I hope that as well, she is getting good critic acclaims from people over social media, one user even compared her to Joan of Arc.


As long as it doesn't eventually get buried on social media under more op-ed pieces about yoga pants and how women need to wear something more "appropriate".


Yeah I know but its kind of hard to blurry that now even celebrities had something to say, Chadwick Boseman also twitter something about the subject


He was the guy that played Black Panther right? He did such amazing acting in that movie!


Yeah thats the one, and it was an amazing movie Im guessing you watched it? Chadwick is a great actor


I've seen bits and pieces but haven't had time to watch the whole thing. He is fantastic in all of the marvel ones he has been in though. I couldn't imagine anyone else playing a better black panther.


I agree, fun fact about Black Panther but the hero is actually the riches one out there with a net worth of 500 billion dollars.


wow that is a crazy amount of money! Marvel really knows what they are doing with characters. They have come a long way from a struggling studio who could have lost their characters in a loan to merrill lynch.


They sure do, I like the Marvel universe a lot better than DC at least in movies, they get their inspiration from history as well.


Yeah they are amazing. And they aren't afraid to go with an unknown for a character either. The merchant elder is a woman who just sent in an audition tape. She was 88!


88 years old no kidding? its a good thing that they gave her a chance, I guess theres room for anyone in the Marvel universe.


I think their key to success is their diversity of characters and actors. They really find the right person for the role and dive into the stories that were in the comics.


Yeah they sure can, so do you like the NBA, do you like basketball?


Yeah I do. It is a great game and the skills of the players is a pretty cool thing to watch. Do you enjoy watching it?


I do like it, do you have a favorite team out of the 30 ones in the league, maybe the Canadian team ?


I like the smaller teams. I almost want to root for the Spurs just because of the smart decision of Tim Duncan to get his degree. I think more players should do that instead of going straight to the pros.


Tim Duncan is a really smart man, more players should do that I agree thanks for all the cool facts, its been a pleasure chatting with you.


Yes it has been a very education conversation. Have a nice day!


Jordan Peele's Get Out is truly deserving of an Oscar nomination, in my opinion! He made history as a writer and director with the film after all!


I have and I loved it! Hard to believe Peele is only the fifth black director to be nominated! That is insane!!


Yeah. I am assuming that has to do with the limited opportunities black directors have in hollywood. I wonder how many great films we have missed out on due to racism?


That is so true. In fact, Peele was also the first African American writer to be nominated for best original screenplay in nearly 25 years. He is truly breaking down racial barriers!


Yeah. He is really talented to. Key gave him a lot of credit for the success of key and peele.


Agreed. Are you a fan of horror movies by chance? I enjoy them because it's a great work out as you can burn up to 180 calories just by watching one.


Wow. I do not like them but will incorporate them into my workouts!


It is a great work out for sure! Heck, Stephen King said the first horror movie he ever watched as a kid was Bambi and it terrified him. That's kind of funny.


I remember being really upset when I watched it with my parents. I do not think they knew that was coming when we watched it. I was a wreck!


I never saw it, honestly. I should one of these days. Maybe I can find it on Netflix. I'm one of many North Americans who contribute to Netflix accounting for 33% of all bandwidth after 9:00pm each night.


Yeah, I'm one who also contributes to both YouTube and Netflix accounting for half the peak internet traffic. Lol


Blockbuster turned down a deal for Netflix for $50M. What a bad decision!


I know, right? Huge mistake considering Netflix is worth 2 billion now! You know they'll forever have to live with that mistake!


And there's only 1 blockbuster left in the US. It's in alaska! Seems like a huge problem for them. I wonder if their website is still up?


That's a great question! I'm glad Reed Hastings had a $40 late fee for a silly overdue VHS, otherwise we probably wouldn't have Netflix today! So are you into the history of the Academy Awards?


None of this would be possible without the annoyance of Reed. Thank you blockbuster for being rude!


So true! I'm also glad Netflix started releasing their own series starting with Lilyhammer. Perhaps one day the actors in their films can beat Daniel Day-Lewis' best actor record at the Oscars!


Walt Disney has 22 oscars! That's a record!


Indeed! And that's extremely hard to believe. It's also crazy knowing Eminem, a musician, had won more Oscars than Bill Murray, Leo, Will Smith, Depp and Lucas combined!


No, don't know much history about Australia. What's it about?


Well it falls on January 26th and it is the day the British sailed into Sydney cove and claimed the country.


Hmm, so that is a good thing? When did they start dumping the convicts?


You're right.  It was a penal colony at first.  But these convicts prospered.


Did they kill the aborigines like us Americans did the Native Americans and steal their land?


This is why some people do not want to celebrate the day.  British troops did in fact kill many of the natives,who had been there for more than 50,000 years.  Very sad!


That is the same reason I hate Columbus day. I wish people realized the true history about that. I heard some want to rename it Native American day and change the focus away from him.


Many of the natives also died of small pox.  Apparently, all of the Australian political parties still want to celebrate this day.


Sounds like a mirror image of America. They have Native Americans blankets covered in Small Pox here. Wonder if the British thought of that too.


Are you a fan of astronomy?  I just learned the sun accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of our Solar System!


I'm a fan of the sun. Otherwise we wouldn't be here. :D I am actually, I have an App on my phone that tells me the nights the ISS passes over my house. Watch it every time. It looks like a star that moves across the sky. It moves at 17,000 miles per hour.


That is awesome.  Apparently, the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy!


The thing that surprised me is that a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun. If we could harness that power all our power needs would be met.


That is amazing.  I could  not imagine being struck by lightning!  I stay inside during thunderstorms!


I'm a risk taker. I stay outside and watch until the rain starts. My wife really gets mad at me. But you are more likely to get killed in a car accident. But people don't stop doing that. What do you think of Facebook?


Facebook is both good and bad in my opinion.  Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million back in 2005.


That's unfortunate for them since MySpace is no longer around and Facebook is worth $104 billion. Like it is unfortunate for me that I dumped my Apple stock when Apple was about to go bankrupt with Steve Jobs was gone for awhile. I'd be a millionaire now if I hadn't.


Apparently, Iceland is rewriting its constitution via facebook.  Allowing the public to make suggestions.  I think that's a horrible idea.  You?


No, it think it is a great idea. It if a free medium for them to collaborate  otherwise they would have to develop their own interface probably costing billions. Wonder why they want to rewrite it.


I wish I invested in Facebook back in 2012 when it went public.  I could really use that money!


Not much. It's usually in the sky every day. I don't really talk to it frequently, but I guess it has a pretty good personal life.


did you know it is white but we see it as yellow


The atmosphere really creates an illusion. I've heard that the sunsets on Mars are blue.


that must be really cool and different to see


I wish we could harness the energy of lightning. I might help solve our energy needs.


yeah that is amazing, all we have to do is catch one of the bolts


Still, the sun produces a lot of energy. We need to find more and better ways to capture it. The sun might not be that big, but it has a lot to offer.


it sure has, all we need is 1 second of its eneger and we are good for 500 000 years


That would a terrific feat! Even if we capture just a bit, we might get a 1,000 years' worth.


yeah , we'll have to wait and see. do you go on facebook much?


I don't really to FB much. I know that it is popular and has been used for many things. Worth quite a bit now, I suppose.


Oh yeah for sure. did you ever use myspacE?


I never used it. I guess it was a lot like Facebook: make friends, get info and news.


yeah and they had the opportunity to buy facebook and did not


I bet they are kicking themselves about that! I think it's funny that Burger King had an "unfriend" campaign. What was the purpose of that?


I really wonder about that too, not sure though


I would have made 10 friends just to unfriend them for the Whopper. Iceland has embarked on a bold project to rewrite its Constitution.


hahah there you go.do you know why it is blue?


I never really thought about it. Why is it blue?


because Mark is colorblind, green-red. nice chat


hi there, yes I buy stuff on amazon all the time, although I have been buying stuff at best buy more because they will price match amazon


I didn't know that about Best Buy, thanks for the tip.  Do you know how much the first ever Amazon order was for?


no I don't, what was it? I think the first person who bought something on amazon did get a building named after him though


Yeah good call you are right.  I guess they spend a whopping $27.95, I wonder what year that was in though.


ya it must have been in the 90's at some point, do you like the movie the dark knight rises?


Yeah I think you are right.  Yeah I have, I think the whole series is pretty good.  How about you?


ya I do like those movies, I guess the director of that movie doesn't like digital film and is currently fighting to make sure that directors keep using actual film


I didn't know that, very interesting.  Are you a big movie fan in general?


yes I am, I built a movie server that is like my own personal netflix, it has over 4000 movies and a bunch of shows that i've collected over time


Holy cow that is awesome.  I'm sure you have seen every  movie I might ever have.  Did you know Blockbuster had offers to buy Netflix years ago, but declined?


I didn't know about that, but I was sad that Blockbuster went out of business, I remember as a kid it was always fun to go there, but blockbuster did apparently laugh their offer out of their office, which shows they were cocky


Yeah I remember that too, usually with my friends' mom.  I'll always remember the late fees and her getting upset, but it was always right when your up in line renting so it never mattered.


ya, I guess netflix has around 150 movies that have a perfect score on rotten tomatoes, I wonder what they are I want to make sure they're on my server too haha


Wow, I didn't know there were that many.  Yeah I would try to get them all. I guess Netflix spends 20x more money on postage than they do on bandwidth.


that is crazy, I wonder when they will stop their shipping service, I think it's funny they look at illegal download levels to decide what shows to purchase next to see their popularity haha


That is hilarious, but I guess it would work very well.  Yeah I wonder how long the physical part will last.


Do you like Vanilla Ice? I guess the cinematographer of one of his videos also photographed Schindler's list haha


I remember my brother playing his hit song a ton when it came out.  And that is hilarious!


ya Vanilla Ice is solid haha, did you ever see the movie Drive?


