That is for sure.  It just has always amazed me that the phone and internet cables across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter!


Actress hedy lamarr helped invent the cellphone Wi-Fi and gps in the 1930s


in the 1930s?  I had never heard it was that old!   I do know an iPhone has more computing power than all of our nuclear arsenal - that is scary!


Did you know dolphins can talk on the phone? that's pretty smart


Really?  On the phone?  How on earth does that work?


Not sure, but they also can tell who they are talking too


Wow that is truly bizarre.  I know that Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child for every minute you do not use your phone - no clue how they know though!


I think every should help out on that cause!


Do you like drama shows, movies, podcasts?


Yeah back in 2003, and I used to have the orignal 54 color system and the the Nintendo 64


That was a great system too! So many choices these days for entertainment it can be overwhelming. They even still show silent movies sometimes, what comedy!


I love old Charles Chapplin movies, that was some good silent comedy, you know that Reagan was once  rejected for a role of President because they didnt though he had the presidential look, thats really ironic


Hahaha, really? That's funny! I find it interesting that the comedy tv show 3RD Rock From The Sun won a golden globe over Seinfeld...Friends and Frasier. Crazy!


3rd Rock from the Sun beat those other shows? I wonder if the jury got paid lol, the show isnt that good.


I agree! I heard that Bill Nye....Science Guy.....got a break into entertainment by winning a contest! Haha...lucky!


That is a lucky break lol, what kind of contest did he win?


A look a like contest.... Steve Martin look a like . Now that is comedy! I think comedy and humor make the world a better place! Can you imagine if there wasn't any humor in the world?


Thats funny!! they do look alike lol, and it would be a sad and dark place, comedy is neccessary


Very true, but then we need Drama and sadness too, so we can appreciate the art of comedy and humor. I just love all types of entertainment!


My favorite entertainment is Drama and Comedy movies! How about you?


Yeah I can see your point I guess both are neccesary


Well, just happy to have the entertainment we have for sure! It was nice chatting!! I gotta watch a comedy or drama movie now! Hahha! have a great night!


I guess ill do that as well, great way to end the night with an awesome film.


I love Drama movies and also tv shows, one of my favorites is House, have you ever watch that one?


I love House, definitely!  You know Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor for a tv  drama show? He makes 700,000 bucks per episode! That is a lot! I also like the genre of comedy movies called Bromantic films lol


Thats a lot of money!!! and Bromantic films are the best I guess you like Hangover and all its sequels,


Exactly! One of my favorite comsedy bomantic movies is called ...I Love You Man...so such good entertainment! I heard that Jim Carrey won't make Drama films any longer...too bad he was pretty great in serious films.


He is a great actor, but I see him more as a comedy actor, not really as a dramatic actor maybe I just got used to the goofy face he puts in movies


True! He is great at comedy. Did you know many years ago people bred chickens for entertainment....I guess they didn't have Nintendo back in 50 bc lol


Thats really odd lol thank God our generation did, man the Nintendo was fun


Yes, it is. I like the Xbox better than Nintendo but loved it years ago. Actually Nintendo was discontinued in Japan.


Hi!  Have you watched anything good on Netflix lately?


Yes, I do. I had on an old LP the other day that reminded me of yesteryear!  What do you listen to?


That's awesome. I do like some pop rock and classics but it's been a while since I've bought a new collection. I didn't know Walmart just sells clean versions of albums.


I wonder if Walmart has the CD of those two 100-year old Japanese twins for sale?


As long if it's clean I'm sure they do. But interesting Aerosmith made more money on guitar hero instead selling albums


That is interesting! I wonder how that compares with the album, Dark Side of the Moon? Over 40 years since it was created and it was still one of the Best Selling albums in 2014.


That is crazy! I always liked Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory, I wonder if that will last a while, it is the top selling album of the 21st centure


Not a bad start! Let's hope they do not have to switch labels like Reel Big Fish did, and then have to re-record their music!


I don't think they will, the lead singer died. That is funny about Reel Big Fish, they really showed them!


Wow! I guess re-recording is out then... You know there is a website where you can listen to thousands of hours of old radio dramas?  It's not Linkin Park, but it is entertaining! And it is free!


I want to check that out, may help with a long road trip. It was so nice chatting with you!


I just watched Lilyhammer. It was the first original Netflix series. How about you?


Thanks. YOu have a nice evening, and maybe listen to some old Abbot and Costello!!


I just watched Apollo 13 again. Classic good!  Hard to believe the movie was made before Netflix existed!  Are you familiar with the story about how Apollo 13 played a role in the creation of Netflix?


That's interesting. No, I don't. How was it?


Reed Hastings, founder of Netflix, got angry about a $40 late fee he got for a late return on Apollo 13 at Blockbuster. Interesting how anger can be a great inspiration sometimes!\


Wow, that's crazy. Just imagined Blockbuster didn't bet on Netflix and now worth 2 billion. Do you know Netflix has so much debt because of the Netflix originals?


It's a funn\y business. It is all about make believe stories, imagined memories, and virtual reality. Hard to figure how to evaluate the value of thin air... Blockbusters had real properties, not just envelopes...


That's true. But Netflix has an angry and creative mind that's made a really interesting business.


Now NETFLIX is responsible for 1/3rd of North American bandwidth between 9pm-12am.  We like our make-believe!


So true, they struck gold. Do you like to listen music?


Hi there. Have you ever been to San Francisco? I visited once several years ago.


That actually sounds fun because I like to document events. I'd keep copies for myself, though! Is that a thing somewhere?


Yeah, apparently that is a thing, but not sure where.


I think it would be funny to take a picture of a gnome pretending to drive a car. Did you know that 1886 is considered the birth year of the car? I bet garden gnomes have been around longer.


Ah, probably. Now cars have progressed so much. There is an aggressive mode on Google's self driving cars. That sounds kind of scary!


I wonder what that entails. Speaking of aggressive, you can legally equip your car with flamethrowers in South Africa to prevent carjacking. Crazy!


Oh that sounds pretty awesome but hopefully no innocent people get hurt by accident. In India, they had to make a new car horn to withstand heavy use.


I guess that makes sense, there's so many people and so much chaos on those roads! I think part of the mess comes from motor vehicles mixing with pedestrians and bicycles. On Mackinac Island, MI, motorized vehicles are completed banned--isn't that quaint?


Bikes and even horse-drawn carriages! I guess they don't have steep hills like SF.


Yeah, they probably would not like going up to Nob Hill or Russian Hill. But they view is breathtaking up there.


Yes, I am from there actually. I actually love Fisherman's wharf


Yes, it sounds like a beautiful place to live. Too bad there's fog so often!


Yeah, the fog is what made me depressed and made me move away from there.


You mean it was that and not the cost of living?


Hah, well that too! It's much nicer to just visit as a tourist once in a while. Hobnob Tours seems like a good tour company.


Yes, it seems like that could provide some insight into what it was like to live in the city in the age of wealthy railroad tycoons.


I actually have never been to Lombard Street on Russian Hill. It's the famous twisty road


I've only seen pictures. I actually lived off the Lombard Street in Philadelphia, which is just a regular flat street in Center City there.


That's funny. I'd love to sip coffee in that area in San Francisco. I guess there are a few coffee shops.


I bet the people watching is probably pretty good since it's such a cosmopolitan city.


Right. I'd love to pick up a few books at the Russian Hill bookstore as well.


Is that so? Do locals actually use the cable cars to get around?


No, they don't. I took it once when I went back to visit, so as a tourist. I had never taken it before. They were mostly tourists on there but there was one lady with her groceries. The wait is usually long to get on.


I suppose it's not that modern of a form of public transit. Apparently the Dutch are developing commuter buses that can go 160 MPH.


Wow, that is way too fast! Did you know that air travel is ten percent slower than it was in the 60s? This is to save on fuel.


I did not! I suppose that back then they were guessing at what was most fuel efficient. Speaking of inefficient, in Iceland, people who don't have cars have to fly between large towns because they don't have commercial rail!


Interesting. Have you ever done couch surfing? Apparently there is a website for that.


I have not--I don't travel like that. I do like road trips, but that would be cost-prohibitive in a country like Japan, where all of the highways are toll roads.


Would you steal a garden gnome to take on your road trip and then return the gnome with photos?


I didn't know that!  I always seem to remember him working at the Nuke plant.  There is only 1 episode where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned.


Same here, always at the nuke plant.  I never realized bart was in every episode expect one like that. Hes just always there.


I know.  When South Park aired its Family Guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the Simpson crew.  lol


I don't think I saw it.  Switching topics....Did you know it is legal in South Africa to equip your car with a flame thrower to prevent carjackings?


That is crazy, is it really that bad over there?


I think so.  I was watching a food travel show the other day and they were saying that there's some cities that are really unsafe to travel to.  Do you know how the backs of cars became to be known as trunks?


Because people used to strap trunks to the back of their car.


Yes!  You are correct.  I'm sending you a high five through the chat.  lol  Did you know that McDonalds didn't have drive-thrus for cars until 1975 so soldiers could get their foot and not have to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues?


Yeah, they werent allowed to get out in their fatigues.


No, cant say that I do.  I much prefer comedy.


I have to get going now.  It's been nice chatting with you!  Have a good day.


I'm like you.  Comedies are my favorite.  Did you ever watch "That 70s Show"?


I did.  It was really popular here, not so much overseas.  It only lasted 10 episodes.


I actually watched "Days Like These" on youtube.  It's just like "That's 70s Show"  Same character names, personalities, the way they dress.  It's worth watching.


I've never been a fan of Pokemon but surprisingly there are 750 episodes of that.  Amazing.


I enjoyed the Pokemongo game, but thats about it.  Never got into the shows.


I am!  Do you know Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes?


Hi, Do you think Facebook is useful for everyone?


Yes, But this was the result of the change of time.


Yes, I'm just so shocked that a social media site would have so many people. Did you know that you have to be 13 years old to register for Facebook? I didn't know there was an age requirement.


I think this is a best game in the world.


Glad to hear it. Did you know that the Washington Generals played the Harlem Globetrotters over 13,000 times and only won 6 times?! That's a terrible record against a team.


