Yeah so do you listen to the radio anymore? it seems like people are forgetting about it


Sure!  I even like old radio dramas. Did you know that one of the most popular radio shows in the 1930s was a ventriloquist act?


Havent heard of that one, how can that work lol, that seems absurd the whole point of the show is to watch the ventriloquist and the puppet interact


Baffles the mind doesn't it?  So does knowing that more than half of radio music played on air during 1948 was Bing Crosby music.


I hear soldiers could make radios out of pencils and razor blades wonder if they used them later to hear Bing Crosby's music.


And what do we have these days? We have radio stations with everything imaginable, including a station devoted to solar activity translated into sound!  I wonder if the sun can sing White Christmas like Bing Crosby?


I have no idea about that, I know there is a latin news program since 1989 that one seems interesting if you can understand latin


"And now, for the latest news spoken in the oldest language..."  LOP  Sounds like a Bill Murray skit!  Did you know, he was the voice of the human torch in the 1970s Fantastic Four radio show?


He was? I like how Bill Murray acts, I guess that was a really cool show, great hero and also a great actor/narrator.


Pretty cool!  Like this fact I recently learned about Dolphins: They can communicate by telephone!  And they appear to know who they are speaking to, and they communicate on porpoise...


Yes, I enjoy the flix, even their hour long video of a burning log...Do you?


They can? that is impressive, they are really smart animals, anyway its kind of late so I think Im calling it a night


The inventor of the telephone was an undertaker... Nobody liked the nights that he called!  Thanks for chatting!


I bet he was, a smart man I guess, and thanks for chatting as well, have a good night bye.


I like it, the first series that I saw is Lilyhammer, I thought it was really good. I subscribe to the service since 2012


Netflix employs a team of "taggers" to watch the films and tag the content. That sounds like a job I would love!


That sounds like a good job, I wonder if the pay is also good, Blockbuster had the chance to buy the company once.


They choked... In 2000, Netflix proposed that Blockbuster use them as their online service, but Blockbuster just laughed. Look whose laughing now!


Netflix and really hard, they also had the chance to buy the company later for $50 million and now the company is worth more than $2 billions


Now they are huge!  I wonder where it is not available?  I know that Netflix monitors illegal downloads to decide which shows to purchase. Makes you wonder...


It does make you wonder also why they spend so much money on postage, in fact 20 times more than in bandwidth.


It must still be cash positive effort. They may also have title rights to use a broader range of movies on DVD than they can offer online.


Is it just a channel on Youtube or a whole different site?


I think blutube is just another site, I'd check it out but I honestly don't care


Not at all, she only famous for a tape she made with Ray J, in my opinion.


Yeah i remember that,  I guess she used to be Paris Hiltons personal assistant. I personally think that whole family is kinda ridiculous. I think she is married to Kanye west too right?


Oh wow,  I guess Ive missed a lot lol I did not know they have 3 children now.  I know their family makes a lot of money for reality shows and businesses where Im pretty sure they do nothing. lol


Nothing but taking selfies and writing stupid books about it


Yeah,  and america loves it for some reason.  Buying their product and watching their shows,  america is just making them more money lol


Yea, none of their stuff will make it in the library of Congress like Tupac's music. Well it was nice chatting with you


Yea, I've been watching youtube since it was created in 2005


great conversation, thank you very much.


Awesome,  love Youtube.  Its the second largest search engine on the net.


Must be why Google bought youtube in 2006 for 1.65 billion


Yeah,  now google and youtube have the top spots of search engines.


Combined with Netflix Youtube makes up half of peak internet traffic in North America, that's a lot of streaming


Yeah that is insane.  Justin biebers "baby" video is the most disliked video lol


Ugh, there most like video Gangnam style isn't much better either


Haha thats a really funny video though,  it doesnt make any sense though.


No, neither  does the youtube rip off blutube used by Police


I can see that. I feel saddened about it because I trust no one on the internet. I always assume my data will be breached too.


yup you have to apparently, do you ever look yourself up online? I guess that is called egosurfing


I have. Mine isn't about ego but what people are saying about me as a public figure.


ah interesting, have you ever been to finland? I guess everyone there has a constitutional right to internet service


Talk about socialism! Who'd have thunk that 30 years ago, the internet would be a god given right...


right you never could have predicted that! do you know what a neopet is? I guess they were popular in 2001


I have no idea what they are. Do you? Should I google this?


haha I don't know, but in 2001 they were the 4th biggest website in the world and appeared higher in search engines than google itself


Now I have to google it to figure out what they are. I will use the three horizontal lines, known as a hamburger...


haha I like that term but it makes me hungry! Do you like Patrick Stewart?


hey I'm good, did you know that dolphins can communicate though phones and understand each otehr?


Love him to death! Nice chatting with you!


Through phones? They have phones underwater?


haha I guess they do, and I didn't know actress Hedy Lamarr did work to invent the current cellphone thats weird


Wow. I had no idea. This is good info...


well another interesting fact is that there is no correlation between the bars on your phone and the phone connectino quality, apparently thats all made up


Really? Are you pulling my leg? I always look at my bars...


nope not pulling your leg haha, how often do you think you use the internet


Every day. I will qualify it by saying that it is usually used for being productive and not on social media. I want to be productive.


Yes I agree with you, I use it all the time, what I didn't know is that humans are a minority on the internet it is mostly made up of bots


Are you a fan of football? I was watching and Tom Brady kinda flubbed his teams comeback at the end of the game .


George R.R. Martin said the Pats are like the Lannisters of the NFL


I didn't realize that Bill Belichick is the winningest coast in NFL post season football.  He has 21 wins - 20 with the Patriots and 1 with the Browns.


You know I can he has been around forever and the Pats are a force in the NFL. I wonder how much he is worth today.


So much money I am sure!  Brady too, although I see his wife makes more than double of Brady's salary!


I have heard that but I have also heard Tom brady has never eaten a strawberry in his entire life and im not sure that is even possible.


Totally agree with that.  How could one not eat a strawberry?  He had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season prior to 2007, but then that year, he threw a then-record of 50!


Yeah all of Bradys stats are impressive. I have heard that Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL .


That's interesting.  Impressive that Alex Smith received a bachelor's degree in 2 years since he had taken so many AP tests in high school.


Yeah but then there are guys like Baker mayfield who claim to be able to beat anyone at their school in Halo 3.


Baker Mayfield has always driven me crazy.  He once even considered quitting football to pursue full-time competitive gaming since he thought he was so good at Halo 3.


Yes I am.  I guess he did that since they lost last minute to the Eagles.


I know that is what I was talking about!


Interesting that the author of the game of thrones called the New England Patriots the Lannistors of the NFL.


Yeah But I told you that earlier. Have you not been paying attention to anything I have been saying?


Yeah he is a great athlete and my favorite QB! I have heard he has more rings than the Mannings and a Roger Staubach combined


Yes, he's also been honored with four Super Bowl MVP awards which is the most ever by one person!


Exactly! He might be one of the greatest ever! But it is true he has to be in the game to play.


He is also the first and only quarterback to ever reach 200 regular season game wins.  Amazing.


Chris Long from the legals told a reporter that "It was bad for all of our health collectively" But when Brady Doesnt have the ball he cant hurt you


I knew the Cleveland Browns were not very good, but their last playoff win was in 1995 against the Patriots.


I have always heard from other fans that they are the team that gets the "participation" award lol.


Basically.  The Patriots are just dominating.  It's been said that the Buffalo Bills are equal to the Patriots in super bowl losses.  lol


Yeah and no one still knows how it got there


Yeah strange for sure. The instrument goes back to 1700 though, pretty old


Yes all the time, I like Amazon and you?


Me too. Did you know jeff built a clock on a mountain?


Yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years


Yeah. And they named a building after their first customer


Yeah. Did you know their workers walk up to 15 miles a day?


Yeah I guess they are super busy after all. Did you know they own IMDB


I love it  is such a classic instrument, and you?


Yeah they seem to be everywhere now really


Me too. BBC once played piano tunes all day instead of the news


Yeah because there was no newsworthy news that day


Yeah. Did you know Mercury and McCartney used the same piano to compose their songs?


Yes Bohemian Rhapsody and Hey Jude, respectively


Yes that is the stress testing tune for pianos right?


Yes that one but no human can play it, strange


Yes I know. THere is a piano on top of the tallest mountain in the UK


He was, he actually played the piano in the movie Million Dollar Baby, so not only a great actor but a musician


Yeah I loved that movie, I don't remember that scene though. Apparently there is a Harlem women who has free jazz concerts at her apartment.


I thought that was a great movie as well, and that must be awesome, listening to Jazz music for free,


Yeah she done it every Sunday for the last 20 years and sometimes top performers stop by.


Awesome, her neighbors must love her or hate her if they want to sleep, so whats with jazz players and goatees!


Something about comfort but i don't get it. They say cool jazz didn't really start until the 40's, what do you think? earlier or later?


Later I would say, and yeah apparently they provide comfort to players while playing, they look weird though.


Wow! Hey did you know that there is a programming language and the ones that function have jazz-like harmonies?


No didnt know that, so jazz has a big influence on computers as well!! interesting


Apparently it's big in Pakistan as well. Have you heard about the Orchestra that they have there?


I have its a really good orchestra, they are topping the charts right now.


I do, I am a fan of the genre, it was originated in the 19th century, so its a genre with a lot of history


Did it originally come from African american communities in New Orleans?


It did yeah, its roots come from those communities, jazz is a mayor form of musical expression


Wow that's amazing. Are Jazz and blues the same or two different forms of musical expression?


I guess they are different, but had similarities, jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes


It began in new Orleans in the 1910's. they used brass band marching, right?


Yeah it did, cool jazz however developed by the 40s


Oh ok, i thought it might have something to do with what they call the roaring 20's. I hear Clint Eastwood was a fan.


Hi! Have you ever played Grant Theft Auto V? I didn't think the character Lacey Jonas resembled Lindsay Lohan! What about you?


