Yep I agree with you. Do you know why the Facebook like button is illegal in the German state of schleswig-holstein? I just don't get why that would be the case


No, didnt know about that until just know, I guess it generated controversy, they didnt want people to feel bad about few likes in their pages,


That's a good point. Did you ever do the Burger King promotion on Facebook? Where you had to unfriend 10 people to get a free Whopper?


No, I didnt do that, sounds like a great promotion, too bad I didnt know about it


Did you hear about why Facebook uses the color blue on its pages?


No, do you know why? seems like you know a lot about FB


Yes I use Facebook a lot. But I try to steer clear of social media even though that's not successful obviously haha. Have you ever been to Iceland by the way


No not really, have you been to Iceland before? I wonder if they use Facebook over there


Yes they do, they're actually writing their constitution on Facebook, that way everyone can see what is being done to it


They are? wow, I guess they must really like the site, do you also like Netflix?


Yes I like Netflix. I remember when they were founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, that was back in 1997


Do you know how it started?the story is actually pretty ironic


I think so, didn't Reed Hastings get like a $40 fee for renting Apollo 13 LOL? He just forgot to turn it in on time


Yeah and then Netflix was the cause for Blockbuster bankrupcy, they had the chance to buy the company so its on them


Yep I could see that. It's amazing that Netflix has about 60 million subscriptions in the United States alone, that is a lot!


Yeah a lot of them only in the US and 137 million worldwide, lots of money.


I read about two books a week. Usually murder mysteries


Reading helps to exercise the cognitive skills.


I did so much reading in college that was textbook that I only read for pleasure now.


Same here. I do wish that I would have learned to read Braille.


I would like to have that skill. I think they should teach the basics in school.


I have not. I don't know what it is about. I like all the Classics, though. I would like to write.


I believe its a Sci-Fi and require reading for the military.


I will have to read it. In the 18th century they were worried about people reading too many novels! I think they used to call them 'penny dreadfuls' because they were cheap.


I can read almost as fast as the world record, i can read about 400 wpm


That's really good. I like to read slow so I don't have to keep going to the library.


DO you prefer hard copy books or do you read on your computer too?


I like to have a real book. I don't like to read on the computer at all. I think it's funny that someone built a computer from minecraft blocks.


I find it hard to believe the russians built a computer that runs on water.


I can't imagine that. I love my computer but I am glad I don't have to water it. lol


Very true. I enjoy watching movies on my computer while smoking.


If it is an Apple computer that will void the warranty. No smoking!


Uh oh, I did not know that. Is it a biohazard or something?


Yes, it is. I never knew that. I don't smoke but I have seen people smoke while using the computer. They are working on a way to upload your mind to the computer. I don't think I would do that!


Yes, I love to read, Its so relaxing when I can find the time.


It seems like I hardly ever find time lol. It would be better if I could have the record for 4700 words per minute!


Wow, that's alot! How do you understand what your reading at that speed? Louis Braille was a very smart 15 year old when he invented the braille.


I have no idea! I think braille is so amazing. Have you read Ender's Game?


No, I want to though. I heard there was a movie, do you know?


I've heard of the movie but never seen it. I think it's cool the military makes people read it.


Yes, I do too. Speaking of the government, isn't  it interesting J.P Morgan bailed out the US in 1895!


I believe it! That man had so much money! The government has come a long way! I wish our country donated 1 billion dollars to help the amazon rainforest like Norway did.


Yes, isn't that great!  Did you know if you renounce your citizenship, there is a publication with everyone's full names?


I didn't know that! Did you know 86 percent of Nevada is owned by the Government?


Yes, I did. Do you know why? I was thinking military owns it.


I'm guessing that too, but I don't remember that many installations out there. Probably top secret stuff going on.


That's what I was thinking. Is it area 51? They say they see aliens out there!


I'm sure area 51 is highly secured and I believe there were aliens but who knows! I'm sure we'll never know!


There so advance now with everything, that things we don't know about. Think they are doing things in Antarctic also!


I bet! They should do testing in the ocean with Russian technology. They created a computer than ran on water in 1936.


Really water? I would like to see that! I'm excited to see all the new technology that will be coming out!


I am too! but don't smoke near Apple computers because it's considered a biohazard!


Yes, I wonder if that means candle smoke too? lol, Can the Chinese censor any more when the censor the word, censorship!! lol


That is too funny! Well have a good day!


I do.  I only read the English language however.  I have seen books in Braille which is read by tactile means.


That must be really hard but an interesting skill indeed, I like to read millitary books like Starship Troopers.


So do some of the branches of the US military.  I don't know if the battle descriptions are instructional or not, but at least there is a chain of command.


Im not sure if the content could be used for war but it sure is interesting, at least I like it, just like the Enders Game novel, that one is also interesting enough


I have 2 marines in my Bible class.  They are proud of the title "devil dogs" which the Germans called them after a long battle.  Ender's game is suggested reading for the Marines.


I might read that book, I think I might like it, thanks for the recomendation so do you like technology? computers? I spend a lot of hours using my computer


Yes.  Computers have improved our quality of life a lot.  I live in Phoenix and we have a driverless taxi service owned by Google.   That is really a special purpose robot.


Have you used that taxi service? It must feel really weird to be in a driverless car.


No.  But I see them in adjacent lanes and it is still a bit unnerving.  However, I know that date will show that they are safer than human drivers.  Most people don't realize how much computer power is now in their smartphone.  It is more that on the shuttle that landed on the moon last century.


Yeah it seems like the space shuttle main computer runs on only 1mb of ram, my computer has 8000 times more power


Wow! That is amazing.  That shuttle has been up there for a while.  I saw on the news tonight that Hawaii is going to outlaw cigarettes.  Smoking around an Apple computer voids the warranty.  That won't be a problem in Hawaii.


Good thing I dont smoke, it would be bad if I lost the warranty of my computer over something like that, you know the Russians actually made a computer that used water as its source of power


That is a small amount of power!  I know that transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.  I don't know what good that will do them.  When they die they will still be dead!


I know it doesnt seem like it would solve much, a computer program will never be the same, the essence is still very important


Yep.  I would be comfortable calling it a soul.  A man in France must have an evil one, having sold the Eiffel Tower twice by impersonating a govt official.


Really so he sold it twice? I wonder how much he sold the Eiffel Tower for.


Good question.  Based on his cost of goods sold, his margin was 100 percent no matter what the price.  Imagine caring about the global environment enough to give $1 billion to save the Amazon rainforest!  Norway did it.


Yeah 100% gain so he definetely made a killing and that great, I wish the American goverment did something similar.


Yes.  I would not mind us owning some rainforest and preventing it from being cut down.  At least our government employees cannot be convicted for violating the Geneva Conventions!


I agree, but a thing I dont like about our goverment is that they try to censor information, they had plans to destroy wikilieaks and wikileaks posted about that plan lol


Not a whole lot, though when I do, I listen to Fifth Harmony.


I here there taking some kind of break, is that right?


Yeah, apparently they want to grow creatively as individuals, or something like that.


Well i hope it works for them. I gotta admit im not to familiar with them. I hear justin biebers "baby" is the most disliked video on youtube


Yeah, they wouldn't have had a chance if they had formed before the social media era. Just shows Youtube can do good, then again we might also not have Beiber without social media either. Disliked is much better for Beiber than unknown.


Truer words my friend, truer words. Netflix & youtube make up half of internet traffic at peak hours in north america.


Half the traffic of North America going to just two websites... amazing to think about.I remember the internet used to be nothing but tiny start ups but now all everyone goes to is Youtube and Facebook.


That's true. Police actually have there own youtube called blutube.


Police have their own Youtube now? They have a lot of trolls and hackers to arrest, hahaha. Just goes to show the power the big websites have these days.


Yeah Youtube is the second largest search engine on the internet these days.


Yeah and Iceland is rewriting it's constitution on Facebook and letting the citizens suggest and alter proposals. Pretty amazing stuff.


Amazing, innovative, courageous, and dangerous.


Very true regarding all four. At this rate the top internet websites will just keep increasing in power.


I never knew that youtube headquarters was in San Bruno California.


Yeah, that's where the original founders founded the company before they sold off to Viacom... who in turn sold them to Google.


That was in 2006 for 1.65 billion dollars, right?


Yeah, that's right. A pretty good deal seeing what the site's become since then.


Yeah its a monster. Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for 75 million dollars in 2005.


Oh no.... I bet Tom's will never forget the day his company turned down the chance to buy Facebook so cheap, since they're worth $104 billion now. Yikes.


Did you know The Facebook "Like" Button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-holstein.


Interesting, I wonder how that because such a problem that they had to ban it. Then again Burger King got in trouble for giving away whoppers for unfriending people.


I remember getting a whopper for a penny as long as i activated it at a or near a McDonald. too funny!!


Funny indeed. The clown and the king love to troll each other, it's like they're treating real life like the internet.


I spend a lot of time on Facebook.  I find that it can both entertain and inform.  I don't know about you, but do you tend to spend a lot of time on this platform also?


I used to. I'm trying not to spend so much time on it. Too bad Burger King doesn't have that promotion anymore where you get a free whopper if you unfriend ten people.


Yep.  I could go for a whopper right now, but I don't know if I would be willing to end ten online friend relationships for it.  Besides, how would Burger Kind know that you actually DID unfriend them? Pro


Not sure. Perhaps they make you install an app first. I'd like to minimize the time I spend on Facebook so wouldn't mind getting rid of some friends.


I'm retired or semi-retired.  I'm a photographer so I spend a lot of time of Facebook to keep up with all the fellow photographers.  I like viewing their work, and I learn from their examples.  So, it is necessary that I spend time on Facebook.


That's interesting. For me it detracts from my productivity but I can see how it is useful to some professions. I can't believe that Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005. There must be a lot of regrets.