No I don't think I have.  Do you know what you it was released?


its from 2011, it's actually a really good movie, I didn't know until now that the director is actually color-blind! that movie has great colors in it which is weird


That is crazy, I will have to check it out sometime now and I'll keep that in mind when I do.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Hi there.  Hope you are having a good day!  We use Amazon all the time. Do you?


I do, both for entertainment and shopping. I actually ordered a pair of shoes yesterday--they've certainly come a long way from being an online bookstore!


Yes! From books to the largest internet retailer in the world! I've done my fair share to put money in Jeff Bezos's pocket!


Bezos is certainly a visionary; he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years; I wonder how that works.


That kind of engeneering is beyond me! But, it will be interesting for our ggggggg-grandkids to see if it is still going! I wonder if that first person who bought something for $27.95, had any idea what they were starting?


That's got to be the cheapest way to have a building named after you without dying haha. I doubt they foresaw that, let alone that their purchase would create the most valuable retailer in the US, the title for which Amazon took away from Walmart in 2015.


I'm sure they didn't. There's a big difference between Walmart and Amazon, though they are both hitting sales pretty hard. Amazon has a contract with the post office to deliver on Sunday. But the few times I've had one coming on Sunday, it didn't actually arrive until Monday.


That's interesting, although it's not like they're known for customer service the way some other online retailers are. I've heard that they don't even treat their employees that well, either; a warehouse worker walks between 7 and 15 miles as part of a daily shift.


I wonder if the warehouse workers bought fitness trackers from Amazon to find out how far they walk each day? I guess you definitely get your steps in, if you work there! I didn't know they owned IMDB too. That's the movie review website, right?


Yes, I supposed there's a logical leap from selling books to a buying a movie review site and eventually leveraging that information to sell, stream, and produce video content.


We watch a lot on Amazon Prime and on Netflicks. Do you use Netflicks too?


I do watch a good amount of Netflix; I like some of their original series, but some of their movies are downright terrible. I think Amazon has an edge in offering content that you can pay extra for, but you have to give Netflix credit for originating the streaming model in 2007.


Right! I can still remember when we had movies mailed to our house, in the beginning of Netflix. IT's funny that they spend more on postage than they did for their bandwidth. I guess, not anymore!


Yes, they account for 33% of bandwidth use in North America from 9 PM to 12 AM, which is crazy. It does have massive debt, though; it had $21.9 billion as of September 2017 and announced plans to raise another $2 billion in October 2018!


It' hard to imagine how they have that much debt considering that they and YouTube make up half the peak internet traffic in all of North America. I really hope they become profitable because I can't imagine entertainment without them.


Maybe they'll move their movies like Roma into more actual theaters to make money; it won an Oscar for best cinematography, so they must be doing something right on that front.


I've not heard of that movie before. I guess I should see it. Sounds like we owe a lot to James Wong for all his innovations in cinematography, like the wide angle lens.


Can you imagine going back to watching TV and movies in 4:3? Cinematographers are definitely underappreciated, although it has an interesting history in the Oscars. No woman has ever been nominated for the award, which makes it the only non-acting category in which a woman has never been nominated!


Yes, I think cinematography is what makes most movies today. I am sure a women will win that category soon. And speaking of winning, Hopefully Roger Deakins, who hasn't won in 13 times of being nominated, will win soon!


Talk about 13 being unlucky haha. Although I guess it's not as bad as when Stanley Kubrick took the camera away from his cinematographer for Spartacus and shot the film himself, but the credited cinematographer got the Oscar instead of him.


I know! That was really something but either they had to go with the guy on record, or maybe he just really didn't care about getting the credit. I love the slow motion cinematography we have in so many movies now. I know it's not new any more, but I still like it.


They can do so much more shooting in digital than on film, but they also had to be much more deliberate with the old technology, which I can appreciate. Nice chatting!


I am!  Love their options, especially that fast delivery!


I do too. Jeff Bezos built a clock into the side of a mountain that can run for 10,000 years.


Wow!  Not only is he a master entrepreneur he is pretty inventive too!


For sure. The first customer for Amazon spent around $30 and had a building named after them


That would be pretty cool, or just prime for life!  Id like that too.  I really like how I can get my packages on sundays!


That would be sweet. Yea I heard they made a deal with the postal service to deliver on Sunday's.


Amazon actually holds the patent on one click purchases.  It is proven the more steps you have to go through to buy something the more likely you are to not pruchase!


Oh very cool. I saw their warehouse workers walk between 7-15 miles per shift.


That is a lot of miles, far above my daily average!  Do you know what the arrow on their logo means?


I saw it means they cover everything from A to Z. Is that what you mean?


Really?  Thats pretty cool.  They sure own and manage a lot of things.  Kindles, Fire TV, Echo Devices.


I LOVE it.  I am definitely a part of all that peak traffic.


Haha me too! Hard to believe they account for 33% of the bandwidth from 9pm-12am.


It is pretty incredible,  I guess that is why netflix always asks if I am still there.  lol


Same here.  I should look into a job with them as a tagger, I could get paid to watch it and tag content!


HAHA. Well, it was good talking to you. Take care!


Good morning, are you a big fan of going to the movies?


I haven't enjoyed it as much lately! I find that there are too many distractions and it bothers me.


Thats true. Do you use Movie pass to go?


No but I have a friend who did. He lives right by a movie theater and he would go about 3 times a week. He got a lot of value from his membership.


wow! That would be so much fun to live by a theater! Ours doesn't take movie pass. I think they have saved a lot of theaters though.


I read that the company is not doing so well. They offered a lot of passes at a deep discount and now theaters are not letting them be used as frequently.


Oh no! thats not really fair. I use Amazon a lot at home to watch movies. How bout you?


I use Netflix mostly but have started to use Amazon a lot more.


Did you know Bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10000 years?


I did not know that, I wonder what the reasoning was behind that?


He's the richest man ever maybe? I have no clue!


Haha, I hope it had some scientific purpose besides him having way too much money. Do you watch any of the shows on Amazon Prime?


Mostly movies that I cant find on Netflix! What about you?


I watched a couple HBO shows through Prime. I have been watching more Netflix programming lately because they have had some interesting documentaries.


They really do. I bet blockbuster is kicking itself now for not buying them!


I wonder if they would have let Netflix grow into the company that they are now. I don't know if Blockbuster would have encouraged the streaming and original programming over DVD rentals.


I bet you are right. What documentary would you recommend on Netflix?


I recently watched the series about Ted Bundy, I was not alive for that story and it was very interesting to see the court proceedings and just how crazy he was. I would definitely recommend that.


I'll have to look it up. I watch youtube too, how about you?


Sometimes i do to learn about things I want to do around the house or for movie trailers.


I was watching what is coming out on Netflix this month on youtube yesterday!


I hope you enjoy the Bundy documentary, it was nice chatting with you!


How's it going, did you know a Prime Minister is the head of cabinet and leader of ministers in the executive branch?


i have heard that. canada has a prime minister. so does japan. so does the uk.


Yea, Australia does too but their Prime Minister position isn't in the constitution and is done through custom


that is interesting. i guess they decided to use the british system. i wonder how many countries have a PM. it seems to be a good system.


Quite a few. The cool thing about the UK's PM is that their cat has the government title of Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office


that is an excellent position. that privileges pussy is certainly lucky to have gotten that job!


Speaking of pussy did you know in 1995 Queen Elizabeth II was successfully pranked called by a radio station?


that is great! i bet it was those pesky canadians. they like to prank royalty. i am surprised that the queen did not suspect something.


Probably not, I wonder how the station got her number, maybe Helena Bonham Carter gave it to them since she is a descendant of PM Herbert Asquith


oh, those canadians are so cunning! i bet they talked their way right to the queen. they probably used silly accents. I like HBC. she seems like royalty.


I like Japan's PM, he sends out silver cups to Japanese citizens when they turn 100


that is a wonderful tradition, but with the ageing population in Japan, it bet they will be giving out a ton every year.


Yea, Japanese people tend to live longer, Japan will have to make cheaper cups, maybe use bronze


bronze, yes, something more affordable but still classy. Or raise the threshold to 200 years old.


yes, and i think it is not impossible. with health care and stem cell therapy, people will live much longer. think of the facebook pages. 200 years old. wow.


I don't think I'd like seeing 200 years old posting photos on facebook, it's bad enough they let 13 year olds on


Yes, they could raise the minimum age. that would help protect kids. Facebook really has grown, though i hear the kids are leaving it for other sites.


I guess that's a good thing, maybe they are unfriended people to get a free whopper from Burger King


I would have made friends just to unfriend them for greasy calories. i have no shame. anyway, great chat!


Do you know how the top grossing actor world wide is?


Oh I should have tried to guess! I probably could have guessed it was him! Did you know that Disney's Treasure Planet was one of the most expensive box office flops of all time? I hadn't even heard of the movie!


That's probably why it was a flop. Theres another movie i heard was a flop cost 15M only made 309.00.


Oh that is an enormous loss! Do you know what movie it was?


I believe it was called Trojan Wars. That's got ot be up there with the worst the deficit is enormous!


Yeah! Disney I guess, considered closing down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was a box office failure. Good thing they didn't! They went on to do some great and big things!


Your right! Just wanted to reiterate how much Tom's film earnings was. A whooping 8.5 billion, Wow!


Oh my goodness! The things  could do with 8.5 million! That's absolutely mind blowing! He should probably retire! But I doubt he will, he just keeps on being in movie after movie after movie! Haha. Smart man!


Yeah the good ones keep going. Did you see silence of the lambs?


I've seen it once when I was younger. I remember it creeped me out! But I like that song "Goodbye Horses" that's in the movie. Have you seen it?


I have not seen that movie i'm sure it's good though. Do you know if it won any awards?


No I'm not sure if it did or not. I do know that Silence of the Lambs came out on Valentine's Day in 1991 and had a box office of over $270 million!


That was a good movie, a bit eerie but good.


Did you know that Tupac was a ballet dancer in high school? How random is that!


I know i would have never guessed it. He played in the nutcracker right?


Yeah, he was the mouse king! I found it interesting that comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creating in 1989. I didn't know that's when it was created even!


