lib/tts_common/src/text_pipelines/text_pipeline_type.rs b/crates/lib/tts_common/src/text_pipelines/text_pipeline_type.rs
index 12884df0c..f587746d5 100644
--- a/crates/lib/tts_common/src/text_pipelines/text_pipeline_type.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/tts_common/src/text_pipelines/text_pipeline_type.rs
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ pub enum TextPipelineType {
 }
 
 // TODO: Sucks to redefine enum variants. `serde_variant` looks like a fix, but it's GPL3.
-const LEGACY_FAKEYOU : &'static str = "legacy_fakeyou";
-const ENGLISH_V1 : &'static str = "english_v1";
-const SPANISH_V1 : &'static str = "spanish_v1";
-const SPANISH_V2 : &'static str = "spanish_v2";
-const SYNTHETIC_LEGACY_FAKEYOU_2 : &'static str = "legacy_fakeyou_2";
+const LEGACY_FAKEYOU : &str = "legacy_fakeyou";
+const ENGLISH_V1 : &str = "english_v1";
+const SPANISH_V1 : &str = "spanish_v1";
+const SPANISH_V2 : &str = "spanish_v2";
+const SYNTHETIC_LEGACY_FAKEYOU_2 : &str = "legacy_fakeyou_2";
 
 impl TextPipelineType {
 
diff --git a/crates/lib/user_input_common/src/lib.rs b/crates/lib/user_input_common/src/lib.rs
index 8482d05c9..9f227b3a0 100644
--- a/crates/lib/user_input_common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/user_input_common/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #![forbid(unused_variables)]
 #![forbid(warnings)]
 
-pub (crate) const BANNED_SLURS : &'static str = include_str!("../../../../includes/binary_includes/banned_slurs.txt");
+pub (crate) const BANNED_SLURS : &str = include_str!("../../../../includes/binary_includes/banned_slurs.txt");
 
 pub mod check_for_slurs;
 pub mod latin_alphabet;
diff --git a/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/cnn/cnn_indexer.rs b/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/cnn/cnn_indexer.rs
index b8771af7c..abdf58985 100644
--- a/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/cnn/cnn_indexer.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/cnn/cnn_indexer.rs
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ use log::warn;
 use rss::Channel;
 
 // NB: Contains nearly 70 items
-const RSS_TOP_STORIES : &'static str = "http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.rss";
+const RSS_TOP_STORIES : &str = "http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.rss";
 
-const RSS_WORLD : &'static str = "http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_world.rss";
+const RSS_WORLD : &str = "http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_world.rss";
 
-const RSS_US : &'static str = "http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_us.rss";
+const RSS_US : &str = "http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_us.rss";
 
-const RSS_TECH : &'static str = "http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_tech.rss";
+const RSS_TECH : &str = "http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_tech.rss";
 
-const RSS_ENTERTAINMENT : &'static str = "http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_showbiz.rss";
+const RSS_ENTERTAINMENT : &str = "http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_showbiz.rss";
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, EnumIter, EnumCount)]
 pub enum CnnFeed {
diff --git a/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/gizmodo/gizmodo_indexer.rs b/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/gizmodo/gizmodo_indexer.rs
index 8bee66ded..619f06c85 100644
--- a/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/gizmodo/gizmodo_indexer.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/gizmodo/gizmodo_indexer.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use errors::AnyhowResult;
 use log::warn;
 use rss::Channel;
 
-const GIZMODO_RSS : &'static str = "https://gizmodo.com/rss";
+const GIZMODO_RSS : &str = "https://gizmodo.com/rss";
 
 // TODO: Rename foo_feed() or foo_rss(), etc.
 pub async fn gizmodo_indexer() -> AnyhowResult<Vec<WebScrapingTarget>> {
diff --git a/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/kotaku/kotaku_indexer.rs b/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/kotaku/kotaku_indexer.rs
index 58f1ddb16..8cb377bb0 100644
--- a/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/kotaku/kotaku_indexer.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/kotaku/kotaku_indexer.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use errors::AnyhowResult;
 use log::warn;
 use rss::Channel;
 
-const KOTAKU_RSS: &'static str = "https://kotaku.com/rss";
+const KOTAKU_RSS: &str = "https://kotaku.com/rss";
 
 // TODO: Rename foo_feed() or foo_rss(), etc.
 pub async fn kotaku_indexer() -> AnyhowResult<Vec<WebScrapingTarget>> {
diff --git a/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/techcrunch/techcrunch_indexer.rs b/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/techcrunch/techcrunch_indexer.rs
index c5d77d1f2..e13b353df 100644
--- a/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/techcrunch/techcrunch_indexer.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/techcrunch/techcrunch_indexer.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ use rss::Channel;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
 // NB: Feed contains ~20 items.
-const MAIN_RSS_FEED : &'static str = "https://techcrunch.com/feed/";
+const MAIN_RSS_FEED : &str = "https://techcrunch.com/feed/";
 
