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Re: Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass

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Post by rwhitman »

huhtenberg wrote: post #201
rwhitman wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly. I think there are several other equally plausible explanations as to why this particular McDonald's would have security to prevent video surveillance. It is also next to a number of the finest luxury retailers in the world...

... customers of which are highly unlikely to ever wander into a McDonalds, regardless of its location.

I was actually suggesting they were protecting the neighbors from a potential highly sophisticated criminal mastermind casing the joint to conduct an Ocean's 11 style vault heist of the property next door by drilling through the wall, but I didn't know how to communicate that ;)

I agree. Rich folks don't go to McDonalds too often. However in Europe the brand is perceived a bit differently

Re: Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

petitmiam wrote: post #198
datalus wrote: post #189

Go to Paris. Eat at a McDonald's. o_O

I love eating fast food in other countries. It's always different from home and that fascinates me. Sure, I'm much more keen to enjoy 'proper' food from the country I'm visiting, but there's still a place for experiencing fast food.

Why not Quick then?

http://www.quick.fr/

Re: Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass

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Post by nakkiel »

pyre wrote: post #228
andrewfelix wrote: post #203

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's France. They're French.

There are a lot of Moroccans in Paris, from what I understand. Wasn't that what those riots a few years back were about? The Moroccans immigrating but not integrating?

Well, the more people wonder whether French of Moroccan extraction really are French or Moroccan, the less French they are.

I'm French, of no extraction. Please stop. French of Moroccan extraction are French.

Regarding the riots, that's also not relevant to the discussion but because you ask, those riots where the results of 40 years of bad policies, social rejection and latent racism.

Re: Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

pg wrote: post #34
heyrhett wrote: post #11

I find it really hard to believe that Steve Mann would have some kind of medical condition that would lead a normal Dr. to prescribe that Steve Mann wears the computer vision glasses that Steve Mann invented. I'm sorry he was harassed, but this story really smells of one of the oldest ways to gain media attention on the internet: Step 1: Get screwed by a big company (this is the easy part) Step 2: Write a blog articl…

This explanation is so uncharitable it crosses over into implausible. It's not "the easy part" to get random McDonald's employees to behave as extremely as this.

Well if McD have a policy of not allowing photography of their staff in their outlets then it's easy.

McD worker: "sorry sir you can't take pictures or video of our staff"

person with recording device: "I'm not taking any pictures this is a medical device"

worker: "it looks rather like a Google glass recording device; you were recording the servers at the counter just now weren't you, I'm afraid you'll have to leave"

person: "no I won't I'm not recording anything these are just my glasses, see I have a doctor's note" [passes note carefully made to look fake but actually having real content]

worker: "sorry, please leave" [attempts to remove what he believes to be Google glass device as the person moves towards him aggressively]

It probably didn't go down like that but why is it such a stretch to believe it did?

Re: Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass

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Post by ams6110 »

McDonald's has a policy of not allowing photography in their stores. Clearly in this case there seems to have been an overreaction, they should have just politely but firmly asked him to leave.

McDonand's does not publish any direct contact email information

So do it the old fashioned way. Get out a pen, paper, and stamp. Probaly have better results anyway. Here are the people in charge: http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/our_company/leadership.htm.... Their address, from their "contact us" web page, is McDonald's Corporation, 2111 McDonald's Dr., Oak Brook, IL 60523

Re: Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass

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Post by pavedwalden »

rdl wrote: post #188
ilamont wrote: post #176

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The incident at Logan airport was big news in Boston in 2007. It involved an MIT undergraduate wearing a piece of art on the front of her shirt that consisted of a circuit board and LED attached to a battery. It freaked out some airport staff, and the Massachusetts State Police came very close to shooting her: http://tech.mit.edu/V127/N40/simpson.html

Different incident from the Steve Mann airport incident. I actually think the Star Simpson incident was caused by her bring really clueless about how paranoid airport security are, getting a dumb guy scared, and then being as rude to security as many civil libertarians can be. (Star is also a friend of mine, and I think she is a lot less likely to almost get killed by security now too :) I don't understand the benefi…

Whenever the Star Simpson incident comes up, I'm surprised how quick people are to blame her. From the accounts I've read, I don't thing she did anything wrong, or even suspicious. (Contrary to reports, the "suspicious substance" in her had was a hardened clay sculpture, not something that could be reasonably mistaken for a block of explosive.)

Since you say she's a friend of yours and might know more details, I'm curious what you think she did wrong.

Re: Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass

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Post by pavedwalden »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #235
pg wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This explanation is so uncharitable it crosses over into implausible. It's not "the easy part" to get random McDonald's employees to behave as extremely as this.

Well if McD have a policy of not allowing photography of their staff in their outlets then it's easy. McD worker: "sorry sir you can't take pictures or video of our staff" person with recording device: "I'm not taking any pictures this is a medical device" worker: "it looks rather like a Google glass recording device; you were recording the servers at the counter just now weren't you, I'm afraid you'll have to leave"…

Don't forget the part where they rip up his papers. That's pretty out of line.

Re: Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass

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Post by chris_wot »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #235
pg wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This explanation is so uncharitable it crosses over into implausible. It's not "the easy part" to get random McDonald's employees to behave as extremely as this.

Well if McD have a policy of not allowing photography of their staff in their outlets then it's easy. McD worker: "sorry sir you can't take pictures or video of our staff" person with recording device: "I'm not taking any pictures this is a medical device" worker: "it looks rather like a Google glass recording device; you were recording the servers at the counter just now weren't you, I'm afraid you'll have to leave"…

The point you got wrong was the last one. Instead if removing clothing, call the police.
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