That is surprising and a great point another surprising fact about North Korea is that they actually have theme parks, I wonder it they are any good.


I am too, but its unlikely anyone will visit them soon.  Apparently Kim Jong Un ordered that they all be renovated.  I guess he wants to make sure his "fatherly image" is on display at each.


I know I wouldnt visit that park, I would be afraid


You are welcomed in N.K. if you are a basketball player.  I was trying to think of NBA players that went to N.K. with Rodman.  I couldn't.  I'm glad that real stars like Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and others were wise enough to stay out of this diplomatic nightmare.


I agree, I wouldnt take my chances though and Rodman might find himself betrayed one of these days.


Hello! Are you interested in celebrities?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Hello. Do you like Pirates of the Caribbean movies? Johnny Depp was epic in those. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards!


They weren't my cup of tea. I did love him in Edward Scissorhands. He communicated so much with so few words.


True. Surprising he only actually said less than 200 words!


He's come so far since 21 Jump Street.  He certainly shoved off the teen idol mantle, especially after he directed The Brave in 1997.


Yeah I forgot he was in 21 jump street. Gene Wilder didn't seem to trust his portrayal of Will Wonka in the remake surprisingly.


Well, he did look like Anna Wintour in the movie. It was weird for me. Did he win an award for that one? He's won so many Golden Globes and SAG awards.


Haha good comparison. I don't think he did. He is also producing a biopic about the life of theodor geisel aka Dr. Suess.


That should be interesting! I wonder if Dr. Seuss had a dog?


Great question! I want a dog so bad. Man's best friend for good reason!


They're the best. I have two of them on the couch with me right now. One is snoring. It blows my mind that they were domesticated from wolves. My shih tzu is pretty far from a wolf.


Haha so lucky!! Yeah I guess breeding over millennia really separates them.


They are so perceptive. I didn't realize that they're not actually color blind! They just can't see some of the colors we can.


Yeah I thought like you as well. Do your dogs mind riding in the car?


One hates it. The other has always gotten to go to fun places, so he thinks that's what we're always doing. He's a good goof ball. It amazes me that he gets what I'm pointing at. My cat couldn't care less!


Yeah I think it's funny how dogs and elephants only understand the whole pointing gesture.


I think I'd rather have a dog in the house! I think I could work at google, since they say they're a dog company. I wonder what that means, specifically?


Yeah not exactly sure. I appreciate what Istanbul is doing with their vending machines for the stray dogs though. Help animals and help clean up!


It's amazing! I wonder how many bottles they get in those vending machines that feed and water the strays? It's just lovely that that's a thing that happens.


Yes agreed. It would be even funnier if the animals learned how to pick up and deposit bottles! I just love all the roles dogs play for humans like hunting, herding, pulling, etc.


Mine are all about protection. One barks any time he sees another dog on TV! And at people out walking on the street, squirrels, the mail man, the garbage truck...he's very good at protecting.


Haha must make you feel very safe! So cool seeing so many dogs varying in shapes and sizes. Well it was nice talking with you have a great day with your pals!


I do like dogs.  They are fun no matter what.


I've never had one, though I'd like to one day. I like the bigger breeds. Small dogs are noisy.


Yes, small breads yap a lot.  Hard to believe that selective breading reinforced that trait.  If I point, my dog knows what it means.


Did you know that they have different blood types? I guess that makes sense. But a dozen? I wonder about cats.


I have a deep mistrust of cats.  I have never seen a dog blood drive.  That must be a noisy event.  My dog can not drive.  Too many squirrels.


Dogs should not drive to the blood drive. The squirrels are like a cell phone for dogs behind the wheel. Good thinking there.


Right on.  If I have some time, I will look for the movie "Isle of Dogs"  I like imaginative movies.  Not real sure what it is about though.  Animation. Dogs. What more do I need.


Maybe they chase cats? Defeat the evil cat ruler?


Cats have staff, Dogs have friends. Maybe they make some jokes about dogs not being color blind.  They do not see as many colors, but some.


They have great noses and ears, so I suppose it doesn't matter much that they can't see well. They are loyal too.


The best thing about a dog is going through the drive through.  McDonalds employees some times give him his own burger.


That's great! They love dogs too. They probably have one or wish they did. I wish I had the space for a dog.


A dog can be costly as well.  The benefits are great though.  I know that in 1975 Mcdonalds added the drive through because uniformed solders were not allowed out of the car. Strange rule.


I thought the drive thru would have started before that. I guess people just drive there and parked. Good for McD's helping the troops.


It seems difficult to imagine a time with no drive-thru.  Then again, imagine a time before cars.


Cars are so fundamental to our lives. I think that we would not be able to live without transportation.


We become accustom to having things I guess.  Now rear cameras are standard on cars.  There was a time when they were not.


I remember than time. We had to make do with mirrors. Anyway, great chat!


yes, take it easy.  1.25 billion vehicles out there on the road.


Did You know there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth ?


I did not know that. Just think, there are far more insects than animals on earth. That's a creepy thought.