-const VENTURE_FEED : &'static str = "https://techcrunch.com/category/venture/feed/";
+const VENTURE_FEED : &str = "https://techcrunch.com/category/venture/feed/";
 
-const STARTUPS_FEED : &'static str = "https://techcrunch.com/category/startups/feed/";
+const STARTUPS_FEED : &str = "https://techcrunch.com/category/startups/feed/";
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, EnumIter, EnumCount)]
 pub enum TechcrunchFeed {
diff --git a/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/theguardian/theguardian_indexer.rs b/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/theguardian/theguardian_indexer.rs
index 019185e79..748bbf04b 100644
--- a/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/theguardian/theguardian_indexer.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/web_scrapers/src/sites/theguardian/theguardian_indexer.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ use errors::AnyhowResult;
 use log::warn;
 use rss::Channel;
 
-const RSS_WORLD_NEWS : &'static str = "https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss";
+const RSS_WORLD_NEWS : &str = "https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss";
 
-const RSS_TECHNOLOGY : &'static str = "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/rss";
+const RSS_TECHNOLOGY : &str = "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/rss";
 
 // TODO: This hasn't been tested.
 
diff --git a/crates/programs/aichatbot-sidecar/src/main.rs b/crates/programs/aichatbot-sidecar/src/main.rs
index 9d31291e8..814abea37 100644
--- a/crates/programs/aichatbot-sidecar/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/programs/aichatbot-sidecar/src/main.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ use web_scrapers::sites::techcrunch::techcrunch_article_scraper::techcrunch_arti
 use workers::news_stories::phase_4::news_story_audio_final_verification::main_loop::news_story_audio_final_verification_main_loop;
 use workers::news_stories::phase_5::news_story_post_production_finalization::main_loop::news_story_post_production_finalization_main_loop;
 
-pub const LOG_LEVEL: &'static str = concat!(
+pub const LOG_LEVEL: &str = concat!(
   "info,",
   "actix_web=info,",
   "symphonia_core=warn,", // Symphonia is spammy af.
diff --git a/crates/programs/aichatbot-sidecar/src/startup_args.rs b/crates/programs/aichatbot-sidecar/src/startup_args.rs
index 8ad251313..87e1c55f2 100644
--- a/crates/programs/aichatbot-sidecar/src/startup_args.rs
+++ b/crates/programs/aichatbot-sidecar/src/startup_args.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use log::info;
 use path_absolutize::Absolutize;
 use errors::{anyhow, AnyhowResult};
 
-const DEFAULT_SAVE_DIRECTORY : &'static str = "runtime_data";
+const DEFAULT_SAVE_DIRECTORY : &str = "runtime_data";
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct StartupArgs {
diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/main.rs b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/main.rs
index 78fdbb3ed..0045fa913 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/main.rs
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ use subprocess_common::docker_options::{DockerFilesystemMount, DockerGpu, Docker
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 
 // Buckets
-const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &'static str = "ACCESS_KEY";
-const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &'static str = "SECRET_KEY";
-const ENV_REGION_NAME : &'static str = "REGION_NAME";
-const ENV_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "TTS_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
-const ENV_BUCKET_ROOT : &'static str = "TTS_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_ROOT";
+const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &str = "ACCESS_KEY";
+const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &str = "SECRET_KEY";
+const ENV_REGION_NAME : &str = "REGION_NAME";
+const ENV_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "TTS_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_BUCKET_ROOT : &str = "TTS_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_ROOT";
 
-const DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR: &'static str = "/tmp";
+const DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR: &str = "/tmp";
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
diff --git a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/http_server/run_http_server.rs b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/http_server/run_http_server.rs
index 3a3e79e2e..3f673665a 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/http_server/run_http_server.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/http_server/run_http_server.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use bootstrap::bootstrap::ContainerEnvironment;
 use jobs_common::job_stats::JobStats;
 
-const DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESS : &'static str = "0.0.0.0:12345";
+const DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESS : &str = "0.0.0.0:12345";
 const DEFAULT_NUM_WORKERS : usize = 4;
 
 pub struct CreateServerArgs {
diff --git a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/tts/tacotron2_v2_early_fakeyou/process_job.rs b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/tts/tacotron2_v2_early_fakeyou/process_job.rs
index 7f7762d4b..f836b2962 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/tts/tacotron2_v2_early_fakeyou/process_job.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/tts/tacotron2_v2_early_fakeyou/process_job.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use tts_common::text_pipelines::text_pipeline_type::TextPipelineType;
 
 /// Text starting with this will be treated as a test request.
 /// This allows the request to bypass the model cache and query the latest TTS model.
-const TEST_REQUEST_TEXT: &'static str = "This is a test request.";
+const TEST_REQUEST_TEXT: &str = "This is a test request.";
 
 
 pub struct ProcessJobArgs<'a> {
diff --git a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/tts/vits/process_job.rs b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/tts/vits/process_job.rs
index 88aae5803..602f16054 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/tts/vits/process_job.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/tts/vits/process_job.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::job::job_loop::job_success_result::{JobSuccessResult, ResultEntity};
 
