I know!  I'll forget that in about two minutes...  I might have to Google it so that I can remember it.  And that single Google search would require more computing power than it took to send the astronauts to the moon.


yup that is scary, also scary when Google went out for 5 mins and took out 40% of all internet traffic


That's amazing!  I remember that happening back in 2013, maybe August if I recall correctly.


ya I think you're right, did you hear how Google would mow its lawn?


I know they don't hire people to do it, but not sure how it gets done.


oh they used live goats for a while haha


That's crazy!  Google is an amazing company.  And Apple is pretty awesome as well.  Did you know they even had a clothing line back in 1986?


wow that is impressive! do you think those clothes are worth anything?


Maybe now as collector's items.  Probably hard to find them though.  Maybe in the unclaimed baggage section of airports.  A store in Alabama actually only sells items it gets from there.


ha I would feel bad buying from that store, like those are clothes other people lost and probably still want lol


I suppose.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you.  I've learned some pretty cool things!


me too, keep a lookout for those apple clothes!


I wish. I am somehow able to dress my kids really well but I look like a slob.


Me too! Mine has more to do with my height than anything else. I am too big to be a fashionista!


Do  you have to get your clothes tailored? Fashion aficionados look for collar gaps on clothes to see if clothes are tailored or not.


I do not, I am 6'6" and cheap. Not a recipe for being a fashionista. I would hate to be the fashionista to look at that though.


Some of my friends who are really stylish shop at thrift shops. Though I'm not sure if you'd find much in your size. There's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes and other things found in unclaimed baggage. Would you consider shopping there? I feel like I was wearing stolen goods haha


I would feel like I was wearing clothes from a hobo! I hate hand me downs As the youngest of 7, it's the worst!


Maybe better than wearing Rip Curl though? They make clothes in North Korea but the tag says Made in China!


I feel like that is illegal. A way to get around the embargo


Right, sounds like it. Speaking of legalities, is it really legal to mow your lawn with multiple goats? Google did that one time. I think that is pretty neat actually.


It is. I know a lot of places that use goats but I am also into nature facilities as a job..


Wow, that's cool! Speaking of Google, do you use it? They went down for five minutes in 2013 and took 40 percent of web traffic with them.


I was probably on it at that time. I would love to own their stock though! It's trading aroun $1.1K


The original creators still own 14 percent of its shares and have 56 percent of the stockholder voting power.


That's a lot of money! I would take half of that and be happy. I can't believe it was only created in 1998!


Yeah and now they control a lot of things which is actually pretty scary. They monitor traffic by tracking how fast Android phones are moving down the road.


They monitor a lot more than that! They measure eberything! And amazon too.


Yeah, they are powerful indeed. And it requires a lot of power to operate .One search needs more computing power than it took to send Neil Armstrong and the other astronauts to the moon.


That's a lot of power! I would be worried if I were armstrong though!


Would you ever take a self driving car? Isn't Google making those?


No and yes. There are too many ethical questions around them. If your car were to hit a group of 7 year olds walking accross the street or crash into a median and kill you, what would you do?


Right, and there have been deaths already by self driving cars. How scary! I wonder if back in 1908 when the Model T was introduced if they could fathom that we would be headed in this direction. Speaking of which, got to take a drive now. Have a good day!


Very much, I was so excited to learn that "/hybrid Theory"from linkin park has been the best selling album in  the 21st century!!


Yes, I had many and also vinyls and the Cd's


What di you do with all of those items? I just threw away my CDs about a month ago, at least the crappy ones.


I even remember the 78 rpm records, and I loved the books they cam in, they were sort of phtograph albums, with artist's pictures, it was really cool!


I wish the music had that today. I remember reading the CD jackets as soon as I got them. I can remember checking out artists mentioned in my favorite ablums.


That was a beautiful part of it. Also really beautiful are soundtracks!!


Spielberg played the clarinet on the jaws soundtrack???? How did I not know that?


I did not know that either!! that is really neat. Remember Tarzan, I really loved Phill Collins performances for that movie!!


Yeah. I think Phil Collins is seriously under rated. I think he is really talented.


Yes I admire him a lot, and it is so cool that he recorded in 5 languages!


Batman begins must have been fun to record. The title of each track was the name of a genus of bat.


That is so neat! those are details that make you enjoy the movies even more. Did you watch Tron,? It has a unique soundtrack!


I have not seen it. Tell me about the soundtrack.


It is very sci fi, and super inspiring. It is made by daft punk, I love that duo!


I love that they negotiated with their robot helmets on. Seems like something they would do.


Incognito style!! and very simple, they just needed a good breakfast with pancakes to say yes


Did you watch the Chapelle Show? The one where Prince made them pancakes after a basketball game?


No, that sounds interesting. well it is time to go. It was really nice chatting with you.


hello, lets talk about old cassette mix tapes


not really, but my uncle has. Did you like Elvis?


I am not a big fan and don't understand all the fuss that surrounds his legacy.


Do you like the process of moving to a new place?


Not anymore because I have moved too many times in my life.


oh I understand you, and don't you have any records, CDs and cassette tapes?


I got rid of those a long time ago.  Do you have any?


no, unfortunately me too. and do you use itunes playlist?


No not a playlist; I download music and stream most of my music nowadays.


oh nice, There was no dragging and dropping with a mix tape.


I definitely remember getting frustrated with the cassette tapes I owned a long time ago.


I like bmw a lot, did you know that Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


INteresting.  Hard to believe cars have come so far since '86.


yes, also did you know that It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking?


I did not know that. I would much rather install a GPS.


Love them!  I listen to them when I go for a run all the time.


Hello there, I know about them, but not too much past that.  How about you?


Well I just read that Daft Punk negotiated the Tron soundtrack over a pancake breakfast while they still had their crazy helmets on! I guess that means they didn't eat??


That is pretty wild, I wouldn't mind watching some security footage of that meeting lol.


Doesn't it seem like it would have made more sense to have the meeting over then phone if they were going to keep their helmets on? Haha Movie soundtrack facts are fun, like did you know that Spielberg played the clarinet on the Jaws soundtrack?!


That is a very good point I will say.  And no, that is a very cool movie fact!  That movie is one of the all time best too.


I've also read that Phil Collins recorded the Tarzan soundtrack in five different languages. I wonder how many of the languages he actually speaks. Seems like that would have taken a lot of practice


That is awesome!  I never knew that about Phil, I'm sure he speaks more than just english it sounds like.


He could just be good at learning to replicate sounds, you never know. There were versions recorded in Italian, Spanish, German, and French! I think German might be the hardest one for me to learn to sing


Yeah for me German and Italian are such wonderful languages but so hard to learn!  But, I will say english is one of the harder ones too.


You're right about that. And speaking of music, I heard that in Japan a set of twins recorded a rap album when they turned 100 in 1992


That is awesome!  To be that old and to be rapping?  Just too cool to me lol.


I wonder if it was a fast or slow rap, I can't imagine being 100 years old and being able to spit rhymes to quickly haha


I don't know to be their language sounds really fast, so I would have to watch a YouTube video to see for myself.


You're right, Japanese sounds like short fast words. Maybe it would be fairly simple for them?


Maybe, do you know what album was the first to reach platinum without radio airplay or a major tour?


I heard it was NWA's Straight Outta Compton, is that right? That's really shocking if it is


Good call!  Yeah that is pretty impressive, did you see the movie about them released a few years ago?


Somehow I never did. The story sounds interesting though and they must have been super talented to pull of something like that!


Yeah I think the story is really interesting, and they faced a lot of adversity and came out making some really good music.


And they did it in the LP and cassette tap era too! Do you remember those?


Oh yeah I think the cassette is making a comeback as well.  Anyways, its been fun talking with you.  I hope you have a good day!


Remember the old rotary dial phones.  New York was assigned area code 212 because it was the quickest to dial.


Yes, I do remember. Long gone now. A virtual world, but not as distant as texting, it seems. Hard to imagine how many miles of cable are on ocean floors worldwide. Care to venture a guess?


Interesting question.  I would say half a million miles.  I would guess the diameter to be 2.7 inches.


Good guess. Diameter sounds right. Today the focus is on iphones and their many variations.


Yes.  But old or new, phones take sound and turn it into electronic signals and then back again.


True. I miss the sound of a real voice, real back and forth spontaneous talk, with all its nuances and changes. Still, texting is in, phones are a text tool and connection to the WWW.


Test takes a lot less bandwidth to transmit.  If you ever get to the top of Mt. Everest, your 3G phone will work there.


Yes, and that's amazing to me. Even explorers can check in with the people they care about, on top of Everest or halfway across Antarctica. Maybe that's the peak of the internet's value .


It provides so much convenience.  No one ever has to stop to find a pay phone now.  There is an entire copy of the library of Alexandria saved on the internet now.


Remarkable that a world-famous library of ancient texts, which was repeatedly burned down during conquests has a copy of the internet in case IT burns down. Could that happen, I wonder?


With the wars in that region of the world, it sure could.


Scary. With an iphone possessing more computing power than all of the US's nuclear ICBMs, maybe the net would be harder to destroy completely. (?)


It is supposed to be with nodes instead of and hierarchical design.  Technology moves on.  Xbox is less than 20 years old but has already had 3 consoles.


I'm familiar with this gaming brand, but not savvy using controllers. A 4 year old could outplay me, I'm sure. And has, actually! But I admire Microsoft's amazing growth and new streaming/online services. Less than 20 years. They are still a giant player in the internet/gaming game.


They are and it is a category that newer companies have done well at so it is surprising that they are not too stodgy to stay in the gaming game.


Also admire the generosity of Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates. His foundation is using profits to provide medical aid and other services worldwide.


I am aware that they do that.  It is unlike Warren Buffet who is waiting until he dies to give substantially to charity.  For a while, the Army used Xbox controllers to fly unmanned airborne vehicles.