Probably the same type of regrets that the co-founder of Apple has over selling his share for so little.  It's a matter of hindsight/foresight.  It is probably something that would be my luck.


When I first started using Facebook in 2008, I thought it was so bland and boring looking compared to other platforms like MySpace and Friendster. Now I realize that Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerburg has red-green colorblindness.


The fact about Mark Zuckerburg was new to me also.  I tried MySpace a while back.  Never did try Friendster.  Fact is, I don't think I've ever heard of


I used Friendster for a couple of years before going to Facebook. People stopped using it and went to Facebook.


Facebook gives me an opportunity to post my work as a photographer.  I think that I am a member of about every FB page that deals with photography.  I use a particular brand of camera, and have since graduating from college...so I especially like pages and groups that deal with that brand.


Yes, I use it a lot.  I especially like anything that deals with lighting subjects.  Taking pictures...well, the technical end...is easy, but the composition end is what makes a good photographer.  My degree was in filming and covered the Vietnam war for a major network.  I learned the technical end by experience.  The composition end, comes with training and practice and the eye.


During peak internet time, Netflix and Youtube make up half of that traffic. YouTube is just a really quick place to get tutorial videos and other information.


I've never posted anything to YouTube, but I watch it a lot.  I have it set up through my Roku and watch it on my big screen TV.  Sometimes my wife will sit with me and enjoy...but for the most part, her photography knowledge is limited to..."take a picture of that".


That sounds like my photography knowledge. Perhaps I need to practice more and watch more YouTube videos.


Actually, you don't need a degree in photography like mine.  Everything that you need to learn/know can be found freely over the internet.  I love expanding my knowledge of the medium, because I'm not a prima donna.  Although, I've been in photography since 66..I still learn something new everyday.


YouTube has educational videos, live streams, movie trailers, short documentary films, music videos, TV show clips, and so much more. It's kind of amazing.


Yes, I direct a lot of newbees to YouTube to learn the trade.


I like that you don't have to register for YouTube so you can use it as a social media platform or not depending on your preferences.


Well, I am signed into YouTube and registered because I can be kept updated on new material that is made available nearly everyday.


Yes, I get that. I just don't have the need to sign in and it's good that there is an option.


Hi how are you? Have you ever seen westworld?


I am great, thanks! I have not seen Westworld tv series but I have heard it is really a great show, yet the 2nd season I guess is a bit confusing. Have you watched it?


I have not the whole thing was confusing to start but the concept is awesome.


Yes, I heard that the concept is good and they insert little puzzles and Easter eggs throughout the show to try and figure out which is huge on social media.


Is that show on HBO or Showtime? I did like that Anthony Hopkins was in it.


I believe it is on HBO. Really? I didn't know he was in it, I like him. It sounds pretty interesting with the Robots and the future time hopping. I guess that is what makes it hard to follow though. Wasn't it Anthony Hopkins that was killed off in the end of season 1?


Yeah but i think they may do a past future kind of thing i hope i really like him. On a different note have you ever watch the simpsons?


I have watched the tv series the Simpsons! Love that show. I liked one episode where Bart was riding around on a horse I think, pretty funny or maybe that was South Park....


To funny, did you know that there is one episode were barts not in it or mentioned.


Really? I must of missed that episode lol. Speaking of TV, Pixar had to study physics of curly hair to be able to correctly place Merida's  curly hair in the movie BRAVE....wow, a lot of work goes into TV and movies!


You ever watch that 70's show? they tried to redo it in the UK


I also like the tv series That 70s Show! I did hear about the remake but they cancelled after only 10 episodes lol...nothing like the original! There have also been a lot of Pokemon episodes, 750 or more, wow!


Yeah over 16 year period 50 episodes a year.


Right! That is a long running tv show! Funny fact I was reading is that Kim Jong-Un has a degree in physics...I guess that isn't too surprising!


Wow! Ringo Star, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all played Thomas the Tank.


Did they really? Wow, that's cool! Whenever I hear Alec Baldwins name it reminds me of his brother who played in a firefighter movie years ago, and then I remember reading that Dalmations were always at fire stations in the older days to help keep the horses calm, my mind wanders lol.


Back Draft that was a good movie. Yeah they had 52 episode between them.


That's the name of the movie! Loved that one. I think they have showed that movie on TV a few times, and I watch it every time.


Me too. Do you like horses? I heard two high school student road their horses to school on no vehicle day and then got suspended.


I love horses! Oh my gosh, that is ridiculous! Well I am going to watch some TV and maybe check out Westworld if I can find the last season. You have a great evening! Great chatting!


You too thanks for the chat. Clint Eastwood was allergic to horse.


hi how are you? what do you think of our species?


I feel humans have come such a long way, what do you think about humans


I think we are hairless, for the most part, which is a good thing. i seem to get hairier with age though LOL


I am thinking the same time, I am glad we lost a lot of body hair over the years lol


Yeah, i really dont need to stink more. I figure that the other advantage we have is language.it probably helped with hunting.


I wonder when the sound frequency started to cause us fear when we heard it


I guess that has something to do with rumbling of herds of animals or earthquakes.


wow that is crazy, we have come along way. Like evolving to being able to be long distance runners because of hunting


yeah, we are so good as moving over distances. i figure that is a key advantage. we are not fast, big, or strong. but we can keep going.


For sure, that is awesome! Do you like fish?


I do like fish. never had a pet. i do like to eat them too.


Me too, never for a pet, but to put in my belly. I would stay away from jellyfish, there is one that is immortal


the jellyfish must have a long dull life. i cant imagine living forever. people would do nothing. why do something today? always got tomorrow.


Right, it sounds awesome, but in reality it would get boring. I think there has to be something that can kill it lol


I guess the jellyfish would get very patient about things. learn to accept things happening at their own pace in their own time. that is very zen.


Very Zen is a great way to put it. Do you own a car?


i do not own a car. i would like one, but at the moment, it isnt possible. do you?


I own one, i want a cadillac eventually. Do you know they were named after the founder of detroit?


The caddie. a beautiful ride. love those cars. never owned one. I did not know where the name came from. Anyway, great chat!


It was a great chat, enjoy your weekend!


Yes, I live in Maine so i have to go the Y in winter.  How about you?


Oh, I love swimming! But it's been too long! Something like 16 to 18 years! I'm Native American and I just found out that we introduced the front crawl swimming stroke to the west when we beat the british who only used the breaststroke!


That is awesome!  Hey, did you that Michael Phelps has more summer gold medals than most countries?  Isn't that crazy


No, I didn't know. But it's easy to believe that guy is amazing! I've heard that he eats so much food, to have that kind of energy!


Yes, I thought I heard he used to eat 6000 calories a day because he burns so many calories training in the pool.  I would assume he has cut back on his eating now that he is retired.


I sure hope so! There is a type of competitive swimming where the athlete has their hands and legs bound, and swims like a dolphin! I use to tie my feet together with shoelace and pretend to be a mermaid!


Too cute.  Did you know that most swimmers won at the 2008 Olympics wearing a type of swimsuit that was so good it became banned?


No, but I'm going to try to buy one for when I do go swimming again. I aim to do it this summer no matter what! Especially considering that swimming is among the top public recreational  activities, I feel so left out not having done it in so long.


You should.  It a great low impact workout.  Find a nice place to swim and go for it!


Oh yeah, I absolutely have to! It's like a primal instinct and I can't take it anymore! I was reading about Cornell University and I guess they require students to pass a basic swim test before the can graduate.


My daughter's college in Massachusetts used to but not anymore.  Just don't tie your feet with shoelaces anymore especially in deep water  lol


Yeah, that was pretty dangerous now that I think about it! And also I'm not as spry as as I used to be. Haha! Did you know that in 1936, the russian's made a computer that ran on water?


I did not.  That sounds different.  I wonder how powerful it was considering it was 1936.


Probably not too powerful, but hey, what do I know! I was shocked when I found out that the space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on only 1MB of ram! No idea how they managed that!


Me either.  Did you know that Bell made a manual computer from cardboard in 1968 to show high school kids how computers work?


That's a great way to teach the kids about computers! I hope they don't turn into transhumanists! That's people who want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks! Sounds scary to me!


I agree.  I am already creeped out by the people who use those VR gadgets on their face.  They look like that have left out world for another.


Yeah, those sounds completely dangerous! No thanks! I deal with enough drama without not being able to see what's right in front of me!


Did you know Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer algorithm?  Her name sounds made up like from a children's story.


No, I didn't know, but I think that's a very pretty name! Sadly I smoke cigarettes and thank goodness I don't use an Apple computer. Because if I did, smoking near the computer would void the warranty on account of it being "Hazardous Waste!"


I don't like to nag but you know cutting back on your cigarettes would help your health and your swimming this summer.  Sorry for nagging


:) It's perfectly fine! I appreciate it! I do plan to quit soon! I've been making big lifestyle changes and seeing all these great results! It was so nice chatting with you!


Same to you.  Have fun swimming this summer!


Thanks I will! You have a wonderful night! :)


I do. Sometimes it can help calm patients during MRI's. I hear a lot of people have problems with those because of Claustrophobia.


That is a good point, I remember listening to the radio one time for an MRI, makes sense!


Radio signals are fascinating. You can listen to radio waves, while radio waves go through your body for the MRI. Radio storms on Jupiter can be heard on an AM radio.


that is insane! I wonder what it sounds like or how to find them.


I don't know. People have used razor blades and pencils to make radios in WWII. You could do the same LOL!


that is true, but I want to know how they got it to work lol. Oh well. Ever listened to the radio in canada?


I have not either, but I don't want to I don't think. They have a law requiring at least 40 percent of their songs be canadian music


You don't think so eh? LOL!! I heard that too. You can listen to tons of classic radio dramas for free on some website if you're really into radio.


now that interests me. That would make a great car ride better


I prefer to do more active things than listen to the radio. Like swimming. It is great exercise.


