Faraday cages in movie theaters.

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imported_Tick

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Originally posted by: spidey07
I agree. There is simply no good reason to have a cell phone turned on in a movie theater. Leave it in the car or have the theater jam them.

we got along just fine without them before.

Can the FCC pass a law to allow this? Maybe we can start writing out congressmen?

The FCC isn't preventing Faraday cages, and those work fine for this purpose.
 

imported_Tick

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Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
That still won't do anything about the damn crying babies! :|

Babies shouldn't be allowed in theaters. You have a small kid, don't go to movies. DUH!
 

destrekor

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Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Great idea, but I can just see that going nowhere after some whiny-ass sues a movie theater because they couldn't get a fscking emergency call on their cell phone due to the signal being blocked. "OMFG! My kid was dying and I didn't know because teh evil movie theater blocked my cell phone!"

Or maybe I'm just a cynic.....

is there something wrong with that?
just force the movie theaters to impose greater punishment for those that disrupt the theater for non-emergencies
the biggest movie theater here in toledo has people who work there every now and then stroll into the individual theaters to check for problems

Sorry, that won't work either. A lawyer could pay for his kid's college arguing whether the plaintiff had a legitimate emergency or if it was total BS.

Not to mention, the movie theaters will just make it even more expensive for the consumers if they have to add more staff and take time to screen for people causing a problem.

Someone's going to get fscked in the end no matter what approach you take to the problem.

Welcome to our litigious society.

</cynic mode off>

I favor a consent form before you can enter the theater. Saves everyone time.

how do you decide who gets permission to carry a cell phone? only doctors and lawyers? BS
you can't predict who will need their phone for an emergency

learn to deal with the situation. we dont live in a communist society, so we dont need to live life according to your belief that WE is better than I. Because its not. We live in a society where everyone lives for themselves.

and learn your history. jews were an exuse for the nazi to bid their power. they had to follow through. the nazi's would kill anyone in their way that didn't believe what they believed. authoritarians, not strictly anti-semitic
 

Phoenix86

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Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: Phoenix86
What if someone need to call OUT?

Robbery or <insert crime> in the theater.
Heart attack or <insert medical emergency> in the theater.
Fire in the theater, fire exits/escape route blocked.

Hard lines in every theater. Boom.
If I can't get to a fire exit, what makes you think I can get to a hard line?

One loss of life and this would be taken down ASAP.
 

imported_Tick

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Feb 17, 2005
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Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Great idea, but I can just see that going nowhere after some whiny-ass sues a movie theater because they couldn't get a fscking emergency call on their cell phone due to the signal being blocked. "OMFG! My kid was dying and I didn't know because teh evil movie theater blocked my cell phone!"

Or maybe I'm just a cynic.....

is there something wrong with that?
just force the movie theaters to impose greater punishment for those that disrupt the theater for non-emergencies
the biggest movie theater here in toledo has people who work there every now and then stroll into the individual theaters to check for problems

Sorry, that won't work either. A lawyer could pay for his kid's college arguing whether the plaintiff had a legitimate emergency or if it was total BS.

Not to mention, the movie theaters will just make it even more expensive for the consumers if they have to add more staff and take time to screen for people causing a problem.

Someone's going to get fscked in the end no matter what approach you take to the problem.

Welcome to our litigious society.

</cynic mode off>

I favor a consent form before you can enter the theater. Saves everyone time.

how do you decide who gets permission to carry a cell phone? only doctors and lawyers? BS
you can't predict who will need their phone for an emergency

learn to deal with the situation. we dont live in a communist society, so we dont need to live life according to your believe that WE is better than I. Because its not. We live in a society where everyone lives for themselves.

and learn your history. jews were an exuse for the nazi to bid their power. they had to follow through. the nazi's would kill anyone in their way that didn't believe what they believed. authoritarians, not anti-semitic

You missed it. No one can use a cell in the theater, and you sign a consent form saying you agree to the cell phone blocking, and you assume all consequences of the blocking as your own actions. I'm not going to start a flame war about nazis. And yes, WE is more important than I, because we live in a democracy, not an autocracy or a monarchy. A government based on the vote values the majority, and the majority is the group. You are not more important that 100 other people combined.
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: Phoenix86
What if someone need to call OUT?

