Yes, I do too! I do watch on my phone. I have the Netflix and Pbs app and along with utube, I will watch movies or educational shows!! Its great!!


Well have you ever watched Bill Nye the Science Guy before? Apparently he got his break after he entered a Steve Martin look-alike competition, I used to watch him a lot as a kid


Not so much Bill Nye, But I loved Steve Martin growing up!! I can't see the the look a like though. Steve Martin made some funny movies!!


I do like Steve Martin! I also liked the Nintendo Entertainment System when I was growing up. Apparently it only could display 54 colors but that never bothered me


I know, I remember playing that also. I think I still have it somewhere in the house! lol It was finally discontinued in 2003 in Japan.


Yes I still have mine! I'm just glad that we don't live in the time of Julius Caesar, apparently people in the United Kingdom used to use chickens for entertainment instead of eating way back then LOL I'm glad we have video games today


True, that's crazy!! I wonder what entertainment meant!


LOL I think that's what it was, but that would make me sad! Have you ever read the Harry Potter books by the way


Yes, OMG, I think I've bought my kids all of them.. Have you been to Universal and been on the ride? The whole area is magical and the ride is fast and fun!! Butter beer of course to drink! lol


I love the butterbeer! It's so tasty, I haven't read all the books but I have seen all the movies. I do like at Stephen Fry does all of the voices in the audio books though, he does a great job


I agree, Hard to believe the books were the most banned books so far in the 21st century!!


Wow that is crazy! It's also crazy that the author, JK Rowling, was turned down by 12 Publishers before she finally got a deal to publish the Harry Potter series


I was just thinking of that, told to get a job, omg she's worth millions now!  Just like most successful people, never give up!!


Nope I agree! I also agree that Harry Potter is awesome LOL it's great that they were translated from British to American English, I wonder what the difference is, great talking to you by the way


Nice. What type of phone do you have? I have an iphone.


I have an android, samsung. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


NYC's area code is 212 because of the ease of dialing on the rotary phone.


It makes perfect sense. Did you know it is impossible to separate two phone books?


I did not. I wonder how that works? I know an iPhone has a lot of computing power.


yeah it does, more than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent


That's crazy that intercontinental ballistic missles are being controlled by something less than an iphone.


there you go, the phones are so advanced now it is crazy


I do, how about you? have you seen all the movies?


I have, and read all the books. He was born on 7-31-80.


Nice, good for you. I guess the series then takes place through the 90s


Yeah. It was the most banned book for the 21st century.


SO crazy, I do not see the point. THe writer was turned down by 12 publishers and told to get a job


Wow. A tribute to persistance! Good for JK!


Yes good for her. Nice chatting with you


Yes, I love to travel, some of my bucketlist destinations include Austria, New Zealand, Iceland but Iceland doesn't have any public rail services so that might be an expensive trip. You?


I am a consultant to the Navajo Generating Station on the reservation in Arizona and at the same time live in Louisiana.  So, for about 1/2 of the year I live near the swamps and the other half I live in the desert. about 8 miles from the Grand Canyon.  But I have Japan on my bucket list.  All major highways in Japan are toll roads; it cost more than 300 to drive cross-country.


Oh wow, I was recently in Phoenix Arizona and I really enjoyed the Botanical Gardens there, but sounds far from natural from the climates you live in. Oh yeah, I do want to visit Japan some time too, I especially love Japanese foods. Japan sounds very expensive to travel as well!


Perhaps, but I like the concept of toll roads; let the users pay rather than general tax funds.  We might have better highways if we had more dedicated toll roads.  I like to cycle a lot and get to do quite a bit on the rez.  Did you know that Mackinac Island (MI) banned autos and only allow bikes and horse carriages?


That's a great way of thinking. I'm not too familiar with Mackinac Islands, but it sounds like a place where one can get in touch with nature and maybe try snorkeling or something.


I have not been there, but I heard it is beautiful.  Have you ever had the opportunity to tour the White House and the National Mall?


No I have not, but I know that Ireland and France have twin buildings as its white house! Is it to accommodate the guests or something?


Tours of the White House are somewhat limited and superficial, more so after 9/11.  But it's still worthwhile.  Its interesting to study how Presidents try to put their mark on the White House, like Teddy Roosevelt banning Christmas Trees from the White House!  Thankfully future Presidents restored the Christmas Tree!


How long do the tours take? Yeah! I wonder why Roosevelt decided to ban Christmas trees, is it because he was allergic or that way people didn't feel obligated to give gifts perhaps?


Tours don't take long 1-2 hours max.  Teddy Roosevelt started our National Park System.  I guess as a conservationist, he was against tree murder.  Things that other presidents have done include Carter installing solar panels, Reagan taking them off, and Bush (1st) putting them back on.


Oh, that's great insight! Solar panels were already invented back in Carter's days, then why is the White House still using floppy disks for storing files, I'd imagine it'd be hard to find those on the market these days.


I actually have an unopened box of 5.25 inch floppies in the attic from about 30 years ago!!  I wonder why they still use floppies?  Perhaps for security since it can't be hacked if its not online.  Still, I wonder how they buy computers that still read floppies?


If the white house is using floppies for that reason, then we are definitely very prone to security hacks and breaches! I also had tons of floppies in storage but the Marie Kondo trend made me toss them away since I have no way of seeing what's on there with updated computers these days.


With this chat about travel and computers, do you have favorite internet travel sites you use for personal and/or business travel?


To look for itineraries or to help me budget or?


Booking, budget, or just dreaming.  With the internet, you can always take a "virtual vacation" should you not have the time or resources to travel.  They even have cell and internet service on top of Mount Everest.  So, if you ever get there, you can send me a email with a photo attachment as proof!!!


Haha, I think I shall hope to travel to my bucketlist destinations in real life, but you're right, without the funds, I can only enjoy a virtual vacation! I don't think I'll survive those harsh climates and those altitudes!


Same here.  The internet has also really transformed shopping.  I dislike walking stores and travelling from one store to another to compare.  So, I can comparison shop from the comfort of my living room.  Did you know that about 7% of people read the contact terms when buying online?


I definitely fall out of that 7% range, why do you think people take the time to read the full contract terms and conditions?


I personally fall into the 7%.  I shop at very few sites (Amazon,com, Walmart.com,...).  I may have read the terms at one time, but now I just click away.  Did you know that clicking links on the internet can cause real measurable addictions?


Oh wow! I skim through it but definitely don't read everything. Are there rehab facilities that treat the clicking addiction?


Did you know the White House still uses floppy disks?  How low tech...


I wonder if they do so to be in control so files don't get into the wrong hands. Did you know France and Ireland have buildings that are twins to the White House.


It makes no sense unless one wants to lose important data.  It took the Secret Service 4 days to realize that bullets struck the WH?


That is a little scary! I wonder if that was a recent event?


I happened in 2011.  Good that George W. Bush had solar panels put back on the WH.


So that was a recent event. Good on the solar panels. Christmas trees were  banned at the WH by conversationalist Teddy Roosevelt


That's weird.  Also weird is that there is a 3G cell service on the top of Mt. Everest in case you need to order takeout.


Weird! I use the internet all the time. As much as I use it I just learned the hamburger button is the three line menu on websites.


yes, it makes me hungry.  Wow, only 7% of people read the full terms when buying products and services on the internet.  I'm one of those 93%.


I am too. I bet I'm one of the people addicted to the internet since constant clicking causes addiction measurable in the brain.


I probably should cut back on my clicking... Do you like to travel?  I want to ride on the 160 mph bus the Dutch made.


I do, but no way on that bus! I'll stick to Mackinac Island where there's been a motorized vehicle ban over 100 years.


That would be cool too.  Anything but Japan's $300 in tolls to cross the country.


I have heard that every single highway in Japan is a toll. Must be pricey to commute to work.


And inconvenient... Iceland sound cool although I would miss the freedom of having a car.  I guess they fly everywhere.


Yes, with no public rail service I guess that's the only option.


Funny, the first king to go around the world was Hawaii's King Kalakua.  Hawaii had or has a king?  Hmmm.


Oh I wonder. It is pretty amazing that travel can be considered anything from waling to flying on a plane.


I guess moving is travel... I heard the Library of Alexandria has saved a "copy of the internet"?  I doubt that.


Oh, I've heard that too. They save a copy in case the internet burns down. Sure sounds weird.


Yeah and impossible... It fluctuates a bazillions of terabytes a day.


Huh. I don't know that much about it. It was nice chatting. Have a good night.


Hello.  I cannot imagine living without having access to the internet.


This is true; the internet has been my primary source of information and entertainment for quite some time now. What do you use the internet for most?


I use it at work and at home.  We cannot mturk without it!


I really enjoy watching YouTube through the internet. I have so many favorites channels that it's hard to keep track of. I like to watch cooking a lot. What about you?


I listen to music on Youtube.  I also use social media to see posts from friends and family members.


Same here! Do you ever use Twitter when you're on the internet? I saw a really shocking hashtag once that was #IfIDieInASchoolShooting I guess it's to bring awareness to the issue.


I  saw the hashtag and related comments.  I'm pro gun but I understand the other side's concerns.


Yes, I'm always seeing that issue brought up on the internet. I'm also pro gun. I think the issues lies more on the subject of mental heath and public awareness of it. What do you think?


People who have mental illness and criminals should not be allowed to have guns.


That's for sure! Through that hashtag I saw on the internet, some of the kids were saying if they died, they'd want their bodies left on the White House floor.


Talking about the White House, do you know that it has twin buildings in Ireland and France?


No, I did not know that. They are full sized versions of the White House? I remember as a kid we all had to make miniature  diorama things and one was the White House grounds. It was really fun.


Roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and banned Christmas trees from the white house.


That's pretty unique! I heard he also loved nature and travel and such. Do you like those things? I love travel and camping.


I love to travel.  If I go to Japan though, I would only take trains.


Yes, I've heard about the enormous tolls to travel in Japan by car. It's a shame, too, because the Japanese countryside is supposed to be gorgeous!


