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I don't go to theaters with shitty chairs.
One of the theaters I like to go to has big cushy recliners, are set up in pairs with a small table between them, and there's bar service. THAT'S how you watch a movie on the big screen. They probably have seating for 100. I think it's 8 people per row, and 12-14 rows seems about right. Minus some seats here and there for obstacles.
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I have a project on my desk right now where we are adding a bar inside a theater. Now we're talking!
I would speculate that since most theaters have at least 10 screens, and show some movies non-stop, they are not worried about the extra seats. They just want that competitive edge to get people into theirs instead of the one down the block.
Another technological change in theaters- they are all digital now. No reels- just a simple projector, controlled remotely by an operator who may or may not even be in the building. It's amazing how empty projection rooms are now.
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Projection rooms may be empty, and ushers a thing of the past, but the dine-in theater had 3 wait staff, X in the kitchen, and Y tending the bar. Presumably, they multiplex between different rooms, but still, they're not the cleaning staff, which has to be there.
The dine-in was NOT full, and the seats weren't fully reclinable, only partly.
They need to have more than 2x attendance to break even on the sunk cost and the maintenance; motorized recliners aren't exactly maintenance free.
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We always pick the theater with recliners and reserved seats.
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I'm looking forward to seeing the movie.
I used to count sand. Now I don't count at all.
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I don't really care - that's prevalent among many trades, disciplines, and occupations when "simplified" for public consumption.
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The last place I lived had a truly world class IMAX theater, and I gladly payed $16 to see movies in there once or twice a month. Where I live now, the theater is trash by comparison. It's only $4 for a show, but I never go. My home theater is as good. Obviously not as big, but better sound and picture. That IMAX is one of the main things I miss about the big city, but I'd still never go back. Traffic jams and shootings in the news aren't my cup of tea.
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What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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A.) silly, mindless robots with below average singing capabilities?
or
B.) the ones behind the scenes who make everything work?
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Dan - Owner
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What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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The problem with using Star Wars as an analog of real world engineering, is that all the movies in the series I have seen are pure melodrama. The good guys are pure goodness, and the bad guys are pure evil. If Darth Vader and the Emperor approach you to build something, you know it is intended for something nasty. As an engineer, your job will be to implement someone's evil plans. You would be better off becoming a bandit or smuggler. Maybe you will score a hot princess!
In the real world, you feel some sort of patriotism and trust in your leaders. Any sabotage you do will hurt the people on your side. Government reveal military secrets on a need to know basis. You won't be told the final evil purpose.
Let's take the closest historical case of pure evil. You are in Germany in 1944. Your cities are getting the crap bombed out of them. You are asked to design a super-duper new fighter interceptor. Do you sit down with your family and point out that we all deserve to have the crap bombed out of us? Do you even know you deserve to have the crap bombed out of you? If you build a weapon that shoots down the attacking bombers, can you make it so that babies and cute puppies are safe from it?
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JHG
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We're talking Rogue One, so Finn is someone who switched sides, and can't be considered pure anything. Han Solo murdered someone in cold blood in episode 4 and was well on the way to following his own path of roguedom until he returned to bail out Luke at the end. But, while this is fiction, it's also a series of snippets, and were we able to observe any of ourselves under similar circumstances, I doubt we'd see that much difference.
Would we sacrifice ourselves to save others? Possibly. There are certainly examples even just in the news in the last week where 2 people were brutally murdered while protecting a woman from a possibly "pure evil" person. I don't know that the two people who died were "pure good" over their entire lives, but for a couple of minutes, they were, and that is in this real life snippet.
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Thanks for the "I'm an expert!" link, saw it before and needed it today.
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There were tradesmen on the HMS Prince of Wales when she engaged Bismark in the Denmark Straight. Fortunately for the tradesmen, the HMS Hood was the ship to not be on.
The battleship Musashi was built in Nagasaki across the bay from all sorts of foreign embassies. They did everything possible to conceal it from the foreigners. This included executing any tradesmen who revealed classified information. I would guess that Darth Vader and the Emperor did not encourage a free press.
Hopefully, Death Start was complete at the point anything bad happened to it. Far be it from me to spoil and ending.
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JHG