Sci-fi. It is the first of it's genre to be on the reading list of three of the five military branches.


That suprises me. I would have thought there would be no fiction on that list at all ever. It is good they are expanding the list.


Oddly Ender's Game is also on the reading list for military organizations.


I've never read that one. Another one I have a hard time getting into is anything by George RR Martin.


I love the show Game of Thrones but he is way too focused on things that really don't further the plot in his books for me.


Yep all of the interpersonal smutty stuff could have been trimmed out. I guess he has been writing since childhood though and people have always bought the stories.


hi, how are you? do you listen to the radio?


That makes sense. I bet 40% of canadian youtube is not canadian music.


have you ever seen justin biebers " baby" music video?


no, i am not really into the bieber. have you?


Im not either,  but anyways its the most disliked video on youtube lol


I bet there was a good really for the hate on that video. LOL. What is the favorite now, i wonder?


I dont know,  Im guessing one of those cat doing dumb things videos lol


Yeah, or gangnam style or some song that the kids are listening to. i listen to old jazz.


Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north america lol


That makes sense. people cannot turn off the video. they are hooked! Anyway, great chat!


Hi im doing good.  how are you?  Yeah I listen to it sometimes.


I used to listen to the radio when i was younger. i dont listen much now.


Oh I see,  did you ever listen to jupiters storms?


I never have. is that what the kids are into these days? i guess i am getting old.


I figure that the music of the suns activity would be more interesting than jupiter storms.


Probably!  Maybe it comes out clearer too.  Did you know youtube is the second largest search engine?


Yes, google bought youtube and i think they share search engine technology.


Yeah,  Google is number one, youtube second largest search engine.


Those would be treasures for sure.  It would definitely be a big part of the sport's history, maybe making it into a museum some day.


Did you know that until 2005, a married couple scheduled all 2430 major league baseball games played each year. I wonder how much they got paid for that work. Now it must all be done by computers.


I couldn't even imagine doing that all, It must have taken them forever.  Computers would make that so much easier


Very true. The game is very old, and probably has a lot of tradition. One tradition: the Cubs losing. The Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Chicago Cubs won the world series.


That is crazy, I thought they played in it again.  I guess they didnt win.  It is like a curse.


The first baseball team to win back-to-back world series; and haven't won since. What a curse.


It is.  The 1992 world series the US marines carried Canada's flag into the stadium upside down.


I don't know how they did that. There is a big leaf in the middle. What did they think it was?


I know, that's a hard mistake to make.  I wonder if it was a statement of sorts?


I hope not. Not the best for a statement.


Not at all, I like keeping politics and sports separate.  Im just there for the entertainment.


That's good. Anyway, I had fun chatting! Have a good day!


Sometimes, usually just around world series time.


I hear you. When the stakes are high. Interesting sport though. Baseball managers wear uniforms because they can play for their teams should the need arise. I think this must be a holdover from an earlier era when a player was chosen to manage.


Probably true.  Baseball has a long history, even with just the world series starting in 1903, more years than most sports in the US


Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans are surprised to discover that it is America's national pastime. With its long history, baseball should be our pastime.


True, I was surprised when I found out that the Womens World cup ratings were higher than the world series ratings in the US


The world loves soccer, not baseball. Too slow.


I agree.  I am more of a soccer fan myself.  I think it is cool that they call Kickball soccer-baseball in Canada


I wonder if there are soccer player cards like baseball cards. A man found three million dollars’ worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers’ attic. I wonder what he did with the cards. I would sell some and hold on to the rest and let them appreciate.


Maybe they feel like it gives them an edge security wise? If you see pictures of the offices they all have old style corded phones too. Apparently everything is vintage in the white house.


I never noticed that.  LOL I'm going to have to take a look.  Do you remember rotary phones?


Yes! It took forever to dial out anything on those. That whole spin back thing was the worst and the sound it made was so annoying after a while.


LOL  New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone!


That makes sense. I'm sure there was a ton of numbers for new york. I wonder if one of the new york phone books was used in that interwoven phone book challege mythbusters did.


I'm not sure.  I've read about that and supposedly it's impossible to separate them.


It was an amazing episode. They literally needed two tanks to pull them apart. I'm going out on a limb and saying that the average human can't do it. Crazy how strong just simple paper is.


That's crazy!  lol  Did you know that an iphone has more computing power than the entire US neclear ICBM deterrent?


What?! That doesn't really make me feel all that safe. You would think something like that would have the highest computing power in the land. Our government needs a tech update.


I know! lol  Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.  Sounds like a good idea!


Hello  Do you know any interesting facts about the white house?


It's a little sad that we have to have that sort of challenge to put down our devices but it certainly is a good cause. Well it has been nice chatting with you. Have a good day!


I do know a few. I was surprised to learn that there are twins of the white house in france as well as ireland. I wouldn't have guessed that. You don't hear about them being tourist destinations.


I never heard that before!  Teddy Roosevelt was such a staunch conservationist that he banned christmas trees from the white house.


I could totally see that. He is the reason that we have a lot of the national parks we have now. He really loved the outdoors and knew it needed to be preserved.


I agree.  We started getting the live Christmas trees a few years ago for Christmas and we then plant them in the yard.  It's kind of neat to watch them grow and not have to kill a tree just to use it for a week or two.


Totally! It is always encouraging to see our nation's leaders take care of the planet like when Bush put solar panels back on the white house. Alternative energy is the future.


I agree!  I'm surprised to see that the white house was shot at on Nov. 11, 2011 and it took the secret service 4 days to discover it.  Think they would have caught that right away?


Wow that doesn't make me feel like our leaders are all that safe. A discharged firearm is not exactly quiet and bullet holes are quite noticible. How does one miss that?


I know!  The white house still uses floppy disks to store files.  You would think they would upgrade to flash drives?


it is. did you know the peak of mt everest has 3g coverage? haha


I didn't know that and I would really like to know how someone got coverage way up there!


it seems like the interent reach far and wide....and high these days


Yes it does.  It's come a long way from it's early use by schools in the 1980s.


only 7% of people ever read those terms of service. i wonder what were signing away


I have to admit that I very rarely ever read them. If the terms are from a known company I just skip or skim over them.


I have literally never ever read them! aint nobody got time for thtat!


They are pretty long and drawn out!  Say did you know that the constant clicking on links can cause real addiction?


that makes sense if you think about...some people get addicted to that instant access to kowledge and information


Yes they do.  All of that information is completely safe by the way from going away.  The library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet.


Good morning!  Do you listen to the radio any?


we might need more backups! we cant lose all that knowledge. i wonder if it updates in real time


I don't know. I would like to know that too.  I would also like to know how the library stores it.


not too much, im more of a podcast guy. do you?


I hear you.  Radio can be interesting though.  They say that the storms from Jupiter can be heard on an am radio.


the radio is fascinating, i dont understand how it works. this is the perfect example of how wild it is


I'm not sure how it works either.  I know it uses radio waves to carry information.


did you know theres a site where you can listen to thousands of old radio drama episodes for free?


No I didn't know that.  I'd like to look that site up. Some of those old dramas were pretty good!


I guess those radio dramas and talk shows sort of live on in the form of podcasts if you think about it!


Yes they do.  The internet has continued the lives of a lot of old things other than radio.


Haha. And to think, they were originally only for Harvard students!


Yeah, what's up with that ? Why would students need that... to transfer files? I mean they were socializing close to each other in real life, why would they need a social network ;)


Apparently they needed and so did the rest of the world. Haha. It was opened up to more universities then high school kids next.


lol, and Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005... big mistake :)


Seriously! They were worth $104 billion in 2012!


yeah... is myspace even exists now ? lol ;)


I don't think so, it just sort of disappeared. Hard to believe Facebook was created by 5 college students! Pretty cool.


...and did You know that Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein. I wonder why...


That's pretty funny. Shows you how widespread the website is!


Did You know that Facebook is primarily blue because mark zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness ?


Yes, I mean I've created an account like over 2 years ago and I'm quite addicted since then... Why You ask ? How about You ? ;)


That's really interesting. I learned a lot today. Thanks for chatting!


I don't use it often. I didn't realize it has only been around since 2004. Feels like forever.


Its a great way to catch up with old friends... oh, and the messenger is quite useful !


Yes it is. I didn't know you only have to be 13 to have an account. Seems quite young!


There is a age restriction ? I didn't know that...


Apparently it is 13 but differs by local laws.


I'm sure there are kids logged in not revealing their true age :)


Oh of course! Facebook was the highest valued company to date when it went on the stock exchange in 2012!


I'm not surprised, in these days if You don't have a Facebook account, You basically don't exist ;) lol


A congress is meeting of the representatives of nations.


In 1916 the first woman was elected to congress before she even had the right to vote in a national election.


Thats cool! Was she wealthy? did she win?


Thats great! Mark Epstein of Qualcomm is big into politics - he's contributed a million to the race in maryland.


Yes, the great leader are service to the nation. They are always think about the nation.


Sometimes. Although sometimes it's hard to find good leaders.


Red and Blue colors for republicans and democrats only started in 2000


Isn't that crazy? It seems like it has always been that way. Did you know that we have had 3 presidents that were independently wealthy?


Wealthiest presidents in american history were JFK, washington and jefferson.


Do you think Trump will make that list? I would love to see the presidents guest house too, I guess it's pretty big!


Good to know! Do you know a lot about politics? In Maryland they are trashing one another as political candidates.


The president guest house is larger than the white house.


Thats what I have heard. Have you seen it? I might have to look it up.


No, I met a nice person and have a great chat.


The president will take necessary step to avoid this type situation.


You think? He was one of the worst about this when he was running. In Maryland they are sending mass mailers against each other.


The nation security consultant's support for the use of "deadly chemical weapons" Which is highlighted in past statement.


I'm sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about. Congress is a meeting of individuals, but the president has nothing to do with it. No deadly weapons should be used anywhere.


yes, All the members are talk to take necessary steps .


