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RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by judk »

collyw wrote: post #37
zwieback wrote: post #31

For guys, if you use this app too often you might want to have your prostate checked out. I used to leave in the middle of a movie but post-op cancer surgery I luckily don't need this app anymore. I was in my early 40s when I was diagnosed so it's not just old geezers who should be aware. Luckily most cases are benign, though.

Is it safe to assume that since I have always peed a lot, I am OK? At university (nearly 20 years ago) I had a friend who was the same (or worse) than me. He was a bit of a hypochondriac, went to the doc, got tested for diabetes, and a number of other things. They shoved an endoscope up his parts (most painful thing ever, he said) and told him he had a weak bladder, deal with it. Since hearing that story, I have basi…

After 20 years, maybe get a second opinion from modern medicine.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by dallasgutauckis »

I made a mock integration of this for a coding challenge in NYC last week and won a free Android Wear watch: https://plus.google.com/103860840652017295649/posts/5qQ2djiV...

They should implement something similar, given the watch concept is significantly less intrusive and… bright.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by Brajeshwar »

In India, we have mandatory breaks somewhere in the middle of all movies. Even for Hollywood Movies, it is just shut off, sometimes right in the middle of a fight or an intense scene. We pee, have snacks and make phone calls. :-)

My first reaction when I saw Sin City somewhere in Detroit was, "How long is this movie?" Then I realize why everyone had popcorns and everything before the movie starts.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

#45

Post by daybreaker2 »

ignu wrote: post #29

yes, please use your bright-ass smart phone in the middle of the movie theater. distract every person behind you while you figure out when would be the most convenient time for you to pee. (this is why i don't go to movies anymore.)

yes, please dont read the features of the app and instead make a snarky reply full of assumptions that are actually incorrect.

(this is why i dont go into the comments section anymore.)

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

#46

Post by RunPee »

skrebbel wrote: post #39

I hope that a few movie directors see this app and will make it their next challenge to not allow any convenient pee break. I guess "Crank" comes quite close.

I don't think that's the case at all. Most good stories ebb and flow. It's important to give the viewer a chance to relax and build up tension before another exciting scene. But you're right, "Crank" is one of those movies that puts the peddle to the metal and doesn't let off. There is of course merit to that type of story telling as well.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

#47

Post by RunPee »

collyw wrote: post #37
zwieback wrote: post #31

For guys, if you use this app too often you might want to have your prostate checked out. I used to leave in the middle of a movie but post-op cancer surgery I luckily don't need this app anymore. I was in my early 40s when I was diagnosed so it's not just old geezers who should be aware. Luckily most cases are benign, though.

Is it safe to assume that since I have always peed a lot, I am OK? At university (nearly 20 years ago) I had a friend who was the same (or worse) than me. He was a bit of a hypochondriac, went to the doc, got tested for diabetes, and a number of other things. They shoved an endoscope up his parts (most painful thing ever, he said) and told him he had a weak bladder, deal with it. Since hearing that story, I have basi…

LOL > "You have a weak bladder, deal with it." I guess that's better than hearing the alternative. :-)

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

#48

Post by RunPee »

dallasgutauckis wrote: post #42

I made a mock integration of this for a coding challenge in NYC last week and won a free Android Wear watch: https://plus.google.com/103860840652017295649/posts/5qQ2djiV... They should implement something similar, given the watch concept is significantly less intrusive and… bright.

Believe me, this is something I've been thinking about. Hopefully by year's end I'll have some integration like this. Not that it takes that long to develop, but I have a lot of other things on my plate right now.

Also, integration with Google Glasses. #WIN

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by lnanek2 »

tomphoolery wrote: post #43
benbristow wrote: post #25

Decent idea but don't cinemas normally frown on people using phones during a film?

When they're talking on them...

Nope, I've definitely been told to put phones away in movie theaters. People consider the bright screens, even at full dimness, a distraction.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by dallasgutauckis »

RunPee wrote: post #48
dallasgutauckis wrote: post #42

I made a mock integration of this for a coding challenge in NYC last week and won a free Android Wear watch: https://plus.google.com/103860840652017295649/posts/5qQ2djiV... They should implement something similar, given the watch concept is significantly less intrusive and… bright.

Believe me, this is something I've been thinking about. Hopefully by year's end I'll have some integration like this. Not that it takes that long to develop, but I have a lot of other things on my plate right now. Also, integration with Google Glasses. #WIN

FTFY: Google Glass
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