We probably didn't get to know all the species yet... maybe there are still some on the bottom of the see that we don't know about ?


Well, the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species in Scotland, despite not having been proved to be real.


what ? How is that possible, that thing probably does not exist ?


I don't know. Bigfoot needs protection, too. : ) Did you know that domesticated animals develop white patches on their foreheads? I wonder why?


I don't think that's true... I would love to hear more or see the actual example of that happening...


I believe everything I read. In Germany, animals were given constitutional legal rights in 2002. We need that here and close all zoos. They're prisons for animals.


I guess, but it's our job to make good people in charge of those zoos...


Good or bad, the animals are still being held against their will for our amusement. They all need constitutionally guaranteed legal rights. We're mammals, which makes us animals. We're no better than they are.


ok... but when an animal would hurt a man ( or another animal ) should that animal be punished according to people's justice system ? ;)


It should be treated the same as if a mentally challenged person hurt another person. You have to factor in their intelligence.


ahh, smart response :) I guess You're right, but shouldn't we take under consideration their quantities and with no control over them they would multiply very fast ;)


Zoos don't cut down on the population. They just make animals miserable. Changing topics, the Dutch are creating a bus that will travel 160mph. No way I'd ride it. Would you?


I would, but don't they have a speed limits in Denmark ?


I don't know, I've never been. I would hope so. I know Iceland has no public rail service, so I'm sure they would love to have a bus that goes 160mph.


ha ! that's interesting :) thank You for chatting !!!


And I thank you as well. You're fun to talk to. We could discuss Ender's Game. Have you read it? Seen the movie?


The book is so much better. Isn't it always, though? Military organizations actually made Ender's Game suggested reading.


...but that future is coming fast... look at the PC sports at events like Intel Extreme when young people fight between each other in war strategic games like starcraft ! Those kids have master skills in controlling an armies ! ;)


True. It's almost as if these games are preparing us for war. Like The Last Starfighter. Three of the five US military branches also have Starship Troopers on their reading list.


I understand why, it shows that side of military that could be appealing and motivating to young people.


The US military takes their sci-fi very seriously. They need to stick to books like The Art of War, or maybe some Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings can prepare them to fight along side talking trees.


lol :) cool idea but I don't see it happening :) maybe huge mech warriors instead of trees :)


A guy can dream. Just 300 years ago, there was a moral panic from people reading novels. Now, I panic because people barely read articles and tweets, let alone novels.


I love Stephen King and Robert McCammon. I like CS Lewis, too. He and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions, reading terrible poetry. Today, they would be YouTubers.


I guess :) I like Jonathan Maberry and Justin Cronin.


I'll have to look them up. These hiccups are driving me mad. Did you know that hiccups stem from early evolution, when early land animals had gills and lungs?


not sure, thank You for chatting, Merry Christmas ! ;)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


He has like 10 castles. Nice chatting with you!


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


I'm fine. Do you like to travel? What is your favorite method of travel? I prefer to fly even if it can be a headache.


I hate to fly (fear of crashing) but it is my favorite form of travel because of the ease. Do you have a favorite airline?


Not really I just take what's cheapest. For long distances it's best though. For medium distances train is fine. I was really surprised to learn iceland has no rail service, but flights there are so cheap it was still easy to move from city to city.


Me too! did you hear about the train stuck on the tracks for 36 hours in oregon last week?


Yes that is a long time to be stuck. I'd really like to go to Japan this year but it's so expensive. Never mind flying or taking the train just to drive across mainland japan you will incur more then $300 in tolls!


You could go to Mackinac island. They do not allow cars!


I actually only live a few hours away from there but I've never been. Might be fun to take a horse drawn carriage.


I did a google search of the real estate there and it's pretty nice. Like $1M homes...


Wow. I would have thought it would be real cheap since it's so isolated. The only thing that sucks about traveling is leaving my animals. Animals are so interesting.


There's about 20 quintillion animals on earth! That's a lot. What kind of animals do you have?


Cats, Dogs, Fish. I wish I could have more pets. There are 1.5 million different species but about 1 million are bugs. I guess that means I'm not fond of 2/3rds of all species.


Do you animals have white patches on their forehead? They get that when they are domesticated.


Interesting. I did not know this! There is so much information out their on animals. Sometimes I wish I was a zoologist.


The loch ness monster is a protected species!


Yes I read that, it has been for a long time. 1900 something I believe is when they protected them. I guess that's the reason I never pursued zoology. While it's interesting it's just so much reading.


You would like Germany then. They are the first country in the world to universally give animals guaranteed rights!


I've been there before. It's very nice. Lots of great ways to travel across the country trains, boats, planes it's also very bike friendly which is a good way to explore.


I would love to visit there. What part would you recommend?


Start in Berlin and then see where that leads you. You might want to check out some books on Germany first though there are lots of good recent travel books you can download.


Yea I love traveling, especially by car around the country and back roads


Did you know the dutch are creating a bus that can go 160mph?


No, that sounds like fun, I wonder how much it will cost to ride the 160 mph bus


Haha good question.  If it was in Japan, there are $300 worth of tolls to travel the country.