The race in Maryland is quite competitive. It's a congressional race for Hoeber and trone.


The runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


He did back in the day, yes. No longer though. Do you think being wealthy means you will win the race?


did you know that unfortunately eighty percent of earth's naturally occuring forests have been eliminated?


haha ya or to have some kind of entertainment when you get to the top? haha, I do like how Freddie Mercury used the same piano used by Paul McCartney though that is cool


Have you seen the bio-pic about Freddie? Haven't seen it yet myself. I would like to see somone try to play the tune circus galop for auto-pianos.


No I haven't seen it yet but I want to, I've heard a lot of good things, apparently that piano that Freddie used was used by Paul to record the song Hey Jude


Seems to be a lot of song-making magic in that piano. I wonder what planet will be the next in the solar system to have a piano.


haha yes or we should make a rocket ship to fly pianos around to other planets! they need to be aluminum I'm sure to save on weight haha


The atmosphere would be different so the sound of the piano would be different, too.


do you play any instruments? I know that Venus spins clock wise and is the only planet to do so, I wonder if that would affect my piano playing haha


The lack of seasons on Venus might affect inspiration for songs.


yes you would have a lot less to sing about if the weather is always the same, aka bad! you'd always be in a bad mood haha


The building blocks of life have been detected in a aystem 455 light-years away. Maybe music would help life develop there.


I expect that the next decade or so will show some dramatic changes in the environment. The earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago, but we are changing it quickly ourselves.


yes that is true! I wonder if aliens would develop a piano or come up with a whole new instrument! I want to go to their rock concerts with all their alien music haha


Sounds like fun! Well, I enjoyed chatting!


thank you my friend perhaps we will meet these aliens someday!


yes we are, and somehow Earth was made and when that happened a day was only 5.5 hours long, that's a fast day!


The work day would be over before you finished commuting. The UN has an ambassador to extra terrestrials. I wonder who ended up with that job.


haha ya I want that job, I would imagine you do a whole lot of NOTHING all day long haha


And who is going to fire you? You can't fail at doing the job. If the aliens need helium to live, they'll have problems pretty soon. We'll be helium free by the end of the century.


ya that is scary, do you like piano music at all? I play the piano and it's wild an aluminum grand piano was built for the Hindnburg airship, it only weight 356 pounds, I don't know if you've seen a real piano but they normally weight thousands


I wonder about the sound of an aluminum piano. A bit tinny, I would think.


haha ya I would like to listen to it if only the Hindenburg didn't explode, and apparently on Britains highest moutain someone had put a piano on top of it in 2006 for some reason haha


Maybe in case an airship crashed on top of the mountain?


yes they have been on air for 16 years now


Yes, they could have bought facebook for $75 million and did not


Yes. In part of  germany, the like button is illegal


Yeah I wonder how that came about though


I have no idea. DO you know what they are using it in Iceland for?


Yes to rewrite the constitution, that is so transparent


Yes and there is an episode where Bart does not appear


I liked it but it did not do well in the UK


Yes it flopped after just 10 episodes, what a shame


Yes it is what happens when you remake things verbatim


I have seen only some of the 750 episodes that are out


Hello,  did you know that the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


Yeah I am pretty sure that is the first thing I said lol


oh haha sorry I forgot, well I also didn't know that the white house has a twin building in both france and ireland


yeah,  I wonder why they need a twin of the white house lol


Haha I know, and so if you visited one of those twin places, is it like exactly the same? maybe just go there if the White House is too busy haha.


looks like george bush put solar panels on the white house,  that is awesome.


ah that is interesting, what is silly though is the white house still uses those old floppy discs! those things suck!


haha right!  I hope they upped the security on those things.


ya I hope so! Do you like Teddy Roosevelt?


well he is awesome, he once gave a speech, got shot, and kept giving the speech, also he banned xmas trees from the white house for some reason


wow I didn't know that, did you know that trump would not make the list of the top 3 richest presidents?


That is interesting.  Its been good chatting.  have a good one.


i think that list is outdated,  Trump is definietly the wealthiest president lol


haha I thought so, but maybe that list is adjusted for inflation? I don't know it is maybe possible haha


in 1805 the runner up for president wouldve been the vice president.  How weird.


that is weird, imagine President Trump and VP Clinton! There'd be so much drama, but not as much as if Trump released a pop album like the president of Indonesia!


haha no, but I would watch that tv show! Do you know the president of Zimbabwe is called president banana?


I did,  but its not that surprising,  Banana is his last name,  Canaan Banana.


Oh interesting, well that makes sense then, what doesn't make sense is that the guest house of the White House is bigger than the White House itself!


Hi do you like to dance? Even babies spontaneously dance when music is played for them.


yeah they didn't even start him once on his high school team.


Yes. And not at first in college either. Never give up on your dreams. Very inspiring. Do you like the Redskins?


I do, I have been to RFK Stadium before. It was a long time ago.


I have been to Fed EX field, not RFK. Alex Smith is one of my favorite QB's. He started college as a junior.  Sad about his injury this year.


yeah that's too bad. I think part of the reason I gave up on football was I never had a fair shot because I'm left handed. Even now there is only 1 left handed qb in all of the nfl.


Yes, that is statistically odd. When did the Redskins move to the new field?


hmm It was 1997 when they moved into FedEx Field.


High school players sometimes get to play on pro fields, like RFK Stadium. Did you ever get to do that as QB?


No unfortunately not. I remember when the old RFK hosted a triple header of HS games. It would have been so cool to play on that field.


Something magical about that!  I have been down on the Broncos field, and in Arizona.  Football fields have a lot of tradition associated with them.


Yes! I am not a big dancer. I think that as we age, we lose a lot of our childlike joy in things.


Yes. Anyways I should go. It was nice talking to you.


Perhaps, I do still like a lot of childhood things. I am still a big fan of bruce lee who was also a great dancer.


I am a big fan of Bruce Lee as well. He won a dance championship in the 50's.  His movements were so graceful.


Yes the 1958 cha-cha championship. Good times.


Have you ever taken a dance class?  Ballet is beautiful. Dancers can go though 4 pairs of their pointe shoes in a week!


That's a lot of shoes! I never had the opportunity to take classes probably because I played a lot of football as a quarterback.


Football is my favorite sport.  Did you enjoy playing QB?  How many years did you play?


I played for 4 years in high school. It was fun but high stress the QB involved in pretty much every offensive play and lets face it no one cares about defense.


Unless you are ON the defense! I think it is amazing that Tom Brady had such a slow start to his career.


Hello there, are you interested in astronomy?


No I don't think we can either, and it takes a long time to try and restore those wild forest areas.


Yeah, we should probably plant trees that produce helium. that would help LOL


I think I heard about that too!  So sad, no more blow up balloons and making your voice high I guess.


I guess we would have to build fusion reactors to produce helium. I wonder where the helium is going anyway.


That is wild to think that it will all be gone one day though. Speaking of planets, did you know that the planet Venus has no tilt, so it doesn't have seasons?


yeah, i heard that. plus it is 900 degrees, so that would be uncomfortable. i think that mars is our best bet.


That is true, not very pleasant to be there.  I agree with Mars as well.  I do know there is a planet with glass shards being blown about at 4500 mph somewhere out there!


hm, i wonder how they know that. i would be interested in the planet with the building blocks for life.


That is very interesting!  I heard they found them in a system more than 455 light years away.


Yeah, now that would be an interesting planet to explore. Anyway, great chat!


hi, how are you?sure, i like astronomy. you?


Yeah it sure would be. Same to you, I hope you have a great day!


Yeah I sure do, I find it pretty fascinating to be honest.


we live on an interesting planet. the day was much shorter way back in the day. it has gotten much longer.


I think I heard when it first formed the days were something like 5.5 hours long!  Wow!


Yeah, if the day keeps getting longer, we will have a 20 hour work day. LOL


LOL, that I can't get behind, but I do wonder if in a couple thousand years that the day will reach 25 hours, and continue longer.


i guess that human beings will adapt to those changes as well. we have already destroyed most of the forests though.


That is very sad to read about, I think I read somewhere we are at more than 80% of the forests destroyed.


Yeah, we will get rid of the last 20 per cent if we are not careful. i dont think we can get to another planet easily


That is a low but I guess they are a busy company after all


Yes that is true. And they also own IMDB


I love to read . Have you read Starship Troopers?


I have and Ioved it , it is in the reading list of military branches as well


Yeah same with Ender's Game but on a global scale


Yes that is true. Did you know there was a moral panic for reading in the 18th century?


Yeah and now we have moral panic because people are not reading


Haha so true. Do you know who Tolkien and CS Lewis are?


Yes , they use to have you laugh you lose contests with bad poetry


Haha yeah. Do you know who hold the record for speed reading?


That is Anne Jones, 4700 words per minute


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


Yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years


Yeah. Did you know they named their building after the first customer?


Yes because they signed a deal with USPS


Yeah it is super convenient for us as buyers to be honest


Yes it is. Did you know their workers walk up to 15 miles a day?


I am a big fan of comedy. How about yourself?


That is way too much touring. It would be exhausting. The ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts...they toured almost non stop for over 20 years.


wow that's a lot. In Croatia they still use a roman amphitheater as a concert venue.


That sounds amazing. I would love to see that. On a similar note, in 1972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience.


wow that's awesome. Creed fans sued them over a bad concert


Well to be fair I would imagine every Creed concert is a bad concert. They knew what they were getting into ha ha.


that may be true. Linkin park also has the best selling album of the 21st century with hybrid theory


I would not  have guessed that that would be the best selling album. I would have been more likely to choose a very popular pop album if I was guessing.


me too. The dark side of the moon is still one of the best selling albums of 2014 even though it was released over 40 years ago


It deserves to be. It's an amazing album. I'm glad generations keep discovering it. Nwa's straight outta compton was the first album to reach platinum status without the support of airplay or a major tour.


