Bar bans Google Glass, boots 'rude' user
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Nope, you stated that he had three options:
harold aptroot wrote:
So anyway, he was faced with some choices: 1) leave 2) put it away without folding it 3) debate
That is simply not the case. Were he in his own home, his mother's house, a public building, or his place of employment, he might have had some or all of those options, but a restaurant is private property, and has a code of conduct/public-service contract which gives him only two options: 1) Stop behaving like a dick, causing annoyance to staff and customers. 2) Get thrown out.
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You can absolutely have an argument with a restaurant manager and convince him/her that you shouldn't be thrown out. And besides, you can debate and lose.
You can argue with anyone, any time, but that doesn't change your rights/options, and will certainly p1ss off the decent patrons of the establishment.
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You can argue with anyone, any time, but that doesn't change your rights/options, and will certainly p1ss off the decent patrons of the establishment.
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Man walks into a bar.... with Google glass on his head. The management of that bar / restaurant ask the gentlemen to remove the device, which is their prorogitive however was not their policy. The owner of the restaurant had banned the glass products in another establishment he owned but had not yet made it policy in the current restaurant. The Glass wearer decided to debate this policy before leaving. Now being a biased fan of Glass I would usually rule in the man's favour if he hadn't been a complete and utter Glasshole (yes I went there) about it. The man demanded, unreasonable, in a facebook post that the staff member be fired or her pay docked for following management wishes. Now my view on the situation is that Glass has an unfair prejudice just because of people's fear of being recorded by the devices. As the man was having a meal with his partner, he shouldn't of been distracted anyway, however this is just a symptom of information overload and shows what craving consumers we are. Now I sat down for a meal with my girlfriend last night and forced myself to put my phone to the side and ignore the ever tempting notifications I think it's a good thing to fully concentrate on a loved friend or family member. Don't get me wrong, when I get my version of Glass I will bask in the glory of on demand information whenever I want it. Anyway that's my thoughts in a nutshell, check out the links below. NBC News[^] Facebook post from Glasshole[^]
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
...shouldn't of...
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
...would of...
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
...shouldn't of...
Are you doing that deliberately to annoy us "grammar-nazis"? :mad: It's "have", not "of". Also:
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
...it put's himself in a negative light.
There's no apostrophe in "puts", and it should be "him", not "himself". This lesson brought to you by the Pedant arm of the Grumpy Old Gits association.
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Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
...shouldn't of...
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
...would of...
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
...shouldn't of...
Are you doing that deliberately to annoy us "grammar-nazis"? :mad: It's "have", not "of". Also:
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
...it put's himself in a negative light.
There's no apostrophe in "puts", and it should be "him", not "himself". This lesson brought to you by the Pedant arm of the Grumpy Old Gits association.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
Sorry, its not something I'd usually take note of in forums. Anything written by me on a forum is just quick and dirty. ;) (edit: bad grammar)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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Sorry, its not something I'd usually take note of in forums. Anything written by me on a forum is just quick and dirty. ;) (edit: bad grammar)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
Sorry, its not something I'd usually take note of in forums.
"it's" ;P http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/its_its.htm[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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It adds the option of "have a debate". It increases the chance of winning because while that chance may be small, it is zero if you just take your leave.
I fear that people at other tables, trying to enjoy their meals, will think of him as being quite the reverse of a winner, no matter the outcome of his childish, petty "debate" -- and I would tend to agree with their assessment.
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I fear that people at other tables, trying to enjoy their meals, will think of him as being quite the reverse of a winner, no matter the outcome of his childish, petty "debate" -- and I would tend to agree with their assessment.
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harold aptroot wrote:
Absolutely.
We're agreed, then: Only a d1ckhead and a loser would "debate" the issue, which is fully covered both by law and the guidelines of decent behaviour.
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Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
Sorry, its not something I'd usually take note of in forums.
"it's" ;P http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/its_its.htm[^]
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I'll reply to this post to take into context the discussion above as well, but my quote is actually from your first one:
Richard Deeming wrote:
There's not apostrophe in "puts", and it should be "him", not "himself".
Shouldn't that be "there's no apostrophe", or "there's not an apostrophe"? And no, my English is by no means perfect. Grammanize at will!
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harold aptroot wrote:
Absolutely.
We're agreed, then: Only a d1ckhead and a loser would "debate" the issue, which is fully covered both by law and the guidelines of decent behaviour.
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Yes, I'd hate the guy who disturbed my meal with his stupid debate, and I expect most people would feel the same way. I'd also be the guy who disturbs other peoples' meals with his stupid debate, knowing full well that people will hate me for it. That makes me a dickhead, and I'm ok with that.
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I'll reply to this post to take into context the discussion above as well, but my quote is actually from your first one:
Richard Deeming wrote:
There's not apostrophe in "puts", and it should be "him", not "himself".
Shouldn't that be "there's no apostrophe", or "there's not an apostrophe"? And no, my English is by no means perfect. Grammanize at will!
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Damnit! Why does every attempt to correct someone else's grammar contain at least one mistake? :doh:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Damnit! Why does every attempt to correct someone else's grammar contain at least one mistake? :doh:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
Richard Deeming wrote:
Damnit! Why does every attempt to correct someone else's grammar contain at least one mistake? :doh:
It's Carma in action.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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Richard Deeming wrote:
Damnit! Why does every attempt to correct someone else's grammar contain at least one mistake? :doh:
It's Carma in action.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
Dan Neely wrote:
It's Carma in action.
Oh, come on! :rolleyes:
CARMA (not to be confused with Karma[^]) may refer to:
- Carma, a transportation technology company (formerly known as Avego), based in Cork, Ireland
- Carma Developers, Canadian residential land developing company
- Carbon Monitoring for Action, part of the Center for Global Development
- Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association, scanner radio listeners club based in the Chicago Illinois area
- Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy, astronomical instrument composed of 23 radio telescopes
- Computer-Assisted Research Mathematics and its Applications, a Priority Research Centre at the University of Newcastle, Australia
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Dan Neely wrote:
It's Carma in action.
Oh, come on! :rolleyes:
CARMA (not to be confused with Karma[^]) may refer to:
- Carma, a transportation technology company (formerly known as Avego), based in Cork, Ireland
- Carma Developers, Canadian residential land developing company
- Carbon Monitoring for Action, part of the Center for Global Development
- Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association, scanner radio listeners club based in the Chicago Illinois area
- Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy, astronomical instrument composed of 23 radio telescopes
- Computer-Assisted Research Mathematics and its Applications, a Priority Research Centre at the University of Newcastle, Australia
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
Center for Global Development wrote:
Center for Global Development
Which is the definitive proof that yanks can't spell properly (CGD is, apparently, Washington-based) vs:
Priority Research Centre wrote:
Priority Research Centre
Which spells properly, following the rules set long ago by the Great Empire. Let the fires burn! (ducking under the table)
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