That is true. I just hope the competitor let's us watch comic book movies. Ha! Speaking of comic books, did you know Stan Lee ends every phone call with the word "excelsior"? That's hilarious!


He was legend, that Stan Lee was. What does that word even mean though?


I'm sure we could find out by visiting the library at Michigan State University as it contains the biggest comic book collection available to the public in the world! That is amazing!


That is great! im glad that there is a school out there dedicated to comics. they are an important art form.


Indeed they are. Are you also familiar with DC Comics? It's crazy as it stands for Detective Comics which is a redundant company name!


Yeah, a silly name. i prefer marvel. i like spider man. Anyway, great chat!


I love Marvel as well! I became a fan after hearing about the Blue Ear superhero they created for the 4 year old who was uncomfortable wearing hearing aids. He once told his mom "superheroes don't wear hearing aids" and Marvel created the hero for him. That was so sweet if them. Well it was great chatting with you as well!


Hi! Yes, I love Netflix. In fact, I'm proud to say I'm one of the reasons Netflix accounts for 33% of all the North American bandwidth from 9pm to 12am. How about you?


That was kind of them. Have a good weekend.


Indeed! It was very kind! I also think it's cool Access is owned by both DC and Marvel simply to try and keep both companies' universes separate! That is awesome! Ha! Well, you have a good weekend as well! Take care, friend!


Take care! I'm off to read The Fantastic Four which was launched the same year (1961) the Marvel branding began! Have a great evening!


I used to be part of that bandwidth too. i dont use netflix now. it takes up too much of my time.


Lucky you! Ha! I'm addicted to both YouTube and Netflix and again, I'm one of the reasons they both account for half the peak internet traffic in north America. Ha!


Yeah, the bandwidth usage is just going to go up. People want that video entertainment.


Indeed! But it's crazy that Netflix actually spends 20 times more on postage than on bandwidth! I find that hard to believe!


I guess some people dont live in areas with enough bandwidth. they need the post.


Yeah that could be why. But just think where we'd be today if Blockbuster hadn't rejected an offer to buy Netflix for $50 million. That was a huge mistake on their part considering Netflix is now worth $2 billion.


Yeah, i would have made the same mistake. i would not have expected netflix to become netflix.


I don't think I would have either. We all have Reed Hastings to thank for letting a late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13 accumulate to $40, inspiring him to create Netflix!


Have you seen the new incredibles movie?


Disney hasn't really done that lately. I think they are focused on building their entertainment empire even more.


which they are doing a crazy good job at. Just look at how well Marvel is doing


It really is. I would almost say that it is doing better than star wars. I honestly think that is because of the acting though. The new star wars are just stilted and the casting is all wrong.


I like the new Star Wars movies, but I think Marvel is doing so much better because they are allowed to tell completely different stories. I think theyre trying to be too careful with Star Wars right now


I really wish they would go back to being serious movies with some comedy sprinkled in. They are trying to hard to be funny and add in almost political satire. It doesn't make for a good movie.


i agree, they arent comedies! They should have funny moments, sure, but they should be more serious and fun


If I wanted funny I would just watch reruns of 3rd rock or friends. Star wars is supposed to be the story of the skywalkers.


oh man, can you believe 3rd Rock beat out Friends and Seinfeld for an emmy?


That is a little surprising. I would have though the cult following of friends and its ratings would have given it the edge but 3rd rock was pretty hilarious.


it was but i always thought the other shows were more highly rated back then than 3rd Rock. I guess not though


yea i saw it last week and loved it, have you?


I can see them beating seinfeld and frasier though. I never really understood why those were funny. They always seemed to be trying to hard to be some form of higher comedy.


Yes my kids wanted me to buy it pretty much as soon as it came out. They loved the first one.


which came out 13 years ago! it doesn't seem like its been that long


No it doesn't. I am glad that they kept the same story line though. It would have been weird to jump ahead.


it would have been. it was nice to see them kick off literally right where the first one ended


I wonder if they did that because of the reception to the video game that someone made between the movie releases.


Yeah they made the rise of the underminer. I wonder what console it is for because that could be fun to play.


I completely forgot about that game, wow. That was back when they made games about pretty much every big movie like that


I think they should do both.  There definitely needs to be someone regulating space because it could get out of control.


That is my concern as well.  I like the way SpaceX just tested a manned capsule (with a dummy) so we can break away from using Russia to ferry our astronauts to the international space station.  Growing up, I was educated that we had nine planets in our solar system.  Not long ago, Pluto was demoted and is no longer a planet.  Do you know why?


I think it's because Pluto's own gravity isn't strong enough to clear objects around it.


Could be.  I think I will try to read up on it when I have some free time.  What I find interesting is how different planets have different "personalities".  Like Venus which does not tilt therefore it does not have seasons and it is the only  planet to rotate clock-wise!


Yeah, Venus is also the hottest planet in the Solar System because of all the carbon in the atmosphere.  Scientist are afraid that could happen to Earth.


Back on earth, do you think that Julian Assange will every leave the Ecuadorian embassy in Great Britain?   I personally think that he will remain until he is sure the U.S. will not extradite him to face trial over WikiLeaks.


That's his personal prison. I don't think he's ever leaving the embassy.


I agree.  But I do find it humorous that WikiLeaks published the secret government plans to destroy WikiLeaks!


Yeah that's funny. He's probably use to living there by now.


Did you know that the U.S. owns 86% of Nevada?  I wonder why?  It make me curious as to why it should be a state if the largest landowner is the feds.


That I do, but it seems to be more for business than pleasure these days.  Do you think the government is doing enough to keep travel safe?


I think it lacks natural resources. Nobody wants to live there.


It also could be Area 51.  I doubt that will be put on the real estate market anytime soon.  Speaking of real estate, I find it amusing that an imposter sold the Eiffel Tower twice!  I am not sure who would fall for that, but someone did, twice!


Yeah that's ridiculous. It was nice taking to you.


Well, I am enrolled in the TSA Pre-Check program, so I get through security faster at the airports.  But I would agree that we need more vigilance with rail, bus, and mass transit.  Are you for or against toll roads?


I don't mind them, so I guess I'm for them. How about you?


I like toll roads.  I much prefer user fees (like tolls) than taxes because they are applied directly to the service rendered.  Did you know that in Japan, all highways are toll roads.  It cost more than $300 to travel the entire country.


Wow, I did not know that. That's not bad, I thought it would be more. I heard Iceland has no public rail service.


I would not have thought that considering rail is much bigger in Europe than it is here.  I recently read that the Dutch are creating a commuter buss designed to travel at 160 MPH.  I wonder how that will work.  I would not want to be on a vehicle going 160 MPH in rush hour traffic!


Yeah, that sound dangerous. I would think that the bus would have it's own lane.


That's a lot of road for few vehicles.  What are your thoughts about space travel.  AT one time it was the sole domain of government (NASA).  Now it is almost exclusively private for-profit companies.  Should NASA resume manned / unmanned flights or serve more as a regulator to make sure space travel is safe and not littering outer space with debris?


Hello! Do you like the watch Shark Week?


That is so sad! The UN appointed an ambassador to aliens lol.


lol  That's funny!  If Earth's entire history was viewed in a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.  Such a short time.


It really is the grand scheme of things! I wonder how long Apple's clothing line would have taken up in the time since they had one in 1986.


I wonder if they are worth any money now as collectibles?  Rip Curl makes clothes in North Korea yet the label says China.  I wouldn't buy those because I've heard horror stories of North Korea factories and how they treat the people who work there.


I agree I wouldn't too. I wouldn't buy clothes or cameras from that Alabama store either. They basically sell things found in unclaimed baggage!


Wow.  Talk about a business model.  lol  Pilgrims wore clothes that were full of color contrary to the sterotype of black and white.


They only wore black for special occasions.


They didn't do a good job teaching us that in school.  They always showed pictures of them wearing black and white. lol


I completely agree! They probably neglected to tell us a lot.


Jumping back to the Earth topic...Did you know that 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water?


Did you know they've evolved earlier than dinosaurs and trees?


I didn't know that.  I've heard that sharks can be trained like dogs to bark!


Very interesting! You associate sharks with being vicious but they've saved sailors too besides dolphins.


That's interesting!  I would like to see some video of where the Great White sharks congregate in the middle of the Pacific ocean in an area known as the white shark cafe.


I went snorkeling with sharks last month. Talk about a crazy time! We went out for 5.5 hours, which is how long a day was when earth formed.


Wow. That would be fun I bet!  That must have been when the Earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago?


It was! They say earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century. No more crazy high pitched voices!


LOL On a sad note...more than 80 percent of the Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.


Dogs themselves are the result of selective breeding of wolves, so... Anyway I can understand why people were afraid because PETA has been quite willing to harm animals in the past to make a point


Heh. I know someone who was having a barbecue, and the neighbor's cat carried off one of his ribeyes.


haha that is great, animals crack me up sometimes. they even have a dominant hand a lot of the time


I wonder what the white patches on domesticated animals' heads thing is about?


I am not sure, there are a lot of mysteries surrounding pets i suppose


I need to google that, because it sounds really weird.


It is odd, like animals from different areas speaking different languages or dialects, pretty cool!


Yeah, I know that's true of whales and dolphins -- but then they're smart enough it may be real language like we have


that is true, they have a very complex system, it really is mind boggling


I wonder what guaranteed rights animals have in Germany.


I am not sure, I do believe that they deserve a set of rights though, as they are often kept as pets


they sure have, they have been doing themselves very few favors as of late


I agree. At the very least there should be a minimum guarantee against inflicting unnecessary suffering against them and requiring human conditions for livestock instead of factory farming. Nice chatting with you!


I remember reading that they euthanized pets after some of their raids.


I am not sure if there was a valid reason for it though, Vets do the same thing. PETA is right about animal pageants though, I concede that


Yeah, I'm sympathetic to the animal rights movement in general. PETA just seems to subordinate actual living animals to its "pro-animal" agenda.