Great album also. I like the two twins from Japan who put out a rap album at 100 years old


yes I enjoy it also. The green lantern film was originally going to be a comedy with jack black


I've never heard a Japanese rap album and certainly not one from two 100 year olds. How strange.


If I remember correctly that movie was a huge flop so it couldn't have hurt.


i remember that also. 3rd rock from the sun won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997, i loved watching that show


I liked that show a lot when it was on. John Lithgow is amazing in everything he does.Bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". I love Bill Murray.


me too. Comedy central has cancelled a lot of shows throughout the years, over 100


I didn't know it was that many but I knew it was a lot. After Colbert left it feels like they've tried 10 different shows in that time slot alone.


true. I did not know that python programming language was partly named after Monty python


I didn't wither but I love that fact. I'm going to share that with others. Do you enjoy concerts?


I do. Linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone due to their album success


The Rockets seem like a hard team to defeat, what are your thoughts?


78% no kidding!! I bet they have poor financial advisors, they earn tons of cash in their pro years


The NBA does a little better at 60% after 5 years.


Well its worse for fooball players since most of them end up with brain damage so its harder to find a job that way


Yeah.  Did you know that the Warriors are planning to move to San Fran this year?  I guess it's just across the bay...


Thats a big decision, I wonder how that will impact the team.


Not sure... I can't believe that Klay Thompson was an 11th round draft pick.  Funny that 11 is his number too.


He was? that is a fun fact lol, what a coincidence, do you know that Stephen Curry has Wardell as his first name


Also amazing is that Curry wasn't offered a scholarship from any major conference schools.  He wanted Virginia Tech.  I bet VT regrets that.


I bet they do, big time, Curry showed them, he was the first player to be awarded the MVP status by a unanimous vote


Curry has a heart too.  He's in a foundation that gives nets to those in need in Africa every time he makes a 3 pointer.


Yeah but the Warrior are pretty tough.  It's kind of a toss up.  Kerr is a good coach.


Thats a  great thing to do, help otheress in need, he has a great hard indeed, he is still pretty young, he was born in the year 1988


I agree.  Thanks for the chat!  You were excellent!


I agree they also have a great team I would say they are the two best teams of the NBA


Most would agree with that.  The Rockets real strength is their offence.  They scored a league high of 111.1 per 100 possessions.


Yeah that is really high, in fact the 11 highest since the year 1979


As Kerr said, the Warriors seem to do better when really challenged or threatened.


I agree, they do play better under stress, the Rockets also have an ege on efficiency, but will see what happens


Yeah.  Offensively, the Rockets are no slouch.  The outscored the opponents an average of 8.6 points per game.  Pretty awesome.


Seems like the Warriors have a beter defense, plus theyve got Stepehn Curry on the team right?


Yes. I'm blown away that 78% of players in the NFL go bankrupt or have financial problems 2 years after they retire.


hey there, do you know much about the sun?


yeah, I wonder how fast a human can go in a duel with a cheetah?


haha good question, cheetahs can run fast but I don't think that their endurance is as good as a humans', do you get a lot of vitamin c?


yes I try to, mainly through lemons to prevent colds and stuff. Isn't it strange that we are the only ones that cannot synthesize it?


I think that is weird, apparently our gene for making it is defective, I wonder if that could be fixed with genetic engineering


Maybe, you never know these days with science. Did you know there is a sound frequency that instills fear in us


I heard about that, I also heard that people can regrow a rib that was removed, I had no idea that was possible


We are fully of amazing facts and mystery, really. DO you know how many species of animals are on earth?


I think there are over 20 quintillion animals, don't ask me how many zeros are in there though haha, do you know about white patches on animals foreheads?


does that happen when they are domesticated? I wonder what brings that about.


i agree, and I have a dog and she does not have a white patch, so it can't be 100% of the time obviously


hey, well I do know that the sun is actually white! it is only from our atmosphere that it appears yellow to us, what do you know about it?


that is what I was thinking too. It is nice that they are so protected in countries like Germany, all animals really


yes I think they have constitutional rights in germany, I wonder what that entails, do you ever get the hiccups?


Yeah, from time to time, they are not that much fun. It was nice chatting with you


I know that it is hot but not as hot a  lightening bolt.


ya somehow a lightning bolt is five times hotter than the sun, that is crazy! Poor ben franklin and his key haha


the sun is so powerful, i mean we can get all the energy we need for half a million years in just ne second


ya I wish we could just capture that and use it, our sun is small though it's only 1 billionth the size of the largest star in our galaxy


true. Neptune only competed its first full orbit around the sun in 2011 since it was discovered in 1846.


do you know anything about the timeframe when humans lost their body hair?


it was not that long ago less than a quarter million years ago.


right that isn't that long ago, and humans apparently are adapted for long distance running, probably to catch prey


Well with their current Marvel deal, I can see solid subscriber base in Netflix. They also have another show called Stranger Things on Netflix. It's worth watching.


I tried to watch that but couldn't stick with it. The company expanded internationally in 2010 with streaming available in Canada, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean. I do how ever watch the marvel series it has going. Daredevil's a favorite.


Too bad they don't have simpsons or bobs burgers on netflix. Fox shows are definitely a good thing to binge watch or let it run in the background.


Yeah watching that old 90 show called NYPD Blue on HULU


Hulu hosts a lot of the FOX shows right? Damn I would like to watch these shows but I do not want to pay money to watch advertisements.


Most of the shows on Hulu are commercial free, with the exception of the most popular and then they only play a commercial at the beginning and at the end.


Oh really? They changed it? When I used it a year ago it was advertisements in the middle of the episode between scenes. No one wants that...


In 2000 netflix proposed that blockbuster should use netflix as its online service and blockbuster laughed them out of the office. They have got to be kicking themselves right about now.


Blockbuster failed to go the streaming route. They would have been the favorite to destroy Netflix. Before streaming, Netflix wasn't really great. Similar to Amazon when they only did books.


Yeah i remember i think i was one of netfixs first customers the streaming was HORRIBLE. I'm glad they kept at it though.


You gotta think of the next big thing. When you do, keep me in the loop. We can be billionaires, just like Netflix and Amazon.


Definitely, the days of dial up, emo-rock, spice girls, tamagotchi.


Yeah i think that this is when music took a sharp turn for the worse as well.


I started watching a show on Netflix called Everything Sucks!  There's definitely some heavy nostalgic things going on. Similar to the 80's shows that is currently on the air, like The Goldbergs.


Unfortunately i haven't seen either one. Netflix however  has 137 million total subscribers worldwide, including 58.46 million in the United States.


I would say the show is something worth watching if you have nothing better to do. Netflix streaming has done a good job so far with content.


Netflix has a movie that is nothing but an hour long video of a fireplace - fireplace for your home.


With 137 M subscribers, I'm certain there's some people that would tune into that show. From 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of north american bandwidth. That's a lot!


Yeah they seem to put out a new movie every couple weeks.


I also have been listening to a lot of frank sinatra


His music is pretty classic. I wonder how many albums he recorded in his long career?


I don't know the exact number, but a ton


He certainly sold a lot, but I'm not sure if he has the same track record as Bob Marley, whose album "Legend" has been on the charts for over 914 weeks, That's almost 20 years!


Well The Dark Side of the Moon is another classic album


It has stood the test of time, that's for sure. I wonder if they could monetize it through other uses, though--Aerosmith has made more money from Guitar Hero than any of its albums.


I still remember how people were crazed about guitar hero


It makes sense in the age of digital music, doesn't it? Thom Yorke was actually credited with playing the laptop on some Radiohead albums.


I don't know who Thom yorke is. However, another great album is hybrid theory by linkin park


I'm sure there's a very specific segment of the American public who still believes that haha. I wonder if Walmart sells it; they only sell clean versions of albums.


I do! I love listening to terrestrial radio in the car since there are some good independent stations in my area. Sometimes it's nice to listen to something you wouldn't choose on your own, like jazz.


I personally like linkin park. Anyway, thanks for chatting


It has quite a legacy as a uniquely American art form, having originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century. It's even known as "America's classical music"


I like how it incorporated the local music cultures as it spread and evolved


Yes, Ella Fitzgerald even taught herself to sing two notes simultaneously like Mongolian folk singers--talk about incorporating other cultures!


I actually quite enjoy Billie Holiday and Miles Davis, although Louis Armstrong is cool, too. He actually ended the Beatles' 3 month run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.


I'm sure you can find plenty of that online, although listening to it might be more relaxing than browsing the internet in general.


He is an interesting man. I hear he's going to be in the Space Jam sequel.


Yes he is, I don't know why he's so hated. He did go back to Cleveland after Miami. Seems to be a thing, best NBA player in Space Jam movies.


Cleveland needs the economic help of him being there so I'm sure that's why. It does seem to be a trend. Apparently he is also the second highest paid celebrity.


Yes, hard to argue with that if you live in Cleveland. I thought it was funny about Spenser Haywood's 10% stake in Nike. He'd be a billionaire today, that would be crazy.


That would have been a great investment to get in on. By the way, shockingly Judge Judy was the highest paid celebrity above James!


That is shocking, I don't watch the good Judge either but can't believe she paid that much. Funny Steph Curry didn't get college scholarships, he's the best shooter in the league a few years running now.


That is strange. I know that his name is Wardell but he goes by Stephen instead, I didn't know that!


Haha, yes, I agree.  I didn't know that either. He certainly doesn't advertise that, it get used much or announcer mention it.


I can understand why. Apparently it's a good town to be a basketball player because both Curry and James were born in Akron, OH.


Wow I didn't know that. I live near Boston and drive back to my parents in the Midwest a few times a year. Akron is the worst roads on the 1000 miles drive. I hear James puts a lot of money back into Akron too, which is a good thing.


I'm a mild Celtics fan, I follow college basketball a lot more.


Celtics have a long history. Are you familiar with Allen Iverson?


