Yeah, that must've been a long, long time ago. Vacuum tube screens haven't been around at all for a long time, LOL.


It does seem like it lol, do you know who Jim Hanks is? apparently his the voice of Woody in video games


I never heard of him. I don't even know who Woody is, I'm afraid.


Really? Woody from Toy Story, the cowboy? well Jim Hanks is Tom Hanks brother


Oh, that Woody -- I know the cowboy from the movie, but not the video game.


Yeah the same one, you know that its illegal for kids under 16 to play video games past midnight in South Korea?


That's amazingly paternalistic. I wonder how they think they can enforce something like that?


Maybe fear is enough, but I agree it must be hard to enforce that, you know its been a great chat I really enjoyed talking with you


I don't, but many famous people were wrestlers before moving on to other pursuits, one of which was Plato.


That is fascinating. In Turkey oil wrestling is a national sport.


I can't imagine how hard it would be to wrestle while covered in olive oil!


yeah that must be very slipppery for sure


Apparently the guy who designed for Jimi Hendrix and Aerosmith also had a knack for designing wrestling gear for Macho Man.


Even Abe Lincoln is enshrined in the wrestling hall of fame


I guess he wrestled about 300 times and only lost once. That's impressive


That is for sure. And a guy who particpates in wrestling has  the most densely muscled hands in the world


That makes a lot of sense. I wonder what percentage of wresting is competitive versus theatrical


I am not sure about that actually. do you watch much wrestling or other things on tv?


I tend to watch a few shows, but I stream it after it airs. Have you ever seen one of the over 750 episode of Pokemon?


Yeah some of them. They have been in air for 16 years. that is a long time


The Simpsons has a lot of episodes too! And of all those, only one is completely absent of Bart in both appearance and mention


Yeah I wonder which episode that is. Did you ever see That 70s show?


I watched most of it. I heard that the UK remade it word for word. I wonder if the references went over well


They certainly did not since it was cancelled after just 10 episodes


On the same level, I wonder what those in the UK think of country music, especially since it has the nickname "hillbilly music"


Yeah , I wonder too. did you know jeff bezod and george strait are cousins?


I wonder if Jeff Bezos helped out his cousin with his wealth. I know Henry Ford was a fan of country music and helped finance its spread


yeah Henry was afraid that jazz was going to take over so yeah


There's even a guitar specifically created for country music


I've been getting out and canvassing in my neighborhood lately.  Have you ever done that?


No, I cast my vote only but i watched candidates canvassing.


It's good you vote.  Part of getting out and canvassing is making sure people are registered to vote.  I've spoken with not yet registered 18 year olds and helped them navigate the process!


The candidates express their own political party policy and make the people to cast their vote. Candidates first want to know the rule of the election.


That they do.  Did you know that nearly 35 percent of the Black males in Alabama cannot vote?  It's appalling.


Astronauts vote from space. Do you know ?


I did know that.  It's so weird but I guess it makes sense.  Every vote is important!  That's why it's so strange that it took til almost 1920 for all men in the UK to get the vote.


The biggest misunderstanding about canvassing is that it's about changing people's minds. It's about expressing the policy of the political party.


Exactly.  And sometimes you get shoo'd away and sometimes they can be rude.  It really all depends.  Takes strong skin to do it!


Now days, parties use social media to canvas voters. Sometimes, they use phones and text messages.


True but the personal conversations are worth as much as thousands of retweets!  It can be so effective!


Telecommunication is very important- it makes us easily accessible.


It does, but it's certainly not the only way to canvas.  They still utilize phones!


Sure, many of them use social media. They play a major role in deciding who wins.


They do.  It's efficient, quick, universal, and has the most effect.  But there is no replacing human interaction.


The Sun is actually white only perceived as yellow because of the atmosphereic scattering.


Yep.  It's not even the biggest star in our galaxy.


The earth is also a planet. Moon is the statellite of earth.


Yes it is.  And the sun has almost 110 times the diameter of the earth.


There are so many galaxies in the universe. We are part of the milky way.


Yes we are.  And the sun is at the center of our solar system.  Like a beacon.


Yes. Nine planet revolves around the sun in eliptical path. The gravity of the sun holds the entire solar system.


Lovely to talk to you, but I fear I must be going now.


I do! I like to watch how-to videos on home repair and cooking. What do you enjoy watching on the youtube?


Mostly for ripping songs and fixing stuff like my car or computer.


That is a good use for it. I too use it for music when I want to see a musical act. Do you have a favorite genre?


Mostly instrumental now music has changed so much. You?


On youtube, a lot of Ray Lamontagne, gas light anthem, and a few others. I am usually on Spotify though.


Yeah and google bought them for a whooping 1.65 billion.


I think the founders could retire nicely on that. Geez...


right! that was back in 2006. You tube has a partnership program as well.


Well it's where other media sources allow certain shows to be played. Like hulu and bbc.


That's good for the viewer! The first video was about a dude talking about an elephant. Seems a little dull.


Yes it does, lol. They are the second largest search engine on the web.


They are owned by google so that makes a little sense.


Yeah that was a good purchase. Justin bieber's baby is the most disliked video on youtube.


Wow i never knew that glad they moved in another direction. Police have their own it's called blutube. Heard of it?


no. I do know that fire has had one for a long time! they use it to teach across the world. Our mistakes are your learning opportunities.


Well i guess that makes sense then. do you know what a hamburger button is?


A delicious three line button? Nice chatting with you! It's been fun!


You too thanks! In parting im a part of the 93% of ppl who do not read the terms and conditions on internet purchases, lol.


Hello, do you know much about the US Senate?


hi how are you? i do not. i should be ashamed.


No worries. Did you know they used the same gavel for 165 years until Richard Nixon cracked it?


Oh, that Nixon!  He could get a bit excited in front of the senate. I hope he paid for a new one.


LOL. Women were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 1993.


I think that was a shame. why? what does it matter? soon, there will be transgender people in congress. the rules will always need to change.


Not sure why it really mattered. Such an odd rule.


originally there was not a womens room in the senate. the first women senators had to go across the street.


Did you know Michael Jordan said he wouldn't endorse black democrat Gantt because republicans buy shoes too.


I think that is short sighted. People look to MJ to lead.


I do like horses. i have never ridden one. i would love to sometime.


I love horses too. Icelandic horses have a 5th speed called Tolt. It's speed walking for horses.


i did not know that horses had speeds LOL i guess that makes sense. gallop, trot, etc.


LOL me either! Clint Eastwood is actually allergic to horses.


he was in so many cowboy films. that is strange. i think that must make him sad.


I agree. Two high school students once rode their horses to school when they had a no vehicles to school day.


that is a great idea. i think that smart alecs like them make school fun.


I used to listen to the radio. I dont listen much now. You?


I do everyday still. Well, it was a pleasure talking to you. Have a good day.


I use it to stay in touch with friends who live far away.  ...like college friends who live in Japan, etc.  Did you know that 30% of American adults use facebook for their primary source of news?


I know right?  There are more people on Facebook than there were people in the world 200 years ago!


Did you know that Facebook engineers originally wanted to call the "like" button the "awesome" button?


Yes. I'm surprised it's already been 15 years since Mark Zuckerburg and his roommates founded Facebook on Feb. 4, 2004.


And it has come a long way as a company worth billions


No doubt.  Facebook was valued at $104 billion when they had their intial IPO in 2012.


I bet myspace sure regrets not acquiring FB


Oh yeah for sure.  Do you like to wear clothing?  I do!  I wear it as much as I can.  lol


Well I don't go out nude so ya I guess I like clothes lol


LOL A man once wore 70 items of clothing in a Chinese airport so he could avoid paying the bagging charge. That's funny!


Well the sad truth is the american airlines are an oligopoly so people are being charged $30 for the 1st bag


True!  People used to do their laundry in old faithful, they put their clothes in the geyser and it would erupt with clean clothes.  That seems odd.  You would think they would blow away and get dirty when they came down. lol


I would like to try it just to say I did it.


Yes!  The greeks made asbestos clothing and it was almost as valuable as gold!  I wonder how many of them got sick from wearing them?  Crazy.


I mean considering people used to use lead, I guess ignorance is bliss. Anyway, thanks for chatting


It was a good chat!  Have a good evening!


I do but I only use it for news and customer service issues.


I do too actually. I can't believe Myspace turned down an offer to buy it back in 2005!


What is myspace lol.  Only 75million I heard.


You never heard of MySpace? How old are you lol. Yes that is pennies to what it's worth now!


Too old, that was a joke because they disapeared.  I think 104 billion now.


oh lol! That's a lot of money! I'm sure they were mad at Burger King for running that unfriend promotion.


I would do it, I like Whoppers better than some people!


You and me both haha. Did you know Apple had a clothing line back in 1986?


I think they better stick with phones and pcs


I agree on that one. I wonder how long it lasted!


Probably 1986 only lol.  A store in alabama sell lost clothing and camera from airports lasted longer


I don't know how I would feel buying something like that haha. I'm sure they are honest about them though instead of North Korea putting Made in China tags on their clothes.


That is funny.  I guess Chinese manufacturing is an upgrade there?


Haha most likely. I would have liked to see Tupac do ballet in high school.


I agree! Kicking butt on the dance floor in the hong kong championships!


He was a master of movement in many human forms.


I would have loved to meet that guy! I wonder if he patented any dance moves like Michael Jackson did.


Oh yeah, the device he did the lean with in Smooth Criminal!  Awesome move!


Hello! Are you interested in celebrities?


Yes. I feel sort of like a sociologist and they are one group of humans.  Drake is one who graduated high school at age 25.


Oh that's interesting, he was likely making music before that still. So are you a Drake fan?


No.  Rap is not in my top 5 of styles of music.  I appreciate as an art form however.  He has significant achievements on the Billboard charts.


Ahh definitely, and he actually came up as a teen actor too, not like rap was even his first choice.


I did not know that.  I wonder how the lyrics to the song "God's Plan" compare to the Biblical view of God's play.


I'm sure they're quite different. I doubt he's very outwardly spiritual but definitely cares about his roots, I know he's sampled songs from the 1970s.