I agree, talk about an all body workout! I like watching it in the olympics for sure


Me too! The US has the most gold medals in swimming. We have more than almost the rest of the world combined!


USA! USA! USA! I wonder how many were won with the banned swimsuit from 2008


Who knew a swimsuit could be banned... Insane! There's a type of competitive swimming where people where people swim like a dolphin. Keeping their hands and feet bound. How dangerous?!


right, I wonder how it was made lol. Sounds so dangerous, I wonder who thought of that lol


Some crazy person probably. One of those Mom's who bought their little girl a mermaid tail that binds the feet! Then again if their kid survives that, they would be able to graduate from Cornell University. All their students have to pass a basic swimming test.


That is interesting, I wonder why they make you do that lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


It's been nice chatting with you as well. And I bet it's just for one more thing they can add on the list as to why they are the best university. Schools compete too much.


I watch way too much tv. Are you a fan of The Simpsons?


yes I am very much so. did you know Bart did not appera in one of the episodes?


I did not but with as long as it's been on the air I'm shocked that it was only one episode.


I know. Thos eguys have been on for so long. Did you ever watch pokemon?


I have played some games but not watched the cartoon. Haven't they had an insane amount of episodes?


Wow! That's a lot of episodes. Did you know that The Simpsons sent the South Park crew flowers when they aired their episode making fun of Family Guy?


that is so nice of them. yeah but pokemon has been around for  16 years straight


Wow! It doesn't seem like it's been that long. That means they air about 50 episodes per year!


yteah that is quite a bit as it takes so much work


It definitely is. Are you familiar with Thomas the Tank Engine?


yeah. I hear many celebrities have voiced it over the years.


Huge names including George Carlin, Ringo Starr, and Alec Baldwin!


I don't want to have any but I think they are beautiful animals.


they surely are. in iceland they have a fifth speed which is considered horse speedwalking


I honestly did not know that horses had four speeds. Do you know why Dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


yeah apparently they can calm dwn horses


That's right. I was surprised when I learned that. I was also surprised that Clint Eastwood has had a horse allergy considering how many westerns he's been in.


I know that just blew my mind. Nice chatting with you


I know some stuff like that we lost the body hair just 240 000 years ago


Yeah that is interesting actually as it seems super recent to me considering we have been around for a while


Exactly. Do you know why we are good persistence runners?


That is because we used to be hunters and needs to run for long periods


Yeah. Did you know we cannot synthesize vitamin c?


Yeah and we are the only animals that are not able to do that


Yeah because we lack the enzyme responsible for that.


Yeah and just as strong as it used to be, after surgery to shorten it


SO cool. There is a sounds frequency that causes fear in us


Yeah I know that the black swallow fish takes its name literally and can swallow prey twice their size


Wow, scary. There is a fish that has a neck. Can you guess which one?


WOuld that be the unexpected seahorse? Most people do not think they are fish at all


Good point there, I can see why most people think they are just another creature of the sea


Exactly. There is a breed of jellyfish that never die


Wow that is amazing. Do you know who freshwater fish drink water?


Yeah they take the water through osmosis. How about saltwater fish?


Yeah there are so many varieties out there.


Hi how are you, What brands of cars have you found the most reliable?


I don't know that I've had much luck with American brands. The car I've had that's lasted the longest without problems is Suzuki. How about you?


American cars are not long lasting at all they used to be in the 70s but those days are long gone. Japanese cars like mazda, honda, subaru and toyota are at the top of the list for quality and long lasting lives


That's interesting. Did you know that old cars used to have wooden trunks stuck to the back, so that's why we call the storage part of a car a "trunk"


I didn't know that at all, which kind of car did you learn to drive in?


A chevy Malibu. Man could that thing take a beating! I was always afraid of going through drive thrus because I thought I'd knock the mirror off!


LOL classic i learned to drive in an old buick with roll up windows those old first cars brought lots of adventures


Did you know that McDonalds added the drive thru so that soldiers who weren't allowed to leave their cars in their fatigues could enjoy their food? Most people take advantage of that so they don't have to get out of their pajamas now I think haha


I love the drive thru it's so quick and convenient when its cold or raining outside. Whats your fav fast food restaurant


I probably love taco bell the most, it's great to soak up booze if you've had a few too many. I've had many an uber driver take me to the taco bell drive thru haha. Ever tried that one?


Taco bell is the best late night that drive thru is always packed. I haven't had an uber take me through a drive thru yet but i would definitely buy him something to eat when i do lol


Oh man I never thought of that! I should have been offering my uber drivers food! Game changer! haha Did you know in south africa it's legal to trick out your car with flamethrowers to deter carjacking? I wonder if that's outside or inside the car? And would an uber driver use those if you didnt offer them taco bell


Go on youtube and look at the video of joe rogan talking about the flame throwers they shoot out of the sides of the car


Oh man there's video?! I HAVE to look this up. I can't imagine living in a place where the car theft situation is so serious that you're willing to set people on fire over it


It looks like it would be terrifying being in a car loaded with tanks that can explode into flames at any moment


That's what I was thinking! I wonder if when Karl Benz invented the modern car in 1886 he imagined that it would evolve in to a crazy weapon with dragon breath!


He probably never imagined there would be an electric verison that drives all by itself while the driver sits back and just watches the car steer


I still can't believe it! It give me the creeps even when I see it movies. How do you feel about it?


I feel like maybe in 10 years we can trust it but its still very new technology we have to give it more time to develop definitely seems like 'alien technology'


I wonder if certain places will be more open to it than others. Western europe was heavily anti-car for a while, some places still are really and prefer bikes


Its probably because its very congested so there is no space for cars to drive with all the people walking around


Good  morning. No I have never played a instrument. I love music though.


Oh nice me neither. Do you listen to the radio or Sirius XM?


Yes I had sirius radio for years in my car. Do you listen to the radio?


I do listen to is. There is a website where you can listen to 1000's of radio dramas for free. Haven't tried it though.


Did u know that a hanson song once became the moost requested song on a chicago radio station only because they never said who the group was.


I believe it. When I was a kid, we hated Hanson but loved their music haha. You can hear Jupiter radio storms under AM radio, I wonder what it sounds like.


That would be so cool. there is a radio station that translates solar activity into sound so u can listen to the sun.


I bet it sounds better than Nickelback still lol.


Did you know that Eddie Van Halen plays the guitar so well it sets speakers on fire. Crazy stuff!


I bet. A friend of mine actual met him recently.


Somewher in virginia I believe. Did you know that one of the presidents wrote a piano concerto once lol


Interesting! Freddie Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody on the same piano Paul Mccartney used for Hey Jude.


Awesome. One of the first typewriters was initially called a "literary piano"


I believe it! The aluminum piano for the airship only weight 356 lbs.


I did too! especially about instruments.


Well, thanks! Do you still have a land line? I gave mine up in 2002...


No I have not had a land line sine I was in high school and I lived with my grandma.


Today's phones are so much more powerful too. The iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM detterent.


Thats kind of scary. I hope it is enoughfor the icbms. Lol


I feel like that's a little underwhelming too. Maybe if it is too sophistacted, it can be hacked... Simple is better?


I guess so. Did you know a single google search uses more computing powere than it too to send neil armstrong and eleven other men to the moon.


That's surprising. I would have thought it took more than that but I guess not. I do know you can get a 3G signal on Mt Everest...


That way you can make a facebook post when you get to the top.


I can see the headlines when the person fell off the moutain trying to take a selfie...


Someone just died trying to take the perfect selfie. It was on a moutain... Such vanity...


Bet they could catch it with google earth.


Obama is on the white house google earth photo. Weird...


I wonder if the secret service knew about it.


I would guess they know every plane that is going to be flying over the white house.


That's true. Good point. In 2013 google went down for 5 minutes and 40% of web traffic went down too!


I believe it. None of the other search engines work as well.


I try to limit screen time for video games or any electronic.  The WHO says a lot of screentime can be considered a gaming disorder


I feel that isn't fair to say in this day and age where aside from gamming from reading or working on homework is all done online.


I agree but 1 in 10 kids spend 40 hours a week which is like a full time job.  it can get excessive


I understand their concern, but they shouldn't include every activity on a screen to be the same as gaming. It should be only when some prioritize gaming over anything else that people should be worried


I think they should allow time limits on apps like google.  It is not good to stare at a screen for long periods of times.


Now that I can agree to. I wonder how we should balance using electronic for work, yet maintain a healthy relationship with using new technology


I would not be shocked that Google does studies on this.  They went down in 2013 and took 40% of the web traffic with it.


Google sure has come a long way as a multinational tech company offering internet related services and products. I mean technology itself has come so far that a single search on google uses more computing power than it took to send men to the moon


They also once used goats to mow their lawns vs hiring people to do it.  But who is cleaning up after the goats?


Well the goats will fertilize the soil and make the grass grow better I guess?


I never thought of it that way.  Almost all animals and plants synthesize their own vitamin C except for humans.  I guess everyone has their own perks.


While we do lack this ability to make vitamin C, at least we have a well developed brain allowing for abstract reasoning, language, complex thought, and much more. Sounds like a good trade off to me


Also humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2-3 months of having it surgically shortened.


I wonder why there is a certain sound frequency that incites fear in humans?


It must be something in our DNA.  Maybe that is what cause humans to lose their hair as recently as 240000 years ago.


I wonder if we began to lose our hair as man began using tools to a much higher degree and build fires more effectively to cook food and keep warm


It might be due to our brains getting bigger and it doesn't have time for hair.


Perhaps. In any case, I am happy as a human as I am. Thank you for the intriguing chat.


I read that more people are addicted to video games.  Is it true?


I think its an addiction, its terrible because it takes a lot of time and it could appear a for leisure activity but if your not careful it can become much more than that


Parents are often addicted to screen so kids are being ignored.