That is true, I especially love dogs, I recently learned they drink with the underside of their tongue


The physics of how they manage to get water up into their mouths is so weird. I guess it works the same way with cats.


I suppose so, Dogs are so smart though, some even know how to use subways


I imagine once they learn a route they can follow all kinds of routines their owners don't know about. I saw a documentary about people who put a fiber optic headcam on their cat and found out he had a second family who fed him, and he just went back and forth between the homes getting twice as much food.


that is hilarious, he is the king of finesse!


Hey there fellow human! What do you think about the human race? I know that we lost her hair about 200 thousand years ago


I do like dogs. We used to have a husky! She had one green eye and one blue eye haha. what about you, do you like dogs?


heterochromia is cute! Yes, I like dogs, though I have never owned one.


Yep dogs are really cool, they come in all shapes and sizes and colors haha. I love that dogs are called, Man's Best Friend haha


It's the perfect name because it's true. I did not know that there are 12 different types of dog blood.


Isn't that wacky! Dogs can apparently donate blood at dog blood drives too! I hope they get treats afterwards!


Some people don't like needles. I wonder if dog are ok with them. Google is a dog company. I agree with their thinking on that.


Yeah I don't like needles. That's good to know because I'm also a dog person haha. Also good to know is that dogs are not actually colorblind, they can just see less colors as compared to humans


They have a keen sense of smell too, like 1000 times better than our. We have good eyes, they have good ears and noses. It works out well for the both of us!


Yep dogs are definitely awesome! And their sense of smell and super hearing helps them to assist us with things like the police and military


One day maybe I'll get a dog. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good night!


Many of us lose hair much sooner ! LOL. I guess there is an advantage to losing body hair, or we wouldn't have survived.


You too! And watch out for dogs and animals like the elephant, they are the only ones who can respond to pointing haha


Haha I feel you on the losing hair haha. I guess humans are adapted for long distance running. They have some of the best stamina of any animal. That's really interesting


I guess that's how we spread around the planet so well. We could go and go and go. Other animals would get tired.


I think you're right. the first anatomically modern humans were found in the fossil record about 300,000 years ago. So that means that we had anatomically correct humans at about 300,000 years ago that were still covered with hair haha


I guess they looked like us but were hairy like apes. And probably smelled pretty bad. They were probably affected by the sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


It's very interesting that there is a sound that does that. Also interesting that humans lost their ability to synthesize vitamin C. I wonder if that could be fixed with gene therapy or something


That's a good idea. We wouldn't need orange juice any more. I bet our ancestors were able to make vit C. We lost the ability with our hair.


Haha I think that must have been what happened. Also humans can regrow ribs? That's insane


I guess ribs are really important for survival. Protecting vital organs and such. Do you like dogs?


I am a sports fan in general. I did attend some baseball games in the past. I do like it.


Yeah I am a fan as well, my team almost made the World Series this year it was exciting.  Did you know that managers can technically play if needed?


That is very cool! They have to practice what they preach! Have you played kickball or soccer baseball?


I have played but not since I was in grade school.  I know there are adult kickball leagues that are becoming more and more popular.


I have no idea, I played when I was a kid. Did you know what a married couple did for baseball for 24 years?


No, but for 24 years sounds like quite a feat, what was it?


they were in charge of programming all 2430 games played each year , for the major league, they did stop in 2005 though.


Wow, that is an amazing amount of games.  Did you a man once found a baseball card collection in his grandpa's attic worth $3 million?! That would be awesome.


Good for him, I wonder how long where those cards hidden and still exist!


Yeah that would be the score of a lifetime though.  If it was me I wouldn't sell all of them though.  I would keep at least 1/3 and give them to my grandchildren, see how much they appreciate in another 50 years.


Hello there, I do like computers, I use them all the time.  Do you remember your first household computer?


That was such a nice surprise. Hey did you know that baseball is very very popular in Japan?


Yeah it was, and I did know that.  I know they are very passionate about it.  I always like the old movie Mr. Baseball lol.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


It was so old, It did not even have a color screen. I would like to get an apple computer and I read something interesting about their warranty!


Yeah I think our first computer was an apple.  Did you know that if you smoke near them it voids the warranty?


I just found out, I do not smoke but I think is very interesting it is considered a bio hazard.


Yeah I thought so too.  Did you know that someone built a working computer using the basic minecraft building blocks!?  That is too crazy.


That is cool! Did you know that the russians made a computer that did run on water. I can't even imagine how that would look!


Holy cow that is crazy too!  Yeah how would that even look, I'm sure it wasn't the size of an average computer.


And they did it back in 1936! So they where real genius!


Yeah that is quite the feat for sure.  On a different note, are you a baseball fan by chance?


that is crazy, i wish i had that motivation in high school, I would've been ahead. At least Smith has a backup to use since his injury


I wish I were Tom Brady.  His wife Gisele is a model and makes more than double his salary. Great Life!


for sure, she is very pretty! Tom brady is considered the biggest steal in nfl draft history, but his wife may be a bigger steal!


Apparently, Bill Belichick lists Tom Brady on the injury report every week.


that is so interesting and a very interesting method, makes sense somewhat.


I suppose some call it gamesmanship and others call it cheating.


good perspective lol, speaking of the patriots, did you know benjarvus green-ellis never fumbled in his career!


No.  That is a fantastic accomplishment.


how about these nfl games that were played last year and this year for the playoffs so far


They have been crazy!  I really liked the Eagles vs Vikings game in the NFC championship last year.


yes the battle of backup qb, it was an interesting year


I was very happy when the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots.


for sure, patriots need to stop winning and teams like them need to stop them, have a favorite quarterback?


My favorite quarterback is Eli Manning of the New York Giants.


nice, I don't really have one, but i love interesting facts about them, did you know the huddle was created by a deaf quarterback/


No I did not!  That is surprising.  I did hear that Alex Smith took so many AP classes in High school that he started college as a Junior!


I am a big Golf fan.  I like the fact that each course is different and varied


I imagine so.  Golf is such a major sport that courses in the US take up more space than Rhode Island and Delaware put together


That's easy to believe. I heard the U.S. president's guest house is larger than the White House.


Speaking of people who play golf (Presidents).  Some presidents have other hobbies too.  The pres of Indonesia released pop albums while in office


It most be easy to run a country if you have time to do that.


Well in some countries, the president is more of a ceremonial position and does not do much actual governing.


That makes sense, sort of like the vice president.


Yes, and back in the day, the runner up for the presidental election was automatically placed as vice president


I like that, they should have never changed it.


I am not sure they would get along very well, since the candidates spend several months bashing each other


That's true, the VP also breaks ties in the senate. That's probably why they changed it.


I like gold as well. How often do you play?


That is very possible.  I think it is better for the president to choose his own VP.


Not as often as I like.  I think it is funny that Samuel L Jackson has a contract clause that allows him to play golf while filming movies


That is funny. It makes sense, it's a good way to lower your stress.


It is amazing how much water a golf course uses.  Around 312,000 per day!


Yeah, I heard that in Dubai they have a golf course that requires 4,000,000 gallons a day.


Dubai does everything bigger.  That is a very prestigious golf course


Babe Ruth liked golfing as well, I wonder if he was good at that too?


I am sure he enjoyed the course clubhouse


Yeah, he liked drinking.  I'm sure he was good with the woods. He could probably drive a golf ball pretty far.


Yes. It and netflix alone account for half the internet traffic in north america


Justin Bieber's baby is the most hated on Youtube.


I didn't like it either but I didn't know it was the most hated video


Did you know the internet was formed in the early 1990's?


I thought it was initially formed by universities


Constant clicking on the internet can cause the brain to become addicted that is measurable by the brain.


I guess I can see that considering how much novelty there is online. What do you usually do online?


I like to read the news and watch videos. Do you like Harry Potter, the series that began in 2001?


Harry potter is a classic. Did you know the actor for malfoy tried to steal his wand from set? True to his character till the end


No I did not. did you know Hogwarts is in Scotland and not Englad?


I do use it a lot. Are you familiar with The Fault in our Stars?


In any case the film looked wonderful. Thanks for chatting.


It's the movie about the people with the illness.The brother has been promoting the book his brother wrote.


Wait, wasn't it written by John Green's brother?


Most content on Youtube is uploaded by individuals.


Did you know the first video on youtube was about an elephant?


I did not. Did you know Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net?


Probably more than I make in 2 years combined. How much?


Yeah same here, and I guess it's 123,000 per!  That is some serious dough per show.


Yeah. I'm not a fan of her. She can be a little mean sometimes. Do you know if she's actually a judge rather than just playing one on TV?


I think she is, I think you have to be a real judge to do those shows, but I am not sure.


Well, good for her! I don't want to hate... I hope she gets rich and puts me in the will though!


Yeah I wouldn't mind her doing that.  Do you know who the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street?


I guess it was Carol Burnett, I wonder what year that was though?


I would have never guessed that. That some nice trivia! Do you think she has been Pixar's secret room?


That I'm not sure of but that would be interesting.  I wonder what they all have in there?


Hello there, I am well thank you.  Are you a fan of country music?


I will listen to it if it is on. I will seek it out once in a while. What are your feelings about it?


I don't mind it, but I don't own any of it.  I do like classic country though if I had to choose between now and old.


I agree. I like the older stuff because I can understand the significance of it. It is well chronicaled so there is a lot to learn about. Now, it's just all Jack Daniels and despair.


I can't agree more, I feel today's stuff is just too cliche and doesn't have any real meaning.  Good call.


Did you pay any attention to the Blake Shelton-miranda lambert drama?


Not really no, didn't they get divorced a few years back?


Yeah. I don't really pay attention to that stuff so it all passed me by. And I was happy with that!


Yeah I am the same way about that. Speaking of famous people, do you know how much Judge Judy earns per episode?


Hey were you aware that Venus starts December shinning with -4.9 magnitude.  That you can see it in the southeast before sunrise?