But was that like stealing the song?  I find it funny that he visited Drake University


I don't think so, I think it's more borrowing with permission! And true, it seems that it was mainly because students stopped trying to visit him at a nearby tour shop.


I live in Phoenix, so his album "Scorpion" sounds relevant to me.


Ahah I'm sure it's not really about scorpions though. Are you interested in other celebrities?


Yes.  The cross overs are interesting like Carol Burnett appearing in Sesame Street.  How about you?


Wow that's interesting, they all have unique talents for sure. Robin Williams in Aladdin actually started the trend of celebrities as voice actors.


That became a money maker for many celebs.  Most are wealthy,  but occasionally you read about one who has gone broke.  Often due to drugs.


Oh absolutely, it's very sad. It's nicer to see when celebrities can do good instead. Ethiopia has a celebrity chef who tries to combat hunger problems by encouraging the consumption of diverse foods.


I hope that works.  Wealth is easy to acquire when one gets $123,000 per episode like Judge Judy.  She is entertaining as long as you are not the one receiving her sharp comments.


Oh I'm sure, I'd hate to be on the other end of that. I wonder if she was one of the celebrities to visit Pixar's secret room.


Could be.  I began my career at the telephone company.  AT&T used to own a ship that laid the 2.7 inch diameter cables on the ocean floor.


I can't imagine how different telephone companies are now. The capables carrying phone/internet data are only 2.7 inches across.


I was still with Sprint when they acquired cell phone frequencies.  It was a very different game.  The phones now have so much computing power.  The iphone has more than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent and the capsules that went to the moon.


They certainly have improved vastly in technology. Some things stay the same though, New York's area code of 212 is only because it was fast to dial on a rotary phone.


I saw some 18 year olds on the internet who could not figure out how to dial a rotary phone in 4 minutes.  Translating voice to electronic signals for the telephone companies is really pretty easy.  Guess I will go now..Bye.


Are you much of a fan of Johnny Depp? I loved him in lots of movies. Too many to list, I think! What about you?


Absolutely,  Love johnny depp,  last movie I saw of him was Fantastic Beasts the crimes of grindlewald.  Hes so perfect for that role!


I wish I'd seen that movie. I'm hoping to buy the set of them soon. I really liked Depp in The Secret Window, too.


I dont think Ive seen that movie.  Yes, You should!  I got my pre order for the movie to come out on blu ray haha.  I really loved him in Pirates of the caribbean as well!


Yes, he was great in that movie...I named a cat Sparrow after him in it. I think he was good in the Sleepy Hollow movie as well.


yeah that was a good movie,  it was so nice of him to adopt his horse in the movie!


Yes, I heard about that. It made me like him even more! He hasn't been in the news much lately, but I guess he did have a pretty nasty break up with his last wife...


yeah I heard about that.  I saw him once,  he is really short.  Long time ago,  I think it was for the third pirates of the caribbean movie, my friends and I made a trip to disneyland because they were having the red carpet premiere there for the movie,  we stood in line all day by that red carpet to see all the stars.


Wow! Was it exciting? Do you remember the stars you saw? Did you get to see Johnny Depp? I like the latest Native American movie he made but I forgot the name. He's made at least two on that topic.


Yeah I saw everyone. Orlando bloom, kiera knightly, johnny depp.  It was really hard to see Johnny at first because he is surrounded by body guards, as he got closer,  we could see him though,


Oh sorry, I misunderstood, I thought you meant you'd seen him at a different time than that movie premiere. LOL that's funny that he was hard to see because of the bodyguards surrounding him. I'd want them to surround me too in a crowd, though.


well he was walking down the red carpet so people can see him and promote the movie.  Its kinda unfair to everyone that waited all day long to have him surrounded and hard to see lol


Yes, I agree. With how rich he is I'm sure the security could have came up with something better! I think Depp is going to do a Dr Seuss movie soon, too.


Yes, or at least producing it.  That would be awesome,  dr. seuss is my favorite dr.


It's interesting how much Helena Bonham Carter is in so many movies with Depp it seems like. Were they ever a couple or are they related to each other or something? Maybe they're just really good friends?


Just really good friends,  she was with tim burton for a long time, who directed a lot of johnny depps movies.  Johnny depp is also the god father to one or both her children.  I love her btw she is absolutely amazing!


Yes, she's a great actress and she sings good, too. I wonder if Depp has pets besides that horse? I bet he likes dogs...seems like a dog person...no?


lol im sure he has lots of pets.  Its funny that Gene wilder didnt see the remake of willy wonka because he didnt want to be disappointed in johnny depp lol


I wonder if he was just joking. I thought he was a really good sense of humor kinda guy! I remember Johnny Depp was a little scary in Edward Scissorhands.


He was a little creepy,  but I guess that was the point,  great movie,  I like all the animals he made out of bushes lol


Same. It was a great movie. I actually have that Sleepy Hollow movie he's in. I think I'll go watch it now. Well, as soon as I hop in the car to get some movie snacks! TTYL


I am a huge fan of his, actually.  What's your favorite Johnny Depp movie?


I loved him in the pirates of the Caribbean. You?


I would have to say mine is Chocolat or Cry Baby.  What did you think of the Willy Wonka remake?


I was such a huge fan of the gene wilder one that nothing stands up to it, in my book. I do not think I ever saw chocolat. What was that about?


It was about a woman and her daughter who owned their own chocolate shop, I want to say in the 1950's. Depp plays a gypsy man who falls for the woman.


And you said it was good? Gene wilder couldn't watch the willy wonka remake for fear of disappointment.


Well, they were big shoes to fill. At times I feel like I shouldn't have seen it either.  Were you a fan of Edward Scissorhands?


I did not see that one. I know it but didn't see it. Was it good?


It was really good and maybe one of my favorite films visually.  Depp really talk much, he only said 196 words!


He seems to be a good dude though. He adopted a horse that was going to be put down.


That's sweet!  Remember when he was in trouble with Australia for illegally bringing dogs across the border?


Yes, that was funny. Did you see his mea culpa video? He was with like the prime minister doing a PSA.


I wonder what all the meetings were leading up to their final "truce". I wonder what his next project is going to be.


I did not know he was doing a biopic on Dr Seuss.


Yeah, that was news to me.  Very curious to see how they blend the reality with the world of Seuss.  Or if it's going to be straight biography style.


I heard Dr Seuss didn't like kids. Seems weird for someone to start a children's book empire when they don't like kids.


Man, I wonder what kids would think if they knew that.  It actually kind of makes me sad to know that now. Also, makes me want to see this movie.


I heard that he spends like $50K a month on wine too. He also bought a cannon to shoot an authors ashes out of?


Well, I guess since he's been raking in the cash since the 80's, he gets a little out there with how he spends it.  Doesn't he live on a private island or something?


He has like 10 castles. Nice chatting with you!


Good morning. Do you like to travel? If so how do you like to travel by foot, car , train, boat, airplane or other means?


Hi I love to travel!! Any type of transportation and always eager to try something new!


Yes. I always wanted to go visit Japan. By the way did you know that a lot japan highways are tolls, and it cost more than $300 to travel across the county?


wow, that is pretty expensive, but I think is worht it to do it at least once. Have you heard about a bus that the Dutch are designing?


Yes I did. By the way speaking about train system. Iceland has no public rail service and that most icelanders without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns. I would like to go there as well.


Yes, is nice to see all those different ways of traveling... Did you heard the bus will go at 160mph? that is pretty fast


Yes it is.  This reminds me of the  king Kalakaua of Hawaii who was the first to travel around the world. How hard it must have been for him to get to a certain destination?


I do not know , but I want to follow his example and travel all around the world!


Yes, defiantly, me too. Do you know anything about zoology, the study of the animals?


Well, I know a little, I love animals though..and i know there are a lot of species! It is estimated that there are more than 7 million species and they keep discovering new ones.


Yes, I know. There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.


Wow that is amazing! some countries have worked for animal rights, like Germany.


Yes. Germany did it right. Speaking about animal rights. Did you know that under provision of the 1912 scottish protection of animal act, the loch ness monster is a protected species?


That is cute, I do not think the Loch Ness monster can get a white pach on its forehead, do not think would be easy to domesticate!


Yes, I agree with that. By the way do you like to read? I know that reading requires creativity and critical analysis. And there are no concrete laws in reading.


That is right, it promotes creativity which is great. It has not been looked with good eyes always! In the 18th century reading novels literally caused moral panic!


Yes, I know. I need to better my reading skills, because Anne Jones holds the world record of speed reading, 4,700 words per minute.


So cool, she got a world record, but beware of writing bad poetry !


Yes, thank you.  The reading process in general requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. That is what I need as of now, as I see myself slacking.


If you had written bad poetry, they may had read you at the "you  laugh you loose"competition


That is for sure, lol... Hey, thank you for a conversation. Have a nice day.


Have you ever played a virtual reality game?


Hi! Yes and I love anything PlayStation, especially the PlayStation VR. Namely the game Moss which is like living inside a diorama to which you can manipulate bits of the scenery. What about you?


I was able to play one once at Christmas, and I have a Gear VR, but I really want something more immersive and polished like the PS VR. That game sounds cool.


Agreed! So you're a PlayStation fan? I remember when they launched in December of 94. Now here we are today with the PS4, PSP, etc. And it's crazy there are 41 million PlayStation Home users as well!


I like it better than the xbox. But I have only ever had a PlayStation 2. I heard the government once built a super computer out of 1760 PlayStations.


That is crazy, isn't it? I would have loved to have seen it. I bet it was amazing! Ha! I mean, even PS3's are being used to research black holes. It's like they provide entertainment for civilians, scientists and government officials.


Sony is having to make these amazing processors that are also affordable to kids, so I guess it's a cheaper way to get the processing power.I wish they still sold hard copies of games more though and digital wasn't so emphasized. I heard the original GTA game could be put ina CD player and would play the soundtrack


Oh, yeah! I do remember putting it into the cd player and jamming out to the music. I wonder if any gaming discs do that today? Maybe FISA 14 can. Ha! Being the last game made for PS2 but also the first game to span three different console generations, there's no telling!