I think, The Washington Generals are an American basketball team, best known for their spectacular losing streak in exhibition games against the Harlem Globetrotters.


That is correct. I just recently discovered that basketball and volleyball were invented at the YMCA. That makes those sports newer than I thought or the YMCA older than I thought.


Oh! that's interesting. The Globetrotters don't tone down their defense.


No they do not. They are an impressive team. I was surprised to learn that Shaq only recorded one three point score in his entire career. For such a big player I thought there would have been much more.


I think it is useful but also good and bad. It depends on how you use it and who you connect with.


People are all in this together. But this is good and bad.


It is. On the bad side, 30% of all U.S. divorce filings in 2011 contained the word Facebook.


Yes, i think  The social network was implicated in a third of all divorce filings last year.


I'm not surprised. Here is a very upsetting fact, 30% of all American adults use Facebook as their primary source of news. I see people share memes as news all of the time and they are obviously untrue but they don't fact check anything.


Of course this is a sad thing. But they are interested in disseminating themselves on social networks.


It is. I have actually informed people that they are spreading false information and if they continue to do it I have unfriended people. On the inclusive side of Facebook, they have 56 custom gender options.


This is true. But this should explain to those who spread misinformation.


I agree. I have explained and always have been polite about it. But if they are going to continue I don't have to be a part of it. Here's a shocking fact, there are more people on Facebook than there were people in the world 200 years ago!


Considering the number of left-handed pitchers in the MLB, I would have expected more lefties in the NFL.


I would have thought so too.! Also that Doug Williams and Russell Wilson are the only two african American QB to win the superbowl!


I don't know how many AA QBs have played. Not as many in the league as white guys. Do you know where the circular huddle originated?


Well these two Quarter back won against the Broncos, my favorite team!! Tell me about the huddle!


The players gathered around the QB, who was deaf, so that the other team couldn't see his hands.


I have not visited but I have heard a lot about it.. for example I did learn that the co-founder has a cat called Karma!


Few people that visit Reddit actually vote on content. Less than 1% in fact


Wow very few!! It is kind of obvious but reddit come from Read and edit!


There is a distinct sense of humor too. The first comment on Reddit was a complaint that Reddit was going downhill.


wow, that is pretty funny. But it actually is the third site visited in the US and the sixth in the world! Well It was nice talking to you!


Sure. I usually follow the game around playoff time. What about you?


I try to follow as much as I can. I did not realize before that they play 17 weeks and only rest 1 weekend!


Plus they only do about 11 minutes of action per game! That's a great salary on a per-minute basis!


It might be better to be an engineer though. Their lifetime earnings are better than NFL players on average.


But NFL players have way more fun!! But there is a coach that has it all. Matt Patricia, NFL coach and aeronautical engineer!!


Probably more fun, but greater risk of injury and concussion. I would like to see some women in the game. There's no rule in the NFL against it.


that would be neat to see!! I did learn that there is only one left handed QB in the NFL , he is Kellan Moore


I admire him for trying to bring light to the country's hunger issues


That's a good example to set. There's a lot of cooking programs on Youtube.


Tons. Do you watch the Mukbang ones where someone eats tons of food?


No, I don't like them. Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net.


Yeah, but sometimes they work with Google.


I can't wait til YouTube TV comes to my area


Hopefully, soon. Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america


I wish they would take off the Bieber music videos, especially "baby"


I cant wait to see his Titan games show next week.


It starts next week on NBC; it is a show based on physical challenges


Wow. I like Judge Judy. She's the highest paid in television.


I found that point really hard to believe to be honest.


It makes sense, because she's been doing it a long time.


Have you seen Ethiopias version of Top Chef?


Awesome. Well according to Canadian Law all radios are required to have 40% of their music be Canadian.


Lol.  They can jam out to Bieber and Celine Dion all day.


Hilarious, I didn't know Bieber is from there.


Yeah, or so ive heard.  They also have stations where you can listen to classic radio dramas.  There is so much out there on the radio that I dont even know about.


Awesome, well there is a website where you can listen to them.


Did you know that the cables that carry internet data across the oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor?


Actually, I did know that. They were laid down during WW2.


Wow, I didnt know about the WW2 part.  That is pretty incredible


Phones have changed so much, do you remember the rotary phones?


I do, I find their music great to work out too.  Apparently a lot of people do, their Hybrid Theory was the best selling album.


I do. Apparently 212 is the fastest number that you can dial.


I am surprised that they made that New Yorks area code and not the emergency number


Yeah, crazy! Well nice chatting with you.


Yeah, I think in the 21st century, I wonder if that is still true?


I dont know, with all the purchases online, streaming capabilities and downloads that totally changes the game.


Yeah, good point. Well you can always tune into AM radio to hear Jupiter


I have heard that, but havent tried it yet.  It might be a neat thing to try once.


Yeah, I wonder what station it is on, do you know?


Yeah, I wonder if you can listen to it by making a radio from a simple razor blade.


I wouldnt even know how to make a radio from a razorblade, thats a new one for me.  BTW  Check out Radio Jove through NASA for the Jupiter storms.  Just looked it up


I absolutely don't, but don't tell anyone! Did you know in Canada by law you have to play 40% of Canadian music on the radio? I guess Drake may count for that?


And Justin Beiber haha. Does Prague have commuter buses that can go 160 mph?


They sure feel like they are at times! but no, I did hear the Dutch are working on that though!


They are! Are there tolls in Prague? I know if you travel in Japan you'll pay 300 dollars to go across the whole country!


There aren't any that I know of, I went to japan a few years back but I only took the train luckily and that only cost around 5$ to get anywhere.


That's not a bad price to pay! Do you know who the first king was to travel across the world?


I would have thought it have been Genghis Khan, but who was it?


That does make sense they were great travelers for almost all of history!  I do hear in Iceland there is no public rail service , that must be challenging!


I'm sure they have to fly everywhere! It was nice chatting with you!


That's good to hear, I am also doing well. So do you own a car?


I don't. I did when I lived in the states but there is so much public transportation where I am, it would actually just be a hassle to have it! There is only 1 Mcdonald's drive-thru's here!


Where are you located now? That is crazy to think, given they added drive thrus in 1975 for soldiers!


I currently live in Prague in the Czech Republic, I am originally from Ohio. Yea I read they did that because soldiers couldn't leave there vehicle!


So cool! What are you doing there? I can't believe the car has been around since 1886!


I teach english, it's much cheaper here. But we do have radio and television tax! Do you still use a radio?


Awesome! I do on the way to and from work! Do you pay the tax to listen?


What forms of entertainment do you enjoy?


Hello do you know many facts about the sun?


That would be neat to see!  A lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun...about 5 times hotter!


The surface of the sun is pretty hot, too! I wish we took more energy from the sun.


Yes because the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years!  So the power is there for sure.


The power is there, we just need to capture and store it somewhere. that is also an issue.


Yes.  Talking about how big it is....it's relatively small in the big picture of the galaxy....the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in  our galazy!


It is a modest star, but it serves our needs well. i am glad that he will be around for the next billion years or so. LOL


lol  On July 11, 2011 Neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846.


Neptune was always a bit slow. it lagged behind the rest. maybe one day it will catch up.


lol Jupiter's moon Ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.  I've had fun chatting!


I have had fun chatting too! Have a great day!


I do not know much. he is a giant fellow in the sky.


Ha!  Yes...the sun is the star at the center of the solar system.


Yes, he has occupied that central position for quite a while, and probably will continue for years.


Yes!  It's a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma!


Yes, it provides energy for every system on our planet. it does an outstanding job supporting us.


It's mass is bout 330,000 times that of Earth.  Giant for sure!


Yes, it has most of the mass, which is good, because it keeps us in orbit.


Did you know that the sun is actually white and only perceived as yellow because of atmospheric scattering?


i heard that. boy the atmosphere is a trickster. i heard that the sunsets on mars are blue.


Sports players must train so hard to be able to do that. The people behind the scenes work hard too. For 24 years until 2005, all 2430 major league baseball games each year were scheduled by just two people, a married couple!


Wow, what a lovely job to be able to have with your partner. Can you imagine all of the other behind the scenes efforts, too? In just one season, around 160,000 baseballs are used!


The sports production industry must be making a lot of money from all the balls and equipment they have to make, plus fan products like baseball cards too. A man once found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfather's attic!


Wow. It's funny most people think about baseball and football being the most major sports, when soccer actually makes more money than all of the major sports combined.


Well, soccer is an international sport. Baseball and football are mostly localized to specific areas, but soccer is played in over 200 countries.


Yeah, the super bowl is actually smaller than soccer's third largest game.


The Super Bowl might be part of America's most popular sport, but soccer is the world's most popular sport.


And they're both called football all over the world. Evidently, soccer is "slang" for Association football, but I don't get it. Football makes more sense.


I think it comes from the "soc" in as"soc"iation, and the difference between association and gridiron football is based on the play structure. One just got abbreviated in America differently.


I get it, but then Americans should call it s-oh-sh-er instead.


I used to play baseball. Can you believe the Cubs almost won the last World Series? They were the first team to win back-to-back series, but hasn't won since!


Sohssher just doesn't have the same ring to it, but it makes me giggle when I say it out loud. I want to go up to some soccer fans and start calling it that instead.


I played baseball as a kid too! I was kind of rooting for the Cubs last World Series. They came so close!


I know! Did you know that if a player catches a baseball in their hat, they receive three extra bases?


I'm surprised I don't see more players trying that. Some of the field players pull pretty incredible stunts to catch baseballs.


Athletes are pretty incredible. Did you know the soccer player, Didier Drogba, stopped a civil war in his home country all on his own?


I had no idea. You're right that soccer players do some amazing things, though. German player Mesut Ozil donated his entire World Cup victory bonus to pay for 23 children's surgeries.


That's so generous. Tennis players are pretty crazy, too. There was once a point that lasted 29 minutes and consisted of 643 shots.


Good grief, that's over 20 shots per minute. I'm worn out just thinking about it. The longest match went on for 11 hours and had to be split across three days - I guess the players got worn out too!


Wow! That's like soccer, too. Players run on average up to 7 miles per game!