I've heard about Army Xbox use. Hey, those young recruits are certainly familiar with an Xbox. So "uav" means - what you said. Thanks! I picture very small spy drones. Is that off the mark?


Some are not small, but some are.  If they are carrying heavy munitions, they have to be large, but cameras can be carried by small ones.


Of course. I hope these Xboxes don't make the creepy sounds the old ones used to do. Guess military needs a great deal more stealth today.


That was the console making noise.  The middle word of uav is aerial, not airborne.  I knew that but was not sure how to spell it.  Nice chatting with you!


Good, how are you?  Keeping Helen Keller in the curriculum seems like a must!  Her story needs to be shared with communities and children.


Agreed! I remember studying her when I was younger and she seemed really inspirational, especially at a time when youth need that...


It's true that people need to learn more about disability not less.  More than 57 million Americans have a disability


Wow, that's a more than I wouldve guessed. The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


Also, the library in Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case it burns down!  Whew!


Haha. That's funny... 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


Speaking of reading, the world record for speed reading is 4,700 words per minute by Anne Jones.  I wonder how they figure that out?


There is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of mt. everest. Those sherpas can finally connect with their families! Good for them....


Starship troopers is on the sci-fi reading list of three us military branches.  Did you ever read that?


I have no idea.  I've read some cs lewis and tolkien.  These authors apparently had "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry.


Can you imagine being the author of the poetry they're laughing at while you're in the room with them. I would be so humiliated. Then make fun of their shoes‚Ä¶


I wonder who they laughed at?  In the 18th century "moral panic" spread because of the widespread reading of novels.


Can you imagine the joy of widespread reading now? The space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1mb of ram.


Doesn't seem like a lot.  I know some kids who wished there was moral panic over reading to get out of reading.


In 1936, the russians made a computer that ran on water.


How does that work?  Can I make one too?  Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty.


Huh... Sure, it would be a great invention in Water World. Kevin Costner would be so happy!


Was that a good movie?  Someone built a 16 bit computer just using basic minecraft building blocks.  Wonder how that works?


It was passable...Transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks


I wonder if the brain processes Braille different than regular reading?


I am not sure. I do know that there is slang sign language. A friend signs and walks away from conversations saying "That's a ghetto bitch" (sorry for the language!)


Reading is so complicated but can provide an escape.


Hello how are you doing?  did u know that The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


No, but it kind of looks like it.  Interesting too is that you can get an addiction from clicking links


I wonder if theres a support group for it,  considering its a real addiction.


maybe.  It's a little late though because even 1 year olds use phones.  funny to think, but there is a library in alexandria that saved a copy of the internet in case it burns down however that happens i don't know


thats awesome!  even though highly unlikely lol There is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of mt. everest.


Wow I guess if you climb there you want to brag about it with a selfie.


haha right!  Gotta take a selfie and post it!  Maybe not from space though The space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1mb of ram.


in '36 russians made a computer running on water.  Sounds like a piano I played that needed to be watered.


lol Someone built a working 16-bit computer using nothing but the basic minecraft building blocks


That sounds cool.  C.S. Lewis and Tolkien used to have laugh and lose competitions with each other. Funny huh?


I love those!  They do a skit like that on some tv show,  maybe Ellen or something its hilarious,  I lose everytime.


Oh that sounds really funny!  Do you ever speed read?  The world record is 4700 words per minute


No way.  if i speed read I miss a lot,  guess Im not good at it.  Also,  im in love with audible I can listen to it anywhere!  Thats super impressive!


Yes, I love the audibles too.  So fun on car rides.  Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on reading lists for five us military branches.  I haven't heard that one though, have you?


never heard that fact before today.  Ive watched the movie a bunch though! Ender's game was suggested reading for many military organizations, including the united states marine corps


not so surprisingly, moral panic broke out because of people reading so many novels


Why though lol dont people want more people to read lol


I guess kids today would have liked that rule


Transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.  Sounds like a black mirror episode lol


Not sure if its possible, but who knows?  Did you know the internet was used since 1980's by academia?  I never saw it till the 90s


Have you read books about Hellen Keller?


Yes her story is a great read. Did you hear texas wants to get rid of her story?


Yes, not only do I disagree with that gesture, I also think the premise for which they are removing her from the curriculum is distorted, they are removing Keller from history books just so it could save teachers 40 minutes.


Yeah it really helps open topics about disabilities. More so than just a story about a blind person.


Yes, but not only does Keller's story open up topics about disabilities, but also about women's rights, racial equality and workers' advancement.


True as well. Also introduces students to braille and sign language.


I never learned Braille and sign language as part of my school's curriculum, did you?


I did not. Would be interesting though. And its never too late to learn.


Yeah, if Texas removes Keller's story from the curriculum, when will non-disabled children learn about disability?


Im not sure. And it would make it harder to connect with more than 57 million Americans who are disabled


Yes, just like the internet which connects millions of people, there's even cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of mount everest!


Hopefully students can still learn about Helen on the internet. It carries vast range of information and resources


Hopefully students find reading as fascinating as we older people once did, when there weren't any electronic devices in the mix. Reading does require continuous practice, development, and refinement, creativity, and critical analysis. I love reading.


We could put learning braille to good use! Louis Braille the inventor was just 15 when he came up with the idea


Was Louis Braille, the inventor, disabled?


Yeah, just curious why he had the idea to come up with Braille. The world record for speed reading is 4700 words per minute! I wonder if there is a record for Braille?


That is a ridiculous amount of words! Reading silently is a recent phenomenon. Only the most skilled were able to do it in the middle ages.


Wow! Apparently smoking near apple computers voids the warranty because it is considered a biohazard


I totally agree with you, but I wonder how Apple can tell that the computer has been around smoke?


I think that living in todays day and age is very difficult b/c of the harrassment some receive through different pieces of technology.


either that or shaming someone based off of their religion or background.


ahh yes... I mean that was always happening, but today haters have more modern options to keep doing that...


An they can remain anonymous b/c they hide behind their screens and harass the person now instead of doing it so everyone knows who they are.


yes. I mean, I will be honest with You, I'm not the most polite guy in real life AND in internet, ( I mean I would never attack someone just based on his/her looks or religious believes ) but sometimes in political discussion I can get nasty... BUT, everywhere I'm using my picture and real first and last name... I stand behind what I say...


I think that may be a bit different.  One like you said you are not hiding and two if you feel strongly about your political beliefs than it is sometimes hard to not get angry.  I just don't like it when people act tough but hide you know


World was and always will be full of little cowards... fear can make terrible things to a person ;)


yes that is true.  I try to be a positive light as much as I can but I am not going to say I am perfect.  I will never spread hate however on the internet


yes, people can be easily hurt by haters, sometimes they make terrible things because someone said some mean things about them on the internet... ;)


We need to be careful b/c we never know what someone else is going through and how are words might effect them.  There needs to be laws protecting these people.


there should be... when You go on a portal or website You identity should be revealed.....


Or there should definetly be a way that the proper authorities can figure it out


Yes, otherwise You shouldn't be allowed to talk to real people ;)  hate trolling and haters...


It is definetly a different world these days.  Hopefully the laws will keep up with the changing times.


It will be hard if not impossible to do... I mean some people will use somebody elses account and stuff like that, just to avoid responsibility...


Exactly..so you just have to hope for the best and try to stay out of the back and forth I guess.


sure, but some offenses are not even by private people... sometimes it's news websites, newspapers, or even president of the United States... how do yOu protect Yourself from that...


yeah that is definetly a good question.  I really don't know but I guess like I said earlier they are going to have to change some laws to accommodate our changing times.


Maybe the answer is in raising young people ( children ) ? to be more tolerant and not such jerks all the time ;) lol


Great chatting with You, happy and healthy New Year ;)


Hi, how are you? Do you like to use the Internet?


I could not live without it.  I helped establish it in the 1990's at a telephone company.  We placed some of the optical networking technologies in place to allow it to grow.


That's great! You must have gotten great speeds on the Internet at your company. But no addiction from clicking, I hope.


It was not as powerful then.  Email was our first big application.  I guess you know that those 3 horizontal lines at the upper right of your browser is called a hamburger button.


The vegans must be up in arms about that! Hamburgers promote speciesist thinking! Heresy!


That is the only location where they want a hamburger to exist.  The internet is so widespread that there is now service at the top of Mr. Everest.


I wonder who the IT guy is on Everest. Pretty tough job! LOL probably a satellite signal.


I would think so.  No tower building at that elevation.  Very few people read the full terms when buying on the internet.


I'm surprised anyone does. The terms are long and boring. People figure that there can't be anything too serious in there. Otherwise people would complain.


I agree.  If they were too bad, the company could not sell successfully.  What media do you use most on the internet?


I mean radio, TV, email, internet telephony, music or newspapers.


I usually look at some newspaper sites, sometimes YouTube for music. Not much radio, though I think it's a good medium.


I will use a clipping service to route me to newspaper articles of interest.  Reddit is also a media that I use.  The internet has reshaped access to media.


Reddit is a good way to get answers to questions. I haven't used a clipping service. Usually I just pop over to NYT, WaPo and poke around.


Have you ever used a rotary phone.  There took a long time to dial.  The New York area code of 212 was assigned because it was the shorted to dial.


Those New Yorkers! I suspected something like that! Yes, I used a rotary. Slow slow slow.


Push buttons seemed like a major technological advance.  Telephones take the voice frequencies, convert them to electronic signals and then performs the reverse action at the other end.


And they do with their own voltage supply. It's a pretty cool system. I'm impressed how well it's held up. Now with fiber optics and under seas cables, it's easy to reach the world.


Sure is.  Those overseas cables just rest on the ocean floor, sometimes at depths that no man has reached.