Robbery or <insert crime> in the theater.
Heart attack or <insert medical emergency> in the theater.
Fire in the theater, fire exits/escape route blocked.

Hard lines in every theater. Boom.
If I can't get to a fire exit, what makes you think I can get to a hard line?

One loss of life and this would be taken down ASAP.

people got out of a fire before cell phones just fine. A cell phone isn't going to help you find an exit any better.

there is simply no good reason anybody can come up with for having a cell phone in a theater. So far not one single persone can come up with a legitimate reason.
 

imported_Tick

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Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: Phoenix86
What if someone need to call OUT?

Robbery or <insert crime> in the theater.
Heart attack or <insert medical emergency> in the theater.
Fire in the theater, fire exits/escape route blocked.

Hard lines in every theater. Boom.
If I can't get to a fire exit, what makes you think I can get to a hard line?

One loss of life and this would be taken down ASAP.

Then post several hard lines. People value life way to highly in this country. One person dies, and we take away something than benefits a large number of people. Sigh.
 

Encryptic

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Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Great idea, but I can just see that going nowhere after some whiny-ass sues a movie theater because they couldn't get a fscking emergency call on their cell phone due to the signal being blocked. "OMFG! My kid was dying and I didn't know because teh evil movie theater blocked my cell phone!"

Or maybe I'm just a cynic.....

is there something wrong with that?
just force the movie theaters to impose greater punishment for those that disrupt the theater for non-emergencies
the biggest movie theater here in toledo has people who work there every now and then stroll into the individual theaters to check for problems

Sorry, that won't work either. A lawyer could pay for his kid's college arguing whether the plaintiff had a legitimate emergency or if it was total BS.

Not to mention, the movie theaters will just make it even more expensive for the consumers if they have to add more staff and take time to screen for people causing a problem.

Someone's going to get fscked in the end no matter what approach you take to the problem.

Welcome to our litigious society.

</cynic mode off>

I favor a consent form before you can enter the theater. Saves everyone time.

how do you decide who gets permission to carry a cell phone? only doctors and lawyers? BS
you can't predict who will need their phone for an emergency

learn to deal with the situation. we dont live in a communist society, so we dont need to live life according to your believe that WE is better than I. Because its not. We live in a society where everyone lives for themselves.

and learn your history. jews were an exuse for the nazi to bid their power. they had to follow through. the nazi's would kill anyone in their way that didn't believe what they believed. authoritarians, not anti-semitic

You missed it. No one can use a cell in the theater, and you sign a consent form saying you agree to the cell phone blocking, and you assume all consequences of the blocking as your own actions. I'm not going to start a flame war about nazis. And yes, WE is more important than I, because we live in a democracy, not an autocracy or a monarchy. A government based on the vote values the majority, and the majority is the group. You are not more important that 100 other people combined.

"You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake!"

;)

It had to be said....
 

DivideBYZero

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Seriously, you idiots pissing and moaning about cell phones saving lives it goes like this:

- If you are on call, don't go to the movies. Wait until you are no longer on call.

No argument.
 

imported_Tick

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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Seriously, you idiots pissing and moaning about cell phones saving lives it goes like this:

- If you are on call, don't go to the movies. Wait until you are no longer on call.

No argument.

You are correct sir.
 

imported_Tick

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Feb 17, 2005
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Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Great idea, but I can just see that going nowhere after some whiny-ass sues a movie theater because they couldn't get a fscking emergency call on their cell phone due to the signal being blocked. "OMFG! My kid was dying and I didn't know because teh evil movie theater blocked my cell phone!"

Or maybe I'm just a cynic.....

is there something wrong with that?
just force the movie theaters to impose greater punishment for those that disrupt the theater for non-emergencies
the biggest movie theater here in toledo has people who work there every now and then stroll into the individual theaters to check for problems

Sorry, that won't work either. A lawyer could pay for his kid's college arguing whether the plaintiff had a legitimate emergency or if it was total BS.

Not to mention, the movie theaters will just make it even more expensive for the consumers if they have to add more staff and take time to screen for people causing a problem.

Someone's going to get fscked in the end no matter what approach you take to the problem.

Welcome to our litigious society.