Good morning! Are you a soccer fan? The world cup seems to be getting more popular here in the US.


I just read that the US had a good team in 1930 and took 3rd place. Yikes we have not done so well the last 75 years!


Maybe they need an anthem of their own, they need to borrow a European little known song, and make it theirs.  Maybe an Elton John song?


That would be great.  I wonder which song though? He has so many good ones!


I understand the FIFA world cup will be in the US in 2026, that gives us some time to work on a song, I guess, more importantly, work on our soccer team.


If we don't get a team together it could be very embarassing! I read that the city hosting the 2022 world cup does not exist yet? qatar fifa?


There is controversy with it being there.  They have no history of soccer and it will be exceedingly hot for soccer.  There is talk that the paid bribes to get the FIFA World Cup there.


I can't imagine what they were thinking   Kind of like having the SuperBowl in Detroit in January!


Yep.  I guess money goes a long way.  FIFA has been investigate by US authorities and some of its recent officials have gone to jail.


I am sure that is why the press is always on the owners of football teams and they have a salary cap to keep things competitive.


Yes.  The FIFA World Cup is such a massive event, many countries want to host it to promote their nations, even if it makes the country no money.


I would be someone that likes soccer, could say it's in my blood.


I know anymore the whole world watches and seems a bigger deal than the Olympics!


It was good speaking to you, have a good day.


Interesting! I did not know that a cowboy song is like a big deal at European soccer games?


The fans in soccer stadium like to sing songs, often they change the words, making fun of a player or team but to the same tune.


There are a lot of Sha la las in it so I guess it is like the stadium that always sings Sweet Caroline. The crowd gets into it.


That's it, just like that.  But like I said, they may alter the words, sometimes you'd not want your kids to hear them.


Ha! Did you know that Neil Sadaka and his partner originally wrote the song? It was something about the way to Pensicola and got changed to Amarillo.


I'm guessing they don't get many royalties from fans singing it in the stadium.


So true. As a soccer fan, did you know that the Hungary national soccer team only had one defeat between 1950 and 1956 and it was the world cup final?


Not that particular detail, but I did know they were very good in that period, could easily have won the FIFA world cup with a little luck


I know that it is all of space and time and all of their contents. So basically everything.


Interesting. Did you know the universe may exist inside a black hole?


Yeah I heard that. So do you think that the Universe evolved thropugh natural selection like humans have?


It could be true. To be honest, nobody really knows.


I think it is. I mean its just a bunch of rocks floating through space. The bigger ones are going to encapsulate the smaller ones over time.


Yeah, that is true. What do you know about robots?


I heard that Michael jackson had planned to build a 50 ft robot to moonwalk the deserts of las vegas.


OMG, that's hilarious. Who actually knows what that guy was thinking.


This is kind of scary to me. I guess they can use a rats brain to control a robot. It wont be long until they can do it with humans.


I wouldn't be surprised if they've already tried. Well, nice chatting with you!


I used to, no longer have a subscription.


It was a lovely chat. Have a wonderful day.


Did you know that netflix was founded by reed hastings and marc randolph in 1997?


I did know that, he is still the CEO. He was just on CNBC.


Ntflix has over 137 million subscribers worldwide. 58.46 million in the us alone.


That really is a lot of subscribers. From 9pm to 12 am netflix accounts for 33% of the internet traffic in north america.


I can believe it. I canceled my subscription because I wasn't watching it enough.


All in all Netflix and youtube together make up half of the peak internet traffic.


Yeah, that is true. What do you know about the universe?


Absolutely! Speaking of famous artists, Queens guitarist has a phd in astrophysics!


Yeah I remember that from the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, did you see it? He also uses coins as guitar picks.


I didn't see that one either, i'm really behind on movies it seems! The guitarist for muse hold a world record for most guitars smashed on a tour!


Yes I recommend that movie as well. Wow that must be a lot. Eddie Van Halen set a studio speaker on fire once!


That's crazy! Pink floyd turned a grand houseboat into a floating recording studio. That sounds awesome!


That sounds very awesome. I bet the river Thames has never seen such a party!


I bet! Linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.They must be busy people!


Wow very busy indeed. It must be nice to have such a successful debut album.


Yeah, they were pretty popular in the early 2000s. The ramones have played a total of 2263 concerts!


That is also a lot of concerts. I like going to concerts but the loud amplified sound of the electric guitar is very deafening. Thanks for talking with me this afternoon.


Yeah I think she is fascinating. The movie she did with Bradley Cooper was great.


Yeah, it can get pretty loud! It was nice chatting with you!


I haven't seen it, but I do like that song from it! Her name came from the predictive text glitch that changed radio to lady! Interesting!


Very interesting. A star is born is good you should watch it. It was Bradley Cooper's directorial debut.


I will definitely check that out! Her favorite band is Iron maiden, I wouldn't have guessed that!


I wouldn't have guess that either. She apparently has a 11.4 million followers on Twitter.


That seems more assumable! She was also asked by the lapd to tweet them about some roadwork once!


Oh wow I have never heard of followers being used like that. Elton John chose Lady Gaga as his son's godmother. I didn't know they were close.


I didn't either! Do you remember the show boiling points on MTV? Lady gaga was on it before she was famous.


Yes I vaguely remember that show. I will have to look it up. She's one of the best selling music artists in history now. I bet she reminisces on those boiling point days.


What are your thought on Tina Turner? I think she is really talented


I love Disney as well, one of my favorite movies Big Hero 6,


Nice!  I have so many,  little mermaid, aladdin,  lion king, inside out,  wreck it ralph,  incredibles, frozen, moana.


Those are awesome movies as well, interesting fact about Big Hero 6, the movie was made with a super computer, 55000 cores


wow!  Thats amazing.  I like the city it is based in, san fransokyo lol


I like it too, a lot of creativity in the movie, another interesting fact is that minnie mouse is short for minerva mouse


I guess that makes sense!  Never thought it was short for anything lol


That was a new fact for me as well, do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


Yes,  I do remember him,  they guy who looks like steve martin haha


Yeah the same one lol, well he was the science consultant in the movie Flubber


Thats awesome! The wall-e movie name is a tip of the hat to walt disney.


I remember her from childhood,  I definitely think she is super talented!  Such a unique voice.  Have you ever been to her concert? I hear Linkin park did 324 concerts in one year!


It is, I didnt like that movie much but the name is nice.


Thats a lot like 1 concert per day if you exclude holidays, seems like a big toll on the band


I know right!  crazy!  also the ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts!


A total of 2,263 concerts! wow, that must have taken them years,


Yeah its basically like they toured for over 20 years!


Oh that makes sense but still, 226 concerts per year is a lot, I wonder why they made it


Probably for the money lol that must be taxing on your body and mental health too,  thats like a non stop party for 20 years ugh.


Yeah, sounds demanding, so do you like the Walt Disney Company?


Do you watch a lot of horror films yourself, or more of a drama person?


I avoid horror films if I can. I, like Stephen King, was horrified by the movie Bambi. I don't need to see more of that... You?


I like a few of the Stephen King movies. I'm not surprised he was scared by Bambi.


I do enjoy music played on a waterphone, which the instrument of choice for making creepy sounds in horror films.


That is interesting. Have you ever watched Pokemon? I hear there are a lot of episodes.


Another horror film... They made over 750 episodes of that stuff!  It.'s everywhere... And it's coming after you!


Yeah, I used to play Pokemon Go. Have you ever played?


No. I have watched the UK version of That 70s Show, and that made me want to go...


I heard it got canceled after 10 episodes. Welp, it was nice chatting with you!


Same here. I leave you with this question: Who was the best narrator on the show Thomas the Tank Engine?


I'm more of a horse-n-buggy type of person myself, but I can appreciate a good Cadillac. You?


Ringo! Well, nice chatting, have a good day!


I use a car all the time. Did you know in South Africa you can put a flamethrower on a car?


I think that would help if you wanted to get a job at Burger King!  Flame broil those burgers right in the drive thru window... The drive thru was invented by McDonalds though, to accommodate enlisted folks.


Interesting. I was unaware. So they wanted the Big Macs then?


Who wouldn't?  You know, the car brand Cadillac was named after the dude who founded Detroit?


yeah, I did. What is surprising is that he was french, right?


And he like McDonalds french fries... It all comes together!  Almost like a horror film... And if you watch a horro film, it can help your body burn about 180 calories, or about two french fries...


Do you think that is true about the calories and horror films?


Sure! And you can go watch modern art, which horror films are said to help with the viewing experience.


I am in Iowa where it is -20 right now, I don't mind the cold lol. Iceland has so much beauty but no public rail system


Speaking of natural beauty, the sun is gorgeous. I mean not that we should look directly at it but ya know. The sun is actually white and looks yellow because of the atmospheric scattering. Sunsets are one of my favorite things though.


For sure, it just sits out there in nothing and is the perfect distance to not melt us all


It makes enough energy in a second to meet the needs of the whole planet in 500,000 years. Guess we have to learn to harness it better.


wow for sure! someone would make a monopoly on that as well and overcharge us!


The sun is just this immense presence for us but it's only a billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy


Right! that makes you think what else is out there and all of that fun stuff!


There is more than I could imagine out there. We just discovered Neptune in 1846 and it just made its first full orbit since discovery in 2011.


Wow, talk about a long year lol! Good chatting with you!


Haha, yeah, you're right. Good chatting with you.


Not as much as I'd like. I'd like to go to Japan but I guess I wouldn't travel by land as the tolls alone would be $300 to travel across the country.


That would cost so much. I get mad paying 15 dollars in tolls to get to chicago! lol


Haha. Speaking of traveling by land, would you be willing to travel on a commuter bus that travels up to 160 mph?


As long as I know it is safe! are they creating one?


Yes, the Dutch are creating one. On the other hand if you go to Mackinac Island, MI, you cannot use a car or a bus at all. All motorized vehicles have been banned for over 100 years.


Wow, that would be awesome and thrilling! As long as they had seatbelts! Mackinac island is interesting i never knew that!~


Yeah, you'd have to travel by horse or bike. I think I'd be more in shape to live there. I'd really like to travel to DC though. Maybe not now because it is 30 degrees below their average high.