I guess there is no easy way to service them. Robots?


Pull them to the surface, splice in a new piece or replace a repeater.  Nice chatting!


Hello there, did you ever play a Nintendo growing up?


Yeah Mario was always a classic game, I played a lot of Tecmo Super Bowl myself.


Great times even though it only displayed 54 colors


Yeah but I guess 54 was plenty enough to have hours of fun.


Yeah that is one heck of a good run for an entertainment system in my opinion.


What other forms of entertainment do you like?


Well I do like to watch television, did you ever watch Bill Nye years ago?


Yeah him, they used to roll the old tv into the classroom for us to watch him back in school.


I hear he won a steve martin lookalike contest


I think you are right, I think that is initially how he got his break into show business.


Ceasar used chickens for entertainment not food.


Isn't that funny some of the things they used to do for entertainment way back then.


Even funnier, Reagan was turned down for a role to play president.


That is hilarious, whenever I hear Reagan and actor I think of the scene from Back to the Future.


When Doc asks who the president is in 1985 and Marty says, Ronald Reagan, to which doc replies, "the actor!?!".


Ahh, that is good.  Must have really been entertaining and gave a lot of delight


Yeah it sure was, I suggest you watch it sometime.  Anyways, it has been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


I spend a lot of time on the internet. Probably too much. How about yourself?


I do too, almost all day because of work and then some, its crazy how dependant weve become of the internet.


I agree. Did you know that the three horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?


No idea it was called like that, what I did know is that you can get signal on top of Mount Everest.


That is very shocking. I can't imagine that there are towers anywhere close. Apparently the library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down. I can't imagine how much storage that would take.


It must take quite a bit and its refreshing to know there is backup in that library, would you imgaine the consequences of the internet being down?


It was be a national emergency at this point. We rely on it so much. Facebook is where people spend a huge amount of time. Do you use Facebook?


I do use it, not as I used to but I do, I remember there was this Burger King promotion I got my free Whopper by unfriending 10 people.


What a strange promotion that was. I don't understand what the point was. Did you know that you had to be 13 to register for an account? I did not realize they had age restrictions in place.


I didn't either, its probably a good thing since there are a lot of hidden dangers in facebook but I also think that depends on local laws.


I also think it is a good idea. I'm sure many kids lie and find a way around it though. Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005. What a disastrous business decision on their part.


Yeah, I bet they are regretting it big time now although Facebook wouldn't be the same if they had bought it, who knows maybe it wouldn't exist nowadays.


I actually preferred MySpace. It was more personalized and I didn't argue with people on it nearly as much ha ha. I also don't remember all of the memes passing around false information all of the time on MySpace.


MySpace was pretty good does it still work? I might have to google that, its amazing how much Google has grown as well.


It's still there but it's not what it was at all. They keep trying to reinvent it and I think it's pretty dedicated to up and coming bands trying to get exposure now. Iceland are rewriting their constitution via facebook; allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations. I think that that is a terrible idea.


I think thats a bad idea as well, too many opinions and bad opinions.


Yes and people don't take things as seriously online as they do in person. I also use Google very frequently. Did you know it was founded in 1998? I would have thought much more recently.


Wow so its been more than 20 years, I didnt know that I also use it frequently, I mean who doesnt.


Everyone I know does. On 16th august 2013 google went down for about five minutes, and took 40% of web traffic with it. That shows how much we all use it.


Thats a lot! I also use google maps I wonder how they calculate traffic, its really accurate.


Apparently they track how fast android devices are moving on the road I never would have guessed that.


Wow!  I just learned some interesting information about Clothing.  I had no idea that there was a line of apparel that was produced in North Korea and then marketed as coming from China.  Fascinating!


Were you aware that the fashion and retail industry allow such misleading information to exist? I knew there were grey areas, but it surprised me.


That shouldn't be allowed.  I saw that target is T a


I agree, fraud is not alright.  You mentioned that Target is T a.  What does that mean?


Target is at a 13 year high in sales growth.  Home goods and toys are leading this.


Oh yes!  Target really had amazing growth.  I think I might be contributing to their success a bit with my spending!    The Home Goods selections at Target probably do drive a lot of their sales.  They are affordable and trendy.


Toys r us closing and other company bankruptcies helped


I completely agree that the closure of competitors must have contributed to Targets success.  Along that thought, did you hear about the underemployment issues that are still burdening families?  So many people are becoming frugal and it's causing a lot of store closings, since they are shopping more at Target and Walmart etc.


Yes, I have heard.  Target is the 8th largest department store retailer in the US.  It has 1822 stores in the US.


The size of Target really is shocking.  They are doing an excellent job of Targeting the 20 and 30 year old crowd and that must be really helping their sales.  Marketing lines off the Gaines' duo was super smart!


We do all our Grocery shopping there.  I heard that Target and Best Buy will price match Amazon.


Oh that is interesting!  I didn't realize that Target would price match to Amazon.  I just price matched from Best Buy this past weekend and it saved me over $100.  Truly a blessing.  I wonder if the underemployment issues will start to decline as those larger businesses grow and the weaker ones close?  Seems like the larger stores will hire more people and reduce the unemployment also.


Good for you.  I thought Target was in every State bit Vermont does not have one.


Wow that is unusual.  Do you think Target will open more stores to include Vermont and maybe help their employment issues?


I would think so.  Also, target doesn't sell cigarettes.  They havent had tobacco products since 19960


I had no idea they were tobacco free!  I'm happy to hear that the momentum is in their favor for growth.  Lots of small towns could benefit and also drive down prices!


Yes, they could.  There is a state senator who works at target to male enough money to live.  Good for them.


I'm impressed that the senator is choosing to work there, he must be exhausted though.  I never realized that Target was the 8th largest retailer in the U.S.  I knew they were big, but I had no idea that were THAT big.


Switching stores, did you know Apple had a clothing line inn 1986??


No I didn't.  That really is surprising!  I wonder what caused them to leave that market?


well, thanks for the chat.  Happy New Year.


No I am not.  They scare me, but maybe I should if they can burn more than 180 calories.


I guess a horror marathon would be a good exercise plan at that rate!


For sure!  Do you know what a waterphone is?  I guess it is used to make the scary noises in horror movies.


I've never heard of that before, I would be curious to see what it looks like.


I think I'll look it up on Google later.  Maybe it looks like a regular telephone?


I wonder what the child actor's reaction to the movie The Shining was when he found out a lot later it was a horror movie?


I bet he was surprised.  I am curious to know how they were able to keep that from him.  I bet they had a lot of out of sequence filming.


I would also guess that any scene in which he was not acting in, he was far away from the set just being a normal kid.


I would think so too.  What is your favorite brand of clothing, or do you care as long as it fits?


I don't shop for one particular brand unless it comes to work out clothing. For that I generally prefer Under Armour. Otherwise I go with fit and price as my criteria.


I get that.  I would be very interested to visit the store in Alabama that only sells clothing and items found in unclaimed baggage areas.


I don't know if I would want to buy someones laundry! I wonder how long it takes before they send the clothing there.


I'm not sure, but the price would probably be right.  They have no overhead, so everything for them is profit.  That is pretty smart.


It also helps reduce waste since that stuff would probably be thrown out if they did not resell it.


True.  I also didn't realize Apple has a clothing line.  I thought they were only into electronics or do you think that is a different company?


I believe that is the same company, a lot of companies have made other items. Nintendo used to make playing cards.


Oh really.  I didn't know that.  Speaking of Apple, do you like Apple products?  Do you have an Apple phone?


They are good too.  I was surprised to learn that an iphone had so much power.  Kind of scary.


It's amazing how far technology has come!


Did you do anything special on the latest MLK day?


No not really, I did watch an HBO documentary about his final years, really interesting and complete, what about you?


Nothing either.  Are you referring to "King in the Wilderness"?


Yeah the same one, have you seen it before? I liked it but it seems like it skiped an important parts of Martin Luther Kings life.


I haven't seen it but I heard that it skipped forward to difficult events in MLK's life.


Yeah the documentary skips top the year 1963 and tells the story from then on, one of the events that captured my attetion was the protest of 1968, that turned violent.


I was quite young then.  I think I was more interested in why cars have 4 wheels or why trunks are called trunks...


I love cars too! I remember reading there was a law against warming your car in Ohio.


I heard about that.  Was it because cars we being stolen?  What a law when it's legal to have a flame-thrower in South Africa...


Is it really legal to have a flame-thower intalled on car in South Africa? wow thats crazy, seems really extreme.


I guess it's because of carjackings.  I'll have to go to the library to find out.  Should find one since there's more libraries than McDonalds...


Yeah thats probably a good idea, there must be great books about the subject, did you know that some libraries have video games inside to lure teens, and turns out it works as they check out more books.


That's a good idea.  I also need to research if the world is running out of helium by the end of the 21st century.  What are we going to do for balloons?  Major crisis...


I think there can be a bigger effect than just ballons, I wonder what the effects would be.


Another call for the library... Maybe I can take in a video game.  Maybe the ozone layer is being depleted along with getting all the CO2 from cars since 1908?


Could be, I know the answer can be found at a library for sure, I heard a teenager taught himself how to build a Windmill and provided power to his village with it, so we can definitely find the answers to that.


That's pretty industrious like the guy in prison that studied in the library until he could prove his innocence.


Wow that sure is interesting, what did he do after he proved his innocence? that sure is an amazing story.


He went on to be a lawyer to free others that were falsely convicted.


That is a great thing to do! I mean others would want vengance but instead he decided to help others, a real role model.


Yeah that is cool.  Even cooler that Jann Mardenborough who beat 90,000 in a video game.  The lawyer guy is actually cooler than that.


I didnt hear about him, but anway an interesting fact about Jupiter, Jupiter actually is our hero, it saves earth from many asteroids, I just think its amazing how the universe works.


