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An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by bmitc »

an_aparallel wrote: post #78

we really are in the nightmare dystopic vision of being connected to an engagement machine and more or less drooling our way through life... How many apps does the average person have on their phone...having something so hyper specific just seems incredible to me (as someone with nothing installed on it)

Agree. Also, aside from medical conditions, it it really that hard to use the restroom before the movie?

And to me, it’s part of the experience to find the right timing if you really need to go.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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bmitc wrote: post #98

I’ll never understand people who don’t like going to the theater. I absolutely love going to the theater, but for the most part, I go to locally owned, independent theaters. Prices are good, including for the snacks. Yes, yes, your home theater setup is awesome or whatever, but that doesn’t replicate the theater experience. All of my most enjoyable movie experiences have been at the theater. Even something as dumb as…

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Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by mozman »

bmitc wrote: post #98

I’ll never understand people who don’t like going to the theater. I absolutely love going to the theater, but for the most part, I go to locally owned, independent theaters. Prices are good, including for the snacks. Yes, yes, your home theater setup is awesome or whatever, but that doesn’t replicate the theater experience. All of my most enjoyable movie experiences have been at the theater. Even something as dumb as…

I can’t stand talking, phones, mastication sounds, etc. Ruins the movie for me. My home system is inferior to all theaters but it’s easier for me to get lost in entertainment.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by sircastor »

kayson wrote: post #92
sircastor wrote: post #81

This is one of the reasons why I’ve all but sworn-off theaters. It used to mean a lot more to me to see something in the theater but I’ve traded that for subtitles, pausing, multi-day-viewing, picture quality, manageable volume, whatever food and snacks I want, and -surprisingly high up on the list - talking through the movie with my wife. I guess I’ve gotten old (and also own my own house and can buy whatever equipm…

Picture quality? What kind of theaters are you going to? What TV do you have?

As a recent example, we went to an animated film and could see lots of artifacts on the image. It wasn’t the theater’s fault. But also, picture quality isn’t just a matter of source. I can change the output of my TV to whatever I want. The theater gives me the combination of whatever the staff set up plus the file from the studio.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by rhapsodic »

mitthrowaway2 wrote: post #89
midoridensha wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in an small (by American standards) apartment and I have a reclining sofa and 65" TV. You don't need to own a house to have a decent viewing experience. All the other stuff I completely agree with. Movie theaters are obsolete, as far as I'm concerned.

At least in some areas, it's common for rental suites to forbid guests. So if you want to see a movie together with friends, a movie theater is often the best way.

I've never, ever heard of a rental home or apartment or even hotel room that forbids guests. I'm not saying your assertion is false, but can you provide any evidence that it's true?

I think at one time there were women-only boarding houses that forbade male guests, at least there were in old movies, but that's about it.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by an_aparallel »

reidjs wrote: post #79
an_aparallel wrote: post #78

we really are in the nightmare dystopic vision of being connected to an engagement machine and more or less drooling our way through life... How many apps does the average person have on their phone...having something so hyper specific just seems incredible to me (as someone with nothing installed on it)

I wouldn’t call it a dystopian nightmare, just movies are no longer as engaging as they used to be. Now I can text/send videos pics or voice to any of my friends at any moment I feel. Why should I force myself to watch the boring part of a movie?

this is the kind of thinking that results in app ideas like "new app that uses AI to predict the least offensive time to take a pee break during a work meeting"... and this is precisely the kind of thing that blunts us into being automatons.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by mitthrowaway2 »

rhapsodic wrote: post #105
mitthrowaway2 wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At least in some areas, it's common for rental suites to forbid guests. So if you want to see a movie together with friends, a movie theater is often the best way.

I've never, ever heard of a rental home or apartment or even hotel room that forbids guests. I'm not saying your assertion is false, but can you provide any evidence that it's true? I think at one time there were women-only boarding houses that forbade male guests, at least there were in old movies, but that's about it.

It's common for rental suites. If you rent a whole home, you can usually invite whoever you want. But if you live in a rented room, a sharehouse, a rented basement suite, etc, then no-guest provisions are very common. These rental suites are common in expensive cities.

For example, Surrey BC:

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/roo/d/surrey-upper-leve...

(I just picked this randomly, it didn't take more than a minute to find).

"Single occupancy only, no guests or visitors please."

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by TylerE »

mitthrowaway2 wrote: post #108
rhapsodic wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've never, ever heard of a rental home or apartment or even hotel room that forbids guests. I'm not saying your assertion is false, but can you provide any evidence that it's true? I think at one time there were women-only boarding houses that forbade male guests, at least there were in old movies, but that's about it.

It's common for rental suites . If you rent a whole home, you can usually invite whoever you want. But if you live in a rented room, a sharehouse, a rented basement suite, etc, then no-guest provisions are very common. These rental suites are common in expensive cities. For example, Surrey BC: https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/roo/d/surrey-upper-leve... (I just picked this randomly, it didn't take more than a minu…

In the US (and probably Canada as well) that is blatantly false.

They can bar specific individuals with reason, but not a blanket ban like that.

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