Did you know that bruce lee was a dancer?


No, I didn't! But I can almost imagine it. Although he was so strong, he was graceful in his way. I wonder what kind of dancing he did! Maybe ballroom or maybe ballet, like Tupac! Pro ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of ballet shoes a week! Ouch! I bet their feet hurt so badly!


Yeah that's a lot of shoes and it sounds very painful. Bruce danced the Cha-Cha and won the championship in 1958 in Hong Kong. Nice chatting with you my friend.


Oh wow! Thank you! Yeah, it was very nice talking with you as well! Have a wonderful night!


How's it going, did you know Tom Hanks is the highest grossing box office star world-wide?


I did not know that, how much as he made?


Tom Hanks films have grossed 8.5 billion world wide, that's amazing


that is so amazing, I would hire him for any movie made. He should have been in disney's treasure planet, that movie bombed at the box office


Or Trojan wars, I wonder how many people went to see it if it only made $309 dollars at the box office


right! Maybe 30 lol! I wonder how bad it really was and if it can be found anywhere to watch. Do you like comedy films?


Yea, I really liked Kung Fu Hustle, Bill Murray though it was a "Supreme Achievement" in comedy


I have never seen that movie, was it really comedy gold?


Yea, Kung Fu Hustle was really funny, definitely glad I saw it


I will have to check it out. I have never even heard of it I don't think. Did you watch many shows on comedy central?


Yea I watch South Park all the time, I'm glad it's not one of the 100 shows comedy central has cancelled


Me too, there have been so many cancelled since 1989. I liked chappelle show, his show wasn't cancelled though


Yea, I'm glad shows like Seinfeld, friends, Frasier, and 3rd Rock from the Sun were never on comedy central


right they were all classics, I never understood 3rd rock from the sun but it was fun to watch. They beat seinfeld and those shows in the golden globes in 1997


Yea, I'm surprised 3rd Rock was able to beat one of the best seasons of Seinfeld at the Golden Globes


right, I think seinfeld had their run and wanted someone else to win for once lol. Did you watch green lantern? It kind of sucked but would have been so much better with Jack Black


I couldn't make it threw Green Lantern, I don't think casting anyone in that movie would have made it good


yea that was a terrible movie lol. I want to watch it again to see how bad it was. They should put it on comedy central and cancel it forever!


I wouldn't mind, as long as Comedy Central stays away from Monty Python


For sure, I love me some monty python. I may go watch some now, good chatting with you!


I could name more than one! apparently the green lantern was supposed to be a comedy with jack black.


I have not seen the green lantern.  So, who starred in it then?  Is it a good comedy movie?


It's good. I don't remember who stared, but not jack black.


Me too. I haven't seen either in forever, but Seinfeld is a classic. What's your favorite episode?


I used to watch Seinfield reruns over and over again.  Is it still on as reruns?  If so, which network?


Probably TBS.I also watch Office reruns. Have you seen a good movie recently?


Well, I watch Frozen with my grand daughters.  Can you suggest a good comedy movie?


Thanks.  Apparently, Comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989.


Right.  3rd rock from the son won the golden globe - I was surprised.  I did not like that guy - I forgot his name.


Johnathan Lithgow! He's been in a few things since.


Not Jonathan.  What I meant was the guy who imitated Trump.  What is his name?


Alec Baldwin? I also see that Disney almost shut down their studio after sleeping beauty failed


Thanks for the info.   I did not know that about Disney and the Sleeping Beauty.


I am great! What did you think of the article?


I found it quite inspiring! Having more theater and art in a community opens up so many oppurtunities, both economically and socially


With over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings, tom hanks is the highest all-time box office star.


Funny thing, I actually can't stand him! Which is another reason why diversity is so important! Plus, these festival shows are only 17$.... even I can afford that!


But can you afford the copious amounts of alcohol? I cannot so I stay away.


Well I would hope the performance wouldn't be so bad I would need them! But I also think there are some unfair stereotypes. That is one thing that is difficult with comedy though because what may be funny to one person is out of line to another!


Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after sleeping beauty was a box office failure.


Well, that is the great thing about local theater... you don't have such big budgets and therefore expectations! Solo shows are quite cheap and venues don't need to be remarkable! Obviously revenue is always important still!


Yeah... What's the best show you've been to?


I have been to some very interesting "underground" acts that combine poetry, dance, primal instincts as well as being erotic. Its fun how instinctively we can feel involved and feel the movement!


where are you from where you would have seen these?


The city... I have also seen many Cirque De Solei shows and those box office tickets start at 70$! They have a lot of pressure and they certainly do perform amazingly! It is dice to see new young artists exploring their talents though.. especially for 17$


NYC? That explains it... Im from chicago and even I sometimes question the culture of NYC...


Oh, I meant San Francisco! Haha, On the west coast that is our city! Las Vegas has been reviving the old downtown for years and they have founding, goals, lots of success. The "ghetto" is certainly being transformed into our own arts district so


How do you like SF? I would like to visit but haven't had a chance...


Every city has its own charm! SF is definitely a bit extreme.. but at least we don't have to deal with box office truamas like the movie trojan wars!  (LA?)


haha. Bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".


Haha, and 3rd rock from the sun beat out seinfield friends and frasier... do you agree with that choice?


hello hows it going?  Do you like animals?  I just read that the dodo bird is related to a pigeon,  interesting because they don't look a like!


I do like animals. Indifferent to birds... Using raptors to keep away nusance birds is brilliant.


I've heard that statues of owls also work,  Ive seen a lot in my neighborhood!


That's so interesting. It says they use a rotation on 5-10 birds. That's weird. Where do they keep them when they are not working?


Maybe the pet store or maybe they created a bird habitat for them?  I also didn't know that when birds migrate they don't sleep!  That's insane!  No sleep!


Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests. What thiefs!


lol Right!  Those spiders worked hard on their webs!  So unfair!  But you gotta do what you gotta do for your babies!


There are wild birds in australia that can mimic the sound of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws. Can you imagine being around a bird that makes a chainsaw noise? So creept!


Haha that's is weird.  I have been to Australia,  I never saw anything like that.  Maybe it;s just in certain parts.  They should put that bird to work,  it would make a lot of money lol


In most birds, bones are so hollow that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers. I wish I could have hollow bones to shed a few lbs...


Hahaha,  you wouldnt want hallow bones though,  that would just make you more prone to injuries!


Yeah... but I got 10 pounds that just wont come off. Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.


It is just holiday weight,  we are all suffering from that lol That food is for strays.....those dogs are starving lol they aren't trying to keep them fat,  they are trying to keep them alive lol


OK... Im good with that! Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing


Nice!  dogs also cant see as many colors as we do!


Google prefers dogs to cats. their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company. Its probably why theyre the best and AOL is gone,they were cat people...


Oh really?  AOL is a cat people company?  Thats funny,  although I am a dog person and I have to say dogs are awesome!


Pixar studio has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities


Yeah I did know about that!  I wonder what they have in there?


Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james.


Thats a nice paycheck !  Too bad for lebron lol Its been good chatting!


Hello there, no I haven't but I would like to some day.  How about you?


I haven't, though my brother has. It sounds so fascinating to experience another culture, but makes me nervous thinking about all the different laws and customs there.


Yeah I agree, I would be nervous as well with the different laws and customs.  I have some friends that have gone several times.


One has been to Japan a few times and others have been to India, and Malaysia as well.


Malaysia is one of the countries that I've heard recent news articles about. Their laws and punishments for breaking laws are startling to people from countries unfamiliar with them.


Yeah I have heard that before as well.  Did you know that Malaysian lawmakers recently voted to abolish the mandatory death sentences for drug offenses?


That sounds like positive progress! I remember reading that they recently carried out four drug-related executions, so I hope this will end those.


That would be so bad, I understand people wanting to do some drugs, that is their choice, but to be killed just for possessing seams so harsh.  So, I agree with the progress.


Absolutely. I understand it being illegal, but even if it's against the law, a death penalty is extremely over the top.


Exactly, way over the top.  On another note, are you a fan of birds?  I do enjoy hearing them during the warmer months while outside, sometimes too early in the morning though lol.


I love birds. Penguins are my favorite animal, though I don't think you're hearing those chirping outside. Are you a bird fan?


Yeah penguins are hilarious to watch to me.  And yeah I do like them quite a bit.  Did you know the dodo bird was a sub family of pigeons?


Really? I won't comment on the link between "dodo" and the general intelligence of pigeons... but it's a shame they're extinct. I wonder if there's a reason pigeon species specifically, like dodo birds and homing pigeons, do that.


Yeah I agree I wonder that as well.  Another fact I recently learned about birds is that the bones are so hollow they weight less than the feathers!


Wow! I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, since bird skeletons look so fragile and their bones are so thin, but I didn't realize they were hollow too.


Yeah I didn't think they would be that light, but I guess they have to be when you want to fly around.


I wonder if that hollowness exists in the bones of flightless birds too, or if their bones are a deviation from the normal bird species like the inability to fly.


Yeah that is a good point.  One last thing that I thought was crazy when I learned it was that hummingbirds are known to steal spiderwebs to help make and rebuild their own nests!


That makes the hummingbird nests I've seen seem a lot less friendly!


Hummingbirds steal spiders nests? Little jerks.


Ya seriously. supposedly its to build their own nests haha


Some birds fly from alaska to northern mexico without sleeping when migrating.  The poor things, god how long does that take?


No clue, but my question is how they have that much stamina?


They must have to stop now and then to rest, so why not sleep?


Yeah exactly! It must help that their bones weigh less than their feathers


Helps with flying for sure.  So fragile though, its kind of amazing little birds can fly through strong winds.


It probably helps that their bodies are basically entirely designed for flight. Like their digestive systems and respitatory systems are all adapted for flying. its really interesting


It is.  Its also interesting that Instanbul has a vending machine for stray dogs in exchange for recycling.  We should do things like that


We should! I guess its good that we at least allow dogs to donate blood


There are a couple breeds that are universal donors.


