Nice.

I will leave you with this thought: If John Mardenborough can become a race car driver by playing Gran Turismo, what will playing Super Mario do for us?

I wonder why they discontinued it in Japan in 2003?

I thought it would go forever.

maybe it just wasnt selling anymore its so old lol do you have one?

I used to, but have Wii now if that counts.

I don't think Bill Nye "the science guy" who got his break when he won a steve martin lookalike contest will ever be discontinued.

I still watch his videos!

I have never seen that video,  but he does look like steve martin lol

Can you imagine that Reagan missed out on a movie role as an executive because he didn't look like a president!

I guess looks can change or what people look for in a president changes.

lol yeah thats hard to believe.

Do you like chicken?

It's hard to believe that people in Britain used to raise chickens just for fun and not for food.

I wonder when they decided to eat them.

I love chicken!
for fun?
like pets

I'm not sure but for entertainment.

Did you hear about the best seller "Enlightenment Now?"

The author thinks things are better in modern times with things like technology cutting down on physical labor.

He claims mortality rates are down, IQ's are up and wars are less.

I'm just wondering though is it better if people aren't as physical?

Probably not,  need to balance both.

do you read much?

There is a woman who can read 47000 words per minute,  crazy!

Reading is fun, especially on audiobooks in the car.

I laugh a lot with some great books, but I'm not sure if it's as much as Tolkien and C.S.

Lewis laughed when they read stinky poetry.

That is great!
They should make a tv show of that lol

I'm not sure how good that one would be.

Probably would be better to have Starship Troopers made into a movie.

It was highly recommended by the five us military branches as it is on reading lists of three out of five branches.

lol Starship Troops is already a movie,  it came out in the 90's it was awesome!

What do you like about it?

Is it better than Nintendo and its systems?

Those are not really comparable because they are so different.

It was a great action movie that was less than 2 hours long,  with aliens and a bit of comedy.

The nintendo is a classic video game system that had like 100's of games made for it and hours of gameplay.

Do you think inequality really makes people live shorter lives and have less healthy lives?

I think it depends on the person.
Hard to say.
what do you think?

Well on the one hand, Plato says that you can't be rich and good in so far as morality.

So, on the one hand you may have less physical health if you don't have money, but moral health may be better than the rich.

sooooo what do you think ?
I did not ask what Plato thought.
Thanks for the conversation though.


Hey how are you?

How did you feel when you read Sugarland is back together?

They got back together?

That's great news.

It's nice they worked out those differences and decided to make music together again.

They did, Kristian bush  and Jennifer Nettles were at the 2018 CMT music awards.

I never knew they broke up to be honest.

Yeah I heard they released a new album, "Bigger".

I think that means they have 6 albums now.

Hope it's good.

Yah, I saw on my stubhub app they were playing at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas a week after releasing their new album.

Netles seems pretty progressive, hopefully she can make the fans think outside the box too!

Yeah, I heard Nettles said that Art was intended to be polarizing and provocative.

But I also heard their current tour also uses their top hits from before as well and they say it fits with their new stuff.

That's pretty cool to think about, art is supposed to be polarizing but so many people want it to just be what they're all about.

Stuck like Glue is a really good song!

Do you think you'd go see them on their tour called "Still the Same Tour"

Yeah that might be fun to see the "Still the same tour".

I could hear their new album too - though it's funny they're still called albums after going from records to cds to digital like today.

For sure, did you see the area code for New York, it's 212 becasue it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

I wonder how I got my area code of 563

There's all kinds of strange things about phones like that.

There's litterally phone lines and internet cables just lying on the ocean floor and used for international calls.

True, I never thought of that until I saw a video of how they are laid.

I thought it'd all be by satellites now or something, it's just crazy how it's just there.

I wonder what would happen if we saw something similar on Mars but it was billions of years old ?

Phone lines on Mars from an ancient civilization?

Sounds like a great book or movie.

The cables are pretty small as well, only like 2 or 3 inches around.

They're thousands of miles long though.

Yah, the universe is billions of years old and has started over at least 10 times according to some scientists, it's just hard to think about.

I wonder how often they break?

I've heard they break all the time and sometimes pirates or trolls break them too.

But they're easy to fix, I've heard.

The phone and internet companies always have repair boats ready.

I wish people would not do that, I wonder why it is so hard to seperate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped together?

Hmm... yeah I wonder on that one as well.

I've heard that fact a few times before but I'm not sure why it's the case.

Mabye if they are all overlapped at once the effect multiplies?

I'm sure it does, maybe a lot of friction or something too?

Not sure... though I do know how an iphone can have more power than the US ICBM department.

I phones are new, while the nuke's computers are from the 70s or something so they can't be hacked by modern technology.

That's pretty interesting, I never really thought much about that to be honest.