It is, being the 3rd rock from the sun, we didn't even see all that Jupiter does for use except for that comet in the 90s. Even though the day is now longer than 5.5 hours long, I'm out of time.  It's been great.


There are many interesting facts indeed, I didnt know that but thanks for that fact.


Well, I saw the shining recently. As scary as an Edgar Allan Poe story.


I have not seen it but heard it was scary. Apparently the little kid in it did not know he was in a scary movie.


Yeah. Kids see things differently. Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror flick when he saw it as a child


I cannot believe that, do not see what is so scary about it. But I guess you can burn more calories


Yeah. I hear one enjoys abstract art more when viewed after a horror flick. So you become more refined on top of being leaner.


Cool one. Do you know how they make the scary noises in those movies?


They jump scare people and record the reactions?


Hahaha nice one. There an instrument that is called a waterphone. Not sure what it looks like


Well i dropped my iphone in water and it makes some weird noises. Still better than their clothing line


Yeah I wonder why it is not around anymore. Did you know pilgrims wear black clothes only on special occassions?


Really. Even after Labour Day? I wonder why no other animals besides humans wear clothes. You figure a monkey could make a hat out of a banana or something


Haha yeah. I like better their colorful clothes that they wear all the time


i bought some clothes found in unclaimed baggage once. Lot of bang for the buck


Did you get them at that store in Alabama?


Nice, good deal. Do you use your phone much?


Well i still use my rotary to dial 212. Its faster somehow


Yeah I guess of all other number in a rotary phone. Did you ever use one or a phone book?


My phonebook is stuck. Some prankster did something


I think it is just what those books do, once they are stuck you cannot separate them


I have shopped at Target. It seems like a nice store, nicer than Walmart, if you ask me.


I would agree. Did you know that they will price match Amazon?


I suppose these days they have to. Amazon is everywhere and any time! Target really needs to compete.


It's a good idea. Did you also know that there are no Target stores in Vermont?


I wonder what's special about Vermont. Is it the law or something? It's right next door to New Hampshire. Hm. Target doesn' carry tobacco, either.


That's a good question. I did not know that they didn't sell tobacco. I wonder how long that's been the case?


It's been at least 20 years, though I wonder what stopped sales. There is money in tobacco. Maybe they want to have a friendly, safe image.


I'm sure that's the reason. I had also heard that there is a state senator that has to also work at Target to make enough money.


I guess being a state senator really doesn't pay well. But why Target? Aren't there better jobs out there?


You would think so. Maybe the flexibility?


I guess. Seasonal work, flexible hours. Target stopped selling tobacco, but they sell herbal supplments. Talk about a bogus product.


Yeah I'm not a believer in holistic medicine myself. Off topic but do you watch a lot of TV. I watch a whole lot.


I sometimes watch the box when I'm in the gym. Try to catch up on the news and stuff.


I enjoyed the first eight seasons. I don't find the recent stuff interesting. The show has run its course. You?


I haven't seen it in a long time but I used to watch it. Did you know that there is only one episode ever where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned?


The show really was about Bart and his hijinks. I think it's funny that That 70's Show was remade verbatim in the UK and flopped. Something about casting didn't work, I think.


Those things rarely do. The only one I can think of that really did was The Office. Did you happen to see the Family Guy episode of South Park?


I did. It was the one when the manatees were fetching balls to make up a story line. Good episode.


It was hilarious. After that episode aired, The Simpsons crew sent flowers to the South Park office which is find very funny.


Hello! I love the old Mustangs...and you?


What do you like mostly about the old mustangs?


The power and the look mostly, always liked them. Back in my teen years they were the best car to have.


My favorite car is the honda accord, back in the days I like the chrysler.


i have a honda and love it although it's getting old I need another one soon but don't want a car payment. Did you know the Cadillac was named after a french explorer? Thought that was interesting.


No, I didn't didn't, I always wanted a Cadillac but never could afford one. Yes that is Interesting.


I find it interesting too that there are more libraries in the U.S.A than there are McDonald's lol I didn't think there were that many libraries these days with all the technology online.


I knew there were lots of libraries, because I live in a small town and we have 3 libraries and two McDonald's.


Oh cool. I live in a big city and I guess I just don't notice the libraries. We have a ton of McDonalds though. You know if you publish a book in Norway the government automatically buys 1000 copies from you and donates them to the library.


No, now that is surprising. I wonder how to get started, that would be very Interesting.


Yes it would! So do you like learning about the universe? I think it's all amazing i really love the moon and stars. So interesting to think space goes on forever as far as we know, About 71% of the earths surface is water.    so interesting!


Yes, I will like that very much. When I was a kid I used to stay outside for hour counting stars.


Me too! I still like to go hiking at night and sit up there in pure darkness and the stars and moon are so bright. I love going to the ocean and watching the ocean tides, and it's so amazing that the moon causes those tides!


You mention about 70% of the earth surface is water, that really was hard to believe at first until I started thinking about all the wells people dug back in the days.


That and think about how vast the oceans are, on a globe there's a lot of water.


Yes, that is true, but just by living on earth, it's hard to picture that.


Yes I totally understand that. It is very interesting when you start thinking on a broad vision. It is sad that 80% of Earths forests have been destroyed. Very sad.


yes, especially in California, hundredth of acre of land are destroyed.


Yes very tragic. We need our forests and it's not looking too bright. So important for our survival here on earth.


what really touch me is that I love animals and Their homes are being destroyed as well.


Yes! Animals are so innocent and they are just trying to survive too.


hi hows it going?  did you know that Target Use to be called Goodfellow Dry Goods?


Hi! Really? That's funny! They are doing really good right now!


Yeah,  they also price match Amazon.  I didn't know.


Really??? Hey I did not know that, hmmm I may have to use that trick lol


It looks like every state except Vermont has a Target lol That's an interesting fact!


Wow! That is! I love Target so I am not surprised lol. They are the 8th largest retailer in the US!


Right! There is a state senator that has to work at Target to makes ends meet! How weird is that haha


Wow,  I wonder what state,  and why he has to do that if he is a state senator?  lol But I guess if you need a second job,  that one probably has a lot of good perks!


Exactly! I hear they are good to work for. They have such good prices on their clothing and pretty good quality as well.


Yes,  their clothing has definitely been updated,  they have a way better selection of clothing for all.  It is actually stylish and like you said good quality!


Definitely! I heard that Apple corp had a clothing line in 1986...I never knew that.


That's interesting,  I wonder what it looked like!  I also never knew Pilgrims only wore black for special occasions.


Really? That's interesting! There's so many different Brands of clothes now it's crazy, I see commercials all the time on TV about another new Brand or style lol


yeah I know right,  so much to keep up with!


Exactly, I love it though! My daughters love the Hollister Brand mostly but I shop at Target a lot lol


lol I shop at Nordstrom Rack a lot,  but I do love Target and JC penny


Oh I love Nordstrom Rack, I always spend way too much though lol...There is a store in Alabama that only sells clothing and electronics from unclaimed baggage from airports lol Crazy!


That's amazing,  I would definitely shop there,  can you imagine all the cool stuff people leave in unclaimed baggage?  Probably some rare finds!


I know, I would love to go there too, good deals I bet!


Well it's been good chatting with you.  gotta run.


Do you like to go to the library much? I used to love it as a kid, and mine even had a nice park next to it.


Mine did too! A nice park with a duck pond and fish. When I lived in my hometown I used it a lot as a work and study space because of the big tables and free wireless.


That's great! I'm actually trying to get hired here at the library now, and already have my application in for it. They are always having fun events there too, as I read on the billboard, anyway.


Awesome! The town I live in has a little library that's open four days a week, and I put in an application when they had an opening. I'll try again if another spot opens up. Is it your original hometown library you applied to?


No, I've moved out of state. The library here is much larger and nicer, but there is not park. I heard there's a library in Sacramento that has a things section. That's cool!


The one in the county seat town here had a tool library for a while, but unfortunately they had to discontinue it at least temporarily because of remodeling.


I also was watching the news one day and I saw where there was a library that has a workshop with a 3D printer the public can use! I'd like to try! Would you?


Definitely! I'm doing research right now on municipalist movements and commons-based local economies -- tool libraries, community hubs, hackerspaces, etc. -- and that kind of stuff is my bread and butter.


I like this program in Norway where if you publish a book, the government will buy copies to give to libraries. They'll buy 1000, and if the book is for children they will buy 1500!


That's awesome! It's especially cool when libraries stock up on local authors and celebrate local culture.


My old hometown library also had a cool program where they took locals artwork and displayed it so that the public could view it and even buy it if they wanted. They had some really beautiful pieces, I remember.


Yeah, public libraries are great community spaces.


The library at one of my old colleges had one of the best architecture for a library. They had elevators but also winding staircases and also outside they had a koi pond.


That sounds like a really cool place. After they expanded the library in my hometown you could sit and watch the ducks in the pond through a wall of glass while you read.


That sounds like one of the best spots to relax, ever! I studied a lot at that koi pond library, and mostly went for my astronomy class. I had Earth as the subject for a class project.


Studying by a koi pond sounds like one of the best things ever. Only thing that could beat that would be craft beer on tap.


Maybe if your college has beer making as a subject! My Astronomy class was fun but complicated. I had so many items needed on that project I wish my car had a wooden trunk in the back to hold it all like they used to!


Wow, it sounds like an expensive class. Did you have to buy a lot of stuff for it?


i did, but some of the stuff I made on my own like the diagram of all the planets. Did you know that Earth doesn't take 365 days to go around the sun? It takes just over that. I remember wondering about our calendars after hearing that!


Yeah, I always thought it was about 365 and a quarter, because of leap year. I wonder how we compensate for that extra day.