For sure I wouldnt have this gut that I have now. It is cold everywhere! I want to go to iceland


I meant if I lived there, haha. So you don't mind the cold? Iceland looks interesting. I would like to visit one of those ice hotels they have.


Hey there!  Did you hear about the two-headed snake they found in Virginia?


You know I think I saw a post about that on Facebook.  I spend way too much time on Facebook.


Not so much. the company is valued at $104 billion. Wow, with more that 2.2 billion active users.


Wow didn't realize that many people were on Facebook.  Do you remember using MySpace before Facebook?


Yes, I do. They  turned down an offer of $75 million to buy Facebook 15 years ago. Wow, if only they had known what it would become.


Seriously, right? Think I like Facebook better though.  There's some calming about all the blue coloring on the pages.


Ha. Probably a favorite color, but did you know that Zuckerburg is colorblind (red-green) Maybe that's why it's blue.


Wow, never knew.  Guess there's a reason for everything.  Hard to believe he and a bunch of friends start this gigantic company while still in college.


Now that would make a great horror movie. You know, stalker on college campus going after people on Facebook. ;)


Have a feeling Hollywood's already done that.  If not, it's in the works.  :-)  Still think snakes make for better horror tales.  But I guess anything can be a horror movie depending on perspective.  Stephen King called Bambi the first horror film he saw!


Poor Stephen...is that what happened to him? Do you remember Indiana Jones was afraid of snakes.


Yes. Creepy. I didn't know such a thing could happen, but it's compared to cojoined twins. I wonder if it could bite itself. ;)


Yup, that's why I so totally related to Indiana Jones.  Always thought Temple of Doom was kind of a horror flick.  Had a bit of the macabre in it.  Anyway, nice chatting with you.  Have to head out.  Be careful of snakes!


From what I've read, it seems that they do fight.  Gosh, I would be so creeped out if I found this.  I completely hate snakes!


Oh, me too!!!! I see snakes every now and then, but they have not been the poisonous kind. Can you imagine one in your car? A woman had one crawl out of the air vent in her car. I would freak out!!!


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! I'm literally shaking at the thought.  Ugh!  I think the one they found in Virgina was a copperhead.  Would you know if that's poisonous?


Absolutely. They say young snakes are more venomous than adult snakes. Copperheads can be found in the northeastern US. Maybe other places, too. It's good that someone who was savvy in snakes was available. I understand a lot of testing was done on it.


Ugh.  Just sounds like something out of a horror movie! I'm sure Stephen King could use that as fodder.


Yep. I understand that not only humans have a fear of snakes, but also monkeys.


I think everything should have a fear of snakes.  They're just so darn creepy.   Think I need to move to New Zealand.  Heard there are no snakes there.   But I think they have lizards though.. I don't like lizards either.


Can you imagine that there is such a thing as a flying snake. That would really freak me out.


proably like the ones we have, anti-abuse and such. do you know why we have hiccups?


No, I don't but I think it has something to do with our breathing patterns?


yeah from back in tme when land animals had lungs and gills. I guess we continue to evolve


That is very interesting, and yeah evolving always necessary for survival.  Did you know there is a lawyer in Switzerland that does animal cases?


good for him, I would like to do that as well


That would be a pretty interesting job, and you know that can't get any lies from an animal.


yeah exactly. speaking of animals do you know much about earth?


Not too much, probably just the basic stuff, how about you?


yeah some stuff here and there. did you know days used to be shorter when earth was formed?


Yeah I think I read when the earth first was formed our days were under 5 hours or something, thats crazy.


Hello there, I do like animals, how about yourself?


Yeah, and we complain now, go figure. nice chat


yes very much so, did you know there are twenty quintilion animals in the world?


That is too crazy!  Did you know that like us, animals also have a dominant side or paw or whatever?


that is cool. and aparently they develop white patched on the forehead when domesticated. not sure i have seen that on my dog


I never knew that as well, that is very interesting though.  Did you read what the Netherlands is doing for animals?


No, I must not have heard about it. what is it?


I guess they are building bridges across roads to keep them from being hit by cars.


Oh that is so nice, like wildlife passage ways. how cool. and in germany animals have constitutional rights


I didn't know that, I wonder what rights they all have exactly?


Wow that is amazing. There is an ancient roman amphitheatre in crotia that can still be used for concerts. I wonder if theyhave played there.


I don't know but it would be great if they did.  That story about lady gaga buying pizza had me thinking about relations with fans.  I heard that a lady on her way to a dave mathews concert stopped to help a cyclist who turned out to be dave mathews!  I bet she got back stage tickets!


Wow you never know really. Do you attend music concerts much?


i use too.  Do you?  I would have went to the ABBA reunion tour concert but they turned down a billion dollars to do it.


I do from time to time. I know some bands do a lot of concerts, like Linkin park did 324 in 2011 alone.


Wow, they were some busy people!  I'd like to go to this concert I heard about that was held for dogs.  Back in 2010 a man and his wife held a high frequency concert just for dogs that were around.


That is very different. And Creed, apparently their concert was so bad that people sued them.


Hahaha! That's awful and so sad for them!  The band Deep Purple had people pass out due to the loudness of their music. I wonder which would be better to pass out or endure Creed.


Go figure. Do you have a favorite instrument?


I like the piano and the saxophone.  I've tried to play the guitar before but the strings hurt my fingers way too much.  Do you have a favorite?


Hi, I do like movies.  Do you?  Have you seen the new A star is born with lady gaga and bradley cooper?


I think the violin for me. Speaking of the guitar though, Eddie Van Halen set the speakers on fire when playing the guitar for 'beat it'


I wonder if he could play the world's smallest guitar. It was built by some people at Cornell University.


No I have not yet but I am watching it next week with friends. How about you? It rose to fame tso quickly


I haven't seen it yet either.  I heard it's good and that Bradley Cooper directed it as well as stars in it.


Yeah there is a lot of buzz. And then you have Lady Gaga on the other hand, they seem to make a great duo.


That's what I've heard.  They say she is not as good an actress as she is a singer but due to editing the movie makes the most of her singing.


Yeah, I guess. Apparently she got her name Lady because of a text glitch, from radio.


I didn't know that. I always wondered where it came from.  I like that she takes care of her fans.  I heard she bought a thousand dollars worth of pizza for fans waiting in line to see her.


Nice. Even LAPD work with her asking her to tweet that there is road work upcoming because she has so many followers.


That's pretty cool.  Speaking of cool, did you know that the Foo Fighters played a concert once that was so loud it showed up on new zealands seismic monitors?


that is so true lol. I wonder if there will be a city for the Qatar world cup in 2022, I heard one doesnt exist yet


I heard that... If there's nothing there, how did they get chosen?  Strange.  Did you know New Zealand was the only undefeated team in the 2010 World Cup?


I did not know that, they must have been really good. Do you watch television much>


Some.  I can't believe that the Super bowl is smaller than soccer's 3rd biggest event.


dang, I would never have thought that. Soccer makes more money than all other sports COMBINED


I don't get it.  I guess I was just raised around football, basketball and baseball...


me too, I always thought of soccer as a joke, but international it is like church


Yeah... Back to your TV question... I used to like SNL when they had people like John Belushi -- I guess "Weekend Update" is their longest running skit.


I didn't know that, that is funny. I will watch now, good chatting with you!


I do watch the Simpsons.  Poor Homer has held 188 jobs in 400 episodes.  Yes, thanks!


No, not really but it would be cool for Iceland to win.  I like supporting underdogs.


Me too, I love the underdog also! did you favor a team in the world cup?


No. Well, I like my own country, USA.  I like that Iceland isn't real flashy be organized and can counter explosively.


For sure, the US is my favorite but we can't count on them to make the world cup lol. I  liked Brazil


I guess Iceland's star, if they have one, is Gylfi Sigurdsson.


I have never heard of him, but I can start looking. I liked german soccer player mesut ozil because he donated like 300000 euro to pay for surgeries for kids in brazil


Sounds like a good man. I guess Iceland has the rep of being everyone's second favorite team.   I may just make them my second favorite.


Iceland is good I want to visit there once and catch a game now


...or a volcano!  It seem that many wonder if Russia put on a World Cup given it's history of racist attacks and "hooligans"... Love that word "hooligan"... Hee


hi how are you? what do you think of the presidency?


Yeah, politicians do all kinds of things to curry favor with voters.


I bet they really worked at it before 1805.  Back then if you lost the presidential election you became vice president automatically.


I think that system would be very entertaining now. and the govt would probably get about as much done anyway


I totally agree!  I did get surprised about presidential history recently.  I learned that two of the wealthiest presidents were washington and jefferson.  Did you know that?


I did not know that. I thought trump would be up there somewhere.


I did too.  Washington was a general so that really came as a surprise. Jefferson, I guess I could see but honestly, I just assumed modern day presidents were wealthier than any of those from the past.


I guess they owned a lot of land, and probably slaves (ugh). JFK had money from his father, i know.


I guess that could do it.  Have you heard about the guest house of the president being larger than the white house?


I had heard that. i figure that Trump must not be happy about that arrangement. maybe he could rent out the guest house?


I imagine a lot of modern day president's aren't too happy about that.


Hi, I am good. how are you?  I think it's interesting that the role of the president is different depending on what country they are in.


I wonder how many people actually stay at the guest house and when the thing was built. Anyway, great chat!


I don't know when it was built but i assume it was back in the time of the building of the white house or soon after it.  It's been great chatting with you too!  Have a great day!


Yes, the rules and powers vary quite a bit. some are elected, some have the job for life.


Yep, just because they are called president doesn't mean they are the ruler necessarily.  Sometimes they are just a ceremonial role.


Yes, i think that is the case in france. not the most important title.


it may be that way in Indonesia too, I don't know but the president there released 3 pop albums while in office.


he seemed to have his priorities screwed up. pop albums? What?


I know! That's why I wonder about his role. Maybe he was just for show you know?  At least I hope so. I'd hate to think he was the actual ruler and was out making albums.


He might have delegated a lot to subordinates. I guess he thought albums made him popular?


That could be his reason right there! It could have been to increase his image.