Yes and also that is  hot plasma, who would've guessed that is what it is made out of.  Its crazy the sun can create enough energy in 1 second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years.


All that power from a star that is 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy.


And speaking of large things Jupiter's moon would be a whole planet its self it orbited the sun I had no idea about that did you?


I did not know that.  I recently found out that Uranus rotates sideways instead of spinning like the other planets.


That's interesting and I also learned that since Venus doesn't tilt it has no seasons.  Its the only planet that rotates clock-wise.


Very interesting stuff.  We rally do nee to protect the earth,  hard to believe that more than 80 percent of the natural forest have been destroyed.


That is true because we are set to be helium-free by the end of the 21st century.


The damage 7.6 billion humans can do is sad.


Yes but am i ever glad that the days have gotten longer.  When Earth was first formed the days were only 5.5 hours long.


Wow, I was not.  Does that coincide with the Winter Solstice?


nor can i imagine the job of these ambassadors that have been appointed just in case extraterrestrials ever make contact with earth.


The fact that they waited until 2010 to appoint someone is crazy too i would have thought that would have happened back in the 80s.


No the Winter Solstice when we have the shortest day Jupiter and Mercury appear less than a degree apart.


Okay, very interesting.  I am looking forward to winter solstice.  I will gladly welcome more sunlight.


Yes for the Winter Solstice, Dec. 21, Washington will have nine hours and 26 minutes of light and then on Jan 1 we will have nine hours and 30 minutes of light.


That will be great.  I know a lot of colleges observatories and put on presentations.  Have you ever checked on out?


I looked into the University of Maryland's Observatory, College Park.  I haven't had the chance to attend yet but there are so many opportunities to visit the observatory and attend lectures.  For example there is a talk by Ludmilla Kolokolova a researcher astronomer on December 20th at 8pm on "Cosmic Dust Near and Far".  This sounds so interesting even my kids will have fun listening to this.


I bet they will.  I love how observational tools have improved since the first telescope.


Its so fascinating how the planets are just stellar remnants large enough to be rounded by their own gravity.  I do like that the observational tools are better as well especially since only 5 planets are visible by the naked eye.


Funny how the naked eye shows us things differently then they really  are.  Hard to believe the sun is actually white.


How are you today? Do you like watching television?


That's hilarious he thought it was scary. I guess maybe when the fire is in the forest.


Yes, I suppose he burned more than 180 calories. That's the amount you can lose from watching a horror film.


That's a real good way to burn some extra calories. I'm guessing because your heart beats faster when you're scared.


It is said that if you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art you will appreciate the art more.


No explanation but something in our brain probably processes the information different from the stimuli. You know it is only a single fold in the brain the distinguishes between reality and fantasy.


That's very interesting. I saw that people play fantasy national spelling bee.


And I learned there is even a fantasy congress and you receive points based off legislative success. I would be terrible at that game.


That's funny. I've only played fantasy football and baseball. What about you?


I have not played in any fantasy league. I am more of a spectator just enjoying film and television. And even though I do not like horror, I did like the Shining. It was kind of nice to know the actor portraying Danny never knew he was acting in a horror film.


I do. I really like That 70s show but apparently the UK did not. They created the same show verbatim but it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


The Shining was a very good movie. It was nice chatting with you. Have a good weekend.


That's a great show. I'm surprised it flopped over there.


I agree. Some shows are really successful like Pokemon it has been on the air for over 16 years.


I heard there are over 750 Pokemon shows.


That's a lot of Pokemon. There are probably more Simpson episodes than Pokemon although there is one episode where Bart does not appear nor is he mentioned.


Tons of Pokemon. I'm surprised he only doesn't appear in one episode. I think that show has been running for 30 years now.


Yes and they do not seem to mind competition. When South Park aired a Family Guy related episode the produces received flowers from The Simpsons crew.


That's pretty awesome of them. Do you like horror films?


I do not. I would much rather watch Bambi, although Stephen King was terrified of that film and called it the first horror movie he saw.


Nice. Do you know what his album Kingdom come was named after?


I believe it was after a dc comics miniseries, about superman coming back out of retirement and showing the new young superheroes how it's done.


Have you heard the song California Gurls by Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg?


Apparently it was made in response to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' song Empire State of Mind


Yeah what a battle of the coasts. Jay Z was even a ghost writer for a song on space jam


Oh yeah the space jam soundtrack I knew that. How do you feel about Eminem?


I like him actually. He apparently wanted to be a comic book artist originally


Yeah! His favorite superhero was spiderman.


Sure do, doesn't everyone? What genre do you like?


Yeah, that is interesting. Have you heard of the compliment battle in South Korea?


Is that a Korean thing? I think I heard about it somewhere.


Yeah, it is. They just compliment each other.


I like a bit of everything. DO you like Jay-Z?


I think he is a good rapper, an og for sure.


Nice. Did you know he went to high school with Busta Rhymes and Notorious B. I. G.?


No, I didn't know that, that is so cool. I wonder if they were friends?


Seems like they used to have rap battles in the lunchroom, pretty cool


That is awesome. I know he removed his songs from itunes because he said movies are not sold scene by scene so his music shouldn't be.


Wow that is quite something. Is that the line of songs from the American Gangster album?


I'm not sure, she probably changed parties after feelings about the H.W. Bush Administration


Maybe.  Btw, did you know that the chinese government has censored the word "censorship", and I really do not understand the purpose of this policy


Oh wow I did not know that. I know they put the Google CEO on trial for working with the Chinese government on creating a censored search engine.


They also hacking the US computer system not once but on many occasions.  I think we should have some severe punishments for their action


Yes we should, but would we as the US have the resources to go against them? If we did, would we go against Russia for what they did as well? Also, after the Trump Administration and everything he has done so far, would any other countries be there to help us out? It's terrible that they did that, but what would it solve if we did punish them


We also have our allies, and I believe that we have more than enough resources to solve this problem.  It is not how but when.  What do you think?


I think the US needs to a) beef up their security system and b) stop meddling with other countries affairs. We obvious hate it when people (Russia, China) do it to us, but we've done it to: Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and thats just in the last 50 years


As I previously stated, politics is just like a game, and we never know the whole truth behind the curtain.


And thats the biggest issue with the constitution. It assumes that the people dont want to deal with politics and that people who do have the best intentions for the country. But thats just not the case anymore. People care now and they want to know what is going on with where their money is going and what the country is doing.


Btw, how do you feel when the US government decided to publish the full  names of people who choose to renounce their citizenship


Hello, do you know Paul Manafort, former Trump campain chairman


It's stupid, I had a friend who had to relinquish his Swedish citizenship and Sweden isn't going to call him out for it.


I completely agree with you on this point.  I think the decision is brainless and creating unfavorable attitude toward our country's reputation as a whole


Also who does that benefit? It's not gonna stop people from leaving. And it also shows one of the many holes in our constitution, which is privacy. Like who has the right to your name and your privacy.


Very nice chatting with you.  Enjoy your holiday.  Bye


I am aware that he is under investigation and from what I read in these articles, but much from that, not really


Just like you I do not have a lot of information on him either.  Btw, I think that he did not evade tax because his important job position to Trump did not allow him to do such things


Maybe so, but Trump and the people around him have done things in the past that were skirting on illegal, like the Trump charity fund that he had pulled money out of to fund his campain, or paying off different porn stars to silence them


Politics is just like a game.  Whoever has the best trick will win the game eventually.  That is way I am not much interested in politics


2018 has been a rough year politic-wise, and I think based off of the House of Representatives flipping to Democrat, a lot of people feel the same. Which is the exact reason you should be interested, because even if you cant control what is happening on the executive level, you can help the checks and balances by voting in local state elections


I concur.  There are still holes in our political system, which are needed to be fixed soon. Btw, I am surprised to know that Hillary Clinton used to be a Republican in college


That's the biggest issue. We try to pawn our Constitution off as if it is a perfect document that all countries can learn from, but in the end it was a document created by rich white slave owners in the 18th century. The 21st century is radically different from anything they could have ever dreamed of, so it is time to change out constitution as well. And I'm not surprised about Hilary Clinton, it was time and people are allowed to change their minds over time


I wonder what caused her to change her party.


They did!  I bet they are better off with computers lol, there is a store in Alabama of all the unclaimed baggage at airports.


ha I want to visit that store I bet they have some interesting stuff! Also I didn't know that Pilgrims actually wore colorful clothes and not the plain stuff we typically associate with them


Yeah I bet the store has excellent deals and Ive always associated them with black and white clothes, too bad they dont teach us the reality in school.


no, they don't teach you a lot in school, like the fact that it is essentially impossible to separate 2 phonebooks if you have each ones opposing pages overlapping each other


I bet a chainsaw will do the trick lol but that is interesting, Unicef has an interesting campaing they donate water for every minute the cell is away


that does seem useful, i didn't know that and I may actually do it, did you hear about why New York's area code is 212?


No, I didnt hear about that, Ive always wondered as it seems like a random number


ya apparently it's the fastest set of numbers that you can dial with an old rotary phone, and so it just stuck haha


Oh I see, that makes a lot more sense now, I think that the phone is the most efficient way to communicate with others and setting the dial to 212 was  really effective at  that time.


yes, especially because new york was probably the biggest city at the time,would you donate your phone to unicef? It is actually a good idea that they give clean water in exchange for phones, I've been thinking about it since you brought it up


I have actually, it was a long time ago I think it was the first or second one, now there are at least 33 games i think1


I might, that would provide with plenty of fresh water for children in need.


Wow 33 games! the franchise sure was a success then, I think it was created back in 2009 so that like 3 games per year


that's crazy, do you play call of duty? Apparently even Prince William did haha


I do, I want to buy the latest tittle, Black Ops, Im hoping it will go down in prices, I heard it was pretty good.


ya it's worth waiting, did you know that COD black ops ii has been ranked to have the best videogame ending of all time?