I think we just hope no one notices! Well, I gotta hop in my car and run. Wish it was a trip to the library but it's not! cya!


Hello hows it going?  Do you shop at target?


I do occassionally though I go to Walmart more often. How about you?


Yes,  I love Target.  Did you know that Target and Best Buy will price match Amazon?  Amazon must be doing great!  I love Amazon shopping the best though,  so convenient.


That's good to know in case I need something immediately.


It looks like Target is in every state of the U.S. except Vermont.


And Target is doing well despite other stores closing.


The closure of Kmart, Sears and Toys R Us may have helped drive traffic to Target as well.


The company was first named Goodfellow Dry Goods.


I know you can buy fresh vegetables from some places online but I guess some people like to pick fresh produce in person. Target has made a commitment to offer fresh groceries.


I have noticed.  They have a good selection of vegetables and frozen foods.  That makes it so much more convenient,  one stop shopping!


I love the clothing from Target too, so cute. A lot of growth has comefrom their private label brands.


Yeah they have really updated consumer needs.  I love how they have vegetables and groceries too,   super convenient,  one stop shop.


It seems like there are a lot of factors in Target's recent success.


But Vermont doesn't have a Target. I wonder why?


Hmm...also, Target doesn't sell Rip Curl branded clothing does it? I heard it's made in North Korea but says Made in China!


lol Not sure.  Maybe North Korea bought it from China to sell in Targets!


And be careful if buying supplements from target. 80% of the supplements don't actually contain what they say they do.


What!  That is definitely a concern.  Well its been fun chatting.  Thanks for the info!


I don't use Facebook because I never felt comfortable putting so much information on it. What about you?


I have been on facebook since the early days but rethinking that as of late due to privacy violations by them


It seems useful for keeping in touch with others, and apparently some countries like Iceland even conduct official business on it, but it feels risky because of the privacy problems.


I really admired Mark for his creativity but I have been thinking about going back to MySpace or sticking with Twitter


I use Twitter, but it feels like most companies are going the same way as Facebook, because they value data more than privacy, even ones like Twitter and Google.


They are all trying to generate revenue through ads, which I get, but that doesn't mean you should be able to read my messages or see my contacts


I agree. Transparency is also a big deal, because I want to know what information they're collecting about me.


A lot of my friends have joined the Quit Facebook movement and have deleted their accounts


I wonder if we'll see more movements like that as more social media companies get exposed for privacy violations and other problems like censorship.


I'm hesitant to say it but I think the government should fine them and establish better protections for users


The government does put pressure on them, but I wonder if the government would be able to keep up with the rapid pace of technology advancing since it takes so long to pass laws.


I guess the word I was looking for is regulation. Business are trying to make money so we need greater protections from an independent agency


That's true. Some companies claim their "community standards" are enough to protect users, but I think we all know how true that is.


If I unfriend about 10 people I can get a free whopper, now that sounds like a good deal to me


Finally, Burger King gives me a good reason to go on Facebook!


I love BK and the Whopper. A free one tastes even better


Maybe more companies should start that kind of promotion. A free apple pie if you stop using Apple products?


Great Idea! I will start a blog about that on Google Hang Outs


Google definitely won't censor that, since Apple is their competition!


Hey there do you work loading? I know that I wear my clothes everyday haha


Hi, how are you? No, I don't work loading. Did you know that Apple had a line of clothing in 1986. Bizarre.


haha whoops my typing is so bad, but yes that's cool oh, also I didn't know that the pilgrims wore full colors and not just black. That's interesting


I guess they liked color just as much as anyone else. Rip Curl makes clothes in north Korea yet the label says made in China. Isn't that illegal? How can they do that?


I know that's what I thought too. You think that that would be illegal by law. Do you ever get your clothes tailored? I guess you can tell if clothes are tailored based on if there is a gap by the collar


Not something that I would be able to do. I don't have the expert eye. I don't have my clothes tailored usually. A bit too expensive. You?


I only have my suits tailored. Although I was watching a YouTube channel where they show you how to tailor regular shirts and they actually look pretty cool when they're tailored to your body. also it seems pretty easy. Would you ever buy clothes that were originally from unclaimed baggage?


I guess if they were cheap enough. Cameras? Sure. There are probably pretty good deals in that store in Alabama.


Yep I think so. Do you watch any horror movies by the way? I know that Stephen King thought that Bambi should be considered a horror movie LOL


He was traumatized as a child, and then spent his life using that trauma as inspiration for his writing.


Haha I could see that. I need to watch more horror movies though, they can burn up to 180 calories per movie and I can lose some weight haha


No eating during the movie though. Are you a fan of abstract art? If you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art, you will enjoy the art more. I don't know how much more, but more.


I didn't know that. I guess I'll have to try that sometime haha. Have you seen the movie The Shining?


Yes, I have. Great film! Based on a King novel.


Yep you're right. I was glad to hear that the little boy from it, Danny, never knew that he was in a horror movie as a kid. he only later found out as an adult


I wonder what kind of movie he thought it was. He probably never read the novel. Too scary for a child.


Yep I agree with you. I like the movie but I can't say that it's very scary. How often do you use your telephone by the way?


I don't like to use the phone. I find it annoying and a waste of time. I prefer typing. Faster, clearer, easier to edit.


Yep I don't like getting phone calls myself. I would rather just get texts all the time. Phone calls are really annoying LOL. I'm glad but also scared that an iPhone has more CPU power than the entire nuclear missile deterrent system in our country


Computers double in power every year or two. The deterrent system would get outdated very fast, no matter how new.


That's a good point. As long as it works I guess that's ok. Do you know what UNICEF does?


It's one of my favorite alcoholic drinks, I get worried because driving under the effect of them can be dangerous


Yes, it is and illegal and can get you put in jail with a big fine.


Yeah its a good thing theres a robot driven ban now that can save you the jail time and the fine


That's a good idea, it needs to implemented into many other cities.


I agree that can save many lifes and can be a great service, the self Driving company  Drive.ai is a popular one


Not to change the subject, but do you own a car?


I do own a car yes, its a Ford what about you?


Cool, I have an old school Cadillac Coupe De Ville, pearl white in color, just spent $ 3000 of my income tax refund on a new transmission and she drives like a top, now!


Nice, that is a great car, you know the history behind the name Cadillac?


The brand was founded by a French explorer called Anoine de la Mothe Cadillac, he founded the company in Detroit


How very appropriate!  I read somewhere that it's legal to put flamethrowers on your car in South Africa to prevent carjackings.  I'm thinking about mounting me one on Nellie Belle to keep bad drivers away from her in heavy traffic.


That is crazy!! that sounds so dangerous, thats definetely not legal on the states so be careful lol


Well, I wouldn't burn anybody with it on purpose.  More of an intimidation thing, if you get close enough to feel the heat from the flame you are too close, BACK OFF or your paint might get a little melted.  That's all.


It can also work for the snow, so what forms of entertainment do you like?


I also like video games I like to dance, music


It was the best, even though it could only display 54 colors.  Things have really progressed nowadays we have fortnite.


The world of video games has changed a lot I agree, anyway its been great chatting with you really cool facts


You too, enjoy the rest of your Friday evening.  I'm going to slap a coat of wax on ole Nellie Belle. Talk to you later, friend.


Hi there. You enjoy using the internet? It is so addictive and actually causes changes in the brain!


I do! In Finland, everyone has the right to have internet connection.


Must be nice to live there! Just in case the internet burns down there is a saved copy at the Library of Alexandria.


I wonder how they even managed to save the entire internet, or how they even update it. The internet is so big!


Yeah I don't really understand the concept. Did you know there is internet on top of mount Everest?


Very cool. Only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet!


Well, I fall into the 93% that does not. What about you?


Same here, guilty! Do you play Call of Duty using the internet at all? It actually started as a Microsoft Windows game!


I do not play call of duty although I play some other PC games. What about you?


Nice. I play mostly XBOX. Activision, the company who created COD, raises money for veterans!


People have played longer on call of duty than humans have lived, 25 billion hours!


That is amazing. Call of Duty Black Ops II has the best ending of all time!


Ah, I have not played it but it does have a good storyline. I should go check it out  sometime.


Yes you would like it I think! There are 33 COD games if you can believe it!


Really? Well I have probably only played  one of those games. I am not the biggest COD fan.


Yeah it's not for everybody. The earlier games are set in World War II if you like that sort of thing though.


Are there any set in World war one? I found that war more interesting.


Nope unfortunately not. The most recent ones are actually set in modern times. Well it was great talking with you today!


It was great talking with you too! Thank's for your time!


I know a little bit.  Do you know why New York's area code is 212?


I heard it's because that's the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


That's right!  The cables that carry the phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter.


That's pretty amazing they never get cut. I also saw they just lay on the ocean floor and aren't buried at all.


I know.  Seems like something would have clipped them like a lobster.  It's impossible to separate 2 phonebooks that have their pages overlapped together.  Interesting.


I would think so too. That's interesting about the phonebooks. That's a very random stat lol.


Did you know an iPhone has more computing power than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent system?


Sorry I hit the enter button before.  That is crazy to think a little phone has that much power.


No worries I've done that plenty of times before. Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone


I wonder if that's real?  I would sign up in a heartbeat for that.  If I could only stay off the internet....


I would think it is real. I saw people can actually become addicted to the internet.


I saw that.  I think I suffer from the constant novelty from clicking links on the internet. lol


Haha. The horizontal menu on apps and websites is called the hamburger button.


That's funny!  I never knew that!  7% of the people read the full terms when buying a product or service in the internet.


I definitely am not one of those 7%. Do you read the full terms?


I do.  I don't want any financial surprises. lol


haha. There is 3g cell service at the peak of Mt. Everest.


That would be neat to make a phone call from Mt. Everest. lol  It's been fun chatting!


