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“And don’t worry about how it looks to others. It doesn’t matter if no one else hears the music or understands it. What matters is that it belongs to you. Some of the most beautiful dances are the ones no one sees—the moments when you close your eyes, sway to your own inner melody, and remember that you are more than your obligations, more than the expectations placed upon you.”
Georgi Kisyov, “Just Change The Song”:
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The Buca di Beppo in Claremont is closing, along with a host of other locations nationwide.
I learned about this from an Utah source, which was shocked because 100% of the Buca di Beppos in Utah are closing. All two of them.
As of tonight the Claremont location remains open, and I haven’t been able to find a closure date.
Back here, other Southern California Buca di Beppo locations closing include:
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How old are you? The question that’s been asked at bars, pornography sites, and social media sites is now being asked at…a fast food restaurant in Kettering, Ohio.
I’ve talked about age assurance, age verification, and age estimation in a variety of use cases, including:
But what about fast food?
Anti-teen dining policies are nothing new, but this particular one is getting national attention.
The Chick-fil-A in Kettering, Ohio (which apparently is a franchise and not company owned) posted the following last week:
“With school starting, we wanted to make sure that everyone is aware of our Teen Chaperone Policy. We are grateful for your support and want to make sure Chick-fil-A Kettering is a safe and enjoyable place for everyone! Thank you so much!”
Chick-fil-A Kettering Teen Chaperone Policy
To ensure a safe and respectful environment for all guests:
Guests 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or adult chaperone (age 21+) to dine in.
Unaccompanied minors may be asked to leave.
Thank you for helping us keep Chick-fil-Afamily-friendly!
Chick-fil-A Kettering
For the moment let’s admit that the Chick-fil-A worker (who may or may not be 17 years old themselves) tasked with enforcing the rule will probably just eyeball the person and decide if they’re old enough.
And let’s also ignore the business ramifications of this franchise’s actions, not only for the franchise location itself, but for all Chick-fil-A restaurants, including those who welcome people of all ages at all times.
But there are some ramifications I want to address now.
This is definitely a brand new use case unlike the others, both because
The last point is a big one I’ve addressed before. People under the age of 18 may not have a driver’s license or any valid government ID that proves their age. And if I’m a kid and walking to the Chick-fil-A, I’m not taking my passport with me.
In a way that’s precisely the point, and the lack of a government ID may be enough to keep the kids out…except that people over the age of 18 may not have a driver’s license either, and thus may be thrown out unjustly.
In addition, unlike alcohol or cannabis laws, there are very few laws that can be used to enforce this. Yes, there are curfew laws at night, and laws that affect kids during school hours, but this franchise’s regulation affects the establishment 24 hours a day (Sundays excluded, of course).
So Chick-fil-A Kettering is on its own regarding the enforcement of its new rule.
Unless Kettering modifies its municipal code to put the rule of law behind this rule and force ALL fast food establishments to enforce it.
And then what’s next? Enforcement at the Kettering equivalent of James Games?
Know your business, today’s edition.
I knew I was asking for trouble when I answered a simple question of whether I used Quickbooks.
Sure enough, I subsequently received a call from the Quickbooks Support Department.
After wasting his time for a few minutes, I asked for his Intuit email address.
He didn’t have one. Just a Quickbooks Support email address.
So I just blocked a number from the 207 area code. Which is in Maine, the hotbed of Intuit activity.
Perhaps instead of his Intuit email address, I should have asked him to consent to a biometric scan that matches against Intuit employee records.
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Companies ask you to register for webinars with your corporate email address and job title.
But how many companies NEVER confirm your registration?
There are at least three reasons why you may never get that confirmation email:
And of course there’s a third reason: the company evaluated your registration and determined you’re not a qualified prospect. Maybe you work for a competitor. Maybe you won’t buy and will instead try to sell—which the company will deduce by my job title of “Product Marketing Consultant.”
Disqualification can be legitimate. The purpose of an awareness webinar, like an awareness blog post, is to identify prospects who will become buyers.
But over-disqualification has its price. If my registration for your webinar is never confirmed because of my “Product Marketing Consultant” job title…well, I guess I can’t talk about your webinar, can I?
Mitratech allowed me to attend its TPRM-focused “frame, assess, respond, and monitor” webinar…and I talked about it.
Just a thought.
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Thankfully it’s not auto playing. I don’t want to go back to the 1990s again.
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