$300 in tall fees to drive around Japan?  I cannot afford it.


I'd rather spend that on sushi or noodles! One of my favorite travel shows is The Food Ranger on YouTube. Have you ever seen it?


I agree with you about sushi and noodles.  I have not seen the show the food ranger.  Please tell me about it.


It's a really good travel show but it's based on foods to try. The guy Trevor James started out alone and met his wife through making the show! It's really sweet. I think I'll go watch it now!


Have a nice time watching the show!  It was nice chatting with you.


It is very old model. Now days we can update technology, latest model phone are now available.


Yeah, I used one before, but I didn't know that 212 was the fastest number one could dial.


The cables carrying internet data can across the ocean floor they are mostly optic fibre it make faster to reach the destination.


Interesting, how old are they? Do you think the internet could fail because of this?


Modern computer have the ability to set of operating called programs.


Interesting. Did you know that the iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


Computer are used as control system for a wide variety of industrial and consumer device. Mainly for security purpose to watch in the industry.


Interesting, did you know that smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty?


Its very interesting. The space shuttle computer runs in 1MB of Ram


True, the space shuttle runs on less memory than the iphone too!


The russians made a computer that ran on water.


Interesting, but not all that surprising we use water for power in a lot of things.


Transhumanists want to upload their minds to computer and memory sticks


Yup, I would do that if I could be immortal, would you?


Clothing is a collective item worn on the body.


It is, I wear it everyday. It is a great thing to be able to wear around. I hope you wear clothes.


I'm aware of that. Do you dress like a pilgrim?


No, Fashion and style I preferred. What about you ?


I just wear jeans and a tshirt to be honest. Nice chatting with you.


Hi! I think it's crazy iPhones have more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent! That's almost unbelievable, isn't it?


That is insane!  Goes to show just how far technology has come, especially the last decade or so.


So true! I even remember the old rotary phones. Speaking of which, they say New York's area code is 212 because it's the fastest number to dial on rotary phones. I figured 111 would be fastest. Ha!


Yeah how did they come up with 212 being the fastest anyways?  I remember using them too.


I even remember phone books. Hard to believe they're obsolete now. In fact, did you know it's virtually impossible to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped?


Oh yeah, I remember looking up girls phone numbers from school in those.  No, never knew that, wonder who had the time to test that theory.


What's even crazier to me is the cables that carry internet and phone data across the oceans are 2.7 inches in diameter and simply lay on the ocean floor. Would have never guessed that!


That is crazy, that must have been a really slow boat ride across while that was being laid.


No kidding! I also think it's wild the Russians made a computer that ran on water back in 1936. Like, how is that possible? Ha!


Yeah I wonder what they even looked like!


And someone built a 16 bit computer using only basic Minecraft building blocks that worked. Now I wonder what that looked like!


Yeah shows how far we have come with technology.  Do you know what the top video game was in 1995?


I'm honestly not sure about that one. But what sounds like it could be a video game is transhumanists actually want to upload their minds to memory sticks and computers. That's a little scary!


That is very scary!  I think Johhny Depp was recently in a movie that was about that type of thing.


Really? I need to check it out, then! Speaking of movies, you know how they always show pilgrims wearing black? That's false as their clothes were actually colorful and they only wore black on special occasions!


That is very interesting!  I bet most people would never have guessed that.


Yeah, just as many people don't realize Apple had their own clothing line back in 1986! I'm glad they stuck with technology instead.


That is crazy, I never knew that.  I wonder what their clothing line would look like lol.


Maybe we can find some of their old clothes at that store in Alabama that only sells unclaimed airport baggage. Ha!


Right!  I bet you could find some really wild stuff there!


You could probably find the Rip Curl clothes that are made in North Korea yet the labels say "made in China". Ha! Well, it was nice chatting with you! Have a great day!


Interesting, I see a store in Alabama only sells things found in unclaimed luggage.


ah that is weird, Id feel bad buying someon elses lost stuff!


Me too. I also see Apple had a clothing line in the 80s. Would you buy Apple clothes?


oh I totally would, theyd be overprice but very advanced haha, would you wear pilgrim clothes?


Only in the winter, I would think they are exceedingly hot. Would you?


haha well apaprently they wore colorful clothes, only the black stuff for speical events, so I would try it haha


I pretty much wear the same colors most days. Apparently smoking near an Apple computer voids for the warranty for a biohazard. Crazy


that is crazy, also crazy that people want to upload their brains to computers these days, theyre called transhumanists


I'm not sure if I could want a computer to have my brain. Would you?


I woudl try it you'd have to haha, I want to see that russian computer that runs on water too


I've seen it! It's really cool and also kind of scary because humans obviously cannot


ya I agree with that, do you have a phone? or only a cellphone


I dont have a landline and havent since married 8 years ago. Started with a little Nokia and now have an Android. You?


ya I onlyl have an android, it's crazy that our current phones have more processing power than the USA millile system


Exactly, considering how many lives hang in the balance there.


ya I agree, I can't believe that people make computers out of the videogame minecraft, thats too much time on your hands


People can build pretty cool things in that game, I just wish they would attempt to build something in the outside world with real skill.


ya I think so, they could use that time more wisely, crazy too that the space shuttle only had about 1mb of ram


That's just a bit less than my first computer. Amazing they could write something that actually worked.


yup I agree, what was your first computer btw? that sounds like a long time ago, no offense haha


I do not go on Reddit, but 0.53% vote for content as they visit Reddit.


Me neither, i don't see how it's the number 6 most visited site in the world


Interesting, which do you visit the most in the web?


Mostly google. I like to search for places to travel. Apparently in Japan all the highways have tolls that add up to $300 to travel across the country


I do too! I did a recent research on Japan and I believe that! A disney pass to Tokyo, Japan's Disneyland is way cheaper for a three-day hopper than in Anaheim's Disneyland's three-day hopper.


That's no surprising. I wonder how much it will cost to ride the 160mph commuter bus the dutch are designing


That is a fast bus. However, it seems expensive.


Yea but can't be more expensive than being forced to use domestic flights in Iceland due to no public rail service


Well, look at the Mackinac Island. They used horse-drawn carriages or bikes.


Yea, I wonder why they banned motoried vehicles on Mackinac island?


Over a hundred years! That is long! Must be a culture thing.


Sounds strange since MI makes a lot of cars, they named cadillac after the founder of Detroit


Interesting. Did you know that McDonalds' drive-thru was added for soldiers who couldn't go in as they wear their attire?


No, that's strange, I wonder if soldier can get out there cars while still wearing their fatigues now


Well, I bet they can since it is 2019. Happy New Year Soldiers!


Hopefully they'll equip cars with flame throwers for them like they allow in South Africa


Do you think the flame throwers are attached to the cars?


Probably. Too bad they don't make trunks of cars out of wood anymore, that be a nice combination


Well, think about it. The years have gone by with new technology.


Yea, apparently you can become a professional race car driver beating 90,000 people in Gran turismo like Jann Mardenborough


That is true. Nice chatting with you. Have a great night.


I've heard of her, but never heard her. I hear a pastor groped her.


Oh right,  that was at someone's funeral. Weird thing, lol, I think it's funny that her song "dangerous woman" which is about female empowerment is written by 3 men.


well men know about dangerous women. she should write about dangerous men


Thats not really how the song is portrayed but ok.  Yeah she should make another song about dangerous men lol that would be hilarious.


I think he made a "taco bell" crack about her name. I think he meant Starbucks


lol I think I read that as well.  I think its funny that she is not hispanic,  with a name like Grande,  she is italian.


LOL. The dude in question also apologized to the whole Hispanic community.


just made it to the wrong community.  Well Bill Clinton was there too...so it was quite a motley crew


I read that she was the first fan hit by a puck at the florida panthers current arena.  Thats unfortunate


looks like she has bad luck with stadiums. that manchester bombing was scary


Right that was crazy!  It was nice of her to do a charity concert.


yeah. $13M raised. Thats and offer you cant refuse


Yeah thats amazing.  I hear she also co founded a youth singing group.


she should get her own tv show, I'm tired of watching pokemon


Maybe,  if its not reality tv I might watch it lol


or she could lend her voice...like ringo starr did for thomas the tank engine


That would be cool!  I never knew that.  Did you ever watch that show?


I;m going to head over to watch it now. Maybe I'll catch some george carlin, take care.


Have you ever eaten popcorn with chopsticks?


No, how about you? Have you eaten it in any unconventional way?


No I have not.  But apparently you will find popcorn much more enjoyable if you do!  When you pay more attention to something enjoyable, they enjoy it more.


That's what the article said. I've thrown popcorn into the air and tried to catch it in my mouth. It did make eating popcorn fun. But I can't think of an unconventional way I've consumer water, can you?


There are lots of ways!  Shipping envelopes, pringles cans (though I prefer win those), even martini glasses.  Use your creativity!


I think I'd like to try an unconventional way to eat pizza instead. I don't think I would be very successful eating it with chopsticks, but blindfolded might be fun. Does that sound fun to you?


It could be - the restaurant which is pitch black could be interesting too - I have no idea how those waiters find the tables though


Ha, ha! So true! Did you enjoy learning the stuff about cars? I thought it was interesting why they call the trunk of your car a trunk. It seems so funny now!


Yes it does make sense.  I want to become a professional race car driver though - I am pretty good at video games


Are you really? I find driving in video games to be harder than driving on the road in a real car. I can see how it could help you with your driving skills.


Certainly there are a lot more obstacles to avoid in video games!  I rarely have boulders coming down the road at me.  Though the hardest part for teenagers is drive thrus


Thank goodness we don't have all those obstacles on the road coming at you! It's bad enough to get stuck in rush hour traffic!


Yes.  10 mph is easier to deal with than 100 for sure.  Though perhaps not in South Africa - where it is legal to have flame throwers on your car


Whoa! Don't mess with cars in South Africa! I think, though, I might like to try out that Dutch commuter bus they're creating that will travel at 160 mph.