I'd love to travel Japan but don't think i could afford $300 in tolls after a plane ticket to Japan


The first King to travel the world was from hawaii.


Yea, King Kalakaua, I wonder which places were his favorite


Not Macinac island, it banned all motorized vehicles.


Pretty ironic Macianac island has banned cars considering how many cars are designed in Michigan


Iceland has not trains and have to travel by airline between major towns.


Sounds pretty expensive to have to fly but Iceland doesn't have a large population so I guess it's not economical to build a public rail


Im not sure why people have to travel now, the internet has made the worlds smaller.


Yea but the internet also can cause addiction from constant link clicking


Guilty as charged haha.  I like to share files and network.


I like to not read the full terms when buying stuff online lol, only 7% of people actually read them


I hope the library of alexandria doesn't include those in their copy of the internet


I dont get those guys, how could the internet burn down?


I don't know, maybe the Library of Alexandria is plotting something


I do. I've been wanting to play the new one from Moss. You?


I've never tried! It sounds good though. Playing "Moss" is like living inside a diorama where you can manipulate bits of the scenery.


Yeah, it sounds like Polyarc has made something amazing with Moss.


At the beginning of the game you find yourself seated at a long wooden table in a high-vaulted library.


Is that where the characters from the book burst into life?


I think so, Says the narrator starts telling you about the world.


I think it's interesting that the narrator voices several roles, including Quill.


This is neat! Sir Argus's niece, an anthropomorphized mouse named Quill, discovers a magic glass while out exploring the forest. The glass makes Quill aware of you, the Reader.


Very Neverending Story'esque. LOL!  I hope it's better than "Lucky's Tale" and "Edge of Nowhere".


I know Neverending story! The other 2 not so much!


It's a modern classic!  I wish it were in VR. I would like to hold The Nothing in place, like Quill's enemies, and get rid of it with a few whacks.


Wouldn't that be satisfying! The game's overall animation quality coupled with its refined use of spatial depth often made me feel like I was the spectator at an animated theater.


Sony does amazing work with Playstation.  The US Dept of Defence used Playstaion 3's to make a supercomputer.  How cool is that!


That's awesome! Even more interesting is the way that numerous puzzles require the Reader to grab hold of enemies and position them on top of power buttons, or use their projectile capabilities to hit other kinds of switches.


I've heard they really take advanage of the added depth in VR.


It sounds addicting! The original playstation was released in Japan.


Even after the transition to digital television, I bet the VR has much greater depth.


I bet! The u.s. department of defense used 1760 playstation 3's to build a supercomputer because it was cheaper than the alternative


That must have been some supercomputer.  Still, nothing like human ingenuity.  Like that guy who studies law in prison to prove his innocence.


That was a good idea! If you publish a book in norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country.


Libraries are awesome. We have more libraries in the US than we have McDonalds!


Thank goodness! This is such a good idea. That the sacramento public library started a "library of things" earlier this year, allowing patrons to check out, among other things, sewing machines and other items that patrons may find useful, but don't need to own long-term.


I wonder if I could check out a Playstation?  LOL


That would be fun! In 1895, UK prime minister William Gladstone founded a public library. Aged 85, he wheelbarrowed his personal collection of 32,000 books  between his home and the library. His desire, his daughter said, was to "bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books"


After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white TV broadcasting became popular in the United States and Britain. I bet we have not read as many books, since then.


It might be picking up now with cable cutting!


Amen! When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


I was actually thinking about Mat and Trey this morning.  Did you know there is an episode of the Simpsons where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned?


I did not know that! Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each


Wow. That's a lot of episodes.  Almost as many as Pokemon. There are over 750 episodes.


I thought it felt like that! 70's show was remade verbatim in the uk. 'days like these' was cancelled after 10 episodes.


I guess it's like Coupling. It doesn't translate well across the Pond. Besides, people were probably busy with their PSPs. It 80 million units worldwide by November 2013.


They need to be at the library! It provides physical or digital access to material, and may be a physical building or room, or a virtual space, or both.


I agree. And they provide the services of librarians who are experts at finding and organizing information and at interpreting information needs. It's been very nice chatting. But I have to go.


Have you ever played a virtual reality game?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


What happens in that VR game you mentioned, Moss?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Are you a fan of libraries?  I love them!


Hi yes I am. They are great. So many different resources to borrow.


I agree I use them a lot for books obviously, cds (yes I still listen to them), and for new dvd releases.


Haha nice. Luckily there are more libraries than McDonalds in the USA!


Isn't that surprising?  Did you see the library of things that the Sacramento public library started?


Yes that is so cool. I could always use a sewing machine once in a while lol!


Yes!  Wouldn't that be perfect?  I don't know how many times I've had to spend more money than I could afford for something I would only use rarely.


Me too lol. A man who was falsely imprisoned for 10 years studied law at a library to prove his innocence. Amazing use of the library for sure.


No doubt!  If you publish a book in Norway, the gov't there will buy 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries throughout the country!