Considering there are 12 different blood types for dogs, thats a relief haha


And what, Google doesn't like cats?  That doesn't make me like them


I find it funny that their code of conduct specifically declares them a dog company. I've never seen that before


Nope, never heard that.  Its fine to like dogs, but lets not discriminate here.


I wonder which is more popular, dogs or celebrities?


How about Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode.  And shes been on for forever


It's crazy to think only lebron makes more than her


Crazy.  And so what is the secret room in Pixar?  Do they have Walt Disney frozen in there or something?


I had never heard of that before, but its gotta be something ridiculous


Hey did you hear about how Infowars was taken off of YouTube?


Was it because Alex Jones did something wrong?


I think it's because he was promoting conspiracy theories and YouTube didn't want him on their platform


No surprise there.  That's how he made a name for himself.


Yep he was just doing what he like to do, even Apple removed five of his six Infowars podcast from iTunes apparently


Wow.  Youtube is the 2nd largest search engine on the net.  Wonder how much of that traffic still goes their looking for him?


Yeah that's a good question. It's amazing that Google bought YouTube back in 2006 for 1.65 billion dollars that's a lot of money


No kidding!  Wow.  Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.  So, I can see the value there by owning youtube.


Yes I agree with you. It's also interesting that you can put videos that are only for people 18 and up on YouTube, so kids can use it but you have to verify your age as well


That is a good safety feature.  I can honestly say I don't think I've ever seen any disturbing or ill advised graphic videos on there.  Justin Biebers Baby is the most disliked video on youtube.


LOL you're right about that. How often do you use Facebook by the way? I know that I used to use my space but I switched over once Myspace basically died


I check in on facebook about once a day.  I'm like you I switched over from myspace too.


It's interesting that Facebook was started back in 2004 though, I thought they started later than that that seems like a long time ago


Yes.  I must have jumped on pretty quick then.  Myspace could have bought facebook for 75 million in 2005.  Big mistake there.


Yep that was definitely a bad move on their part, do you know why it's like button is illegal in that one German state by the way


I have no idea.  lol  I always wondered why facebook was so dominantly blue.  Apparantly Mark Zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness.


You always wonder that too. They should have put that in the movie LOL. Did you ever do the Burger King Whopper promotion on Facebook by the way


Well if you unfriended 10 people then they would give you a coupon for a free Whopper LOL


Oh man I would have been getting me some free whoppers.  I only really pay attention to a fraction of the "friends" I have on there.  Do you listen to Spotify?


No I don't you normally listen to Spotify, I normally listen to YouTube, what about you?


It has 4 million songs.  I never listened to it.  I was curious about it.  lol


Those four million songs are songs that have never been listen to Once actually, they have a lot more than that in terms of total number of songs


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


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


yeah unfortunately it is an extinct species now


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


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


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


yeah they must be so exhausted though once they arrive there


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


yeah that is true. do you like hummingbirds?


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


and they steal spider webs to fix their nets


Smart creatures! A lot of birds have really hollow bones


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


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


a website that published secret jobs of the government


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


Hey did you hear about Maria exposto? she was 54 years old and actually travel to China in order to meet an online boyfriend


I don't think I have heard her.  What happened to her?


Well she was arrested for drug charges LOL apparently the drugs were hidden in her luggage by the man that she met


Oh man.  Sounds like he used her.  Terrible!  Do you like birds?


Yes I do like birds. Mostly I like to eat them though LOL I just ate some eggs what about you


LOL  That's funny!  I like to eat them too!  Did you know that the extinct dodo bird is actually a sub-family of pigeon.  Frome the pictures I've seen I don't see the resemblance.


No I don't see the resemblance either. I didn't know that birds can fly from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping, I wish I could go without sleep for that long


lol That is incredible they can do that.  They are smart.  We have a buzzards nest by our house and I'm amazed that every year the exact same 2 buzzards return to the same nest.  One of them is missing a big chunk of feathers and the other one has a big distinctive grey spot that's how we know they're the same birds.  I can't figure out how in the heck they can migrate and then somehow know how to return to the exact same tree.  Boggles my mind.


Yes that is impressive. Also impressive how hummingbirds will steal spider webs in order to make a nest LOL that's cool


lol That is neat!  Google how far those little suckers migrate.  It's amazing.  In most birds, bones are so hollow that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.


That's really crazy! I wonder what would happen if the humans bones were that light? Did you hear about the birds in Australia? How they can mimic sounds of actual human made items


I didn't hear about that.  That could be kind of creepy to hear them!


It would be! They can make the sounds of car alarms and chainsaws LOL I would be so scared


I agree.  Switching topics..are you a fashion fan of clothing?  Apple once had a clothing line in 1986.  I never knew that.


I never knew that either! I am a fan of clothes though I'm wearing some right now LOL. I would want to see what these Apple clothes look like though


Hahahaha I'm wearing some too.  I bet they had the Apple logo on them.


Yes I would think so. Would you ever wear clothes made by Rip Curl? Apparently their label says they're made in China but they're actually made in North Korea which I think is very weird


That is weird.  Probably not. I would think the quality would be bad.  Fashion and style aficionados look for collar gaps on your clothes to tell if you get your clothes tailored or not.  I never knew that.


Yeah I didn't know that either, also didn't know that pilgrims actually wore colorful clothes and only wore the black clothes on special occasions


I didn't know that either.  I'm so used to seeing them in black and white clothes.  Interesting.


What do you think about the store that sells used unclaimed baggage? It actually is in Alabama and I would be personally mad if I saw my clothes for sale there


Yes, I watched, YouTube this morning. I  even subscribed to new videos.


nice, it is awesome! It is the second most visited search engine


It is popular, it's been around since 2005.


that is a long time. I think Google owns it now. Good investment, they have #1 and #2 popular search engines


Wow, that's incredible. I like Facebook as well,  it started a year before YouTube in 2004.


wow, how time as flown! I like facebook most of the time. Can you believe myspace turned down buying it?


They must be kicking themselves. That's a 104 billion dollar company!


Right and it would have only costed 50 million. They should have bought it anyways since it was the competition!


True, I have been on  Facebook so long I remember when it was expanded to people in higher education institutions.


I started in like 2006 I think, it was so cool to start. I didn't like the blue look though


Oh, that's only because the founder  suffers from red-green color blindness.


well that makes sense lol. I wonder why no other colors were put into it though. Oh well, what am i to say, it is worth the 104 billion


They get money from advertisers. Once, Burger King had a promotion to unfriend people for a whopper. LOL.


I loved that promotion, did you take part of that?


No, but if I was hungry enough I would have. LOL.  I do use the like button on Facebook, but did you know it's illegal in a German state?


Me too, I should've did it, I have 100s of friends I could have deleted lol. I wonder why it is illegal, thoughts?


I am unsure.  I know in Iceland they use it for suggestions about their constitution.


That is awesome, power to the people! I am sure they hear crazy ideas though lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


Enjoy your day, unadd some friends for that whopper!


Hi. You hear about that shopping mall who hired a hawk to rid itself of the pigeon problem?


Hello, how are you? I did not hear about the shopping mall that hired a hawk to rid itself of a pigeon problem.


Yeah they used it 12 days a month and it decreased the pigeons from a few dozen to just a few!


That is great! The hawk was a terrific hunter! I would hire that hawk to get rid of my neighbors!


Haha me too. Birds are great. Some birds can migrate from alaska to mexico!


I figure that I could too if I had enough time. But I would have to sleep on the way. I couldn't stay away. The trip is too boring.


Yes good point. Most birds have hollow wings.


I think that the bones are hollow because they are lighter. Coincidentally, they are also stronger. My skull doesn't work the same way though.


Yes neither does mine! The only known bird without wings are the extinct moa and the elephant birds.


The moa and the elephant bird? What is an elephant bird? And how big are its poops? Good thing it didn't fly!


Good question but I'm not sure. Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct their nests!


I think that hummingbirds are thieving birds! Why must they take from the humble spider, our friend?


Haha yes they must love the web. They are not considered mans best friend like a dog is.


Dogs do not steal spider webs either. I appreciate their integrity.


Me too. Dogs are not color blind but they can't see as many colors as us.


I am proud of my color seeing abilities, but dogs can hear and smell better than me. I think that dogs are a great addition to any war party.


Yep absolutely right. I think it's cool how dogs were bred from wolves!


I think that we have found a true friend in dogs. I think that the wolves are jealous of our friendship with the dogs. They should be. Dogs have it pretty sweet.


Yea no doubt about that. Dogs perform many roles too from hunting to herding to friendship!


I think that they should help us with financial advice and taxes more. Anyway, great chat! Woof!


Yeah and remember google is also a dog company! You too bye!


You have a good point lol, the company has grown a lot since its creation back in 2004


They are in Menlo Park, about 50 miles from me!


Thats not far way, have you ever been there? they have their headquarters there?


Yeah, never been there though.  Been to Apple!  I need invite from Mark Zuckerberg I guess.


Yeah I guess many people wonder there without permission, the company was worth $104 billions back in 2012, I wonder how much the company is worth by now.


If every 13 year old  or older has an account, they are worth a lot!


I guess they earn a lot of money because of advertisements, did you hear about the whopper promotion Burger King had concerning Facebook


Why would they want people to unlike others though?


Maybe they have a thing against Facebook, but a free whopper sounds nice so I like that.


Hmmm.  Did you know 30% of americans get their news from facebook?


I didnt know that, I would have Facebook as my main source of news that just doesnt seem right.


What does not seem right is that they have 56 gender options?


How can there be so many of them? 56 seems really excessive. I guess they dont want to exclude people.


Does that mean there are 56 kinds of bathrooms at Facebook HQ?


Thats a lot of bathrooms lol, I guess they didn't think that over, do you use the Spotify streaming service?


yes, I do.  I dont listen to the silent album on it though!


There are 4 million songs that haven't been played  once, thats about 20% of the content maybe the silent album is one of those.


I like that they pay their artists 150 to 200 percent more.