 /// Text starting with this will be treated as a test request.
 /// This allows the request to bypass the model cache and query the latest TTS model.
-const TEST_REQUEST_TEXT: &'static str = "This is a test request.";
+const TEST_REQUEST_TEXT: &str = "This is a test request.";
 
 
 pub struct VitsProcessJobArgs<'a> {
diff --git a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/main.rs b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/main.rs
index 4f810c764..3b197590b 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/main.rs
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use subprocess_common::docker_options::{DockerEnvVar, DockerFilesystemMount, DockerGpu, DockerOptions};
 
 // Buckets (shared config)
-const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &'static str = "ACCESS_KEY";
-const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &'static str = "SECRET_KEY";
-const ENV_REGION_NAME : &'static str = "REGION_NAME";
+const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &str = "ACCESS_KEY";
+const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &str = "SECRET_KEY";
+const ENV_REGION_NAME : &str = "REGION_NAME";
 
 // Bucket names
-const ENV_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME";
-const ENV_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME";
 
 // HTTP sidecar
-const ENV_TTS_INFERENCE_SIDECAR_HOSTNAME: &'static str = "TTS_INFERENCE_SIDECAR_HOSTNAME";
+const ENV_TTS_INFERENCE_SIDECAR_HOSTNAME: &str = "TTS_INFERENCE_SIDECAR_HOSTNAME";
 
 //#[tokio::main]
 #[actix_web::main]
diff --git a/crates/service/job/tts_download_job/src/main.rs b/crates/service/job/tts_download_job/src/main.rs
index 4e07ecae3..bbc9575d6 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/tts_download_job/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/tts_download_job/src/main.rs
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use tempdir::TempDir;
 
 // Buckets
-const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &'static str = "ACCESS_KEY";
-const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &'static str = "SECRET_KEY";
-const ENV_REGION_NAME : &'static str = "REGION_NAME";
-const ENV_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "TTS_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
-const ENV_BUCKET_ROOT : &'static str = "TTS_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_ROOT";
+const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &str = "ACCESS_KEY";
+const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &str = "SECRET_KEY";
+const ENV_REGION_NAME : &str = "REGION_NAME";
+const ENV_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "TTS_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_BUCKET_ROOT : &str = "TTS_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_ROOT";
 
-const DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR: &'static str = "/tmp";
+const DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR: &str = "/tmp";
 
 struct Downloader {
   pub download_temp_directory: PathBuf,
diff --git a/crates/service/job/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs b/crates/service/job/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs
index 75096d208..619e01751 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use tts_common::text_pipelines::text_pipeline_type::TextPipelineType;
 
 /// Text starting with this will be treated as a test request.
 /// This allows the request to bypass the model cache and query the latest TTS model.
-const TEST_REQUEST_TEXT: &'static str = "This is a test request.";
+const TEST_REQUEST_TEXT: &str = "This is a test request.";
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Default)]
 struct FileMetadata {
diff --git a/crates/service/job/tts_inference_job/src/main.rs b/crates/service/job/tts_inference_job/src/main.rs
index 1701d4a0f..62fd8edd9 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/tts_inference_job/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/tts_inference_job/src/main.rs
@@ -66,25 +66,25 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 // Buckets (shared config)
-const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &'static str = "ACCESS_KEY";
-const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &'static str = "SECRET_KEY";
-const ENV_REGION_NAME : &'static str = "REGION_NAME";
+const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &str = "ACCESS_KEY";
+const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &str = "SECRET_KEY";
+const ENV_REGION_NAME : &str = "REGION_NAME";
 
 // Bucket names
-const ENV_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME";
-const ENV_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME";
 
 // Where models and other assets get downloaded to.
-const ENV_SEMIPERSISTENT_CACHE_DIR : &'static str = "SEMIPERSISTENT_CACHE_DIR";
+const ENV_SEMIPERSISTENT_CACHE_DIR : &str = "SEMIPERSISTENT_CACHE_DIR";
 
 // Python code
-const ENV_CODE_DIRECTORY : &'static str = "TTS_CODE_DIRECTORY";
-const ENV_INFERENCE_SCRIPT_NAME : &'static str = "TTS_INFERENCE_SCRIPT_NAME";
+const ENV_CODE_DIRECTORY : &str = "TTS_CODE_DIRECTORY";
+const ENV_INFERENCE_SCRIPT_NAME : &str = "TTS_INFERENCE_SCRIPT_NAME";
 
 // HTTP sidecar
-const ENV_TTS_INFERENCE_SIDECAR_HOSTNAME: &'static str = "TTS_INFERENCE_SIDECAR_HOSTNAME";
+const ENV_TTS_INFERENCE_SIDECAR_HOSTNAME: &str = "TTS_INFERENCE_SIDECAR_HOSTNAME";
 
-const DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR: &'static str = "/tmp";
+const DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR: &str = "/tmp";
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
diff --git a/crates/service/job/w2l_download_job/src/main.rs b/crates/service/job/w2l_download_job/src/main.rs
index c63f1537f..06dafc878 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/w2l_download_job/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/w2l_download_job/src/main.rs
@@ -58,24 +58,24 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use tempdir::TempDir;
 