Agreed. Rap is basically a musical form of vocal delivery incorporating rhymes, street vernacular and rhythmic speech and Tupac was a master at it.


Yes he was. Did know know that McDonalds was paying rappers 5 dollars every time the referenced big macs. Wonder how much Tupac made off that deal.


Ha! Is that so? I didn't know that. I do know Eminem actually wanted to be a comic book artist growing up. Imagine how that would have turned out? I certainly can't!


That would be some med up comic books huh.


Agreed it would. Especially Spider-Man considering that was his favorite character. Can you imagine an Eminem version of Spider-Man?


Aunt may would have taken on a whole new twist in ems version. Lol.


Ha! No kidding! And also regarding Eminem, did you hear about the judge trying a suit filed against him that delivered the ruling in the form of a rap? That is hilarious!


I didn't hear that. That would be funny to hear in a court room though. It would certainly lighten the mood.


No kidding! You mentioned McDonald's paying rappers each time they referenced Big Macs, was this before or after they added the drive-thru back in 1975! Ha! They actually added those for soldiers who couldn't exit their cars in fatigues.


My guess it was after. Lol. I don't think rap was a big thing till the 80. Certainly not big enough for McDonalds to pay them to reference big macs. This conversation has made me hungry. Lol.


I have never played that one. I did hear that he sued them over it.


I know, right? Hey, at least we're not in south Africa where carjacking is so bad, it's actually legal to put flamethrowers in your car. Ha! That is wild! Well, it was nice chatting with you!


Yeah when you're a celeb, I guess you're always on the lookout to protect your likeliness. But there are advantages to being a celeb like being able to visit the secret room at Pixar. Ha!


Well Lindsay it seems has made a new career after going after these frivolous lawsuits. In 2010 she sued Etrade and in 201 she sued a rapper for basically the same reason.


Dang! That must be nice. I bet she made a pretty penny. Ha! Like Judge Judy, she makes around $123k per episode. She's actually the highest paid celeb after LeBron, if you can believe that.


That is crazy. I would have thought a bunch of celebs made more than Judge Judy.


Same here. Never would have guessed she'd be the highest. I mean, I would think even Carol Burnette would make more, especially considering she was the first celeb to appear on Sesame Street.


Yeah but her time ha passed I think. That was a long time ago when she was in the spotlight.


Yeah, that is true. I didn't consider that. But she is a legend in her own way. Speaking of legends, did you know Tupac's music is in the library of Congress of cultural significance?


I didn't know that. I can see it though. His raps were definitely mind blowing and made you think about stuff.


Did you hear about that police officer that got sentenced to 15 years in prison


I just to play it yeah, I wasnt good at it though, it was a great game, trunk of cars are called like that because of wooden trunks on the back


That's cool. What do you know about Radios?


I know the carry waves in the form of sound, info music, just about any sound really, I like radios, I think they are a great invention


Did you know that by canada law, their music has to be at least 40% canadian?


I think thats a great law, its a good way to promote local talent, Bieber and Drake are great canadian artists


Of course. It is just kind of weird. I did not know Bieber was canadian. Do you subscribe to radio or do you just listen to free radio?


No not really, do you know any free radio websites?


I might download it, you know that Jupiter has storms that are so strong AM radio picks them up!


Yea, what kind of abuse of power is this?


That is insane just like soldiers and how they knew how to make radios back in WWII


I know right, 15 years is a harsh penalty but she deserved it, she committed a murder and used power to cover it up


Do you generally trust cops? A regular person may have gotten more time.


I trust some of them but a lot of them are abusive just like officer Sherry Hall, her report was full of lies, makes me really angry, Its a good thing the Georgia Bureau of Investigation looked into the shooting


Yea... Did you know Cars came into global use in the 20th century?


Really in the 20th century? I though it was a lot longer than that, I wonder who made the first model


I think it was Henry Ford. I'm just glad they evolved to electric vehicles now. We have over 1.25 billion vehicles on earth.


Thats a lot of cars, did you hear about that pro driver that picked up his skills by playing Gran Turismo


This is so sick. I used to play that game all day as a kid. It was very difficult. Did you every play it?


Do you know why NY area code is 212?  It's easier to dial on a rotary phone.


Good to know! Funny how it is impossible to separate 2 phonebooks that have their pages overlapped together.


Who would take the time to do that?  It's scary that an iPhone has more computing power than the US ICBM nuclear deterrent?!


That is impressive. Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell. Guess no children are getting water! haha


That's good of them.  Funny, cables for phones and internet that cross the ocean are rather small.  Only 2.7 inches in diameter.  Must be fiber-optic...


Probably! Did you know in 2013 when google went down for 5 minutes it took 40% of web traffic with it?


I don't remember that.  I do know that Google Maps calculates traffic by how fast android devices are moving.  Scary that they are tapping into everybody...


It takes more computing power for one Google search that it did for the 1st Apollo moon mission.  Wow!


Fine.  Have you heard of OAR a Russian band?


Amazing. Google once used goats to mow lawns instead of people. Wonder how that worked.


Funny how Google handles maps with disputed borders.  One gets the favored version depending on where the browser request came from.  Thanks for the chat!


No, just now I have... I guess they were founded in 1994 and grew to 5.  They have spiked on Spotify.


I guess they havent come out with anything good recently since most of their success was in the mid 2000s.


Yeah, I don't even know what genre they are.  I know a song named "Shattered" by the Rolling Stones but not OAR.


I'm not.  I respect the sport.  I do know that Canada is the only country with 2 national sports: lacrosse and ice hockey


Funny how in1993 a hockey player was traded for $1 and won 4 Stanley cups!


I guess it made him mad and motivated!  Wow, an average pro hockey player loses 8 pounds in a game! Is it all the padding and stuff?


Good morning.  When was the last time you went on a first date?


That seems a bit excessive to me.  Of course, I don't use any non-standard ring tones, so it's just not something I would use.


I think it sounds excessive too. 1930's actress Hedy Lamarr helped to invent the cellphone, wi-fi, and GPS.


It doesn't say. There is almost no correlation between cell phone connection quality and bars of service.


I've seen that in practice.  I know that the number of bars just tells you the strength of the signal, but it doesn't tell you if it's a clear signal.  Even a strong signal can have interference and give a bad call.


That's interesting. Do you know anything about the universe?


That's much more my area of interest.  I have my own theories on certain aspects, primarily regarding the expansion of the universe


Did you know if you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.


Surprisingly, folding it that many times would make it 10 nonillion  sheets thick.


I am shocked myself. The universe may exist inside of a black hole.


Hello - I've been married for 9 years now and was dating my wife about 4 years prior so it's been a very long time lol. What about you?


That would be one of the theories I disagree with.  Just like the theory that there is only 1 electron in the universe.


Even longer than that.  Somewhere around 24 years now.  I do remember trying to get to know someone out of the blue, though.  That was never a fun experience.


LOL. Do you like telephones or know anything about them?


I know some.  As in a glancing history and some of the technology currently in use.  I wouldn't say it's a huge amount, though.


Did you know the inventor of the dial telephone was an undertaker who was convinced telephone operators were re-routing his calls to rival businesses?


That's paranoia for ya!  No, I didn't know that, though.  The one thing I have always thought was interesting, though, was that all international communication travels over only a few underwater phone lines that just sit on the ocean floor.


That is crazy how they just sit on the ocean floor. Did you know dolphins will communicate with one another over a telephone and appear to know who they are talking to?


I'm not entirely surprised by that.  In theory, dolphins may be only second to humans in terms of intelligence.


I've heard that as well. There is a luxury phone maker that hires the London symphony orchestra to record it's ringtones.


Too funny!  Lebron James get's teamed up with players he doesn't really get along with.


Actually no... and actually i am not much of a basketball fan


oh ok, maybe You're fan of Judge Judy ? Did You know she makes $123,000 per episode ?


Not a fan of her either... and do that many people watch her where she makes that much per episode... WOW!!!!


Yeah - when I got to US I thought it's just a tv show... not a real judge and not real cases ;) lol


That's funny... funny how kareem abdul jabbar got the dunk banned from college basketball.


lol.... do You know why ? Did he break some school's property ? ;)


Not a clue!  See in most states college football and basketball are the highest paid


that's probably why it is so popular there... behind big entertainment events like that there is always big money...


I still like to play - I don't have much time to watch... You ?


well ;) It's not a game on a street with friends - it's kind of his job ;) sometimes we have to work with people we don't really like :)


I agree... but don't you agree that being part of a team is how well that team meshes together and that could impact their success?


Most of the time, sure - in perfect world ;) sometimes it just has to be a well oiled ( with cash ) machine ;) lol


LOL! Oh wow... see warner brothers and lebron james have signed a deal for a new space jam?


Space Jam is coming back ?! YES ! ;) I hope MJ will come back at least for a second to say hi... ;)


That would be cool! Lebron raised 6 million for charity by televising the decision.


Charity - oh that's so cool when those guys mostly without proper education, but with millions of dollars in their pockets give back to communities... good for him !


yeah i agree! Wow... some of lebron's HS basketball games would attract 1750 people at 100-120 dollars a ticket... that's ridiculous!


Did You ever see him live ? I know it's expensive, but maybe ?


Were there a lot? If there were a lot, I wonder why?


Yeah I guess it was over 100 shows, that is a lot.  But comedy is pretty tough to do so I can understand that.


I am thinking that one of the reasons Netflix comedies are so popular over attending a live venue is the admission cost. Did you know that The Kennedy Center charges anywhere from $49 to $69 to attend comedian Patton Oswalt's upcoming live show?


Wow, and I don't think that is too expensive relative to other comedy acts, so that is too high for me to be honest.


In addition to the fact that one has to get dressed up and leave the house to attend a live comedic show. Patton Oswalt would have to be pretty funny for me to want to do that!


Yeah he would, or else whoever I was taking out would really have to like him.


So we have come a long way from the days of Greek comedies where different groups of society were pitted against each other - and that was considered amusing.


Yeah that would be pretty wild to go back then and see what was considered funny.  I don't think it would be the same as now.