Thats fair considering artists lose a lot of money because of the service, anyway its been great chatting with you. I think Im calling it a night.


Yes everyday.  I watch youtube a lot.  Did you know it was created in 2005?


Wasn't the first video every uploaded about an elephant?


Yes I believe so. It's the second largest search engine on the internet


Youtube and netflix alone account for 1/2 the internet traffic during peak hours


I can see that. Justin Bieber's song "baby" is the most disliked song on YouTube.


I didn't like it myself, but I didn't realize it was that hated


Me either. But Gangnam style was so popular they had to upgrade the system


Is there anything else you use on the computer?


I use Facebook alot.  Did you know founder is red-green colorblind?


Must be why facebook is blue. Even if he wasn't I like the calming affects of blue


Me too. Burger king had a promo on FB to delete 10 friends to get a Whopper.


I wonder what facebook did to spur burger king to make such a promotion


Not sure but it is illegal in Schleswig-Holstein to use the like button.


In any case, facebook sure has become a dominant player. I bet myspace regrets not buying facebook


I bet so too. $75 million is a lot but look how much it would be worth now.


Didn't its valuation pass the 100 billion benchmark in 2012?


Where do you listen to music? I use spotify


Mainly youtube. I see the appeal of spotify, but I never got around to using it


A band earned $20,000 from Spotify for a silent album. Nice chatting with you.


I use it sometimes. How about you? I can't believe it's been around for 15 years already!


Yeah, the time has flown. and internet time goes so quick! LOL I dont use facebook.


That's true! I guess Myspace missed out, they could have bought Facebook for 75 million.


What a blunder. but i probably would have made the same mistake too. who knew what facebook would become?


You're right. They're worth billions by now!


I wish i had bought that stock. but now it is too late. i missed on netflix and amazon. Doh!


Me too! They had the largest valuation when they went public in 2012 and they've grown so much since then.


I figure that some upstart start-up will come along and displace them, but who? then maybe i can get rich.


Here's hoping!! Hard to believe facebook was created by college roommates.


The young are the ones with the tech ideas. Older people tend to revert to outdated systems. the future belongs to the young.


Very true! And they were Harvard students, too, so pretty intelligent.


yeah, bright guys. they came up with a way to market it so that it appealed to college kids. smart way to go.


I can't believe you only have to be 13 to have an account. That seems young!


especially considering the nonsense that goes on there. FB seems to be filled with fake news and noise.


And a lot of drama! It went from only Harvard to other universities to high school, now anyone over 13! Yikes


I heard that the kids are migrating away from facebook for some reason. soon it will for the elderly! LOL


Oh yeah? I wonder what they're using instead? There are all kinds of new platforms coming out for music, videos, and social media. I didn't realize Youtube is almost 15 years old too!


Yeah, google bought youtube and they share search engine tech now. Anyway, great chat!


It's amazing how interconnected the big companies are! Thanks for chatting!


Hi! How are you? How would you feel if you saw pigeons while shopping? i think it would make me laugh!!


Hi there!  I think I would laugh if there were just one or two pigeons, but kind of freaked out if there were a bunch.


It's pretty smart to use a Hawk and way better for the people around than using chemicals that are harmful!


I love that idea.  It's neat that the hawks don't actually kill the birds, because that would be a little unsettling to see in a mall.  They just scare them away.  I wonder how long it takes for the hawk to frighten them.


I can't imagine. I didn't know that the dodo bird is a family of the pigeon, interesting!


What?  That's cool!  Poor dodos-I wish we could see them today.  Speaking of weird but cool bird trivia...did you know that hummingbirds sometimes rob spiderwebs to build their nests?


No! My friend's grandma had a parrot which freaked me out. It would scare me to hear the birds in australia that can imitate a chainsaw!!


Birds are truly amazing and versatile.  I think it's funny that those fierce hawks that protect areas from pigeons are still scared of dogs.  I wonder why that is?


That's funny. I love dogs so much! Maybe because they were the first species to be domesticated so people are just more comfortable with them than wild animals are.


Well, I like dogs, but I am a cat person.  Unlike Google, who actually states in their company code that they are a dog company.  Guess a job is out of the question!


Ha! I wish i could bring a dog to work. I like that Instanbul has vending machines for food and water for stray dogs. It makes me so sad to see them all over my native new york.


That's such a great idea!  What a great initiative for a city!  Dogs do so much for us, from all of the herding dogs to comforting in therapy and police dogs.  In fact, the only other animal that responds to pointing naturally is an elephant!


that's such a fun fact! I just had a blood drive at work and it's funny that there are dog blood drives too! I didn't even think of that. It's smart for all animals!


Maybe not for pigeons, though, since they always overrun areas and spread diseases!


That's true! Speaking of animals. I used to love Sesame Street, i didn't know carol burnett was the first celebrity to appear in it.


Carol Burnett is so funny.  She can always make me laugh.  So can Robin Williams, he was so awesome.  I remember when he was in Aladdin, I think he was the actor that kicked off all the famous people doing voices in cartoon movies!


That's true! I love Pixar animated movies. I wish i could visit the secret room they  have for celebrities!


Maybe you would meet Judge Judy and ask her for a loan, she makes so much money!  I heard $123,000 per episode!  I wish I could be a celebrity!


Wow, that's amazing. Some celebrities also have the platform to do such good things. Like that Ethopian celebrity chef who wants to help with the hunger in the country by encouraging people to eat more types of foods. that's very smart!


It is genius.  Of course, we want to be sure that any doggies get the starches they need.  Are there any famous animals?  I am trying to remember.


I can't remember except for some dog movies.


Most celebrities are people, like actors or athletes.  I wonder who the highest paid sports figure is?


Lebron James! Apparently he is the highest paid celebrity !!


Wow!  That's so crazy!  I think that Remmy the hawk has become a local celebrity, but he probably only gets paid in meat treats.


Who doesn't love treats though? His handler seems like they get a long really well though.


Yes, I think that she's had him since he was 5 months old.  I bet he really trusts her.


There can be many types, but a lot of organized governments have an executive, judiciary and legislative branch.


I expect that there are checks and balances


One can expect that in a balanced government, yes. Do you think the US has that balance today?


No, not even close. Money is too powerful. The SC has given the power to large corps. I wish there were limits on money.


Like the $$$ JP Morgan had in 1895 when he supposedly bailed out our gov't?


Yes, that was before the Fed came into existence in 1913. Now the Fed bails us out.


Do you mean the Fed. gov't, or the Fed. Reserve Board?


The Fed Reserve Bank. They can change the money supply and bail out the gov't like in2008.


Got it. But our current exec. leader has sharply criticized the Fed. & its chairman. Sometimes wish we could sit Trump down in Beijing, where he'd surely be censored.


Yes, the bank won't play ball, but endless credit is dangerous and eventually has to been limited. People want the good times to never end.


I see. Strikes me that Trump is like the emperor with no clothes on! Maybe he'll need bulletproof clothing soon.


People say he'll be a one-term president, but I would not count on that. He might be learning on the job, but he has a microphone and a bully pulpit.


Yes, and the capability to shut down our govt. Actually it's been shut down 17 times in the past 37 years. What's the reasoning behind that wasted time, I wonder?


A game of chicken. Who blinks first loses. Citizens are tired of this. People blame the "other" party, but really it's spectacle.


Both parties lay eggs, it  seems. Real birds, or aves, with about 10,000 species worldwide, are beautiful to watch in flight.


Yes, LOL! The human dream is to fly. I guess birds would envy us for something too.


Well, we made it to the moon, and they can't really leave the earth in that way. But you have to admire how a 5 cm manages to "fuel" his existence ever day.


You bet. You have a great understanding of how gov. works. Or not!


Remember: "...all in all, we're just bricks in the wall...


Yea, I've been using Netflix since it started streaming in 2007


wow, you are in a original! nice! Did you ever watch Lilyhammer?


No, I've never even heard of Lilyhammer until recently lol, can't be that good


It wasn't too bad. I enjoyed the first two seasons. It was Netflix's original show they created


Netflix has come a long way since Lillyhammer, now they have Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things


Right, I love both of those shows. Stranger Things was thrilling! I watched it usually at 9pm


Yea those 2 shows are probably why netflix consumes 33% of bandwidth between 9pm and 12 am


I agree I am part of that 33% lol. Did you ever hear how netflix started?


Over a $40 late fee on Apollo 13 that must of really pissed off Reed Hastings


right, talk about a great payoff! I wonder how blockbuster is doing now lol


I think Blockbuster only has 1 store left and kicking itself for not buying netflix for 50 million


I heard about the 1 store, I think it is doing awesome lol. They could have had the 2 billion net worth of netflix, they let it slip through their hands


Yea, I bet Netflix spends more on postage than blockbuster has ever made


I bet they do too. I figured they would have cut the mail service years ago. They are now like 21 billion in debt


Yea and their content isn't that good anymore. I can't even stream Kung Fu Hustle which is highly recommended by Bill Murray


I heard he thought it was comedy gold, have you seen it?


Not yet but I hear from a lot of people Kung Fu Hustle is pretty funny, it's never on netflix though


I want to check it out, I can decide if Bill Murray was right or not lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


You too, I'm gonna see if 3rd Rock's 1997 golden globe winning season is funny


I am watching that right now, hilarious, check it out! Enjoy your day!


I do it has become a very useful tool in everyday life


Google sure has come a long way as a multinational tech company specializing in internet related services and products


Engine searches are what they are know for. But they have a lot of other things like cloud computing, software, and hardware.


Google sure is impressive since a single search require more computing power than it took to send men to the moon.


Their data center usees about 0.01% of total world wide electricity


It makes sense since when google was down for 5min, it took 40% of web traffic with it


Larry Page and Sergey Brin own about 14% of the shares and 56% of stock holder voting power.


I think that the leaders of google are doing a good job to go the extra mile. They put in the extra effort so that in the case of border disputes, google maps is tailored to the claims of each country when browsed


Thats interesting. I wonder how often that actually comes up


Probably quite often on the country scale, but individuals probably don't care nor notice


I think its silly that early versions of google moon used pictures of cheese for the closest zooms


Normally just random questions I have. Do you have any of their devices?