As I said, I follow them mildly. Actually Kyrie Irving is the only player I know on this year's team.


Well Iverson signed an amazing deal. He has a lifetime endorsement with Reebok. It pays him $800,000 per year until age 55 and then a lump sum of $32,000,000!


Wow, that a lot of money. The reading mentioned that NBA players are the best paid professional athletes on average.


I had heard that as well. Did you know that Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA when introduced?


No I didn't, I was also surprised that 2 years after retirement 78% of the NFL players were bankrupt/stress and 5 years later 60% were bankrupt/stress.


It seems that people that get rich quick and mismanage their money. By the way Joran wore the shoes anyway and Nike paid his fines.


That's funny, I guess when someone's paying your fines they're not really fines. I was surprised at Lebron photographic memory too.


I agree usually two candidates, Im not a fan of Trump or Hillary, I wish there was another candidate hopefully in the future that can change


Same here.  Since 1900 the taller candidate has won 75% of the time.  So hopefully that could bring someone good luck!


I agree, hopefully a stronger candidate can become the leader of our country, so do you follow the company Google?


I do, I even read a book about their development, along with amazon, and facebook.


Any interesting facts in that book, I didnt know it was created by two PHD  students


There were tons, none that I specifically recall now, but Google maps calculates traffic by how fast devices are moving on the road.


That  seems kind of invasive, I wouldnt like an app tracking my location like that, not that I have something to hide but it seems like a privacy breach


I wonder if that is only if you are using google maps to go somewhere.  I mean its probably listed in that Terms of Service that none of us read.


It must be but I agree few people read those terms, I know I didnt, its amazing how much influence a company like Google has.


It does and it requires a lot of power.  It is said that a single google search can use more computing power than it did to sent astronauts to the moon.  Crazy


A little bit, I dont particularly align myself with them though.  I know the colors red and blue to represent parties didnt happen until 2000


That is crazy and suprising, I guess tech has advanced a lot since then.


Well it does seem like a lot longer thant that, did you hear about the funny anecdote involving Turman and Dumbo?


I know that is a bit crazy, it would be like a republican not being photographed with Eeyore.


I know right, poor little Dumbo didnt know why he was getting rejected lol


Yeah.  Did you know that in Nevada there is a neither of these candidate options on the ballot.


I didnt, I think its a great choice, another interesting fact about politics is that every president with a beard has been a republican


I wonder why, not many have had facial hair at all.  I can remember Lincoln, hes the most iconic.


Yeah I cant recall many either, there hasnt been a president who want either a democrat or republican since 1853


That is sad, it is bad that we really wind up with two people to chose from.


The internet is an interesting phenomenom, someone can become famous in just a day


No, no humans were harmed this time well at least not phisically a lot of them got their feelings hurt, they would give a free Whoper to anyone that unfriended 10 friends


Unfriending people to satisfy fast food cravings. Seems barbaric. Burger King is indeed the opposite of civilization.


Sounds like you have a lot of negative feelings towards Burger Kind?


I am impartial in general, but I have to draw the line at fomenting dissent to the point of ending friendship for the sake of appetite.


I can see your point, Iceland is reliying on Facebook a lot, they are rewritting their constitution using Facebook


I see absolutely no problems with that. Nothing could go wrong. 4-chan couldn't hack the site and mandate gun ownership and free ice cream. Or Whoppers.


Ive always wondered why Facebook has blue as its main color


Blue is the purest, truest color. The color of the sky. Plus the Zuck is color blind.


Oh I see, so his colorblind it makes sense now, not a marketing strategy afterall


FB probably owns stock in all the major divorce law firms. They are the root cause of so many troubled marriages.


They can become famous, sometimes infamous. I'd rather be rich. You?


Facebook must be sponsored by divorce lawyers, they are the root of many fights I agree,


Yeah, I would rather be rich as well the life of celebrities can be tedious and without privacy,


I would rather have privacy than money. People bothering me all the time. No thanks! Do you use Facebook?


I do, I have my account since 2009 I think, what about you?


I do not use Facebook, for religious reasons. Pride and such. I figure it's better to keep my privacy as well. Do you use the "like" button much?


I can respect that, and yeah I use it often, its one of the things I like the most about Facebook


The like button has been outlawed in parts of Germany. That is odd, and a bit fascistic to me. I do wonder if 56 gender options is enough these days.


56 gender options? I can only think of 6 tops, did you hear about the Whopper promotion BurgerKing had?


Burger King is always messing about in human affairs. What did they do this time? Human sacrifice?


Humans domesticated horses around 4000 BC


I have some allergies, but nothing that effect my work.  Clint Eastwood got unlucky.


True.  Do you think Clint still collects royalties on his old movies?  Many are on streaming services, like Netflix.


I would think that Clint still collects.  I am sure netflix represents opportunity to make money for him. I was miserable with allergies that day, I deserve it...


I have been a Netflix subscriber since 1999 and have re-watched many Clint Eastwood westerns.  Did you know Reed Hastings got the idea to start Netflix after a $40 late fee on a VHS tape of Apollo 13?


Yes, it was a great idea whose time had come.  Blockbuster would have been smart to buy netflix.


True.  I read in the news yesterday that only one Blockbuster store remains in Big Bend, Oregon.  So, they really messed up with not buying Netflix. Did you know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than internet bandwidth.  I would have thought postage would have been less considering more people are streaming and very few still use the DVD mail service.


this little bit of info could have been written in 2012.  some shows like game of thrones are only available by mail.  band width is cheap I guess.


Do you go much to the movie theater for the big screen experience or primarily stream?  For me, its a 40 mile drive to go to the theater so Netflix has provided more opportunities to watch movies I would not have driven 40 miles for.  With streaming, the definition of "box office sales" has also expanded to include all means of viewing a movie.


Movie theaters are sad experience at times.  I want popcorn and a pause button.  Home is much better. Tom Hanks is the man.


It seems that movie theaters are not all that well cleaned / maintained and the cost of the concession snacks is exorbitant!  What surprised me was that Disney considered closing down animations after Sleeping Beauty flopped.  That would have been an awful mistake considering the number of animated successes they have had recently in addition to their acquisition of Lucas and Pixar!


What I find interesting is that only the Przewalksi horse is the only true wild horse today.  Other wild horses like those on Tangier Island in Virginia and out west are feral horses descended from domesticated horses.


there seems to be risk in making movies.  trojan wars lost  a lot.  the problem with popular movies in a theater is the other people. ha.good day.


There is a whole lot about horses that a true horse lover would know. Me, I know they are bigger than me.  I always thought dogs and horsed did not get along.


I have an Appalousa mare and she works very well with the dogs when we are tending to the herd.  So I think that once they learn about each other, they can bond as a team.  What I did not know is that Icelandic horses have a fifth speed, tolt.  I wonder if that is training or if it is genetic?


Good question.  I imagine any horse could be trained to do it.  The amount of training in a Lipizzaner horse is amazing.


Their choregraphed performances are truly amazing.  But I did not know that they are born black/brown and then slowly turn white over a 6 year period.


I think most animals start light and go dark with time.  Dalmatians ran ahead of the wagon and barked at people clearing a path.  The dog guessed about the route.


I'm not quite sure about that.  My horse is 10 years old and still has the same mottled pattern.  My old dog is showing a little more white around the nose, but he is 17 years old, so he has earned the right to start graying a little.  Did you hear about the two students who got suspended for riding horses to school on a "no vehicle to school day"?  Hilarious!


The day must have been a protest about something.  These two followed the spirit of the protest.  To my way of thinking.


I guess.  Why horses are a mode of transportation, they are typically not considered a "vehicle".  But, not long ago, it was not uncommon to read about a small town drunk who lost his driver's licenses and then rode their horse drunk and got arrested again for "operating under the influence".  Horses today tend to be more a hobby with fewer and fewer working horses.  I still like riding my horse though many others have switched to ATVs.


I don't have any favourites. Although Tom Brady is a good one.


Did you know how the circular huddle was invented? It was invented by a deaf quarterback who would use the people to block other teams from seeing his hand signs


That's interesting. I never knew that. Which quarterback was deaf?


His name was Paul D Hubbard. Are you left-handed or right-handed? Apparently there's only one left-handed quarterback in the NFL


I use both hands equally. And I know the only "lefty" in the NFL is Kellan Moore.


Yep you're right. What do you think about Baker Mayfield? You almost became a professional gamer instead of doing football. He sounds like he was amazing it Halo 3 by the way


That's pretty impressive. But what's not impressive is how the NFL treats their cheerleaders.


Yeah I agree. The Saints cheerleaders sound like they are very hassled by that rule. Or at least I would be. I wonder if that's for all the teams like that's the same rule or if that's only for the Saints though


I have watched shows about how cheerleaders were treated and the harassment and the amount of money they make is way below what the players get.


interesting I didn't know that. the other thing the NFL does that weird is the use tracking chips for the players on the field. I just hope they don't keep those tips on when they go off the field haha


Well I know that he's never eaten a strawberry haha. I do like him a lot though. What about you?


You know what would be nice? There are no actual rules about women playing in the NFL. I would love to see a woman play on the same team as the men instead of being a cheerleader.


That would be interesting to see. Maybe they could swap, all the men are the cheerleaders in the women are all players haha.


I know that he's the quarter back of the New England Patriots.


He also doesn't eat tomatoes haha don't ask why I know that. Also his wife makes double his salary I guess. Do you know what she does?


I am not sure what she does. Maybe a model.


Yeah you're probably right. I have no idea why Tom Brady ends up on the injury list every week. Yet he's apparently perfectly fine. What's up with that?


Maybe they're worried about his touchdown passes. LOL


Haha that could be. Isn't it crazy that he threw 50 touchdown passes in one year. That was a new record. Also hes considered the biggest steal in the history of the draft.


Do you know much about foot ball? What does a quarterback do anyway?