That would be very cool. Great chatting with you too!


Hello there, I am, but mostly of the older ones.  How about you?


Hit or miss for me. I like suspense but not a lot of blood and gore per se. It's all in the eye of the beholder I suppose. Stephen King claims Bambi terrified him as a kid.


I think I heard about him saying that, too funny.  I agree too, I think it is hard to do a good one, its either good, or really bad usually.


Yeah, not unlike comedy. YOu know a good one when you see it. Everything else is painfully bad.  Did you ever watch SOuth Park?


Oh yeah, I can remember when that show first came out, it was pretty out there.


They did an episode making fun of Family Guy and the Simpsons crew sent the SOuth Park guys flowers.


That is really funny, they will pretty much make fun of what ever they want on that show.  Did you ever watch the Simpsons in it's prime?


Oh yes, that was one of my favorite shows ever, until season 10 or 11, then it went downhill hard and I couldn't watch.  The softball episode with all the pro ball players is the best.  Did you know there is an episode without Bart?


Yeah, that's about the time I stopped watching too.  I had heard that about Bart. I don't remember that episode. I wonder how they pulled it off?


No I don't think I have seen it either, I wonder how many people would have even noticed, and yeah how and why would they?


Probably just as a joke to see who noticed.   I have watched a lot of Thomas the Tank Engine though with four boys.


Yeah I heard they had some big names narrating not just a few, but a ton of episodes of that show.


Yes, George Carlin of all people. He never did say The Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" though for some reason when he narrated."


Lol, yeah I can't see him popping that old dialogue in there during the Thomas show.


And Alec Baldwin didn't leave any angry abusive voicemails either when he narrated.


Or did he punch one of the crew members supposedly as well.


Hah! Or not (I feel bad for laughing now.) On a less controversial note there are 750 Pokemon Episodes. That's giving The Simpsons a run for their money.


That is crazy how many episodes of one show they can make, like what material do you still have after 700?


HI, how are you? What do you think of this planet of ours?


I love it, I wish we would stop destroying it though


Humans are unique. Will we have any forests in 100 years? I wonder


Probably not weve already destroyed 80 percent of them.


That's scary to think that we're destroying our home. Other changes are happening too. Earth will be virtually helium-free by the end of the 21st century


I heard that, what are the ramifications of that?


I think that we can get helium from fusion reactors. I don't know when those will be available. Not sure why we're losing helium.


Neither am I but, we need to fix it fast.


We haven't been here that long and we're making tremendous changes. If earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.


That is really bad.  We really need to tap in to the renewable energy, sun and wind especially.


It would be good to do so, but I wonder if it is too late for most of humanity. The oceans will rise, the planet will change its envirnment.


Especially if the polar ice caps keep melting at the rate they are.


That process is never going to reverse itself. When the aliens finally visit us, they will be shocked at what we've done.


They will be, they wont think we are the intelligent life theyve been looking for,


We will have someone to deal with them though. The UN appointed official ambassador to extraterrestrials in they case they would ever make contact with earth


That must be a hard job to explain to your friends.  LOL


What does that guy do all day? Watch the skies? Brush up on intergalactic language?


Watch netflix and hope that nothing happens... again.


Netflix is entertaining but probably has outdated shows for preparing for the alien invasion. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


Do you consider yourself a religious millenial?


I'm not sure what that is. Do you listen to the radio much?


Me too. I didn't realize how much goes into creating sound waves, very intricate stuff!


I actually heard one of the Jupiter storms the other day for the first time on my AM band in the car.


That's so neat! There is a radio station that translates solar activity into sound and you can listen live to the sun's music, too.


Do you know what channel? I would like to listen to those waves


I don't, but you can probably google it. Radio has sure changed over the years, in the 1930's, one of the most popular radio acts was a ventriloquist!


I remember my great grandfather telling me how he made his first radio during WWII


That's pretty neat! In 1948, half of all radio time was filled by Bing Crosby. I didn't realize he was that popular in his time.


They probably didn't play his music in Canada back then as they are required to play much more Canadian music than anything else.


Probably not. Did you know The hudson bay region of canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the earth?


I did not know that. I have been cut off from the world as I listen to classical music for free via the internet


You mentioned Jupiter earlier, Jupiter saves earth from many asteroids heading towards it! Pretty cool!


Wow. Have you listened to the weekly news program from Finland? Its pretty popular


I haven't. I listen to mostly rock music. A hanson song became a most requested track on a chicago alt-rock radio station because djs did not reveal the band.


Hanson?  Wow, that brings back some memories.  Mmmm, bop!  lol


Haha. Yeah, I didn't realize they were still around! Did you know The irish prime minister visits washington to meet with the us president every st. patrick's day? Seems like he would have better things to do that day.


I did not know that. It would seem as though there are more important reasons to visit U.S than that.


Seriously! There are summits for everything. The 2010 global tiger initiative summit in russia pledged $330 million donor dollars for tiger conservation.


There was a bad accident recently with a tiger at a conservatory recently with a 20 year old intern


Hi! I've often wondered if there ever existed a being like Bigfoot. They've said Virginia is a serious hotspot, at least according 6o Daniel Benoit with the East Coast Bigfoot Researchers Organization.


There's even a private investigator who has been investigating Bigfoot for at least 20 years! It's no surprise that Virginia has researchers and radio shows dedicated to the search, I have yet to come across these shows though.


It's crazy even politicians are outing each others Bigfoot eroticas. I mean it's kind of weird but to each their own I suppose.


Yes, it's very weird but what's even weirder is that a man reported to have seen Bigfoot and another person on a separate instance also reported seeing Bigfoot in the same region. I wonder how the creature got his name in the first place, do you know?


I honestly don't but maybe if we read the book "Mating Habits of Bigfoot and Why Women Want Him" we could find out. Of course, I'm not sure that's the kind of book you and I would want to read. Ha!


There really exists such a book? Well maybe that's how the term "Bigfoot Erotica" came to light. I prefer to listen to the radio instead of reading eroticas about Bigfoot haha.


Agreed! I actually visit this site frequently that let's you listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free. I'd prefer that over a Bigfoot erotica book as well.


What exactly are radio dramas? Are those like podcasts?


Something like that. You should check it out when you can! And also, If you're into this kind of stuff, if you have an AM radio, you can actually hear Jupiter's radio storms.


Oh wow, planets make sounds, I wonder if those sounds fall within the human ear frequency range. I'd be shocked if the US had laws similar to Canada where the content has to be at least 40% Canadian.


You're right about that! I've heard about that law and it's wild! To be honest, I wouldnt know what music is Canadian and what isn't. Ha!


Exactly! How would the government go about checking or monitoring compliance is beyond me. I use radio mainly as entertainment rather than education but there's a Finnish radio station that broadcasts news in Latin, I imagine the Latin speaking population to be quite dismal though.


Agreed entirely. I couldn't listen to the Latin at all. You know, WW2 soldiers used to make basic radios with pencils and razor blades? Wonder if they could hear the Jupiter storms with those radios? Ha!


Yeah, pretty cool how when stripped away of technological gadgets, people find a way to stay "connected" or "entertained", I wonder what my kids could come up with if I stripped all electronics away.


Oh there's no telling to be honest. It's like the sky would be their limit. If you have any animal pets, they'd at least get more attention from the kids, I'm sure. Ha! Speaking of animals, it's hard to fathom there being 20 quintillion


Yeah, they might just whine and fuss and then I'd give in. Haha. Is quintillion the number that comes after trillion?


I suppose so! It's unfamiliar territory with me because it's such a large number. And to think, that's how many individual animals exist on the planet!


Yeah, that is a large number! I need to check whether or not domesticated animals really have a white patch on their foreheads, I don't see it on my dogs.


So true. I've never noticed any on my pets either. But that total animal figure is truly small in the grand scheme of things considering how big our solar system is and yet only five planets ar visible to the human eye!


Yeah, I need to pay more attention next time, because I have trouble seeing one planet! Maybe the Kepler Space Telescope will help me see things better like the planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at dangerous speeds in 2000 degrees weather!


That would be a huge help! Maybe you can actually see Uranus as well to see if it actually does rotate sideways, rolling around the sun instead of spinning like normal planets!


Hi! Yes, I listen to the radio almost daily on my morning commute, do you?


I like to listen to it at home while I cook. Do you usually listen to music, talk shows, or something else?


I really enjoy strictly music but more of a podcast listener too! I especially like science fiction podcasts and I recently learned that more than 80% of earth's natural forests have already been destroyed! What do you like to cook?


Wow, it's awful to think how much of the forestation on the planet is gone! I hope some of it has at least been replaced with other kinds of plants, especially food-bearing ones. I like to cook just about anything.


Yeah, maybe there'll also be developments in the science field as well since when Earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long! So that means we only had to go to work for about thirty minutes each day! I would be a-ok with that!


It wouldn't leave much time for radio on your commute, though. I think I'd also miss sleeping if the day was only 5.5 hours long!


That's true and earth would be helium-free by the end of the 21st century, though I'm not too sure what the effect of helium currently has on us besides the fact that if you ingest helium from a balloon, you talk funny.


It's crazy to think that the Earth and the people on it could use up one of the basic elements, and yet we still use it to fill birthday party balloons!


Wonder if it has anything to do with changing climates, like 71% of Earths's surface is covered in water and the polar regions in ice, but that ice is rapidly decreasing with the drastic climate changes.


I think it also has to do with people using it. We've developed such advanced technology that we put a lot of elements to use that we didn't in the past.


These issues probably should be addressed at the next G20 summit, except when Putin shook the hand of the Canadian Prime Minister he told him "I guess I'll shake your hand, but I have one thing to say to you, you need to get out of Ukraine", talk about lack of people skills!


It might not be a great example of people skills, but I'd bet Ukraine appreciated it, and I can't say Putin didn't deserve it!