Yeah, I can see how it becomes a vicious cycle, gaming disorder is something real for sure.


World Health Organization is going to include "gaming disorder" in its disease classification manual.  Do you agree with this inclusion?


I do, I think its a real addiction, it might only affect  a small porcentage of gamers but still, those numbers can eventually grow.


I agree with some people who say that the percentage mentioned by expert (1 to 3%) is higher than it actually is.  My kids (parents) and their kids hardly speak to each other anymore.


Yeah, I can also see it in kids and the relationship they have with their parents now a days, there is a survey that indicate that one out of ten kids spended  more than 40 hours a week playing video games thats more than 2 million kids!!


The same article says that kids are more patient.  I think because they do not care about the real world around them.


Yeah that makes sense, I think google had a great iniciative they rolled out reminders for time limit and usage on apps.


Not all parents are aware of this app though.  Maybe it should be advertised more.


I agree but some parents show little concern for their children I think Google is a great company though! it has grown a lot over the years


The app should be used by parents because they spend too much time on screen themselves.  Google is a good company.


It is a good company did you know it was created by two Ph.D students at Standford University!


No, I did not.  Please tell me more about it.


Ok so their names are Larry Page and Sergey Brin and they founded the company back in 1998


I heard about Larry Page but I had never heard about Sergey Brin before.  I wonder why he is so low key.  He has a large voting power though.


Maybe he just likes living a private life or isnt a part of Google anymore, you know new employees at googles are called nooglers.


I did not know that.  Why are they called nooglers?


No idea, its just a nickname but they make them wear a funny beanie cap on their first friday, I think thas kind of messed up lol


They are just having fun.  Anyway, I've got to run. Nice chatting with you.


Yea, I like listening to the Piano which was invented around 1700


it is the universal instrument. it seems to be found everywhere. In 2006 a group of climbers reached the top of britain's highest mountain and found a piano


That's pretty crazy, those climbers must in been in shook to find a piano on top of a mountain


i wonder who put it there and why. who would play it? who would tune it? odd choice of location. the piano on the hindenburg makes more sense.


Yea, I think maybe it was dropped by a helicopter on top of the mountain but even that seems far fetched


i guess they could but who would do it? and why not an aluminum one because ti would be lighter.


Yea, it's amazing an aluminum piano was made and it only weighed 356 lbs, some people weigh more than that


LOL quite true. were they allowed on the hindenburg? "sorry, you cannot board the aircraft unless you are lighter than this piano."


Lol, that would be a good policy. It's pretty crazy the same piano was used for Hey Jude and Bohemian Rhapsody


there must have been magic in the keys. i wonder what other songs were composed on it.


I don't know but that piano is a legend. In 1930 the bbc once broadcast piano music instead of news


i admire their restraint. now they would just make up news or fabricate a crisis.


Yea, I never watch news on the tv, I'd rather watch the Simpsons. There's only one episode that doesn't feature Bart in any way


i wonder which one that was. bart is usually in there making mischief. i like the simpsons too, but i like south park more.


Yea, South Park is better than the newer Simpson episodes. It's funny that the Simpsons crew sent them flowers after making fun of Family Guy


family guy really does not do story telling like south park. family guy is a random comedy machine.


Yea, I don't watch much Family Guy. I do like That 70s Show, they have a UK version called "Days Like These"


I think that was a mistake to recreate word for word a show from the US. who thought that would be funny? Anyway, great chat!


Yea doing that 70s show verbatim was a horrible idea


TV does not have many good shows, so i guess they thought to just copy and paste. Have a good evening!


I watch a little before bed.I like the Simpsons. You?


I do too, I like watching family guy and south park at night. Did you hear about the south park family guy episode?


I heard that the producers got flowers from the Simpsons Crew on the finale.


yea that was awesome to hear. I respect that lol! Do you ever watch pokemon?


I used to. There are over 750 episodes of it!


I wonder if they ever caught them all with all those episodes lol! I used to watch it religiously


I used to watch the Simpsons religiously. I don't remember the one episode where Bart was not there and wasn't mentioned though.


I don't either, I had heard that. I need to go back and see which one and why he wasn't.


When I was small I also used to watch Thomas. Did you ever watch this?


I used to love watch that show, Thomas was amazing, did you like it?


I did. I didn't know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin narrated a lot of episodes. I liked to watch Mr. Rogers too. I'm glad toknow that he really was a nice guy but also was a radical.


No way! I have to go back and watch my favorites to see who voiced them lol. Mr. Rogers was radical?


Through television he did groundbreaking work in child psychology. He helped kids work through their insecurities and fears.


for sure, a great guy. Did you ever watch that 70s show?


Mr. Rogers also helped kids work through tough issues that were occurring like what assassination meant after Robert F Kennedy died. I liked that 70s show!


Wow, I wish he was alive still. I think there is a movie about him coming out. I loved that 70s show, apparently it didn't fare too well in the UK, their remake only lasted like 10 shows


But oddly, he asked a gay colleague to stay in the closet or risk getting fired.


dang, times were different back then, maybe he was looking out for this colleague? It was so nice chatting with you!


Yeah, hopefully. There's a movie about it and I'd like to go check it out now. Nice chatting with you.


Have you seen that new Wonder Woman movie yet?


I havent!  I feel like I have been living under a rock when it comes to all the super hero movies!


If you were a super hero you would have been able to life that rock.  How about a more realistic film like Lady Bird?


The last thing I saw was Deadpool 2, I did love that one.  Lady Bird, is that about Lyndon Johnsons wife?


I could be a biopic of Ladybird Johnson, but no, it's kind of a mother daughter drama, probably adapted from someones life.  I have not seen it, just heard talk.


Ahh.  I havent heard much, no cable, so I often miss previews of things.


So these were two big movies recently that had a strong female cast, but I guess, despite this, women had fewer roles than in previous years.


I think there were a few movies that come around like Hunger games, and things like that that really feature strong women.


The recent Star Wars moves have also had a strong female presence, especially that Rogue One one.


I love when there are strong women for girls to look up to, Gal Gadot really did that!


too look for that now, especially as I have a daughter, I like her to see these films.  The kids watched Wonder Woman a little while back, they both enjoyed it.


That is good to hear.  Women can be superheros too, and they need to know that!


If you ever get out from under your rock do you get to watch much television?


Lots of Netflix.  So I can catch some of these movies there too!


I love having Netflix for my television option, I can pick what I want to watch and when.  I don't have to wait weekly for the next broadcast.


It is great.  Plus, no commercials!  I dont watch Pokemon though, even though there are 750 episodes.


That just seem to be a few too many.  I think they could have stopped at about 100.  We like documentaries about animals, Planet Earth and that kind of thing.  We're watching bird documentaries at the moment.


I love animals.  But my favorite bird is the dodo bird!


I think you missed out on that one, long gone.  I like Hummingbirds, we get them at certain times of teh year as they r migrating through.


The pigeon is a descendant, that kinda explains a lot about them. Hummingbirds are elegant though


Well it was good chatting to you, I'm going o fire up Netflix and find a good movie, Lady Bird maybe.


Hey have you ever gotten a hot chocolate at 7:11?


Not that I can remember.  I guess some lade in VA used it when approached by two carjackers.


Yeah she was 50 years old and use the piping hot liquid to fend them off LOL that's actually a good idea


The police report only noted that her 22-year-old daughter did it but the article isn't clear.  Still, I guess it worked.


Yep instead of guns people should carry around hot chocolate LOL but I guess the temperature of the hot chocolate was 170 degrees which is insane


Yeah, you don't hear of people dying with hot chocolate although it is 171 degrees.


Yep and 158 degree water will cause third-degree Burns, so they definitely got burns on the thieves


They had it comin'.  There's a guy in AL that used hot coffee for 2 robberies. It didn't say if he got caught.


Speaking of robberies, have you ever gotten to a car before? I guess the lady what's about to get into hers before she was accosted


Nope. Speaking of cars, in S. Africa it's legal to equip one's car with a flame-thrower to prevent such things.


Wow that's cool! Do that someone beat 90,000 people at the game Gran Turismo and then later became a professional race car driver, like how is that possible


Don't know... I do know that I'm happy McDonald's added drive thrus to help soldiers and it has help me as well.


Haha yes it is definitely helped me to be lazy, they didn't want the soldiers to have to get out of their cars in their uniform


Yeah.  It's sad the Pilgrims got a bum rap for boring clothes.  They were actually full of color.  They only wore black for special occasions.  I see Grateful Dead tie-dyed for them...


Haha that is sad, I wonder what the Apple clothing from the 80's looked like they actually had their own clothing line back then


I don't remember that.  They do still sell t-shirts.


I'll have to look those up, would you buy a t-shirt that was made in North Korea though? That's where Rip Curl shirts are made even though on the tag they say China


No, I'm not a fan of their crazy leader.  Did ya know that some ballet dancers go thru 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week?  Their poor feet...


Yeah that sounds like it would hurt. What do you think about putting dry tea bags in smelly shoes? Have you ever tried it apparently it makes the shoes smell better


Maybe the should try some shoes that are 5,000 years old.  They found some that perform better than modern shoes.


Yeah I want to see what those shoes look like. Do you know who Stephon Marbury is? apparently he is promoting some $15 shoes but is not being paid to do so


Hi, how are you today? Are you interested in cars?


Hello - I am good today thank you. I am interested in cars. What about you?


Cars can be fun. The names of the parts have an interesting origin sometimes.


I agree. Did you know the trunk of a car got its name because cars used to have wooden trunks?


That makes sense. But in England they call it the boot. I wonder where that name came from. Would you ever drive in South Africa?


I'm not sure if they have car jackings and allow for flame throwers lol.


I guess cars could battle it out with flame throwers. Massive combat in the streets. Certainly would make the drive thru an interesting experience.


LOL that would be fun to watch! Did you know Cadillac was named after a French explorer?