Well the quarterback gets the ball and can pass it. Quarterbacks also the person who touches the ball on almost every play and can throw the forward passes. he's considered the leader. Do you have a favorite quarterbacks?


Most of the people spending to much of time in social media network. They didn't spend time with their family members and friends.


Monthly once only i open it. What about you ?


I use it a couple of times a day.  Too much! I hear My Space had turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $ 75 million in 2004.  Boy, was that a big mistake on their part.


In Feb 2004, the Facebook was started by Mark Zuckerberg along with room mates.They earn most from the advertisement that appears onscreen.


Yes, that's correct and the reason Facebook is primarily blue in color is because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind.


Yes, So many people in america use facebook as their primary source of news. Mostly people engaged in social networks are very addict to it. Without it they can manage single day.


I agree with you about that fact for sure.  Very bad.  Do you know Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig- Holstein?


A third of all divorce filings in the US contained the word 'facebook'. It occupy our complete attention.


Have a beautiful day. By the 2nd century, Jewish groups of people calling the books of the bible the "scriptures"


That's so sad, but yet true.  Well it's been nice chatting with yoy this morning, I need to head to work, now.  Have a good day, friend.


It is the relationship between God and Humans. Teaches the humans how to live their lives.


That;s true.  You know prior to 1963 it was not uncommon for students in the USA to be required to read from the bible as part of their Elementary education.  I feel we need to get back to doing that.  What do you think?


Yes, It is very necessary. We learn good things and make our life more pleasant and we respect other people and afraid to do harmful activity to others.


I agree with you about that.  Did you know that Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the bible, using a razor to cut out the "supernatural" parts such as the miracles and the resurrection.  Isn't that wild?


In world war II, soldiers carry metal plated designed bibles in their uniform chest pocket called "Heart shield bibles."


There are two US presidents that did not use a bible at their swearing-in ceremonies.


In the past, they only mailed out DVDs to people to watch. I suppose they have some DVD or Blu-Ray service for some areas with low bandwidth. I don't know how many people still do that though.


Thank you.  I did not realize that they still mail dvds to customers.


I don't really follow Netflix much. They have over 50 million subscribers in the US, so I guess some of them do mailings.


I heard that Netflix sell their services outside US.  Do you know what countries they are?


I would guess all of Europe, most of South America. Probably not China or North Korea. Gov'ts don't like foreign influence.


I just read that it was not allowed in mainland China.


China doesn't like cash flowing out of the country. It wants to control its currency. Plus the content is not controlled by the gov't.


China is still closer to North Korea culturally than to the west.  North Korea does not allow Netflix either.


The Dear Leader is afraid that his people will see the outside world. He probably would watch it himself though.


I'll bet.  What other countries prohibit Netflix?


Countries that a different form of government like Syria. I'm not sure if many citizens there have internet access at this point. I hope they have running water.


You are right.  It must have been the last thing they want.  Syrian people need necessities, such as water and food.


Do you watch Netflix? From 9 p.m. to midnight, Netflix uses a third of all NorthAmerican bandwidth


I watch it sometimes.  So, they like to hoard internet bandwith?


The streaming service is insanely popular. People prefer it to regular televsion because they can see the shows they like when they want. In fact Netflix and Youtube use half of the peak traffic in North America.


Blockbuster did not want to buy Netflix now they are not around anymore while Netflix worth over $2B.


I guess Blockbuster underestimated the threat of online streaming. Or perhaps they thought they could get it cheaper than $50 million, or do the same thing themselves. Now Blockbuster is dead as the dodo.


I think there is some movie availability on Youtube, but Netflix probably has a better selection, and also makes its own shows. Netflix still has to spend money on postage. Youtube does not.


I do not understand the relationship between Netflix and postage. Why do they need postage?


Elon Musk is in the news a lot lately.  That is one rich man who does interesting things with his money, like launch his own rocket into space.


Yes, he apparently has a decent sense of humor as well; his SpaceX shot a cheese wheel into space as a shout out to a Monty Python sketch.


that is awesome, i never knew that! How about presidents, you a trump fan?


He's probably better than some presidents we've had, and worse than others.  I think all presidents have a tough job.  Being the head of our government isn't something that I would want to do.


I will agree with that. At least he isn't one of the three wealthiest of all time, I think he would talk about it


Yes, he would take great pride in that.  If he can ever have the respect that Washington, Jefferson, and JFK had, that would be saying something, though.


Very true too. imagine if it was like the old days where the runner up became vice president, Trump and Hillary. It would be such a mess


Yes, it would.  Nothing would ever get done, and we, the people would be the ones to suffer.  I'm not sure how well organized the government would remain if that happened.


that is a valid point, did you know the white house guest house is bigger than the actual white house?


Really, that's a lot of space for guests. :)  I wonder if that's for visiting heads of state or those visiting for other ceremonial functions.


for sure, you need to treat them well, good chatting with you!


Right, his name sounds like a villain in a movie lol, he does good things with that money too


Good chatting with you as well.  Have a great day!!


This is true.  If he were a native born American citizen, I could see him running for president someday.  A few of them have been wealthy as well, like Jefferson and JFK.


That is a good point.  I forget he is from another country. He holds 3 different citizenships


Do you think his plan for colonizing Mars will ever work?  That's a pretty forward-thinking venture.


Very forward thinking. I don't think he will be alive  when we get to that point. We need a man to walk on mars first and that may take a bit, what do you think


I'm not sure it will happen.  There's just too much we don't know about Mars; too many variables that could throw a kink into plans.  He might be better served to keep investing money into solar energy services or friendly AI to benefit more people, overall.


For sure, that is a good point! Elon's wife appeared in Inception, I didn't know that


Really?  I didn't know that.  I've seen his mother Maye in CoverGirl commericals, but I guess I don't know what his wife looks like.  Money and fame seem to run in certain families.


I don't either, I thought he was divorced anyways lol. He was in the movie thank you for smoking


I do like football its one my favorite sports and its also one of the four major leagues in North America, a lot of history there


That's really cool! I think I'm better at playing piano than football. Did you know a man was once found in England who could only communicate through piano?


Only though the piano? no, thats crazy I wonder how he did that


Maybe major key for yes and minor for no? Joking! I recently learned that Richard Nixon actually wrote a concerto for piano and went on the tonight show to perform live!


I wonder if he used the same piano as Freddy Mercury and Paul McCartney, that seems to be a popular piano


Well I heard Mozart and Hayden had pianos made from the same tree. It must have been a huge tree!


I agree, pianos are really big specially the ones from that time, you know that a group of climbers found a piano on the top of a mountain, that is crazy, how does a piano get there


Wow that's like a Laurel and Hardy movie I saw! I heard they actually used to have pianos that were steam powered and they were really loud, too.


Very good! There's a famous actress from the time and even a gorilla! Those steam pianos were so loud they could be heard for miles. I'm getting one for my car horn.


I used to love it as a kid. I thought I'd play piano or rider horses in the talent contest and win!


That would be really cool, people will notice that for sure lol, there is an Aluminum grand piano that had a weight of 356 pounds, I guess thats not heavy for a grand piano


Are you a fan of the piano? I like that instrument


Meant ride horses not rider, lol. Yes, and Miss Virginia Emili McPhail  also plays piano. I really like how she spells her name.


Do you think that she deserved to win the contest? there were many good candidates


She definitely handled answering the question about football teams protesting by not kneeling very well. It seemed politically correct while letting her own opinion be known.


That was a tricky question, really hard to answer that specially under pressure, that has been the topic of controversy lately


Yes, I think Fox News especially was covering it. Isn't there some drama between the President and them?


I don't, but I usually see them talked about by other news stations.Do they do news about sports like football, much?


Did you hear about Kanye and Trump having a meeting?


It really is.  On another topic, do you follow the super heroes much?


A little, didnt know there was a coin with super man on one side in canada


Really?  Thats kinda cool.  In Sweden you cant name your kid superman.  Im not sure why you would want to but its against the law.


meet my kid, superman. Ha! poor kid. How about the soviet union version of superman. Do you think he drinks alcohol?


Who doesnt drink vodka... lol.  Probably did.


yeah, orange juice is boring without a little vodka. soviet superman coulda been a big hit as a series.


I wonder if he would get to wield Thor's hammer?


he could invite Thor over for a drink wield his hammer and whatever else of Thor's he wanted to.


did you know that jimmy carter installed solar panels on the white house and reagan removed them?


yeah, think that was while back when trump had kanye to the white house


Yeah, then George W Bush had them put back on.  I wonder why they were removed?


Yeah.  Id love some solar panels, cut that bill.  Its been great chatting.  Have a nice day!


Yeah, it was in October.  I wonder what prompted something like that?


Seems like kanye was there praising Trump for prison reform or something, I don't recall


Kanye even wore a MAGA hat.  I would have thought he was on the other side politically.


yeah, Kanye took a lot of flack for being a trump supporter


That happens now.  People judge you based on political affiliation.


yeah seems like the divide gets wider every day.


I think it does because people cant stop to see the other side.  I can disagree with you without being hateful.


yeah, I feel the same. no need to be hateful because someone sees things differently. Sadly, today, it seems like if you dont think a certain way, you're not only criticized but can be threatened with violence. Crazy times for sure


Hi, how are you? have you had trouble with the servers today? Also: do you like albums?


Studios are built because they are sound proof. you can record there without noise interfering with the recording.


Thank you so much. I'm curious, what is an album exactly?


It is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium.


Oh! Thank you so much, this very helpful. Do you happen to know by any chance what was one of the best selling albums of 2014?


2014? That was a good years for albums, if i recall correctly. probably some vintage albums continued to sell well.


Wow!!! I didn't know that. Do you happen to know the name of any of those albums?


Pink FLoyd had an album called Dark Side of the Moon, which probably continued to do well in 2014.


Wow!! That is awesome. Could you tell me when this particular album got released?