What happens in that VR game you mentioned, Moss?


It's like the new standard bearer for PSVR. Basically, it is a game that unfolds within the pages of an illustrated book. Speaking of books, what's your opinion on libraries?


I don't really use them but they're important. I think they're becoming a little more obsolete now that the internet has everything from books to enormous numbers of educational texts. But back before computers they were a big deal. I heard this story about a British Prime Minister who personally opened a library with his personal collection. he carted them over in a wheelbarrow.


That was great for him to do. You are right though, they are becoming obsolete but thankfully there are still more libraries out there than McDonald's plus half the adult population still have library cards, so there's hope. Ha!


You can use your library card to check out books for your kindle or e-reader now. I personally love to do that. Even audiobooks. You can actually get a lot of things from libraries now. Like sewing machines and tools.


That is true. I actually heard about that very library in Sacramento and would love to check it out someday. But hey, it's too bad America can't be like Norway where the government buys 1000 copies of your book and distributes them to libraries across their country!


That's kind of crazy, a lot of people write awful books! But i guess Norway has a smaller population and they w ant to encourage their homegrown authors. Anyway I think television has taken a lot of people away from reading.


That is true and we're all guilty of watching too much television. I especially like the Simpson's although there's one episode where Bart never makes an appearance nor is he mentioned that I want to see but haven't yet!


I haven't watched the Simpsons in years, but I was a little kid when it came out. That's crazy to think about. But I was a teenager when Pokemon started and it's already had 750 episodes. That makes me feel old.


Ha! Don't feel bad although that is a lot of episodes. Can you believe there's 750 Pokemon episodes and yet the UK remake of 70s Show lasted only ten episodes? That's kind of strange!


UK shows don't go on forever, they usually run a series that is 6 episodes long and then might do another series. But it's not like the US where shows get on and go on til they're canceled.  You know they call it a Tele over there?


I wasn't aware of that but it doesn't surprise me. They have a different term for everything  - kind of like Thomas the Train has many different narrators for 52 episodes at minimum which includes Alec Baldwin, George Carlin and Ringo Starr!


It's funny how big stars will do little things like that. Well I've got to go!


So true. Heck, it's even more surprising how courteous they can be at times - like how the Simpson's crew sent the South Park producers flowers after airing the Family Guy episode! Ha! Well it was great chatting with you! Have a wonderful evening!


Fox News is one of my favorite channels although media can be manipulated did you hear about Mary Rich and her husband?


Yes, Mary and Joel Rich have a lawsuit against Fox News. They also put out an interview with ABC News  saying that her Fox News ran a story about her son that was not true.


I undertand their rage, I would want justice for my son as well and those responsible should pay


Yes, I agree. I heard that their son, Seth Rich was a Democratic National Committee staffer who was slain on a D.C. street in July 2016. This is an unsolved murder in which D.C. police believed was a botched robbery attempt.


Sad how he was slain on the street, the murder is still unsolved so that must reate a lot of negative feelings and then you hear a story in the news that isnt true, Fox News tied him to Wikileaks


Yeah, Mary Rich said that Fox News never called them to check any facts and that they just took a rumor and ran with it.


That sounds terrible, their son was shot on July 10, and theres not much known about the murder, I guess Fox News diverted the attention from the real killer


Yes, you can read the timeline laid out in the lawsuit which described Zimmerman who was working with a Texas-based investor and Trump supporter named Ed Butowsky, maneuvered the story into place over several months. It sounds very mysterious to say the least.


It does sound misterious and shaddy, seems like there were political interests at hand, that makes me so angry


Fox News is really known at the Fox News Channel and is commonly abbreviated to FNC and is broadcasted to 86 countries or overseas territores world wide so what they did with the Seth Rich story was on view for essentially the whole world to see.


Do you like Fox News? it seems like the owe the family not only an appology but economic remuneration,


From the Rich family point of view, Fox News did trample them. Mary Rich said 'they took more from us with the lies.'  She just wants her son's life and soul restored so I think she needs both; she needs a public apology but money as well.


I guess the Riches deserve that, the sued because of the emotional distress, I cant imagine the pain of that family, the lost their son and then a news channel lies about him


Not only that but Fox News doesn't mind suing others either. Fox News threatened to sue the Simpsons in order to stop them from parodying it famous anti-democratic party agenda.


Seems like fox has faced a lot of controversies over the years, isnt the Simpsons one of the most popular shows on fox? they have a weird relationship


Yes, I think so.  Did you know that 55% of airtime on Fox New is dedicated to pure opinion. MSNBC is about 85% opinion.


I did not know that, so do you use the internet much?


Yes, I use the internet everyday. It is my lifeline to the outside world rather than watching TV.  The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use Internet protocols (TCP/IP) to link different devices world wide. It is a network of networks.


Yeah and it also carries a lot of info, music, games, archives, basically everything, books, stores, knowledge


Yes, the Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services such as inter-linked hypertexted documents and World Wide Web (WWW) applications, e-mail, and telephony; not to mention file sharing.


Its a good thing there is a copy of the internet stored, it maskes me feel relaxed and backed up.


Hello fellow human! How you doin'? Do you still enjoy listening to the radio these days or are you not into that?


im doing well! personally im not too into radio, are you?


I mean, I grew up with it and quite honestly Im too busy to hook my phone up so I listen to the radio these days, I often think about how far we've come in every aspect, in as humans, technology, everything its awesome. I mean,  in WWII soldier would make radios using razor blades...


they did! which is crazy creative of them to do. They called them Foxhole radios


I know! I would of never thought of that!


They must have had some really smart troops with them in those trenches to figure that out


Oh for sure, but imagine the first person tocomem up with that. Humans are amazing, did you know we can even regrow a rib!


yes! within 2 - 3 months of having it surgically shortened.


thats crazy. humans are so impressive. did you know we get goosebumps due to an old evolutionary trait that would make us appear larger to threats?


haha interesting! Too bad they couldnt just carry a sound device and put on a sound frequency that causes fear in humans, no need for violence.


that would be nice. Did you know we cant breathe and swallow at the same time? makes going to the buffet a bit more difficult


haha! thats hilarious, explains my problem. atleast we are good at running amongst other runnine animals, yes, i know we are considered animals.


i think were the only animal that can run such long distances, right?


yes, which is why it makes us great hunters although we lost those abilities now we shop for it.


i prefer the shopping method, less violent


haha, i prefer the delivery option, avoid other humans lol its a love hate, i love everyone but i prefer to stay home. Also did you know we lost, well most of us, most our hair over 240,000 years ago?!


oh my, i hope that means the body hair that made us look like apes and not the hair on top of our heads! did you know we can burp in zero g? that is peak evolution right there


some lost their hair on top of their head... No I didn't know that! Too bad we cant produce our own vitamin C, we have a defective gene..


all of those poor pirates who had scurvy would have been saved....


Yes! we wouldnt need energy drinks... the world would be a better place. It was fun chatting with you! Hugs and much Love - Take care!


Wow, scientist Harrison Schmitt walked on the moon.


Unlike me. I have never walked on the moon and probably never will. Have you heard of Project Steve?


Imagine running out of oxygen. That's scary. That made me think of Steve Harvey. However, no I have not. What is it?


It is a list of scientists that support evolution and oppose intelligent design. Plus they are all named Steve.


Wow, that is interesting. Well, based on Steves' ideas, maybe one of them created a world wide web in 1989. Hopefully, he's an English scientist.


Scientists have done some amazing things. Scientists at Harvard stored a gif on the DNA of a bacteria. I bet that'll come in real handy.


That is true. Gif? Like the gifs in social media? If it is, then that is awesome! Scientist John von Neumann converted math into ancient greek.


von Neumman was a god. He could multiply 8 digit numbers in his head. Did you know that you can't own a rabbit in Queensland with a license?


He did that at the age of 6! What a prodigy! Really? You don't need a license for a bunny here.


I think the Ozzies had a problems with rabbits breeding like crazy and destroying the flora. Are you a fan of radio?


Well, don't they have surgery to stop the breeding? Yes I am a fan of radio. I listen to common music like the ones in a dental office.


The dentist's office is the happening place for radio. For some reason, a ventriloquist was one of the most popular radio acts in the 1930s. Hm. Radio. Can't see the ventriloquist.


However, you do not see the puppet beside the ventriloquist. What's the point with that? Maybe it's the voice.


I guess some people are easily entertained. There is a radio station that transforms solar activity into sound. Probably as good as the top 40 these days.


Maybe they are entertained based on the voice. With technology, there is a website where you can listen to lots of classic radio dramas for free.


I wonder if they have the ventriloquist's show on there. Maybe people from a half dozen generations ago listen to these shows.


It's quite true. I think that radio is a dying medium, and that ventriloquists still soldier on in newer media, like TV.


The only radios, to be honest, are the ones in the cars.


I guess people want to listen to talk show hosts. To me, about as interesting as solar activity.


Interesting, well, it was nice chatting with you.


It's hilarious that they attempted a duplicate of That 70s Show in the UK. I wonder why it failed?


Maybe because of the name lol, Days like These, sounds like theres a lack of creativity there


Yeah, and the cultural vibe from the 70s may have been different over there.


I agree, not similar to american culture


I wonder how The Big Lebowski went over in the UK.


I have no idea about that, do you like The Simpsons?


Yeah, I loved it in the 90s -- I quit watching after it seemed to have jumped the shark. How about you?


I used to watch it as well, now I lost track of the show, still really funny, there is an episode without Bart in it


Yeah, I should Google that. I wonder which one it was.


That sounds like a must see episode, did you also like Pokemon?


No, I was never a fan of that at all. How about you?


I loved the show one of my favorites growing up, Pikachu is the best


Yeah, I remember when they were originally big in the 90s, but I was already an adult then.


No, I'm not a sports person at all. Are you a fan?


I am, my favorite player is Serena Williams, she is so talented, shes like the best female player ever in the history of the game


I don't know anything about tennis, but even I know she's a phenomenon.


Yeah she and her sister, both are great players and make a great combination,


I'm glad that eleven hour tennis match wasn't done in a single day, LOL. They'd have been dehydrated beyond belief.