Yeah, probably. I didn't know there were summit awards and they even awarded one to Eve-online, which is a massive multi-player online game for e-content and creativity. I wonder whether other online games received one.


It's amazing how the internet and gaming has become so important in modern times that Eve would get an award from an organization like the UN.


yeah! I'm not a gamer so I'm not too familiar with Eve, but I am aware of all the hype surrounding Fortnite. The radio talks about it all the time


I've played a few games, but not Eve. I've heard it has a bit of a harsh culture. Funny how we've come full circle, starting with simple technology like radio and evolving to the internet and hi-tech computers that are talked about...on the radio!


That's a really great point! There are even websites that lets you listen to thousands of shows for free, though I'm not too familiar with what radio dramas are, I think those refer to podcasts. What do you mean by "harsh culture".


Sometimes when people have anonymity in a game, they abuse it and treat others badly. Most gamers aren't like that, but some are very toxic. The two-way communication in games is great, but radio definitely has an advantage of avoiding the anonymous bullying that can crop up in games.


Oh my goodness, I've seen how crazy some gamers get when they're gaming. Thanks for clarifying what the harsh culture means. I heard on the radio today that Apple will pay the kid who found the FaceTime eavesdropping bug and it stemmed from the fact that he wanted to set up group facetime with friends to play Fortnite.


I'm glad they're finally fixing that bug. I disabled FaceTime on my phone as soon as I heard about it. It's great that the radio can keep people aware of issues like that!


Yeah...I like the Knicks. But Reggie Miller used to always one-up them. They should've hired his sister.


LOL, did you ever own a pair of Air Jordans?


They were, but Nike was willing to pay the fines so he could wear them.


Ah...well if Nike would pay me, I'd wear them. Do they help when shooting granny style?


I'm not sure, but apparently that is the best way to shoot for accuracy.


Yeah...Physicists know what they are doing.


Interesting. Did you know that Tupac is in the library of congress?


Really? What about Eminem. Is he not culturally significant?


I'm not sure, not yet. I think he is good too, but he was into comics as a kid.


Well, he caused a Michigan judge to rap from the Bench, so that's something.


Not as hilarious as granny style, for sure.


Yeah, apparently that is the best way to shoot a basketball.


But will it earn you a $32M payment like Iverson got from an endorsement?


That has to be one of the worst endorsement deals for a company ever.


Yeah...someone should've paid Duncan instead. He's very likeable and sacrificed a lot of money


Yeah, he is. He is also a pretty smart dude from what I understand.


Yeah...probably could be a physicist and study the Earth. 80% of its natural forests have been destroyed, so somebody better get on it.


Wow, that is a lot. That is kind of scary. Well, nice chatting with you.


Same! Can you believe that Allen Iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract the would pay him $800,000?


i want the lump sum payment of 32 million persoanly.


Crazy the Nike payed the fine each game son that Jordan can wear Air Jordans.


no not crazy, that brilliant of them, the #1 player at the time in your shoes with his name on them. id pay 10k fine every game for that free press therer


It's sad that more than 80% of earth's natural forests have been destroyed!


yea and think we are the only major reason to it as well. plus side is peopole are always planting more trees to replace the damage


What you said is very true.Can you believe ambassadors were appointed to extraterrestrials?


no i find that hard to believe, but i guess if we are going to be visited for other beings than humans might as well have someone be there to say hi though right


Well if they don't speak in english or any other familiar languages than I don't think there's any point.


thats where to previous work weve done comes in, we sent greeting in every langua out to the stars.


wrapping thing no, rap the music, not relly, a few good songs in decades doesnt make for good music to me.  you?


Same. I think I would've enjoyed the Michigan judge delivering her rule in the form of a wrap.


defenitly going to look for the video for that when we are done. its got to be amazing, i hope she old and white too. maybe its compliment battle style


do you agree with Tupac being iin the library of congress?


I don't know anything about wrappers or wrap so can't actually comment on it.


same really, was going to say we have every other style in there so why not, was a huge name in the 90s at least.


Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle that was interesting!


i find it interesting that they didnt name what is commonly held as the first rap song pubplished, whuch FYI is a song called "pump the brakes" maybe late 70s, should go listen to it


huge diffrence in the genre from then to now.


It was very nice talking to you and you seem very knowledgeable!


you to man, thanks for the time and happy holidays


Hi! Yes, I do like animals. How about you?


I love them!  There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.  That's a lot!


I'd hate to have the job of counting them all. Might be interesting to defend them in court. There's a lawyer in switzerland who represents animals in court


That has to be an interesting job I would think.  In 2002 Germany became the first country in the world to give animals consitutionally guaranteed legal rights.  I wonder if does work in Germany?


It might. I guess some people thought that animals were as important as people. Animals from geographically distant areas often speak different "languages" or "dialects." Maybe dogs and cats speak a German dialect in Germany.


Wow.  I didn't know.  That's neat!  Under the 1912 Scottish protection of animals act, the Loch Ness monster is a protected species!


I guess Nessie would be able to get a good lawyer from Switzerland then.


LOL  Funny stuff!  Hiccups are something that has stayed around since early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.


That's odd. I guess there are behaviors that we have that made sense a long time ago. Animals, like humans, have a dominant "paw" or side. I guess that makes sense because they have two brain hemispheres.


Neat.  I never knew that Virginia is a hotspot to go Bigfoot hunting!


I wish them the best of luck. I can't imagine anything but guys out drinking and telling stories.


lol yes!  Do you still listen to the radio at all?


No, can't say that I do. I used to listen. Good for commuting. Now I use the Internet.


Me too.  In Canada, it's a law that all radios are required to have at least 40 percent Canadian music to be played on them.


The gov't wants to protect local artists, but now with the Internet, that is hard to do. People will listen to what they want, Canadian or not.


True.  There is a website people can go to listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.  Those were around long before my time.  Don't think I ever heard one.


I have. They're ok, but with the advent of video, not much reason to listen to radio.


I agree.  There is a finnish radio station that has broadcast a weekly news program entirely in classical latin since 1989.  I wonder who listens to that?  lol


There must be at least a dozen. They must love it! The news...in Latin!


Right? lol  I have to get going.  It's been a pleasure chatting with you!  Have a good evening!


I do, but only when I'm driving, what about you?


I actually don't use it at all. I do find it interesting how people apply it into space exploration. Did you know radios can pick up jupier's radio storms?


No, can you pick it up on AM or FM radio?


That I am not sure. However, I am sure it is a much more powerful radio than the foxhole radios of wwii.


Yeah, apparently they made them out of razor blades and a pencil. Amazing!


I guess radio is still alive since people are making websites where you can hear thousands of classic radio dramas for free


I've never listened to it, do you know what station it is?


I am sure you can look it up on google. What do you listen to on the radio. Do you ever hear informative broadcasts such as about earth?


No, but did you know that Jupiter saves earth from asteroids heading towards the planet?


It is because the planet gets hit instead right?


Yeah, I'm pretty sure that is what is going on. Crazy right, it must be the gravity?


And Jupiter being so big probably helps a lot too. Did you know that red dot is a forever self perpetuating storm?


Yeah, that is crazy. I watched a tv show about it a long time ago.


I sure am happy that jupiter protects earth since earth is the only known planet to harbor life.


Well did you know the earth's magnetic field reverses every 200,000-300,00 years? Wonder what that will do to everyone's gadgets?


Most people and their things probably won't last that long so it should be fine


That's true, by then technology will have advanced so much it won't matter.


Hopefully we will use that technology for the better such as replenishing the earth's natural forests, 80% which we have already destroyed


That's true. Did you know that the Earth is almost 4x as dense as the sun? I find this hard to believe.


Perhaps it is because earth is a planet, while the sun is a star? In any case, I thank you for this chat and hope you have a wonderful day.


Telephone is a telecommunication device which allows two user to have conversation.


Oh thanks for the info lol Did you know an iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear deterrent?


Its very shocking. The cables carrying phone and internet data across. Optic fibre cables are used in now days.


yeah they are only 2.7 inches in diameter


The telephone have microphone to speak and earphone to reproduce the sound in the distance location.


Such a great invention. Who invented the telephone>?


That was a long time ago,  good for him,  he basically changed everything by inventing it


It was further developed finally it is in mobile form today.


Have you ever used a rotary phone?  Ny area code is 212 because its the easiest to dial


Constantly using Internet leads to addiction, we use it for a purpose it is good.


Do you think there are any support groups for this addiction?


No, Unnecessary usage of internet leads to such addiction.


So if anyone forms this addiction,  there is no one to help?


Doctors are available to give advice, how to stop the usage of mobile phone. We must focus on playing, spend time with family members etc..


I thought you were talking about the addiction to the internet?  Theres an addiction to the phone as well?


Addiction to Internet is very dangerous.


Email is the important communication service available on the internet. It reduce the usage of post service.


Yes I think email is very convienent.  Its amazaing that someone can receive an email almost instantly!


The main purpose of internet is Data sharing, we can share the files via through Email.


Thats great information,  its been good talking to you!


Do you like to watch gymnastics at all? They're pretty talented in the Olympics.


No I can't say that I watch the Olympics at all. But Alina Zagitova sounds talented but there is a question about her year of birth


Very interesting! I think it's funny how the pommel horse was invented so soldiers could practice mounting their horses. Did you know that?


No I didn't know that. But it makes sense too that ancient Greeks would use gymnastics in order to get ready for war


I sure would like to be able to go back in time and see all of that. Would  be scary though. I used to watch gymnastics as a kid a lot.


What did you watch when you were a kid? I think it would be interesting to watch the one gymnast who had a wooden leg and won 6 Olympic medals back in 1904


I'd love to see that. As a kid I'd love to watch stuff like Saturday morning cartoons. I remember Garfield and Animaniacs were funny. I also have always liked cooking shows on TV. What about you?