I didnt know that, I defitnetely have to buy that game now, there is a map that feautres an earthquake in Japan.


that is crazy, you'd think that would be kind of offensive, I remember that Afflack fired Gilbert Gottfried over a tweet about that earthquake


I dont remember that, I might have to use my phone to look it over, you know that an iphone has more power than the us nuclear deterrent?


that is crazy! What is also crazy to me is that Apple computers had a clothing line in the 80's! like why doesn't anyone know about that


I am not a fan of Mitch McConnell.  The senate majority leader has gone somewhat nuts.


Well if he grew a beard it might help his chances - every president with a beard ever has been a republican


Well, that's a Southern/ Texas thing, a beard and that is the base for the Republicans, so that makes perfect sense to me. But, I usually look at the taller candidate, they seem to win 75% of the time, so maybe the Dems should be looking for them a giant?


That is a good point.  Beto O'Rourke is crazy tall - maybe he will win.   I think Nevada has the right plan - they have a none of these candidates option on their ballot


Or do what the officials in Ancient Athens did and appoint by lottery.  It you get picked, you get picked, do the job, and then move on and let the next one be picked to serve.  Probably more fair of a way than all the BIG money being pumped by both sides.


I agree.  Though I might go for term limits other a true lottery - I can think of a lot of my friends who I would not want making decisions in the government!


Oh, I got a few of them kind as well, friend.  I didn't realize that in the 2012 US elections international electoral observers were blocked from the polls in nine states.  I wonder if the CIA knew about that?  Maybe they were trying to pull something to affect our elections?


Yes there has been some craziness over the years.  I mean one year the ballot counting in Florida was stopped by the brother of the guy running for President - how would that have looked if it had happened in Africa or somewhere?  Fishy?


You know I'm from Florida and I love the Bush family.  They are good people and I remember them elections well, all we heard on mainstream media was this county here is majority Democrats, but how is it that 90% voted for the Republican candidate.  We're all registered Democrats, but vote Republican.


Why register Democrat then?    By 2000, the Republican party has firmly aligned with Christian conservatism, and has its chief support from the south, the great plains and the mountain states.


Once a great while ago, the Democrats did represent us, though it no longer does now. Me for example if I want to have more" opportunities" to vote in Local elections, I have to be registered how the majority of the candidates are registered as.  So, if only Democrat candidates are running, well I better be a Democrat for awhile on paper and switch back after the election.  Designation means NOTHING.  Leftists need to learn that lesson.  Everybody knows the coast and big cities are Democrats and rural south and heartland states are Republicans.


Good afternoon, I try to avoid the political shenanigans.  It's just one shyster trying to get something over on the other guy, all the time.


Absolutely.  I have voted in Republican primaries in Texas for the most moderate candidate before.


Yes but even in 2016 the CIA was meeting with senior congressional leaders over the fact that Putin had authorized an operation to destabilize our election


That's Putin for you, he's going to do that, hard to believe it took the CIA needing to tell them he was doing it.  I'm sure all of our "frenemies"  do the same thing and we do it to them, too.


Yes but it is scary that McConnell is denying the evidence and claiming that it is just a scheme by the CIA to discredit Trump.  He does not believe all of our national security agencies.


On a different and much happier note than all that crazy political mess, do you realize the consistent use of the red and blue colors for Republicans and Democrats only started in 2000?  That's probably about the time it started to get real ugly in politics.


Yes that is crazy but it has been ugly for a while - Harry Truman visited disneyland and refused to be photographed on the dumbo ride because it might associate him with republicans!


You know the voter turnout for a US presidential election hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years.  I'm going to be watching 2020, I think Trump can break that!


Certainly he has 60 percent of the country who think he is doing a horrible job so it might increase the turnout!  Too bad we can't have third parties - there has not been one elected since 1853


Actually, I think there are that many that WANT to vote for him and are going to turn out to vote against whatever candidate the Dems throw up there.  That third party thing has never seemed to work out too well, a shame.


IDK, probably?  Do you know the sun is only a billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy?


He's a pretty modest little star, but he's tops in my books I figure he'll be around for a few more years. Then he'll retire. He makes up 99.86% of the mass of our solar system.


You must be in the vino, like me!  Yeah, he's a pretty awesome little nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma.


In the vino? No, I am a chipper person, a booster in the fan club of the sun. At our club meeting, we listen to the radio station that translates solar activity into sound .


Ok, if you say so. Lol I've read that the sun has an internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process.


The sun has a lot of internal activity that makes him a complex character, not one to be underestimated. For example, he does not rotate as a solid body: the equator rotates faster than the poles.


Fascinating, just fascinating, I tell you.  I heard somewhere that its diameter is about 1.39 million kilometers, 109 times that of Earth.


It is one big body. It would tower over the earth on a basketball court, probably win a game of one-on-one easily. And in pro wrestling? Bet on the sun.


True that!  On a different note, do you watch Horror films?


I usually don't. Not my favorite genre. How about you?


HI, I'm great! What do you think of the sun?


Me either.  It's been nice chatting this evening, I need to go cook supper, so I'll talk to you later! TGIF, friend.


I love basking in it, but it does get a little hot.  Lol


It is the only star in our solar system, so it does an important and unique job.


You're so correct, it's vital to our existence and is a star at the center of the Solar System..


He has a shiny yellow face for us, but he is actually white. He is a deceptive one. But he helps us on a daily basis.


Did you know a lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun?


I believe it. Lightning is not our friend. It strikes angrily on our planet, while the sun shines gently. It creates beautiful sunsets.


Yeah, the lightening bolt is about 5X hotter than the sun.  Not friendly at all.  Lol


I am intrigued that the sunsets on Mars are blue. What color is the sun there, I wonder. If we drove cars on Mars, would we enjoy sunsets through our convertibles?


That's true. Since there is a genre of movies called bromantic comedies that also included Pineapple Express as well.


Yeah. If you find a good comedian that can also act, and find th eright situation for them, you can get a pretty good film. But comedians thrive on failure too. Did you know that comedian Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue comedy?


Yeah, I've heard that one already as well. Comparatively speaking, Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star with over $8.5 billion in worldwide film earnings. He's both an actor and a celebrated comedian.


Talented comedian!  I also like comedian Demetri Martin. He's quite brilliant too!  He was accepted in into Harvard Law School, but dropped out because he was bored to pursue comedy. I'm thankful for that!


Yeah, comedy is still basically tied to its roots and originally came from theatrical Greek comedy. This is where two opposing sides are depicted as youth vs. the older generation and the youth loses because the young people are relatively powerless compared to their elders, in essence.


Deep.  So answer me this: Why did Trojan Wars do so bad at the box office, earning only $309, when the film had a $15 million budget? Was it a straight video film?


Wow, that's a good question. I don't know the answer but I do know that Disney's 'treasure planet' was one of the most expensive box office flops of all time. So that was worse than the Trojan Wars movie.


Was it as bad as Disney's Sleeping Beauty episode? Apparently, Disney considering closing down their animation studio when that movie failed expectations. Good thing they did not!


So, there's been a lot of flops out there as well as successes. I remember the Silence of the Lambs that came out on Valentine's Day 1991 and had a box office take of over $270 million. Wow.


A great date night movie for Valentines Day... Maybe a dinner theater where you and your partner can dine on Liver and Far var bean with a nice Chianti?   No, I would definitely still prefer a good old fashion slap stick comedy!


Sure! Like Bill Murray, I think Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy. You?


Me too! Nice chatting with you, have a good one!


Yes, I liked Bill Murray back in the day when Kung Fu Hustle was out back in the 70's I think.  But now, I really like the lady comedies that were out not too long ago.like 'Bad Teacher', 'Bad Moms', and all those other funny movies led by the ladies.


Yeah. There was a time period where quite a few chick comedies came out that were pretty good, but we seem to be in a slump these days. Am I right?


True. Melissa McCarthy had quite a few comedy movies like Bridesmaids that was hilarious. Bridesmaids made over $169 million and was the second highest grossing movie of the year that wasn't a sequel.


She shined in that role.  But more typical these days are flops like, "The Spy Who Dumped Me"  --  Did they really think a movie with the word "Dumped" in the title was going to fair well?


Good point. I like Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon's movie. It made just $24 million taken in it's first two weeks.


Not quite as popular as the movie "Girls Trip" but not a total loss like the movie "Rough Night"


Yes, I really liked Girls' Trip, I thought it was really funny and I loved the cast.  I also liked male version movies with names like 'The 40-Year Old Virgin' and the 'Hangover' which had their heyday in the 2000s.


Yeah, but it has been a few years since be had a popular bromance like "the Hangover" or "Harold and Kumar"...


I'm a big music fan so I like it all, but I do lean more to liking her earlier material better.  She was more down to earth than to.  Now she owns a Dassault Falcon 900 private jet that cost around $40 million and an airport hangar at the Nashville international airport.  I think everything has gone to her head now.


She is a snob now since she does not allow people to take her picture.  Perhaps this fact was from a long time ago when she was still nice:  she donated proceeds from wildest dream to african wildlife conservation.


That's good she did that to protect the animals.  Do you know many facts about the Earth?


Not much.   Apparently, Jupiter saves earth from many asteroids heading towards it.


Nice!  Earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago!  Amazing they can gather that kind of data.


Also, the Hudson Bay region of Canada has less gravity than the rest of at the earth!


Interesting!  When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long!


That was amazing.  So, the earth was dark longer than?  I would be so depressed.


Me too.  On a sad note more than 80 percent of the Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.  It was nice chatting with you!


It was sad.  I hope people will stop destroying natural forests.  It was nice chatting with you too!


I like some of her songs.  Are you a fan?


Somewhat.  I liked her earlier songs.  She removed her music from Spotify because she said "music should not be free"


I heard about that.  I think she was right.


Taylor Swift once accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and topped the Canadian itunes charts. lol


That was funny!  She also walks backwards to avoid having her picture taken.