I think it was in the early 70s. I dont remember exactly. 71? 72? something like that. anyway, great chat!


I guess it was a very long time ago. Wow!!! Thanks. Do you know what is the best selling album of the 21 centrury?


I'm doing great. How about you? I do like albums a lot. How about you, do you like albums?


Probably something by Linkin Park. I dont remember the name. Have a good weekend!


I read recently that it was Hybrid Theory. Thanks for chatting with me today. You have a great weekend as well!


I do like albums. i usually listen to jazz albums on youtube.


Oh! That is very nice. Do you happen to know when albums were first developed?


I dont know. older records were too quick to store enough music. probably when 33 rpm records came out?


Do you happen to know year when these came out?


I dont know. i used 45s when I was younger. 33s were there in the 1960s. not sure.


Oh! Thanks anyways. I was wondering where can an album be recorded?


I guess you could record one in your home, but people go to studios and work with an engineer.


Oh! Thanks, I didn't know. Could you tell me why are studios are built?


I agree. The Patriots's headquarters is at Gillette Stadium. The names of these stadiums clearly need work!


Yep I agree, I miss the days before corporate sponsors ruined all of the stadium names LOL. I never knew that the Patriots were in the AFC Conference though


Yep. The Buffalo Bills are equal to the Patriots when it comes to super bowl losses.


That is funny but also sad. Did you know that the NFL actually does not have a policy against female players though


Really? I guess no feminists can complain there! The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live action. I wonder why it is cherished by so many!


Yeah I wondered about that too. I personally think that football is really boring haha. Did you know that an engineer will make more over their lifetime than a NFL player


Furthermore, a professional bowler could earn twice the amount that an NFL player does back in the 1980s!


I think it was the sixties but that's still impressive! Why do you think that cheerleaders can't eat in the same restaurant as players though? That makes me mad


I agree, because I am assuming that the cheerleaders will not cause a lot of ruckus compared to the NFL players!


Haha maybe right about that. I'm just shocked that they put tracking chips on the players on the field, I don't know how it would help to know how fast a ball is rotating LOL


The New England Patriots, have you ever heard of Rob Gronkowski?


I guess it tracks how much the players run in a game or something. I wonder how they got the chip inside the football to track its velocity!


That's a good point! I wonder if it affects how balls are thrown actually


Mine is also the New England Patriots. I have heard of him, wasn't his brother called to complain about the Patriots recievers?


Haha yes he did. I think that's really awkward, I can't believe Chris Gronkowski actually brought that up on the radio LOL


Haha. Speaking of radios, did you know that canadian radios must play at least 40% canadian music?


No I didn't know that. I also want to know how to create a foxhole radio, they would make them in World War II, have you heard about these?


I did not. Interesting. A finnish radio station in 1989 conducted a news program entirely in classical latin. I wonder how many people could understand that!


Yeah I don't know why they would do that in Finland haha. What do you think about the website that has thousands of classic radio dramas you can listen to online? Have you tried that


I have not although I should try that out. The author of game of thrones called the new england patriots the lannisters of the NFL. I wonder why


Well if you've ever seen the show, you would know that the Lannisters are the bad guys so I take it he does not like the Patriots LOL


Have you watched the series Black Lighting?


Seems like things ended up well for him, his one of the icons of superheroes, he even wrote 15 DC comics


Wow! That's a lot. In order to trademark the names super-hero and super-villain Marvel published a generic comic book.


That is a smart move, and yeah they could buy all the characters for only $25 million but decided to buy only Spider-man at $10 million, I bet they regret that decision big time.


I bet they do too. Did you know who tried to buy Marvel Comics in the early 1990's?


I didn't know that, did you know about the dispute Marvel had in court about X-Men and toys?


The person trying to buy Marvel was Michael Jackson! What was the dispute about?


Michael Jackson? What? good thing he didnt lol, and it was over mutants not being humans, Marvel won and won millions


Good for Marvel! Have you heard about the special super hero they created for a little boy?


I havent heard of that hero, what is his name?


It was Blue Ear. He was created for a little boy that needed hearing aids and didn't want to wear them because as he told his mom superheroes don't wear hearing aids.


I have not but I have heard a bit about it. I like regular TV, also known to some as telly.


Blue Ear must be a great hero, I think its great how Marvel helped that kid out anyway its been great chatting with you today.


I agree! It was nice chatting with you too!


There is also a comic book about collateral damage done by heroes, nice chatting, have a nice day bye.


I watched it but don't really like the show, I wouldnt recommend it, what shows do you like?


I really like Shark Tank. Although most of the deals made on TV never are enacted.


I havent heard of that show before, do you like The Simpsons by chance?


I do. In fact Homer held 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.


That is so funny lol, Homer cracks me up and Bart is another great character of the show.


Yes, they are both fun to watch.A parody of Twilight's Edward Cullen on the episode Treehouse of Horror XXI was voiced by Daniel Radcliffe.


That sounds like a funny episode to watch, so do you like superheroes?


I like some. I know Stan Lee was planning to change careers when he was assigned to come up with a new superhero team.


Tom Hanks has been in some of the greatest movies ever.


No I have not. Have you seen a league of their own? that one gets me in the end


Yes, I did. I was thinking that I would had loved to complain about one of his movies. It happens that Tom Hanks knew that a couple didn't like one of his movies and he in person refunded the tickets' price. Cool!


Hes such a nice guy that he wont play bad guys, which I found fascinating


Me too! is a real model to follow. More in this times that we do need to teach moral values. Do you like any kind of entertainment?


I like music and tv. Whats your favorite tv show?


I have several, but I think of all of them, The Golden Girls and Frasier, lol, I like storytelling, drama, dance, music, etc. and you?


I love Golden Girls. I used to watch it with my grandma when i was a kid


hahaha, I really loved Blanche, she was my favorite, she looked exactly for her role. Once, Ronald Reagan didn't get the role because he didn't look Presidential, so funny!


Did you have a nintendo entertainment system? did you like to play with it?


Oh,yes, he is awesome, I like to watch his movies on Netflix, did you know that Netflix is in Los Gatos , California?


I did. I actually still have mine and play it with my best friend from time to time


Oh, cool! I am so envy, thank you, I will give you an excellent. Have a nice day!


Well, I hope you continue being entertained!


No I did not know that. I also did not know that Blockbuster lost out on buying Netflix.


Hahahaha,yes, instead to pay 50 million for it, they lost 2 billion, incredible! do you like to use Netflix?


I use it mostly to rewatch shows. Im not crazy about some of their stuff, but I do have some favorites that I always go to. What about you?


Love it, I am  in my free time watching Netflix, usually normal tv is not of my liking. I am happy we don't live in China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea, because they don't have Netflix.


Thats really disappointing that they cannot enjoy it. Whats your favorite Tom Hanks movie?


The Green Mile has to be. Have you seen it? I cried like a baby with that movie.


I have seen it. I really love Forrest Gump. He can be so many characters


Well, that was a super good one, too, did you like Sleepless in Seattle?


Hey there what's your favorite musical album? I know that I like Pink Floyds dark side of the moon


Yes I agree with you. Do you ever listen to Tupac Shakur or Eminem by the way? Eminem's favorite superhero when he was growing up with Spider-Man haha I don't know why I know that


Do you like Eminem though? Apparently a judge gave a ruling to him in the form of a rap LOL talk about awkward


I wonder how good her rapping was. I guess he was served in a way he understood


Haha that's a good point. Maybe she wanted to speak his language LOL have you ever watched a diss Battle Before? Where rappers diss each other? well in Korea they have raps called compliment battles lol they should start that here


I guess compliment battles are the complete opposite for diss battles


Yep I think you're right. Have You Ever Seen The Rugrats Movie by the way? Apparently Busta Rhymes does a voice in it


I have seen a few episodes, but never the movie.


I love that show when I was a kid. I need to check it out, I did see the movie but it was a long time ago. Have you ever heard of the band Reel Big Fish by the way?


No it's a band actually. They lost their rights to their old record label, and so they just remade all their songs on the new one LOL that's really smart


That's cool. I think that's the best selling album of the 21st century so far isn't it? I also like Led Zeppelin's albums. I like all of them haha.


I generally enjoy all music, except heavy metal. I personally am starting to explore rap


You should listen to the twins from Japan then. They made a rap album when they turned 100 LOL it came out in 1992 I wonder how it is


Regardless of the quality, I'm sure it was a memorable and significant experience for them


Yes I think so. You should also check out NWA. Their album Straight Outta Compton was a massive success, even though they didn't tour and didn't have any radio play for it


What would you say is the key highlight of rap?


I think I would say that it is the rhyming. And also the Poetry like phrasing, I think that not too many people make poetry anymore, but I know there was a lot of rap these days. What about you, what do you think?


Cinematography has surely become an art, what are your thoughts about this?


I have no idea but I will look it over later, it can be a handy tool for horror movies, the metallic noises must be really creepy and scary with the right setup.


Back to cinematography, no woman has ever been nominated for the Academy Award for best cinematography.


That seems kind of unfair, I wonder if this is a sexist thing. Theres a famous cinematographer called Roger Deakins, do you know who he is?


Well he was nominated 13 times for the best cinematography Oscar but never won the award, that must be really frustrating.


Constant recognition, but no award. You're right, very frustrating. Have you heard of Chinese-American James Wong Howe?


No I haven't heard about him, any interesting facts?


A great cinematographer. He pioneered the use of wide-angle lenses, low-key lighting, crab dolly and deep-focus cinematography.


I bet that changed things in the cinematography world, I bet he won an award because of that.


He did win Oscars. He ran afoul of the law though. His marriage with a white woman was illegal until 1948 due to racism.


I don't think much about the art. I usually pay attention to the plot and characters.


I see, that makes sense after all he did make a valuable contribution and that is unfair, thank God things are different now.


I see, what kind of films do you like? I enjoy horror films a lot


I usually don't watch horror. It's interesting that If you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art, you will enjoy the art more. I'm not really into abstract art though.