Haha I want to live in Norway now! Surprisingly more than half of adults in the USA have a library card.


That's pretty impressive that that many still have one in the internet age.  Are you a big tv fan?


Agreed. Yes I love tv and tv series. I loved That 70's show with ashton kutcher. Can't believe they made a UK version.


It was called Days like These. Got cancelled after 10 episodes!


I will have to look it up.  Are you a pokemon fan?


Yes I definitely was. Watched it a lot but not all 750 episodes!


I never realized they had that many!  Did you know that in the Simpsons there is only 1 episode where Bart isn't shown or is mentioned?


Haha now why would they do that? He is the best character. I want to watch that episode now!


I'll have to look it up and find it.  I'm curious to see it too.  I didn't realize that Thomas the Tank had 3 people who did the voice...Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all each did the voice for at least 52 episodes a piece.


Thats very cool. I love tv but hate commercials. That is how they make all their moolah though-mass advertising.


Yes.  I watch a lot my shows on netflix and amazon prime.  I have to get going.  I've had a good time chatting with you tonight.  Have a good one!


Have you played any model of Playstation?


I used to play the original playstation. What about you?


I've played them all. I enjoy them. Playstation 3's are currently being used to research black holes. I wonder how that works?


I do between my Playstation and XBox. Did you play the PS2 at all?


I think I had that one... I did not play much. Even in college I did not play a lot. I played a ton when I got my first job and moved in with my gaming friends. We played all the time. Left the bars early to play...


It is very fun. The last game for the PS2 was FIFA 14. It became the first game to span 3 console generations.


Wow, I had no idea! Seems like a good game to do that with. FIFA is crazy popular!


It definitely is. The department of defense also used 1760 playstation 3's to build a supercomputer. They are finding all kinds of uses for consoles.


That's crazy! PS2 is the best selling consoule to date. That just seems right.


I believe that is because it had a DVD player. It was the first DVD player for most people I know because there was not much of a price difference between it and a regular DVD player at the time.


One of my room mates bought a PS4 because it was also a blu ray player and he wanted a new blu ray. He also played that consoule all the time!


Makes sense. We use ours for a lot of media. Do you also watch a lot of television. I watch way too much.


I am trying to cut out uneccesary TV from my life. I still watch it but am choosing some more worthwhile endevours. What shows do you watch?


Lots. Currently binging The Punisher. Did you know there is only one episode of The Simpsons where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned?


I did. It is the 4 women and the manicure. Good episode. I heard they canceled the Punisher on Netflix.


I had not heard that yet but I'm positive it's going to happen because they are slowly cancelling all of the Marvel shows since the Disney merger. Another Simpsons fact, they sent flowers to the South Park crew when South Park aired it's Family Guy episode which is very funny.


Wow. Do you watch the family guy or south park? Do you enjoy cartoons?


Yes I watch both. But they were spot on with their criticism of Family Guy.


I did not watch that one. what was the criticism about?


How Family Guys jokes are basically a series of flashbacks and they ripped off The Simpsons for their format.


I do not, it seems to always be so negative that it can get depressing sometimes.


I lot of news channels report depressing stuff. I agree. Did you know Fox threatened to sue the Simpons?


I guess Fox was okay with them making fun of everyone else but not them.


LOL - that's funny. In 2007 Fox tried to have a conservative version of the daily show. It only made it 13 episodes.


I can't think of many comedians off the top of my head who are conservative leaning, it might have been tough to get a well known host.


Yes. In 2015, the median viewer age for Fox News was 68.


I think that really reflects the change in society. Conservatives tend to be a bit older I believe and the younger generation of conservatives probably gets their news online as opposed to on television


Yep I agree. The percentage of airtime on Fox dedicated to opinion is 55%. For MSNBC, it's 85%.


I think that too much opinion related content really drives the divide in this country. It should try to be dedicated to an objective view of the news as much as possible.


I am the same way. Did you know astronauts on the space station have faster internet than most Americans at home?


If there is anyone that deserves it, it's them. They probably have to make life and death decisions in mere seconds.


I agree. In 2001, neopets was the fourth most trafficked website on the internet.


I feel like these days there are less individual fun websites and more conglomerates than ever.


I agree. Humans are the minority on the internet, outnumbered by automated software programs.


I think that the automated programs are ruining the internet. It's hard to know what is a real interaction anymore.


Definitely. The act of looking oneself up on the internet is called egosurfing.


I've never egosurfed, hopefully I'm never featured online enough to do that.


I have never done that either lol. Everyone in Finland has the right to an internet connection.


That's a great policy and should be adopted worldwide!


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


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


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


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


I know! I would of never thought of that!


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


i prefer the shopping method, less violent


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


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


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


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


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


Wow, scientist Harrison Schmitt walked on the moon.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Interesting, well, it was nice chatting with you.


Hi. I don't use a cell phone much anyway -- I live in a wireless dead zone and only go into town for errands a few times a month, so I just keep a tracfone for emergencies


They just don't have the answer yet as to rather or not it causes cancer.