I know right, 11 hours is too long for a pro match, Polo shirts were actually invented for the game


LOL that figures! Nice chatting with you.


Only when I am in my car! It's pretty cool how it transmits sound using electromagnetic energy.


Me too, I love how radios work, it is crazy!


It really is! Jupiter has storms so strong they can be picked up by am radio!


That is amazing. I want to figure out how to get them on my radio, that would be so interesting. Have you heard of foxhole radios?


Yes I have. I wonder how a razor blade and a pencil can create sound?


I am thinking the same thing, I wish they taught us that in science class!


Yeah seriously! Hopefully it kept the soldiers in world war 2 happy!


For sure! They needed all the help they could get. Do you listen to many radio dramas or mostly music?


Mostly music. If I did listen to drama I would use that website to listen to thousands of dramas for free!


that would be awesome, Would make for a nice long car ride! Make sure you don't listen to music in canada, they are required to play 40% canadian music


Oh wow. I am not that big of a Canadian music fan! Also they have a show completely in Latin. But that is on a Finnish radio.


That should be international, I would be interested in those radio stations. Do you listen to news on the radio?


I am more of a podcast guy, you? Fox News has a radio show I'm sure. They are a subsidiary of 21st century Fox.


I don't know how I feel about Fox News. It was created by the republican richard ailes and nixon, not that republicans are bad


I thought it was created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch?


I am not sure, maybe he had a say in it, or made it popular. Apparently more people watch that than cnn and msnbc combined!


Yeah no doubt that it's popular. Fox news even threatened to sue The Simpsons at one point because they were parodying them!


That is crazy because the Simpsons is played on Fox lol. It was nice chatting with you!


Very odd indeed. Guess they were suing themselves. Nice talking to you too!


Hello, do you listen to much radio at all?


Only when I am driving to and from work, I like the oldies. Did you know jupiter has radio storms that we can hear on earth


I did not know that but I think it's really interesting.  I wonder how to use an am radio to pick them up?


I am sure it is a lot of trial and error, maybe youtube has a video or two to help


Good idea!  I think it's also interesting that a radio can be made using a razorblade and a pencil!


They must have been desperate for news from home during WW2


I imagine so.  Desperation can be a catalyst for a lot of inventions.


I agree, do you watch fox new at all? interesting they wanted to create a channel that just aired the simpsons.


I watch it every now and then. I always heard it was very biased but when I watch all I see is fair reporting.


I agree, trump loves it so I hate it. Interesting that the same company that wanted to play the simpsons, also wanted to sue them


I know! That is so odd!  I mean why not just tell the simpsons what to do?  Fox owns both.


for sure, I didn't know nixon had a hand in creating fox news, make sense why it is so biased


I never knew that either. It was very surprising.  Did you know that Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg?


I was just thinking about that too, how did he even know about what it would be like, a cyborg I mean


It does make you wonder!  I wonder what his cyborg was like and what even made him think of it.


there was like literally no technology back then besides basic electricity, nuts to think about


I'd like to know what story he used it in.


Yes, I like multiplayer video games. How about you?


I like them too one of my favorite games was Halo 2, I just dont have the time to play anymore


That is a fun one. Did you know the first multiplayer first person shooter used a msuic protocol for networking?


No didnt know that, did you ever play the game Goldeneye for Nintendo 64?


I did not. But it was added last minute I heard.


Yeah it was added without the knowledge of the developping companies, good thing the multiplayer mode worked out


Nintendo is very lucky! I wonder what would have happened if it didn't work.


Probably 1 or 2 people fired because of it, another great video game company is Activision


I heard they have a patent on matchmaking systems.


They do and they also have great games, do you also like Netflilx?


I love it too, the first series on the show is called Lilyhammer


I never heard of it. I think it came out in 2012 though.


Yeah back in 2012 the company expanded first in the year 2010, it has grown a lot since then


Did you know blockbuster had an offer to buy netflic/


I dint know that, I wonder why blockbuster declined that offer


Not sure but i ws for $50 million and now netflix is now worth $2 billion.


Wow, I bet they are kicking themselves over that decision consideting how Blockbuster is almost gone by now, interesting how Reed Hastings got inspired to create the company


It has, and to think it all began with a $40 late fee, anyways its been great chatting with you all is left is to wonder how Netflix will grow in the furue


I am not sure. I am very interested though. It was nice talking to you.


I know right, cool facts and all, have a nice day bye


Hi. I was wondering if you follow baseball at all.


I sometimes follow baseball. usually around the world series.


I don't usually watch baseball. What is the person throwing the ball called in baseball?


the thrower? there is one player that throw frequently. that person is the pitcher. the pitcher is a key player in the whole escapade.


Thanks so much. So the pitcher plays a major role in baseball. Correct!!!


The pitcher is a crafty one. he throws the ball many ways to confound the batter. he cannot be trusted.


So the pitcher is a crafty player and his position is to confuse the batter? Is this accurate to say?


yes, that is fair. the batter must react to the pitcher's choice of pitch. it is challenging. but that is the game. there are 60 feet between the pitcher and batter.


I didn't know this. Thanks. Now what is the objective of the offensive team?


they are supposed to hit the ball so that runners can get on base. there are four bases and three outs. a runner that gets out must leave the field. the bases are a safe place for runners.


Thank you very much. I was wondering what the objectives of the defensive team are?


The defensive team wants to prevent batters from getting on base. base runners can advance around the bases to home and score runs. the defense must prevent this.


Thanks. So who is declared the winner in the game of baseball?


The team will the greater number of runs at the end of the ninth inning is the winner.


Thank you. Do you know by any chance why do baseball managers wear uniforms?


I think that they want to fit in with the rest of the gang? the uniform is pretty stylish, even for a portly older gentleman.


Ha Ha!!! that was funny. Are they able to play as well for their teams?


yes, in the old days, one of the players was chosen to be a manger as well. a double role.


Wow. I didn't know this. Thank you so much for chatting with me. I hope you have a great evening. Thanks!!! Bye


Yes, i had a great time chatting! Enjoy the baseball!


Hi, Yes I do.  I really like Orange is the New Black


I heard about it but I have never seen it.  I was surprised to know that Netflix had 137,000,000 subscribers worldwide.


Wow, you should see it.  It is great.  Do you have Netflix?


My daughter does.  I watch it from time to time.  I will certainly watch it as soon as I have time.  I did not know that people still rent dvds via mail.


I did not know that either.  That is how I used it first.


They offered to sell their company to Blockbuster.  Do you know that?


Yes, its hard to believe that Blockbuster never took advantage of it. So many blockbuster stores are closed now


It was offered for $50 M only.  The current Netflix value is over $2 billion!


I know, 2 billion and its only growing since they been making their own series since 2012


You said that you used to order DVD's by mail.  Do you know that Neflix is currently spending more money on stamps than on bandwidth?


Thats really neat information to know considering the amount of bandwidth that they use in North America


At certain time (9PM to 12 AM), they use 33% of all bandwidth in North America.  That was a lot!


That surprising, but it makes sense because that is when people would be relaxing and watching TV


I agree with you!  As long as they do not hog the bandwidth during business hours, I would not complain.


Thats a very good point!  Its amazing how streaming has changed the way we watch TV & movies since 2007


Netflix expanded its business that year.  They introduce streaming media for the first time.


Yes they did, its hard to believe that it was already 12 years ago


I know, right.  Time flies so fast.  China and North Korea do not allow their people to have Netflix.


Wow, very interesting!  I wonder if that will ever change


Not in my lifetime.  I am old LOL.  I've got to run now.  Nice chatting with you.


I sure do. I've been a member for a few years now. Since they've started their own series, I binge watch a lot!


yeah they are a convenient service. have you heard of blockbuster?


Yes, back in the day when I was a lot younger, it was my favorite video store. Too bad they declined to buy Netflix now that it's worth $2 billion.


yeah they must be kicking themselves now for that bad business decison


Oh I am sure. It seems Netflix and YouTube alone use half the internet traffic in North America.


that is insane. netflix alone uses 33% of all bandwidth in north america


I know right? Do you have any idea why Netflix would spend 20x more money on postage than bandwidth??


i am really puzzled about that one really. do they still mail dvds?


Ah, that actually makes sense. I guess if there are movies or series not available for streaming, you can possibly get it by dvd.


yeah . do you know how they got started?


Yeah a guy named Reed Hastings wasn't happy with a $40 late fee for a rental so he started it.


Yep, do you use online social media like Facebook?


from time to time. do you know why it is blue?


Yeah because of Zuckerburg's red/green colorblindness. Facebook has more than 2.2 billion users now.


that is insane, really. have you heard of myspace?


Yes, it has been out of date for so long I can't remember if I ever used it.


yeah , they had the opportunity to buy facebook back then and did not, bad decisoon


Well $75 million was probably a lot for them back then to spend. I don't remember it being that popular.


it started this whole game, could have made billions now. nice chat


I like a lot of his movies, what about you?


Yes,  I think my favorite is Green Mile.  I have always loved Stephen King books and i think Hanks did a great job in Green Mile


I've seen that one, is that the one in the Prison?


Yes, the Green Mile refers to the green carpet path the prisoner has to walk to the chair.  Did you know Tom Hanks films have grossed over 8.5 billion worldwide making the top all time box office star?


I can believe it, how much of that was Forest Gump?


Probably a good part of it as that movie was really popular.  I never saw it though.  Did you?


Yeah, I've seen almost all of his movies, in fact I think I have seen all of them to be honest.


Even Money Pit? I heard that one wasn't good.


Yeah, I've seen that one too. I'm pretty certain I've seen them all. I think his best is Big though.


Yeah, he was great in that.  He did good as a 30 year old "kid".  I was surprised to learn that Tom Hanks refuses to play bad guys in movies.  I thought all actor like to show they can play anything.


Interesting, I thought he was a bad guy in catch me if you can?


I thought he was an FBI agent in that one (I didn't see it though) trying to catch DiCaprio(spelling?) character?


Yeah, he is, but he is portrayed as more of the "bad guy" in the movie.