Not really. Some people browse the internet for information on celebrities, but I tend to look up information on other animals


Speaking of celebrities, Did you know a guy who shared the same name as Justin Bieber is banned from facebook


Did he do something wrong or just because of his name?


It was just because of his name. It is really unfortunate because the guy is actually older than the famous one


That truly is a shame. Well not all celebrities cause trouble. Some celebrities like a ethiopian celebrity chef tries to encourage people to eat more diverse foods to stave of his country's hunger problems


Thats really thoughtful of him! I wish there were more people that use their influence for the greater good


In any case, it was fun chatting with you about google and celebrities. Thank you for your time.


hello, I adore it, the best product ever for hair and skin


Yeah, I heard about those uses too, and my family members have used it, and the results are amazing


yes gorgeous, the favored superfood of the Paleo set - is losing its crown to butter, ghee and other trendy fats, interesting to know


do you think it is because it is just a fad and not scientifically proven


i think so, and I also know that Coconut oil initially attracted adherents with promises that it boosts immunity and aids in weight loss


I concur.  For cosmetic purposes, it works wonderfully.  But, for health related uses, I am not so sure either.  By the way, do you have a deep knowledge about animal structures?


yes definitely and also did you know that it existed on the fringes of the American diet, utilized largely by vegan bakers as a butter substitute following the mid-'90s revolt against saturated fat? I didn't know about that


Neither do I.  I lost track of fact because we are overwhelmed with so much information nowaday


aw yes, Over the course of 2017, coconut oil retail sales dropped $52 million, or 24.3 percent, could you believe?


it was such a big drop off.  I do not know if this industry will survive in the near future


yes exactly, According to Banks, the staying power of a superfood depends not only on current buzz, but also on long-term, macro changes in eating patterns, the number of competing products on the market - and, most importantly, the quality of the science used to support the superfood's purported benefits, did you know about that?


People nowaday are very conscious about their long-term health.  Therefore, I believe that products with a strong tract of safety and scientifically proven are only ones that survive in this competitive market


yes that is for sure and also I will add that Products like coconut oil, which consumers don't quite understand or trust when it comes to health credentials, are inevitably going to suffer in a 'facts-first' world.


Exactly.  I don't believe in the term "superfood" because I think that a particular type of food has only a limited function on our body.  What do you think?


I totally agree with you. do you like animals, I adore dogs


I am an animal lover.  Do you know that there are 20 quintillion individual animals in the world.  It is a lot lot lot of animals


yes, its so interesting, Many modern animal phyla became clearly established in the fossil record as marine species during the Cambrian explosion which began around 542 million years ago, did you know?


I just know about this fact by now.  I think in the future there will be more animals because of evolution process.  What do you think?


There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth. Animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated. did you know?


Hello, How are you? Do you like animals?


I am doing well, I love animals, my favorite animal is a dog, how about you?


Yes, I do too! I love my dogs to bits! I do love my Garfield kitty just as much!


aww sounds amazing! They are just a few of the 20 quintillion animals on this planet


lol, That's true, that number is unreal!! Have you seen any white patches on their forehead? I heard it happens when they become domesticated.


I never knew that, my dog has one also! That makes sense, I wonder how it formed or why


Really, I haven' noticed it on mine, I am going to have a to take a closer look tonight! lol


that is great! Did you hear that the loch ness monster is a protected species?


Yeah, in 1912 a Scottish protection! Very cool!


That is awesome, protection for an animal that may or may not exist lol


Yes, they haven't really proven yet? I love the idea of giving animals legal rights like Germany!


I think so too, that should be universal, they are special creatures that deserve it!


I feel the same way.  Who knew hiccups in humans is a hold over from land animals having gills and lungs.


Wow, that is evolution at its finest, i do hate hiccups though lol! Do you like using Google?


Yes, I use it all the time. Its a great go to! How about you?


I love it! It is the number one search engine.


Gosh like Instagram and Facebook yesterday, in 2013 Google went down for only 5 minutes and took 40% of traffic.


lol that is amazing. Google gets a lot of traffic by me when I can't think of something or want to know a fact


Yes, I do too! Its a great idea to use goats as lawnmowers like Google headquarters did! You see that a lot in Europe.


I never knew that, I wonder why they don't use humans and help boost the economy by hiring people


I think in Europe it land is so large. Not sure why Google did it? I heard that Google is a dog lover too!


That is a good point. I love dogs and I love Google lol! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your weekend!


Yes, usually. Did you know Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since 1989?


Yeah, they obviously have found out what works and really do it well.


Funny, the Green Lantern movie  was originally going to be a comedy with Jack Black!


I wonder what prompted them to change it?  No doubt Jack Black would have made it successful.


Dunno... Probably surveys... I miss 3rd Rock from the Sun.  It actually won a Golden Globe in 1997 over Seinfeld, Friends and Frasier.


That still shocks me, I always thought Friends was far better.  But I haven seen 3rd Rock in some time.  Ill have to see if it is on Netflix


I like Friends.  Do you subscribe to Netflix?  Funny that they still spend more on postage than bandwidth.


I do!  I have been Binge watching the Great British Baking Show.  lol  I am surprised there is still a mail subscription.


I thought so too. I bet Blockbuster regrets not buying Netflix for $50M.


For real, major mistake there.  I think it is great that it all started over a late fee!


They used to make me mad but I didn't use my anger positively like that.  Now Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth between 9pm and 12a,  They are popular!


I am totally a part of that bandwidth use.  I never used my anger over misfortune to make me 2 billion dollars.


Sadly, me either. Do you know Roger Deakins? He was nominated 13 times for an Oscar in Cinematography.


Nope.  Poor guy.  At least he was nominated.  No woman has ever been nominated for Cinematography.


That is pretty shocking, I wonder if there are a lot of women in the field?


I would suspect, no.  Have you ever heard of comedian Natasha Leggero?


I have, I dont recollect if I have ever heard her material though.  Sometimes I listen while driving and miss the name of the performer.


Yeah... I guess she was joking that having a baby was like getting a DUI from the universe.  No she makes it a successful part of her many jokes.


She has been successful with it. Its great when you can find humor in everyday life.


I think it's a necessary thing to remain sane. She's a veteran having been a comedian for over a decade.  Kids are a good source for humor.


I dont have any myself, but I teach, so I see some humorous things every day.


I do.  My whole family has a great sense of humor.  It's gets us by some rough spots...


That is certainly true, if it werent for humor, I would have not likely survived the last year.


Bad year huh?  Sorry.  I guess she likes to do anti-men stuff.  I'm getting kind of tired of that... Oh well, I guess men give them plenty of ammo.


Yeah, had cancer.  It sucked but keeping in good spirits really helped me though.  I named the tumor Fat Bastard.  With each radiation treatment it was all about Kill Fat Bastard.


Wow, I'm sorry.  It seems you have a great attitude about it.  I believe that is a healing thing.  I think that is a proved thing as well.


It really is.  It has been great chatting but I have got to go.  Have a great night!


Do you use coconut oil?  My wife always used it but told me to get rid of it recently.


I have used it but not recently. I use good old fashion veggie oil!


I guess it once a super food but has now lost the super, I suppose it is now just a food.


So I can either use coconut oil or eat a whopper?


I believe that is the crux of the matter.  My brother in law is always into these super foods, each time we see him it is a new one, goji berries are his latest.


I can see that. Crunch berries are my new super food. It's basically the same thing.


The way food fads work they will eventually get to Whoppers and Crunch Berries, you just have to bide your time.


I am patient! Like a lawyer with an animal as a client. They might not pay.


Pro bono, is that the term?  There might be work for you with the animals in Germany but not many places other than that.


That is the term. Australia too. Their animals have pockets!


Maybe they have deep pockets.  I guess Scotland too, Nessie has protected species there, there goes the planned hunting trip.


Did you know nessie may have a dialect? Animals from different areas have different dialects.


Have you ever tried talking to someone from Scotland, it's not easy.   I often have to use Google Translate to know what they are saying.


When you use google, do you type in askew?


Now you've stumped me with that, you'll have to explain.  Or should I just Google it, that is my typical response to not knowing.


When you open google, type "askew" in the search bar. see what happens.


Maybe later when I have a break, I'll also need to get myself a bowl of goji berries, kale and blueberry salad, topped with agave and coconut oil.


Or a whopper... give it time and it will be a superfood soon enough!


All you need is a celebrity to promote it, usually it's Gwyneth Paltrow doing it.


Can you imagine her promoting Burger King? Wasn't she the one who "uncoupled"?


Most of us divorce, she uncouples.  I don't think you should put much stock in her opinion, even if she is holding a Whopper.


I'm good, did you know that Bill Murray loves kung fu hustle? I actually like that movie I had no idea


I have no idea. That's cool. I have watch the movie and actually like it.


Ya I like it a lot, I also think Green Lantern starring Jack Black sounds way more awesome than the one we actually got, apparently that was what they were considering


I have not watch that one yet. I am actually interested in watching 3rd rock from the sun since it won the golden globe for best comedy in 1997


Ya I've heard really good things about that show but I've never actually seen it. I unfortunately don't watch comedy central anymore I don't think its as funny as it used to be and it says they cancelled 100 shows since their creation


I agree. It used to be good. Do you know that Netflix headquarters is in California? It's awesome because I am addicted to their shows.


Ah interesting, I didn't know that but it figures that they would be. It's crazy they spend 20 times more on postage than on internet bandwith for their shows.


Yeah, I do not get that one either since they have a lot of shows. I find their original shows really interesting like their new movie, Bird Box.


Ya I haven't seen Bird Box yet but I have heard good things. I do watch lots of youtube as well. I don't even have cable personally.


I watched it last weekend and it was good. Sandra Bullock is awesome. I think cable is overrated since people can watch their shows over the internet for free.