I guess it is a French-sounding name, like Detroit. I wonder if Pontiac was named after a Frenchman too.


It could have been. There's a race car driver who became a professional by beating 90,000 people in a video game.


How does a video game even prepare you for the risks of the real track? It's probably fun, but you're not going to die from a video game.


I have no idea on that one. I agree in that there's no way a video game can prepare you for professional racing.


Are you interested in shoes and clothing?


I am to an extent. I saw that Pilgrim clothing was full of color and that they only wore black on special occasions.


The Pilgrims were probably like everyone else. They liked wearing nice clothing. Why did Apple have a line of clothing back in 1986? And who wore it?


I bet Apple's clothing line failed miserably. Rip Curl makes clothing in China but their tags say North Korea.


I think it's the other way around for Rip Curl. It's illegal to work with North Korea, so they hide the work by labeling the clothes "Made in China."


That's a good point. There is a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc. found in unclaimed baggage from airports.


I bet there are some finds at that store. I wonder how the prices are. I bet some people could find their own clothes there.


5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.


I don't think we'd find 5,000 year old shoes at the unclaimed baggage store, but you never know.


Hi, I'm good. I've jusr read something interesting. For example, Apple had a clothing line in 1986. Did you know that?


I did not know that, did it ever catch on?


No idea. But it could be interesting if hi-tech companies would do something similar now.


for sure, clothing is an interesting topic though, pilgrims very rarely wore black for example


True. There is a store in alabama that only sells things found in unclaimed baggage at airports. I'm wondering if such store is only in Alabama, what they do in the rest of airports?


that is so odd, they sell anything in the bags, might make them a lot of money!


does it go to federal budget or state budget... hm...


True. It is also a possibility. I also didn't know that McDonalds added drive-thru becuause of soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


back in 1975 right? Crazy how world renound a drive through is now!


I guess now people are just lazy to leave a car :)


i think so too, it is crazy how long the lines get, but cars are warm or cool in different seasons


True. But back in 1975... I think this idea was genious at this time. Absolutely not standard approach


for sure, it took from 1908 to 1975 for someone to think that idea up!


I've also read that 5000 years old shoes perform better than modern shoes. And I'm wondering what do they mean by "perform" and why is it like this.


yeah i thought those shoes were just cloth pretty much... maybe they last longer?


well, we don't know about modern shoes. Can it make 5000 years? Just not enough time :)


that is very true haha, i loved when marbury had his $15 shoe line so people could afford them


That's right. It's easy to purchase for everyone with this price.


that is very kind of him since jordans are often over 200 dollars these days


Whats up Friend? Do you like other humans?


Of course!  Humans are the only mammals that can't breathe and swallow at the same time.


Well good! because we are unbeleivable and have come such a long way! Did you know the Modern homosapien began around 50,000 years ago?!


Wow.  That's a long time ago.  I wasn't sure exactly when.  I do know that humans can't burp in zero gravity environment.  lol


lol, I wonder who thought of that as a test to do under zero gravity haha thats funny! Also the fact that we are no longer hairy... well most of us anyway,  as recently as 240,000 years ago!


I know right? lol  Did you know that there are no muscles in human fingers?


No, isn't it unbelievable what our bodies can do if we really think about it? I mean we can grow a rib that was shortened within 2-3 months! *mind blown* not to mention our minds


Oh yeah.  Especially during the winter months.  I'll binge watch tv shows.  I would like to have a job as a tagger at Netflix.  They get paid to watch it and tag the content.


oooohhh! Dream job! Do you remember the days of Blockbuster? they were offered to buy Netflix for 50 mill, now worth 2 Billion, and no Blockbuster!


Definately not a good call for Blockbuster.  I would hate to have been the one that passed on that deal.  They will never live it down.


Oh, for sure! They are such a big company. Between Netflix and Youtube together they make up half of the peak of internet traffic in North America.


Wow.  I believe it!  During the Christmas holiday we were playing their fireplace movie that is nothing but a fireplace burning for an hour straight.


oh yeah! I like doing that sometimes to set the mood...there is another to listen and see the ocean waves... when i need to mentally go to my happy place i put that on lol


LOL  I will have to look that one up!  The first series that Netflix self produced was called Lilyhammer.  I don't think I'


I never seen or heard of Lilyhammer... It feels like Netflix has been around longer than 1997


I don't think I ever heard of it before now.  lol  It does seem longer than that too.  As of Oct. 2018 they had 137 million total subscribers worldwide!


thats alot of subscribers... well too bad they could get China, syria, North Korea and Crimea on their side Netflix isnt available in those countries


Wow!  I didn't know that.  I wonder how many people still subscribe to their dvd mail subscription service?  Times are changing so fast soon dvds will be a thing of the past.


Not far from that vision... well now im gonna netflix and chill for a bit... it was nice chatting with you! have a good one


Good evening partner. Sometimes it's fun to stop and think about us humans. We used to be covered in hair but lost it all about 240,000 years ago!


I am still covered in hair, but I am glad it is not as much as back then lol. Know any interesting facts about humans?


Haha hilarious. Well humans are adapted for persistence hunting aka distance running.


Nice, that must have developed over time because of chasing animals to kill them. It was either run or die of starvation


Yes exactly. We can't synthesize our own vitamin C although most other animals can. So oranges are important!


Wow, I never knew that. I like one thing about humans also, the invention of Netflix! Do you watch?


Oh yes I am a subscriber! Along with 137 million other people in the world.


I am one also. I love netflix! Did you know they are worth like 2 billion dollars


Wow that is a lot of money. Blockbuster had the chance to acquire Netflix for only $50 million!


They missed out hard! I wonder how blockbuster is doing lol


I think they only have 1 store standing! So not well. And Netflix was all started because of a late fee. Oh the irony!


wow that is hilarious. If they would have not charged the late fee, I bet this may not have ever happened


Yes I think you may be right. The late fee was $40 so it was a hefty one lol. Do you use the internet a lot?


for sure lol. I love the internet, what would life be without it?


It would be a lot more boring I think! It is so addicting though, with changes measurable in the brain itself.


Yea, it is crazy what it does to us. I wish we had internet like they do on the ISS, super fast


Yeah that would be awesome. I wonder how fast the internet on Mt. Everest is?


I think they have 3g service. It will be enough to load a picture or two on instagram when you reach the peak lol


Which is what counts!! In case the internet burns down there is a saved copy at the current library of alexandria. Not sure how that works!


I don't either. I hope they have a back up to the back up, just in case! It was so nice chatting with you!


Me too! We need to save that hamburger button on the apps! Have a great night great chatting with you as well.


Im not too bad, having my morning cup of coffee, my trusty dog laying at my feet


Thats cool. Did you know that dogs actually have 12 different blood types.


i didnt, I wonder why they have so many different ones when Humans only have 4


Never really thought about it tI may do some more research on it later.


imagine what a doggy blood drive would be like? so adorable


Im actually picturing a line full of dogs being held back by leashes as they here one of their buddies in the other room barking in pain. Lol.


their instinct kicks in and they need to run in a save them! but im sure the nurses have techniques and special needles so the dogs arent in pain. giving blood as a human isnt even painful at all


I have given plasma many times. It kind of depends on the nurse who gives you the IV, but usually it is pretty painless.


thats absolutely true. Some IV nurses I have has are rough and jam the needle in there, sometimes even breaking the catheter on the wall of my vein. that hurts. did you know dogs arent actually color blind like they show in tv shows and movies? they just see less color than us


I heard that. They are also the only other animal than elephants that understand pointing.


i never realized how good dogs were at knowing what pointing is. but if you point, a dog will follow your finger. its great


Dogs are pretty smart at least some of them.


haha yea there are certainly some doofy ones out there


Did you know that google actually prefers dogs.


Their code of conduct actually states that they are a dog company. They prefer dogs over cats.


thats such a fun thing to have in your code of conduct. are you more of a dog person than cat person?


I like cats because they keep the mice away but dogs are more fun to have around. I dont have any pets right now though. House is just to small.


I hear ya. dogs especially need a big place to run around and play in


At least a big yard and I definitely dont have one of those.


something i dont have is a flamethrower on my car, which is legal in South Africa. I cant imagine why


I think that would be awesome. Wonder if it keeps the thievery down over there.


and really amp up how badass the drivers can look haha


Great, do you like dogs?  I find them to be so interesting.  I still find it amazing they all descended from the wolf.


I love dogs! I never knew that they had 12 blood types!


Yeah, isn't that more than humans?  And yet I think they are all universal donors for each other.


Dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing! that is very interesting as well


And they are uniquely attuned to our behaviors, which would include pointing.  They have definitely changed a lot from the wolf as they can live on a diet that is starch rich, instead of solely meat.


I always thought dogs were color blind, apparently that is not true either!


Nope. they can see some colors, just not as many as humans.  Have you ever watched a video of a dog drinking in slow motion, they actually drink with the underside of their tongue!


Do they really? I never knew or noticed that!


Dogs are fascinating.  It is amazing how much they help us in our life, from police dogs, to herding sheep, and helping people who have disabilities.  They can be trained for so many tasks.


I think everyone loves dogs, even google is a dog company!


I have heard that.  They are definitely man's best friend.  Dogs even like to problem solve in order to earn rewards.


they can be very smart, mine is kinda dumb though


Mine is smart and dumb.  He is a border collie so he like to herd anything.  I think we have bred that into them.  There are lots of different breeds and many of them have been bred to be more amenable to specific jobs and tasks.


Mine is a maltipoo, so just a lapdog, but she has some herding instincts as well


Well, she serves a companion role, which is good for us as people.  Dogs have been bred for millenia on order to bring out certain behaviors and skills.  I think working dogs are just fascinating, such as sled dogs or hunting dogs.


it is always sort of cool to see the animal come out in my dog I think, like they help so much, but to see them natural is interesting


Did you know that dogs can learn over a thousand words?  For a species that cannot speak the language, it is amazing they can understand that much of ours.


that is super interesting, I never would have thought that, my dog knows about 3 haha


All this talk about dogs makes me want to go take mine for a walk.  Thanks for the chat about man's best friend.