Although I suspect there is some of that in todays' movies - for example youth versus social convention.


Oh yeah and I think there will always be that, but I guess that is one reason why it is so great.


Hello there, I am how about you?  I have never been to a live show though, I would like too.


I found it interesting that Blockbuster basically went out of business and Netflix made the transition from the DVD rental business to live streaming. I wonder what Netflix saw that Blockbuster didn't?


Yeah and they had the chance to buy them as well.  It was nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Yes, I have. I like stand up better than improv as I am always nervous that the improv actor won't come up with anything funny.


Yeah that is true.  Speaking of comedy in general, did you know that Bill Murray considers Kung Fu Hustle to be the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy?


I think I read that somewhere and found it surprising. Thank heavens Netflix lets us watch comedy over and over again!


Yeah imagine if they took all of the comedy related content out of Netflix?  That would be such a huge chunk of their stuff!


Which just goes to show you that folks these days are looking for entertainment that allows them to possibly escape from their everyday reality.


Yeah and comedy is a great way to do it.  Did you that the Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy?


I can't imagine how that would have worked. I  guess when I think of comedy, I feel it has to include some satire including political .


Yeah and satire is often the best kind of comedy.  Do you know how many shows Comedy Central has cancelled since 1989?


It must be hard to have a husband or wife in the millitary!


I have an IPhone and an IPad so I guess I am, what about you?


I have that and a MacBook pro. I love Apple. I also own the stock but that has nothing to do with anything but capitalism; I also own Microsoft and they have performed better than Apple.


Yeah I guess Apple products are a bit more exclusive and that can hurt sales do you like to travel much?


Me too, I dont get to do it a lot but I like to travel, you know that Iceland has no public rail service, most Icelanders actually use domestic flights to travel to other towns.


That seems terribly inefficient... I wonder why they chose to do that. I would love to go to iceland to see the northern lights...


That would be interesting, Im thinking more of a local trip though, I heard Mackina Island is a good choice.


I heard they do not allow cars. Do you think you would like living there?


I think I would, it sounds like a relaxing place and with a cleaner air as well. It would be interesting to visit the island and just stay for a couple of days.


I looked at a few homes for sale there and they have beautiful homes for sale. Like $3M homes!


I know. I listen to a military podcast and you can hear the hurt in their voices. I love watching the military member come back to surprise their kids though...


Wow, thats sure is a lot of money, I cant afford that lol, a visit will have to do.


That is a really plesant surprise, old veteran clothes have a lot of millege and interesting stories behind them.


I have a family friend who was in Vietnam. Love looking at his collection of medals.


He must have some interesting war tales for sure, clothing can really tell a story sometimes.


Yeah. I could not fit in a jacket from 20 years ago and Graff is fitting into his from 1945! WOw!


that is surprising indeed, you know Apple had a clothing line back in 1986


I did not. I wonder what a tech company's apperal looks like in 1986...


Probably a tshirt with a big apple logo lol, its a good thing they changed industries and dedicated themselves to tech


I agree. Do you know the best selling album of the 21st century?


No, surprisingly it is Linkin park's hybrid theory.


Ohhhh yes oh my I dint even realize that. They played a ton of concerts.


I guess so. Have you heard about the old identical twins in Japan's album?


No I havent. I didnt see that. I cant believe aerosmith made more money from the guitar hero game then their concets.


That game was a hit! My friends and I used to love playing.


Oh my me too. I actually won a free guitar back then. LO)L


Yes it was. Its been good talking to you.


You too. I am going to go play guitar hero.


I like both types of music. Have you ever noticed jazz trumpeters with goatees?


Lol No I have not but thats interesting.I do like to listen to the dueling banjos.


The grew goatees to provide comfort when playing! The dueling banjo is very unique.


Yes they ended up being a song in the movie Deliverence.


I feel like the banjo is pretty similar to the guitar.


Yes i love the guitar I have tried to learn to play a few times and was not successful.


It is hard to learn. Did you know Queen's guitarist has a phd in astrophysics.


Wow no I did not. I dont agree with walmart only selling censored albums.


I think it is nice too! That way they can give their suggestions. Who knows if they carry weight!


Did you know the like button is illegal in a german state?


I wonder why? Is fun banned there haha? Do you know why facebook is blue?


That's right! I forgot! Do you have an iphone or android?


I have an iphone. Apparently it has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent!


Wow, i might have to change my phone then. Have a good night


I have on but try to avoid it haha how about you?


I use it once in a while.  Facebook is in my backyard in California


Yes, very close.  I still have not run into Mark Zuckerberg just yet.


There's always a chance! I can't believe Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook in 2005! I wonder what it is worth now!


I wonder if Tom is still kicking himself lol. Did you ever partake in the Burger King promotion for facebook?


Why did they want people to unlike others?


Probably because nobody likes Burger King these days haha. Do you know what Iceland is doing with their constitution?


I absolutely love to read. What about you?


Well since it is the military who knows. It's not like we are cultivating a bunch of scientists.


anyone can be a scientist though! For instance, the Emperor of Japan is still one and even consistently publishes papers


That is awesome though. I think we would be much better served in the US if we had few lawyers in power and more people of science and education.


i agree. we need more well rounded people in power like that


Imagine if we had someone like John Von Neumann. He has so much knowledge and seems to be a well reasoned person. Not completely reactionary and polarized like our current house and senate.


That guy might not be very spokesman like though, which a politician does need to be. Scientists are fascinating though. Like the ones from Harvard that put  a gif onto DNA.


I think sometimes scientists do do things just because they can though and that can get ridiculous. Like what is the point of storing a gif in dna?


haha yea probably, they did it because it seemed like a fun thing to do


True. I am grateful for the english ones working in switzerland that gave us the internet for sure.


without which we wouldnt be here today! although in the internet has some big downsides


me too, I ant get enough of it! do you have a favorite author?


It does but I think we are ultimately better for it.


I love mary higgins clark for modern stuff but as far as vintage you can't beat lewis and tolkien.


Yes. I think he has some of the most iconic work of his time. His ability to weave a story is simple amazing.


I never got too into his stuff when I younger! I was more of a Captain Underpants and Harry Potter kid


Those were two I never really got into. Have you ever read starship troopers or ender's game?


I have not, I didnt even know Starship troopers was a book until recently! I thought the movie was an original work of art. And Ender's Game i think i just missed


I think it is fascinating that the military puts both of them on their reading lists. I would have thought it would be limited to things like the art of war and the like.


Art of war might be a little aggressive haha they dont want them to be killing war machines. Or do they....?


hi how are you? i think we are back online. Lets talk about the earth, shall we?


Yeah, i guess they need a background in science, and maybe a ton of political connections. LOL


Hilarious, yeah, who knows? Or maybe they are just some weirdo?


Yeah. "Hey, that guy is a nutter, but we cant fire him. Alien ambassador? Yeah, he will buy that. give him that job."


BINGO! Did you know that when the earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long?


That is amazing. soon the day will be quite long, if humans are still around. the 20 hour work day. hm.


Exactly, I already do a 20 hour work day. LOL


Yes, one of the privileges of modern life LOL. Our time on this earth is short, but our work day is not.


Correct. Did you see the new Wonder Woman movie?


I havent seen it. but i have heard good things. i think that gal gadot is great casting. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah, I haven't seen it either. Nice chatting with you!


Have a good evening! lets hope that the server stays up!


Yes, it is a great place to live! I have lived here my entire life.


LOL, did you know that the earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century?


I wonder why that is. where does helium come from and where does it go? we will have to find a solution to that.


I'm not actually sure. I'm actually not even sure if that is true.


Yeah, sometimes the facts that i encounter in this vicinity of the internet seem a little less than factish.


Yup, I can't disagree there. Did you know the UN already has an ambassador to aliens?


I wonder who decided that was necessary. and how much of the budget goes to cover that job. how do i get that job?


I'm not sure. It sounds sort of iffy to me.


Hello, are you particularly interested in politics?


Is the guest house really bigger? That's surprising. Ivanka Trump probably uses it, then again, I heard her company is shutting down so maybe she wouldn't need it any longer.


Ha. Did you see that the White House has a twin matching building in France and Ireland? I didn't know that.


That must be confusing! Although I'm sure you shouldn't ever be able to confuse them. I know our White House uses floppy disks, I wonder if the others are more advanced.


Yes, I can't imagine why they still use floppys and how do they even read them? At least Bush had solar panels but on, to bring the White house a little  up to date.


Definitely shows progression, at the same time I question how advanced our White House is in general. I believe on 9/11, it took them four days to even realize they had been struck by bullets, that's frightening.


I think that was on November 11 according to the article. But what happened on November 11? I'm not familiar with an incident on that day. Are you?


I am not! It certainly sounds scary. I personally think it's scarier when presidents have too much power and bring their personal beliefs into office. Like Roosevelt banned Christmas trees because he was a conservationist.


Yes, I understand he was our most ecological president. He was responsible for adding most of the national parks that we have today. Or at least he was instrumental in getting so many of them registered. We saw an interested program about the national state parks and how they got started.


I didn't know that! I wonder who is considered more influential in terms of making us more ecologically friendly, him or Bush for installing solar panels.


Probably Teddy. You mentioned Ivanka's clothing line before. I thought it was pretty funny that Apple tried their hand at a clothing line back in 1986. I bet those clothes would be collector items now, if you could get your hands on some!


Yes. I am but I am not radical about it. Are you interested mostly in your local politics or in the national scene?


I'm sure! There's a special store in Alabama that only sells clothes from unclaimed baggage in airports, if I visit maybe I'll be lucky enough to find Apple clothing there. Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good night!


I'm really just getting into it! I think a lot of things about presidents in general are fascinating. For example, did you know Trump isn't even one of the three wealthiest US presidents ever?


I saw that 2 of the wealthiest are our first and second presidents. I assume they have calculated what they would be worth in today's terms.


Ahh that makes more sense. Trump is probably more concerned with in house affairs anyways, although he's probably up to something humorous no matter what. I wonder if he'll ever make music! I know the president of Indonesia released three albums in office.