I'm not really into abstract art either but it sure is an interesting fact, Edgar Allan Poe inspired this genre greatly, his poems are really dark so I can see why


Poe was an innovator. The horror genre has its fans. It's odd that Danny, the boy from The Shining, did not know he was acting in a horror film until several years later.


I wonder how the production tricked him lol, I mean its a really scary movie and his in some really scary scenes.


I wonder what kind of movie he thought it was. Stephen King had a better sense of horror as a child. He was terrified when he saw the movie Bambi, calling it the first horror movie he saw.


I thought that was really funny as well, Stephen King, the king of terror and he was afraid of Bambi, I wonder if they used a water phone in the production of Bambi.


I wonder what a water phone looks like! A saxophone with water?


hi how are you? do you like mars? it is a planet, one of many.


boy, those selfies on mars are really a distraction. i guess the IT guys on mars are never going to hear the end of the problems with the net, since the Cloud is back on earth.


So very true.  I wonder if the like button would be  legal on mars.  There are parts of Germany where it isnt.


if germany gets to mars first, they'll probably ban the like button for the entire planet!


Zuckerburg probably has problems with Mars- he has red-green colorblindness.  Thats why facebook is blue.


he will spend money to find a cure for r-g colorblindness. or he will upload his consciousness into a machine with better vision. he will prevail in the battle against death.


elon will have a secret lab on mars to build his robot army to conquer  the earth. he and mark will have a battle royale in their robot bodies.


That would be the fight of a lifetime..  Id give the edge to Musk


good ol musky. he would be a great martian overlord. Anyway, great chat!


Rock on! Have a great day! May the god of war favor you in the battles that come.


mars really is a killer planet. it is red, red as all get out. plus it is associated with war. that is cool.


that is the coolest god of them all. i would like to get that job. mars is the fourth planet from the sun but it is tops in my book. it might seem small but it is huge to me. would you want to live there?


Maybe, I hear there is a colonization project planned for 2023


yes, i want to see who goes there and how much they get paid. it is a crazy job i think.


Agreed.    Did you hear about the satellite lost on mars?


yes that was typical of us companies to use the wrong system of measurement. nobody uses imperial except maybe beer makers. maybe the guys were talking about beer? LOL


Quite possible.  Or distracted by the selfies they were posting to facebook.  Here's me and the rover!  :)


Hi are you a fan of google?  I'm a googler. lol


Yes.  I use their streaming service as well since I'm a prime member.  Hard to believe It's going to be 25 years soon since the company was founded in 1994.


Yea, and they've grown so much and have even made a deal with the USPS to deliver packages on Sundays!


Yes!  The first Amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him!  Talk about some bragging rights.  lol


I'd rather have the clock Bezos is building into a mountain named after me than a building


lol  IMDB has been owned by Amazon since 1998.  That makes sense. They probably link up the movies to Amazon so people can buy them.


That's a pretty good business move buying Imdb then, probably use to get tons of cash right after buying one


That's what I was thinking.  I wonder how that would be working in an Amazon warehouse?  Their warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles each day as part of their daily shift.  You would either love it for the health aspect or you would be miserable if you had any physical ailments.


I don't even think I walk 7 miles a week, it would suck doing it in one shift at Amazon


haha  Have you ever bought anything from AmazonBasics which is Amazon's in-house brand for low end products?  I don't think I have.


I don't think so but I have seen AMazonBasics show up in my search results


Yea, Google is a great website since being founded in 1998, much better search engine than yahoo and msn


I have too.  It's been fun chatting!  Have a good night!


I agree!  A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send astronauts to the moon!


That's insane, so is google taking 40% or internet traffic down with it in 2013


I wonder where I was on that day?  I can't remember.  lol  Google maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road.  Interesting.


Sounds intrusive that Google maps uses people data to calculate data without most of their knowledge


I know right?  I would have liked to have seen when google brought in hundereds of live goats to mow the lawns around their headquarters.  lol


it's a good way to save money I guess, lol. I'd like to see if google maps really adjusts it's border claims based on the country you're in


Yea, hard to live without amazon since they expanded to streaming, mp3 downloading and selling electronics


Yeah really fun fact.  Although it doesnt seen fun to lug around a trunk with your belongings.


Speaking of lugging around you clothes, did you know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986?


Yes, I think they still have it. Did you know that there's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc found in unclaimed baggage at airports?


Thats awesome!  I wouldnt mind shopping there, who knows what you could find.


I would love to go to that store myself.


I know it would be like a thrift store but newer stuff.


Still speaking of clothes, did you know that Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammers'?


I did,  that is hilarious.  Aladdins face is actually based off of tom cruises face.


Really?  In Collinsville, IL there's a law that prohibits "saggy pants" so Aladdin and MC Hammer would get trouble in that city.


Yes, I love cars.  Let's start with the definition.  A car or automobile is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation.  Most definitions of car say they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four tires, and mainly transport people rather than goods.


Thats an interesting law,  does that go for homeless people too, what if those are the only pants they have?


Here's another one, did you know that McDonald's added drive-thru windows in 1975? Do you know what for?


Yes, they were not allowed to get out of their cars wearing their fatigues.


That is really considerate of Mcdonalds,  and now we can all enjoy the convienence.


Yes, and they can enjoy all the money they made off of that idea!


Do you know why they call the trunk of a car a trunk?


Yes, because old cars used to carry wooden trunks in the back.  Good old-time fact.


I can't believe the Golden Knights almost won the Stanley cup on their inaugural season.


I never knew that. It's crazy to think when earth was formed the days were only 5.5 hours long.


That's interestin, as humans only represent a little over 1 minute in the 24 hour period.


Very intriguing. On that note of humans, it's interesting to note that country music (or western) has been around since the 20's. While I'm not a fan, it's still interesting.


Yes, and George Strait is a cousin of Jeff Bezos.


I used to be a big fan of Amazon, but not so much lately, so I'm ok with them being related. And Henry Ford helped popularize country music.


You can't really pick your relatives... I was surprised to learn that the Stratocaster was  developed for country music.


That's pretty interesting to know, but it kind of makes sense with country being as old as it is, and rock not coming around until much later.


Canada has two national sports, my favorite is lacrosse.


I would assume the other being hockey. I know little of either (but more about hockey).


That's awesome! Were they the one who had the player who was traded for $1?


I do know that in 1924 in the first Olympics team Canada scored 132 goals versus 3 they allowed.


Did they have a hockey rink under the basketball court?


I do believe so. I had a friend who played hockey, and said they can lose up to 8 pounds in a game.


That's a lot! Thank you for chatting with me, enjoy your day.


I don't believe so. They just had their first season last year, and did really well, when no one thought they would.


Oh. okay. The player who was traded, went on to win four Stanley cups.


That's interesting, I was completely unaware of that. But yeah, the Golden Knights didn't do bad at all, were 1 game from being champions.


It's saddening that only 20% of Earth's natural forests remain.


Yeah, I certainly am not too enthused with the way things are going with the planet being abused lately.  For a 4.5 billion year old planet, it's a shame watching it get abused.


We will be helium-free by the end of the century.


I never knew that, but that's an interesting fact. I wonder if helium has any other uses than balloons. I would assume so, but I don't know definitively.


Helium has a lot of other uses. Earth is also the most dense planet in the universe.


Yeah, did you know when google went down for 5 minutes it took 40% of web traffic with it?


Yea on august 16th of 2013, I wonder if I was trying to go on google that day


What do you think of cats, are you a fan?


Yea, I'd love to visit the cat cafes in Japan or Taiwan and get some drinks


That does sound pretty cool. Did you know there is a cat that is a mayor?


No, I have heard of a cat that was a coauthor on a physicist study though


Well the town of Talkeetna, Alaska has a cat that is the mayor.


That's pretty cool even though when a cat turns 15 it has spent 10 years of its life sleeping


That is hilarious, they must be well rested. I wonder why they sleep so much?


I don't know, I wonder if feral cats sleep as much as house cats


Yea, I like the horror films that have macabre and supernatural themes the most


I'm not sure, that would be interesting to find out.


Apparently Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror movies.


I guess King was scared when Bambi's mother was killed, or doesn't like deers


yeah, I can't remember the story to be honest. What about google, do you use it a lot?


Yea, it's crazy a single google search using more computing power than the apollo moon missions


Interesting, I didn't realize that. How does google calculate traffic?


I guess it uses data from peoples phones to calculate traffic, that's pretty unsettling


That is pretty cool. Did you know they have goats cut their lawn?


I've heard that, you figure they would just use lawn mowers unless they were broke after they started in 1998


Hello,  how are you? Due to the success of their debut album, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


Thats awesome! The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


That's funny hahaaa, Ya know if you Google yourself online it is called egosurfing lol


really?  wow.  never knew that. The current library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.


Wow, doubt that ever happens but that's cool! Do you ever watch YouTube at all?


Isn't it! Did you know youtube was a dating site at first? Too funny!


Nope,  never knew that either!  Psy's gangnam style got so many views on youtube that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits.


Wow! That is crazy!   Google bought YouTube in 2005 for over a billion dollars! wow!


Thats a good investment,  Im sure its worth way more now! Police actually have their own youtube called blutube, where they share law enforcement videos.


Yep, youtube has to be worth billions! Oh really? That's pretty smart idea!


Hi! I am good thanks! That is very interesting! I love concerts and wish I could have seen Linkin Park.


Yeah me too.  They are a great band! The ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts...they toured almost non stop for over 20 years.  That is a lot of concerts!


Wow! that's awesome!  A woman going to a Dve Matthews concert actually stopped to pick up a hitchhiker and it was Dave!


Omg thats awesome! In croatia, there is an ancient roman amphitheatre that is still in use as a concert venue


Whoa, that's cool! Deep purple broke the record for loudest concert ever! 3 concert goers were unconcious!