Yes that does sound crazy!  I do want to travel to Europe - though Iceland does not have any trains - just airplanes to get from town to town


Europe would be fun. I don't think I would like to go to Iceland, trains or not, just because it sounds very cold!


Greenland is colder than Iceland!  Japan is expensive though - all of their highways are tolled


Yeah, that roll highway thing would be a pain in the neck! It would greatly increase your travel expenses. I think it would be cool to try out Mackinac island and travel the old fashioned way, by horse drawn carriages. That would be cool!


Yes a slow pace of life for sure.  I bet the Hawaiian king who was the first to travel the world had a slow pace of life as well.


It's funny, but the slow pace of life was how the world worked until recent times. Now we are very impatient, we want quick travel, instant access, all that.


Yes - and everything is online.  I could not live without my Reddit for social media.


Hey there!  Are you a fan of Ariana Grande?  How about that whole incident with the pastor at Aretha Franklin's funeral "grazing" her breast.  Crazy!


I'm not a huge fan, but that is crazy! Also, Clinton staring at her backside...yuck!


I think the pastor was probably no intentional.  He did not even know who she was!


I found out about her from her brother being on Big Brother lol! I never knew she was Italian though!


I did not know her brother was famous too.  She started so young.  At 10 she already had a youth singing group preforming at charity events.


Ya, she seems super put together at times, but then does crazy things like licking a donut display.


Yes, and the whole thing she had going with Pete Davidson was quite interesting too.


Very! Have you ever watched the simpsons...Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes. That's one long resume!


I love the Simpsons.  Bart is my favorite character.  There is only one episode where he does not appear or is not mentioned!


Crazy!Did you know Daniel Radcliffe was the voice of  Edward Cullen on the Simpsons treehouse of horror 21 episode? I thought he only did Harry Potter!


That is wild!  One show I have never watched is Pokemon.  Can't believe there are over 750 episodes of that show!


Me either! Maybe I should contact a noogler to see what they can tell me about it.


Haha!  Did you watch Thomas the Tank Engine growing up?  They have quite a roster for celebs that have done the narrating!


No, that wasn't really my thing.  Have you ever tried typing "askew" into google. Apparently it makes the page tilted?!


Wow, I need to try that!  Google is quite innovative.  They even once tried using goats to mow the lawns at headquarters!


Crazy! Did you know garfield use to have a website and g-mail was his email service before google's email?


That is wild!  Now we can't live without it.  In 2013, Google went down for 5 minutes and 40% of the web traffic went down with it!


I believe that! It's crazy that PhD students invented Google...seems like someone much older would do that


Yea, it does seem like it has been around forever.  Now they are calculating traffic by seeing how fast android devices on the road are moving.  I don't think they made phones when they first existed.


I wonder why only Android since many people use iPhones?  I wonder what else is fake on google since their first versions of google moon used cheese for the closest zoom?


I think they own Android right?  I bet there is a lot we don't know!  It was a pleasure chatting with you today!


Great! and you? Do you like to eat popcorn?


I do like to eat popcorn! The buttery the better!


Yes, I agree. I can't image eating popcorn with chopsticks! lol


That would be interesting. I prefer using my fingers though. If chopsticks brought happiness though, I may give them a try.


That's what they say, doing something new brings happiness. lol


I think I may try something new then! I have tried using chopsticks with sushi and it only brought me humiliation. I am not good with chopsticks.


lol, I know you have to enjoy it if your trying something new! Doing something different with water is interesting. But, lapping it up like a cat doesn't sound fun.


Although if I walked in on you lapping up water like a cat, that would bring a ton of fun to me. I would loose it!


Ha, ha, ha. I know, right!  Restaurants are taking advantage of the novel idea with serving hovering in the sky or lying in beds. Who knew!


I wish I oculd lose myself in the fun and be more fun. I take myself too seriously.


Yes, I do too! Do you like travel? I didn't know air travel is saving on fuel cost since the 1960's by slowing 10%.


I do like to travel but am afraid to travel internationally. Although if there were a bus that went 160, I might have to give it a try.


That would be exciting! I feel the same way. Oh no, google has a self driving car that has an aggressive mode!


I feel like everything has an agressive mode nowadays! And Im from chicago, possibly the most aggressive area in the nation...


Really, I'm in Fla. we have our areas. But self driving is scary! Since you live in the cold, why would it be illegal to warm up your car in Ohio?


Cause Ohio is crazy??? Florida has it's share of crazy! Where are you in FL? South florida has a bunch of stuff like bath salts turningn people into zombies!


Yes, I saw that with the bath salts. Crazy people everywhere. I live on southwest coast. Much calmer. Less crazy. Speaking of crazy, India must have crazy drivers to make Audi's horns extra loud!


I know, right! Imagine having a car horn that is not effective enough so you need to supercharge it!


I can just picture how bad it must be there! Going to check my car for the little arrow next to the pump symbol. Never noticed it before! Great chat!!


I am well.  What do you think about Davidson being bullied online and online bullying in general?


I think that part of being famous opens the door to a larger amount of criticism.


Don't you think the internet to make it much more immediate and harmful than bullying in pre-internet times?


Oh, I do.  I also think it feels much more personal when it comes to your phone or your inbox.


Yes, it is as though they are in your home, car etc.  Which in a way they are.


I really think that people who bully online should have their social media sites shut off.  I don't know how to keep them off the internet totally but shutting off those sites would do something.


It sounds good in theory but who would judge what constitutes shutting down a persons website.


I think realistically if someone feels like they are being bullied and are unhappy with things being said online they should just not partake in the sites.


I don't think too many people would agree with you.  Since they know it's out there and about them.  All those sites are supposed to self-police and ban people who are abusers and if they don't they should be taken off-line.


Again, sounds good in theory but everyone has different things that may hurt them or make them feel a certain way.  Everyone could be banned if you look at it that way


No. I don't agree.  But changing focus here, did you know the UN appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in 2010 in case we ever have contact?  I wonder who it is.


No, I did not hear that do you have any guesses as to whom?


None whatsoever.  I will have to find out though!  Today is the shortest day of the year, when earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.  I guess our orbit changed (?)


Me, as well.  I could go for 5.5 hours for my work day! Something changed that is for sure.  I have to delve into that a bit more.


Well, you'd have a short night too. 5.5 hours of sleep as a steady diet would be tough.


We only have so many hours in a "day" how would it be divided up if the days get longer?


I guess if the orbit is irregular you could have much shorter days and longer nights or if the axis was tilted differently.


Yes, and the gravitational pull can be changing as well.


did you know that we will run out of helium on earth by the end of this century?


I guess we'll have to find another source if we're going to have balloons at parties! We could probably get some from fusion reactors, if we ever create them.


haha that is true, also kind of scary is that we've already torn down 80 percent of earths old, natural forestry though too


We have an insatiable appetite for resources! When the aliens show up, they'll be shocked at how we've treated our home.


they will be, did you see that the UN has a person appointed as the ambassador to extra terrestrials? I want that guy's job he must do nothing all day


That sounds like a great job! I wonder what qualifications were necessary. If we ever get to Mars, the ambassador might have to go.


haha yes maybe he is an astronaut, whats wild is that if earth's history were a 24 hour day, humans would only occupy about 1 minute of time


We are truly newcomers to this world, yet we have changed it so much. The day was only 5.5 hours long when the earth formed. I wonder if the day will continue to get longer.


that is crazy, do you think that days get longer over time? like will we have a 40 hour day eventually?


A whole work-week within a day! People would go on strike. Plus, what would they do with their time? Are there enough shows on Netflix to keep them entertained?


haha good point, I do like knowing that mount everest has cell phone service if I ever go, that way I could stream netflix from the summit


Stuck on the summit with nothing to do? Netflix! I'd hate to be the Everest IT guy.


ya that would be annoying, also annoying that only 7 percent of people read the online terms of service, i'm shocked its that high honestly


That's true. I figure most people don't worry about the terms because they won't run into problems. Only big companies have the money to sue usually. Do you believe that there is a backup copy of the Internet at Alexandria? It sounds like bogus news.


ya I don't know how that's possible, and how often is it uploaded, like think of how much storrage that would take, the interent is crazy though apparently clicking links can become an addiction


I think it would take an entire Internet to backup the entire Internet. Anything can become addictive. I bet people get addicted to things like Amazon Turk. The clicks on the Internet sometimes provide pleasure, kind of like gambling.


haha I could see that, do you know that 3 line horizontal button that you see all over the internet is called a hamburger button? That makes me hungry and is probably addictive haha


Vegans and vegetarians and PETA probably call it something else out of respect for cows.


lol yes they call it a beanburger button, Judge Judy makes over 100k per episode, I wonder how many beanburgers she could buy with that haha


She's been doing that show forever. People love her sassy personality. I know that Hugh Laurie makes a ton for his work on House.


ya I think he made like 700k per episode or something, I can't blame him I would do that for as long as I could haha


I do!  My favorite genre is non fiction, especially self development books!


I read non-fiction from time to time but I prefer fiction. Do you know who wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg?


That is really cool.  I didnt know he wrote about things like that.


I have his complete works and I missed that story as well. Did you also know that Caesar wrote fan fiction?


I heard about that!  Happy Ides of March, BTW.


You too. His fan fiction was about Hercules and Oedipus.


Wow, I bet that was interesting to read.  Do you know what the largest fork of fiction is?


4 Million word Super Smash Bros fan fiction.


I like Super Smash Bros but I can't imagine writing about it let alone writing that much about it.


Neither could I , I wonder how long it took?


It had to be a huge amount of time. Did you know that Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel to be on the reading list for 3 military branches?


I only saw the movie. It's shocking to me though because it's set in the future and they are fighting alien bug creatures.


That is kind of like Enders game, they fight the buggers.  Maybe the military knows something we dont...


I heard that's on their reading list also. I would have expected more sophisticated reading for the military.


I agree.  I wonder what they expect people to take from that and apply to their job in the military.


I can't imagine it's helpful. It was nice chatting with you.


hey there how often do you enjoy reading fiction?