Hi there. Did you know that 80% of the earth's natural Forrest have been destroyed?


I didn't know that, but that's sad! Makes sense since there are almost 8 billion people on earth using those resources.


Yeah and apparently the figured out the a day was only 5.5 hours long when the earth was first formed.


That's strange to think about. You would only have to work for about an hour or so per day, though!


Now that sounds cool! Apparently the earth will be helium free by the end of 21st century.


I guess no more helium balloons, then. The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, so I guess some of these things lasted a long time.


Yeah and apparently us as humans if the earth were viewed as a 24 hour period would only represent 1 minute 17 seconds.


That's incredible to think about. I guess some people enjoy studying stuff like that. I prefer to do less serious things, like dancing. Do you like to dance?


Apparently not as much as Bruce Lee who won the Hong Kong Cha-cha championship.


Yeah, that was way back in 1958. I wonder if there's a video of it somewhere.


Well ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of pointed shoes a week.


Tupac used to dance ballet in High School!


And he portrayed the Mouse King in the Nutcracker. You just never know do you!


You sure don't. Michael Jackson patented a device for a certain dance move.


It let him do the "extreme lean" which was a move his used in some of his videos.


Oh ok i know what your talking about. Apparently Baby are natural dancers.


I have seen babies start to dance when they hear music! It's very cute!


It is, There were two identical twins in Japan that released a rap album when they turn 100 years old back in 92.


Wow, that's pretty cool! I wonder how it sounded?!


I can't even imagine. Nice chatting with you.


Internet dating apps have really changed the human mating ritual.  Do you use a dating app?


I have in the past, I think Tinder Provides a great service, what about you?


Not myself -not an adventurous type.  I sometime wonder what is real and what is not.  Also, it seems like some have unrealistic expectations and express this in the internet equivalent of yelling - ALL CAPS.


Yeah I have stumbled upon some issues because of that I haven't seen the Tinder Live show though, sounds interesting but I also wonder what is real.


I admit I am intrigued, but not ready to sign on.  There are thousands on these sites, so how do you find the time to peruse all?  Also, since I live in a rural area (and like it), my choices are much more limited.  Some might say it could be lonely and bleak online for a country boy.


Well if you live in a big city like me you wont have trouble finding profiles as there are thousands of them, it makes the picking selection a lot harder and deceitful.


How do you decide who wants a mature outing and who wants to eat, watch Netflix, and shag?  It can be a minefield!  The internet has expanded the options, but is it really better?


There is one thing I do know, I love Netflix, Im one of the 58.46 subscribers in North America


I did in the past, when they mailed DVDs.  Did you know that Netflix spends more on postage than internet bandwidth?  I can see why they are trying to phase out the DVD service.


I wonder why that is, do you know how Netflix got started? its actually a really curious story!


Nobody likes late fees!!  With their policy of letting you keep a DVD as long as want until returning it for the next on your list, they really killed Blockbuster.  Did you know that Blockbuster had several opportunities to buy Netflix and passed?  Where is Blockbuster now?


Blockbuster who? lol, I bet they are regretting that choice big time after all Blockbusters used to have the popularity of Netflix and used to be a giant


True.  Did you know that Netflix accounts for 33% of all internet bandwidth from 9PM to midnights.  That's a lot of movie and TV episode streaming.  I bet they are glad that the internet access fees are mainly covered by the recipient, i.e. the internet subscribers.   Otherwise that would be a big internet service bill!!  What type of internet service do you have?


I didnt know that but I did know that with YouTube they took half of the internet traffic in North America, and I have a fast internet service, what about you?


Being out in the country, options are limited.  No DSL or cable.  I tried satellite, but had issues with wind and rain distortion.  I use cellular internet.  Works great but I need to watch the usage as to not exceed my allotment and get hit with big fees.  Considering the options, you can get internet almost anywhere, even on top of Mt. Everest!


Really on the top of Mount Everest? Wow! thats a big coverage, humans are amazing, we keep on coming with new tech and facts like these ones.


We are not the only species that uses tools, but we do have the most and the count is rising.  Thinking back to dating aps, I remembered a news story about a brothel staffed with humanoid robots.  I guess that is a very sophisticated tool, if not very unusual.  Perhaps you can use the internet to download your sexual preferences?


I guess its possible after all the internet is used for almost everything now a days so theres a good chance that can happen.


As a species, we are the only ones who clothe ourselves and have the brainpower to continue to expand our library of arts, tools, and technologies.  What I found interesting is humans are adapted for survival hunting, making them among some of the best long distance runners.  I am surprised that trait has not died out, considering few still actively hunt and rely on wild game as a primary food source?


We humans sure are amazing, we have a lot of skills, and maybe we dont hunt but we sure are expanding our knowledge and creating new technologies each day.


True.  I'm waiting for the invention of the Star Trek food replicator.  Just go onto the internet to any restaurant, order, and have it show up.  I could then get NY pizza here in Louisiana!  Its been good chatting with you.


That would be a sick invention maybe in a couple of years or decades lol


I agree.   If they make humanoid sex robots that some people are willing to pay for, they definitely should be working on the food replicator!


Yeah, you know humans can regrow ribs in just about 2-3 months and they will be as strong as the old ones.


hey hows it going, did you know the first moonwalk was actually done in 1955, the dance move that is haha


i didnt, thats crazy I always thought MJ invented that move! Bruce Lee appartently was an avid dancer as well. do you like to dance?


well I am really bad at dancing actually but I try my best haha, what about you


Same pretty much. I like to think I'm great but I must look like a fool. Its fun though. Just like babies, i dance when I hear music


haha I wonder what kind of music babies prefer? Like what music genre makes them dance the most, more research must be done!


I say anything with a good beat and rhytym, it would be a fun research project to do though! I'm curious what they would find out


do you know any facts about the earth? Apparently the earth is four times as dense as the sun


I know a sad one, more than 80% of the forests have been totally destroyed. but somehow there are still more trees than stars in the milky way (or so i hear)


wow that is a lot of trees! What I didn't know was that you could fit every planet in the solar system between the earth and the moon, I miss pluto as a planet btw!


haha poor Pluto! the little planet that never could. Yea I didnt realize how much space (haha) there was between the earth and the moon. Space is fascinating to me


ya I agree, and apparently the earths magnetic field reverses every 300k years, I wonder when that will happen next and willl it cause a disaster?


I dont even want to think about that! it could be a catastrophe! or it could just mean magnets work the opposite way now


haha ya its a good question, Jupiter is the unsung hero though it saves us from tons of asteroids heading our way apparently!


I have a soft spot for Jupiter, I had to play that planet in a play when I was in 4th grade haha. I had to dance too! So we've come full circle


haha did anyone throw little asteroids at you during the play? If not then teh play was not 100% realistic lol


sadly no haha we did have a few students performing as asteroids though. It was a weird play...it was put o around the time Lnkin park released Hybrid Theory, apparently the best selling album of the 21st century


ha I don't know how I feel about that, can't say I like linkin park, I do like Led Zeppelin though and I like how they didnt' title their fourth album just to mess with the rock press


I used to like Linkin Park, then I graduated Middle School. Very surpsied to see Dark Side of the Moon was best selling album in 2014 considerig how old it is


lol, and yes its wild how these old albums are still popular, like how bob marley is on album charts for 914 weeks and counting


i was never a fan of his music, but to each their own!


nope me neither! I never got the appeal, I think it's dumb walmart only sells clean versions of their albums, I would never buy one of those!


well I know a little bit about it, can't say I watch many games but I do like Michael Jordan


Composed of 30 teams, it's considered to the  leading premier men's basketball league in the world.


I wonder what makes it the best in the world, I do know that there is a lot of money in Basketball, Allen Iverson makes 800k a year just from Reebok sponsorship


It is an active member of the USAB and is recognized by the FIBA. Furthermore, they have the best paid athletes by average annual salary


wow interesting, did you know that shooting granny style is actually proven to be the best way to shoot a free throw? you'd think the premier league in the world would adopt that strategy haha


It would definitely be funny to watch, but considering many players are proficient in blocking, it would be hard to score by free throw


do you like Pixar movies? I know they have a secret celebrity room at their studio


I do enjoy pixar movies. Also speaking of celebrities, I also know that it was robin williams in aladdin that popularized celebrities voicing in animated films


I heard about that, it's crazy how much he probably made, I know Judge Judy makes 120k per episode which is second only to lebron James in terms of highest paid celebrities


It isn't like celebrities only care about wealth either. An ethiopian celebrity chef hopes to combat his country's hunger problems by encouraging people to try more diverse foods.


that is nice of him, I wonder what kinds of foods that he is saying they should try, celebrities can be nice though, I guess Carol Burnett was teh first celebrity to appear on Sesame St.


Do you usually use the computer to find information on celebrities?


I sometimes do, I have a movie server so I have to look up movies a lot actually, what about you?


I do as well. It is amazing how far computers have come. We can use them as general purpose devices like personal computers and smartphones or for industrial or special uses like a microwave


that is true, I think it's wild that the space shuttle only used 1mb of ram, I know this laptop I'm on now has 16GB which is substantially more haha


I wonder what the future of computers are. I mean russia even made a computer that ran on water


ya that is wild, at least it is eco friendly, I can't believe that happened in 1936, if they released that technology today I would still be impressed!


Do you think it will be possible one day to upload our minds into computers?


I hope so, I want to believe it is possible, I think they call those people who think that transhumanists, i do worry about a world like in the movie Terminator though, think of the destruction that AI could do!