Would you ever want to be a baseball umpire? I don't think any kid dreams of growing up to be a ref or umpire.


Yeah, old age will do that to you. I would keep track of everything I collected because you never know when it could become valuable. Baseball is also popular in Japan. I don't know whether they collect cards there though.


Speaking of Japan.  Do you Travel?  Japan's highways are tolls, so it costs more than $300 to travel across the country.


Yeah, the highways move smoothly because few people use them. They cost quite a bit. Still, you get what you pay for.


I wouldn't mind traveling to the Netherlands.  The dutch are creating a bus that travels 160 mph!


That's insane! But I guess it's a good alternative to a train, and to driving yourself. I wonder if it has a special lane or not.


True.  An island in Michigan apparently bans vehicles.  Have you heard?


Yes, I think they wanted to avoid the impact of the automobile. I must be nice to have a place with a slow pace of life.


Maybe if you like reading or something.  I always loved Ender's game.  Have you read that?


No, though I've heard of it. Was it made into a movie?


Yes.  It is also suggested reading for many military branches.


No, I would not.  Umpiring is a special calling.


I guess the military wants to encourage strategic and tactical thinking.


I guess you become an umpire out of a sense of justice. In the past, there were three umpires on the field: one for the home team, one for the visitors and then a neutral party.


Interesting I did not know that.  I did learn that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are actually allowed to play if they are needed.


I can't imagine any of today's managers playing. But perhaps in the past, one of the players acted as a manager.


Did you play kickball as a kid?  Apparently it is called soccer-baseball in Canada.


Yeah, I played kickball. It didn't require much equipment so we could play any time.


Speaking of money, apparently a man found three millon dollars worth of baseball cards in his grandfathers attic.


I wonder what his grandfather was planning to do with them. $3 million? I would sell those and invest the money!


So would I.  Maybe he forgot they were there?


It's crazy the way technology is taking off. I was reading that robots are being created to basically be our pets.


I'd love to be Amazon's first customer. He only spent $27.95 and got a whole building named after him.


I wish I could have an one trillion dollar company named after me too. Big retailers like Best Buy and Target will price match products on Amazon.


I can't believe Amazon warehouse employees get so much exercise! They walk between 7 and 15 miles every day!


That is probably how much I walk in a week! Amazon actually loses money whenever they sell an e reader


I bet their low-end homewares brand, AmazonBasics, helps recover a lot of that.


Agreed. Amazon had modest startings, starting as an online ebook retailer


And it's not the largest Internet retailer in the world.


However, they do sell returned and like new items with discounts


I didn't realize Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain that will run for 10,000 years. I doubt humans will even be around by then!


You never know, we'd probably be exploring space by then! Jeff Bezos also owns Blue Origin, a space company. It was actually founded before SpaceX was!


In fact, the word "robotics" was invented by a person named Isaac Asimov!


The plan to sell a robot assistant for only $250.


They apparently even have robots that can break down a chicken with surgical precision.


Wow! talk about accuracy! The curiosity robot on mars sings happy birthday to itself. It must be very lonely.


Apparently, robots can be controlled by rat brains and its personality changes depending on which rat is controlling it!


Human thoughts can also control robots. This paralyzed woman has a robotic arm that she can control with her thoughts.


Apparently, the military just uses an Xbox controller.


Artificial intelligence is similar to robots. Artificial intelligence are now able to self drive cars.


Very cool. Michael Jackson wanted to buy a giant moon walking robot to moon walk around Las Vegas.


Haha. Did you know that Amazon holds a patent on one click buying?


Some equate Dark Sidious with Vladimir Putin.  I can see some parallel.  In some sense, Putin is trying to exert influence, if not take over the world through military might.  Dark Sidious is following a parallel track on a galactic scale.


Jupiter's moon, Ganymede is larger than many planets in the Star Wars Universe.


Then Ganymeade might have been a planet had it orbited a Sun instead of Jupiter.  The term "planet"  is an interesting and arbitrary term.  For example Pluto was a planet for more than 75 years, then it was decided that it was no longer a planet.


Yes, even in our system they are quite different!    Venus does not tilt and has no seasons!


Its also interesting that it rotates clockwise, opposite the other planets.  But it is not the only oddity.  Uranus rotates sideways and rolls around the sun rather than rotate around an axis like earth.


Such facts make one think about the vastness of space!   We believe there may be the building blocks of life on a planet nearly 500 light years from earth.


So true.  But sometimes, the mysteries can be closer to home.  For example, Pink Floyd recorded a live concert in an ancient roman amphitheater in Pompeii without a live audience.  How can it be live if their is no one live that is listening?


I would guess some of the Ramones 2263 concerts were in bars with almost no listeners!


Probably true.  They sure have been around a long time.  Some acts are almost always touring while some spend more time in the recording studios.  I tend to be more into classical music myself.  Did you know Star Wars' music was performed by classical musicians as part of a series of concerts called Star Wars: A Musical Journey and later Star Wars: In Concert?


No I didn't.     I just heard about the Creed concert that resulted in a lawsuit against the band.    Sounds like something terrible!


I enjoy a solid epic space opera franchise.


They were never really my style.  I wonder what aliens think of our music?  In the 1970s. NASA sent out a satellite which included a "gold record" in the style of vinyl LPs with a selection of classical music.   I guess we are still waiting for feedback.  Its been good chatting with you.


Who knows!    Thanks for the chat.    I want to go see some pictures from the Kepler Space Telescope.


I enjoyed it to, preferable those from George Lucas, before the Disney acquisition.  Is it not interesting that in some way, they seem to foretell events of today?


Marcia Lucas, George's former wife helped, so perhaps she had future visions.


The underlining theme of Episode 1, trade tariffs is an ongoing issue in the world today.  While fictional, it was probably more complex on a galactic scale.  Still, Trump is doing his part, on a smaller planetary scale.


I don't know much about the original trilogy.     I do enjoy the original two sequels though.


I enjoyed them all, but prefer the original trilogy.  Did you know that 20th Century Fox thought it was going to flop and negotiated an exit deal with George Lucas in which he retained the licensing and merchandising rights.  They lost (and Lucas gained) billions.


I heard that.     I was more surprised that the films had a combined box office revenue over $8.5 billion.


Truly amazing.  I wonder how long they can keep it going and keep it fresh?  They seemed to have stumbled with Solo: A Star Wars Story.  I hope they can regain their footing.  All in all, the Star Wars franchise value was estimated at $ 65 billion.


That is difficult to believe!  I wish I knew more about Darth Sidious from Episode I and Solo.


Is a 1.4 % increase in sales anything to really be proud of?


I have never bought anything that has been returned to Amazon.  Not knowingly anyway.  Have you tried AmazonBasics?


Not personally but I've heard about it. I heard that AmazonBasics sells certain low-end products under it's in-house brand.


I wonder what feels more like sandpaper, amazon toilet paper, or generic from wallmart.  I once attended an auction to buy stuff taken from airport check in line.


Good point. I wouldn't go with the airport stuff.  Speaking of airports, did you know that a man wore 70 items of clothing in a Chinese airport to avoid the bagging charge?  Could you imagine what he looked like?  lol


Ha.  I think Joey did that on an episode of Friends.  If the wearing of clothing is restricted to human beings, then who enforces that.  No one I know is looking at chimps in hats and saying "lets see some ID."


I know, right?  Talking about clothing, some people (who apparently lived in the area) used to do their laundry in Old Faithful; they put their clothes in the geyser and it would erupt with clean clothes.


I bet clean and hot.  Now we cant fly a drone into the geyser let alone throw clothes.  I would like to see it though.


Me too. Did you know that bulletproof clothing mogul, Miguel Cabarello, shoots all his employees in order to test and enforce quality control on his wares? Gee, what a boss.


I do not like the idea at all.  To many things can go wrong.  The design of clothing and shoes vary through time and from culture to culture.  I wonder if bulletproof will be how we are remembered.


I hope not.  An African tribe still wears Victorian clothes, the style of former German occupiers that they've made their own.


Yes, if you're talking about Macy's. I guess it depends on what 1.4% of what is.  It seems that Macy's department store wants to add some promotional gab about the consumer spending more on enhance quality of the merchandise.  Of course, it's big competitor is Amazon.


Thats great.  I want to go there and have tea.  It has been said that the Pilgrims wore colorful cloths day to day.  Black was reserved for special occasions.  Think about that next thanksgiving.


Don't forget about the shoes you wear as well.  Did you know that there are 17 ways to tie your shoes?


I am going to look up how to tie shoes on the internet.  I have a pair of 5000 year old shoes that smell funny. Nice chatting with you.


For many years Macy's has been sliding down.  Amazon is expected to surpass Macy's as the largest apparel seller this year.  1.4% is not enough.


That's what I thought too.  Amazon is just too convenient and has the better prices.  Even Best Buy and Target will price match Amazon. If Macy's did that, I don't think they'd be in business too long.


I see that some of the increase is from men's tailored clothing.  Difficult to buy that online.


True but that might the only unique item out there that fits that category.  After all, the arrow in Amazon's logo means from A to Z.


I do not understand how people can buy without trying things on.  Sure, you could return but what a hassle.  I can not imagine buying shoes on line.  Maybe Macy's would do well point out shoes are easier in a store.


Also true. Even though Amazon holds a patent on 1-click buying, some items like shoes are better tried on first before you buy them.


I wonder if Amazon ware house workers buy shoes from Amazon.  Walking 7 to 15 miles a day, they must go through some shoes.


I can imagine Amazon workers get great deals on everything.  They have a website that sells returned and like-new items with discounts.


yeah that is true. do you like hummingbirds?


They're pretty! The bee hummingbird is the smallest bird there is.


and they steal spider webs to fix their nets


Smart creatures! A lot of birds have really hollow bones


yeah that is why they are able to fly, their feathers weigh more


That's pretty cool. They also all have beaks and no teeth.


a website that published secret jobs of the government


Oh, ok, interesting! I learned a lot, thanks for chatting!


They're ok. There are so many kinds from 2 inches to 9 feet long!