Hey yeah quite a bit! I like George RR Martin a lot for his creation of GOT!


ya I do too, I'm just shocked that he doesn't approve of fan fiction, I think its harmless


Yeah I agree. Apparently he thinks its copyright infringement which is a bit extreme.


ya I agree, I wonder if he would be mad that Caesar was writing fan fiction about oedipus when he was young?


Yeah I bet he would. People are weird like that. A judge back in the 50's banned a comic because it featured a black character.


ya that is really dumb, kind of like the wikipedia page that ranks fictional people by how powerful their abilities are, that sounds like a waste of time haha


Yeah definitely does. But I definitely enjoy reading because it involves so much and is shaped by prior knowledge, experience, atitude, and language.


well what I want to read is the cyborg story by Edgar allen poe that sounds awesome haha


Yeah sounds very interesting. Enders game and Starship Troopers sound interesting too because the military suggest it be read by it's service members.


have you read that book? I only saw the movie but it is definitely anti-military, maybe the book is different?


Haven't read it yet! Maybe thats why they want their people to read it? Reading is powerful like that. Back in the 18th century it caused a moral panic.


That is pretty funny. You would never hear that today, have you ever heard of the world's fastest speed reader though? She can read at 4700 words per minute


That is hard to believe! There is no way she can have a deep exploration or interpretation of text like that!


No I agree with you. But speaking of reading, have you ever read the book Ender's Game? That is also highly recommended by the military


No, but like you said the Marine Corps suggests it highly.


Do you watch any drama on TV? Have you ever seen the show House with Hugh Laurie for instance?


Yeah I love that show. He is so good and deserves to be the highest paid tv drama actor ever!


I agree! He is the best person for that role and definitely deserves the $700k he makes per episode


Yeah that is well deserved. Jim Carrey used to do dramas as well but not anymore!


ya he said that he only wants to promote positivity, but I don't agree with him I think you can spread positivity through drama and not just comedy


Not really. I didn't realize you only have to be 13 to join! Seems very young!


I was just reading that, and found it odd as well. Although I have seen younger kids join (they just use a fake birthday).


Scary! I didn't know Facebook only started in 2004. Seems like it's been around a lot longer!


It seriously feels like it has been around forever! I remember creating my facebook account, back when myspace was still a big deal. lol


Haha. They could have bought facebook for $75 million in 2005 but they missed out!


I know they are regretting that decision BI


Yup! In 2012, Facebook was worth $104 Billion!


Sorry, hit the send message before I meant to in the last round. I wonder why it is illegal to use the 'like' button in Schleswin-Holstein. I might have to google the answer later.


I'm not sure, but that's interesting! I didn't know Facebook is blue because Zuckerburg is colorblind! Interesting


All the little bullet points are so interesting. I wonder why Burger King would want you to unfriend people. How would that benefit them in anyway?


I think it was just a catchy promo to get people talking about BK. Facebook makes most of its revenue from advertisements so BK probably made them a lot of money!


Very true. I don't remember that promotion, but I can definitely see how it would get people talking.


Iceland are rewriting their constitution via facebook; allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations. Imagine if America did that!


I thought that was an interesting way to do it. On one hand it makes sense since everyone seems to be on Facebook anyways so its a good place to talk. On the other hand EVERYONE is on facebook and likes to make suggestions. I can't imagine being in charge of going through and sorting all the suggestions.


Maybe they don't have a lot of citizens? Still a huge task! I didn't realize Facebook was only for Harvard students at first


That's true. I knew it was started at a college for the students there, but for some reason thought it was started at Yale, not Harvard.


I learned lots of interesting things about Facebook today!


So did I, the facts section was very interesting!


I sure do. Did you know Day Lewis won it three times for best actor?


Yeah he is that good I guess. Even Blazing Saddles was nominated for three Oscars


Yeah. Do you know who has the most oscars?


Yes that would be Walt Disney, tough to beat that


I know. Even Eminem has more oscars than some notable names in the industry


Yes more than Leo di Caprio, Johnny Jepp and some other big big names


Yeah. Even Oscars were nominated once for 9 Emmys


Yeah that was back in 2013, did not know if that was possible


Yeah me either. Do you know how many awards are handed out?


Yes there are 24 awards in total for various categories


Yes, Laurie made $700 000 per episode in that show


Yeah he is good though and the show was a huge success


Yes. Do you know he is not making dramas anymore?


Yes because they do not project positivity at all


Yeah. Do you ever listen to radio dramas?


I do sometimes, there is a free website where you can listen to them


Yeah that is convenient. Nice chatting with you today.


Hello,  how are you doing ? There's a wiki which ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abilities.


HI, I'm good. Oh really I didn't know that, thats interesting. Did you know that in the 1950s a judge tryed to ban a comic because it had a black character in it?


Thats ridiculous!  I had no idea.  This is interesting :Edgar allen poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction.


I had no idea he wrote about a cyborg, thats awesome. Speaking of writing, a fiction story that is 100 words long is called a drabble.


Wow,  I always thought that word was just slang.  lol Julius caesar wrote fan fiction of hercules and oedipus in his youth.


I had no idea fan fictions been around for that long! George RR Martin began writing by selling stories for pennies to other children.


Thats awesome,  he knew what he wanted to do at a young age and even made money!  George rr martin despises fan fiction, saying that it is copyright infringement and a bad exercise for aspiring writers.


Wow, I never knew! I don't think I agree with him on it being a bad exercise though. Actors Jon Hamm and Patrick Stewart each were drama teachers at one point.


No I dont agree either.  Thats cool,  they seem like they would be good at it. Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of three of the five us military branches


I didn't know that, I'll have to check that book out sometime. The name soap opera came from the dramas being sponsored by soap factories in the past.


Thats cool,  I guess I've always wondered that,  just never enough to look it up lol The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute


Thats crazy and I used to think I read fast. The longest piece of fanfiction is four million words and is about Super Smash Bros.


haha that can go on forever,  so many characters! Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


Haha, i would have loved to see one of those competitions. In the middle ages only the most skilled readers could read silently.


me too.  hmmm don't most people read silently?


Thats what I always thought but apparently its a new phenomenon.


Ender's game was suggested reading for many military organizations, including the united states marine corps


Good book, President Andrew Johnson never attended school, his wife taught him.


Wow.  I don't even know how home schooling works,  can you get a degree that way?


I think you can but I'm not sure either. I'll ask my friend who was homeschooled.


Where's your favorite place you've traveled to?


I love Europe. I have never been to Asia though. Have you ever been to japan?


Europe is beautiful, but I am really wanting to check out asia too! Especially Japan! I want to go to one of those claw machine arcades!


That would be interesting. Have you heard about the tolls in japan?


Yes, apparently you would end up spending over 300$ to travel the country!


That is crazy! Have you ever been to iceland?


I haven't, but it looks pretty awesome. I hear they have no public rail system though, bummer.


I know. No public rail service which means more people take domestic flights.


There is an island without any motorized vehicles. Sounds peaceful.


I guess they just travel by horse-drawn carriages and bikes.


I do like science. Do you know the only scientist to walk on the moon?


There was only one? I would have thought they would have been almost all scientists of some type.


I agree. I thought that would be a requirement.


There was a scientist who could divide by two 8 digit numbers in his head by the age of 6!


I believe his name was John Von Neumann. Very impressive


Yeah, it seriously is. I can't imagine how they parents felt when they found out their kid was a genius.


So crazy! I wonder if his parents taught him that or if he just started learning it on his own.


That is a great question. I am going to go look into it. It was nice talking to you.


I do its interesting how phones have advanced, now most phones are smartphones


Yes, back in New York on rotaries, 212 was their area code


212 why is that? that seems a bit random


They thought it was the fastest number to dial


Oh that makes sense, did you ever had a rotary phone? it took a century to make a call on those


I have played with them.  Did you know phone cables just lie on the bottom of the ocean?


I didnt know about them, they must be really big, do you know more about them?


That is thin!! those cables must be really strong, amazing how much power phones have now a days, iPhones are really powerful


More power than the us nuclear icbm deterrent.


Yeah I have an iPhone and I can't believe im packing so much power in my pocket, do you like to travel?


I love to travel...foot, car, plane, bike, boat, train, any!!!!


Sounds like you really like to travel lol did you hear about the commuter bus the Dutch are creating?


The bus is designed to travel at a speed of 160 miles per hour so thats really fast.


I dont know, but I did hear tolls are really expensive at Japan.


I heard 300 dollars worth to travel the country.  Nice talking to you!  Good night.


Yeah, that does sound expensive and it was great chatting have a nice night bye


I am and love the Walt Disney Company. In fact, Minnie Mouse aka Minerva Mouse happens to be my favorite Disney character!


It is strange to think of the company as a multinational mass media conglomerate rather than films and theme parks


You are right about that. After all, it didn't even establish itself as a leader in American animation until before it diversified into live action tv, movies and theme parks!


Did you know there is an entire subculture of finding hidden mickey mouse images in all things disney?


I did not know that. That would be very fun to participate in! Wonder if there were any hidden images in movies like Flubber? Speaking of Flubber, Bill Nye actually served as a scientific consultant on the movie!


Agreed! What about Wall-E? I loved it as well. In fact, the name itself was basically a hat tip to Walter Elias Disney!


They truly are! I also found it interesting that Big Hero 6 was rendered on a 55,000 super computer. That is simply put amazing!


They sure have come a long way from simply drawing by hand


That so true!  A very long way! Ha! I wouldn't mind traveling to see Disney Studios one day. But hopefully by then, we will have created a commuter bus that can travel at 160mph speeds like the Dutch. Ha!


As much as I can? How about you? I've always wanted to travel across Japan but it sounds expensive seeing as how it costs over $300 due to highway tolls!


I enjoy traveling, but I wouldn't go to mackinac island. They have banned motorized vehicles for over a century


It makes you wonder what they do about emergencies? That's so weird, isn't it? Sounds as bad as Iceland where they have to travel by air between major towns due to having no public rail service.