</cynic mode off>

I favor a consent form before you can enter the theater. Saves everyone time.

how do you decide who gets permission to carry a cell phone? only doctors and lawyers? BS
you can't predict who will need their phone for an emergency

learn to deal with the situation. we dont live in a communist society, so we dont need to live life according to your believe that WE is better than I. Because its not. We live in a society where everyone lives for themselves.

and learn your history. jews were an exuse for the nazi to bid their power. they had to follow through. the nazi's would kill anyone in their way that didn't believe what they believed. authoritarians, not anti-semitic

You missed it. No one can use a cell in the theater, and you sign a consent form saying you agree to the cell phone blocking, and you assume all consequences of the blocking as your own actions. I'm not going to start a flame war about nazis. And yes, WE is more important than I, because we live in a democracy, not an autocracy or a monarchy. A government based on the vote values the majority, and the majority is the group. You are not more important that 100 other people combined.

"You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake!"

;)

It had to be said....

Que?
 

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Great idea, but I can just see that going nowhere after some whiny-ass sues a movie theater because they couldn't get a fscking emergency call on their cell phone due to the signal being blocked. "OMFG! My kid was dying and I didn't know because teh evil movie theater blocked my cell phone!"

Or maybe I'm just a cynic.....

is there something wrong with that?
just force the movie theaters to impose greater punishment for those that disrupt the theater for non-emergencies
the biggest movie theater here in toledo has people who work there every now and then stroll into the individual theaters to check for problems

Sorry, that won't work either. A lawyer could pay for his kid's college arguing whether the plaintiff had a legitimate emergency or if it was total BS.

Not to mention, the movie theaters will just make it even more expensive for the consumers if they have to add more staff and take time to screen for people causing a problem.

Someone's going to get fscked in the end no matter what approach you take to the problem.

Welcome to our litigious society.

</cynic mode off>

I favor a consent form before you can enter the theater. Saves everyone time.

how do you decide who gets permission to carry a cell phone? only doctors and lawyers? BS
you can't predict who will need their phone for an emergency

learn to deal with the situation. we dont live in a communist society, so we dont need to live life according to your believe that WE is better than I. Because its not. We live in a society where everyone lives for themselves.

and learn your history. jews were an exuse for the nazi to bid their power. they had to follow through. the nazi's would kill anyone in their way that didn't believe what they believed. authoritarians, not anti-semitic

You missed it. No one can use a cell in the theater, and you sign a consent form saying you agree to the cell phone blocking, and you assume all consequences of the blocking as your own actions. I'm not going to start a flame war about nazis. And yes, WE is more important than I, because we live in a democracy, not an autocracy or a monarchy. A government based on the vote values the majority, and the majority is the group. You are not more important that 100 other people combined.

ahh got ya, misinterpreted that
still.... we/i, group/self, it doesn't matter... life has already moved to cell phones, which is a viable emergency contact method... so blocking the ability to be contacted in an emergency will win nobody over to the belief that the thing is good
i certainly would protest such a thing being constructed. people need to be able to be contacted when their is an emergency. end of story. there are too many holes where someone wouldn't know how to contact someone otherwise.
and as a society, it is WE before I, but in life, its I before WE. You're looking at it too much in a political standpoint. again, please tell me you would give up all your individual freedoms to better a group, when losing said freedoms would put risk the lives of you or your loved ones. democracy may not be perfect, and while it is catered to WE, it is equally catered to I.

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Seriously, you idiots pissing and moaning about cell phones saving lives it goes like this:

- If you are on call, don't go to the movies. Wait until you are no longer on call.

No argument.

um, not being a doctor equates to never having emergencies?
when precogs exist and we can predict emergencies, then sure.... otherwise....
 

imported_Tick

Diamond Member
Feb 17, 2005
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Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Great idea, but I can just see that going nowhere after some whiny-ass sues a movie theater because they couldn't get a fscking emergency call on their cell phone due to the signal being blocked. "OMFG! My kid was dying and I didn't know because teh evil movie theater blocked my cell phone!"

Or maybe I'm just a cynic.....

is there something wrong with that?
just force the movie theaters to impose greater punishment for those that disrupt the theater for non-emergencies
the biggest movie theater here in toledo has people who work there every now and then stroll into the individual theaters to check for problems

Sorry, that won't work either. A lawyer could pay for his kid's college arguing whether the plaintiff had a legitimate emergency or if it was total BS.