I would be interested in an AI studying the best way to shoot a basketball, I guess doing it "granny style" is the most consistent but just looks ridiculous haha


It probably would be granny style, but at the same time, it wouldn't have to try to trick the defense who are skilled at blocking the ball. In any case, this was a pleasant chat and thank you for your time.


Me too, I love watching it every night that it is on, do you have a team/


I like the Warriors, they have a great team, do you have a favorite team or player?


I like the Bulls, they have been struggling lately. I loved the Jordan days


I  miss the Jordan days also he is the best player ever, many like LeBron but I prefer Jordan a hundred times.


For sure Jordan was so good. He used to get fined wearing his signature shoes


He did? I wonder if he stooped wearing them eventually those were really comfortable shoes.


He never did, Nike ended up paying for the fines because it was basically free advertisement for them


Oh I guess Nike is a company with the resources, most sports brands are, like Reebok, did you hear about the deal Iverson signed with them?


I used to love the Iverson Reebok shoes! I heard it was a very lucrative deal!


He sure had a nice deal $800,000 a year until he turns 55 and then a big payday of $32 million dollars.


wow that is a lot of money. Last I heard he was struggling for money! He probably hopes to be 55 soon


Yeah, most players end up broke, hope he can manage finances better this time around.


I hope so too, that 32 million should last the rest of his life. Were you a Tim Duncan fan?


I used to like him yeah, what about you? does he still play?


He retired a few years back. He didn't leave college early when he could have and got his degree instead. I think it was a promise to his late grandmother


I guess that decision paid off, many players end with financial problems like Iverson and then have no other way to make money, having a degree is a good way to ensuring your future.


Right, especially the players who only last like 2 seasons and flop. Poor guys, money on their mind for sure! It was so nice chatting with you!


They should receive financial classes in the NBA and I agree it was nice chatting, have a nice morning bye.


Hilarious how archaic the space shuttle's computer hardware was. I remember reading that when they needed spare parts for repairs, they had to ransack abandoned hospitals and electronic graveyards to find stuff that old.


I didn't know that!  I wonder why they just didn't upgrade systems.


Good question. Might've had a bad design that didn't allow modular changes without having to adapt everything else as well.


Oh, I hadn't thought of that.  Did you hear about Russia making a computer that ran on water back in 1936?


Not until now. I wonder if it was just powered by water, or actually used some kind of system of valves and pipes to handle information?


I don't know but the fact that they did that so long ago is very impressive and leads me to wonder why it didn't lead to any advancements in technology.


Same thing with all the developments in analog punchcard computers by Babbage back in the 19th century. They were almost picked up -- but not quite.


Have you heard about someone building a computer using nothing but basic minecraft building blocks?


That's cool! It reminds me of people building nanotech machines just from a handful of interlocking molecules.


People can be very creative!  Although I don't think that trying to upload your mind to a computer is creative.


I actually like the idea, but I've got a lot of philosophical issues with whether it would be the same person -- I mean, the physical human whose mind was uploaded would still subjectively experience death.


Yes it would unless they froze the body somehow.  I know computers are advancing rapidly but I am just unsure that one can ever be built to store the essence of a person.


IMO it would be like just creating a second person who shared the same memories. It would be cool to allow that kind of continuity in someone's research career to go on forever, but I'm still not sure they'd be the same person.


That's what I mean by essence. I guess it's best to say soul. I don't think a person's soul can be transferred to a computer or cloned for that matter.


Yeah, clones are basically just identical twins aren't they?


Physically yes, but not mentally.  Computerized robots can be duplicated for things like industrial use but robots don't have a soul.


I suspect we'll see a lot of jobs automated out of existence because of AI improvements in the next decade or so. It'll probably increase the popularity of ideas like Basic Income.


I think you are right about that.  Do you have an apple computer by chance?


No, I had an iBook that lasted me several years and I liked it a lot, but it went out on me. I've got a Chromebook now. How about you?


No but I've heard that if someone smokes near one it voids the warranty by making it a biohazard.


I bet they get a lot of voided warranties that way. Nice chatting with you!


Did you hear about the news from Canada?


They have changed the words of their national anthem to be gender neutral!


That figures, they are so politically correct up there!


They debuted the new version at the South Korea winter Olympics


Well, I hate to see it happen.  To tell you the truth, I hope it doesn't catch on here in America!


Ultimately, it is not expected to have much effect on the average citizen.


Well, that's good, it's just the fact of the matter in the first place.  They should have just left it alone!


Perhaps, but voting results in any number of odd situations.


Austin Texas voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst.


Probably so.    I wonder if any of the astronauts voted for that measure from space?


I heard it was possible for them to vote from space, now.  So, maybe they did.


I wonder if it is harder to vote from space or from the polling booth in a forest full of lions.


I would put my money on the forest of lions is harder!


I would certainly want to have a radio in that situation!


Amen, me too! Have you lisened to that radio station that translates solar activity into sound?


That would be cool.    I have heard some of Jupiter's radio storms on AM radio.


That's awesome, I'll have to check that out!


You should try it!    Perhaps right after listening to the news in classical latin!


I think I'll pass on that Classical Latin news.  I get enough sleep already, that would sure knock me right out! It's been fun chatting with you this afternoon.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.


I do! Proabably my favorite work of Shakespeare.


Yeah its dark but at the same time intriguing and with a lot of passion, the cry for freedom, love, rivalry


Very true. Are you familiar with a lot of poetry?


I do like poetry, Edgar Allan Poe is one of my favorites, do you like poetry?


Sometimes. I often find it hard to understand. Do you know how much Poe received for the raven?


I bet he received a lot of money for that poem, I have no idea but Im guessing thousands of dollars?


He actually only received $9 for the publication.


Only $9 is that true? woah sounds like someone ripped him off, do you know who Demetri Martin is?


Is he the person that wrote a 224 word palindrome poem?


Yeah his the one, I wonder if the poem is good. Do you like Lord of the Rings?


To be honest I do not even know what a palindrome is but it sounds impressive. I do like the Lord of the Rings.


I dont know either lol but it does sound impressive and almost all of the Hobbits names were taken out old poem called Dvergatal.


They do have some crazy names. Have you heard of the javanese alphabet?


No, what is the Javanese alphabet? no idea about that.


When it is recited in order, it forms a poem!


It does? cool I wonder if thats a coincidence or was done on purpose. there is also a poem with a different meaning if you read it backwards.


I heard it is depressing if you read it normally and inspiring if you read it backwards.


How can a poem have opposite meanings like that? I guess it required a lot of hard work, you have to play with words to make it sound good.


It does sound difficult, complex and also really creative its genius when you think about it, I really liked chatting with you by the way


Me too! I am going to go look into writing poetry.


Hey, do you know anything about Katherine Applegate, who wants children's novels about animals near extinction? Sounds kind of interesting to me.


She writes books from the animals' perspectives, and even from a tree's perspective in a book about an Oak tree.


Not yet, but I'm curious. She's impressed by how idealistic today's children how, but I wonder if kids stay that way when they become adults.


It would be interesting to find out... There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.


I can't even fathom that number. I've heard that there may be 7 million species, but only 1.5 million have been identified.


Right! Animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.


That's weird. I'll have to check my dog. And now countries such as Germany are giving animals legal rights. Good idea?


I think so. There comes a time when compassion should outweigh ownership.


I agree, which is part of what the author Applegate is championing. She's partnered with the Animal Welfare Institute.


She's also said she tries to convince kids not just to like cute/cuddly animals. Some people only care about animals that are cute and furry.


That makes sense and is really forward thinking of her. I think we could use more like her.


Sure. I mean, we are animals. It's only the last 50,000 years or so since we began to behave like modern humans.


Which is a surprisingly short amount of time in the grand scheme of things...


Right. Although I'm not sure we'll make it another 50,000 years.


We may not, that's really sad now that I type that.


Our specialty is using tools - we do so more than other animals - but a lot of those tools seem to be to hurt and not to help.


Almost all animals and plants synthesize their own vitamin c, but humans cannot because the gene for this enzyme is defective


Interesting. Must be some evolutionary explanation.


Hi, did you know there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on our planet?


That many? wow!! quintillion animals that sure is a big number,


yes it's crazy to think about. It's also crazy to think that there are an estimated 7 million species but only 1.5 million have been described. So many unknowns!


I know! so many animals to be discovered many in places that are really hard to reach without tech, you know animals also have a dominant paw.


Yes. I'm quite interested in zoology (the study of animals). There is just so much to learn about them.


If you're interested in zoology then you will find interesting that there are animals that could live forever such as a type of jellyfish and a type of lobster.


Wow! I knew about the jellyfish but I did not know that about a lobster. In Scotland the loch ness monster is a protected species.


I guess thats fair as its probably a scarse species, there is a lawyer in Switzerland that represents animals in court


I don't think they really exist, a fruit fly just flew by me. Did you know there are over 1 million described species of insects. No way to tell what it was that just flew by me.


No I didnt know that, over 1 million species, wow that is a lot as well, you know animals speak different languages according to region


I guess that makes sense, since the same is true of humans. Homo Sapiens are probably the most interesting of all animals.


I agree with you, humans are definitely unique, you know we cant burp in a zero gravity environment, not that thats amazing but just thought it was an interesting fact


I think I remember seeing an astronaut mention that. Humans are unique, there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans, although the same can probably be said for some other animals.


Yeah I guess that same frequency can also scare animals away, you know, goose bumps are actually an evolutionary trait!


Evolution is such an interesting thing. Humans have so many good traits but we are one of the few that cannot synthesize or own vitamin C due to a defective enzyme.


I guess we also have our flaws, we are the only mammals that can breath and also swallow at the same time so that is a good thing.


and we invent things. If humans weren't so smart we wouldn't have things like telephones.


The telephone sure is one of our biggest inventions, I mean communicating with others at large distances, that is simply amazing


Yes, the phone and data cables that go across the ocean floor are only 2.7 in diameter, yet they are so essential.