Oh, Here is a fun fact you may not know, In 1975, Mcdonalds' added drive thru for soldiers who werent supposed to get out of their car wearing fatigues


Interesting, so they had no drive thrus before that?


I think that is correct.  I bet it didn't take long for everyone else to say "Hey, I want to use the drive-thru too"


yeah, for sure. I've actually walked through a few of them without a car. LOL


They did, it was a wendy's right next to a bar. Believe me, I wasn't the only one. LOL


Nice, I am surprised though.  I figured the insurance companies would tell them not to serves walkers because of a possible lawsuit if you got hit by a car


LOL, yeah. I can see that, but ya know, you have to have the baconator at 1am. LOL. Nice chatting with you.


I like some of their music, but I think their first album might be my favorite


Yeah, I heard that Hybrid Theory was the best selling album of the 21st century.


I wonder if it became even more popular when the lead singer died. Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd is another best-selling one even though it was released decades ago


That's right he did pass. Too bad. Yeah, I heard it did well in 2014?


Something like that. NWA's album Straight Outta Compton is another one that's done well


Yeah, I used to listen to that one a long time ago. It was good.


It did well without a major tour or airplay. It's the first to reach platinum status without those things


Interesting. I'm not surprised, but if I remember correctly they had a video that was on MTV non-stop.


Makes sense. I wonder what a music video with the 100 year old Japanese twins would look like. They released a rap album


It must be pretty funny. To be honest, i wouldn't mind having a good laugh at it.


It would probably trend all over the internet if they made one


Yeah, it must be pretty funny. I wonder what they rap about?


Who knows? Maybe about how people are addicted to clicking links on the internet


I think it in general can be a very addicting thing. I can see that.


I mean, even those climbing Mt. Everest can find cell phone service. The internet has definitely changed things


Yeah, I sure can imagine if you get stranded up there it might be important.


Maybe. The internet is important enough that there's a copy saved in the Library of Alexandria


Oh I believe it. What about the "Wayback Machine?" That has a copy too.


There's a copy of just about everything. Even the full terms that no one ever reads when they buy a product or service with the exception of the 7% who do


Yeah, who reads those? I sure don't! LOL. Nice chatting with you.


Do you think giants like Amazon, Facebook, Google are now on their way down_


I think Facebook might be sure, dunno about Google and Amazon, they seem to be about as big as ever (especially Amazon.)  But with all the privacy concerns, FB has definitely taken a hit...


I agree, I dont think Google will ever go down and Amazon keeps on growing, I think Netflix might go down as there are more streaming services now.


That's true.. I mean, what is there?  Hulu, Amazon, Youtube Red... just to name a few.  Heck, I think Disney is coming out with their own service as well.  To get every show you might want to see, you'd have to subscribe to a dozen different places!


Yeah, I am exited about Disneys streaming service they have interesting series such as Loki and the Scarlet Witch, great series to start with


Huh, haven't heard about that one, sounds interesting.  Me, I've been curious about the show Stranger Things on Netflix.  Heard it was pretty good, but haven't watched it yet.  Do you get Netflix?


Yeah I am subscribed to Netflix, you know the service has 137 millions subscribers world wide and Stranger Things its a great serie, you should watch it, no regrets there.


Yeah, it's a REAL popular service.  Did you know from 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for like 33 percent of ALL bandwidth in North America?  That's just crazy!


I didnt know that, its kind of surprising, despite the amount of subscribers 33% is a big number for just one service.


Yeah, and get this, Blockbuster declined several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million, and it's now worth around 2 billion.  I bet whoever made that decision is kicking themselves.  LOL


I bet they are regretting that decision with their lives now as the company is almost bankrupt, I think theres only a few left.


Yeah, video rental stores are sadly going away.. only ones we got around here is Family Video, and dunno how long they'll last.  Our local Hastings (video sales/rental/book/CD store) closed down last summer.  :(


Im sorry to hear that, well you can always subscribe to a streaming service, what I dont get is why Netflix spends 20 times more in postage than in bandwith


I just there's still alot of places with slow Internet service or people who prefer to watch stuff in their "comfy chair" in front of the TV instead of on the computer...


I agree with you there, so what are your thought on Google? I just learn how the Google Maps app works.


Oh, I like Google, it helps me find a lot of stuff quickly.  I remember the old days when we just want to KNOW things!  That or spend forever looking them up in the phonebook.  Nowadays a lot of businesses don't even LIST in the phone book.  Can you believe that?


Actually I can, theres no need with the internet anymore and phonebooks will eventually become obsolete, a siri google search requires a lot of juice


Trying to think what was the last thing I Googled... I think it was directions to a local business, but I could be wrong.  Although I do find it worry some that somewhere out there is a list of everything I've ever typed in to Google...  LOL


Yeah where does all that info go? it makes me worried about my privacy as well, Google used a hundred live goats once instead of mowning the grass of their headquarters.


It's all stored somewhere probably.Well, that's weird.  But hey, goats are really good at eating grass.  Course, I've heard that was mainly done in areas where lawn mowers were hard to get to.


I think its a really creative way to get things done lol


More than i care to mention. I think it was originally called The Facebook


Yeah. Harvard used to have something called a facebook, with all the pix of students for a class year in it. Can you believe that Myspace turned down an offer to buy FB for $75 million?


And look at them now. as of February 2012 FB is worth 104 billion. wow im in the wrong business


Some people seem opposed to FB. Burger King had a promotion where  you get a free whopper for unfriending people.


Yeah i didnt get that, they just need to stay in their lane. Apparently Mark Z is red-green colorblind and that's why FB is Primarily Blue.


It seems that the site is used for a range of purposes. Iceland is rewriting its constitution via Facebook. That could be a disaster in the making.


Sounds good on paper maybe but can you imagine the suggestion from it's citizens!


The experiment might result in a spate of laws about Facebook. Just like in one German state, where Facebook's "like" button is illegal. What that law created in response to a problem like addiction?


Who knows what goes on over there. Netflix spends 20 more $ on postage than bandwidth.


There are probably people that do not have Internet or computers, or their bandwidth is bad. I wonder how they live without Google.


Well a single search from google requires more cpu power than it took to get Neil to the moon


Google will have maps of the moon soon enough I'm sure. Instead of hiring people, Google once used hundreds of goats to mow the lawns around their headquarters. I wonder whether the goats got stock options. Not a baa-d idea, I think.


Too funny my friend! They took out 40% of web traffic when they went down in Aug. of 2013.


People need their Gooooogle. Now, I bet Netflix and Youtube chew up plenty of bandwidth.


That sounds about right. I would expect people turning to computer for on-demand entertainment. I wonder which companies will displace FB, Netflix and Google.


Not sure theres any that can. at least not yet unless you know of one.


Well, companies have come and gone. I expect things will change. In the past, some huge companies that people never thought would go bankrupt did. GM, for example.


Yeah your right about that! its been nice talking with you.


Hello!  Are you on the internet much?  Me, I have to admit, I sometimes feel like I LIVE on the Internet with all the time I spend on it... hehe.


I do use the internet quite a bit. I work on in and play games on it, also. I also like to get weather and gardening and cooking tips on the net. I really would have a hard time without it.


Yeah, sometimes I think I suffered a bit from the addiction you get from the constant novelty of clicking on links!  You ever heard about that?


I think I have! I remember internet addiction was actually a topic in my psychology class. One of the projects was to go with out the internet for a weekend and I don't think anyone actually completed it!


Yeah, I can see where that'd be tough.  The Internet is so ubiquitous nowadays they even have internet capabilities at the peak of Mt Everest.


That's really good for emergency services to be able to use the internet, especially somewhere like Everest! I hear the Library of Alexandria as a saved copy of the internet, but I'm not sure how that's possible?


I don't know, it would take a lot of storage space, I know that much.  Heard they have it in case the internet "burns down" not sure how likely it would be to wipe out the WHOLE internet.  Still, guess it's good to have a back up.


It's interesting how only 7% of people read terms when buying a product or service over the internet. One might think it would make it better for scammers but there's so many laws about making terms it would still be hard. lol


Well, I have to admit, I just skim the agreement and look for terms like "Give up your soul" and "organ harvesting"... LOL


Yes, those generally seem like the ones to stay away from, especially from the internet! Do you have a favorite music album?


Personally, I think it would be Nihil by KMFDM is one of my favs.  Speaking of favs, did you know Hybrid Theory (also a good album) is the best selling album of the 21st century?


Wow, that's amazing! I really can't think of what my favorite album is. I like all kinds of music from rock to classical.


Yeah, Linkin Park is one of those groups I wish I'd been able to see live.  It's a shame what happened to Chester Bennington, though.  :(


Yes, I agree. There are so many good rock bands we've lost one or more members to tragic happenings. Static X was a really good bad with a sad story as well.


Speaking of albums... did you know two identical japanese twins released a rap album when they turned 100 in 1992?


Wow, I wonder what they rapped about. I've heard some Korean pop music that's really different. Also some Japanese Jazz that was nice. Some Jazz is just too hectic for me to listen to. What about you?


Yeah, I agree about jazz, although I think it's neat Clint Eastwood is a jazz pianist


Is he? So much talent...he can even ride a horse! I really like the Dark Side of the Moon album...it was still a best selling album in 2014 so you know it must be classically good!


Ah, yeah, really stands the test of time.  Speaking of albums, did you know STraight Outta Compton hit platinum status WITHOUT support of airplay or a major tour?  I guess it really spoke to it's audience..


That's really cool to have something so popular like that. I think I'm gonna go look through some old albums now. I used to listen to records with my Grandparents. cya


Hey, you have a good one!  Good talking to you!


I read about two books a week. Usually murder mysteries


Reading helps to exercise the cognitive skills.


I did so much reading in college that was textbook that I only read for pleasure now.


Same here. I do wish that I would have learned to read Braille.


I would like to have that skill. I think they should teach the basics in school.


I have not. I don't know what it is about. I like all the Classics, though. I would like to write.


I believe its a Sci-Fi and require reading for the military.


I will have to read it. In the 18th century they were worried about people reading too many novels! I think they used to call them 'penny dreadfuls' because they were cheap.