Indeed. I prefer japan's highways despite the high tolls


Wonder how Hawaii's King Kalakaua (who happened to be the first king to travel the world) would feel about those tolls today and having to pay  $300? Ha!


Well as a king, he probably flew first class by plane


Maybe so. I'll have to look that up on the iPhone. Speaking of iPhones, did you know they have far more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


Yes, technology such has come a long way. In any case, thanks for chatting.


I like to travel.  I find it interesting to see different things.  I want to go to Japan and travel on the free ways.


How do you like to travel? by car, plane, etc?


I do ok with planes.  I think the best is by motorcycle.  I understand it will cost me $300 in tolls to travel across Japan.


I would rather pay and move in comfort than be like in mackinac island where motorized vehicles are banned


Mackinac Island is very popular with tourists.  No one lives there year round.  People that work there bike in the summer.  Tourists pay for horse drawn carriages.  If you like that sort of thing it is nice.


True, but I would rather travel with friend rather than just calling them over the phone


I have never thought to compare travel with phone calls.  Telecommunications permits two users to conduct a conversation.


Well I feel while it makes the world smaller, conversations on the phone simply isn't the same as traveling to meet your far away friends


The first King to travel around the world was Kalakaua of Hawaii.  I wonder if he ever phoned home?  He, Bob, am I still king of an island or have they stole it from me?


In his day, probably steam ship and trains.  I bet the King has some luggage.  Great big trunks filled with flowers and grass.


The King is no more, I am sure.  I bet you do not know why New Yorks are code is 212.


With a rotary phone, 212 is the fasted area code you can dial.


In any case, I am surprise by the all the perks of using the phone is afforded by a cable not even 3in across laying on the ocean floor


I wonder about that.  The sound of the voice is converted into electric signals and transmitted via cables.  Way to go technology.


Phone technology has advance so much a iphone has more computing power than the entire nuclear icbm deterrent


I wonder how smart a nuclear deterrent needs to be.  Less than an iphone apparently.   I hear Bill Nye was the science consultant on Disney Flubber movie.


That is probably why flubber was such a great movie. In any case, thanks for chatting.


Hello! Did you hear about the Florida school prom and the live tiger?!


That sounds pretty inhumane. I had not heard of that.


Yeah seriously. They also had a live lemur and live macaw. Hard to believe the school approved such a thing.


The fennec fox looked limp as it was passed around.


Yeah that doesn't sound very good. I love animals and it's hard to believe there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth-they far outnumber us humans!


The poor tiger looked scared, as someone in the crowd noted. It did not seem to like the light show as it curled up in a corner after it realized there was nothing it could do.


Yeah I feel bad for the tiger. Luckily the prinicipal of the school ended up apologizing after seeing the reactions from everyone.


Yeah, at first they seemed to defend the show. some people have called for a ban of live animal entertainment at schools.


Yeah not a bad idea, no real reason to have live animals at school. They should be more worried about getting into college. And learning about animals! Germany was the first country in the world to give animals constitutional rights in 2002!


Yeah, maybe they should consider doing that here. Poor tiger showed telltale signs of being stressed out.


Yeah I totally agree. Even fairytales are protected in Scotland-the 1912 scottish protection act included the Lochness monster!


Yeah I wonder if anyone really believes we will actually find the monster one day.


Probably the same people who still believe in bigfoot. Do you ever get the hiccups? People think it is a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.


Haha, yeah, hiccups are annoying! Apparently animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated. I'm not sure if that's evolutionary or if man has engineered it that way?


Oh that is odd yeah I want to know more about that. I see a lot of funny animal videos on facebook. Apparently the facebook like button is illegal in a German state, wonder why...


I wish all of Facebook was illegal because I spend too much time on it. Wish Burger King had a promo where if you unfriend ten people you get a free whopper.


haha. Wow I would totally do that. I have friends who I don't even talk to anymore. Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind so that's why Facebook is primarily blue.


I did not want to switch to FB from Myspace because I thought FB looked so boring. Now I know why! Also Myspace turned down an offer to buy FB for $75 million and now it's worth $104 billion.


Holy cow. I bet they are kicking themselves for not making that purchase. It is a good form of entertainment. But I also liked Nintendo-which originally only displayed 54 colors.


Yeah, I did too. Crazy to think it only got discontinued in 2003.


Yeah agreed. Was a big hit! I always wondered how Bill Nye the science guy made it big-he doesn't even have a doctorate. Apparently he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


Interesting! So I guess he's not really a science guy!


I love working on my computer.  I got my first one back in the late 70s


I got mine sometime in the late 90s! I was in grade school and it was exciting to own one. The first computer algorithm was written by Ada Lovelace.


Yes Ada did a lot.  I was lucky we never smoked - it would have voided the warrenty on our macs.


Around the time my family got their first computer, Windows 95 was the 2nd most installed piece of software. The first was Doom. I'm pretty sure I had 98 though.


Nice.  Did you know that someone once built a working computer using the building blocks of minecraft?  crazy


I didn't know that and that's very interesting. The first Google compute at Stanford was housed in custom made enclosures made from Legos.


I love Legos!  The Russians even made one out of water - I have no idea how!


I love Legos too! And how did they accomplish that? I have to look into it. I just learned that CAPTCHA actually stands for something- completely automated public tuning test to tell computers & humans apart! That's a mouthful.


Wow that is a mouthful.  Maybe I should just upload my mind to my Mac like the transhumanists want to do


That would help me remember things! Radios are amazing technology too. There's a radio station that translates solar activity into sound, so you can listen to music from the sun.


That is cool.  I was surprised to learn that Jupiter has radio storms so loud you can pick them up on AM radio


That's amazing. Did you know Bill Murray voiced Fantastic Four's Human Torch in the 70s?


No I had never heard of that.  I knew soldiers in WWII made radios using a razorblade and a pencil - very creative


That's extremely resourceful. a song by Hanson became the most requested song on a radio station because the DJs didn't reveal the artist! ha those are the Mmmbop guys.


Smart djs!  I love going to the website where I can listen to old classic radio dramas for free.  War of the worlds is a great one


Oh yeah that's the one where listens who tuned in late thought aliens were actually attacking the Earth right?


Thats the one!  A big deal!  Sounds a lot better than the finish station which broadcasts in Latin


I meant "listeners," sorry. It must have been really believable! One of the most popular radio acts was actually a ventriloquist in the 30s.


A ventriloquist?  On radio?  That is unique..  I wonder if he was Canadian - their stations have to have at least 40% of music be canadian


Yep, that fact even baffles contemporary critics. I'm a big fan of poetry and there's a 274 line poem called Chaos because there are 800 irregularly pronounced English words.


Wow!  That is insane.  That is a lot of words.


A lot of strange things happen in Florida. I have heard, that people take bath salts and eat other people's faces, a woman attempts to murder her parents for not taking her to Outback Steakhouse...and apparently, a high school had live animals at its prom!


Yes, I heard about that too. And the boys and girls passed around an African Fennec Fox like it was a corsage. How crazy is that?  Foxes bite!


I think walking in and seeing a, uh, LIVE TIGER would have made me to do an immediate about-face.


Absolutely, me too. I would have ran out of there, fast! The principal did apologize for thinking that the tiger could entertain the students. Apparently the tiger was in a small cage and wheeled through the prom accompanied by spotlights and a thud of drums.  Wow, what a spectacle that must have been!


It kind of makes me sad for the animals, in that case. Poor babies shouldn't be trapped in cages!


Apparently, everyone was exclaiming "Oh MY God" when seeing the tiger.  Then, people dresses in tiger body suits held torches and danced while they juggled their torches. The tiger was scared!


Sounds like the students enjoyed it, then. Still, it was not a smart move to bring live animals, even if their handlers were always with them. Anything could go wrong.


True, very true. I heard as the show went on that the tiger eventually stopped circling its cage and just circled up in a corner of the cage.  Later, people described him as being in a "relaxed" state.  As if they could tell how the tiger felt.  Maybe it was tired!


Maybe it was scared and just wanted to check out of the situation. Ugh, Florida! At least the kids came away from that situation with cool pictures for their social media :=


That's one prom that they'll never forget.  They even had fake rocks as a backdrop and a TV that looped video of real grasslands to make it more realistic for them. They even had geysers of sparklers exploding on every side the tiger in his cage.  One guy told a Washington Post reporter that he thought that the tiger had fun.


Then, by definition, the school provided entertainment, I guess, as long as someone had fun


They said that the tiger was never harmed or in danger and was not forced to perform. This was written by his handlers who wrote to Miami Herald.


Did anyone report the tiger had white patches on its head? Some animals develop those when they're domesticated


Apparently, the tiger wasn't having a party, he was just stressed out. I don't think anyone reported that the tiger had white patches on his head, though.


Did anyone say for sure if the tiger was male or female?


No,not that I heard. They always spoke about it as though it was an "it" and neither male or female.  They did say 'Its tail is slashing back and forth, it's ears are going into helicopter mode,' but nothing about its gender.


I was just wondering because I think male tigers can be more aggressive. I think generally when animals are used for entertainment, females are used because of their lack of visible genitalia


Yeah, that's a good point. Well, in general animals form the biological kingdom call Animalia. It's estimated that there are over 1.5 million living animal species in existence today and 1 million are insects. In total, there are over 7 million animal species. That is astronomical, I think.


1.5 million species?! That explains why there are so many cute/funny animal videos on-line. Did you know that (per Julius Caesar), Britains bred chickens for entertainment, not food?!


No, I didn't know that. Hey, I just found out that the study of animals is called zoology.  Imagine that!  Under the 1912 Scottish protection of animals act, the Loch Ness monster (affectionately called "Nessy") is a protected species of animal even though no one has proven it's existence.


I think Alfred Kinsey studied zoology before he specifically began to focus on human sexuality.


I didn't know that. But did you know that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when primitive land animals had both gills and lungs?  I don't believe that one at all.  But it's been cool chatting with you. See ya' and thanks.


I sure do. Did you know in Switzerland there is a lawyers that represents animals?