Yeah, I'd rather be safe than sorry. I'd probably use headphones if I was on it a significant amount of time.


Yea, that's why I think it was premature of the FCC to drop the recommendation that people buy lower radiation phones.


I'm even more concerned about EM radiation from cell towers.


Not sure TBH. But the federal govt preempted localities imposing safety regulations on the towers, and I think exempted them from liability.


Yeah. Also irritates me -- so much industry relies on federal indemnities against liability to be profitable.


I also thought the factual info on humans was interesting. I wasn't sure what the "behavioral modernity" 50,000 years ago meant though, or what they were arguing caused it.


I'm not completely clear on that either.  We are the only species to use tools at a much higher level than any other animal.


Yeah, and we and our direct ancestors have been doing that since homo erectus. And we've been anatomically modern for 300,000 years. So I'm not sure what they're saying changed just 50,000 years ago.


Not sure, I'm surprised to learn that fingers don't have muscles.


Yikes -- I didn't even notice that part.


It makes me wonder if you damage the certain muscles in the arm could you lose the function of your fingers?


Probably -- I don't know. I'm also skeptical about the claim that ribs will regrow.


I think I'll drop out now. It was nice talking to you!


No? I'd be interested in knowing what the sound frequency is that causes fear in humans. That could be useful, heh heh.


That would be interesting to know.  I didn't know humans couldn't burp in zero gravity which makes me wonder what astronauts do.


That's another yikes -- sounds like there's a high risk for strangulation.


How do they stay up there so long?  They have to burp some kind of way, I wonder how they manage.


I never heard it. Must be some way around it, maybe pressuring it out.


Maybe,  I wonder how a ventriloquist act becomes a popular radio act?


Not sure, but I think I'll drop out now. It's about time for me to wind down for the night. Take care!


I am not a fan, but find some of the history interesting. For example, the first US Open was won by a black player (progressive for 1968) and no black man has won it since.


Wow that is interesting, especially seeing how it was in worse times for civil rights for sure. What's your favorite sport?


I enjoy football the most, but like I said, tennis has a lot of interesting history. In January 2017, Serena Williams won the Australian Open while she was pregnant! Pretty cool.


That's crazy! Serena is incredible, I also feel that it's a relatively even sport with opportunity for anyone to win.


That's true! Did you realize she co-owns the Miami Dolphins? I didn't know that


No that's also interesting! Guess she does a little bit of everything. I wonder if other tennis players do similar things?


I'm not sure. I heard the longest tennis match went on for 11 hours! And I thought a regular match was boring to watch.


I agree, it definitely gets long. I used to think football was slow and boring, that's why basketball is my favorite sport!


Basketball is nice and fast paced! Did you know there was a tennis player named John Isner who was 6 foot 10 in? Funny he choose tennis instead of basketball!


No I have never heard of him! That's interesting, I'm sure he could have excelled at basketball, I have heard about 1/6 of all Americans above 7 feet are NBA players


Wow! There's an up and coming 19 year old tennis player called Shapovalov. He's supposed to be really good. I might give tennis a chance to watch him briefly on tv. Do you watch a lot of television?


I've never heard of him but I want to know more! I do, what's your favorite show?


I like That 70's show. I heard it was remade in England but they cancelled it after only 10 episodes.


I have never seen more than an episode, what did you like about it?


It's just funny and light hearted. I don't get to watch a lot because my kids always want to watch their cartoons. My son loves Pokemon, they have made over 750 episodes and I'm sure he's watched all of them.


Ahh I was always more of a Yugioh kid growing up, I remember Pokemon was always bigger though!


He loves it! That and "The Simpsons". Did you know there is only one Simpsons episode where they don't mention or show Bart?


No that's interesting! I've somehow never seen the Simpsons either but I always wanted to! Does your son like other similar shows?


He likes Family Guy but I don't like him watching it, too much crude humor!


Oh for sure I understand that. I think TV shows in general are becoming more varied and I'm sure he has plenty of options!


I agree. Best to spend your time on something with entertainment value. Enjoy the rest of your day!


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


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


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


I agree, not similar to american culture


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


LOL that figures! Nice chatting with you.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


hello are you a fan of serena williams/?


Hello there, I wouldn't say I'm a fan but I do think she is really good and dominates that sport, how about you?


i definitely dont follow tennis or her career,  but I know shes very talented lol


Yeah I am the same, speaking of tennis, do you know how long the longest match ever was?


I think 3 days long.  exhausting.  I recently found out that she is co owner in the miami dolphins


Yeah good call, 11 hour match.  Who is Serena Williams? That is pretty cool.


Did you know that she speaks fluent french and italian as well?


No I didnt,  thats pretty awesome.  she also won her 23rd grand slam tournament while 2 months pregnant


That is domination for sure, and wow that is incredible!


they used a helicopter to dry the grass in 1968 lol


That is too funny, sounds like they did it for the US Open tournament.


Did you know that the polo shirt was originally invented for tennis?


Yeah and get this by the a famous player rene 'the crocodile' lacoste.