Not to mention, the movie theaters will just make it even more expensive for the consumers if they have to add more staff and take time to screen for people causing a problem.

Someone's going to get fscked in the end no matter what approach you take to the problem.

Welcome to our litigious society.

</cynic mode off>

I favor a consent form before you can enter the theater. Saves everyone time.

how do you decide who gets permission to carry a cell phone? only doctors and lawyers? BS
you can't predict who will need their phone for an emergency

learn to deal with the situation. we dont live in a communist society, so we dont need to live life according to your believe that WE is better than I. Because its not. We live in a society where everyone lives for themselves.

and learn your history. jews were an exuse for the nazi to bid their power. they had to follow through. the nazi's would kill anyone in their way that didn't believe what they believed. authoritarians, not anti-semitic

You missed it. No one can use a cell in the theater, and you sign a consent form saying you agree to the cell phone blocking, and you assume all consequences of the blocking as your own actions. I'm not going to start a flame war about nazis. And yes, WE is more important than I, because we live in a democracy, not an autocracy or a monarchy. A government based on the vote values the majority, and the majority is the group. You are not more important that 100 other people combined.

ahh got ya, misinterpreted that
still.... we/i, group/self, it doesn't matter... life has already moved to cell phones, which is a viable emergency contact method... so blocking the ability to be contacted in an emergency will win nobody over to the belief that the thing is good
i certainly would protest such a thing being constructed. people need to be able to be contacted when their is an emergency. end of story. there are too many holes where someone wouldn't know how to contact someone otherwise.
and as a society, it is WE before I, but in life, its I before WE. You're looking at it too much in a political standpoint. again, please tell me you would give up all your individual freedoms to better a group, when losing said freedoms would put risk the lives of you or your loved ones. democracy may not be perfect, and while it is catered to WE, it is equally catered to I.

You sound like you don't understand insurance. I accept a slighly higher risk in return for not having to listen to cell phones. Further, it's a bad idea to depend on cell phones as a contact method anyway. Further, Learn how to use capitals and type in complete sentences. Further, any decision that affects large numbers of people IS political. And yes, I would give up my rights for group rights, because that's what people do when they enter a library or theater, whether or not they realize it. Further, if you living your life as I before WE, your fvcked up.
 

imported_Tick

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Feb 17, 2005
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Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: destrekor
<..BLAHBLAH...>
i hope your joking, fvcking nazi
<..BLAHBLAH..>


Godwin says, "Threads over!".

? cuz i said nazi
:confused:

Google for "Godwin's Law".

cant do, require explaination

Then leave my thread.
 

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: destrekor
<..BLAHBLAH...>
i hope your joking, fvcking nazi
<..BLAHBLAH..>


Godwin says, "Threads over!".

? cuz i said nazi
:confused:

Google for "Godwin's Law".

cant do, require explaination

Then leave my thread.

uh, the thread is not showing up in searches... soo.... no?
and uh.. learn to cope with life? um? okay?
phone rings in theater = get mad, report if you want, and continue to watch movie
 

DivideBYZero

Lifer
May 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Seriously, you idiots pissing and moaning about cell phones saving lives it goes like this:

- If you are on call, don't go to the movies. Wait until you are no longer on call.

No argument.

um, not being a doctor equates to never having emergencies?
when precogs exist and we can predict emergencies, then sure.... otherwise....

Both of my GF's parents are Doctors, her mother is a Gastroenterology surgeon. They have times when other Doctors cover. What makes you think you have to be a Doctor for the rest of your life? What do you think happens when they go on vacation?
 

imported_Tick

Diamond Member
Feb 17, 2005
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Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: destrekor
<..BLAHBLAH...>
i hope your joking, fvcking nazi
<..BLAHBLAH..>


Godwin says, "Threads over!".

? cuz i said nazi
:confused:

Google for "Godwin's Law".

cant do, require explaination

Then leave my thread.

uh, the thread is not showing up in searches... soo.... no?
and uh.. learn to cope with life? um? okay?
phone rings in theater = get mad, report if you want, and continue to watch movie

Why can you not understand the use of capital letters?