I can read almost as fast as the world record, i can read about 400 wpm


That's really good. I like to read slow so I don't have to keep going to the library.


DO you prefer hard copy books or do you read on your computer too?


I like to have a real book. I don't like to read on the computer at all. I think it's funny that someone built a computer from minecraft blocks.


I find it hard to believe the russians built a computer that runs on water.


I can't imagine that. I love my computer but I am glad I don't have to water it. lol


Very true. I enjoy watching movies on my computer while smoking.


If it is an Apple computer that will void the warranty. No smoking!


Uh oh, I did not know that. Is it a biohazard or something?


Yes, it is. I never knew that. I don't smoke but I have seen people smoke while using the computer. They are working on a way to upload your mind to the computer. I don't think I would do that!


Yes, I love to read, Its so relaxing when I can find the time.


It seems like I hardly ever find time lol. It would be better if I could have the record for 4700 words per minute!


Wow, that's alot! How do you understand what your reading at that speed? Louis Braille was a very smart 15 year old when he invented the braille.


I have no idea! I think braille is so amazing. Have you read Ender's Game?


No, I want to though. I heard there was a movie, do you know?


I've heard of the movie but never seen it. I think it's cool the military makes people read it.


Yes, I do too. Speaking of the government, isn't  it interesting J.P Morgan bailed out the US in 1895!


I believe it! That man had so much money! The government has come a long way! I wish our country donated 1 billion dollars to help the amazon rainforest like Norway did.


Yes, isn't that great!  Did you know if you renounce your citizenship, there is a publication with everyone's full names?


I didn't know that! Did you know 86 percent of Nevada is owned by the Government?


Yes, I did. Do you know why? I was thinking military owns it.


I'm guessing that too, but I don't remember that many installations out there. Probably top secret stuff going on.


That's what I was thinking. Is it area 51? They say they see aliens out there!


I'm sure area 51 is highly secured and I believe there were aliens but who knows! I'm sure we'll never know!


There so advance now with everything, that things we don't know about. Think they are doing things in Antarctic also!


I bet! They should do testing in the ocean with Russian technology. They created a computer than ran on water in 1936.


Really water? I would like to see that! I'm excited to see all the new technology that will be coming out!


I am too! but don't smoke near Apple computers because it's considered a biohazard!


Yes, I wonder if that means candle smoke too? lol, Can the Chinese censor any more when the censor the word, censorship!! lol


That is too funny! Well have a good day!


I spend a lot of time on Facebook.  I find that it can both entertain and inform.  I don't know about you, but do you tend to spend a lot of time on this platform also?


I used to. I'm trying not to spend so much time on it. Too bad Burger King doesn't have that promotion anymore where you get a free whopper if you unfriend ten people.


Yep.  I could go for a whopper right now, but I don't know if I would be willing to end ten online friend relationships for it.  Besides, how would Burger Kind know that you actually DID unfriend them? Pro


Not sure. Perhaps they make you install an app first. I'd like to minimize the time I spend on Facebook so wouldn't mind getting rid of some friends.


I'm retired or semi-retired.  I'm a photographer so I spend a lot of time of Facebook to keep up with all the fellow photographers.  I like viewing their work, and I learn from their examples.  So, it is necessary that I spend time on Facebook.


That's interesting. For me it detracts from my productivity but I can see how it is useful to some professions. I can't believe that Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005. There must be a lot of regrets.


Probably the same type of regrets that the co-founder of Apple has over selling his share for so little.  It's a matter of hindsight/foresight.  It is probably something that would be my luck.


When I first started using Facebook in 2008, I thought it was so bland and boring looking compared to other platforms like MySpace and Friendster. Now I realize that Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerburg has red-green colorblindness.


The fact about Mark Zuckerburg was new to me also.  I tried MySpace a while back.  Never did try Friendster.  Fact is, I don't think I've ever heard of


I used Friendster for a couple of years before going to Facebook. People stopped using it and went to Facebook.


Facebook gives me an opportunity to post my work as a photographer.  I think that I am a member of about every FB page that deals with photography.  I use a particular brand of camera, and have since graduating from college...so I especially like pages and groups that deal with that brand.


Yes, I use it a lot.  I especially like anything that deals with lighting subjects.  Taking pictures...well, the technical end...is easy, but the composition end is what makes a good photographer.  My degree was in filming and covered the Vietnam war for a major network.  I learned the technical end by experience.  The composition end, comes with training and practice and the eye.


During peak internet time, Netflix and Youtube make up half of that traffic. YouTube is just a really quick place to get tutorial videos and other information.


I've never posted anything to YouTube, but I watch it a lot.  I have it set up through my Roku and watch it on my big screen TV.  Sometimes my wife will sit with me and enjoy...but for the most part, her photography knowledge is limited to..."take a picture of that".


That sounds like my photography knowledge. Perhaps I need to practice more and watch more YouTube videos.


Actually, you don't need a degree in photography like mine.  Everything that you need to learn/know can be found freely over the internet.  I love expanding my knowledge of the medium, because I'm not a prima donna.  Although, I've been in photography since 66..I still learn something new everyday.


YouTube has educational videos, live streams, movie trailers, short documentary films, music videos, TV show clips, and so much more. It's kind of amazing.


Yes, I direct a lot of newbees to YouTube to learn the trade.


I like that you don't have to register for YouTube so you can use it as a social media platform or not depending on your preferences.


Well, I am signed into YouTube and registered because I can be kept updated on new material that is made available nearly everyday.


Yes, I get that. I just don't have the need to sign in and it's good that there is an option.


Hi how are you? Have you ever seen westworld?


I am great, thanks! I have not seen Westworld tv series but I have heard it is really a great show, yet the 2nd season I guess is a bit confusing. Have you watched it?


I have not the whole thing was confusing to start but the concept is awesome.


Yes, I heard that the concept is good and they insert little puzzles and Easter eggs throughout the show to try and figure out which is huge on social media.


Is that show on HBO or Showtime? I did like that Anthony Hopkins was in it.


I believe it is on HBO. Really? I didn't know he was in it, I like him. It sounds pretty interesting with the Robots and the future time hopping. I guess that is what makes it hard to follow though. Wasn't it Anthony Hopkins that was killed off in the end of season 1?


Yeah but i think they may do a past future kind of thing i hope i really like him. On a different note have you ever watch the simpsons?


I have watched the tv series the Simpsons! Love that show. I liked one episode where Bart was riding around on a horse I think, pretty funny or maybe that was South Park....


To funny, did you know that there is one episode were barts not in it or mentioned.


Really? I must of missed that episode lol. Speaking of TV, Pixar had to study physics of curly hair to be able to correctly place Merida's  curly hair in the movie BRAVE....wow, a lot of work goes into TV and movies!


You ever watch that 70's show? they tried to redo it in the UK


I also like the tv series That 70s Show! I did hear about the remake but they cancelled after only 10 episodes lol...nothing like the original! There have also been a lot of Pokemon episodes, 750 or more, wow!


Yeah over 16 year period 50 episodes a year.


Right! That is a long running tv show! Funny fact I was reading is that Kim Jong-Un has a degree in physics...I guess that isn't too surprising!


Wow! Ringo Star, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all played Thomas the Tank.


Did they really? Wow, that's cool! Whenever I hear Alec Baldwins name it reminds me of his brother who played in a firefighter movie years ago, and then I remember reading that Dalmations were always at fire stations in the older days to help keep the horses calm, my mind wanders lol.


Back Draft that was a good movie. Yeah they had 52 episode between them.


That's the name of the movie! Loved that one. I think they have showed that movie on TV a few times, and I watch it every time.


Me too. Do you like horses? I heard two high school student road their horses to school on no vehicle day and then got suspended.


I love horses! Oh my gosh, that is ridiculous! Well I am going to watch some TV and maybe check out Westworld if I can find the last season. You have a great evening! Great chatting!


You too thanks for the chat. Clint Eastwood was allergic to horse.


I do. Sometimes it can help calm patients during MRI's. I hear a lot of people have problems with those because of Claustrophobia.


That is a good point, I remember listening to the radio one time for an MRI, makes sense!


Radio signals are fascinating. You can listen to radio waves, while radio waves go through your body for the MRI. Radio storms on Jupiter can be heard on an AM radio.


that is insane! I wonder what it sounds like or how to find them.


I don't know. People have used razor blades and pencils to make radios in WWII. You could do the same LOL!


that is true, but I want to know how they got it to work lol. Oh well. Ever listened to the radio in canada?


I have not either, but I don't want to I don't think. They have a law requiring at least 40 percent of their songs be canadian music


You don't think so eh? LOL!! I heard that too. You can listen to tons of classic radio dramas for free on some website if you're really into radio.


now that interests me. That would make a great car ride better


I prefer to do more active things than listen to the radio. Like swimming. It is great exercise.


I agree, talk about an all body workout! I like watching it in the olympics for sure


Me too! The US has the most gold medals in swimming. We have more than almost the rest of the world combined!


USA! USA! USA! I wonder how many were won with the banned swimsuit from 2008


Who knew a swimsuit could be banned... Insane! There's a type of competitive swimming where people where people swim like a dolphin. Keeping their hands and feet bound. How dangerous?!


right, I wonder how it was made lol. Sounds so dangerous, I wonder who thought of that lol


Some crazy person probably. One of those Mom's who bought their little girl a mermaid tail that binds the feet! Then again if their kid survives that, they would be able to graduate from Cornell University. All their students have to pass a basic swimming test.


That is interesting, I wonder why they make you do that lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


It's been nice chatting with you as well. And I bet it's just for one more thing they can add on the list as to why they are the best university. Schools compete too much.


I watch way too much tv. Are you a fan of The Simpsons?


yes I am very much so. did you know Bart did not appera in one of the episodes?


I did not but with as long as it's been on the air I'm shocked that it was only one episode.


I know. Thos eguys have been on for so long. Did you ever watch pokemon?


I have played some games but not watched the cartoon. Haven't they had an insane amount of episodes?