Do you watch tv much?  I recently learned that simpsons have one episode where Bart is not seen or mentioned?


I think I read that, it must be in one of the later seasons because I have not seen that one.


me either,  something I would definitely like to check out though.


Yeah same here for sure, interesting fact though.


I cant believe Pokemon has 750 episodes!  That is a lot,  do you like pokemon?


That is crazy!  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


hi how are you? i dont really know tennis well. do you like it?


I like watching once in a while when the top ranked players are playing. Like have you heard of Federer or Nadal?


Yes, federer is a swiss guy right? like 100 grand slams or something?


Well not 100 lol. Serena Williams has 23! She won a Grand Slam while two months pregnant lol


I can barely get out of bed in the morning. serena is amazing. that is quite a feat. and she speaks like 10 languages too


I wonder how she would do against men? She's been so dominant against women.


She and her sister played some guy and lost pretty badly. men have more muscle mass. it is not a fair contest.


I mean if you've seen her and Federer, their muscle mass can't be that different right?


um, their weight might be different, but usually women have more body fat. i bet federer has a harder serve and probably can step faster. i dont know the details.


That's definitely interesting to think about it. Did you hear Lacoste polo shirts were invented for tennis not polo?


That is an odd name. why polo? because it is more chi-chi? i dont understand fashion.


Well Lacoste came from a French tennis player. That was invented before Ralph Lauren polo shirts. If that makes sense.


Ok, that makes sense. I hear that until 1978 a tennis player was allowed to use absolutely any object as a racket.


Haha that's crazy. Like a baseball bat? I guess so. Have you watched any good television lately?


I have not. i dont watch tv much these days. sometimes i watch the news while i exercise in the gym. You?


I probably, if anything,  watch too much tv. Did you watch South Park?


I am watching it right now LOL The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers


Haha that's classic. Every once in a while, I'll be watching something else and think of it. Maybe like 10 years ago South Park was amazing.


Yeah, it is hard to keep coming up with ideas. every season has a few good episodes and some weaker ones.  Anyway, great chat!


Nice chatting with you, have a great rest of the night!


Hello, do you listen to much radio at all?


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


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


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


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


They must have been desperate for news from home during WW2


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


I heard they have a patent on matchmaking systems.


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


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


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


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


Did you know blockbuster had an offer to buy netflic/


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


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


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


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


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


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


I dont dislike them, but dont actively follow them.  THe Braves were always my team.  Started rooting as a kid because I was sick and they were in the world series so I adopted them.


Do you think they will do good this season? I sure hope the Mets can step their game up


I havent been following them,  they seem to have a good start I guess.


Yeah I guess so, do you have a Spotify account?


I dont!  I do know a few people who do and they love it!  I should probably get one!


It is a great service I like it a lot, interesting how it has 4 million songs that haven't been played once.


I heard about that.  Supposedly it is 20% of their music too.  I need to search that out and play a few of them.


They must be really bad, did you know a musician need about 130,745 plays to earn a minimum wage on the site?


Wow, that is a lot of plays.  I guess I should search out lesser know artists and help them out a bit.


Yeah, make a contribution that can really help them, its amazing how much Spotify has grown.


There are some parts of Spotify and Itunes that have audible watermarks on the songs.  Im not a fan of those.


Im not a fan either, but I guess Spotify is a good way to earn money as an artist, a band earned $20,000 because of a silent album.


That is crazy!  I heard they used the money well though, to give a free tour!


Yeah I wonder if it was a silent tour as well, the tour was free so I think that was great of them.


Maybe, there is one composer, John Cage, who has a piece called 4'33" and it is all silence.  for 4:33


I havent heard about that one before he must be a great artist, so Spotify is available in 78 regions! thats a lot of place.


That is!  I like how the content is protected, really helps prevent theft.


I guess it does, it can be hard to download music from there I like the premium service I think the price is right


What is it?  I havent even checked that much out.


Its the premium version of Spotify, without ads and you can download the songs


Wow!  That is pretty awesome.  That is something Id definitely be more interested in.


Yeah you should really try it, its been great chatting with you, have a nice night


I love it. DO you know why the managers wear uniforms?


Yeah because they can play of the team needs them


Yeah. DO you know what kickball is called in Canada


Yeah. Do you know who used to do the schedule for 24 years for MLB?


Yes it was a couple and they schedule 2430 games each year


Yeah impressive. Did you hear a guy found a bunch of old baseball cards and made a fortune off of them?


Yeah he made 3 million, great find in the attic


Al the time. Do you know why the NY area code is 212?


Yes that is because back then with rotary phones was an easy number to dial


No but I hear of two of them get stuck togerther it is impossible to separate them


Wow. Do you know what UNICEF donated clean water when we do not use the phone?


Nice, I wonder how that works though Maybe we all use it less then


Yeah true. Do you have an iPhone or an Android?


I have an Android. Do you listen in spotify?