If Trump could make money off of it, I"m sure he would try it! I wonder what type of music their president recorded?


I believe it was pop! Must be hard to take him seriously after that. Although I feel worse for the first president of Zimbabwe, who was literally President Banana.


Right! I'm assuming maybe that was an affectionate nick name though if not, I bet they didn't call  him banana to his face.


I'm sure they didn't haha. A lot of changes have happened with presidential systems. We used to have the runner up in elections automatically become the vice president, it's a good thing that changed.


You know, I think that might be a really good idea. That way, we wold have a much more balanced president and vice president team. They would each have their own ideas, obviously if they were running against each other. One could live in the bigger guest house and the other could live in the white house!


I guess they must like those two the best. Once a hockey player was traded for $1 and won 4 Stanleys later


That is sad for the team who traded. Hockey in most of the world is referred to as field hockey


Yeah it is sad for them but good for him for showing them how much he was worth it


I actually do , a lot. Have you heard of dolphin swimming?


I have, it is competitive swimming. It is very shocking to hear that Cornell makes student pass a basic swimming test in order to graduate.


Yeah that is quite something. Do you know who introduced crawl swimming?


Yes, the Native Americans did when they beat the British. Do you know what happened during the 2008 Olympics?


Oh about that swimming suit that is so good that it is banned


I wonder what it was made out of. Most of the gold medals were won by United States compared to the other countries, that is quite shocking too


Yeah but then again with guys like Phelphs that is no surprise. Nice chatting with you


Oh I see. Then I am guessing you might not be aware who James Naismith is?


I am aware of who James Naismith is. James Naismith was the inventor of basketball.


Oh cool. And do you know why the dunk shot was banned for a while?


I don't really know the detailed reason why the dunk shot was banned, I know that Kareem abdul-jabbar was the cause of it. Basketball is not really in my interest, I do like hockey more.


Oh cool, did you know hockey players can lose up to 8 pound in a single game?


I think that is very surprising, but yes I did in fact know that. Hockey is a big sport in Canada, which makes sense why they scored 132 goals in 1924.


That is huge, and it is also one of the national sports there


It is surprising how Canada only has two national sports, lacrosse and ice hockey. Other countries usually have more.


Yeah. did you know that fox news wanted to create a simpsons only channel? I think that's what FXX is, mostly simpsons.


Seems to be. They did move Always Sunny to there and I love that show. I had no idea that IGN was owned by the same company that owns Fox.


I love Sunny too! The second season was amazing. Great writing!Nixon helped create fox news?


I did not know that. That is shockingly unsurprising. Apparently they threatened to sue the Simpsons for making fun of their slanted news.


HA! I feel like the Simpsons could be sued for a lot! And they seem uber-litigious!


Yes but I don't see them ever losing because of parody laws thankfully. I was sad to find out that Fox news is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined. I wonder why?


Same reason people that hate Howard Stern listen 3 times longer than those who like him.


Good point. I'm sure that is a big reason. How do you feel about our current senate?


I like the Senate but hate the senators, if that makes sense. I like the overall thought of it but hate the parts. Too much bickering and not enough concensus. I miss McCain in this aspect.


I totally agree. I did not know that they used the same gavel for 165 years. That's a very durable gavel!


I am well. How are you? Are you interested in presidential trivia at all?


Hopefully they used some thompson on it! Nice chatting with you!


I am well, thanks. I am interested in it. Do you know any?


I do. Did you know that the three wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


Not Trump? I wonder where he falls on the list?


I wonder also. Hard to tell because we don't have evidence of his actual wealth just hearsay. The guest house is bigger than the white house and I wonder why?


Just to bug trump... That's my only guess. Our forefathers were that insightful to US history!


Ha ha, apparently. Things have changed in our system a lot. Up until 1805 the runner up became the VP. That would be a disaster now.


Yeah! They could always bond over making a pop album though.


I heard that the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office. That's so strange.


Google has an interesting line of smartphones, a single Google search requires a lot of computing power, more than the power it took for the astronauts to get to the moon


Wow that is impressive. have you ever typed the word "askew" into google? it's supposed to make the page tilt but I just did it and it didn't do anything haha


I havent lol, I might try it later and maybe they corrected the bug, do you use the Google maps app as well?


I used all the time. It's the only thing I have on when I'm driving LOL what about you? Did you hear what Google call their new employees?


Nok, how do they call their new employees?


haha they call them nooglers and make wear propellear beanie caps lol


Thats messed up lol, you know that Google maps calculates traffic by tracking android devices and how fast they move


That's really cool! Also did you know that Gmail was started by the Garfield website? Google bought the domain name from them


I didnt know that I like Garfield, his a silly cat, Google is a big empire now, really powerful company


What do you think of Google's electricity use? They use about one-tenth of 1% of the worldwide electricity


He's definitely an interesting president that's for sure. Another interesting president was Woodrow Wilson. He's the only one to have a Ph.D


That sounds like a lot of energy for a company,


The only one? really? he must be really smart did you hear about the president of Indonesia and his 3 pop albums


I did! I didn't hear if they were very successful though haha. Do you like the rules in Guatemala for presidents?


I think the rules are fair, you can rule out authoritarian regimes that way


Yep I agree. I think we should have that here. One weird Quirk of our election system is that you can lose the popular vote and still win. that happened five times in our history


Theres something wrong with our system lol, did you know that Trump has a guest house bigger than the white house?


That is weird! Also weird that FDR spoke of foreign language and was the last president to do so


I see well enough of politics, what are your thoughs on Google?


Well I do like Google. I personally use being though haha. I have a Google phone. I guess you can zoom in to Google moon, which is like Google Earth but the moon, and originally if you zoomed in far enough it would have a picture of cheese haha


Do you know what the dodo bird looks like?


lol I had an African grey that could say everything I said around the house. Like clean your room! as well any loud sounds.


That's interesting.  I did not know that there were two types of birds that had no wing.  They are extinct though.


That's interesting!  Were they called moa and elephant birds?


Yes they were.  Do you have more uncommon facts about birds?  Have you seen bee hummingbird ?  They are only 2 inches in size.


I have a hummingbird feeder and its interesting to watch them flutter their wings while eating. Are you interested in comedy films? Bill Murray was always funny!


I like comedy films.  Do you like Bill Murray?  Which one is his best comedy film?


He has a few, the first I can remember is Caddyshack. I never watched 3rd rock from the sun, Was it any good?


I have not seen that one.  Are you familiar with a comedian, Demetri Martin?  Apparently, he was accepted into Harvard law but left out of boredom and decided to pursue a career in comedy.


No, I'm not familiar but I bet he's really talented to leave Harvard Law. Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to do comedy too!


Life is short.  I think you should pursue your dream, if you can.   I like Ryan Stiles.


No, I do not.  What does a dodo bird look like?


I agree with you on that! Live each day to the fullest!! Good chat!!


It was nice chatting with you.  Have a nice day!


lol, they say its from the pigeon family! I love birds and have watched them make nest.


Apparently, hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests.  Lazy birds!


Ha, ha, ha, right! I wonder how many days it takes birds to fly without sleeping from Alaska to Mexico?


I don't know. I wonder if at least they rest somewhere along the way.  That was an interesting fact.


I would think they would have to! But they must not stay long or sleep and keep going.


Apparently, in most birds, bones are so hollow that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.


I never thought about that the feathers would weight more, but it makes sense. African grey parrots as well some wild birds in Australia can mimic alot of different sounds and noises.


Please tell me what types of sounds or noises they can mimic.


Do you travel much, I just returned from Paris two weeks ago. It's ironic that most Icelanders use domestic flights to get between major towns, I've done a couple layovers there and as you come into the airport the lava flows make it look like the moon.


Yes, I actually got a package last Sunday from Amazon. I'll bet they get a bulk discount. They also own IMDB, that makes sense with the movie and streaming service. That company is into to quite a few things.


I told you he should run for president he's already trying to take over the world through ecommerce. Now they bought IMDB when was this? I wasn't aware i use them to look up movies and shows.


They've owned them since 1996, a little behind the scene. I also have a Data Science Degree so I've used their cloud computing service AWS, they may own the planet and Mr. Bezos can be emperor of not just the US, but the globe as they're growing. Did you watch any of the Matthew Weiner show's, Mad Men or The Romanoffs?


I have heard of madmen but have not watch either. I know that taking Drama for Michael Caine was for the ladies.


Haha...yes, John Lennon got into music for the same reason. Speaking of Mad Men and the John Ham Character, did you see where early on when he taught drama in high school he had Ellie Kemper, Erinn from The Office. That was a high powered acting high school, I wonder what they preformed?


Your right, i'd like to know myself. You know for a time Mackinac Island in MI banned motorized vehicles for over a hundred years?


I think Catalina Island off the coast of California is like that too, but I didn't know about Mackinac Island having that rule too. Probably a sleepy, laid back atmosphere, unlike Vegas. I see where Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because they're not positive enough for his karma, that a rich man's problem. Most of us have to work for a living and can't refuse like that, a little ironic to me.


Me too and i didn't know that about Cali. However i just remembered that kings name that traveled around the world it was King Kalakaua.


Yes, that was news to me. In my mind those islanders will be paddling his canoe for a long time to circumnavigate the globe. Now you can probably ship a package on Amazon around the globe for the price of dinner, the world gotten a lot smaller the past 50 years. Funny that first customer who has the building named after him spent $27.95, as Amazon was mostly books in 1994 with inflation that must have been a big book.


Yeah and they are steadily growing in 2015 they surpassed walmart as the most valuable public company in the united states. only behind apple and microsoft.


Wow that sounds amazing. I've never traveled out of the country. I'm on a vacation now in Vegas.


What ironic to me is, early on they didn't make anything; just shipped packages. Quite a business model to got from there to where they are now. Thanks for the discussion I enjoyed it and have a lovely holiday in Las Vegas.


Thanks enjoy chatting with you as well. It incredibly amazing that all of that came from such humble beginnings.