Wow! That's a lot of episodes. Did you know that The Simpsons sent the South Park crew flowers when they aired their episode making fun of Family Guy?


that is so nice of them. yeah but pokemon has been around for  16 years straight


Wow! It doesn't seem like it's been that long. That means they air about 50 episodes per year!


yteah that is quite a bit as it takes so much work


It definitely is. Are you familiar with Thomas the Tank Engine?


yeah. I hear many celebrities have voiced it over the years.


Huge names including George Carlin, Ringo Starr, and Alec Baldwin!


I don't want to have any but I think they are beautiful animals.


they surely are. in iceland they have a fifth speed which is considered horse speedwalking


I honestly did not know that horses had four speeds. Do you know why Dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


yeah apparently they can calm dwn horses


That's right. I was surprised when I learned that. I was also surprised that Clint Eastwood has had a horse allergy considering how many westerns he's been in.


I know that just blew my mind. Nice chatting with you


Good  morning. No I have never played a instrument. I love music though.


Oh nice me neither. Do you listen to the radio or Sirius XM?


Yes I had sirius radio for years in my car. Do you listen to the radio?


I do listen to is. There is a website where you can listen to 1000's of radio dramas for free. Haven't tried it though.


Did u know that a hanson song once became the moost requested song on a chicago radio station only because they never said who the group was.


I believe it. When I was a kid, we hated Hanson but loved their music haha. You can hear Jupiter radio storms under AM radio, I wonder what it sounds like.


That would be so cool. there is a radio station that translates solar activity into sound so u can listen to the sun.


I bet it sounds better than Nickelback still lol.


Did you know that Eddie Van Halen plays the guitar so well it sets speakers on fire. Crazy stuff!


I bet. A friend of mine actual met him recently.


Somewher in virginia I believe. Did you know that one of the presidents wrote a piano concerto once lol


Interesting! Freddie Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody on the same piano Paul Mccartney used for Hey Jude.


Awesome. One of the first typewriters was initially called a "literary piano"


I believe it! The aluminum piano for the airship only weight 356 lbs.


I did too! especially about instruments.


Well, thanks! Do you still have a land line? I gave mine up in 2002...


No I have not had a land line sine I was in high school and I lived with my grandma.


Today's phones are so much more powerful too. The iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM detterent.


Thats kind of scary. I hope it is enoughfor the icbms. Lol


I feel like that's a little underwhelming too. Maybe if it is too sophistacted, it can be hacked... Simple is better?


I guess so. Did you know a single google search uses more computing powere than it too to send neil armstrong and eleven other men to the moon.


That's surprising. I would have thought it took more than that but I guess not. I do know you can get a 3G signal on Mt Everest...


That way you can make a facebook post when you get to the top.


I can see the headlines when the person fell off the moutain trying to take a selfie...


Someone just died trying to take the perfect selfie. It was on a moutain... Such vanity...


Bet they could catch it with google earth.


Obama is on the white house google earth photo. Weird...


I wonder if the secret service knew about it.


I would guess they know every plane that is going to be flying over the white house.


That's true. Good point. In 2013 google went down for 5 minutes and 40% of web traffic went down too!


I believe it. None of the other search engines work as well.


Yea, I like listening to the Piano which was invented around 1700


it is the universal instrument. it seems to be found everywhere. In 2006 a group of climbers reached the top of britain's highest mountain and found a piano


That's pretty crazy, those climbers must in been in shook to find a piano on top of a mountain


i wonder who put it there and why. who would play it? who would tune it? odd choice of location. the piano on the hindenburg makes more sense.


Yea, I think maybe it was dropped by a helicopter on top of the mountain but even that seems far fetched


i guess they could but who would do it? and why not an aluminum one because ti would be lighter.


Yea, it's amazing an aluminum piano was made and it only weighed 356 lbs, some people weigh more than that


LOL quite true. were they allowed on the hindenburg? "sorry, you cannot board the aircraft unless you are lighter than this piano."


Lol, that would be a good policy. It's pretty crazy the same piano was used for Hey Jude and Bohemian Rhapsody


there must have been magic in the keys. i wonder what other songs were composed on it.


I don't know but that piano is a legend. In 1930 the bbc once broadcast piano music instead of news


i admire their restraint. now they would just make up news or fabricate a crisis.


Yea, I never watch news on the tv, I'd rather watch the Simpsons. There's only one episode that doesn't feature Bart in any way


i wonder which one that was. bart is usually in there making mischief. i like the simpsons too, but i like south park more.


Yea, South Park is better than the newer Simpson episodes. It's funny that the Simpsons crew sent them flowers after making fun of Family Guy


family guy really does not do story telling like south park. family guy is a random comedy machine.


Yea, I don't watch much Family Guy. I do like That 70s Show, they have a UK version called "Days Like These"


I think that was a mistake to recreate word for word a show from the US. who thought that would be funny? Anyway, great chat!


Yea doing that 70s show verbatim was a horrible idea


TV does not have many good shows, so i guess they thought to just copy and paste. Have a good evening!


I watch a little before bed.I like the Simpsons. You?


I do too, I like watching family guy and south park at night. Did you hear about the south park family guy episode?


I heard that the producers got flowers from the Simpsons Crew on the finale.


yea that was awesome to hear. I respect that lol! Do you ever watch pokemon?


I used to. There are over 750 episodes of it!


I wonder if they ever caught them all with all those episodes lol! I used to watch it religiously


I used to watch the Simpsons religiously. I don't remember the one episode where Bart was not there and wasn't mentioned though.


I don't either, I had heard that. I need to go back and see which one and why he wasn't.


When I was small I also used to watch Thomas. Did you ever watch this?


I used to love watch that show, Thomas was amazing, did you like it?


I did. I didn't know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin narrated a lot of episodes. I liked to watch Mr. Rogers too. I'm glad toknow that he really was a nice guy but also was a radical.


No way! I have to go back and watch my favorites to see who voiced them lol. Mr. Rogers was radical?


Through television he did groundbreaking work in child psychology. He helped kids work through their insecurities and fears.


for sure, a great guy. Did you ever watch that 70s show?


Mr. Rogers also helped kids work through tough issues that were occurring like what assassination meant after Robert F Kennedy died. I liked that 70s show!


Wow, I wish he was alive still. I think there is a movie about him coming out. I loved that 70s show, apparently it didn't fare too well in the UK, their remake only lasted like 10 shows


But oddly, he asked a gay colleague to stay in the closet or risk getting fired.


dang, times were different back then, maybe he was looking out for this colleague? It was so nice chatting with you!


Yeah, hopefully. There's a movie about it and I'd like to go check it out now. Nice chatting with you.


Hi, how are you today? Are you interested in cars?


Hello - I am good today thank you. I am interested in cars. What about you?


Cars can be fun. The names of the parts have an interesting origin sometimes.


I agree. Did you know the trunk of a car got its name because cars used to have wooden trunks?


That makes sense. But in England they call it the boot. I wonder where that name came from. Would you ever drive in South Africa?


I'm not sure if they have car jackings and allow for flame throwers lol.


I guess cars could battle it out with flame throwers. Massive combat in the streets. Certainly would make the drive thru an interesting experience.


LOL that would be fun to watch! Did you know Cadillac was named after a French explorer?


I guess it is a French-sounding name, like Detroit. I wonder if Pontiac was named after a Frenchman too.


It could have been. There's a race car driver who became a professional by beating 90,000 people in a video game.


How does a video game even prepare you for the risks of the real track? It's probably fun, but you're not going to die from a video game.


I have no idea on that one. I agree in that there's no way a video game can prepare you for professional racing.


Are you interested in shoes and clothing?


I am to an extent. I saw that Pilgrim clothing was full of color and that they only wore black on special occasions.


The Pilgrims were probably like everyone else. They liked wearing nice clothing. Why did Apple have a line of clothing back in 1986? And who wore it?


I bet Apple's clothing line failed miserably. Rip Curl makes clothing in China but their tags say North Korea.


I think it's the other way around for Rip Curl. It's illegal to work with North Korea, so they hide the work by labeling the clothes "Made in China."


That's a good point. There is a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc. found in unclaimed baggage from airports.


I bet there are some finds at that store. I wonder how the prices are. I bet some people could find their own clothes there.


5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.


I don't think we'd find 5,000 year old shoes at the unclaimed baggage store, but you never know.


Hi, I'm good. I've jusr read something interesting. For example, Apple had a clothing line in 1986. Did you know that?


I did not know that, did it ever catch on?


No idea. But it could be interesting if hi-tech companies would do something similar now.


for sure, clothing is an interesting topic though, pilgrims very rarely wore black for example


True. There is a store in alabama that only sells things found in unclaimed baggage at airports. I'm wondering if such store is only in Alabama, what they do in the rest of airports?


that is so odd, they sell anything in the bags, might make them a lot of money!


does it go to federal budget or state budget... hm...


True. It is also a possibility. I also didn't know that McDonalds added drive-thru becuause of soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


back in 1975 right? Crazy how world renound a drive through is now!


I guess now people are just lazy to leave a car :)


i think so too, it is crazy how long the lines get, but cars are warm or cool in different seasons


True. But back in 1975... I think this idea was genious at this time. Absolutely not standard approach


for sure, it took from 1908 to 1975 for someone to think that idea up!


I've also read that 5000 years old shoes perform better than modern shoes. And I'm wondering what do they mean by "perform" and why is it like this.


yeah i thought those shoes were just cloth pretty much... maybe they last longer?


well, we don't know about modern shoes. Can it make 5000 years? Just not enough time :)


that is very true haha, i loved when marbury had his $15 shoe line so people could afford them


That's right. It's easy to purchase for everyone with this price.


that is very kind of him since jordans are often over 200 dollars these days


Im not too bad, having my morning cup of coffee, my trusty dog laying at my feet


Thats cool. Did you know that dogs actually have 12 different blood types.


i didnt, I wonder why they have so many different ones when Humans only have 4


Never really thought about it tI may do some more research on it later.


imagine what a doggy blood drive would be like? so adorable


Im actually picturing a line full of dogs being held back by leashes as they here one of their buddies in the other room barking in pain. Lol.


their instinct kicks in and they need to run in a save them! but im sure the nurses have techniques and special needles so the dogs arent in pain. giving blood as a human isnt even painful at all


I have given plasma many times. It kind of depends on the nurse who gives you the IV, but usually it is pretty painless.


thats absolutely true. Some IV nurses I have has are rough and jam the needle in there, sometimes even breaking the catheter on the wall of my vein. that hurts. did you know dogs arent actually color blind like they show in tv shows and movies? they just see less color than us


I heard that. They are also the only other animal than elephants that understand pointing.


i never realized how good dogs were at knowing what pointing is. but if you point, a dog will follow your finger. its great


Dogs are pretty smart at least some of them.


haha yea there are certainly some doofy ones out there


Did you know that google actually prefers dogs.