Sometimes. THey have one fifth of the songs that have never been played


WOw that is a lot. They have audible watermarks on their songs


Wow. The guy who invented spotify also invented urtorrent


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


I sometimes follow baseball. usually around the world series.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Yes, I love him and all his movies? do you?


ya he seems like a nice guy, probably because he will not play bad guy roles ever haha


Yes, I know. Some of my favorites are Cast Away and You've got mail. They are classics! do you have any?


I do I like Toy Story and Catch me if you can, I guess he's the highest all time box office movie star too


Yes, Its so interesting when the earth was formed the day was only 5.5 hours long.


ya do you think earth days will get longer over time? Will we have a 30 hour day eventually?


Could happen, omg! that would be weird., So is that its possible to have in your car a flame-thrower legally .


yes it is if you're in south america! I could use that right now for the snow haha


Ha, ha, ha, yes! So the name of the car brand Cadillac was from a french explorer.


that is true, I'm from detroit and I have heard that, he was a famous explorer apprently


did you know that earth is over 4.5 billion years old?


Wow, that is unreal! McDonalds did not have a drive-thru until 1975 because of soldiers in their fatiques.


you're right, it was a nice gesture though, they weren't allowed to get out of their cars back then


Interesting, Also, because of wooden trunks that were used on the back of cars is why we call the back trunks


ah interesting, well it makes me sad I guess that 80% of earths natural forest have been eliminated idk about you


also a shame is that Earth will be out of helium by the year 2100, I dont know what we'll do


Agree, we better figure something by then.


its sad how little humans have been on earth, if history were a 24 hour day, then we would exist for about a minute and a half


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


yeah . do you know how they got started?


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


Yep, do you use online social media like Facebook?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Interesting, so they had no drive thrus before that?


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


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


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


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


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


Yes, I love it. It is amazing how tech companies have rallied the stock market. Too bad it didn't last.


the stock market cannot keep going up. it has been 10 years since the last recession. it was time for things to drop.


Yeah. People tend to pile in to the successful stock at the same time and then bale out at the same time when things look a bit off.


Yeah, the crowd is fickle. it is greedy and fearful. do not follow the crowd.


Some experts consider the tech giants, "800-pound gorillas".


Yeah, they drive a lot of the market, but they attract too much attention for their value.


That is so true. They are really different though. Apple is celebrated as the first to surpass $1 trillion in market capitalization. They get props for that.


Yeah, apple is huge. bigger than exxon. amazing feat! I wonder how close amazon is.


Good question. I'm not sure. But Wall street thinks the world economy is weakening. That is always a concern.


Yes, wall street doesnt care about main street though. people need jobs.


True. Some people, like Mark Zuckerberg  and his buddies at Harvard made their future. Creating Facebook was innovative and created jobs for themselves and others.


It was a great innovation on their part. changed the internet forever! i hear that the kids are migrating to other sites though.


True. Myspace is making a name for itself, so much so that they turned Facebook's $75 million buy out offer down.


I probably would have made the same mistake. who knew that FB would be this big? Hard to imagine.


Yep. Sometimes it is the ideas no one believes will work, like Netflix. Who would have thought it could replace cable for so many viewers. It eliminated a lot of video rental services as well.


Yeah, the market changed amazingly. maybe the same thing will happen to Netflix though. i wonder when that will happen.


It's likely to happen eventually, but for now they account for 33% of bandwith in North America from 9pm to midnight. That is a whole lot.


I used to contribute to that bandwidth usage. i dont use netflix now though.


I still like Netflix. There are so many big tech giants. Google has got a lot of attention too since it was founded in 1998.


I wish that i had bought their stock many years ago. oh well. Anyway, great chat!


It was fun to chat. Have to admit, I agree with you. I wish I had bought stock from some of these companies.


You too! Take a few minutes to enjoy a good movie, Netflix style.


If you are bored, stop by and see if you get a chance to see google's latest crazy stunt like the time they used hundreds of goats to mow their lawn.


For stock options, i will become a goat.


I try to avoid it as I feel it wastes time, but yes, I do have an account. Maybe I should see if Burger King still has the promotion for unfriending ten people and getting a free whopper.


That promotion was great indeed, I wonder what they had against Facebook though, seems kind of messed up lol


Haha, you're right. Well, no matter how much I dislike it, Facebook continues to be a success. In early 2005, Myspace turned down an offer to buy it for 75 million. I bet they are regretting that.


I know I would, sounds like a terrible decision, and I agree Facebook is growing at an incredible rate to the point a country is rewriting its constitution via Facebook


Iceland? And they are letting the public make suggestions and corrections.


I see, so its only suggestions and correction, I guess its good to have feedback from the people, I wonder why Facebook has so much blue.


Yeah, I always thought it was a boring color. But it makes sense that it is that color due to Mark Zuckerberg's color blindness.


Oh it all makes sense now, so what about Netflix do you also have an account there?


I have one, one of the best decisions I have taken, there is a lot of quality content and to think its all possible thanks to a late fee.


Yes, I am glad Reed Hastings racked up a $40 late fee. I like watching Netflix to unwind and I am definitely not the only one. From 9 pm to 12 am, Netflix makes up 33 percent of all North American bandwidth.