Ah nice I'll have to check it out. I didn't know that Kubrick took over the cinematography for Spartacus and did it himself. But it doesn't surprise me as something he would do haha


I know. Surprising on what he can do huh. I did not know that a Chinese american pioneered the use of wide angle lenses.


Nope i never knew that. I do like roger deakins though I think he does a lot of coen bros. movies, it's crazy he was nominated 13 times for a cinematography oscar


Funny, I have no idea who the guy is until now to think he was nominated 13 times. He must be really good. Though it is sad that no woman won cinematography award


Ya that is odd especially since movies have been around for so long. I actually program in python and I had no idea it was named python after monty python, it's crazy how much still you still don't know


Yeah? That's cool. I know and no oscar nomination for female either.


Yeah I'm gonna look up some because I've never thought about it but I can't think of even one female cinematographer


Yeah come to think of it I never heard of a female one too.


well it has been great talking with you :)


Have you heard of or seen performances by the standup comedian Natasha Leggero?


I have! I like her, and her husband Moshe Kasher, who is a fellow comedian. What do you think of her?


I seem to have a vague recollection of her on the Chelsea Handler show but have not kept up with her.  She and her hubby got a late start on the kid thing.  From what I read, it gave her a new line of jokes for her routine.


Yeah. She had her first child at age 44. Her comic voice has evolved over the years, and she definitely joked extensively about her then-impending motherhood in her "The Honeymoon Standup Special."


it has also seemed to have added a new line of anti-men jokes.  Have you seen her Netflix special?


Oh yes. It was released in April, so I've seen it a few times now! I really love watching Netflix, do you?


I have both Netflix and Amazon Prime and have cut the cord!  Did you know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth?  I wonder if that is still true since they have (or in the process of) ending the DVD mail service.


That seems crazy! Especially since from 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwith in North America!


Well Blockbuster really screwed up when they passed on buying Netflix for $50 mill.  Its now worth $ 2 billion.  I can't remember when I last saw a Blockbuster store!


No kidding! They have so many subscribers, that if you combine Netflix and Youtube, that makes up half of peak internet traffic in North America! And they have so much content these days


Do you  have a favorite comedy series or movie?


Well, I do love Seinfeld. I think it's one of the greatest shows ever, but did you know that in 1997 it lost the Golden Globe for Best Comedy to 3rd Rock From the Sun?!


I did not know that.  I tend to favor the Brits in both comedy and acting.  It is more actor performance and less special effects.  Monty Python is a great Brit classic comedy and has a computer science 'nerd' salute with the "Python" programming language!


Interesting! The Green Lantern film was supposed to be a Comedy starting Jack Black. That could have been pretty interesting, don't you think?


it definitely took a hard turn from the original plan.  How are you with a still / video camera?  I jokingly claim that they invented digital cameras just for me because I am a horrible photographer.  I can take 100 digital pics to get 1 good one!


I can take a photo, but I'm not cinematographer! Did you know the word cinematography used to refer to the art, process, or job of filming movies, but now it just means "motion picture photography"?


I did not know that.  What I find intriguing is that no woman has ever been nominated for an Academy Award for Cinematography.  Do you think it is because is was a male dominated profession for the longest time?


I heard that. Other than the obviously gender-specific awards, like Best Actor, it's the only Oscar category that has never nominated a female contender!


Well, time are changing and it was worse in the past.  James Wong Howe was an Oscar winning Chinese American cinematographer who did not become an American citizen till 1943 and and his marriage to a white woman was illegal until 1948 because of racial statutes.  I glad those days have been largely eliminated.


Wow! That is shocking, since 1948 is really not that long ago. There's nothing comedic about that!


No, not at all.  In the recent Oscars, Glenn Close has a record of 7 Oscar nominations and no wins.  Did you know cinematographer Roger Deakins has that  beat with 13 nominations and no wins?


Poor Roger Deakins! What about the guy who was cinematographer for Spartacus. Stanley Kubrick took the camera away from him and did it himself! Even though he did almost none of the work, when Spartacus won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, it went to the credited cinematographer.


I wonder how that feels, getting the award but not doing the work.  Well its been good chatting with you.  It's Mardi Gras time down here so I will head down the festivities this evening.  I will even try my hand at "cinematography' since my youngest is marching in the parade.  No promises if it will be any good.


Good luck with your cinematography! Have fun!


HI! i am great! Do you like playing Mario Kart?


I have never really played it. I know it and have seen it a ton but never really played but a handful of times... Do you play it?


I am the same, lol I have played Mario Bros though, I like Nintendo games. I can't believe these games have been around since 1992. But yes Mario Kart is the best seller of racing games of all time.


I loved mario brothers. My son plays mario run all the time and I get nostalgic...


Right? It is fun to see the older game consoles from long ago, all of my kids played Nintendo years ago all the time too.


My friend has one of the nintendo classic systems and I played Contra for the first time in a while. It was terrible graphics and really bad colors.


Lol, these game consoles have come a long way! They do have newer editions for the Nintendo game system though, They released Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in 2017...sold 100 million copies, it must be pretty popular to some.


Wow that many? There's a lab in waterloo that has a real mario kart setup.


I heard that! Pretty interesting! Nintendo is over 100 years old! I guess it was originally a playing card game.


They produced knock off legos too! How weird...


Hahaa, Really? That's funny....I was surprised to find out that Nintendo owns the Seattle Mariners, Ya learn something new everyday lol.


That is strange. They made a handheld just for pokemon too.


I think I heard about that, my youngest still plays Pokemon Go, funny game but it gets him outdoors a lot. But he doesn't have one of those he plays on an app. Sometimes I have to jump in the car and go pick him up after he travels too far hahaa


HA! My son is 7 and wants to play that game. I will make sure to go with him when he plays.


Definitely! My son is a 15 year old and goes with his friends so he can play pokemon around here and up to the park. I do go with my son a lot just to have fun, and get some exercise.


That seems like a good reason to go with him. That and some fresh air.


Definitely, it is better than driving my car everywhere, we live in a big city so seems we have to drive all the time. ....There is a person that became a professional race car driver by by beating 90,000 people in the video game Gran Turismo, I guess video games paid off!


good for him. If he can get rich playing video games, more power to him. I hopes he gets rich!!!!


Me too! Such crazy stories how people get famous. All these video games and youtube videos make a lot of money too.


Hi yes, not as much as before, but I am a big fan of Mario.


Nice. It is the best selling game in racing, Mario Kart


Did you know that the rapper logic, played on stage Mario Kart every night on stage in one of his tours?


Wow that is a lot of games. THere is a lab that built a real life Mario kart at an amusement park


That would be super cool to ride. Did you know this rapper Logic, won all the 35 games he played on stage against different rappers?


He must take that very seriously. The items in the game are apparently not random


Mario Kart games were launched in 1992 and the most recent was released on April 2017


SO they have been around for a while. Nintendo as a company was founded in 1889


I was surprised to learn that, they have been around more than 100 years, they were once a toy company.


Yeah and they started as a playing card company. They even produced a lego-knockoff


They actually started in the video games on the 70s and then  we can say Nintendo is the 3rd most valuable company in Japan


That is quite a success. They released a handheld console just for Pokemon in 2011


It would be cool to try the VR game. It is one track and costs $10 dollars, a new experience.


Nice, that is a pretty good deal. And the company owns the Seattle Mariners.


That is cool. There is an app where you can order food brought directly to your seat


Sweet deal. Speaking of deliveries, do you like cars?


Yes I like cars, did you know what you can do to your car in south Africa for security reasons?


Apparently you are legally allowed to attach flame throwers to them. Wow.


That looks very much like a video game, but it helps prevent carjacking!


It sure does. I guess they have to do what they need to. Nice chatting with you.


Yes, I own a few cars but to be honest I want to play the real live Mario Cart in Texas! Have you heard of it?


Nice me too! I never heard of that, that would be awesome, do you use your own car or a cart?


Well, a lab named Waterloo Labs built a real life Mario KArt in an amusement park. They provide the cars and the entire experience.


wow, I will need to check it out. I wonder if you can equip flame throwers to the cars like in South Africa


Ha, yeah I wanna check it out too. I recently heard that flame throwers are allowed because they have a high volume of carjackings there. That sounds like a different video game Nintendo created.


I am not sure but some game about carjacking or auto theft probably. I am more of a Mario Cart person. It is the best seller race game of all time.


I believe it! That was like my college days every day. I was big into nintendo growing up, and they own the mariners who i liked growing up


Yeah, that's fun. I learned that the coins in super mario kart make you go faster the more I had, therefore I would dream of gathering those coins


I never knew that, maybe why I kept spinning out because I never could get them lol


Oh yeah, it also caused less spin outs or no spin outs.


Dang I will have to play again and be coin based


Yep, that will help out a lot. Did you know that Nintendo is actually older than the Mcdonalds drive thru?


wow I never knew that! I know mcdonalds drive thru started like 1975, when did nintendo start?


Nintendo was started as a card game in 1889. We don't think of it that way but it was originally a card game.


wow, that is awesome! I will have to check it out! I bet it is worth a ton of money right now!


That is a really good point, I bet that worth a ton of money. I wish I had ten! I heard that Jann Mardenborough became a pro race driver from playing Gran Turismo, I don't know if I want to look for old card games or practice video games to make more money?


I heard about that! I wish I played that many times when I used to play. It was so nice chatting with you!


Thank you it was great chatting with you too!


Thanks, enjoy your day, play some Gran Turismo and become famous!


I do like music and use spotify every day. Did you know they have 4 million songs that have not been played once?


That's a lot of waste! Do you think they will be able to turn the platform into video too?


That would be interesting. Those 4 million songs make up 20% of all of their songs.


They need to do something because apple music is catching up to them. They are only 3M subscribers behind.


That is a close race! Did you know youtube is the second largest search engine?


I did not. That makes sense though because they are owned by google, the number 1 search engine. I was surprised to learn the creator is from sweden. No idea.


I did not know that! Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north America!


That's crazy! I was surprised to know an artist needs 130,745 plays a day to make minimum wage.