It's been great talking with you though, I hope you have a great rest of the night!

Thanks to you as well.

Hope you have a great rest of the night as well.

Thanks, you too, it was great chatting, take care!


hello how are you?
do you like to listen to the radio?

Yea I listen to AM a lot.

I'd love to find the radio station that translates solar activity into sound

i would like to hear some of that solar activity and maybe some storms on jupiter.

there is a symphony in the heavens.

Yea it is very fascinating.

Did you know in the 1930 one of the most popular radio acts was a ventriloquist?

Sounds like a pretty easy job

yes, i bet the voices he did were pretty good.

maybe the dialog was funny.

people are also pretty easily entertained.

Yea and since he was on radio where no one could see him the ventriloquist didn't even need a dummy

yes, that is true.

LOL.

no one could see him but people still loved him for the funny voices and the talk.

Back in 1948 Bing Crosby took up more than half the radio time allocated to music, I would of love to experience listening to his songs on the radio back then

he has a smooth cool voice, perfect for chrismas carols and crooning love songs.

Yea, much better than today's music.

Did you know a Hanson song became the most requested track on an alt-rock radio station because the djs did not tell the audience it was a Hanson song?

Those DJ were so cunning!

withholding that information made people more curious!

that is a great way to promote a tune.

Yea but I bet the radio listeners felt ashamed once the Chicago Djs revealed they were listening to a Hanson song lol

yes, that would have been embarrassing to fall in love with a boy band if youre not a teenage girl.

oh, radio can be so cruel.

Apparently Bill Murray got his start in radio voicing the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four radio show, I had no idea

bill is a comedy genius.

i am surprised that it is a superhero show, but i guess he took whatever work he could get.

Speaking of surprising starts, Hillary Clinton was the president of Young Republicans in college

she probably came from a wealth, socially conservative family.

back then the republicans were not that conservative.

Yea I haven't thought about that.

The first senator ever arrested for civil Disobedience was Lowell Weicker Jr

I did not know that.

he must have felt very strongly about that issue.

Anyway, great chat!

Yea, Weicker Jr was protesting apartheid, glad he stood up for the South Africans

Yes, he did the right thing there.

getting arrested showed him commitment to a good cause.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hey there!

What are your thoughts about the republican party?

It has a great history.

It was anti-slavery before the Civil War.

Yes, agreed.

Speaking of republican history...the last time a republican was elected president without Nixon or Bush on the ticket was in 1928.

Crazy!

That is true until 2016.

Trump and Pence broke the pattern.

Every president with a beard has been republican.

That's weird.
Wonder why that is.
Coincidence?

I think so.

There are so many beards nowadays that the pattern may be broken in a few years.

However, the democrats will probably nominate woman until they elect one, so that'll probably change things.

That use of red and blue to mean GOP and Democrat is a recent development, only started in 2000.

That is really surprising.

I could have sworn that the red and blue association existed when I was a child.

I remember in 1996 one network used the exact opposite colors.

As I was channel surfing on election night it was confusing.

How interesting.
Crazy how much politics have changed.

No doubt about it.

There is so much polarization now.

Both parties used to work together better for legislation.

However, Truman would not be photographed with Dumbo at Disneyland because he would not be seen with an elephant.

So I guess polarization has always been a thing.

Not always the case, though.

Michael Jordan once wouldn't endorse a democratic candidate, because "republicans buy shoes, too."

That is smart marketing for Jordan.

The Senate is more collegial because of the 6 years terms.

The House turns over rapidly.

Speaking of the senate and marketing, I guess the candy desk at the U.S. senate office has only candy made in Pennsylvania.

Yes, and it is not Hersheys.

Guess it's Milky Ways, Mars Bars, and Jellybeans.

Yep.

The gavel in the senate was used for 165 years before Richard NIxon broke it.

I wonder if he was angry.

Probably.

Speaking of Nixon, did you know that the Nixon-Kennedy debate was the first televised presidential debate, as opposed to radio?

That is interesting.

Nixon had a democrat do his make-up.

He "won" the content of the debate but looked so awful that the TV broadcast swung the contest for Kennedy.

Yes, exactly what I was going to tell you.

Maybe a radio debate would have been better for the guy!

That is a tough one.

Kennedy won, but then did not live for his 4 year term.

There is a federal law in Canada that radio stations there have to play at least 40% Canadian music.

That's crazy.

Oh, by the way, if you're looking to listen to radio dramas for free, there's a website where you can do so!

That would be a real throwback.

I am old but not so old that I listened to radio dramas in my lifetime.

Nice chatting!


do you know much about the senate?

Yes They had a gavel for 165 years before Nixon cracked it

Yes.

Did you know they were dragged into senate if the did not want to come and vote

Yes one tried to escape and was dragged in feet first

Wow that is extreme.