Imagine the amount of people, 33% of  the bandwidth! seems unreal, so Netflix has grown so much it has about 137 million subscribers.


Yeah, but yet, they still spend 20 times more on postage. I forgot that that option even exists.


I wonder why they spend so much in postage I might have to google that later, Google is also another titan that keeps on growing.


Yeah, you're right. One time they went down for about five minutes and took 40 percent of web traffic with them.


Wow, that sure had serious consequences, you know that the founders both have a PHD degree.


It is, I would have thought they dropped out of college like most entrepreneurs, I want to visit Google Headquarters in California, I imagine they are amazing.


Is that where they once used goats to mow the lawns around their headquarters?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


I have nothing against it, I just don't enjoy.


I see well it was developed in the late 19th century


My understanding is that it originated from African immigrant, or slaves.


It did, it has roots in comminities of New Orleans


I don't really understand the various types of Jazz, Gypsy, Ragtime, Kansas City, or Bebop.


I have no idea either, I think the goatees trumpeters have are funny and out of style


It's there for comfort.  Do you still play albums or now use the internet to listen to music.


Oh that makes much more sense now, and yeah I do, I use the internet a lot


I still listen to albums in the car, but at home I'll stream music through the internet.


Im gussing you use Spotify? Its a great streaming service made real thanks to the internet


That's right.  With Spotify I can find any album I want and hear it straight away.  Better than the old days where you had to wait to buy the album.


I know right, my favorite album is the Hybrid Theory and I had to wait in line to get it, good thing that has changed with streaming services and the internet


It's funny how vinyl is coming back into fashion.  I even seen vinyl albums for sale in Target now.


Thats great nothing like old vinyl albums and their sound


It just seems like a lot of work, especially with the stylus and not scratching the album.


It is but the sound is unique did you hear about the twins in Japan that released an album when they turned 100 years old?


I had not heard of that until today.  Not sure I'd want to listen to it.  I'll stick to a Dark Side of the Moon, that never appears to go out of fashion.


That is a great album, still a best seller after many years right?


My wife is huge fan, aw them in London once.  She owns all their albums, sometimes more than once.


She has a great musical taste then! great album and thats a great collection she has.


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.


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.


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 personally like linkin park. Anyway, thanks for chatting


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Living for 7 months in an airport must have been really difficult for that Syrian man.


I don't know how that even happens.  You would think that the people in charge at Kuala Lumpur Airport would not have allowed that.


I know, but maybe there is a law that prevented them from acting, good thing Canada gave the man the asylum


I suppose.  He must have really not wanted to go back considering he had to life on leftover chicken and rice dinners for the whole time.


I agree, its terrible how a civil war makes you want to leave your country and live in those conditions, he had the fear of being forced to join the military back in Syria


He must have been really bored too.  Gardening a single plant and walking a stuffed animal on a leash to pass time.


That seems really crazy lol, he also attempted to trim his back but wasnt successful. I think that was because he used safety sccissors, imagine stumbling into him in the bathroom, awkward


Yeah, that's for sure.  Imagine having such joy over just breathing the outside air from the tarmac.


Yeah that must have been a moment full of joy, he enjoyed the little things I guess, maybe thats how he made it that long.


I bet he would have loved to take a car ride around town, and maybe stop at a McDonalds.  Did you know they opened their first drive-thru in 1975?  He would have enjoyed that.


I didnt know that and yeah, I could see him enjoying that, maybe Tom Hanks can make a movie about him


That would be funny.  He could probably handle that role well.  Kinda like when he starred in Cast Away in 2000.


Exactly, I think this would be a lot easier, he would definetely be a great character for the role, you know he refuses to play the bad guy in films


I didn't realize that, but now that you mention it I suppose you're correct.  I did know that he is the highest all time box office star though.


I didnt know he was the highest all time box office star, he always ends his emails with a pun thats also an interesting fact about him.


He seems like a pretty neat guy.  And generous too.  He refunded a couple's ticket price once when they didn't care for the film.  I bet he would have bought that guy in the airport some food.


Yeah he seems like an outstanding guy, I loved how he acted in The Green Mile, in Sully and a bunch of other movies


Yeah, he's a professional for sure.  I think my wife's favorite movie of his was "Big" in 1988.


I think I havent seen that one but I might look it over later, it must be a great movie, did you like The Green Mile?


I was ok with that one, but not one of my favorites.  With all of the money that Tom Hank's has earned, I wonder if he owns a Cadillac, named after French explorer Antoine de la mothe Cadillac.


He might own several of them lol with the amount of money he makes I would have many cars, I would start a collection.


Yes I use Facebook from time to time. It's crazy that it was invented back in 2004, that seems like a long time ago


Its been a long time I agree, I used to have a MySpace account before that, too bad they didnt buy Facebook


Yes they turn down the offer to buy Facebook, that was back in 2005, the only one at 75 million which seems like a bargain


It seem like a bargain considering the company is worth $104 billion dollars now, so yeah,