 // Buckets (shared config)
-const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &'static str = "ACCESS_KEY";
-const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &'static str = "SECRET_KEY";
-const ENV_REGION_NAME : &'static str = "REGION_NAME";
+const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &str = "ACCESS_KEY";
+const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &str = "SECRET_KEY";
+const ENV_REGION_NAME : &str = "REGION_NAME";
 
 // Buckets (private data)
-const ENV_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "W2L_PRIVATE_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "W2L_PRIVATE_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
 // Buckets (public data)
-const ENV_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "W2L_PUBLIC_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "W2L_PUBLIC_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
 
 // Various bucket roots
-const ENV_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_ROOT : &'static str = "W2L_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_ROOT";
+const ENV_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_ROOT : &str = "W2L_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_ROOT";
 
 // Python code
-const ENV_CODE_DIRECTORY : &'static str = "W2L_CODE_DIRECTORY";
-const ENV_MODEL_CHECKPOINT : &'static str = "W2L_MODEL_CHECKPOINT";
-const ENV_DOWNLOAD_SCRIPT_NAME : &'static str = "W2L_DOWNLOAD_SCRIPT_NAME";
+const ENV_CODE_DIRECTORY : &str = "W2L_CODE_DIRECTORY";
+const ENV_MODEL_CHECKPOINT : &str = "W2L_MODEL_CHECKPOINT";
+const ENV_DOWNLOAD_SCRIPT_NAME : &str = "W2L_DOWNLOAD_SCRIPT_NAME";
 
-const DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR: &'static str = "/tmp";
+const DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR: &str = "/tmp";
 
 struct Downloader {
   pub download_temp_directory: PathBuf,
diff --git a/crates/service/job/w2l_inference_job/src/main.rs b/crates/service/job/w2l_inference_job/src/main.rs
index 67bfc09b6..9b4b5a27f 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/w2l_inference_job/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/w2l_inference_job/src/main.rs
@@ -55,24 +55,24 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use tempdir::TempDir;
 
 // Buckets (shared config)
-const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &'static str = "ACCESS_KEY";
-const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &'static str = "SECRET_KEY";
-const ENV_REGION_NAME : &'static str = "REGION_NAME";
+const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &str = "ACCESS_KEY";
+const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &str = "SECRET_KEY";
+const ENV_REGION_NAME : &str = "REGION_NAME";
 
 // Buckets (private data)
-const ENV_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "W2L_PRIVATE_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "W2L_PRIVATE_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
 // Buckets (public data)
-const ENV_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "W2L_PUBLIC_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "W2L_PUBLIC_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
 
 // Where models and other assets get downloaded to.
-const ENV_SEMIPERSISTENT_CACHE_DIR : &'static str = "SEMIPERSISTENT_CACHE_DIR";
+const ENV_SEMIPERSISTENT_CACHE_DIR : &str = "SEMIPERSISTENT_CACHE_DIR";
 
 // Python code
-const ENV_CODE_DIRECTORY : &'static str = "W2L_CODE_DIRECTORY";
-const ENV_MODEL_CHECKPOINT : &'static str = "W2L_MODEL_CHECKPOINT";
-const ENV_INFERENCE_SCRIPT_NAME : &'static str = "W2L_INFERENCE_SCRIPT_NAME";
+const ENV_CODE_DIRECTORY : &str = "W2L_CODE_DIRECTORY";
+const ENV_MODEL_CHECKPOINT : &str = "W2L_MODEL_CHECKPOINT";
+const ENV_INFERENCE_SCRIPT_NAME : &str = "W2L_INFERENCE_SCRIPT_NAME";
 
-const DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR: &'static str = "/tmp";
+const DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR: &str = "/tmp";
 
 struct Inferencer {
   pub download_temp_directory: PathBuf,
diff --git a/crates/service/other/twitch_pubsub_subscriber/src/twitch/websocket_client.rs b/crates/service/other/twitch_pubsub_subscriber/src/twitch/websocket_client.rs
index f579e5f08..6cc23cdca 100644
--- a/crates/service/other/twitch_pubsub_subscriber/src/twitch/websocket_client.rs
+++ b/crates/service/other/twitch_pubsub_subscriber/src/twitch/websocket_client.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ use twitch_api2::pubsub;
 // Reference javascript Twitch Websocket client:
 // https://github.com/twitchdev/pubsub-javascript-sample/blob/main/main.js
 
-const WEBSOCKET_GATEWAY : &'static str = "wss://pubsub-edge.twitch.tv";
+const WEBSOCKET_GATEWAY : &str = "wss://pubsub-edge.twitch.tv";
 
-const PING_COMMAND : &'static str = "{ \"type\": \"PING\" }";
+const PING_COMMAND : &str = "{ \"type\": \"PING\" }";
 
 pub struct TwitchWebsocketClient {
   socket: Option<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>>,
diff --git a/crates/service/plugins/billing/src/stripe/helpers/common_metadata_keys.rs b/crates/service/plugins/billing/src/stripe/helpers/common_metadata_keys.rs
index fc2d86317..ee51efb12 100644
--- a/crates/service/plugins/billing/src/stripe/helpers/common_metadata_keys.rs
+++ b/crates/service/plugins/billing/src/stripe/helpers/common_metadata_keys.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //! Keys that are used as metadata frequently.
 