Nice, if you can avoid big gambling losses it a pretty cheap place to eat, get a hotel room and see shows. Do you see shows, interesting drama comes from the Greek word for "action" which is derived from "I do". There is a lot of action round the clock there.


All action round the clock here, lol! Some shows blue man group and such, try to keep it wholesome. Did you know the Dutch created a bus that travels 160 mile an hour for the purposes of commuting?


No, not actually. I've read about high-speed trains in Japan and China, but never in the Netherlands, that is such a small country you'd think they be fine with regular speed trains. I see where all Japan highways are toll roads, that must save on gas tax or they're simply trying to give train and bus riders incentives to cut down on pollution, what do you think?


I think just like here it's just another way to stick it to it's citizens. You know the first King to actually travel around the world was Hawaiian? ?


That ironic to me, I think of Hawaii I think of the islanders meeting a boat in the canoes, I'm assuming that was on a large vessel like the Queen Mary, those islanders have big arms, but not that big. I got a package from Amazon on Sunday, you see where Jeff Bezos built a clock in the mountain that will run for 10,000 years, I'm assuming that atomic and not wound or battery.


Yeah that dude should run for president. Can you imagine having a building named after you for being the first purchaser?


I'd be honored, I'd like to know the guys name, that pretty amazing. I see where the Amazon warehouse workers get 7-15 miles of walking in a day, they wouldn't need a gym membership for that, though I've read it isn't the most relaxing working environment.


Yeah that does not sound one bit relaxing. Apparently they have a contract with USPS to deliver on Sundays.


I would have to Google that up, seems unreal but who knows maybe he actually did it, did you ever play that game?


i did not, but if it made me a pro driver maybe i would. that would be a good career.


Could be, better buy that game soon lol, did you hear about cars in South Africa and how you can equip them with flame-throwers!!


i would love to have a self-driving car with flamethrowers. i would control the throwers of course.


Yeah could be dangerous in the hands of a computer, do you have a favorite car brand?


which brand has the flamethrowers? LOL. i like porsche, but who doesnt. dont really have a favorite.


Not sure lol, I think they are only a custom thing, I like the Cadillac brand, wish I could afford one


yes, a beautiful car. named after a famous french person. or something.


A French exploerer actually, his name was Antoine de la Mothe Cadilac


He discovered the cadillac! that is great. we owe him for that. Anyway, great chat!


i do not have a car. i do not like to drive. You?


Yeah in Detroit, great invention, great brand.


I have a car and love to drive, Benz was the first company to ever produce a car


benz had the perfect idea for a car and the rest of the world ruined it. now we have inferior cars. i wish that cars were better. i cannot wait for the self-driving car.


Self driving cars actually scare me a bit they would have to be fully tested before I would buy one of those


i would happily be a tester if they gave me the car for free. i would probably be safe in the car. others would have to worry. LOL


Well who can turn down a free car lol, did you hear about that pro driver that picked his skills by playing a video game?


i did not. that sounds like fake news. is that real?


His name is Jann Mardenborough, apparently he became pro by playing Grand Turismo


I press the DOUBT button about that. how could it? it is just a game. he needs the real car to practice.


Did you have much interest in last summers FIFA world cup?


Plus you don't have to qualify to play in it, the host nation of every world cup get to play no matter what, we've got seven years to get our act together.


yes, we need to learn the rules of the game, like you cant use your hands.


The men just need to take some lessons from the women's team, never been worse than third.  Although, I heard the women's team are threatening not to play unless they get equal pay.


the women should get paid better. they attract a LOT of viewers. people love soccer. the women represent the US too. good for our image.


Absolutely, they should make it performance based, the better you do in the tournament the higher your nation compensates you, men or women.


that would be great! performance bonuses, because more people watch and more people get interested in soccer.


One of my favorite parts of soccer is when they players score, often they will have a dance they have worked out in advance, some are really good.


the passion behind the game is amazing. i think that more americans should take an interest in it, especially when they are young.


I read a statistic that more kids play organized soccer now than any other sport in America, especially as the head injury thing becomes a bigger issue with football.


yeah, i know that there is some concern about kids heading the ball in soccer, but i dont think it happens enough to worry.


hi how are you? i tried to watch a few games. i was impressed that the smaller countries did well.


That is a worry, I know with kids soccer they aren't allowed to head it.  It was good speaking to you.


I enjoy some of the stories of it bring nations together, like Mexico and South Korea.


Yeah, it is a good way for americans to learn geography! LOL i dont know how well the US usually does in the cup.


They have been progressing over the past few tournaments, until this last one which was a bit of a disaster.  They usually qualify alongside Mexico but not this time.


Yeah, there is not enough support in this country. when US players go to play in europe, then the level will get good enough.


I wanted to watch the games but did have access on the TV, I listened mainly on the radio.


I tried to watch the bigger games. i figure that the energy is pretty high and the fans really raise the playing level.


Not this one coming, which in Qatar, but the following world cup will be in America.


that is great. i think americans need the cup. it is a good country for big sporting events. lots of big stadiums.


those are sweet shirts! I bet, red all day! Did you get into watching pokemon much?


As a kid yes, but haven't been watching for a while now, still play the video games though and I'm excited for the new ones coming soon


I loved pokemon as a kid, there are 750 episodes of them!


Is that the current total? I feel like there could be more. You ever catch the pokemon marathon stream they did on twitch?


I have not, I need to. That would bring back the good memories! I like watching that 70s show on netflix


Was never really a fan of that, a lot of people recommend that and the office but for me it wasn't my personal taste


I love the office, the had a successful UK version too but I did not like that much. There is a that 70s show remake in the UK that only had 10 episodes


Yea I would be interested to see it, UK and USA have different styles of humor. It was so nice talking with you!


Same with you, I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!


Not as much, just a few shows, how about yourself?


Me too, I like the animated ones like south park and family guy the most


Ah yes I used to watch those, I'm currently keeping up with Fresh Off the Boat and Superstore at the moment


nice I still have not seen those but I want to! Did you know when south park made fun of family guy, the simpsons sent them flowers


Interesting fact, how did you come about knowing that?


I read it in an article, I guess the simpsons were sick of family guy but not popular enough to take them on, south park was.


I see, do you enjoy the shows enough to buy shirts of the shows? Some with your favorite character or favorite quotes?


I used to as a kid, but now not so much. I prefer polo shirts, you?


Got some shirts of my favorite Anime such as Attack on Titan and Kuroko No Basket. But now that I work retail at Target red is a must, so my closet is full of red polos and red tshirts from weekend events we do


Well I am part of the 93%! I think i may have sold my soul to the devil for all i know!


I love snakes, but are still scary. Do you like them?


I love them too. I had a pet snake growing up so they don't scare me at all. I had a corn snake.


Nice, that would be cool. Good thing you didnt live in new zealand, they don't have snakes there


Wow I did't know that. I saw crocodiles are more related to birds than snakes and lizards.


no way, they look exactly like a lizard lol. I wonder if it has to do with dinosaurs and how they were related to birds


I am curious myself. There is a type of flying snake.


Ok, now that scares me a lot. You look up and bam! flying snake! It was so nice chatting with you!


HAHA. It was good talking to you too. Watch out for those snakes.


Hey, there's no way lol. I work in IT too. What do you think?


I will, I now have to look both up and down! Enjoy your day!


lol you kind of need that for your job lol! I couldn't live without it. How would I know interesting facts?


Did you know the 3 horizontal line menu on websites is called a hamburger button?


that is hilarious, I never knew that. Makes sense! You ever interested in going to Mt Everest?


I would love to see Mt. Everest. I saw you can get 3g service at the peak....LOL!


Right! I think that is for all the instagram users who make it to the top lol


Did you know people can become addicted to the internet?


I believe it, I think the novelty of clicking links triggers some crazy things in their brain. I think I am one of them!


I've heard that as well. Only 7% of people actually read the full terms when purchasing something online. I am not one of those 7% lol.


Hey how are you doing, you a big Aaron Rodgers fan?


For sure, I think he is out of the league now. I'm not sure if anyone else is a lefty, do you know?


Ah, just re-read that. I didn't play football either, haha. I don't know about the lefty thing either. I just wondered if there was some disadvantage or something or if it's just because right handedness is more common.


Yah, not quite sure either. Even if you're not a fan, you can still own part of the Packers, they're community owned. What do you do for fun?


What kinds of books do you like to read?


Sorry, I realize I already mentioned that. I like light fiction novels that can get my mind off of things. I wish I was more into football. But it just doesn't catch my attention, as it only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


True, it's overrated probably. Maybe it'll start getting less popular as the CTE information comes out.


Did you know there aren't any written rules against females playing in the NFL?


For sure.  I'm uncertain about the NFL future with CTE and all that.


Maybe a woman kicker, I heard there is one who has potential, who is playing on the men's football team at her university.


I'm not as I'm not a big sports fan. It's cool that he lead his team to victory even though he was injured.


For sure, great chatting. Hope you have a great rest of the night! Take care


I watch quite a bit of sports, something to pass the time and enjoy on a day off. He's really good, he plays hurt a lot, something I wish he didn't have to do. What are some of your hobbies/


And he's the highest paid quarterback in the NFL with a $134 million contract, crazy. I like to read. Have you heard of the 1975 George r.r. Martin short story called the last superbowl?


I have not, is it a football book or a fantasy book? Or both? Great author!


It is a short story which depicts the last Super Bowl. It's the last Super Bowl because simulated sports got too popular. It took place in January 2016 between the Green Bay Packers and the Hoboken Jets.


Oh wow, that would be really interesting to read. I might have to check it out. I wonder who won? Could have been that Beloit team if they still played!


Yeah, I want to check it out as well. I find it funny that there was a team called the Beloit Fairies, and that they were the first team to ever beat the Packers!


For sure, it'd have been a game to watch for sure. Did you play football growing up? I did, I was the QB for my Junior High team lol.


I did not watch football at all growing up. My parents weren't into it either. That's cool. Is being a left handed quarterback rare by the way? Kellan Mooreis the only left handed quarterback in the NFL


How many Star Wars films have you seen in the theater?