That's interesting!  I've always thought that if you're a performer, in the public eye, and you rely on fans for your career that you shouldn't act like that.  She wouldn't be where she's at if it wasn't for the spotlight.


What is it about people not liking her last album?


I think it's because she's becoming more of like a cheesy pop artist and getting away from her country roots.


I see.  Do you like her recent songs or do you prefer her country songs?


I didn't know that before but now I do!  Thanks!  Do you remember when Google went down for about 5 minutes on Aug. 16th 2013 and took 40 percent of the web traffic with it?  I don't remember it.


Me, either, but I do know that internet companies like Google, or Amazon, use tech that is often beyond my comprehension...Do you suppose that's the point, really?


It might be.  I'm a big Amazon customer.  Are you?


In the past few years, have ordered books and supplies from Amazon, yes. They have - almost anything, don't they?


Yes.  I have Prime and we got rid of the cable because the video streaming service for Prime is worth the price of Prime every year.


Heard that streaming is great, and that Amazon is producing original fillms and TV shows. My fav. is The Grand Tour.


My kids like the Grand Tour.  Amazon now will even deliver your packages on Sundays because they have a contract with the US post office for the delivery service.


Convenient, too. If we lived in China, the giant e-commerce co. would be Alibaba. Did you know its founder was turned down by Harvard & Yale as an under-grad. student? Think they're sorry, now?


I didn't know that!  I bet they are.  Jeff Bezos has made so much money off of Amazon that he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years!


Far out - in time, that is. Brilliant guy, though. Has vision. Even named a building on Amazon's Seattle campus after his 1st Amazon customer! Why not?


Yes, regularly use Google to do searches. You?


That is neat!  IMDB is also owned by Amazon since 1998.


Yes. Whether it's Amazon (big, powerful warriors) or Alibaba (magical) the AI these giants employ is beyond me. How about you?


AI scares me.  lol  I don't trust it.  It's been a good chat.


I use that and bing so I can earn some amazon gift cards.


Look up bing rewards.  You earn points for doing searches but they have a limit on the amount you can earn each day.  Did you know that google was created over 20 years ago already in 1998?


Yes. Wish I'd invested in Google stock when they made 2004 public offering!


Oh yeah!  A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send men to the moon!


Right. Mind-boggling, but shows advancements in tech. svcs. and products, doesn't it?


Yes!  Google maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road.  That's pretty mind boggling too.  So they are pretty much tracking cell phones and using some of the data for that.  Interesting.


Well said. Did you know that if you wanted, say, to find a location in the disputed region of Kashmir, Google would show you only the map of the claims of the country (India or Pakistan) where the browser you're using is located?


Ha, I should use that promotion as I feel I spend too much time looking through friends' posts!


Same here as I do love Whoppers more than I love Facebook. Crazy they make most of their revenue from advertisements that appear on screen.


Do you ever watch trailers on Facebook? I believe I saw one for some superhero movie, was it Spiderman? Oh, sorry, Spider-man. Spider-man has a hyphen so as not to get confused with Superman, as according to Stan Lee.


Ha! Never watched any of the Facebook trailers, but Spider-Man is one of my favorite superheroes. I also love his villains - namely Venom and Doctor Octopus!


Cap'n crunch's arch rivals are in the marvel universe. They have fought Spiderman. Wait, is this the same guy as the cereal? I am confused.


Ha! I suppose so! That is weird, isn't it? Almost as weird as Sony only purchasing the rights to Spider-Man for $10 million thinking audiences would only care about him instead of other characters.


Yeah, how wrong were they. Have you heard of the Broadway musical Spider-man: Turn off the Dark?


Wasn't it the most expensive Broadway production in history? Something to the tune of $75 million?


Yeah, music and lyrics were written by U2's Bono. The reason it shut down is no one wanted to insure them anymore. Haha.


Ha! I don't blame them. That is an insane amount. Crazy to think Spider-Man went from a comic book anthology in August of 1962 to the most expense Broadway production in history!


Oh yes. I love animals! All 20 quintillion of them! Ha! How about you?


I wish I could have seen it on Broadway!


I definitely do not like the insects, but the others are okay. Germany is the first country in the world to give all animals constitutionally guaranteed rights.


Really? Hopefully other countries catch on and do the same. I mean, even in Scotland, the Lochness Monster is considered a protected species under their protection of animals act!


So people really believe in Nelly, I suppose. Supposedly hiccups are from early evolution when land animals had gills and lungs.


Wow! That would make sense, I suppose. I may have to post that one on Facebook as I'm sure a lot of others don't know that. Speaking of Germany and Facebook, there's actually a state on Germany where the like button is ilegal. Can you believe that?


Huh, I wonder why! On the other hand, Iceland must adore Facebook. They are rewriting the constituion via Facebook, letting the public make suggestions and changes.


Is that so? Wonder how those laws would be if MySpace had purchased Facebook in 2005 for $75 million. Oh, I bet they regret that!


Right! When I was switching from My Space to Facebook, I thought it was so boring! I always wondered why it was primarily blue. Apparently that is due to Mark Zuckerburg's red green colorblindness.


Same here. I still think it's boring compared to MySpace at least. Did you hear Burger King once ran a promotion offering a free Whopper if you unfriended 10 people on Facebook? Weird!


Seems that if you are in the DC area there is a lot going on this week.


That sounds so painful! Bruce Lee was also a great dancer. I guess that makes sense!


its wild that they have a hong kong cha cha championship (that is fun to say!) but I guess the cha cha was a lot more popular in the late 50s. I wonder if I can find a picture of it on the internet. Its great that we have that resource these days.


Interesting! Do you like hip hop dance? And what about rap music?


I dont dance myself but I like to watch it. I like some rap music, it depends. the language towards minorities sometimes gets me. but I love how clever it can be with words and imagery. I love listening to tupac for that reason. but I also sometimes dont love tupac because of his language towards women and nonstraight identifying people


Yeah, maybe the rap album released by 100 year old twins is a lot more tame!


That was so long ago in 1992. Around the same time Pac was getting big. Rap is a different game and sound now. An inferior one over all i think. It's complicated though. NWA has really rough language and I still love their album Straight Outta Compton because of it's influence. First to reach platinum even though the man tried to keep them down.


yeah, without help of radio play or major tour. That is amazing.


The governments reaction to that was so whack. I love to read about eazy e on the web. It's so broad and diverse. There are a lot of different theories about how he died.


Interesting. I don't remember who that is. I just remember Biggie and Tupac.


he was in NWA. it was a lot more hardcore than either big or pac.


yeah stevie is the man! and the drink specials at 2 birds 1 stone


Oh, I see. So there are conflicting stories about his death as well?


Yes. He died of AIDS related complications, but there's a conspiracy that he was either infected with AIDS maliciously, didn't have AIDS at all, and was poisoned, etc. It's interesting.


Interesting! I will have to look that up. Good talking to you!


Yeah, sadly the bar is closing after its five year anniversary party. Seems bitter sweet!


I love the idea of the BYOLP there are some amazing albums  I would love to hear on vinyl.


Was the disco era before or after vinyl? There is going to be a Disco Fest celebrating the Disco genre evolution.


def during vinyl. disco was some sweet music to dance to! I play disco for my baby and they just start dancing when it comes on. idk if it is because they have seen me dance to music but they always smile when they get it with the beat.


Yeah I heard all babies can find the beat. I wonder why some of us adults lose that ability haha


who do you think is the greatest dancer of all time? a lot of people say michael jackson but I know that he used machines to get some of the leans he performed, he had a patent for it though idk if he created it.


Oh, I thought those leans were unreal but never knew they used machines! I still think he is the best dancer! Tupac was a dancer too, a ballet dancer!


He attended a performing arts school with Jada Pinkett. He was a soulful dude. I love his poem 4 Jada that was in the rose that grew from concrete. I wonder how many shoes he wore out while practicing, I hear it's an average of 4 sets of pointes a week.


Did you know that, according to Canadian law, 40% of the music on the radio must be by Canadian artists? That would explain why Drake is so popular.


So Michael Caine is really like his father of Austin Powers character. It's sad to think that Psy's Gangnam Style had so many views, that YouTube had to upgrade. I didn't like that song. Why so popular, I wonder?


I know right! Imagine a world where youtube is the second largest search engine and people use it for that


Imagine it? We're living in that world. Things like that must be what pushed Jim Carrey over the edge. He said he no longer makes dramas anymore. I hate that, because Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Truman Show were amazing!


His faith prohibits him from doing dramas they are not conducive to positivity


Yeah. I say he was pushed over the edge, but he's woke. Jupiter's storms are strong enough to be heard on am radios. Must be the ONLY thing playing on am radio today.


You're probably right! radio waves are so interesting soldiers in wwii used to make simple radios out of razors and pencils it's where the term foxhole comes from


Now they would probably just text. Crazy how less than 100 years ago, so many people were fooled by a radio broadcast of the fictional War of the Worlds.


Well to be fair they did use an actor who sounded convincingly like FDR


People are still easily fooled today. Every news station caters to the political affiliation that views them. Did you know that Mr Rogers always mentioned he was feeding his fish, so blind viewers would know?


I did not how thoughtful of him. do you think there are radio forms of his show available on the website?


No I didn't actually it seems like that might be the case for Justin Bieber as well his song 'baby' is the most disliked video on youtube


Probably not. He never did radio. Google has ruined YouTube, in my opinion. What do you think about that?


oh I didn't know that. How so? I think they work together wonderfully


I feel like they turned it into an ad-hungry corporation that controls what the content providers are able to post, and censor or block them from receiving ad revenue.


It was, up until a few weeks ago. Now, YouTube Rewind 2018 holds that record. Do you think that YouTube will be replaced soon, as much as creators are hating it?


oh that's good to know I wasn't aware. No I think that people will copy off of it like the police officers have Blutube there will be other knock off youtubes but nothing quite the same to replace it all together


Yeah, but people once viewed Netflix as a Blockbuster knock-off. Now, there is no Blockbuster. Netflix and YouTube account for half of all internet traffic in North America now.