-pub const METADATA_USER_TOKEN : &'static str = "user_token";
-pub const METADATA_USERNAME : &'static str = "username";
-pub const METADATA_EMAIL : &'static str = "email";
+pub const METADATA_USER_TOKEN : &str = "user_token";
+pub const METADATA_USERNAME : &str = "username";
+pub const METADATA_EMAIL : &str = "email";
diff --git a/crates/service/plugins/billing/src/stripe/http_endpoints/webhook/webhook_event_handlers/customer_subscription/common.rs b/crates/service/plugins/billing/src/stripe/http_endpoints/webhook/webhook_event_handlers/customer_subscription/common.rs
index 177c31924..965be186b 100644
--- a/crates/service/plugins/billing/src/stripe/http_endpoints/webhook/webhook_event_handlers/customer_subscription/common.rs
+++ b/crates/service/plugins/billing/src/stripe/http_endpoints/webhook/webhook_event_handlers/customer_subscription/common.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 /// Subscription categories are used to namespace subscriptions.
 /// Integrations should always provide a default even if this isn't used.
-pub const UNKNOWN_SUBSCRIPTION_NAMESPACE: &'static str = "unknown";
+pub const UNKNOWN_SUBSCRIPTION_NAMESPACE: &str = "unknown";
 
 /// The integrated system has internal unique string key identifiers for
 /// each subscription plan.
-pub const UNKNOWN_SUBSCRIPTION_PRODUCT_SLUG: &'static str = "unknown";
+pub const UNKNOWN_SUBSCRIPTION_PRODUCT_SLUG: &str = "unknown";
diff --git a/crates/service/plugins/users/src/lib.rs b/crates/service/plugins/users/src/lib.rs
index 51a053379..9570a7af3 100644
--- a/crates/service/plugins/users/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/service/plugins/users/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #[macro_use] extern crate lazy_static;
 #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
 
-pub const RESERVED_USERNAMES : &'static str = include_str!("../../../../../includes/binary_includes/reserved_usernames.txt");
-pub const RESERVED_SUBSTRINGS : &'static str = include_str!("../../../../../includes/binary_includes/reserved_usernames_including.txt");
+pub const RESERVED_USERNAMES : &str = include_str!("../../../../../includes/binary_includes/reserved_usernames.txt");
+pub const RESERVED_SUBSTRINGS : &str = include_str!("../../../../../includes/binary_includes/reserved_usernames_including.txt");
 
 pub mod default_routes;
 pub mod endpoints;
diff --git a/crates/service/plugins/users/src/utils/session_cookie_manager.rs b/crates/service/plugins/users/src/utils/session_cookie_manager.rs
index 9d3e8cc10..e6e4cdc53 100644
--- a/crates/service/plugins/users/src/utils/session_cookie_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/service/plugins/users/src/utils/session_cookie_manager.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
  */
 const COOKIE_VERSION : u32 = 2;
 
-const SESSION_COOKIE_NAME : &'static str = "session";
+const SESSION_COOKIE_NAME : &str = "session";
 
 // TODO(echelon,2022-08-29): Make a CryptedCookieManager that this uses.
 // TODO(echelon,2022-08-29): Fix how domains and "secure" cookies are handled
diff --git a/crates/service/web/dummy_service/src/main.rs b/crates/service/web/dummy_service/src/main.rs
index cbfd6fd2e..1b8cd44bb 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/dummy_service/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/dummy_service/src/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::env_args::env_args;
 use errors::AnyhowResult;
 use http_server_common::cors::build_cors_config;
 
-pub const DEFAULT_RUST_LOG: &'static str = concat!(
+pub const DEFAULT_RUST_LOG: &str = concat!(
   "debug,",
   "actix_web=info,",
   "hyper::proto::h1::io=warn,",
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/billing/stripe_internal_subscription_product_lookup_impl.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/billing/stripe_internal_subscription_product_lookup_impl.rs
index 85ee9bdac..651185e61 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/billing/stripe_internal_subscription_product_lookup_impl.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/billing/stripe_internal_subscription_product_lookup_impl.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use billing_component::stripe::traits::internal_subscription_product_lookup::{InternalProductLookupError, InternalSubscriptionProduct, InternalSubscriptionProductLookup};
 use crate::configs::plans::plan_list::{PLANS_BY_STRIPE_PRICE_ID, PLANS_BY_STRIPE_PRODUCT_ID};
 
-const SUBSCRIPTION_CATEGORY : &'static str = "fakeyou";
+const SUBSCRIPTION_CATEGORY : &str = "fakeyou";
 