Their code of conduct actually states that they are a dog company. They prefer dogs over cats.


thats such a fun thing to have in your code of conduct. are you more of a dog person than cat person?


I like cats because they keep the mice away but dogs are more fun to have around. I dont have any pets right now though. House is just to small.


I hear ya. dogs especially need a big place to run around and play in


At least a big yard and I definitely dont have one of those.


something i dont have is a flamethrower on my car, which is legal in South Africa. I cant imagine why


I think that would be awesome. Wonder if it keeps the thievery down over there.


and really amp up how badass the drivers can look haha


Great, do you like dogs?  I find them to be so interesting.  I still find it amazing they all descended from the wolf.


I love dogs! I never knew that they had 12 blood types!


Yeah, isn't that more than humans?  And yet I think they are all universal donors for each other.


Dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing! that is very interesting as well


And they are uniquely attuned to our behaviors, which would include pointing.  They have definitely changed a lot from the wolf as they can live on a diet that is starch rich, instead of solely meat.


I always thought dogs were color blind, apparently that is not true either!


Nope. they can see some colors, just not as many as humans.  Have you ever watched a video of a dog drinking in slow motion, they actually drink with the underside of their tongue!


Do they really? I never knew or noticed that!


Dogs are fascinating.  It is amazing how much they help us in our life, from police dogs, to herding sheep, and helping people who have disabilities.  They can be trained for so many tasks.


I think everyone loves dogs, even google is a dog company!


I have heard that.  They are definitely man's best friend.  Dogs even like to problem solve in order to earn rewards.


they can be very smart, mine is kinda dumb though


Mine is smart and dumb.  He is a border collie so he like to herd anything.  I think we have bred that into them.  There are lots of different breeds and many of them have been bred to be more amenable to specific jobs and tasks.


Mine is a maltipoo, so just a lapdog, but she has some herding instincts as well


Well, she serves a companion role, which is good for us as people.  Dogs have been bred for millenia on order to bring out certain behaviors and skills.  I think working dogs are just fascinating, such as sled dogs or hunting dogs.


it is always sort of cool to see the animal come out in my dog I think, like they help so much, but to see them natural is interesting


Did you know that dogs can learn over a thousand words?  For a species that cannot speak the language, it is amazing they can understand that much of ours.


that is super interesting, I never would have thought that, my dog knows about 3 haha


All this talk about dogs makes me want to go take mine for a walk.  Thanks for the chat about man's best friend.


hey hows it going, did you know the first moonwalk was actually done in 1955, the dance move that is haha


i didnt, thats crazy I always thought MJ invented that move! Bruce Lee appartently was an avid dancer as well. do you like to dance?


well I am really bad at dancing actually but I try my best haha, what about you


Same pretty much. I like to think I'm great but I must look like a fool. Its fun though. Just like babies, i dance when I hear music


haha I wonder what kind of music babies prefer? Like what music genre makes them dance the most, more research must be done!


I say anything with a good beat and rhytym, it would be a fun research project to do though! I'm curious what they would find out


do you know any facts about the earth? Apparently the earth is four times as dense as the sun


I know a sad one, more than 80% of the forests have been totally destroyed. but somehow there are still more trees than stars in the milky way (or so i hear)


wow that is a lot of trees! What I didn't know was that you could fit every planet in the solar system between the earth and the moon, I miss pluto as a planet btw!


haha poor Pluto! the little planet that never could. Yea I didnt realize how much space (haha) there was between the earth and the moon. Space is fascinating to me


ya I agree, and apparently the earths magnetic field reverses every 300k years, I wonder when that will happen next and willl it cause a disaster?


I dont even want to think about that! it could be a catastrophe! or it could just mean magnets work the opposite way now


haha ya its a good question, Jupiter is the unsung hero though it saves us from tons of asteroids heading our way apparently!


I have a soft spot for Jupiter, I had to play that planet in a play when I was in 4th grade haha. I had to dance too! So we've come full circle


haha did anyone throw little asteroids at you during the play? If not then teh play was not 100% realistic lol


sadly no haha we did have a few students performing as asteroids though. It was a weird play...it was put o around the time Lnkin park released Hybrid Theory, apparently the best selling album of the 21st century


ha I don't know how I feel about that, can't say I like linkin park, I do like Led Zeppelin though and I like how they didnt' title their fourth album just to mess with the rock press


I used to like Linkin Park, then I graduated Middle School. Very surpsied to see Dark Side of the Moon was best selling album in 2014 considerig how old it is


lol, and yes its wild how these old albums are still popular, like how bob marley is on album charts for 914 weeks and counting


i was never a fan of his music, but to each their own!


nope me neither! I never got the appeal, I think it's dumb walmart only sells clean versions of their albums, I would never buy one of those!


well I know a little bit about it, can't say I watch many games but I do like Michael Jordan


Composed of 30 teams, it's considered to the  leading premier men's basketball league in the world.


I wonder what makes it the best in the world, I do know that there is a lot of money in Basketball, Allen Iverson makes 800k a year just from Reebok sponsorship


It is an active member of the USAB and is recognized by the FIBA. Furthermore, they have the best paid athletes by average annual salary


wow interesting, did you know that shooting granny style is actually proven to be the best way to shoot a free throw? you'd think the premier league in the world would adopt that strategy haha


It would definitely be funny to watch, but considering many players are proficient in blocking, it would be hard to score by free throw


do you like Pixar movies? I know they have a secret celebrity room at their studio


I do enjoy pixar movies. Also speaking of celebrities, I also know that it was robin williams in aladdin that popularized celebrities voicing in animated films


I heard about that, it's crazy how much he probably made, I know Judge Judy makes 120k per episode which is second only to lebron James in terms of highest paid celebrities


It isn't like celebrities only care about wealth either. An ethiopian celebrity chef hopes to combat his country's hunger problems by encouraging people to try more diverse foods.


that is nice of him, I wonder what kinds of foods that he is saying they should try, celebrities can be nice though, I guess Carol Burnett was teh first celebrity to appear on Sesame St.


Do you usually use the computer to find information on celebrities?


I sometimes do, I have a movie server so I have to look up movies a lot actually, what about you?


I do as well. It is amazing how far computers have come. We can use them as general purpose devices like personal computers and smartphones or for industrial or special uses like a microwave


that is true, I think it's wild that the space shuttle only used 1mb of ram, I know this laptop I'm on now has 16GB which is substantially more haha


I wonder what the future of computers are. I mean russia even made a computer that ran on water


ya that is wild, at least it is eco friendly, I can't believe that happened in 1936, if they released that technology today I would still be impressed!


Do you think it will be possible one day to upload our minds into computers?


I hope so, I want to believe it is possible, I think they call those people who think that transhumanists, i do worry about a world like in the movie Terminator though, think of the destruction that AI could do!


I would be interested in an AI studying the best way to shoot a basketball, I guess doing it "granny style" is the most consistent but just looks ridiculous haha


It probably would be granny style, but at the same time, it wouldn't have to try to trick the defense who are skilled at blocking the ball. In any case, this was a pleasant chat and thank you for your time.


Did you hear about the news from Canada?


They have changed the words of their national anthem to be gender neutral!


That figures, they are so politically correct up there!


They debuted the new version at the South Korea winter Olympics


Well, I hate to see it happen.  To tell you the truth, I hope it doesn't catch on here in America!


Ultimately, it is not expected to have much effect on the average citizen.


Well, that's good, it's just the fact of the matter in the first place.  They should have just left it alone!


Perhaps, but voting results in any number of odd situations.


Austin Texas voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst.


Probably so.    I wonder if any of the astronauts voted for that measure from space?


I heard it was possible for them to vote from space, now.  So, maybe they did.


I wonder if it is harder to vote from space or from the polling booth in a forest full of lions.


I would put my money on the forest of lions is harder!


I would certainly want to have a radio in that situation!


Amen, me too! Have you lisened to that radio station that translates solar activity into sound?


That would be cool.    I have heard some of Jupiter's radio storms on AM radio.


That's awesome, I'll have to check that out!


You should try it!    Perhaps right after listening to the news in classical latin!


I think I'll pass on that Classical Latin news.  I get enough sleep already, that would sure knock me right out! It's been fun chatting with you this afternoon.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.


I do! Proabably my favorite work of Shakespeare.


Yeah its dark but at the same time intriguing and with a lot of passion, the cry for freedom, love, rivalry


Very true. Are you familiar with a lot of poetry?


I do like poetry, Edgar Allan Poe is one of my favorites, do you like poetry?


Sometimes. I often find it hard to understand. Do you know how much Poe received for the raven?


I bet he received a lot of money for that poem, I have no idea but Im guessing thousands of dollars?


He actually only received $9 for the publication.


Only $9 is that true? woah sounds like someone ripped him off, do you know who Demetri Martin is?


Is he the person that wrote a 224 word palindrome poem?


Yeah his the one, I wonder if the poem is good. Do you like Lord of the Rings?


To be honest I do not even know what a palindrome is but it sounds impressive. I do like the Lord of the Rings.


I dont know either lol but it does sound impressive and almost all of the Hobbits names were taken out old poem called Dvergatal.


They do have some crazy names. Have you heard of the javanese alphabet?


No, what is the Javanese alphabet? no idea about that.


When it is recited in order, it forms a poem!


It does? cool I wonder if thats a coincidence or was done on purpose. there is also a poem with a different meaning if you read it backwards.


I heard it is depressing if you read it normally and inspiring if you read it backwards.