That's true! Youtube has been evolving though which is a good thing Youtube Premium offers ad free access and exclusive content


I use AdBlock. Haven't seen an ad in years. Do you like classic radio dramas? You can go to archive.org and listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.


I haven't ever listened to one to be honest I like some tv dramas such as house it's one of my favorites. I see why they pay Hugh Laurie 700,000 per episode


Makes you wonder why he's not still making "House" calls. Bad pun. Did you know that Shawshank Redemption has held the #1 spot on IMDB for over 15 years? Have you seen it?


That's funny I have seen it such a touching movie. I wonder where the actors all got their starts. I've heard actors like Michael Caine joined drama class because of pretty girls


Do you use a cell phone a lot? I use mine all the time and find it very interesting that my data is traveling along the ocean floor!


Stan lee use to end every phone conversation with "excelsior!" I wonder if anyone else has taken that over now that he has passed...


That is so weird. I didn't know that DC comics stands for detective comics.


Me either! I also didn't know it that superhero and supervillain were trademarked names!


Me either. Did you know that Marvel published a generic comic book?


I didn't! I wonder if that comic book is online and therefore saved in the library of Alexandria's saved copy of the internet in case of fire...but how does an internet burn down???


I'm not sure, but I heard there is a copy of the internet there. Is that the Wayback Machine?


Not sure...I wonder if they have copies of phonebooks too? Did you know that it's impossible to separate 2 phonebooks whose pages are overlapped...not that we can try since no one uses them anymore!


Probably because they're so heavy that the weight of all the pages interlapping makes it too hard to pull apart


Yeah, that is so weird, did you happen to know that comics originated in 18th century Japan?


I do, what about you? I use one every day. It is grea.


I didn't but with Anime it makes sense! I have to go now and find 2 phonebooks to try and pull them apart.   Nice chatting with you!


I do, but I wonder how if I need to sign up for Unicef to donate clean water for every minute I'm not using my phone because I'm definitely not on it all day!


Interesting. That is pretty cool though. Hey, do you use the internet?


I do, but sometimes my signal drops so I never would've thought I would have 3g service on the peak of Mt. Everest!


That is crazy, are you serious? That cannot be true, is it?


It is! Did you know that the 3 horizontal lines on apps and websites is called the hamburger button?! Kind of looks like one I guess...


No, I didn't know that, that is pretty cool I suppose only 7% of people read the ToS for internet services, I've never read one.


Yes, I've never read it either. I have read some comic books, but never would've thought a college...Michigan State...has the largest collection


Me either, that is pretty crazy that they have that many, but I've seen stranger things.


Seems like a pretty unique instrument to learn how to play. I didn't know that! I wonder what they would have done to make it scarier. Stephen king considers Bambi the first horror movie he ever saw.


I can see that scaring a kid. It was kind of horrifying.


It really was. Obviously what happened in the movie was traumatizing enough, but I think the music really added to how scary it was. I remember a few Disney movies being scary as a kid, like the sword and the stone.


Lion King was scary to me as a kid. I heard that during the filming of "The Exorcist" no person involved thought it would be considered a horror film.


The exorcist was pretty scary. I heard some very religious people wouldn't even watch it for fear of being possessed.


I've heard that too. Have you ever saw "Inception?"


I believe I have, I think it was pretty good!


Christopher Nolan meant for it to be a horror film.


Interesting! The boy from the shining didn't know he was in a horror film until some years later!


I've always wondered how that works with kids in scary movies.


I do, I'm a pretty big fan. I prefer macabre themes and thriller genres.


Yeah, i've seen kids in some pretty scary movies and always wonder how they shield them from the crazy parts.


Well I have to get going. I hope you have a great day. It was nice chatting with you!


I do too! And supernatural! Did you know horror movies can burn more than 180 calories?


I didn't know that. Maybe I should spend the afternoon watching a marathon of horror movies to burn off the pizza I've ate today.


That sounds like a pretty good idea! Then after you can enjoy some abstract art, as it is more enjoyable after watching a horror movie!


That's pretty interesting. Do you like any of the "Scream" movies?


I have seen a few some years ago and I generally thought they were ok. What about you?


I liked the first two. Did you know the original in 1996 was supposed to be titled "Scary Movie."


That's pretty interesting considering Scary movie was somewhat of a parody of it. Majority of creepy metallic noises in movies are from an instrument called a waterphone.


Yeah it is kind of ironic. I want to learn how to play a waterphone. Haha. Did you know that E.T. was originally scripted to be a horror movie?


Hi! Are you a basketball fan? LeBron released the date for Space Jam 2. Filming starts this summer.


I can't imagine the chaos when his shoes came out, and he wasn't permitted to wear them on the court. But, Nike paid his fine. Now they wear whatever.


They're popular with basketball players not in the NBA. I think paying the fines was worth it


I bet. I'm surprised to learn that Tim Duncan stayed in college for four years, instead of going straight into theNBA


He might have had a scholarship, and once he retires, he'll still have that degree


Very true. Not everyone gets lifetime endorsements, like Allen Iverson


I wonder if a player were brave enough to do granny style, whether he would get a good endorsement or not. I've heard that shot is actually the most accurate


I don't know. I guess Reggie Miller's sister is better at basketball than he is.


And he's in the Hall of Fame. They should play one on one together. That would be an interesting game to see


That would be. do you play chess? There are more moves in a game of chess, than all the atoms in the universe.


I don't play chess, and with that many possible moves, it would be hard to master it. Yet a five year old beat a family friend without even looking


The first one is a classic, so I'm not sure how LeBron will compare to Jordan


I don't understand it, and I truly believe it was invented by aliens.


I think it's just so old that we can't trace it exactly. Maybe one day I'll learn


It better live up to the hype that is LeBron, after all, people were paying $100 to see him play in high school


He's also the highest paid celebrity. He even makes more than Judge Judy who makes $123,000 per episode of her show


Yeah, he raised 6 million for charity by televising the decision.


He even rejected an offer from Reebok when he was 18 because he knew Nike and Adidas would offer him more


I think that had more to do with Michael Jordan, than anything else. He thinks he is MJII. That 90 million from Nike turned into a lifetime contract


Well, if the sequel to Space Jam does well, he may very well be MJII


I'm excited for it, as the premiere will be in a local theater. I'm not sure how great of a player he will be from here on out, though.


I don't agree with those who think that he's he greatest player of all time. They must not have watched back when Michael Jordan played for the Bulls


Yes, I really love concerts! I plan on seeing Elton John this month in Tulsa.


I wonder how he stacks up against Linkin Park. Due to the success of their debut album, they played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


Yes, completely different types of music but should be great. I also saw the Ramones in Oklahoma decades ago. They played a total of 2,263 concerts over 20 years.


The Ramones must have discovered a way to live without sleeping. Maybe they played in Croatia. There is an ancient Roman amphitheatre that is still in use as a concert venue there.


Yeah, they played non stop for 20 years. I am not sure if they played over there but I had heard that Pink Floyd played in Pompeii for no audience once.


I'm not surprised. Floyd was pretty artistic. I bet they did a bunch of concerts, but not as many as the Ramones.


Yes, that is very true. The theater that they played in was an ancient roman amphitheater. That is pretty cool.


Yes, it is! I enjoyed chatting with you! Enjoy Elton!


Do you follow sports at all? Are you a hockey fan?


Yes, I love sports and follow hockey sometimes.


Historically Canada has been a dominant team. In 1924, the first Olympic winter games, Canada scored 132 goals and let in 3 in the entire ice hockey competition. The world has been catching up though.


Oh, yeah. I love sports history. I did hear that the Captain Alex Ovechkin was quoted saying that he did not want to suck back to back this year. He didn't want to go down in history that way.


A hockey player was traded for $1 in 1993, he went on to win four Stanley cups. I guess that guy didn't want to suck either.


Ha! That sounds about right! I ha heard that the season ticket holders for the hockey team the Capitals were very excited about upcoming season.


I bet a lot of teams sell out. Small arena, but it has a dual purpose: An ice hockey ring remains under a basketball court when switching stadium sports


Hi, how are you? do you like chatting about football?


Yeah, but Bill puts him on the injured list or something?


Yeah, they seem to stretch the rules a lot.


Yeah, that is what ive heard. but they win, and that is what people remember: who won.


Exactly, nobody cares how they win. Did you know Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL?


is he still in the league? i wonder why only one. do coaches dislike lefties?


I'm not sure to be honest with you. Maybe he isn't.


There are so many lefties that pitch in the MLB. i figured that there would be more lefties inthe NFL.


I think they have to set up the whole offense around them.


I know that the blind side changes, and maybe certain receivers get favored. anyway, great chat!


Yeah, I think that is likely what it is. Nice chatting with you.


I try to watch the playoffs and the superbowl. i didnt get a chance to see the SB this year though. You?


I saw it, it was a slow game to be honest.


Yeah, i heard. the game last year was better, if I recall correctly. What do you think of Tom Brady?


He's a good quarterback, but I'm not a fan.


I am not a fan either. he has six rings now? i woudl like to see some other teams win for once.


That is pretty good. I don't disagree, I get tired fo seeing them every year.


I guess this year there wasnt a cheating scandal though. that is pretty good. what did George RR Martin call the Pats? The Lannisters of the NFL? LOL


Hilarious. Tom Brady doesn't get injured a lot, that is a big deal for a starter.


Hello, how are you? So do you watch The Voice?


They have! I too think it is amazing that they help. But like Blake has said before he can only do so much and the rest is up to the singer to go forward and move up. Look at Kelly Clarkson! Some move up and some don't. Probably a lot of Drama involved in the life of a singer.


Likely so.  Speaking of Drama, did you ever watch the show House?


I love Drama shows, and yep House is a favorite of mine. Hugh Laurie earns 700,000 bucks an episode!