Yeah I can imagine how important they are, although 2.7 inches in diameter seems too thin, specially for cables that important, I guess they are made out of a super strong material


and built to last! repairs would be a real pain I would think. Phones are so advanced now. A iphone has more computing power then the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent, and phones are only getting more advanced.


Wow, im not sure if im surprised or worried, our nuclear deterrent should be updated and be more safe or maybe the lack of power is what makes it safe


Yes. It's crazy. Anyway I just remembered I have to make a phone call. It was nice chatting with you.


The female dancer in the Washington Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet is a rising star.


I feel this article led many to believe just that. A star is born before one's eyes.


EunWon Lee has a style that catches the audience by surprise.


I agree with your statement of catching the audience by surprise but feel the audience would be looking for more with each and every scene with the show


The pleasure of the ballet is based more on the skill of the dancers than on the staging.


With this I have to disagree as anyone can be a ballet dancer, it is the job of the writer and choreographer to match those dancers and their skills to the scene of the selection at hand.


The ballet is based on Prokofiev's musical score, which I suspect many are familiar with.


I would presume that those going to the show would be somewhat familiar with the contents at hand however some may not be as experiencing the ballet and music for the first time.


The version of the ballet is short on story motivation, which is often important in dance performances.


The dancers in question perform to match the thought's and mood of the writer, becoming fluid in doing so a seasoned dancer can capture the audience through the writer.


That is the performance's saving grace.  The secondary dancers fully support Lee's graceful style.


Although the secondary dancers pick up and fully support the movement it is as a whole of all the performers together that makes the show as great as it is. one team one fight so to speak.


One team exactly.  Perez's Romeo gives Lee freedom and support.


However this same team must all be on the same page each and every performance as if one is off just one step or move the ripple effect will comsume them all no matter how hard the writer tries to contain the emotional aspect of the show's performance.


Let's also give Artistic Director Julie Kent for giving Lee the direction and freedom to make the most of her dancing skill.


In turn, that is where knowing what skill sets each member has to be able to position each dancer to the advantage of the writer to portray the best overall.


Kent chose to use John Cranko's choreography, which meant she had to focus more on dancer skill than story telling.


That is exaclty my expressions all along as know the skill set of the dancers at hand best works to the advantage when a performance is at hand for the audience to really grasp the concept as well as the overall feel of what is mostly being portrayed at the time.


Working with Kent seems to bring out skill that Lee innately possesses.  That's why Lee chose to joint the Washington Ballet one year and a half ago.


Dancing skills improve with each performance; dancers become seasoned as well as begin to look for ways in which to appease a writer to convey the writer's emotions as well as capture and audience overall giving way to better reviews for each.


That makes it worthwhile to attend such performances.


I like watching it sometimes, especially Michael Jackson doing his moves!


Nice. DId you know that Bruce Lee was a cha cha dancer?


I didn't know that! I also didn't know that Tupac danced ballet in high school. Hard to imagine.


I know and he was even in a production of the Nutcracker


Wow! I wonder if he ever did pointe. Professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs of those a week.


That is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money I imagine


Right! Speaking of money, wonder how much Michael Jackson spent to create his device to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves. He has a patent on that.


Yes that is strange but I guess it helped. Babies are great dancers too naturally


I wonder why some adults lose the ability to catch the beat, haha.


Yes, it is interesting that babies smile more when they hit it


Ah, babies. What makes me smile is watching a good drama. Did you know Michael Caine became an actor because all of the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class?


Haha what a guy. Have you ever seen the drama House MD?


I really like that show. Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor in TV drama.


He sure is, in that show he made $700 000 per episode. that is insane


Nice! Wonder how much Jim Carrey makes. He doesn't make dramas any more because of his belief system.


Yes they do not portray positivity so he keeps away from them now


Yes he is so funny and he used to be a high school drama teacher?


Yeah and interestingly one of his students was Ellie Kemper, Erin from The Office.


SHe is so funny, they both are. Nice chat!!


Yes, very much so! Have you heard about author Katherine Applegate?


Yes, she's the author of the new book, Endling: The Last" Have you read it?


Not yet, but I've heard about it...it's supposed to be really good. It's about an endangered animal, so that's very interesting. I wonder what it is, though?


Apparently a dairne, which are one of 6 highly intelligent species that govern the kingdom of Nedarra.


Wow! Sounds very intricate and intriguing. I wonder if the humans there are like us or different? Or is it a fantasy land without telephones and microwaves and such?


Probably lots different than humans for sure. On a side note, do you realize that there are 20 quintillion individual animals on planet Earth?


Interesting! That means there are many more animals on Earth than their are individual humans?


So true. I read somewhere that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.  Isn't that odd?


This is very odd! Also odd is that humans can regrow a rib within a season of it being shortened?


I guess that is helpful.  Did you know that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution, when early land animals had gills and lungs?


Very weird! I wonder what the correlation is? Another weird fact I recently read about is that there is actually a sound frequency that can can humans to be scared.


Yes, I definitely wonder if that frequency is in horror movies? I remember the old dial up internet telephone connection sounds were a little scary...


Yes, it does. Do you realize that New York's area code is 212, because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


That's smart! Katherine Applegate is pretty smart, I bet. That book we were talking about is only one in  series. I wonder how long it would take to read it all?


I don't know, I'm kind of a slow reader, myself.  What about you?


Well, I'm probably better at talking on the phone than reading! I still would try to read those books though.


Oh, I almost forgot! One reason I wanted to read them was something about a doglike creature as a narrator in them...now that is unique!


Yes, that is unique! Well , I need to go walk my dog, It's been nice chatting with you this afternoon.


Howdy pardner! Are you into hockey, bird watching, or radio?


Hello, yes I am, what about you? I also like to listen to the radio.


Sure. My knowledge about hockey is limited because I never played much as a child. I guess you might say I have "puck management issues" like the Washington Capitals. Have you ever played hockey, or do you stick to playing the radio?


I really dont know much about hockey but I do love to listen to the radio, theres even a station that broadcasts Jupiters Storms


Is that AM or FM radio? I gotta get that station!


Its an am station, it can be a bit boring but it sure would be interesting I might have to goole that.


Yeah, me too! I hope it did not go the way of the Dodo bird, that famously extinct pigeon-like creature.


It would be nice to see a Dodo bird come back to life, birds have hollow bones so thats why they are lightweighted


Lightweight...I guess that's why I have never seen a bird drinking alcohol. But I have seen a humming bird steal a spider web to use as a sticky patch to repair their nest. Now that is innovative!


That is really clever lol, animals can be really smart, like birds in Australia, they mimic the sound of alarms, cameras, chainsaws


Wouldn't it be funny if they made car alarms and chainsaws in Australia to sound like birds? That might confuse those birds so much, they would migrate to England! Some birds migrate from Alaska to Northern Mexico without even taking a nap. Crazy, right?


It would lol, they would have identity problems for sure, and yeah that is amazing, its a really long way! I wonder how they do it.


They listen to Canadian radio stations along to way. I don't know why. Canadian station are required by law to play 40% of their music content from Canadian musicians. I guess birds love Michael Buble.


I guess they do lol, also Justin Bieber, and I think its a good law, it supports local artists so thats good.


Or maybe those birds tune into the webcast of that site where you can hear thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas. If I heard that original recording of the War of the Worlds, it would keep me awake too!


I guess it would keep me awake as well, soldiers made radios using razorblades and pencils in the second world war


Nice. Number 2 pencils? Hate to be in a foxhole and find all I had a a Bic pen.


Who know maybe a bic pen would also work lol, but I think its a great skill thats definetely handy, specially for spy work.


Clever, like that of Fox TV series, McGyver. He could make a nuclear bomb out of tic tac candies and paperclips  Fox ix an interesting network. They once considered making a separate station dedicated to The Simpsons. Bart 24/7.


That show is pretty good I like it, and I think that would be a good idea after all who doesnt like The Simpsons, they are my favorite tv family for sure.


Fox news threatened to sue the Simpsons once in order to top them from parodying the broadcast network.  I would have liked to see Bart Simpson deposed and cross-examined Richard Nixon.


That would be funny and interesting indeed, you know the channel is watched more than CNN and MSNBC together!!


It is in my house.  Nice chatting with you friend.


Hi, do you think Library is useful for everyone.


I think the library will change its nature to meet the needs of the community.


Yes, But i think library is very useful for everyone.


Some people want a private space to read and some want to buy their own books. But libraries are great places and have helped communities for generations.


But it an increasingly digital world, we see the role of libraries as community. Is it right?


I think it's interesting that lending out video games brought more teenagers to the library and got them to check out books. The library can lend out many things.


Yes, it's true. I value the availability of interesting and engaging books and activities for my children.


The library would be a good place to use the Internet and learn about the Sun, which makes up most of the mass of our solar system.


Definitely, Which car do you mostly like?


I like electric cars. They would be ok in Ohio, where it's illegal to warm up your car. Don't need to warm up an electric.


Okay, Electric cars have been getting better and cheaper very quickly.


I wonder whether electrics will need a special horn for the Indian market. Audi had to make a special horn because of all the honking they do there.


Whenever I've been to Spain people just drive round spamming their horns at all times.


For the Indian market, the google self-driving cars might have to have a super aggressive mode and honk the horn a lot.


That's fine, There is no world without sun.


I know that I couldn't live without it. The sunset on mars is blue. I guess that's romantic for some people.


Yes. on earth blue light from the Sun is scattered by air molecules and spreads around the sky to create a blue canopy.


Interesting! There is a radio station that translates solar activity into audible sound. I don't think it would make the top 40.


Yes, really it's very interesting. Do you like sunshine?


Sunshine is pleasant and can come in handy. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


Hi, how are you? Interesting article about saving tapes. I still have some.


I have the same article. I don't have any cassettes, but I do have VHS!