WOw that is amazing. Did you know there are 20 quintillion animals in the world?


THat is a number that I am not even sure how many zeroes it has in it


I sure do. Did you know there are immortal animals out there?


There are? Like what animals? And if you have a pet check for a white patch on their forehead


A jellyfish and a lobster. Why should I look for that?


Because domesticated animals tend to have them, pretty cool


Oh nice good to now. Did you know some animals like us have a dominant paw


Neat. In Germany they are protected by the constitution


Wow nice, we should have laws like that here too to protect them


I agree. Do you know why we have hiccups?


Hmm I am not sure of that. I know in Netherlands they are building crossings for them over streets


That is nice and we have hiccups from when animals had both lungs and gills


Oh that is amazing. DId you know animals have different dialects too depending on the region


Wow I guess that makes sense. Did you know the Loch Ness Monster is protected?


WOw but has anyone ever seen that creature in the water .?


Nope , no one yet. Do you use Facebook much?


I use it from time to time. Did you know it is mentioned in one third of divorce filings?


WOw that is a lot. Do you know why it is blue?


How's it going? It truly is fascinating how computers transformed society with the wide range of tasks they are able to perform


Yeah,  computers are amazing,  I hear the russians made a pc that ran on water lol


That is pretty cool, all the way back in 1936. I guess when their computer froze it did so literally


Haha true.  smoking near an apple computer voids the warrantly


Apple's warranty sounds like bs, how does smoking cause a computer to become a biohazard


I wonder how the 16 bit computer built in minecraft is suppose to work and what it does


I dont know much about that either lol I hear transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks lol


Well if the transhumanist smoke they better not upload their minds to an Apple computer


Yeah that wouldnt be good!  They might get erased!


Yep, hopefully the 1mb of ram used by the space shuttle can withstand human smoking


I doubt they let you smoke in the space shuttle lol Do you like the radio?


Yea, I love AM radio, I wonder if I can get Jupiter's Radio storms from where I live


That would be really cool to hear!  I wish they still did radio dramas,  that would also be kinda cool.  But like a modern radio drama lol


Anything sounds better than a new program in classical latin like Nunti Latini in Finland


lol Yes I agree,  That seems like a very specific audience they are aiming for.


Yes, either dead Roman ghosts or pretentious Finns


I know some poetry.  I hear theres a poem if read normally is depressing,  but backwards is inspiring.


Nice. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


hello,  I love dogs, dragons, orcas, sharks and octopus'.  How about you?


Yes I love dogs chimps and dolphins myself haha. I wish that dragons existed because I would love them too. Did you know there are 20 quintillion animals on planet Earth right now


That is a lot,  I dont even know what quintillion is lol Yeah I wish there wer dragons too,  miniature ones lol other than the kimodo dragon,  that thing is scary.


Yeah you're right I don't know how many zeros that is actually haha. It's crazy that animals can be millions of a meter up to about 30 meters long. I wish I knew more about animals. Then I would have started to become a zoologist


I wish I knew what meters is haha.  I hear theres a lawyer in switzerland that represents animals.  How can he do that?  Can he talk to them?


A great question. Also great question, Germany gave constitutional rights to animals. I wonder what those are. That was done in the year 2002


I didnt know animals have a dominent hand or paw.  ill have to see which one my dog uses more lol


Well I didn't know that. Do you know the story behind hiccups as well?


No whats the story with the hiccups?  Did you know there a type of lobster and jellyfish that are immortal?


That's pretty awesome! Although I would like to eat a lobster right now haha. And yes hiccups are a holdover from When Animals had both gills and lungs apparently


Oh right!  I wouldnt mind having gills if it meant I can swim longer and deeper though.


Wow that sounds awesome! Maybe we can both have y'all's and swim together haha have you ever seen the movie Waterworld though? They definitely hunt those people down haha can you believe that the Loch Ness monster has a special protection against it. The Scottish government did that back in 1912


Oh right waterworld that was a cool movie!  Yeah throw in some webbed feet too!!!!  That sounds good,  Id rather have gills and webbed feet than a tail lol


Sure that sounds awesome LOL. What about Facebook do you use Facebook at all? We need to make a Waterworld Facebook page with only Gill people


Yeah I used facebook!  we should see if there is one already,  that seems easier lol You never know..


Well apparently Iceland is rewriting their constitution on Facebook. So I think we should write a constitution for Gill people only


That probably saves a lot of paper for them!  Did you know there are more people on facebook that there were people in the world 200 years ago?


Wow that's crazy. What do you know about the Burger King Whopper promotion that they did on Facebook


I think they offer a whopper for unfriending people.  Is their friendship worth a whopper?


Haha yep that's what it was. You would have to unfriend 10 people though. I can definitely find 10 people I would unfriend though


lol well its been great talking,  have a good one.


Hello,  do you watch basketball? Did you know granny style shooting is the best way to get points.


Yes! I watch Basketball. I've been following The Wizards especially their guard Bradley Beal.


Oh yeah,  you are a fan of the Wizards?  I really like the Golden State Warriors.


Yes. Team member Howard completed 36 of 51 shot attempts . He's a really awesome player. Who's good on the Warriors ?


Oh yeah ! He is good. I never knew the NBA had a team in Canada.  There are 30.  29 are in the U.S. and one is in canada.


That is really interesting.  I didn''t realize Canada played basketball lol


I recall you said that granny style was the best technique. So , I read up on it and the reason they don't do it is because they think it looks stupid. wow.


Yeah!  The goal of the game is to score points,  who cares if it looks stupid  They are getting paid crazy amounts of money to play effectively.  Although it would be pretty funny to see a silhouette of a granny shooting on a side of a shoe lol


That would be funny! Speaking of shoes did you know that Jordans were banned by the NBA?


Yeah lol luckily Nike paid the fines!  Good way to get advertising!


Heck yeah . I would imagine the amount they paid wasn't nearly the amount the made from the brand itself.


Did you know the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in the history of kansas university?


I did his name was James naismith. That's pretty ironic.


Yes!  lol I hope he gets royalties or something because this sport generates a lot of money!


Yes even New Zealand has a team called the Tall blacks.


Even the supreme court buidling has a court on their top floor. Basketball appears to be big everywhere .


Right!  That is nice and convenient for people who spend too much time at their job.


Wonder if they are playing now during the shut down . Lol Anyway, do you read any poetry ?


Not really.  I dont mind it.  Its been great talking to you!


Do you like basketball?  Of the 4 professional sports leagues in the US, I'd have to rank it at number two for me.


I'm not such a sport fan but I'd have to say basketball is my favorite! It is fast paced but easy to follow.


I remember Jordan sneakers being such a craze many years ago.  Nike even paid the fine for Jordan to wear them in the NBA when they first came out.  I still see people wearing them today.


Speaking of shoes, Aleen Iverson has a lifetime endorsement contract that will pay him $800,000 a year until he is 55. After that he will get his final payment of $32,000,000.


Do you remember as a kid shooting "granny style?"  Well, apparently that's been proven to be the best way to score on the foul line.  Players just don't want to look weird doing it.


Yes, I remember that was the first way I actually made a shot!


Would you give up all the money to stay in college for 4 years instead of going pro in the NBA like Tim Duncan of the Spurs?


I probably would not, if I had the chance, honestly. Speaking of college, the dunk was banned for more than ten years in colleges because Kareen Abdul-Jabbar used it too much!


Wow, I guess it made a comeback!  Which of the 30 NBA teams do you root for?


I root for the Golden State Warriors since I am from the bay area. How about you?


I favor the 76ers but used to root for the Bulls.  I wish I were a coach though of college basketball because I'd be making big bucks as the highest paid worker in most states.


Speaking of college coaches, James Naismith, the person who invented basketball, is the only losing coach in the history of the University of Kansas.


That's a shame he couldn't win at games, but he won at inventing a sport!


Yeah, too bad he probably didn't get to profit much off of it


I wonder how much the US Supreme court uses the "highest court in the land?"  Did you ever hear of their basketball court on the top floor of the building they are in?


I hadn't heard of that. That's interesting. When you aren't watching sports, do you like to watch movies?


Yes, I like Netflix.  I watch some superhero shows like Flash.  Have you seen one of the newest Superhero movies "Black Panther?"


I haven't seen it. I really should see it since it was so successful. The Black Panther is the richest superhero!


I wonder if that is due to inflation or if people just like it so much more.  Black panther was "black leopard" for a short time so they wouldn't confuse it with the other black panther group. I wonder if it will have a sequel?


I'm glad they changed it back to Black Panther. Black Panther sounds so much cooler.


Denzel Washington helped fund Chadwick Boseman's learning at Oxford University's summer theater program.  Good thing for the future of Black Panther talent!  Nice talking with you.


Hi there, did you watch the Oscars? I didn't, but I heard Black Panther won a few awards.


I didn't either, but I'm happy that it did win a few. Marvel movies are always so enjoyable.


Yes, I can't believe it's their 18th film in the Marvel universe. Black Panther is actually the richest superhero, even moreso than Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark.


The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown to be a big thing! It's neat how they've built the worlds, like building the Wakandian script around Nsibdi.


It's an interesting fusion of futurism and history. Even the name Black Panther by Marvel predates he Black Panther party.


Yeah? I know that Jack Kirby created the character, but didn't know it was before the party had formed.


I thought Michael B. Jordan gave an excellent performance, definitely better than another Michael Jordan's performance in a fantasy haha.


Hey, I liked Space Jam! Haha. Jordan seems to be above the rules sometimes though; like when he kept wearing Air Jordans in his NBA games.


If Nike was willing to pay his fines, why not? It's not as ridiculous as Reebok signing AI to a deal for $800k a year back in 2001 when he ended up having such a short shelf life--and they have to pay him until he turns 55, when he gets a lump sum of $32 million (although I'm sure there was a breach of contract at some point along the way)


NBA players are some of the world's best paid athletes, going off of the annual player salaries. I wonder how much deals like that skew the numbers.


I think it helps that the head count is so low compared to other teams like football...all of the players are basically stars and there are only 30 teams, so they all make bank so long as they're in the league.


