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Electric recliners?! America never ceases to surprise me.

ceejayoz 9y ago
They're quite nice. https://amc-theatres-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1495720738/amc-cdn/general/img/AMC_Recliner_0961.png https://amc-theatres-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v149572... Electric so you can pick a specific level of recline, instead of just having a spring-loaded chair with only one option.
- bmelton 9y ago
  Which is worth having, since I've learned the hard way that drinking a movie-large soda while fully reclined is a risky proposition.
11thEarlOfMar 9y ago
Yeah, it's a thing and it's totally great. La-z-boys, reserved seats, same price.
inetsee 9y ago
Two of the big theaters where I live have installed the new electric recliner seats. They are not as comfortable as the seats they replaced. In fact, in one theater the new seats are so uncomfortable that we've stopped going to that theater altogether.
tyingq 9y ago
With wait staff, food, alcohol, and table service too.
noonespecial 9y ago
Just wait. Once self-driving systems arrive in earnest, we're going full Wall-E. It will all be delivered, thanks to medicare, (as the old lady rasps in the obnoxious Rascal commercial) "right to my door at no cost to me".
- JoeAltmaier 9y ago
  In agriculture, self-driving has been around and deployed for a decade. John Deere has 80 million acres under automated cultivation, growing at an incredible rate yearly. Want to talk about self-driving, the ag sector is way ahead of the game.
  - rtkwe 9y ago
    The world and environment for a self driving tractor is so simple compared to any street in the world though. They can rely heavily on GPS for starters and the environment/fields are practically blank slates with no other vehicles to really contend with. It'd be surprising if they weren't ahead of the game considering all the advantages to navigating a wide open field with excellent GPS availability.
    - LyndsySimon 9y ago
      Not quite - a failure in automation for a tractor is measured in inches. If you end up driving over crops instead of between them for a pass, the farmer is likely out thousands of dollars. On the highway, at least the obstacles are as big as cars and people. In a field, the obstacles can be a planted row that wasn't even sprouted above the ground yet.
      - JoeAltmaier 9y ago
        Further, they have other more complex constraints. "Swath control" means continuously adjusting the implement when crossing over already-treated ground (modulating spray nozzles etc to avoid double-treating). Also there are many obstacles in a field -waterways, the occasional tree or post, fences etc. All has to be mapped and accounted for.
      - rtkwe 9y ago
        Ultimately it's still driving a predetermined static path through a field with static obstacles with positioning provided by a modified GPS system that improved accuracy by providing additional information about the satellites positions. They've done really good work in their own space but very little of it can really be applied to self driving cars.
dceddia 9y ago
Yep. Most of the theaters near me have gone to this model. I say "model" because it's not just the cushy electric reclining seats: it is also reserved seats. When you buy your ticket, you have to choose a seat, just like a concert. There are some advantages to this: you can show up 30 seconds before showtime and you know you will have a seat. You can wait in line at the concession stand without fear of having to sit in the front row. (arguably very good for the movie theater, too) But there are unfortunate side effects: you can't just show up 30 minutes early to a new release and be pretty sure to get a good seat. "Let's go see a movie tonight" isn't really an option when every good seat is already reserved 2 days in advance for the more popular ones. You're basically forced into buying the tickets online, which means paying the inevitable convenience fee. And like others have said, the seats aren't that comfortable. They remind me of airplane seats, where the headrest sticks out too far and makes it impossible to lean backward comfortably.
brianwawok 9y ago
There has to be a reason to go to the theater, right? Most of us have 60-70 inch TVs, comfy couches, free snacks, surround sound. If you can't at least MATCH what I have at home, why am I paying $20-$30 to drive to someplace to watch a movie?

They're quite nice. https://amc-theatres-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1495720738/amc-cdn/general/img/AMC_Recliner_0961.png https://amc-theatres-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v149572... Electric so you can pick a specific level of recline, instead of just having a spring-loaded chair with only one option.

bmelton 9y ago
Which is worth having, since I've learned the hard way that drinking a movie-large soda while fully reclined is a risky proposition.

11thEarlOfMar 9y ago

Yeah, it's a thing and it's totally great. La-z-boys, reserved seats, same price.

inetsee 9y ago

Two of the big theaters where I live have installed the new electric recliner seats. They are not as comfortable as the seats they replaced. In fact, in one theater the new seats are so uncomfortable that we've stopped going to that theater altogether.

tyingq 9y ago

With wait staff, food, alcohol, and table service too.

noonespecial 9y ago

Just wait. Once self-driving systems arrive in earnest, we're going full Wall-E. It will all be delivered, thanks to medicare, (as the old lady rasps in the obnoxious Rascal commercial) "right to my door at no cost to me".

JoeAltmaier 9y ago
In agriculture, self-driving has been around and deployed for a decade. John Deere has 80 million acres under automated cultivation, growing at an incredible rate yearly. Want to talk about self-driving, the ag sector is way ahead of the game.
- rtkwe 9y ago
  The world and environment for a self driving tractor is so simple compared to any street in the world though. They can rely heavily on GPS for starters and the environment/fields are practically blank slates with no other vehicles to really contend with. It'd be surprising if they weren't ahead of the game considering all the advantages to navigating a wide open field with excellent GPS availability.
  - LyndsySimon 9y ago
    Not quite - a failure in automation for a tractor is measured in inches. If you end up driving over crops instead of between them for a pass, the farmer is likely out thousands of dollars. On the highway, at least the obstacles are as big as cars and people. In a field, the obstacles can be a planted row that wasn't even sprouted above the ground yet.
    - JoeAltmaier 9y ago
      Further, they have other more complex constraints. "Swath control" means continuously adjusting the implement when crossing over already-treated ground (modulating spray nozzles etc to avoid double-treating). Also there are many obstacles in a field -waterways, the occasional tree or post, fences etc. All has to be mapped and accounted for.
    - rtkwe 9y ago
      Ultimately it's still driving a predetermined static path through a field with static obstacles with positioning provided by a modified GPS system that improved accuracy by providing additional information about the satellites positions. They've done really good work in their own space but very little of it can really be applied to self driving cars.

dceddia 9y ago

Yep. Most of the theaters near me have gone to this model. I say "model" because it's not just the cushy electric reclining seats: it is also reserved seats. When you buy your ticket, you have to choose a seat, just like a concert. There are some advantages to this: you can show up 30 seconds before showtime and you know you will have a seat. You can wait in line at the concession stand without fear of having to sit in the front row. (arguably very good for the movie theater, too) But there are unfortunate side effects: you can't just show up 30 minutes early to a new release and be pretty sure to get a good seat. "Let's go see a movie tonight" isn't really an option when every good seat is already reserved 2 days in advance for the more popular ones. You're basically forced into buying the tickets online, which means paying the inevitable convenience fee. And like others have said, the seats aren't that comfortable. They remind me of airplane seats, where the headrest sticks out too far and makes it impossible to lean backward comfortably.

brianwawok 9y ago

There has to be a reason to go to the theater, right? Most of us have 60-70 inch TVs, comfy couches, free snacks, surround sound. If you can't at least MATCH what I have at home, why am I paying $20-$30 to drive to someplace to watch a movie?