 /// A simple Actix injectable action
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/categories/tts/list_fully_computed_assigned_tts_categories/sort_models.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/categories/tts/list_fully_computed_assigned_tts_categories/sort_models.rs
index b6d083501..8968dcca0 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/categories/tts/list_fully_computed_assigned_tts_categories/sort_models.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/categories/tts/list_fully_computed_assigned_tts_categories/sort_models.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use tokens::tokens::model_categories::ModelCategoryToken;
 use tokens::tokens::tts_models::TtsModelToken;
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::categories::tts::list_fully_computed_assigned_tts_categories::query_and_construct_payload::{CategoryTokenToModelTokensMap, TtsModelInfoLite};
 
-const UNNAMED_MODEL_SORT_VALUE : &'static str = "unnamed";
+const UNNAMED_MODEL_SORT_VALUE : &str = "unnamed";
 
 struct SortableModelToken {
   model_token: TtsModelToken,
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/flags/design_refresh_flag/build_design_refresh_cookie.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/flags/design_refresh_flag/build_design_refresh_cookie.rs
index 379766c51..bf074bfdb 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/flags/design_refresh_flag/build_design_refresh_cookie.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/flags/design_refresh_flag/build_design_refresh_cookie.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use actix_web::cookie::{Cookie, CookieBuilder};
 use crate::server_state::ServerState;
 
-const REFRESH_COOKIE_NAME : &'static str = "refresh";
+const REFRESH_COOKIE_NAME : &str = "refresh";
 
 pub fn build_design_refresh_cookie(server_state: &ServerState, enable: bool) -> CookieBuilder {
   let value = if enable { "true" } else { "false " };
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/investor_demo/default_redirect.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/investor_demo/default_redirect.rs
index 95ac8fbc4..354998915 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/investor_demo/default_redirect.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/investor_demo/default_redirect.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-pub const DEFAULT_INVESTOR_REDIRECT : &'static str = "https://fakeyou.com";
+pub const DEFAULT_INVESTOR_REDIRECT : &str = "https://fakeyou.com";
 
 pub fn redirect_is_allowed(redirect_url: &str) -> bool {
   match redirect_url {
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/investor_demo/demo_cookie.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/investor_demo/demo_cookie.rs
index 540ffe58a..286f77ec9 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/investor_demo/demo_cookie.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/investor_demo/demo_cookie.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use actix_web::HttpRequest;
 
-pub const STORYTELLER_DEMO_COOKIE_NAME : &'static str = "storyteller_demo";
+pub const STORYTELLER_DEMO_COOKIE_NAME : &str = "storyteller_demo";
 
 pub fn request_has_demo_cookie(http_request: &HttpRequest) -> bool {
   // NB: Payload of the cookie does not matter.
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/alpha_cookie.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/alpha_cookie.rs
index da5bdb88b..9ebb4a171 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/alpha_cookie.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/alpha_cookie.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use actix_web::cookie::Cookie;
 use crate::server_state::ServerState;
 
-pub const ALPHA_COOKIE_NAME : &'static str = "enable-alpha";
+pub const ALPHA_COOKIE_NAME : &str = "enable-alpha";
 
 pub fn alpha_cookie(server_state: &ServerState) -> Cookie {
   Cookie::build(ALPHA_COOKIE_NAME, "true")
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/detect_locale_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/detect_locale_handler.rs
index f23e545be..a7d16296f 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/detect_locale_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/detect_locale_handler.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for DetectLocaleError {
 
 // =============== Handler ===============
 
-pub const FORCE_LOCALE_COOKIE_HEADER_NAME : &'static str = "force-locale";
+pub const FORCE_LOCALE_COOKIE_HEADER_NAME : &str = "force-locale";
 
 pub async fn detect_locale_handler(
   http_request: HttpRequest,
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/enable_alpha_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/enable_alpha_handler.rs
index b92ee7bbd..ae7a4bff4 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/enable_alpha_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/enable_alpha_handler.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ use crate::server_state::ServerState;
 use log::info;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-const CONTENT_TYPE : &'static str = "text/html; charset=utf-8";
+const CONTENT_TYPE : &str = "text/html; charset=utf-8";
 
-const ENABLE_LINK : &'static str = "<a href=\"/alpha?enable=true\">I want Vocodes 2.0</a>";
-const DISABLE_LINK : &'static str = "<a href=\"/alpha?enable=false\">I don't want Vocodes 2.0</a>";
-const STATUS_LINK : &'static str = "<a href=\"/alpha\">status</a>";
+const ENABLE_LINK : &str = "<a href=\"/alpha?enable=true\">I want Vocodes 2.0</a>";
+const DISABLE_LINK : &str = "<a href=\"/alpha?enable=false\">I don't want Vocodes 2.0</a>";
+const STATUS_LINK : &str = "<a href=\"/alpha\">status</a>";
 
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/edit_tts_model.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/edit_tts_model.rs
index 0d761401f..23baf30b2 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/edit_tts_model.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/edit_tts_model.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ use tts_common::text_pipelines::text_pipeline_type::TextPipelineType;
 use user_input_common::check_for_slurs::contains_slurs;
 use user_input_common::markdown_to_html::markdown_to_html;
 