I do almost all as well, except social media.  I have my server hosted on the Microsoft cloud.  My work relies on access to a lot of government regulations and information and academic and industry research  Having that information online has changed how I work considering I started doing this in 1986.  What is amazing is how it has expanded from basic file sharing and email to telephone, streaming media, and social networking!


Wow. Are you part of the 7% of people who actually read the terms when you buy something online?


I have read the terms, but I should read them more frequently because they can change from time to time.  As someone who abhors the mall, ecommerce for me is a winner!  I also like the fact the internet is practically everywhere you have cell reception.  That has come in handy working at remote client sites.  They even have internet and cell service at the top of Everest!


That's impressive! Not many people were be up there to use it. I heard that there's a saved copy of the internet at the Library of Alexandria in case the current one burns down


For me that is incomprehensible.  How do you save a copy of the internet?  Another thing I really like on the internet are streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu.  I get to watch TV without the commercials!  I recently streamed the "House" series on Amazon Prime.  Did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid TV drama actor at $750,000 per episode?  That really makes James Earl Jone's Star Wars pay seem like a pittance!


Exactly! I'm a fan of Netflix too. Sometimes I like to watch the movies Jim Carrey used to do before his belief system meant he would no longer film movies that didn't project positivity. He's such a good actor


He has a unique style of humor in his earlier works that I miss.  Did you know that Michael Caine became an actor because the prettiest girls in school were in drama class?  When I decided to study engineering in the 1980s, that was not something I considered!


There are certain fields that seem to have an abundance of women compared to others. Back  in the days of the Greek, men typically played all the roles in the theatrical dramas


Today, some of my favorite drama actors are female, such as Dames Judy Dench and Helen Mirren.  Did you know that radio drama, before the spread of TV, are online and available for free?  I need to check that out and see if they have Orson Wells "War of the Worlds".


I like that we have so much access to the classics via the internet. One show that will likely be a classic of my generation is The Office. Ellie Kemper who plays Ellie on the show was actually taught by Jon Hamm in high school


I don't remember which ones I saw in theater, and some of them came out before I was born. It's the first major movie to be dubbed in a Native American language, and that didn't happen until 2013


Well, its been good chatting with you.  I think I will use up some internet bandwidth by firing up Amazon Prime and stream an episode of "Corner Gas".  You should check it out!


Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have to check it out sometime!


I am old enough I have seen them all in the theater.  However, I did not see Solo;  from the reviews I read, Solo was a dud.  Its amazing its longevity and freshness considering the series started in 1977.


Maria Lucas is actually responsible for a lot of the changes in the original movie. She ended up getting an academy award for her editing, though her husband's name is the one everyone knows


I heard that somewhere,  Very few remember her but George Lucas is a household name.  Since starting in 1977, the franchise has grossed 65 billion!  That makes it the 5th highest grossing media franchise!


It also holds a title in the Guinness World Records. "Most successful film merchandising franchise" is definitely accurate of Star Wars


What I always find amazing is missed opportunities.  20th Century Fox thought Star Wars was going to flop, so they passed on Lucas's proposal to sell them the licensing and merchandising rights for an extra 500,000 directing fee.  Their mistake made the Lucas's billionaires.


Mistakes like that are common with some of those companies. I'm surprised James Earl Jones was only paid $7,500 for spending 2.5 hours on Darth Vadar's lines


In some ways I can understand that.  He was a voice actor and not someone readily recognizable onscreen.   If memory serves me correctly, the Star War's equivalent to the internet was the holonet.  What are your primary uses for the internet?


I use it for just about everything. It might be an addition since constant clicking on links is actually measurable in the brain


Do you like basketball, swimming or hockey? I like all of them...


Nice. Do you like to watch the olympics?


I like to watch the events, but I usually skip the talking and backstories in between. The competition is the exciting part for me.


Ditto. The united states has almost as many gold medals in swimming as the rest of the world combined.


That's incredible. I wonder who dominates Olympic hockey. I'd guess Canada, since they did so well in the first winter Olympics and it's their national sport.


I think so. Also Finland and those countries like Sweden.


If you could choose a type of hockey to try, would you pick bandy, field hockey, or ice hockey?


Ice. I think I would sweat a lot and the ice would help!


I think ice would be the most fun, but it would also be hard to learn to skate AND play the sport at the same time!


Agreed. I have skated a lot and could never play hockey.


I've only roller skated and discovered I'm super clumsy that way. Ice skating takes a whole different kind of balance. I do better when the ice is melted - can't fall down if I'm swimming in it!


I love swimming and basketball, but I've never been lucky enough to try hockey. Not enough ice where I live!


HA! That's a good attitude. An average professional hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds in one game.


Good thing you decided on swimming in school then!


Ha! Where do you live? I swam competitively for a long time so I have an affinity for it.


I live in the southwest USA desert. Not much in the way of water here either, but we've got some nice artificial pools. What kind of swimming did you do?


I swam in High school and college. Swam IM and back... Never where the athlete has their hands and legs bound, and swims like a dolphin.


That kind of swimming makes me feel nervous. If something went wrong, the last thing I'd want is bound hands. Did you have to pass a swimming test to graduate like students do at some universities?


No, I swam on the swim team. We traveled to competitions and swam other colleges. It was fun.


Do you still swim for recreation or exercise?


no, it became too much like work. what about you?


I only ever swim for fun, usually in the summer when it's hot. Never been quite good enough to compete. No Summer Olympian here!


Did you ever watch Sesame Street when you were a kid?


Oh! I didn't know Spinney was being replaced. I can't imagine another Oscar, but Grover was always funny, so I bet Jacobson will do it well.


Spinney is retiring actually, thats what I meant by 50 years of carreer, the show will not be the same without Caroll


I wonder if he's going to retire from TV entirely. I don't know how someone would just move on to other characters after fifty years.


I guess that he is, 50 years is  a long time and he was born on the year 1933, he has 4 grandchildren so that must take a lot of time


That's true; I hadn't realized he was in his eighties. He probably wants to spend time with his own children after spending so many years entertaining everyone else's!


I agree curiouos fact about his carreer as he has been on The Simpsons on Southpark


So I guess he's entertaining adults too! It shows his versatility as an actor that he can play different roles like that.


Yeah not only kids but also kids as adults I guess many of The Simpsons and South Park viewers have also watched Sessame Street whe they were kids or even now,


That's a good point. Since it's been on so long, people have grown up with it. Spinney has probably voice acted for multiple generations throughout their lives!


I agree, it seems like Oscar and Bird are two different characters not only on the show but they taught Caroll important lessons!


I did, I just to love that show! do you like it?


They taught him lessons while they taught children lessons too. Oscar showed that even when you're grouchy, it's important to be good at heart.


I remember how much fun it was to watch. I especially liked Oscar the Grouch. I think I identified with him a bit, haha.


I though he was fun, he was grouchy all the time, seems like he had a negative life Big Bird is another great character of the series


Big Bird was fun. I used to joke that he reminded me of my brother because they were both so tall! It's funny that Oscar and Big Bird were played by the same person.


They were? I wouldnt have guessed that ever, he had a long carreer at the show thats for sure, 50 years!! I bet thats more than Barney


It's amazing to think how long the show has been running, and that it's still going! So many things on TV don't last very long compared to that.


I agree, it seems like Eric Jacobson will take his place


The place of Caroll Spinney, Eric Jacobson is the one that plays the charaters of Miss Piggy, Grover and Bert


Its crazy how Google and Amazon have grown


I love Google as well, you know it was founded by two PHD students in Standford University


Yeah, and together they own 14 percent of the company, and control about 56% of the stockholder voting power.


I thought they owned a bigger percentage of the company, I heard the company wants to reoganize some of its interests in a company called Alphabet Inc


Yes, they actually announced that several years ago. Most recently, Larry Page was removed as the CEO of Google and is now the CEO of Alphabet.


A guess that makes sense, Google is a big company and it must have more than one CEO for different divisions, have you ever used the Maps app?


Yeah, it's interesting how they determine the borders of countries with disputed borders.


I agree, interesting and they also calculate traffic using android devices that are in movement on the road, thats just genius and bit invasive


Definitely, though everything is invasive these days, so what are you going to do? Did you know it takes more computing power for a Google search than it did for Neil Armstrong to go to the moon? That's insane!


Yeah if you have nothing to hide then theres nothing to worry about right? and no I didnt know that, thats an amazing fact


They care a little about the environment, I imagine, too. Once, they hired hundreds of goats to mow the laws at Googeplex instead of people.


It's hard to even believe Google has been around for over twenty years.


Thats an efficient way to get things done lol


Yeah, they're located in California, unsurprisingly since its founders went to school there.


I know right, seems like its been around forever


And Amazon has been around even longer, since 1994.


Its a long time, Amazon started as an online bookstore right?


Yes, but now it's largest Internet retailer in the world!


It is, it sells everything from books to groceries to pet supplies you name it, I love the company


It also sells low-end and affordable products under its own brand called AmazonBasics.


Have you tried the Amazon Basics products?


Sure. I used Amazon for practically everything, but I also used Google. I guess I'm not alone because when Google went down for about five minutes in 2013, 40% of the web traffic went down with it.


Did you know baseball is really popular in japan?


yes.. I know.. But i don't know about baseball. Are you explain about baseball.


Well, baseball is a really fun sport between two teams, the offensive , who are the batters and the defensive who are in the field.


Then the batter team, once they get to hit the ball, they run the bases and If they complete the bases, they score a run


wow...very interesting game. I will try to play baseball.


Yes, i agree is a lot of fun to play baseball and also to watch the world series!


ok... That game was really fun... I am also watch the baseball world series.


it is exciting because it consists of a seven game playoff, so it is not just one night, you get to extend the enjoyment many nights


oh... I definitely play and watch the baseball game. It's really very interesting...


Well you are right. I hope you have a nice day!


Did you know why baseball managers do wear their uniforms during a game?