Wow thats crazy! In 2002 a creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band


Hahahaa, that's horrible! Poor guys.  foo fighters played a concert so loud it showed up on new zealand's seismic monitors!!!


Nice!  In 1972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience.


What! crazy lol.......Did you know that astronauts have better internet in space than we do!


Hi, did you know that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the Government?  If they were treated like US citizens, they would be forced to sell it to pay for their massive debts.


So do you follow Prince Harry and Ms. Markle? I don't get why people get so crazy about a royal couple.


No, I don't. Prince Harry and Ms. Markle are all over the news and are celebrities in the UK because they are royalty.


I guess they visited Wales.  May dodged a question about inviting Trump to the wedding.


Yes, so says the British tabloids, who also reported that Prince Harry recently sidestepped an inquiry whether the Obamas could expect an invitation in their mailbox, given the prince's friendship with Barack Obama.


I didn't realize Markle's mom is black and her father is white. I couldn't care less.  They are going to raise their child gender neutral.


I guess the big question is, will the Obamas be headed to Windsor in May?


If they do, I don't want to see or hear about it.  I just hope they are wasting more taxpayer money on the pleasure trips.  I guess Harry and Meghan were presented with "Celtic Love Spoons"?


Yes, their ceremony at St. George's Chapel in Windsor which seats 800 will be filled no doubt.


I'd rather visit a local pub and read up on the latest Wikileaks.


Ha, yes Wikileaks. Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks so they might be gone til then.


Yes, the government does own 86% of Nevada.  Not only that, but did you hear that in 2006, the US passed legislation that would protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva Convention?


The Gov't could use a good government.  Thanks for the chat!


Why even have the Geneva convention?  Wow, some con man in France sold the Eiffel Tower twice!


Yes, but on the better side, in 2008 the Norwegian government donated $1B to help save the Amazon Rainforest. There's still some good left in the world.


That's cool of them.  That is a lot of money for Norway.  Meanwhile, the president of Indonesia released 4 pop albums.


I think it was 3 pop albums but I could be wrong. I did hear that Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks.


Yeah, 3... Did you know that soldiers made radios out of razor blades and pencils in WW I?


Yes, I heard about that.  Did you know that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio?


Yeah, Jupiter has some great stations.  Canada's government requires 40% of their music to be Canadian.


I know, right? Since 1989, a Finnish radio station has broadcast "Nuntii Latinii" - a weekly news program conducted entirely in Classical Latin.


The program is only 50 dollars too for 30 mins


Yeah, I'm told the money goes to help support breeding for endangered species, so it's a win-win for all involved!


Neatly enough, you can't feed the penguins while you're there.  Apparently they'll only take food from the "official" feeders.  Found that interesting...


Also interesting, they are African penguins!


Yeah, I guess they're picky about their food.  I tell ya something that's not.. a black swallower fish!  They can eat prey twice their length and TEN times their weight!


Dang.  Did you know a seahorse is the only fish with a neck?


No, I didn't know that!  Aquatic life is rather fascinating.  They say, for example, there's a breed of jellyfish that is immortal!  Wonder if they call them "Highlander Jellyfish" lol!


Yes, I actually researched them in school.  They can revert back to larvae when frightened.  They only die when eaten or external circumstances not due to age


Whoa, that is neat!  So you've actually studied about sea life in depth?


Certain ones, mainly the cuter ones, lol!  :)  But yeah, I like animals, how about you?


No not really.  Just interested in some things haha.  Take care, good chat!


Hard to choose 20quintillion on earth!!!!


Speaking of liking animals... there's a zoo in Maryland that'll let you PET the African Penguins for a small fee.  That'd be an animal lovers dream, I bet!


Yeah, apparently they like to be petted because it's similar to the way penguin groom (or preen) each others feathers.  I guess like other animals, it's a bonding experience.


That is neat.  I wold like to meet Eddie the penguin!


any reason you like that particularly one?


He is 2 and already very interactive with people I hear.


He's probably a cutie.  Don't try to pick him up though, they say the penguin will peck at ya if you get too grabby!


It is a classic. A lot of cliches got started with it


I am sure lol. I haven't seen it, but I may watch it. Is Bill Murray in it?


He is a comedian. Apparently a really smart one because he got accepted into Harvard


For sure, and it was harvard law. He draws in his acts and it is good and funny sometimes. He is strange though


Doing stand up comedy, I think he had a show on comedy central. Good chatting with you!


I watch it occasionally, though I do use my computer more often these days


For sure, I like how Netflix can be watched on TV or computer, ever watch south park>


I love them equally, depends on my mood, how about you?


I tend to watch movies lately. Do you have any favorite genre?


I love the comedy genre the most. How about you?


Right, Billy Murray thinks kung fu hustle is comedy gold, ever seen it?


Yes I think so, Light and toasty breezes from the southwest, so interesting


We talked about that in school. Plus Some of the storms could see heavy downpours as temperatures pull back into the evening.


Understand. Talking about something else, did you know that the first amazon customer spent 27 dollars and they got a building named after him? That's so interesting.


yes, it is going to be scattered showers and storms Thursday night. Temperatures Thursday night drop to the upper 60s to low 70s under partly cloudy skies.


That's why Friday is gong to be our coolest day. Dont you think?


Yes I totally agree with you. Do you like Amazon.com? I adore it


Sure. It is one of my favorite to buy online.


It is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle, Washington, where I currently live and happy to be next to Amazon lol


That's cool! I love all amazon products. The fire tv is my favorite is one.


Yes agree with you, did you know that Amazon ceo jeff bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years?


That's amazing, but I wonder why did he wanted a clock into a mountain?


Maybe he wanted to show everyone what he made? and also The first amazon.com customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him


Maybe.  I told you earlier. I found that cool.


Do you love concerts? As we know A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience


Sure. Have you been in one of Linkin Park concerts? They played 324 concerts in 2001.


No but I loved them a lot... my childhood favorite group. And did you know 972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience?


With no audience? That's kind of cool. Don`t you think?


Yes mostly, When temperatures get too high, we go low, lol


yes :) Temperatures take another big step up through the 90s and heat indexes charge above 100, thanks to high humidity levels in August, do you agree?


I think it's mostly due to the climate changes.


Yes. I have learned that The holiday weekend looks complicated, with daily chances of showers and storms. It shouldn't be a complete washout, though, are you happy about that?


I want us to get some rain, maybe this heat goes low, but the chances rain is too low.


Yes I miss it too sometimes. Light winds come from the south, I didn't know about that.


At least Friday is going to be cool. Do you think is really going to be cool?


I am ambivalent about pitch count limits in baseball.  They were introduced 2 years ago.  What do you think?


yes for sure.  I think its funny that teams like Iowa paint the opposing teams locker room pink


Theres a stadium that cost $60 million to build and it was a high school stadium and that is funny, I wonder what opposing teams thing of that,


Wow.  That is crazy.   And to think that in the 60's bowlers made more money than football stars.  Times have definitely changed.


They made more money? wow that is suprising I guess football wasnt a popular game back there or bowling lost its popularity


Yes these days basketball is crazy popular too.  Kareem Abdul Jabbar with his banned dunk shot probably helped it gain popularity


The dunk shot is one of my favorite moves, that seems a bit unfair, ban a move like that one


Yeah.  I am a fan of Wake Forest, my alma mater, but we suck.  Unlike Kansas which has only had one losing coach in history.


It does? it sounds terrible to be remembered as the only losing coach in the history of Kansas,


Yes especially if you are the inventor of the sport!


He was the inventor of the sport! wow, seems like he forgot the rules of his own game lol


I dont know muballch about baseball but from what I hear it has mixed results, some cons some pros


Yes.  I bet he was not paid that well - unlike these days  where in 39 states a coach is the highest paid state employee.


Yes they are trying to help young players avoid injuries which is a good thing I would think.  It helps their career in the long run.


Are you a fan of the game? I hear the game is really popular in Japan


Yes I really do love baseball.  I wanted to be a shortstop growing up but I was not all that great.  I could be a manager - theoretically that would actually let me play for a team


I guess if every player gets injured is nice to know the manager can step in, a 17 year old female was banned from pro baseball after she struck out Ruth and Lou Gehrig


wow!  A girl struck them out?  I had never heard that.  She deserves her own baseball card - one lucky dude found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfathers attic!


She does indeed, and he did? 3 million dollars worth of cards!! that guy is really lucky, the odds are really slim


Yes.  That is like the salary of some of the pro football players for a year!  Engineers still earn more though over a lifetime


Well they work for more years, pro players make a lot of money, its crazy how much football stadiums are worth


I wonder how many are actually that good. I heard something about ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. I wonder if it is true.


Yes they have a lot of movies that are highly ranked in Rotten Tomatoes, you can easily stream them too, apparently streaming is 20 times cheaper than actually shipping a DVD


I wonder who ranks those films. Netflix employees? The postage is steep, but I guess that there are customers in areas with low bandwidth.


Yes I'm sure some people still prefer getting DVDs in the mail actually. I bet that the creator of Netflix would have preferred that as well, he got charged a $40 late fee for Apollo 13 once


Yes, BB really screwed up there. They made an enemy, then turned down the chance to buy Netflix.


Yep they had the chance to buy Netflix for 50 million and now Netflix is worth 2 billion dollars, talk about a blunder


I wish I had bought stock back in the day. I could use the money. From 9pm to 12am, netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america. That's just money flowing.


Yep that's a lot of traffic! And it gets even crazier if you include YouTube, YouTube and Netflix together take up half of Internet bandwidth


It's insane. We are all glued to our screens. Entertainment is our drug. Anyway, great chat!


Yes thank you you too, and check out Star Wars, I can't believe James Earl Jones was only paid $8,000 for the voice of Darth Vader in the first movie


Yes I use Netflix almost everyday. Did yujiro Netflix put on commercials during the Super Bowl in order to get people to watch Netflix afterwards?