I've heard stories about them. Apparently it is a relative to the pigeon.


yeah unfortunately it is an extinct species now


They are kind of silly looking in books. Remind me of ostriches which are the tallest birds.


yeah. did you know some birds migrate without sleeping for long distances


I heard there are some that can go from Alaska to Mexico! That's incredible


yeah they must be so exhausted though once they arrive there


I'm sure. Not all birds can fly, but all non extinct ones have wings.


That is pretty crazy.  I liked 3rd rock, but didnt think it should out do friends.


I liked 3rd Rock because it talked a lot about the universe. Did you know the universe might be one giant superhologram?


No.  That is crazy.  I think it is neat that there are stars cool enough to be touched by the human hand.


Or that stars only make up less than .3% of the entire universe? Geez, we're meaningless.


True.  I know were are just specs in the world.


Scientists think that universes evolve through natural selection just like we do.


I could see that, if it isnt strong and sustainable then it dies off.  It sure is fascinating.


And that there's so much we can't possibly know about it. Philosophers and physicists won't even theorize what predates the Big Bang because they know it's impossible to ever find out.


It is something that is above my understanding for sure.  Just how one solar system works is so complex.


Yeah, stars, planets, and visible gas clouds only account for 6% of ordinary matter.


I do! I'm a big fan of Demetri Martin. Did you know he gave up Harvard Law to pursue his career?


There is even this theory that there is only one electron in the universe.  Crazy.  Anyway.  Good chat!  HAve a great night!


I just read that about him.  That is pretty incredible. I have always liked his stuff.


I guess it's not uncommon to drop out of school for a comedy career; evidently Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school.


Yeah, they both have been pretty successful too.  I think it is funny Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu hustle is the supreme acheivement in comedy.


Yeah, he likes his Kung Fu movies. I like bromantic comedies, or I've always called them stoner comedies, like Pineapple Express.


Those are the best, I love a good bromance - especially some of the Harold and Kumar.


Yeah. Comedies have been around forever, since before the 20s when sound was introduced.


Comedies are great especially on TV.  I was always a fan of friends.


I was, too, but I also loved 3rd Rock from the Sun. Can't believe it won a Golden Globe and beat out Friends, Frasier, and Seinfeld.


Hi, did you play the original Nintendo as a kid?


People often rail on Comedy Central for their cancelling of over 100 shows over the past 30 years, since 1989.


I heard that before. Cancelling 100.  Did you watch any of the British comedy group Monty Python?


Very funny! I never watched the 3rd Rock from the Sun comedy, did you?


I didnt see too much of it.  I was a bigger fan of Friends.


Yes, I watch alot of Friends. Joey always made me laugh. They all did. I really like the Thanksgiving episode! lol


lol, Seinfield and Frasier would make me laugh too! Elaine's dance moves unforgetable!


Aww yes, Carlton. His dance moves make me instantly start laughing. Good one! Good chat!!


Yes, I did. Things have advanced so much since then!


Definitely more than 54 colors now.  And I thought it looked so vibrant as a kid.


lol, I did too! Its interesting Caesar used chickens for entertainment instead food around 50bc.


That is one form of entertainment I wont get into lol.


I agree, can be upsetting! That entertainment executive got it wrong thinking Ronald Reagan didn't have a presidential look.


I know, he must have been shocked when he was elected president.


lol,  I bet he was. Its interesting comedy origins come from ancient Greece.


They even used political satire to influence voters then.  Kinda still does if you think about it.


Don't know about careers, but there might be some immediate rewards, depending on how a person plays their cards. Caine raised Cain, I'm sure.


Speaking of playing your cards right...Apple played theirs correctly when putting in their terms of agreement that your warranty is void if you smoke near their computers.  Most people don't read the fine print...


I figure that most customers would switch to vaping. Vaping is probably fine.


Those are probably the same people who want to upload their minds to memory sticks and computers.


Who wants to be in a computer? Maybe someone who wants to chat on the Internet for money, that's who!


Haha! Maybe when water energy becomes more popular the 1936 Russian computer will be back in style!


Water powered computers! For hipsters that uploaded their minds, the computer would have to run on vape!


Those vapers  could turn out to be the next H. Wayne Huizenga and build business empires like Blockbuster!


Blockbuster! Boy, those guys really blew it, didn't they? They could party in cyberspace with others who uploaded their minds. Anyhows, enjoyed the chat! This is where it's at!


Thanks for chatting! Remember to remember all those notables who died last year, especially Wilfredo Lee because where would we be without his circuit layout?!


I am! Are you any good at physics? It's crazy that just the hair in "Brave" took 3 years of studying to get correct.


True, I'd forgotten. I won't forget for the next time.


I didn't know that! That's fascinating! I should watch that film and learn the physics of hair.


While that's crazy, it's also kind of scary that Kim Jon-Un has a degree in physics...not the kind of guy I want with that knowledge!


I don't believe that his degree is real!


He is a very dramatic guy, but I don't think anyone is worth $700,000 per episode...Hugh Laurie isn't even that well known!


Hugh Laurie has had a long career in television. He started in comedy in the UK. Now he is finally making the money that a man of his genius deserves. He is so dramatic!


I wonder when Jim Carrey's beliefs changed to one where he could only portray positivity?


He probably had an epiphany when after his marriage. He knew that he could do nothing after that but comedy.


Do you think it would be a good career move for others if they did what Michael Caine did and chose acting because pretty girls are in it?


Hi. I really enjoy trivia facts. How about you?


I do know that high heels were originally invented for men. Interesting, how times change.


I didn't know that! Do you know why they were invented for men?


I am not sure. Perhaps to give an appearance of being taller. Look at images of French kings from the 17th century. They will wear high heels


I will do that soon. Experts say that shoe appearance was originally tied to function so you could be right about the looking taller thing.


I bet they cost a lot back then, just like today they can cost hundreds or even thousands for a pair!


I know that's right!  High fashion shoes are said to be made of expensive materials but that is no excuse for the price of some of them.


I agree. Do you know who Stephon Marbury is? He promoted shoes that only cost $15, but I am not sure who he is.


No I don't know who he is. I don't think I've ever heard of him but I like that he promoted $15 shoes.


Thanks to you as well.  And be sure and vote when you can.  In the UK even some men couldn't vote up to 1918.


Hi and yes I do too.  Like, did you know that 5000 year old shoes are better than today's shoes?


No excuses, astronauts even vote from space.


Yes they do and an Indian votes in a forest of lions.


I wouldn't doubt it. Some of my shoes barely last a year. Kind of like a ballerina.


Lol, I hear you there! They go through like 4 pairs a week and sometimes I feel like I do too.


At least mine last longer than that. I thought it is nice hat an NFL player leaves his shoes to raise awareness for homelessness.


Steve Smith. He is a wide receiver, but I am not sure for which team.


That's really cool of him to do that.  Did you know that shoes can be used for decoration?


I did not. I also learned today that you can put tea bags in shoes to absorb unpleasant odors. Fascinating,


That is interesting. I knew tea bags could be used in gardens but I had no idea they could be used in shoes!


hey can you guess who the top 3 wealthiest presidents are?


haah ya that would be so much drama! I would watch that tv show but I'm glad thats not our world haha


That would make a great radio drama too!  You know there is a website where you can listen to old radio dramas for free?


no I didn't know that, have you listened to any of those? Are they any good


Not bad, but I have an old radio, which makes the audio quality poor. My radio was made by my grandfather during WWII used radio blade and pencil. He called it his foxhole radio. It gets US stations only. No Canadian ones...


that is crazy do you know how that works exactly? I also watn to tune into AM radio and listen to Jupiters radio storms haha


Sounds out of this world!  I'll bet it is a lot better than that Finnish radio station that plays news in Latin!


that is crazy, but it sounds pretty boring I'd rather listen to Jupiter's storms on AM haha


I bet is sounds like the Moody Blues!  Id like to go there someday. If it is anything like Necada, 86 percent is already owned by the goverment.


ya that is a lot of land, btw do you know who the top 3 richest presidents were?


If I would answer that, then the IRS would come looking for me!  I read that on Wikileaks, right after teh story where they claim they have the government's plan for how they plan to destroy Wikileaks.


Hm. I'd guess JFK, Washington and Trump?


haha good point, that is scary, and yes the top 3 are washington, jefferson, and jfk somehow


Thanks you too, watch out for the IRS and President Banana of Zimbabwe!


haha you would think trump would be there but nope its jfk, washington and jefferson so you were close!


Nice bit of presidential trivia! Here's one for you: What was the name of the first president of Zimbabwe? Hint...think fruit...


haha I can only guess President Banana? Maybe he has a VP named VP Plantain haha


Nice one! You are good at this! I'll try harder to stump you. The President of Indonesia relased 3 Pop albums while in office. What were the names of his children?


haha thats one I don't know, but I do know that if trump made 3 albums with his friend kanye that would be insane!


I'd buy it!  Heck, I'd produce it if I could. Then maybe the Pres would invite me to visit at his presidential guest house.


haha ya isn't the guest house bigger than the white house itself? I'd rather stay there if its bigger than haha


I that that was where the vice president lived. You know, if the election rules that were in place back before 1805 were still valid, our current VP would be Hillary Clinton.  Wouldn't that be a hoot...


Maybe something else for our president would be more appropriate in this case.


LOL, but sadly he was voted into office.


I wish we could have had the runner up in the oval office to keep him in check a bit more


Yes, that's the way it used to work. The runner up would be Vice President.


I wonder if he can sing as well as the Indonesian President?


I wonder, I head they have released 3 albums while in office.


Maybe he could show us his singing ability on a Fox morning show


Oh yes! But Fox doesn't need the rated as they are the highest rated news network. Maybe they should put that on CNN to boost ratings!


I only watch Fox News for the commercials and switch over to Simpsons reruns


Good. Do you follow the President's babbling?


Not a huge Simpsons fan. I don't know why they need a network that plays just reruns of the Simpsons!


Time to watch the President on Fox news.


I do follow it a little bit, but I try not to get too upset about it.


I try not too as well but its frustrating listening to him make no sense.


I can understand that, I mean it also depends on where you are reading information he says. What is your main news source for information on the President?


I watch all the channels to try to get a more balanced view. I listen to the words from his own mouth mostly


I understand. It is important to get a balanced view as some news sources were actually created by republican strategists and President Nixon.