Yes... same dress code to baseball managers


Yeah, if there is a need they will have to play, I  have never seen that happen!


I did play kickball when i was a child did you play as well?


Intersting. In canada kickball is called, soccer baseball, I think it makes sense!


yes.. I think sports are giving knowledge.


Hello did you know the 3 horizontal lines on the menu of internet and app are called a hamburger?


Sometimes although I prefer Pandora, apparently Taylor Swift does too since she removed her music from spootify


Swift believes music should not be free, maybe spotify didn't pay her much royalties


Ah that makes sense.  Spotify has 4 million songs that have never been played lol


Interesting, I guess those songs don't get paid 150-200 percent more in royalties than they do on radio stations


a musician needs to get 130,745 players per day to earn minimum wage!


Wow, I wonder how many plays it took for the band that had a silent album on spotify to ear 20,000 dollars


Yea, I wonder if artists get any of the money spotify gets from their paid subscriptions


Nope, did you know the International space station has faster internet speeds than most American houses?


Good question,  I hope so!  Its been great chatting!


Wow thats pretty awesome!  i also hear there is 3g cell service at the top of mt everst!


That's pretty cool, so is the right to an internet connection all people in Finland have


Yea that would be cool, maybe the US could do something about all the automated software programs that outnumber human internet users


Theres a library in alexandria that has a saved copy of the internet!


That's pretty cool, I wonder if they have neopets on there, it was more trafficked than google back in 2001


Oh I remember those,  its like a tamagochi right?


Yea I'm pretty sure neopets are, 2001 seems  to match up to the time period


Yes I agree. Good thing those two senators protested and now is a thing of the past


Yes me too. Did you know what jordan said when they asked why he did not support a democrat?


Yes he said that republicans buy shoes too


Yes he is a smart businessman for sure and had to cover both sides


Yeah. Do you know who the wealthiest presidents are?


Yes that was Jefferson, JFK and Washington


Yes. DO you know what was the first president of Zimbabwe called?


Yes. Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?


I guess they need the room as they might get a lot of guests


Yes I know that they had the same gavel for 165 years until Nixon broke it


Yes and they were also mandated to come and vote under all circumstances


Yes and once they dragged a senator in feet first to vote


Yes they have a permit to do that for those that run away from voting


Yes. Did you know they have a candy desk in there?


Yes and they have the good brands like Mars, jellybeans and milky way


yes they have to be candy that is made in Pennsylvania


Yes. Did you know women were not allowed to wear pants till late?


Yes that was until 1993 and I think that was so sexist and weird


Hi! Can you believe Trump isn't the wealthiest president of all time. In fact, he isn't even top three? That title belongs to Washington, Jefferson and JFK!


Ha! No kidding! He could sing about the 1960s when our country was infested with rotten, flute prone rivers that were coveted in gas and oil. Ha! That'd be something to hear!


He could write about the California wild fires that has made air pollution worse than Bejing in some areas


That would be both hilarious and sad. Ha! Especially knowing how the wildlife and fish have suffered. Speaking of fish, there's actually a certain breed of jelly fish that's supposed to be immortal. I'd love to study those!


Yea I've read about the "immortal" jellyfish, some have the ability to revert back to the newborn lifestage


Wouldn't that be nice if humans could do that too? Then again, I'm not so sure. Ha! And on a similar note, seahorses are the only fishes with necks. Makes sense as I can't think of any other fish that has a neck!


Me neither, apparently jellyfish are 98% water and will evaporate in the sun


That is odd! Wonder how they'd fare in moonlight? Or even with Mars' largest moon named Phobos that's 1/3rd hollow. In fact, some believed it was actually artificial in origin.


That's interesting. Even asteroids can have it's own moons


That is wild! I didn't know that! Wonder if there's any evidence of methane based life on any of the asteroid moons like there is on Titan, which happens to be one of Saturn's moons!


That would be cool, like being able to claim moonrocks through customs


I guess it makes sense if you adjust for inflation. Woodrow Wilson was the only President with a PhD


Ha! Exactly. As long as people don't find a way to access moon dust since it can cut through Kevlar like material and can also cause the moon hay fever disease. Ha! Well it was great chatting with you this evening!


Was he really? Of all the seemingly intelligent presidents we've had, that is very surprising. I wonder if "President Banana", Zimbabwe's first president, had a PhD? Ha!


Hmm I don't know. I guess US presidents don't focus on academics anymore, FDR was the last one to speak a foreign language fluently


You'd think all public officials would be required to speak at least one foreign language. But I guess that's unimportant. Kind of like the president's guest house is more important than the white house itself considering it's larger!


Lol who knows, politics is crazy, there has been 5 US presidents elected who have lost the popular vote


That is crazy! Almost as crazy as knowing the runner up in presidential elections became the vice president up until 1805. Can you imagine if it was like that today? There'd be sheer chaos!


Well in Guatemala close relatives of former presidents can't run for president, maybe the US could look into that


That would be great. And speaking of foreign presidents, the Indonesian president has actually released not one, or two, but three pop albums while serving as president. Ha! I don't know how to feel about that!


Impressive, maybe Trump should look into that between his speeches  about America's environmental accomplishments


What do you think about Kyle kuzma? I think he's a little crazy haha, it's funny that he has a song about him too.


I didn't know that he likes jazz. Thought he only liked rap. I'm a programmer though and there is a programming language you can write that will have a jazz like Harmony if it is functioning correctly, I should try that


Yea, he's full of surprises he studied ballet, acting, poetry and jazz.


Did he ever put on jazz concerts though? There's a woman in Harlem who does free jazz concerts at her apartment, she's been doing it for 20 years, that's impressive


I dont think so, and cool that you are a programmer, I didnt know you could do that with programming language! thats awesome! Im in Kansas City and have yet to visit all the Jazz places around here, maybe this summer. and I wonder how her neighbors feel especially the ones next door lol, although I personally would love it.


Haha that's a good question. I'll have to listen to some jazz music though, and check out this new Pakistani Jazz Orchestra, they're apparently topping all of the charts


oh, for sure! Me too, it's quite relaxing. Its hard to believe Jazz was barely introduced in the late 19th Century, I wonder how crazy people went when they first heard it. It makes my heart flutter.


Haha yeah jazz is great, I also didn't know that trumpeters would grow goatees because it made playing the trumpet more comfortable, maybe I'll have to grow one if I ever take up the trumpet


haha! True! I guess I never thought of that, Wonder if it was just slippery with all the slobber. I would Love to take on the Guitar... I love the sound of the strings


Guitar is a good instrument. I play piano personally and I like that a lot. Do you ever watch any sports though?


Nice, The piano is beautiful too and so romantic! I do occasionally watch sports. I watch some basketball although not too often, how about you?


Hi! Haven't heard of him, What does he do?


Yeah I watch it from time to time. They only have one team in Canada, and I have friends in Canada, so that's the team I like haha. It's the Toronto Raptors


Yeah they just have feuds between rappers and different basketball players apparently, apparently there's a song about him too, I don't know I don't listen to much hip-hop personally haha what about you?


Oh, I see, I listen to all music. I listen to some Hip Hop, I like Drake... I didnt know his real name was Aubrey?!


No I didn't know that either. Crazy to think he was born in 1986, and is also Canadian


I know! I wonder if he was bullied as a kid for his name, Kids can be mean sometimes, I as an adult wondered about his name I can imagine a child. Adversity really impacted his career, He is incredible.


Yes I agree with you. It's interesting that he only graduated high school at the age of 25. I'm sure that his high school was rough as you mentioned.


For sure! But that pain brought out so much and made him who he is today a rapper, singer, producer, song writer, actor, entrepreneur. I really need to tap into my abilities geez! Jazz is another genre that helps look within. Do you like Jazz?


Yes I listen to Jazz sometimes. I think I first heard it in one of Clint Eastwood's movies, apparently he has scored several of his films with jazz that he personally wrote


I like Clint Eastwood's movies! reminds me of my dad. You know who else was big on Jazz? Tupac Shakur! I would have never guess, he was a big rapper in my day.


Do you by chance follow Barbara Alston? Did you like her music?


I havent seen that episode, I might google it later, whats it about, can you give me a short preview please!


I don't want to spoil it for you, you should look it up later though! I wonder what would happen if they had made a Simpsons episode of the Crystals. That would be very dramatic and informative. Would you watch an episode like that?


I would sure watch it,who knows maybe there is one lol, I would like to watch Barbara Alston and the rest of the crew come to life again in The Simpsons.


Yes, me too! I think they could make a really interesting plot with the drama around the producer (Phil Spector) and how he was later convicted of murdering Lana Clarkson! Knowing The Simpsons, it would probably be a little distasteful but probably funny.


It would be funny! so what other shows do you like to watch? Maybe Pokemon?


I also enjoy watching The Office, Parks and Rec, Family Guy, Rick and Morty, and some other shows like that. I started watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and found that really funny but I just keep rewatching The Office because it's so addictive. What shows do you watch? Pokemon?


I used to love Pokemon but now theres about 750 so I lost track of it I also like South Park, seems like the producers have a good relation with the crew of The Simpsons.


I never really got into Pokemon. I enjoy South Park, but I am not a huge fan of it and don't watch it religiously. I also love Community, which is by the same producers as Rick and Morty.


I see, Community is a nice show, I like it. So what other hobbies do you have, maybe cars


I like listening to music a lot. That is why I am surprised that I hadn't heard much music from Barbara Alston and the Crystals. Were you surprised to find out that she initially won a talent show with the Delphi Thezonians? I wonder what that name even means!


I haven't ever heard any of her songs, but I know of her. What about you?


Well you lost me there lol, her family sure misses her but she left an important legacy behind.


I know some of here songs, one of them is "Da Doo Ron Ron" and also had other hit songs. Too bad she died.


I know, it's very sad! I realize now that I have heard of one song, but I did not know that Gerry Goffin and Carole King wrote it: "He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)". I'm surprised that they would write that song, I know a little bit about their story from the Carole King musical "Beautiful" and that was surprising.


