I just bought one of these a couple of weeks back:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/8cdd/

It's surprisingly good quality for $20, too.

I decided to buy it after reading this:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/04/23/mb-smartphones-skimmer-credit-card-winnipeg.html

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/144888/wordpress/2011-03-16-commodore/c64.ttf

Contrary to what appears to be a fairly popular belief, t's not "his own Facebook page". It's Facebook's page, and they can use it, mine it, and monetize it in any way they see fit.

If the lobby is clear (all of the customers have gone into the auditorium), then immediately after I start the movie I walk into the auditorium and stand behind the last row of seats for a while, generally for the length of the previews. (I usually play two or three previews, then the feature starts.)

During the time that I'm standing at the back, I watch for things like people talking, cell phones, people with their feet up on the seat backs, and anything else that needs attention.

It also gives me a chance to make sure that my picture and sound are perfect, and that the cues (lights down, etc) worked right.

To answer your question: Yes, I do enforce my cell phone policy during previews. People want to see those too, and they don't need someone waving a bright light around in a dark room while they're trying to do that.

I have simply grabbed a cell phone away from a kid who is using it during the show if his parents aren't around. Then I keep it at my front counter until the parents come and ask for it back when the show is over. That's happened two or three times over 20 years, so it's pretty rare. I've done the same with little flashlights, laser pointers, and chemical glow sticks, too, and probably more often.

As far as your "good riddance" comment... yeah, that's pretty much it. It's my theatre, my personal property in fact, and my rules apply. If you don't like my rules, you're welcome to go to any other theatre. I suspect that some people do exactly that, and it's absolutely fine with me. Really.

The teenagers here know how things work -- I occasionally overhear one telling the other to turn his or her phone off.

I own and operate a "mom and pop" movie theatre in a small town and have done so for 20 years, long before cell phones were an issue.

I've never really had much of problem with "thugs"; if I ask you to leave and you refuse for whatever reason I could always phone the police for assistance. But that has never actually happened.

I really only throw people out for using a cell phone maybe once per year or even less than that; it's not that big of an issue, usually.

In my movie theatre, that's exactly what I do. I have a "turn cell phones off" sign in my lobby, and I play a policy trailer saying the same thing (within a little cartoon) before every show. After that, if I see the light from your phone I'll ask you once to turn it off. The second time I'll ask you to come to the lobby with me, and will show you the door when you get there.

I have very little trouble with cell phones in my theatre.

I haven't used gtk+ much (for my own programming, that is) but I do use glib. A lot. God's gift to C programmers: glib.

You kick your foot under the back bumper to make the liftgate open. A convenient feature if you have a bunch of stuff in your hands at the time, but if you're spraying water under the vehicle, the sensor might open the liftgate.

It makes sense, but I didn't think of that until I saw it in the manual.

I just bought a new truck last week and I've been reading the manual ever since. It does a ton of stuff that I wouldn't know how to use if I didn't read the manual. Automatic headlights and windshield wipers, and voice commands to do everything from turning the air conditioner on to changing the station on the radio or making a phone call. I just noticed tonight that it says to keep the remote key far away from the rear of the truck when washing it because splashing water could cause the automatic power liftgate to open if it sees a key nearby.

I've never had a vehicle that has all of these features before, so yes, I have indeed been reading the manual and learning how to use them.

You talked to some employees that you know socially, and you posted something on their facebook page? And you expect an official response to that?

Contact their business office or their IT department.

Why is a man who suffers from epilepsy being allowed to drive in the first place?

Epilepsy is a "reportable condition" here, along with some other medical conditions that can lead to blackouts and/or disorientation. If you are diagnosed with something like that, your drivers license is revoked and you're not allowed to drive at all.