High pay goes all the way back to college basketball too. Not just the players either! The highest paid state employee in nearly 40 states coaches either football or basketball.


And that doesn't even take into account private colleges with big legacies like Duke or the Big East schools! Did you know that James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, is the only coach in the history of KU with a losing record?


Oh no. I guess it takes a different kind of mind to create a game, versus one that can refine the same game.


Sometimes it just takes time, right? Tim Duncan decided to play 4 years of college instead of going pro right away, and it seems to have worked out pretty well for him!


That was a wise decision on his part I think. Plenty of other pros got their start in college, like Kareem Abdul-Jabar, so it's not like he was missing out on too much.


Yes, although Abdul-Jabbar's prolific use of dunking hurt other players by getting the shot banned by the NCAA for over a decade. Seems hard to imagine the game without it today!


Well, sometimes it's all about style over function. The highest scoring technique is actually shooting granny style, but no one does it because it looks dumb.


It is a super up-close visual game when you put it on TV--the NBA even has its own TV studios in Secaucus, NJ.


They office out of the Olympic Tower, right? It's a very fitting name!


Well, it is an Olympic sport, although it seems like an unfair fight when 29 of the NBA's 30 teams are in the US and it's the premier league in the world haha


It really is unfair when you put it that way. It's been nice talking to you!


Yep, out of the 30 NBA teams the Knicks are my favorite


the knicks. that is the team that spike lee likes. they had a really big guy from georgetown.


Yea, they have a pretty rabid fanbase, I think it's because the NBA was founded in New York City


that makes sense. i bet basketball is a huge sport in that setting too. football is big in texas because they go lots of space. in ny, its basketball.


It's crazy how much basketball players can make off their shoes, Allen Iverson gets 800,000 a year from reebok


there are so few big stars that the endorsement deals are disproportionate. i think he will be happy when he reaches 55.


Yea, no one can bead Michael Jordans deal. Funny thing is air jordans were originally banned in the NBA


I think the nba wants to show its power. they don't want the shoe companies doing whatever they want. Nike was happy to pay the fines.


I'm surprised Tim Duncan of the Spurs never signed a shoe deal.


he went to college instead of the nba, right? odd choice. i would never have done that.


Yea, I guess Tim Duncan really wanted a college degree before going into the NBA


i would worry about injury. suddenly a bright future ends. that would hurt badly. you can always go to college.


Yea, i guess so. Apparently the best shooting style for free throws is the granny style


it looks goofy but rick barry used it. i think he shot over 90 per cent at the line.


Wow, I never knew that, I gotta youtube that. Did you know the dunk was banned in college basketball due to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?


I think that was a mistake. the shot is fine, I think that Kareem dominated and other teams didn't like that. he had a sky hook also. they didn't ban that.


Yea, Kareem was such a dominant player, so was Cheryl Miller who once scored 105 points in a game


reggie millers sister? LOL. he must have been quite jealous of her. Anyway, great chat!


I'm sure Reggie was, he only scored 40 points in his game that day


only 40? that is still good. he must have been frustrated that his sister overshadowed him.


I think he ended up taking out those frustration on the Knicks. Well have a good night


Hi I am wonderful. I wanted to learn more about basketball facts today.


There were many things I did not know and I am sure many more things I need to learn.


David west was an intimidating man. Not many tried him and he was not afraid to knock peple out of his lane. He was also feared off the court.


I heard he always told the truth to all the reporters while he was in the locker room.


He did. He was not afraid of any consequences. He left sanantonio to chase rings and finally got one with Golden state. He then retired.


Did you know he walked away from a 12.6 million contract the Pacers offered him? That to me is crazy.


He's always been different. He really wanted that ring! I think that's why he went to San Antonio in the first place.


and why he did what he wanted and he just did things his way and offered no apologies to anyone.


For sure. he didn't get that allen iverson money though...


These NBA players get paid way too much money in my opinion. Did you know that Allen Iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with reebok that would pay him $800,000 a year until he reached 55 then they would give him 32 million!


Supply and demand! I hope they all get their money! Tim Duncan stayed in college for all 4 years and gave up millions!


This is something pretty interesting did you know that Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA but Jordan didn't care and always wore them and Nike paid the fines.


Between his shoes and Abdul-Jabbar's dunks, the NBA is ban happy!


?Have you ever heard of the granny style of shooting basketballs


I have. Rick Berry was a huge advocate of it.


Cool fact that I didn't know is that there is a basketball court on the top floor of the Supreme Court. Really who is up there playing basketball.


The notorious RBG is posterizing kennedy... Nice chatting with you!


I love dogs.   They're great companions, loyal.


For sure, I agree also! Google prefers them also!


You know, I don't think that has a place in a corporate code of conduct.   Cats are good, too.


True, they should not be biased, I agree with that statement


Dogs are smart though.  They understand pointing.  Which is something only they and elephants can do.


that is an interesting fact. I think a lot of people think they are color blind, but really they don't see as many different colors as we do


I didn't know that.  I did know that they have 12 different blood types.  And there are dog blood drives.


wow so many interesting facts! I like playing catch with my dog with a soft baseball. Do you like baseball?


My grandmother loved it.  I don't like it as much.   I'd rather play than watch.


For sure I played in college, it was fun. Coaches wear uniforms becasue they can technically play if the need arises.


I didn't know that.  I don't think the need arises often.   And I don't think most coaches will be scoring many runs.


In my semi pro team the coach did sometimes when we were short players. He was like 50 so it was interesting to watch!


Sounds like fun.  Do you usually go to games?  I know some people do, like that couple who went to all of the games in a year.


I got to maybe one per year. I go to a Cubs game even though I am not a fan. Maybe get some baseball cards signed. You?


I don't go, no.   I do know that baseball cards can be valuable, though.  Not so much for the newer ones, because so many people collect them, but the old ones, like from the 1900s, can be worth millions.


For sure, some guy found some in his attic worth like 3 million dollars, insane!


Yeah, that's a lot of money.  I've heard that the game is really popoular in Japan.


I have heard too, I liked Ichiro from Japan


I don't watch baseball often enough, I don't recognize that name.


He was really good and short, good chatting with you!


I love dogs. What's not to love? They are man's best friend.


I agree!  I like how they are able to be used to help disabled people and therapeutic roles.  I have soft spot for those issues.


Me too. Russia has a tomb of the unknown dog which is a memorial for canine research subjects. It's sad to think that they get experimented on.


I agree.  Did you know that there are 12 different blood types that a dog may have?


WowThat is more than I expected. Dogs can also learn over 1000 words and can reason better than chimps


That's incredible!  Dogs and elepants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.


Interesting. Did you also know that dogs drink with the underside of their tongue?


I didn't know that!  Google prefers dogs to cats.  They included it in their code of conduct that they are a dog company.  lol


That is a very interesting detail to include. Some dogs in Russia have learned how to use the subway!


That's pretty neat they are smart enough to get around like that.  lol  Dogs are not color blind...they just can't see as many different colors as humans.


I was not aware they were colorblind. Dogs even have eureka moment and enjoy the experience of solving a problem in order to obtain a reward.


How interesting is that!  Do you use facebook?


Yes I use Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg was a genius for creating it. It launched back in 2004.


I can't believe how the time flies!  Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million only a year after it was created  in 2005!


Wow. I bet they wish they could go back in time. There're more people on Facebook then there were people in the world 200 years ago.


Isn't that a crazy stat?  Did you hear about the Facebook promotion that Burger King had?


No what was the promo? Was it related to the fact that Facebook has 56 custom gender options?


Nope...if you unfriended 10 people on Facebook, Burger King would give you a free whopper!  I've had fun chatting!


Oh wow I would for sure do that! Also the like button was almost called the awesome button! But anyways great chatting with you too!


Good morning! Did you know they have doggy blood drives? That would be so cool to see, the next time I donate myself.


Good morning!  No, I didn't know that. I would love to take my dog to one and see all the other dogs there too!


Dogs are so awesome. Google thinks that way too as they state in their code of conduct that they are a dog company.


I am impressed that they do that.  I love dogs and google is one of my favorite sites so I like knowing that they love dogs as well.  Talking about the blood drives earlier, did you know that there are 12 different blood types for dogs?


I did know that, because one of my own had to have blood several years ago. That was also when I found out that dogs aren't truly color blind, they just can't see as many colors as we do.


I've heard that before and i believe it. My dog loves to watch tv, especially baseball games so i know they can see things.  if you don't mind me asking, how where they able to match your dogs blood type?


Mine watch t.v. too. They keep waiting for one of the celebrity chefs to drop something on a cooking show. My vet has a daycare/boarding facility. When  you sign up, they type your dog and stress how important it is for them to be donors ...as it is also an emergency clinic.


i wish our vets around here did that.  I also wish that we had vending machines like in Istanbul. Those give out food and water for stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles.


I live out in the country, so they see a lot of accidents, unfotunately. I would like to see those here, as well. I'm always amazed at how many new "jobs" they find for a dog each year, they truly are our best friends.


It seems like the vets in my area are still living in the past where dogs are not cared about and just get standard care so i've never even been asked about typing my dog.  I know what you mean about the jobs.  Dogs can do so much and they love so much that they are just wonderful!


I think it helps that my area is full of farmers and ranchers, so the vets here stay current in the advancements of veterinary medicine. Some of these ranches have working dogs, and their pups are pricey, since they come from good stock. It's interesting that the direct ancestors of the dog is extinct, since they are so adaptable.


That is interesting.  I know dogs have been selectively bred over the centuries and even though they are no longer closely related to wolves I think there is still a little wolf in all of them.


There has to be, even though they were the first domesticated animal, there is still something a little wild in them all.


I agree. You know elephants are supposed to be highly intelligent so I really think it's interesting that them and dogs are the only animals that can understand pointing.


I love elephants! Have you seen the video of the one picking up trash in a nature preserve? I follow so many elephant pages on Facebook, that if I were in Germany I would be more than a little annoyed I couldn't "like" anything, as it's illegal there.