Yeah she did, she also sang "Theres No Other Like My Baby" this song was in the charts back in 1962 I think it was on place #20.


She was very successful and it's sad that she died from flu complications. That family has experienced a lot of heartache recently, especially considering that their child Tony/Toni Alston was murdered in 2010, possibly for being transgender.


I heard about that he was shot in 2010 and the worst part is that his murder remains unsolved. So sad to see how hate got Tony killed.


Hate gets a lot of people killed these days unfortunately. That's why I like that we have television which can not only spread news but also spread humor and joy. I love "Weekend Update" on SNL, I think it's a very humorous way to talk about some news that might otherwise be pretty dark. And I love the Simpsons. Do you know anything about the Simpsons?


I love The Simpsons, I am a big fan, did you know there is an episode where Bart doesnt appear?!!


Wow, I did not know that, that's very surprising! I sometimes think about how often there are guest stars/cameos of celebrities. I especially found it funny when Daniel Radcliffe voiced Edward Cullen on the Simpsons' Twilight parody. Have you seen that episode?


Hi, how are you doing this fine morning?


That's nice, my grandson loves legos.  Getting back to the Gaza situation.  You know that must be an awful way to have to life your everyday life.


I'm not sure, it doesn't sound fun. I've never been there. No desire to visit. I hear a lot about it on the radio.


Me either.  Speaking of radio, did you know that by Canadian law all radios must play at least 40% Canadian music.  Isn't that wild?


No, how bizarre? I don't even know any canadian musicians.


Celine Dion, is the only one I can think of.


Ah, yeah. How could I forget her. I've only been to Canada twice, have you been?


Yes, a couple just mainly to see Niagra Falls, though.But, I didn't listen to the radio so I can't tell you if the 40% rule was being adhered to or not. Lol


I've been to Niagra falls. Apparently there is a radio station that translates solar activity into sounds.


That's cool.  I heard that Jupiterhas radio storms that are so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.


yeah, maybe that is what is also causing the solar wind?


I'm doing well. It appears that people in Gaza are not as there were some deaths according to the Israeli defense minister.


Maybe.  It's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I need to go grocery shopping, I'll talk with you later.


Yes, I heard about that incident apparently it happened during a protest at the border that was done to mark the anniversary of land appropriation by Israel in 1976.


Yeah, it looks like 15 palestinians died. Did you know the first computer also was written by a women?


No, I didn't know that little tidbit, but it wouldn't surprise me at all.


Well, that seems like a pretty old fashioned name.


Hilarious, well Windows 95 was the 2nd most installed piece of software installed on computes, but number 1 was Doom. Have you ever played it?


No, I haven't I'm not much of a gamer.  Crossword puzzles and riddles are more my thing.


Awesome. The first google computer at Stanford was housed in custom made enclosures constructed from legos.


Not really,  I am more into watching stuff that is streaming like Netflix.


There are SO many shows on TV these days. Over 750 episodes just of Pokemon!


Wow that a lot of Pokemon.  Do you like this show?


No, I've never seen it. I don't watch cartoons, except the Simpsons occasionally.


ah that is a great show!  I recently read there is only one episode that Bart Simpson doesnt appear in.  weird.


Probably just do it to see if anyone noticed or to create cool trivia about the show.


Occasionally. I can't believe it's been around 15 years already!


I do, but I haven't in a long time. Do you know Tupac was a ballet dancer?


Yeah time flies.  Facebook has grown so much,  it has so many uses now.  Businesses use it,  creating events,  getting people together,  advertising, etc.


It sure does. To think it was only for Harvard students, at first! Thanks for chatting!


I heard that,  I hope theres a video floating around the youtube somewhere of this lol I wonder how many shoes he went through dancing ballet.


Professional ballerinas go through tons of shoes! I would love to see a video of him in the Nutcracker!


Yeah that would be hilarious.  I heard ballet dancers go through like 4 pairs a week!  geez!


Pointe shoes are solid wood, too, so that shows you how hard they dance. Bruce Lee won dancing championships, too.


I know,  so hard to imagine Bruce Lee in a cha cha competition and winning! lol


Definitely. I have watched him on TV. Do you watch a lot of television?


Hey not sure how much you read so far, but it's crazy the FDA in the US has burnt six tons of books in an act to censor!


Shows some crack in the wall in the shape of his scar lolol :) but thanks for the recommendation I don't know why I was ignorant to the idea of watching them. Weird that literature was an Olympic event!


That does seem weird,  I thought the olympics was a physical event.  Thats cool though!


Yeah just imagine being some ripped dude ready to do that disc toss event right next to some guy dressed like Shakespeare ready to make some out of control poems!


hahahah or maybe its a literature throwing contest!  Thats physical lol


hahaha there we go! I wonder who pulled the plug on the arts being removed out of the olympics. It'd be cool to see rap battles there nowadays though hahah


yeah that would be cool.  I hear the koreans have a new kind of rap battle, compliment battle lol


hahaha that actually sounds like it'd be much more difficult I dig it!


Yeah a more positive outlook instead of putting people down and making fun of them lol


Yeah seriously and very few momentswhere we think critically in a complimentary manner compared to how much we road rage or think negatively of strangers hahaha. This was nice though going to check out


I need to check it out too,  I have never seen it, only heard about it


Thats interesting.  I do a lot of audible nowadays.  Theres a woman who reads 4700 words per minute!


Sorry about that hahaha lost the chat window there for some reason, but going to check out Fantastic Beasts now hope you have a good night, bye!


Yeah it's so nice being able to have someone read out 1000s of books instead of just having one on hand. Holy cow! I really should read more, not really something we consider a complex intensive task since we do it so much. Need that cognitive boost though forsure as I'm aging.


I hear edgar allen poe wrote the oldest known cyborg!


Oldest raven too! It's funny that there was a moral dilemma in the 18th century due to people reading novels. Harry Potter would be so taboo


Haha those books are great!  Love Harry Potter,  have you seen or red any othe the new wizarding world stuff? Like Fantastic Beasts?


Absolutely!  It takes place all before Harry Potter,  its so cool to see all the history that was always mentioned in Harry Potter.  They have only release 2 movies so far,  they are predicted to be 5 movies.


Wow I actually had no idea about the premise that's awesome! Any allusions to HP narrative so far? I wonder where Harry ranks on that wiki for fictional character power/abilities ranking list hahaha.


I dont think he will be in any of the movies,  it was way before his time.  Thats awesome,  I wonder how long the list is lol


No.  But, I wish I could visit there.  Have you seen it or know any interesting facts about it?


I went once and you know , I just learned there are twin houses in Ireland and in France!


Oh wow.  I wonder what they use them for?  Teddy Roosevelt was such a staunch conservationist that he banned Christmas trees from the White House.


I did  not know that... and if you happen to see solar panels in the White House, is because George W. Bush had them installed!


Nice!  Hopefully, they didn't get hit by one of the bullets that struck the White House on Nov. 11, 2011.  It took the secret service 4 days to realize the white house was shot at.


Pretty delayed! Did you know it was designed by an Irish architet called James Hoban?


I never knew that.  You would think the white house would upgrade in how they store files.  They still use floppy disks.


Wow, I have not seen one of those in at least 20 years! hard to believe!


I know.  lol  I think I might have some still somewhere packed away.  Did you know that the US presidents guest house is larger than the White House?


Wow, must be super large!! talking about presidents, did you know what the president of Indonesia did while in Office?


Hi, sometimes, but I had not realized that it is more watched than CNN


He did something good! he recorded 3 pop albums! Well It was a nice chat , have a good one


Sometimes here too.  I was surprised to see that.  I didn't know that the IGN gaming website was owned by News corp. who also owns Fox news.


Some former employees have claimed they have to give the news in favor of the conservatives


That doesn't surprise me at all.  At one time Fox news almost created a cable channel that would only air the Simpsons.


And at the same time they wanted to sue them because of a parody they did to their democratic agenda!!


I wonder how that worked since they owned the Simpsons? lol


i should say anti-democratic agenda!! hahaha  A lot of people receive Fox news in their homes. In 2015 there were almost 95 million households


lol  That's probably why the are watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined like you said earlier!  lol


Exactly!! Have you ever been at the white house?


It looks like dance is a hard thing to copyright in the US


Yes I do. It depends on the lyrics.  If they are dark and dirty, I don't.


You sound like me, some rap can be really intense. I guess that is true of any genre but nothing quite like rap. Some of it can be fun to dance to.


Yes, I agree it can be very happy and fun, and good exercise!


I watch all types of dance, So yes! I love to watch dance and I like to dance.


It reminds me of the Beverly Hillbillies, Jed was a trained studio dancer, and "Granny" was once a classical ballet dancer. So when you see the two at the end of the show that is special.


Hhahaaa, I remember that show, and you are right! Dance is amazing. So many forms of human movement is considered dance, from martial arts, gymnastic's, cheerleading.....so many forms.


Yes, yes.  The movements mean so much from Indian dances to African and the culture makes it so interesting to see the preformances.


Yes, I agree. It has always been so interested in dance and how it originated to come to where we are now and that it is for fun and entertainment. I love how certain types of dance can tell a story.


I was just reading an article about Rapper Freedia and a lawsuit over dance moves. I never really thought about that before.


YEs agree.  I hope the rest of your day goes well.


You too! It has been fun talking about Rap, dance and rock music! Have a great day!


I did not either, that is like MC Hammer or Sy and their famous moves perhaps


Exactly. I wonder if Michael Jackson had rights to his famous dance moves?  He even had a patent on a device.


I have heard that, when he leaned way way back, that device held him upright.


I was surprised to hear about that, I thought he did that lean on his own, lol.


Rock music has been around a long time.  But there seems to be so many more genres of it now


Yes, it has been around for a really long time. it has incorporated influences from just about every genre of music, and that caused the new hybrids...so many types to list!


Innovations in instruments and electronics as well as mixer boards add to the diversity of the style


Definitely! I like how rock music has served as a vehicle for cultural and social movements. So do you like Rap music?