-const DEFAULT_IETF_LANGUAGE_TAG : &'static str = "en-US";
-const DEFAULT_IETF_PRIMARY_LANGUAGE_SUBTAG : &'static str = "en";
+const DEFAULT_IETF_LANGUAGE_TAG : &str = "en-US";
+const DEFAULT_IETF_PRIMARY_LANGUAGE_SUBTAG : &str = "en";
 
 /// For the URL PathInfo
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/enqueue_infer_tts_handler/enqueue_infer_tts_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/enqueue_infer_tts_handler/enqueue_infer_tts_handler.rs
index add305957..6fa62842a 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/enqueue_infer_tts_handler/enqueue_infer_tts_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/tts/enqueue_infer_tts_handler/enqueue_infer_tts_handler.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use user_input_common::check_for_slurs::contains_slurs;
 use users_component::utils::user_session_extended::UserSessionExtended;
 
 // TODO: Temporary for investor demo
-const STORYTELLER_DEMO_COOKIE_NAME : &'static str = "storyteller_demo";
+const STORYTELLER_DEMO_COOKIE_NAME : &str = "storyteller_demo";
 
 /// Debug requests mean different things, depending on the type of worker (the legacy
 /// tts-inference-job vs. the new inference-job):
@@ -49,19 +49,19 @@ const STORYTELLER_DEMO_COOKIE_NAME : &'static str = "storyteller_demo";
 ///    anything in the code. (There's a new system for routing requests called
 ///    "routing tags" that is independent of this flag.)
 ///
-const DEBUG_HEADER_NAME : &'static str = "enable-debug-mode";
+const DEBUG_HEADER_NAME : &str = "enable-debug-mode";
 
 /// Requests with this header can be forced onto the new jobs system.
 /// It'll be used to help test TT2 on the new system before it is rolled out for everyone.
-const NEW_JOB_SYSTEM_HEADER_NAME : &'static str = "new-job-system";
+const NEW_JOB_SYSTEM_HEADER_NAME : &str = "new-job-system";
 
 /// The routing tag header can send workloads to particular k8s hosts.
 /// This is useful for catching the live logs or intercepting the job.
 /// NB: This is only for the new job system.
-const ROUTING_TAG_HEADER_NAME : &'static str = "routing-tag";
+const ROUTING_TAG_HEADER_NAME : &str = "routing-tag";
 
-const USER_FAKEYOU_USER_TOKEN : &'static str = "U:N5J8JXPW9BTYX";
-const USER_NEWS_STORY_USER_TOKEN : &'static str = "U:XAWRARC1N89X6";
+const USER_FAKEYOU_USER_TOKEN : &str = "U:N5J8JXPW9BTYX";
+const USER_NEWS_STORY_USER_TOKEN : &str = "U:XAWRARC1N89X6";
 
 /// Safety guard against plans supporting too lengthy TTS inference text.
 const MAX_TTS_LENGTH : usize = 10_000;
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/voice_conversion/inference/enqueue_voice_conversion_inference.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/voice_conversion/inference/enqueue_voice_conversion_inference.rs
index c44f72793..d94707679 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/voice_conversion/inference/enqueue_voice_conversion_inference.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/voice_conversion/inference/enqueue_voice_conversion_inference.rs
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ use tts_common::priority::FAKEYOU_INVESTOR_PRIORITY_LEVEL;
 
 /// Debug requests can get routed to special "debug-only" workers, which can
 /// be used to trial new code, run debugging, etc.
-const DEBUG_HEADER_NAME : &'static str = "enable-debug-mode";
+const DEBUG_HEADER_NAME : &str = "enable-debug-mode";
 
 /// The routing tag header can send workloads to particular k8s hosts.
 /// This is useful for catching the live logs or intercepting the job.
-const ROUTING_TAG_HEADER_NAME : &'static str = "routing-tag";
+const ROUTING_TAG_HEADER_NAME : &str = "routing-tag";
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct EnqueueVoiceConversionInferenceRequest {
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/enqueue_infer_w2l_with_uploads.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/enqueue_infer_w2l_with_uploads.rs
index 248e80949..eeff5a2c3 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/enqueue_infer_w2l_with_uploads.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/enqueue_infer_w2l_with_uploads.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use mysql_queries::queries::w2l::w2l_inference_jobs::insert_w2l_inference_job_extended::{insert_w2l_inference_job_extended, InsertW2lInferenceJobExtendedArgs};
 use mysql_queries::queries::w2l::w2l_templates::check_w2l_template_exists::check_w2l_template_exists;
 