I've heard that about Germany! I can't believe they would outlaw the like button!  I mean, what's wrong with liking something?


Some countries have the weirdest laws & customs. Like Iceland, they are actually rewriting their constitution via facebook.


Are they really?  That is weird. I mean, facebook is great and all, but to write your country's constitution based on it?  I wonder if they know facebook was started by some college students.


Probably not. It's unreal that Myspace turned down an offer to buy it. I kinda miss myspace.


i never used it.  You're right about them turning it down though.  Facebook is now valued at $104 billion.  Just think, they could have had it for $75 million back in the day.


Now, we are stuck with blue everything, due to Zukerburg's colorblindness.


i always wondered about that. So, he's colorblind and that's why it's blue?


I love dogs. It's hard to remember sometimes that they come from the wolf family.


I love dogs too.  I can see how they could be used for therapy.  They have been used to help sports stars like J R Smith...


Oh yeah, the player from the University of North Carolina baseball team!


Have you heard of "Paws for People"?  I guess they train and place therapy dogs.


I love that organization. They're actually trained by inmates, so I think the dogs provide a lot of different types of therapy, whether they know it or not.


Cool.  I guess the dog that helped JR was named REMINGTON and has about 100 commands... Also known as REMI.


I love that they consider Remi a member of the baseball team, and seems to help everyone with their anxiety.


Yeah.  They say if you pet a dog for 15 minutes, it will change your lookout on the day.


Therapy isn't the only jobs dogs can have, they can also assist police and military.


Yeah.  It's wild that dogs have 12 different blood types.


I know, isn't it cute that they can have little doggy blood drives to help each other?


Yeah and they deserve it.  I'm relieved that dogs aren't color blind.  They just see fewer colors than humans.


Or that they're able to understand a human's point!


I guess they have that in common with elephants.


They're definitely very superior creatures. Google even has it stated in their Code of Conduct that they are a dog company instead of cat company.


I like cats too but not as much.  Did you ever play kickball?  It's called soccer-baseball in Canada.


I did growing up, and I'm a big baseball fan now.


Japan is too.  They are surprised that it's America's national pastime.  I guess it's theirs too,


I want to start watching college baseball more now that I know about JR Smith's therapy dog.


I wonder if Remi has a Facebook page?  Did you know Zuckerberg has colorblindness?


I didn't know that. So I guess that 2.2 billion users includes dogs, too!


Netflix hulu movies mostly i listen to audio books. How about you?


I love playing nintendo still, do you ever play?


Not for a while, i don't get the time to. Look how far we've come though. Nintendo had only 54 colors.


For sure, think about how good we thought the graphics were back then. They just stopped making them in japan in 2003


Wow that's a long run for Mario, haha! Did you know that Ronald Reagan was turn down for movie role because they said he wasn't presidential enough.


That is too funny! If only they could tell the future lol. Do you know julius caesar?


Apparently he went to Britain and saw chickens being used as entertainment and was mind blown


Um i like my chicken fried with hot sauce, that about as entertaining as it gets. Have you seen or read starship trooper?


lol me too! I have not read it but have seen the movie, you?


Yeah but i think i blocked it out, lol! Apparently it's required reading for 3 out of 5 of our military branches. They must know something i do not.


wow, I should check it out. Did you ever read enders game


No but i saw the movie are we forcing our military to read that as well?


I would, it may be needed for the new space force coming lol


Right and will let the children save us all! do you consider yourself a speed reader?


I am such a speed reader, it gets me in trouble, how about you


Please 10 minutes later i have to start all over, lol! You know what the speed reading record is?


I don't, what is it? I am interested and probably won't believe it lol


The world record for speed reading is held by a young lady named Anne Jones for reading 4,700 word a minute.


hey there, do you know much about the sun?


Hi! I do know a bit! For one, I know that it's mass is comprised of approximately 73% hydrogen and the rest is mostly helium. Are you interested in the topic?


Yes very much so. Did you know it is actually white and not yellow?


I heard that...something about atmospheric scattering that gives off that impression. It's amazing how something we see (almost) every day can still be so unknown to us. I just learned recently that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the largest star ever discovered in the galaxy, and I always thought it was one of the larger components in space!


And it is so hot we technically need only one second of it's energy to last us for 500 000 years


So fascinating. I really enjoy reading interesting facts about every day things. Are you an avid reader?


I sure am, I read quite a bit. Do you know there is a woman that holds the world record for fast reading?


Yes, 4700 words per minute! I don't know how many I can read in a minute but it is nothing close to that! I heard recently that in the 18th century there was actually a "moral panic" because of the widespread reading of novels. Hilarious!


It is hilarious considering now we have the opposite crisis, where people are not reading enough. So strange


That's so true. I love to read. Recently I have been doing a lot of reading about the ancient Olympians. Did you know that Aristotle spoke with a lisp?


No I did not know that, wow. DO you know Tolkien and CS Lewis?


Are those the people that would read really bad poetry and have a competition about who could last without laughing?


haha yes. good for them, that must have been such a fun game to play


You were talking before about how people don't read that much anymore. Sometimes I feel sad for how were are evolving as a culture. The American culture has become one where people want more and more things.


Very true and definitely sad. Have you ever read Ender's Game


I remember learning about it in history as it used to be recommended reading for many military organizations, but I have never read it myself.


Yeah, a very recommended and popular book for sure. How about starship troopers?


No I haven't read that one either. As I mentioned I am more interested in the Olympians. Lives of the Eminent Philosophers was fascinating.


Nice,, I do not think I have read that one, maybe I should consider doing that.


There is so much we can learn from ancient philosophers. We too often forget that worry about things that are beyond our control. I am really interested in the theory that perception is reality. As Hamlet said "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."


Yes, I mean it all started there, we need that foundation. Nice chatting with you.


Are you a fan of the Star Wars franchise?


hi I am, my favorite movie is Empire Strikes Back, what about you?


I like the Return of the Jedi better, although Empire Strikes Back is also one of my favorites, I dont really like the new movies though


nope I personally hate all the new movies they're horrible, I just pretend they don't exist, I definitely won't be paying money to see episode 9


I agree, I feel like the essence of Star Wars has been deleted, theres no more Jedis and the plot is absurd, I hope they fix this


yup, the plot is dumb and they ruined luke as a character, I also don't know why they translated star wars into navajo in 2013 that seems like a limited audience haha


I agree lol, you know Fox convinced Gerge Lucas to take merchandising rights instead of a 500k fee, they didnt have faith in the franchise, they sure were mistaken


haha ya they lost a lot of money and he became a billionaire, kind of crazy that James Earl Jones was only paid $8 for the voice of Darth Vader in the first movie too


He was only paid $8 he was ripped off for sure lol, he was paird in total $7500 still he got ripped off


ya that is definitely a ripoff for an iconic role! I think Lucas' wife is the unsung hero of star wars though, I know she did a lot of crucial editing to make that first movie as good as it was


Yeah it seems like a big part of the franchise success is due to her, she even won an academy award for edditing, something Lucas wasnt able to achieve


nope I bet that bothers him too, do you have an iphone or android phone btw?


well apparently the iphone has more cpu computer power than the entire USA nuclear deterrent system, so I guess thats good? Or scary haha


I think thats really scary, I didnt know I had that much power in my pocket lol, smartphones are an amazing tech creation, I still cant get around how you can talk with others even at thousans of km away


ya the technology is very impressive, also crazy is the cable that runs across the atlantic ocean with phone and internet service is only about 3 inches in diamter, you'd think they'd use satalleties for that these days


I agree, that cable must be crazy strong though, imagine resisting all that pressure, its a really important cable and 2.7 is a really thin diameter.


Ya I agree, like what if a boat crashes into it or something? It seems so precarious, did you hear about the trick with a phone book?


No, can you tell me about that trick please!


well so if you overlap each page of two phone books, apparently  it is physically impossible to separate the two! must be all that friction


Wow I wonder why that happens, you know Unicef will donate a day of clean water for every minute your cellphone is without use! what a great campaign!


Hello, so what do you think of Dwyane Wade returning to the Heat?  I think it's good for the team probably.


I think it is a good idea because he will be retired as a Miami Heat


Plus if the fans still like him, even though he's declined recently, it should still be good for the team, right?  And the team's ratings.


I concur.  Also, there is no other team that he won championship with and played a considerable amount of time


Yeah so it makes sense for him to retire from that team, I agree.  I mean, what led to his decline?  Just aging? .


aging and injury, in my opinion.  All of the players go through this aging process so I am not surprise to see his declining.


I guess that's just the natural cycle of life.  Well, maybe he adds some depth to their mix of talented young players and veterans, I guess that is good for a team in general.


I agree. Btw, did you know that about 78% of nfl players have gone through bankrupt or financial issue after retired


No, how fascinating.  You would think with all that money they would be set for life, but I guess some people just don't know how to manage it properly.  NBA players are the world's best paid athletes.


They make a lot of money but not necessary responsible spender.  So it makes sense to me


Yeah clearly not the most responsible spenders.  If you invested correctly you could live off that 12 million for life.  I see that some players like Iverson then get contracts with companies like Reebok paying them a tremendous amount of money for life, so they should be set if they work things right.


I've heard of him, what team does he play for?


He used to play for San Antonio Spurs.  He decided to stay in college and sacrified money instead going straight to the nba


Well that's admirable.  What college team did he play for?  I feel like his name is really familiar.


I believe it was something about Forest, not so sure.  But he truly is  a decent athlete and individual


Wake Forest.  Yep, that's what I thought.  It's an exceptionally good small private university in the south.  Well, that's definitely admirable and unusual.  I find it fascinating that the veteran's minimum pay is $2.4 million for the Heat.  That seems low for a ball player, but I guess as they get older they aren't as valuable to the team.


Yep, it was Wake Forest.  Older players lose their values because they are only playing a certain efficient game minute


Yeah, that's kinda what I assumed.  I mean there's no way a 36 year old man is playing at the level as a 22 or 23 year old player, I wouldn't think.