That is pretty crazy pay, but he is an amazing actor.  Do you know he is British?


He is British? Nope, didn't know that! Have you ever seen Jim Carrey in a Drama film?


No, i heard he doesnt do them any more because it conflicts with his beliefs


I heard that too. I am glad he made one drama film I love so much before he stopped. But he is a great comedian!


He is a very talented comedian, definitely portrays a lot of positive vibes.


Yes, love him. So are you a big fan of the latest technology in phones? I love my phone but won't pay a thousand bucks for one. I remember using a rotary phone as a child, haha...so long ago!


I remember rotary phones too.  I love my iphone!  I would say that I am addicted.


Im well, I usually only catch updates because of lack of cable but I heard about the new rule.  What do you think of it?


I think everyone is addicted to their phones, lol! It has been great chatting! I now want to watch some drama shows on my phone now...or listen to some country music...hahaha! you have a great day!


I am a huge fan of The Voice, I love singing and music in general so I think this show finds a lot of amazing talent. I love all of the coaches too, it is a fun show!


I have always loved the singing competition shows, I am a musician myself, and I remember watching the first season of American Idol in college.


I used to be a big fan of American Idol too. But The Voice is different and I just prefer it better. So much fun with the coaches and goofing off between Blake Shelton and Adam, love it. The new Block button, well that is pretty cool for the coaches to have a better chance to catch a person for their team. So what music are you into?


I will really listen to anything except country.  My favorite is Hard rock and progressive rock.


Mine too! I do listen to the Billboard country charts once in awhile, country music has some pretty good songs.


Blake Shelton is also an accomplished musician, I heard he supports the careers of the contestants who are on his team and win.


Yes, Blake is the best. He and Adam Levine help their contestants out after the whole thing is said and done. I like Blakes Music sometimes. He seems to be a great asset to country music and to the Voice.


I really think that it is neat that they can support their careers, it is a great bond.  I am sure they have fostered lots of talent over the years.


good morning! Are you a comedy fan? I love a good laugh!


I would love a self driving car! Did you Know that Mcdonalds invented the drive thru for servicemen who were not supposed to get out of their car wearing fatigues?


I did not, I thought in And out developed the drive thru first


Mcdonalds did it in 1975. I dont think that In and Out has been around that long.


I guess not, but I wonder how long those cars had been in the barn that the man purchased in New York.


What garage? I have heard about people who found rare autos stored for years in barns and garages. . .


Nope. I don't have that bit of info. I did read that trunks of cars got their name from people that put real trunks on the back of their trucks.


Okay, I also learned that audi developed a stronger horn for the Indian market


Ha! That is funny. I drive an audi. Did you know that Cadillac was named after the French Founder of Detroit?


I am too, but I have not heard ofMike sacks.


Interesting, I thought. Our economies are totally dependent on autos.


I thought they would be connected the polticians are always talking about cars in domestic manufacturing


Ford built cars that needed roads and gas, and on and on!


Yes it was nice talking with you have a good day


I am not sure who that is either? Did you know that Bill Murray thinks Kung fu hustle is the ultimate achievement in modern comedy? I have not seen it but it is hard to believe that it would be funnier than than Ground Hog Day


That was a funny movie but I have not seen it in a long time, but I might try reading one of these books maybe


Which one would you enjoy? Do you do audio books? I remember listening to the Brides of Madison County.


do like them but I prefer fiction, I wonder if the game of thrones would worth a listen. If a person can do 224 voices it must worth a listen.


I did not know that anyone could do that many voices. I would listen to Game of Thrones. Everytime I start to watch it, It gets so violent!


It only has a few violent scenes but the plot is worth it


Yikes. I will try again. Did you know that in 2016 audiobook sales grew 35% while ebooks dropped 21%? Maybe people are listening in the car more.


that is not a suprised but its better to be listening in your car rather than playing on your phone. But I like self driving cars have an agressive mode.


I used to listen to the radio, but I don't hear so good now, so I don't. Do you like the radio?


She probably couldnt get on the air there. Jupiter has laws about radio content, too.


Did you know a finnish station had broadcasted in italian since 1989!


Italian? Why? I guess they are training citizens for invsasion from Italy? I thought the war was mostly over, just little bits left here and there.


Even cooler, a website allows for thousands of classic radio for free!


That is great if you are 100 years old or something. But what if I like pictures? Maybe radio should have been more visual.


Speaking of visual, Stephen King was terrified of the movie bambi!


Stephen King was a little kid at heart when he was a kid. I suspect he never really growed up when he growed up.


haha, yeah your are right.  He gets to scare people for a living wiring horrors


He was tramatized by the movie Bumbi. I dont recollect it too good but there was a lot of blood and violence, and some weapons.


Guess I will have to re watch it again haha.  Great talking to you.  Take care


I more or less listen to streaming music and podcasts rather than radio.


I dont do so good with the computers and i dont have an ipod for podcasts.


Thats ok.  Soldiers in WW2 used razor blades and pencils as simple radios


I dont think thats possible. How could they? That sounds like a tall story.


I don't know...will have to google foxhole radios later.


Google instructions for foxhole radios. They sure could have used google back when they lived in them foxholes.


Did you know in Canada, 40% of songs had to Canadian.  No wonder Celine Dion is so popular haha


Celine Dion should be ashamed to use up all the airwaves in Canada. Now Canada has to import airwaves from foreign countries.


Maybe she should visit Jupiter too, its radio storms can be heard by am radio


Yeah, he used to play for the 49ers for awhile,  I think he is on a different team now though.


Yes.  He broke his leg playing for the Redskins last season.  He is pretty smart as he graduated college in only 2 years with a bachelor's degree.


Ouch! Ugh thats terrible!  That is impressive though,  yeah I heard he took a lot of ap tests


No I am not.  I have heard a lot about them though.


They play at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. and are the current super bowl champs.


Nice.  George rr martin says the patriots are the lannister of football lol


yes!  lol  I find it interesting that there's only 1 left handed QB in the NFL - Kellan Moore.  It's been fun chatting!


hello, yeah i watch football sometimes.  Do you?


I watch a lot of it.  Even the new AAL league.  Did you know that the NFL has no unwritten rule against female players?


Thats cool,  I have never seen a woman in the nfl lol


I wonder if we ever will?  The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay!  Such a short time for a game that lasts 3 hours.


yeah seriously!  3 hours to get through 11 minutes, thats insane.


The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player and an average MLB player.  Probably due to the longer career and engineer has.


Yeah.  I hear the nfl uses tracking chips too.


Yes they put the chips in the players shoulder pads and footballs to record data.


Thats pretty cool.  Great way to track stats and stuff.


I do not know.  But, she did like to play the sport of dwarf tossing.  She even had one thrashed for not wanting to be tossed!


Oh my!  There must have been a lot of dwarfs back then!!


Sounds like it. Do you know that czar Nicholas II lost a war with Japan?


I did not know that...wasn't he one of the last of the Romanov rulers?


He was the last Romonov ruler.  After WWI he gave up his crown.


He just handed it over?  I did know that the remaining Romonov's were sent to Siberia...I wonder how they liked it there?


I think they were somewhat okay with it as it was for them a release into ordinariness and allowed them to become anonymous.


Interesting!  The Romanov family is filled with so much drama.  Are you a fan of TV dramas?


I like some of them.  Did you know Hugh Laurie made seven hundred thousand dollars per episode of House?


He's the House actor, right?  That's impressive!  Did you know that Jim Carrey won't act in dramas anymore?  It's against his belief system.


I have not, I didn't realize it existed!  Have you seen it?


I know it is kind of crazy. What do you know about the internet?


I don't know much about the internet but I have to get going.  It was nice chatting with you!


No I have not.  It is loosely about people who claim to be the heirs of the Romonovs.


Yeah?  How curious!  There probably could be some illegitimate heirs!  I wonder if the show is worth watching.  I think  I would watch a show based on the actual Romonovs...they sound really interesting!


One of the more famous Romonovs was Peter the Great.  He made Russia into a world power and helped launch Russia's first newspaper.


And he fought against the Ottomans, I guess he must have been a really good leader to be able to defeat them!  He made Russia a world power, I guess that's why he was so Great?!


LOL, yeah?  Did she like to be surrounded by drunk dwarfs like Peter the Great?


Do you care much for Mr. West, he seems to self absorbed for me.


Takes so long to get a PhD that it's probably to late to get into politics.  Probably easier if you are just rich, like JFK, Washington and Jefferson.


And also Trump you forgot about Trump, only 5 presidents have been elected while losing the popular vote, Trump was one of them


I try to stay away from the Trump name, you never know which way the conversation is going to go.  5 seems like a lot, I understand about the electoral college, but what about the will of the people.


I can see your point, I dont like Trump either, the last president to speak a foreign language was FDR, at least fluently


I think that says more about us as a country, we just don't teach it in school.  I have a German foreign exchange student staying with me right now, she speaks better English than my kids.


Yeah I guess other countries focus more on education I had a German friend that could speak like 6 languages, why should do the same in the US


We could make a hat for Kanye to wear, Make America Learn a Foreign Language, that would be a MALAFL hat, not a MAGA one


Not really, I wear them in the winter, a northern state so it gets cold.  Never been into the baseball cap thing.


Oh I see well the plastic used to make legos is the same used to make hard hats


I dont really like him, he has a couple of good songs but fame has really gotten to him


It's tough stuff.  Maybe we should build real houses from lego.  Have a good day, bye.


He should just stick to his music and not much else.  Just because he's famous does not make him someone that can advise others.


I agree, he should stick to music and stay out of politics and the public eye, he was born back in 1977 but is still a little kid


I think people like this are surrounded by others who agree with everything they say, they then start to believe that everything they say is right.


Yeah I think that as well, did you know that Taylor Swift is actually taller than Kanye, like two inches taller, just remembering the incident he had with her


Maybe that's his problem, trying to make up for being short.  Maybe he also thinks putting a hat on gives him an extra inch or two.