-const BUCKET_AUDIO_FILE_NAME : &'static str = "input_audio_file";
-const BUCKET_IMAGE_FILE_NAME: &'static str = "input_image_file";
-const BUCKET_VIDEO_FILE_NAME : &'static str = "input_video_file";
+const BUCKET_AUDIO_FILE_NAME : &str = "input_audio_file";
+const BUCKET_IMAGE_FILE_NAME: &str = "input_image_file";
+const BUCKET_VIDEO_FILE_NAME : &str = "input_video_file";
 
 const MIN_BYTES : usize = 10;
 const MAX_BYTES : usize = 1024 * 1024 * 20;
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/web_utils/redis_rate_limiter.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/web_utils/redis_rate_limiter.rs
index a89c8ef25..49838c2e8 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/web_utils/redis_rate_limiter.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/web_utils/redis_rate_limiter.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use limitation::{Limiter, Error};
 use log::info;
 
 /// If this HTTP header is set, the rate limiter can be bypassed (eg. for debugging)
-const RATE_LIMIT_BYPASS_HEADER : &'static str = "limitless";
+const RATE_LIMIT_BYPASS_HEADER : &str = "limitless";
 
 #[derive(Clone)] // NB: Limiter is `Clone`
 pub struct RedisRateLimiter {
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
index f8b07baa1..3cca4651a 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #[macro_use] extern crate magic_crypt;
 #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
 
-pub const RESERVED_USERNAMES : &'static str = include_str!("../../../../../includes/binary_includes/reserved_usernames.txt");
-pub const RESERVED_SUBSTRINGS : &'static str = include_str!("../../../../../includes/binary_includes/reserved_usernames_including.txt");
+pub const RESERVED_USERNAMES : &str = include_str!("../../../../../includes/binary_includes/reserved_usernames.txt");
+pub const RESERVED_SUBSTRINGS : &str = include_str!("../../../../../includes/binary_includes/reserved_usernames_including.txt");
 
 pub mod billing;
 pub mod configs;
@@ -98,20 +98,20 @@ use users_component::utils::session_cookie_manager::SessionCookieManager;
 use crate::memory_cache::model_token_to_info_cache::ModelTokenToInfoCache;
 use crate::threads::poll_model_token_info_thread::poll_model_token_info_thread;
 
-const DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESS : &'static str = "0.0.0.0:12345";
+const DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESS : &str = "0.0.0.0:12345";
 
 // Buckets (shared config)
-const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &'static str = "ACCESS_KEY";
-const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &'static str = "SECRET_KEY";
-const ENV_REGION_NAME : &'static str = "REGION_NAME";
+const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &str = "ACCESS_KEY";
+const ENV_SECRET_KEY : &str = "SECRET_KEY";
+const ENV_REGION_NAME : &str = "REGION_NAME";
 
 // Buckets (private data)
-const ENV_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "W2L_PRIVATE_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "W2L_PRIVATE_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
 // Buckets (public data)
-const ENV_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME : &'static str = "W2L_PUBLIC_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
+const ENV_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME : &str = "W2L_PUBLIC_DOWNLOAD_BUCKET_NAME";
 
 // Various bucket roots
-const ENV_AUDIO_UPLOADS_BUCKET_ROOT : &'static str = "AUDIO_UPLOADS_BUCKET_ROOT";
+const ENV_AUDIO_UPLOADS_BUCKET_ROOT : &str = "AUDIO_UPLOADS_BUCKET_ROOT";
 
 #[actix_web::main]
 async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/threads/poll_ip_banlist_thread.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/threads/poll_ip_banlist_thread.rs
index 9a4765d0b..c341d3eb2 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/threads/poll_ip_banlist_thread.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/threads/poll_ip_banlist_thread.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-const DYNAMIC_BAN_LIST_NAME : &'static str = "DYNAMIC_POLLING_IP_BAN_LIST";
+const DYNAMIC_BAN_LIST_NAME : &str = "DYNAMIC_POLLING_IP_BAN_LIST";
 
 pub async fn poll_ip_bans(
   ip_ban_list: IpBanList,
diff --git a/crates/service/web/websocket_gateway/src/main.rs b/crates/service/web/websocket_gateway/src/main.rs
index 71499311f..4fb36fc9c 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/websocket_gateway/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/websocket_gateway/src/main.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ use twitch_common::twitch_secrets::TwitchSecrets;
 use twitch_oauth2::tokens::UserTokenBuilder;
 use twitch_oauth2::{AppAccessToken, Scope, TwitchToken, tokens::errors::AppAccessTokenError, ClientId, ClientSecret};
 
-const DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESS : &'static str = "0.0.0.0:54321";
+const DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESS : &str = "0.0.0.0:54321";
 
 #[actix_web::main]
 //#[tokio::main]
diff --git a/crates/vendor/newrelic-telemetry-sdk-rust/src/client.rs b/crates/vendor/newrelic-telemetry-sdk-rust/src/client.rs
index 3660ca97e..c78230644 100644
--- a/crates/vendor/newrelic-telemetry-sdk-rust/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/vendor/newrelic-telemetry-sdk-rust/src/client.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-const VERSION: &'static str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-const TRACE_API_PATH: &'static str = "trace/v1";
+const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+const TRACE_API_PATH: &str = "trace/v1";
 
 /// Types that can be sent to a New Relic ingest API
 ///