He is one of the wealthiest but certainly not as good at his job as Washington or JFK were


Believe it or not JFK, Jefferson and Washington were all wealthier Trump. Pretty crazy right?


Yeah. I think we should have a nickname for the President like the one they have for Zimbabwe.


The Simpsons is awesome. I heard that show has been going on for like 30 years now.


Yeah it sure has, the first 10 seasons are some of the best television that has ever been aired in my opinion.


For sure. When South Park aired the Family Guy episode, they received flowers from the Simpons crew.


I heard about that too funny!  I wonder what they all thought when the flowers came!


Yeah I do, I think classic american cars are the coolest.  How about you?


Me too and I agree on that. Cadillac was named after a French explorer.


That is very interesting, I think that he founded the city of Detroit if I'm correct as well.


Yep, he did find Detroit also. It was good chatting with you!


I wonder if most people that live in Detroit know about that fact?


I love it as well. There are over 750 episodes of Pokemon.


Holy cow!  That is amazing there are that many for one show, have you ever seen one?


I have not seen any of them, but that is a lot of shows lol.


Yeah same here, never saw one, but my nephews are really into it now.


The 70's show was remade in the UK and only lasted 10 episodes before it was cancelled.


I heard about that, I wonder why it bombed so bad?  I used to love that show when it first aired, plus im from Wisconsin and have had many similar basement experiences.


I was a huge fan of that show too. There is only one episode of the Simpsons in which Bart does not appear in.


Oh the Simpsons, I really loved that show (until season 12 or so) and I don't think I have seen that one to be honest.


Hello, so what do you think about Kanyes comments?


He is fast! and he was the voice of the reptar wagon in the Rugrats movie back in 1998


I was not aware of that. Apparently Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist. I wonder if he still draws?


Good thing he dedicated himself to rap, I heard his favorite hero is Spiderman


I had heard that as well. When a judge made a ruling in an Eminem case she did it in the form of a rap. I wish she wouldn't have done that. Seems so embarrassing and unnecessary.


I agree I feel bad for her, I guess celebrities have a bigger influence than what I thought.


Apparently. Korean rappers are a thing which surprises me also. They even came up with a new form of freestyle.


Really and what is the name of that freestyle form?


It's called compliment battle. I don't know much about it but I'm assuming that instead of insults it's compliments which is so strange to me.


It is, I might have to google that lol, did you know that Pixar Studios has a secret room.


About which thing ha ha. I'm generally opposed to all of his comments. His most recent that sticks out to me were his comments about slavery.


Im not sure but only certain celebrities have access to it, I guess its like a VIP room.


I agre lol he does talk a lot of nonsense and specifically his comments about slavery


Yes, those were appalling statements. To my recollection he said that slavery was a choice which is disgusting.


I think Bryant took a good position I thought he was going to be angrier because of those comments


I was glad to hear that Bryant spoke out about it. Are you a fan of rap?


Yes I am, I like the rhythmic speech that it has, what about you?


I do like the older stuff, not so much the new stuff. Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of congress.


Yeah old music was better and not only rap but in general, have you heard of Busta Rhymes?


I certainly have. He is very talented. I don't think I've heard anyone rap faster.


So do you care how bad Russia's economy is or isn't?


I agree completely. In my opinion the economy isn't as great as we're being lead on.


Given the fact that this type of bailout has happened in the past just makes this feel like a campaign slogan. Government trust is hard to come by these days.


We have too many people with money taking advantage of this country right now, and they feel like they're doing the right thing, but in the backs of their minds they're doing what's best for their businesses bottom line.


If government was run like an actual business there would at least be structure in how things are done. Rather than pocketing money from special interests to keep their seat in office.


There is definitely is no structure right now.


Which really makes the voting process frustrating. We're told that every vote counts yet it's hard to believe things are being done in a legitimate manner.


The electoral college really makes no sense at all to me. Why have a popular vote, when it's possible that it won't make a difference.


Yeah, that still baffles me as well. Knowing that there have been a number of presidents elected by the electoral college rather than what the popular vote was. A 10% margin is huge when it comes to that.


I didn't vote for either large party candidate. I don't think I can say that I voted for a reality television host who tried to trademark the phrase you're fired. It's kind of ridiculous if you ask me.


I would agree. I wish the 2 party system would not be what we base our decisions on.


I think we should care about the world economy whether it's your own country or not. There are many factors that make this a global issue rather than just a Russian issue.


I wish all candidates were required to tell the whole truth, and not partial truths.


And at this point in our politics, that unfortunately includes being under oath. Not even just on the campaign trail.


At this point in our politics you're either on their side or you are worthless to them.


Agreed, the government has too much power over the amount we can actually affect change.


And it seems like they're doing whatever they can to only give the voting power to people who will go along with their agenda.


So much for checks and balances. They're so focused on whose side wins that little to nothing gets accomplished.


And we're probably due for another government shutdown in a couple of weeks.


In which the immigration issue will again be pushed to the forefront and declared a national emergency.


When everybody knows it's not a national emergency. It's just smoke and mirrors.


Right. And when we do actually end up having a national emergency we'll have our funds tied up in some wall that will supposedly make us "Great Again"


Good point. With globalization one economy can take a lot of economies down with it.


We don't need a wall. We need to spend the money on our own people first.


There are plenty of causes better fit for those billions of dollars. The truth is, no one knows whether it will be effective or not.


It was great talking with you today. Have a great day.


Each country brings a resource to the world stage and if one economy fails they'll need to account for it in some way.


Do you think what the President has done here spurred our economy, or just kind of kept it chugging along?


I think it's a means to keep a business going but you can only let something bleed for so long before it dies.


Agreed. From what I've been reading the tax cuts implemented has had minimal impact on citizens, and  have helped business a lot more.


Sure, but if this is a bigger economic issue with the value of the Ruble down and a two year recession, how does one decide who to give tax cuts to.


People want to go out and buy things and see a consumer boom. But just because the president says so doesn't mean it's happening. If the money isn't there, it isn't there.


Possibly. Or less stress! I would be so stressed auditioning for these parts...


I can't even imagine it. Plus the pressure to release blockbusters in this day and age. If it doesn't make hundreds of millions you have had a flop.


I know. Can you imagine some of the great films of the past that would not be released because they studio might think it would flop?


Or how many flops that have made millions from becoming cult classics?


Yeah. I feel like Super Troopers is one of those and I LOVE that movie. All of those movies they are in.


Breakfast club has to be up there as a cult classic for me. I can't believe the lack of script and the acting genius that came through.


Yeah, that's a great example. The Brat Pack might not have been a thing today... Or they would be persecuted like a lot of today's young stars.


So true. I think we are too hard on young stars. It can't be easy being in the limelight all the time.


I agree. I think their parents need to pull the reins back a little for some of these youngsters. My daughter watches YouTube kids and they have like 7 year old stars on there!


Yeah but i think a lot of these parents are living out their dreams through their kids and that isn't right.


Not bad. Are you a fan of superhero movies?


True! Thanks for being attentive to the chat. Have a great day!


I am. What about you? What's your favorite?


I love wonder woman. I think they did an amazing job portraying her. Have you seen it?


I have and loved it too. I that Gadot was the perfect choice. Any famous person would have taken away from the role and placed it on them instead. Great casting.


Fantastic casting. I love that she was actually a soldier. I think it lent a sense of realism to the role.


Yeah. She did a great job! I also loved the scenes of her back on her homeland training. I thought it was really well done.


I'm shocked that DC was able to snag the honor of highest grossing superhero origin movie. I would have thought Marvel would take that.


I agree. Maybe Marvel has saturated the market with all of their movies...


So true. I find it hilarious that they didn't even tell her what she was auditioning for. I wonder if that made her performance more authentic.


Hi. Wouldn't it be funny to be watching a soccer match and have a dog on the field save a play?


That would be interesting to watch. I wonder how the newscasters would cover that on the airwaves. Trying to keep three teams in perspective would be rough.


True, but I guess use of colors maybe. It would still be less confusing that picking up a Jupiter storm on the AM radio


Ha. what would that sound like? Pure static. Might be better than listening to classical Latin, if you listened to a Finnish radio station back in 1989.


I think that radio station still has a news program in Latin, which must have enough listeners to still be on air


Either that or there's enough other entertainment to encourage listeners to stay with the station. I never learned Latin. How about you?


Only certain schools teach it since it's considered a dead language. Canadians, on the other hand, speak English, so it wouldn't be so bad to have to listen to stations required to play 40% Canadian music


I don't know if I would like that station. Listening or reading, it's good to understand the language. Reading a foreign language take lots of work, since reading requires understanding.


True! I do love to read though. I'm glad that the spread of novels is no longer considered a "moral panic" like it was in the 18th century


Depends upon what one reads ;)  There's some pretty racy stuff today, too. It is good to read some deep stuff to exercise the brain and to improve your reading speed. Can you imagine reading 4700 words a minute?


I wonder how many of those words she retains. Though, I have heard those with a photographic memory can read quickly, so I wonder if she falls under that category


I heard that happened at a soccer game in Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychù. But where was the goalie?


Oh, good point. Well, it was nice sharing with you. Have a blessed day.


I believe the goal was unattended at the time. Funny, they didn't penalize for too many players on the field. ;)


In that country, more households own dogs than in any other Latin American country. I wonder who the dog belonged to


Good question. It could even have been a stray. I understand that can be a problem there. Anyway, he is a hero. "man's best friend."


Maybe the reason the team wasn't penalized was due to the fact that it was in a third division league


I understand there is a bit of rioting over soccer in Buenos Aires. You know, soccer players make more money that football, basketball, etc.players?


Is the the players themselves that make more money or the sport in general? Because it is an sport played in over 200 countries


It is definitely the biggest sport in the world. Personally, I like American football, but parents of young children prefer their children to learn soccer, since it is safer that American football.


Plus soccer requires less equipment. I wonder how the game would work with three teams playing at once


Entertainment has changed a lot over the years


I love them. I find them very interesting! How about you, do you enjoy going?