Thats a high standard. I love how a band earned $20000 on spotify for a silent album.


I love that album. Listen to it every night while I go to bed. I listen to it on youtube.


Same here! The Nintendo entertainment system only could display 54 colors.


Did you know police have blutube where there share video? I had no idea.


That is hilarious. It is also funny that Beibers "baby" video is the most disliked video on youtube.


That's the opposite of Psy's gangnam style. THat was so popular they had to upgrade to 64 bits.


That is hilarious. I never understood why it was so popular.


Me neither! I wonder what has been the biggest hit of 2018 and 2019, so far.


Good question. Did you know Bill Nye became famous because he won a steve martin look alike contest?


I can see it. At least he was never rejected for a science role that Regan was for a presidential role.


True that! It was nice chatting with you!


I do have an account, I pay for the premium service, what about you?


well I use the free one haha, I remember when they started back in 2008, seems like a long time ago now


Yeah I just hated the ads, and its been more than 10 years now thank God we have Spotify,


oh ya the ads suck, did you hear about the band that released a silent album on there?


No I didnt, I bet that album wasnt successful at all,


well they actually had their followers listen to it constantly, and they got enough money to fund a tour!


That's really surprising!! did they also play silent music on their tour lol?!!


haah good question! I don't think so I think it was a scam to make money for the tour haha


I see, I bet I could make a silent album, $20000 is something that I need right now lol, do you also subscribe to Youtube?


I do I love youtube! Crazy that it was created back in 2005!


Yeah its been a long journey, good thing Google bought the site for $1.65 billion. I bet its worth a lot more now.


oh I think so too, its in 78 regions and has all kinds of free and paid content now


In fact it is the second largest search engine, so yeah they made the right call there, $1.65 billion might seem expensive but Google had the vision


ya they did, it's crazy that youtube is the largest search engine on the web, google is number 1, so google owns the number 1 AND 2 spots


Yeah, Google would have a strong competition if the directives chose not to buy YouTube back then, you know there's a police version of YouTube!


oh ya called blutube! I want to watch it. I guess they share law enforcement videos on there


Yeah I wonder what kind of law enforcement videos are available at the site, must be really interesting, another great service is Netflix


ya I watch Netflix for entertainment, it gives me delight and pleasure to see the shows, what about you?


I do, I currently follow some shows, you know that with YouTube they make up half of the internet traffic in North America alone


that is crazy thats a lot, did you ever play NES as a kid?


I did, I used to have one, I miss those old graphics did you have a NES?


ya I still have it, I guess it can only display 54 colors, that seems so bad today!


I agree with other consoles that are much more advanced than the NES still, classics are classics.


Do you listen to music? Do you know linkin park?


I love linkin park Sad about chester though


Yeah it is did you now they played 324 concerts in 2001?


Thats a lot of shows! They are very popular when they first arrived on the scene. I wonder what cool venues they played at


Ramones [played a total of 2,263 concerts and toured almost none stop for twenty years.


Thats dedication. The foo fighters played a concert so loud it showed up on the seismic scale. And there are concerts even louder


Wow that's too loud! You know creed had a concert so bad that ppl sued them?


Thats hilarious. Abba turned down 1 billion to do 100 concert reunion tour


Wow must be nice to be able to turn down a billion dollars. Pink Floyd recorded a live concert with no one in attendance.


I woman going to a dave matthews band concert stopped to help a cyclist. It turned out to be dave matthews


That had to be pretty cool! I like dave matthews band.


in 1972 Deep Purple set the record for loudest concert. It left 3 people unconscious


Wow that is pretty crazy, makes you rethink concert venues, haha! do you play chess?


I have, but i wasnt good enough to get the boy scout merit badge


haha, me either, but i do find it to be a very interesting game. there was a grand master who was only 5 years old, you know him?


I do not. I wonder if he is still as good at 3 person chess


Not sure, but the president of the world chess federation thinks the game was invented by aliens.


I like that story more than the chaturanga one


What story is that, not sure i heard it before?


Just that it came from an indian game of that name. Aliens sounds a lot cooler


They say that chess was invented in India during the Gupta empire.


I do! I just learned one of my favorite bands played an incredible amount of concerts. The Ramones played a total of 2263 concerts!


I know, great band!! I heard its was non stop for over 20 years!!


It's really impressive. So is Linkin Park. They played 324 concerts in just one year!


Yes, must have been non stop too! Linkin Parks Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century!!


I did not know that. Not all bands are as talented as Linkin Park and the Ramones. The band Creed played a concert so terrible that four concert goers filed a lawsuit.


Must have been bad! lol I can't remember any songs from that band.


They should have taken a page from Pink Floyd and play a concert with no audience.


Ha, ha, ha! Good one... True. In an ancient roman amphitheater in Pompeii! Very cool place!


I would love to see a concert in an ancient roman amphitheater. There is one that is still in use in Croatia.


So would I. I think the sound and atmosphere would be very exciting!! Love the fireworks in outside venues.


I am pretty easily entertained. I would go and see a competitive chess game. The President of the World Chess Federation thinks the game was invented by aliens.


Oh my goodness! maybe, lol  Chess was invented in India and improved by Persians! Who knew?


I did not know that. There are more moves in a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe. I don;t know how that is possible!


That's just unreal. I agree. I love watch babies dance when they hear music. Its so adorable!!


Apparently they smile more when they hit the beat. That is such a happy fact.


Do you enjoy watching Ballet? I love the Nutcracker at Christmas time.


That is my favorite ballet. I just learned that Tupac played the Mouse King in high school


I know, I didn't know he took dance? I guess Bruce Lee like to dance too!


Celebrities are so multi talented. Ballet seems really difficult, professional dancers can go through 4 shoes a week.


True, very talented!! Not surprised MJ used a device to do the lean. Wasn't that in the song Smooth Criminal?


Yes and he had a patent on it. Well thanks for chatting. I learned a lot of fun and new information today.


Ditto, Good chat!!  Made me want to practice  my chess skills!!lol


What kinds of things do you do for entertainment


Hi, how are you? I do many things for entertainment. I like to listen to music and watch movies. How about you?


I like movies and youtube. Also I like playing nintendo, do you play?


I used to play video games. I don't now. I don't have time. I did play NES a bit at my firned's house.


Nice, the original NES had only 54 colors to it


Yes, it was limited in tech. But the games had great gameplay and that's why they were so popular. I think that Mario Brothers sold very well because of gameplay.


For sure, i love mario bros. Are you a bill nye fan?


I like Bill Nye. I don't know him very well. I know that he tries to make science accessible to the average person.


For sure, and kids love him too. Apparently he got his start winning a steve martin look alike contest


I never saw the resemblance to be honest, but I guess that makeup can do wonders! I'm glad that he made the attempt!" He certainly has a career now.


me neither lol. Do you watch his shows on youtube ever?


I have not watched his shows on YouTube. Now that you mention it, I probably should. He explains science in simple terms, yes? Does he have a regular show?


Just small shows, I haven't seen a new one lately. I did watch baby by justin bieber on youtube and had to dislike it


I don't know why anyone would want to watch his videos. I would just dislike it without watching it.


For sure ha, were you into the gangnam style phase?


I have heard the song. Ithink it was used in a Super Bowl commercial. Never saw the video.


You weren't missing much, I think that video almost broke youtube


Oh, ok. I guess it was really popular in Asia. I would like to keep up on the latest music, but a lot of it seems boring. I think the tastes have changed. I watch documetnaries on YouTube and listen to old songs.


Yea lol, I had to dance it at a wedding  once. Good chatting with you!


Yes, it was a great chat. Thank you very much.


Hi there, yes I do. About 20% of their songs have never been  played


WOw that is a lot of songs, I think it totals to 4 million


Yeah that is a lot. They have audible watermarks to in the songs, pretty cool


Yeah that is cool. They do that in iTunes as well as Spotify


Yeah. For musicians to earn minimum wage they need to get over 130000 listens in spotify


That is a lot of listens in a day. A band once made $20000 from spotify for a silent album


Oh yeah them and they used that moned to fund a free tour


Nice good choice. Do you know who developed Spotify?


Yes it was the same Swedish programmer that de
veloped utorrent


Yeah pretty smart guy I must say. Do you also use youtube much?


I do actually, It is the second largest search engine n the net


Yes it sure is. Did you know why they had to up their view count originally?


Yes it was all about Gangnam Style, that song is something all right


Yes it sure is. Do you know which is the most disliked video in there?


Yes it is Baby by Justin Bieber, I wonder how many views it has though


Yeah good point. Youtube nnd netflix make peak internet traffic in north america


I am not surprised actually. Have you heard of Bluetube?


I have actually, it is kind of like the youtube of police, right?


yeah and they have video of police stunts and such in there. Pretty cool


Yeah that is. And all this came from three former Paypal employees, smart guys


Same! Did you know that physicists proved that shooting "granny style" was the best way to score points consistently, but no one actually shoots like that in the nba because it looks silly?


Awesome!  I wonder though if anyone has ever done it in the NBA?  I don't recall seeing it.


Yeah I've never seen it done either! Do you know who Allen Iverson is?


I do remember him!  He's been retired a few years now.


Yeah but apparently still making 800,000 a year from a deal with Reebok- crazy!


Nice!  LeBron got a pretty good deal out of Nike.  Did you see what he got for endorsing them?


LeBron got a $90 million offer from Nike after rejecting a $10 million offer from Reebok when he was just 18!


Wow! I heard he has deal with warner bros to do a Space Jam 2- I can't wait for that!


I wonder if it will be as good as the first one?


Yeah I'm not sure sequels ever live up to the original- I don't think Lebron could ever beat MJ in my mind!


No.  I got to see both play and Jordan is way better than LeBron.  Jordan could carry the whole team by himself.  Michael Jordan's best friend is the limo driver who gave him a lift when he first arrived in Chicago back in 1984.  Neat story!


I agree! That is a cool story- it makes him seem really personable. Did you know his son cost his school a $3 million contract with adidas because he wanted to wear his dad's shoes?