People can tell so that will not do the trick, you know he even got an Artic Monkey's performance cancelled because he talks so much, he is so disrespectful in my opinion.


I'm they weren't too happy.  If he really wants to look taller he'll need a bigger hat, one like a mitres that the bishops wear.


Yeah so enough of Kanye, do you follow politics? its strange how Wilson is  the only president to have a PHD


Didn't they have a bunch of construction workers die during construction of the stadiums? Seems like a waste...


Im not aware of that but it wouldnt surprise me, the US womans soccer team are a pretty good team they always place 3rd or above in the World Cup


I would take that for the men! Do you think it has anything to do with the international oppression of women's rights?


Yeah and the lack of support of other countries, usually they just focus on the mens team, so do you also like football?


I like it as well, did you know bowlers used to earn more than football players back in the 60s


really???? Who is your favorite team? Mine is the bears...


Mine are the Patriots, Im really excited about the Superbowl this year.


And you should be! You got plans for the game?


Yeah I have plans, Im going to watch it with family what about you? what team will you cheer for


I love soccer, its one of my passions, did you watch the FIFA World Cup last year?


I think the pats and I watch it alone. I just don't want the questions from non-NFL fans.... Nice chatting with you!


I watched very little. Once the US didn't qualify, I lost interest.


Too bad the US didnt make it, its the first in many years, soccer is a sport that makes a lot of money, more than the most popular combined.


Yeah. It just shows the international appeal of soccer.


It is, Im excited about the 2022 World Cup too bad its going to be in Qatar, too expensive to go there


Yeah. It's going to be hot there too! I saw last summer some days were at 120! Why choose there?


Im guessing its because of all the money, hopefully the us can repeat the role of 1930 and place third or above


I just want them to qualify! I found it interesting that there are no economic advantages to host the cup games.


I can see the logic behind that, Brazil did suffer a lot during the construction of their stadiums during the 2014 World Cup.


Hello!  Have you ever visited Washington DC?


Yes.  You'll have to check it out if you're a fan of that era.  Did you ever have a Nintendo gaming system?


Yea I had the original NES but stopped playing way before 2003 when it was discontinued


Me too.  I stopped somewhere in the mid-90s.  The original one only could display 54 colors.


The NES was a lot of fun to play despite it only having 54 colors


Yes.  Definately.  I remember the excitement when it came out.  There was more buzz about it than the Atari system.  Do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


Yea, it's funny how Bill Nye got his start by winning a Steve Martin look-alike contest, I thought he got his start on PBS


That's surprising!  Never would have guessed that.  Did you grow up with Ronald Reagan as president?  The Nintendo came out towards the end of his 2nd term.


I was born during his second term, it's funny he was rejected for a film role because he didn't have the presidential look


Neat!  That's an interesting story.  He was a good actor in his days before he got into politics.  Do you like comedies at all?


Yea I love Seinfeld, I'm surprised 3rd Rock from the Sun beat them for best comedy series at the 1997 Golden Globes


Yes, for work though. I would like to see The Winter's Tale directed by Aaron Posner, seems like it will be good


That is surprising.  Maybe it was 3rd rocks lucky year.  I have to get running.  It was nice chatting with you!


That does sound good!  I would like to see some of the museums and theaters.  Are you familiar with any of them?


I'd love to visit the National Museum of Natural History in DC, I'm sure they have a lot of interesting exhibits


I bet!  The Imagination Stage, Kennedy Center, and the Adventure Theater would be neat to go to as well.


They also have some good Coffee shops like Port City Java on Capitol hill


Those sound good.  I'm a coffee nut.  Love to try different ones from different places.  Are you a fan of the Incredibles movies?


I haven't seen any of them yet despite the first Incredibles coming out in 2004


I saw them because of my kids.  Did you know that the present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960s?


No but The Incredibles 2 being set in the 1960s sounds like an interesting setting


I have a Facebook account. How about yourself?


I had no idea he was color blind. It worked out I guess because it's a pleasant color scheme.


Same here. Wikileaks once published the government's plan to shutdown Wikileaks.


Ha ha, that's funny. I wonder how that went over?


Me too. Did you know that 86% of the land in Nevada is government owned?


I did not know that. I wonder if they have a bunch of secret military bases everywhere?


Maybe. My assumption was that a lot of it is uninhabitable by people so it's likely just protected wild lands.


That's true. The Norwegian government once donated $1 billion to save the Amazon rainforest.


Hello, I do as well. I don't use it very often though.


That was nice. I love to see people or governments helping worthy causes. It was nice chatting with you. Have a nice day.


I look at it daily but interact less and less. It's become too toxic. Did you know that you have to be 13 to set up an account?


I did not know that about the age limit. I saw Myspace once turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million.


That was a horrible business decision on their part.


For sure. Facebook is worth over $100 billion now.


Oh no. I almost feel really bad for MySpace in that case. They became so irrelevant after.


Me too. They are not around at all today I don't think. Did you know the Facebook like button is illegal in one of the German states?


I did not. I wonder why they felt the need to do that? It seems so strange.


Seems very strange. Facebook is mainly blue because Zuckerburg can't see red-green.


I think as far as players go Tom Brady is way overrated.


I do enjoy the radio. I think it provides a medium that is like nothing else for getting info to people. You don't have to have anything fancy to listen to the radio.


Very true. It's a tried and true technology that does not require you to watch. Soldiers in World War II made radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode. I wonder about the quality of reception though.


Probably not as great as a Bose but still works when you are desperate. I think radio will always survive especially since now you can stream radio on your tv and other devices.


I wonder if the law can keep up with the changes. According to Canadian law, radios are required to have at least 40% of music be Canadian. How does that work on the Internet?


I think there must be different rules for the internet sites. I wonder if you can pick up the Jupiter storms on any of the webpages?


And how many people listen to that? Then again, storms on Jupiter might be better than the Top 40 these days.


I hear that. I can't get behind some of the music nowdays. I would rather listen to that finnish latin program. At least that would be educational.


I guess they have an audience there in Finland that listens to a dead language. There is a website with thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free. I wonder who listens to those.


I would love to listen to those. Think of all the programs of the bygone eras that we alive nowdays missed like the westerns and the original playing of War of the Worlds?


I expect that people from an older generation would be intrigued to relisten to those shows, but the kids like their vides.


His wife, Gisele Bundchen, makes more than double her husband's salary. Maybe the Pats should hire her, LOL. Do you think he has succeeded because of his coach, Bill B?


Yeah they do. Sometimes that almost seems like an addiction. I think that it would do everyone some good to use their imaginations a little.


I think the coach a player has is crucial to their success. That is why the NFL goes through so many coaches.


Bill Belichick seems like a cunning guy. He lists Brady on the injury report every week, though he shows no signs of injury. I think Bill is trying to put the other guard off guard.


I could see that because if they think he is injured they might not practice as hard. Of course it could all be about the media and the money too.


That's true. Brady can be uneven. He had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season prior to 2007. he threw a then-record 50 that year. He must be getting toward the end of his career now.


You would think so. Unless he is trying to be another Brett Farve.


I think that bouncing around the league late in your career looks weak. Why not retire while on top? He has nothing to prove. How many SBs at this point?


Yep and personally I would want to get out before my reputation was destroyed. There seems to be so many people that just dislike him. I can't imagine endorsements for him because no one would buy the product.


Do you listen to the radio much? It seems like a dying medium.


Hi! Have you ever heard of the Cartoon Network show "Steven Universe"?


I found her stance on creating openly LGBTQ characters brave in a field where this is highly discouraged. I feel like her taking a stand against the executives, that clearly did not agree with her, shows how personally related to the story her life is.


The idea that the executive would send her notes of discouragement is heartbreaking. And that they would discourage "queer representation" as a subject matter, I think is poor leadership or management on their part.


Sorry, I hit enter by accident. I think her insistance on including "queer representation" is what makes her show successful. The executives were wrong.


No worries! And I agree with you about the executives. She makes a very good point when she says that no one is horrified to talk about how Charlie Brown likes the Little Red-Haired Girl. And it is very true, the idea that LGBTQ kids exist is not horrifying or a surprise to most of the world.


Very true. When she stated how hurtful the message that "bixesuality" was wrong is something she learned from watching the media as a kid, should have alerted the executives.


Exactly! Switching gears a little bit; her comment about bisexuality not being a surprise to the universe brought to mind this article I was reading about the universe being all about space and time with their contents. I was wondering your thoughts on the idea that the actual spatial size of the entire universe is still unknown. We tend to think we have the entire universe at our fingertips with the internet and social media.


I think the actual size of the entire universe is still unknown. We're still learning things about the universe.


I tend to agree with that too. This writer stated that it is possible to measure the observable universe, but I think there is so much left out there that we just do not know and maybe never will know.


Yes, we've recently changed the number of planets. So I think the better we get technologically, the more we'll learn.


I had not even thought about that aspect of changing the number of planets. Like, where did Pluto go? LOL. The thought that scientists think the universe evolved through natural selection sparks my interest. I'm not certain how much I lean towards my scientific side of Darwinism versus Creationism, but the fact that some think the universe could be just one big superhologram is scary and eye opening at the same time.


It can be overwhelming at times. I tend to stay on the side of Darwinism, though


I have mixed thoughts that could lean either way. These are the types of questions and theories that great movies are made of! The fact that entertainment has been around for centuries and builds on these types of theories to gain people's attention shows how any of these themes can be interpreted in a different way as in fact or fiction for entertainment value.


Yes, the possibilities for movies are endless. But it seems our entertainment doesn't even begin to explore half of the possibilities.


I was intrigued by the backstory of how she created the show and how it was loosely inspired by her brother Steven Sugar.


So was I. I was also impressed on how she pursued her dream by taking art classes


Yes! The thought that taking an art class could catapult her career into developing such a popular show. I was reading through her commentary at her latest conference in Maryland. I thought it was hilarious how she referred to making the show as making sausage.