Yes I like those shows too. I also like to watch Tiny Toons haha. I even watched Pokemon as a kid, did you know there are about 800 episodes of Pokemon now?


I never was into Pokemon on TV much. I remember the cards were really cute, but then I liked the Magic cards art better. I really like horror movies now. What about you?


Yes I like horror movies. I think Stephen King does a great job, it's funny to me that he considers Bambi to be a horror movie


That's ironic because as a kid I was horrified by it also. I really like the sounds in horror movies that come from a waterphone. I just recently learned about them.


Yes I want to learn to play that instrument! I also need to watch more horror movies because they can burn up 200 calories while you're watching them, which would help my weight loss haha


I was reading about that and wondering if horror film might be incorporated somehow into gyms as like a new fad for weight loss? Wouldn't that be funny?


Haha yes they should put horror movies on when you are walking on a treadmill LOL. They should also make you view abstract art after you watch a horror movie because apparently you will appreciate it more


That's a pretty cool fact! I've always wanted to be one of those artists that make abstract art for thousands of dollars. I'm scared to try. I should just do it but I don't want the experience to be like a horror film.


Yes you should definitely give it a try. At least you won't be like Danny from The Shining. He acted so scared in that movie but I was happy to learn that he was tricked while making it and didn't even realize it was a horror movie until he was much much older


I love that movie! Speaking of horror films I think I want to go watch one now and go to bed. Have you seen any good ones lately?


No I haven't seen a good horror movie in a long time. What about you? I know they typically include topics like zombie and Gothic horror, but nothing seems to be good these days


I really liked the Hostel movies. I think I'll watch one of those now. I haven't seen a new good horror film in awhile. Sometimes re-watching films I notice new things, too! TTYL


ok I'll have to check those out! at the very least it will help me to burn 180 calories!


Yes, and I'm going to be on the lookout for an upcoming fad to lose weight including getting scared and watching horror films! lol cya


This story is crazy, i haven't heard of the swatting case before


Yeah I have heard about this before, it's a serious crime and should be.


I still don't fully understand swatting, people are so sad. It's so scary that someone hundreds of miles away can kill someone by just calling the police


It is sad and very scary.  That Andrew Finch was shot dead by law enforcement.


Then people were bragging about it, which is crazy. messaging that htey were involved in someone's death is crazy.


Yeah I read that, so sad what some people find fun.  I miss the good old days of nintendo games and more simple times.


Same... I've never been much for video game. It's wild that call of duty has 33 games... thats a lot


Wow, I would've guessed like 8 at the max.  I guess Prince William is a fan of the game.


yeah, the rise of the internet has really contributed i think . People even have cell service and internet at the peak of mt. everest!!!


That is crazy, I guess the 3 horizontal line menu on apps is called a hamburger button.


Yeah, its cool that alexandira has a saved copy of the internet in case it shuts down, so smart.


Yeah that is a smart idea, I have also read that constant clicking links on the web can cause real addiction.


yeah, its cool that an iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


Holy cow, that is a very interesting fact.


Yeah, the world i crazy now. I'm happy that the judge in the case on swatting won't let them play video games online.


Yeah they should be banned for life I agree with the Judge's decision.


same,  i think that bail should have been higher . 10,000 for murder seems kind of low.


That is true, I agree with you there.  It's so sad though, I hope it won't happen again.


I agree. I think it's also scary that the police discharged their weapon so quickly.


That is true as well, that's why it's such a serious crime to commit although you are not directly involved yourself.


Yeah, I guess it's expected when someone says that they are threatening someone's life after killing their father. It's just a really crazy situation all around.


Exactly, well it was good conversing with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.


Yes, i try to go there as much as I can.


Do you listen to music at the gym? Do you bring your own music or listen to what the gym is already playing?


I do use my own playlist when I workout at the gym.


Me too. I use a playlist when I go running. It keeps me motivated. Do every do classes at the gym like dance or zoomba?


No, I do not participate in any of the classes. But I do agree with Buderi when she talks about using a playlist to keep herself on the right pace.


I guess Bruce Lee was a dancer. I would not have guessed that but im also not surprised.


Interesting I did not know that. He does look flexible in all of his movies.


NO, do you use any of the music streaming services such as spotify as your music source?


I have never actually used spotify, but I do use other streaming music services.


It is interesting that Spotify has 4 million songs that haven't been played once.


Yeah, thats crazy. I kind of wish I had a list of those songs. Its kinda sad that a musician has to have 130,745 plays per day just to get minimum wage.


True,I think that the market has become saturated.


I think its weird that a band earned $200,00  with  a silent album. How does that work?


You mean 20,000$. True, I don't know. It must be one of these strange things about music.


Yes, that was my mistake. I know its not common but I still listen to the radio all the time. In canada at least 40% of the music played on the radio must be canadian. I wonder why?


I think they want to support canadian music.


That makes sense. Have you ever heard any of those old radio dramas?


They all have various story lines. Its kind of having someone read a novel out loud but they use different voices for each character and have sound effects to help you visualize. I really used to like them as a kid.


I see that there is a website where you can listen to these Dramas.


Do you ever like to dance to music on the radio?


well, i tried doing a moonwalk, but a lawyer stopped me. Apparently i was violating michael jacksons IP rights.


I think I heard about that...something about how he dances and leans?


yeah, he has a patent on the device that allows u to do that.


Sounds pretty comical...I can't see being prom king with something like that strapped to you on the dance floor!


well, the cha cha championship is pretty competitive. u need everything u got when ur up against Bruce Lee


He's definitely got a well coordinated body! I guess even babies can dance to rhythm a bit, though.


yeah, you can go thru a lot of pointe shoes once you have a baby


Oh yes, you mean as a ballet dancer? I hear they must practice a lot. I wonder if they ever use spotify at dance studios? Do you use it?


I've listened to some Tupac on Spotify. He also danced ballet in High School


That's amazing! I usually listen to Pandora and haven't really tried Spotify. Which do you like more?


well sometimes i just default on the radio. if its goood enough for wwii soldiers, its good enough for me


True! I remember when radio was all we had. Did you know you can listen to Jupiter storms through AM radio?


I'm not sure, but I do know they allow flamethrowers on cars in Africa. I've heard Canada is really strict about songs they play...


yeah. they want Canadian music. i think we need flamethrowers on candian radios


I'm not even sure how a radio station could play 40% Canadian music unless they have more hit singers I know about here in the US.


yeah, u can probably find more stuff in classical latin,


I've heard Spotify is similar to youtube and, unlike on the radio, unknown artists can make some money.


Thats cool. I think i can manage a silent album


That sounds ground breaking! I think I'll go find my old radio and tune to AM to try to find a Jupiter storm!!!


It would be even better on my Grandpa's old foxhole radio from the war!


hey there my friend do you like to dance?


yes me too! Bruce Lee loved to dance he won a Cha Cha competition!


That is so neat!! and  that was way back in 1958


I know right! did you know tupac did ballet in high school?


It is hard to imagine but I believe he played a mouse king in the nutcracker!! A hidden talent he had


oh for sure, I wonder if he went through 4 shoes a week like other ballet dancers do


there is something I love, it is to see babies dancing when they listen to music and smiling at the same time!!


I want to see that in person! Do you ever listen to Spotify?


Yes, andI was surprised to see about 4 million songs have never been played!!


I know right! thats 20% of the songs, they are probably pretty bad though haha


Who knows? well I heard a silent album help earn about $20,000 to a band!


yup indeed, they used the money to fund a tour! Thats amazing!


Yes! that is cool! I did not know the developer of spotify also developed utorrent!


wow that is impressive, and yes I remember when I launched in 2008, it was such a cool idea


People can earn money but they need almost 135K plays per day to get minimum wage


ya that is shockingly low, good to know that all the music has watermarks so they can track if it is stolen and used somewehre else


do you ever listen to the radio? I want to listen to the Jupiter radio storms


And i am curious to listen to the finnish station that plays a programme in classical latin


ya I would rather listen to teh Jupiter radio I think, it sounds more interesting haha


Hey there have you ever watched the FIFA World Cup before


Hello,  I actually have never watched it.


I've never watched it either. I don't personally like soccer a lot. I don't know why it is the most popular World sport that seems insane haha


yeah seriously I hear it makes more money than basketball, football and baseball combined.


Yep that's what I heard too. I won't be watching the World Cup in 2022 unless the USA is in it. And even that I probably won't haha


its on at a weird time for me though,  its like 4am or something.  That last world cup people were up so early lol


LOL that's true the time difference could be weird haha. I didn't know that United States got third place in the first World Cup back in 1930. I think their team sucks now doesn't it?


I actually dont know,  I know the womens team has never placed lower than 3rd in the world cup since 1991,  so at leasts theres that!


At least that's good. I don't know why cities offered to host the World Cup though. There's no net economic gain for doing so


why not?  all the business in the area make a lot of money and hotels?


Right but I think it just cost so much money that you just never recoup it. Or at least that's what I've been told. Did you know that soccer makes more than all other sports in the world combined. Even American football


yeah I dont know why though,  thats a lot of money!


Oh for sure! Did you ever watch The Daily Show? Apparently Jon Stewart was a famous soccer player back in 1983


I never really liked it but I do know who John Stewart is. Did you hear about the German soccer player who donated his World Cup victory bonus to pay for the surgeries of 23 children in Brazil?


Yep it was almost three hundred thousand Euros actually. Have you ever seen a soccer game with three teams? Apparently that exists


No that seems really intense how do people even keep track


Yeah I have no idea. I also had no idea why Americans call it soccer when the rest of the world calls at football. Apparently soccer is slang for association football


that is really interesting,  football doesnt even make any sense the name anyways lol