I  do, the National Meseum of Natural History is one of the most attractive museums out there, its really cool,


Yes it is! Although I enjoy eating vegetables and fruit, I'm not a big fan of tofu. I've tried to make it with flavoring of meat but the texture is something I couldn't get use to.


Im a vegeterian so I like it, I also have a gluten alergy so my food choices are limited just like Aaron Posner's daughter


A lot of people seem to have gluten issues. Narrowing your choices can be healthier in the long run. I didn't realize Comedy Central cancelled over 100 shows.


100 shows! I guess thats not a lot taking into account the channel has been around for 30 years so maybe 4 per year


I love Jack Black, he's so funny! Interesting he was going to play in the Green Lantern film.


He is funny, not sure if his got the skills to be a hero but he might be the savior of all humanity


Yes, I agree, I didn't know Bill Nye looked like Steve Martin?


That would be funny, maybe he can appear in a Marvel movie one of these days, great chat, bye


They could be twin brothers, he even won a look alike contest, really funny fact


Really, I guess the movie entertainment executive got it wrong with Ronald Reagan didn't have that presidential look!


That is ironic, I wonder what he thought when he saw Reagan become president, also I didnt know Reagan was an actor also


His acting days were so long ago Have you seen the kung fu hustle in terms of comedy. Bill Murray thinks its the supreme achievement! lol


I dont agree with him at all lol  it was a good movie but calling it a supreme achievement seems excesive lol


I haven't seen it. Aaron Posner's dream day is lots of healthy eating including sorbet!


There is a werid flavor it is honey-cardamom-lavender, that would be interesting to try


I agree, sound really healthy! Thinking the honey would make it sweet and enjoyable.


The Braves seem to have a good start on the season, they are the most rested team


They did? wow, they must really like it them did you watch the Wold Series last year?


I didn't get the chance to watch a lot of it. I know that the Dodgers lost again.


I didnt watch it either, its a game with a lot of tradition almost 120 years since the first World Series, so 120 champions


The Cubbies won back to back WS. Then after that? It's like a curse. What should they do?


They should get like an exorcism done by all religions lol, it does seem like a curse


The sports is popular here, but not around the world. The women's world cup had higher television ratings than the world series in the united states.


It did? guess not only the mens category is popular then, before 1969 the team with the best record would advanced to the WS that has changed now


I think the playoffs are fun, but probably a good way to get more money. The fans don't seem to mind.


So the Chicago Cubs and their curse, to think the Cubs and the Braves are the oldest teams in the league


The Braves have moved a lot, I think. Weren't they in another city?


Hi, how are you? I don't really know the Braves. They're a big market team, so I expect them to get marquee players.


Not sure about that, but I think they were yeah.


They have a good team, so there are two points of view, a well reseted team vs a team that comes into season with a lot of practice, which one do you prefer?


I would practice. I think skills get rusty. Baseball is a team sport, so they should work together. Other teams will have practiced.


I  think practice is better, a well rested team might begin with some troubles, games are neccesary to adapt.


Yes, I would want people to practice. They need to prepare for the season. Did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises?


Ive always wondered about that, do you know if it ever happened in a game?


I suppose back in the day one of the players was chosen to be manager. Handled both jobs. Now, not necessary.


I see well the game is really popular in Japan, seems like it has a lot of fans over there


The game is very popular. I think that the Japanese have made their own version of it. Uniquely Japanese.


Yes true. Do you ever read the terms when you purchase online?


Not really they are really long and painful to read as they are small


Yes and only 7% of people read them anyways, so not a whole lot


Yes I do , I really like Tupac and Eminem and you?


Yes me too. Tupac's music is in the library of congress for cultural significance now


Yes. Did you know Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist?


Yes and his favorite character to this day is still spiderman


Yes. Did you know Bust Rhymes was in the Rugrats movies?


Yes that was back in 1998 and he did the voice of Reptar Wagon


I sure do. Do you know what the hamburger button is?


Yes the 3 horizontal line menus on apps and websites


Yes. And we can actually develop addiction to clicking on it


Yes as with anything else, when you do it too much


Yes true. Did you know there is a copy of the internet saved somewhere?


Yes it is in the Library of Alexandria just in case


Yes but I am not sure how you save a copy of it though


Good point. Did you know there is 3g cell service in the Everest now?


Yes it seems that people really do not stop at anything nowadays


Yes me too, they have been on air for 16 years now


I do actually. Do you know when it was founded?


I do not know the year but do you know why it got started?


It was in 1997 and that was because Hastings for a late fee on a VHS


Yeah. Did you know with youtube they account of half of peak internet usage


Yes and in the morning they account for one third of bandwidth


Yeah. And they still spend more on postage than bandwidth though


Yeah. Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million and did not


That was not a smart decision. Nice chat


Yes I do. There is n episode where Bart does not appear


Yes and strangely he was not even mentioned in it


Yes I have seen it and I like it but it really flopped in the UK


Yes it only lasted for 10 episodes and was cut off air


Yes I guess remaking it verbatim lead to that


Yes I have seen some but not the whole 750 episodes


how are you? do you have any interest in Space? I find Mars pretty cool, it was named after the Roman god of war


Probably not with all the iron oxide that gives it it's reddish apperance


There is a thin atmosphere, so it's got that going for it. I would only take 2 to 3 days to get to Mars at 1g acceleration. I wonder whether we'll have the technology soon


I don't know, i guess the US government hasn't come close yet at least according to wikileaks, all they published were the US governement's plan to destroy wikileaks


Wikileaks really is a thorn in the side of the US gov't. The US gov't owns 86% of the land in Nevada. I wonder how much it's worth.


I don't know, maybe the man who sold a government official and sold the Eiffel tower twice should try selling it


Or he could try being an actor, he could audition as the president, he'd probably do better than Reagan did in his audition as president


LOL! I wonder what was behind the US legislation protecting gov't employees for violating the Geneva conventions. Sounds fishy.


I guess the US doesn't want it's military under the jurisdiction of the UN or geneva conventions


I guess the gov't was planning for atrocities or something. I like that Norway's gov't donated to help save the Amazon.


Hi, how are you? Mars is interesting. Sounds have a higher pitch there than on Earth because of the atmosphere.


Yea but I hope more countries contribute too, Norway's $1bn doesn't seem like enough


It isn't. Plus Norway has a ton of money from petroleum. And guess what environmental problems oil causes? Norway acknowledges its responsibility.


Yea, I guess so. Well I have to go, nice talking with you


Yea it has a very thin atmosphere, makes sense


The sunsets on Mars are blue. I wonder who wants to be part of the Mars colonization project in 2023.


Well I know lichens and cyanobacteria would thrive on mars so I'm sure they'd like to go


Maybe they should go first. We need to work out kinks in the system. Lockheed Martin was still using feet and miles and caused a satellite to crash.


Lol, that's  bad Locheed Martin was using the imperial system while Nasa used the metric


What scientists use the imperial system? Strange. NASA is American and they use metric.


I really don't even see how the satalite was even able to launch if Lokheed was using the imperial system


Probably NASA handled the launch, while Lockheed handled the satellite release at Mars. I didn't know that Mars is the second smallest in the solar system. I wonder if it's a comfortable place to live.


How's it going? Have you heard or seen The Cloverfield Paradox produced by JJ Abrams?


Yea I really like the 1977 one and 1980s Empire Strikes Back, how about you?


Yeah I love all the originals the best,  but they are all great,  especially the newer ones that have been coming out,  a lot of back story that fills in spots.


I think the originals were so good due to Marcia Lucas


Yes really good input from his then wife


James Earl Jones was iconic as Darth Vader's voice, he only was paid 7500 at the time, I wonder how much he has made since


Probably a ton in royalties.  But still $7500 for 2.5 hours of work,  not too shabby.


George Lucas made out like a bandit by keeping the licensing and merchandising rights from 20th century fox


Thats very smart on his part.  Did you know Ronald Reagan once got rejected for a movie role cuz he didnt have that president look haha


No that's pretty crazy, I wonder if Bill Nye has a presidential look, he does have the Steve Martin look apparently since he won a lookalike contest as him


Yep! Well I got to go, nice talking with you


It got horrible reviews but Netflix thought it would get viewers by making it available right after the super bowl


Yea but I haven't seen Cloverfield. I did watch War Machine with Brad Pitt, which I found disappointing


Oh I never heard of that.  did you know netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth?


That's crazy Netflix still does that since it's been focusing on releasing it's own content to get more subscribers


yeah,  well some people still dont know how to use the internet or don't have internet lol like my grandparents and some of my aunts.


I wonder if netflix mails out media in the other countries its in like Canada or Latin America


Yeah I dont know,  but I cant imagine why they wouldnt.  do you like star wars?


Lol. Have you heard of the black swallower fish?


No, what is that? Did you know that Seahorses are the only fishes with necks?


It is a fish that can eat prey 2x its size and 10x its weight


Wow! That is a lot! Did you know that 84% of our genes are the same as fish?


I did. Also It is hard to see a seahorse as a fish given how different it is


A bit. I like hybrid theory or dark side of the moon


Then you know Linkin Park! Hybrid theory was the best selling album of the 21st century. We only have 2 more turns then we can finish this hit.


Lol. I also like albums of Joe Hisaishi since he plays amazing instrumental pieces


I like all kinds of music. It can really raise your mood. I loved to listen to old records.


Quilting and movies! What about yourself?


Do you feel that music playing on record and the same music playing on mp3 or high quality digital format differs?


I like listening to music or learning about biology


That's fun! Do you know a lot about fish?


Freshwater fish only drink water thru there skin thru osmosis


Can you call it drinking if it is osmosis?


not really. ALthough I don't think they have come up with a better term yet.


Oh wow, I hadn't heard that, Yep she is going to be set for life! He is considered the wealthiest man in the world. I also didn't realize Amazon has a film studio.....He will probably end up buying Netflix lol


He will finish what Blockbuster couldn't... What a bad business decision by them...


I know right! They must be sick about that it! I love Netflix, do you watch it?


I do watch it but I always feel like there is nothing that catches my attentiion. What do you like on it?


Oh I watch a lot of shows on there, like Narcos and I like the Netflix originals. I am watching The Bundy Tapes Documentary now, so good!