Did you hear about that candy desk there?

Yes they have candy only made in Pennsylvania in there

Yes the best stuff like Milky Way, Jellybeans and Mars

Yeah.

Did you know women were not allowed to wear pants until 1993 there?

Yes and it was thanks to those two governors that protested by wearing them that they were allowed afterwards

Yeah.

Did you know Jordan's response when asked why he did not back up a fellow democrat?

Yes he said that republicans buy shoes as well

Yes he is a smart businessman that is why he has achieved so much

True.

Did you know republicans presidents have always had a beard?

Interesting .

And the president has either been a republican or a democrat since 1853

Yeah we do not hear much about other parties anyways

True.

Do you know when both parties started using the red and blue colors?

Yes that was in 2000, pretty recent

Yeah.

Did you hear of Truman not wanting his picture taken on the dumbo ride?

Yes he did not want to be associated with republicans in any way

Yes I think that is a bit extreme but ok. Nice chatting with you

Same here have a good one


Hello there, do you know much about politics?

Not really!

It's very annoying, disappointing and frustrating!

I agree there but they are everywhere, hard to escape them.

Did you know ever republican president has had a beard?

Really?
Up till what point?

It seems always but I do not remember Bush having a beard, Maybe I just do not remember him well

Bush Jr and Sr did not have beards.
Ronald reagan did not have a beard.
Donald trump... no beard.
LOL

Yeah right?

SInce 1853 though the president has been either a Democrat or a Republican

You see truman refused to be photographed on Dumbo because he saw that as being viewed as a republican

Wow that is a little too much I think.

The red and blue colors that both parties use now only came into effect around 2000

Really, i did not realize that!
Do you pay attention to the US senate?

SOmetimes.

I know they used to hame a gavel for 165 years until Nixon broke it

WOW...  Good ole nixon!
LOL

Yeah right?

THey also have a candy desk in there, did you hear about that?

No i did not!

Yeah and they keep all kinds of candy like Mars,Milky Way and Jellybeans

Yummmy... that sounds good!
Now i want candy!

Haha me too, but it has do be candy that was produced in Pennsylvania though

Oh really... why is that?

I have no idea really.

Did you know women were not allowed to wear pants in the senate until 1993?

That is crazy!
About time

Yeah glad that has changed after women protested that.


Hi, do you know much about politics?

Hi there, I know some stuff.

DId you know Hilary Clinton was the leader of young republicans in college

Wow talk about a change.

The president since 1853 has either been a democrat or a republican

Yeah I guess smaller parties do not have a chance.

They play a game of baseball every year too since 1909.

Nice , who is winning there?

It is the republicans, they are three points ahead as of right now

Good for them.

It seems every republican president has had a beard.

Hmm interesting one.

Did you know Nixon was the only one to propose a guaranteed minimum income?

Wow did not know that.
DO you know much about the SEnate?

I know some things.

Do you know why Truman was elected VP under Roosevelt?

Hmm I am not sure of that.

I know they have a desk filled with candy there

Oh cool, that is sweet literally.
What kind of candy though?

Well it has to be made in Pennsylvania so they have Mars, Milky Way and Jellybeans

Nice those are all great.

Oh and Truman was elected because he found so much corruption that he saved the government 10-15 million

Ok then he completely deserved it because that is a lot of money right there

Exactly.

Do you know who holds the record for the longest filibuster by a senator?

Hmm nope I do not know that.
Was it a really famous senator?

It was Senator Strom Thurmond.

He spoke for 24 hours and then some, non-stop

Are you serious?

What?

Did you know women were not allowed to wear pants there until 1993?

I did not know that.
How did the change come about?

Well two women senators protested by wearing pants there.

Goal achieved.


do you know much about the US senate

I know that nixon cracked the gavel they had for 165 years

Yeah.

Did you know they used to be arrested if they did not show up to vote in senate?

Yes they dragged one of the senators feet first once to vote

Yeah.

DId you know they have a candy desk in there

Yes and there is candy only made in Pennsylavania

Yes all the good stuff like Milky way and Mars and Jellybeans

Yeah I know.

Did you know women were not allowed to wear pants till recent in there?

Yes that was until 1993 until women in there protested

Yeah.

Did you know every republican president has had a beard?

Cool.

Did you know the president has been from one of the two parties since 1853?

Yes I guess that makes sense, we never hear of other parties

True.

Do you know when both parties stated using red and blue?

Yes that was late in the 2000s, pretty recent

Yeah it is, I thought those were the colors forever

Yeah me too.

Did you hear of Truman not wanting his picture taken on the dumbo ride?

Yes he did not want to be associated with the republicans

Yeah, he just wanted to be as much removed from them as possible

Yeah.
It was nice chatting with you

Same here, and keep voting always

Of course, have a great one


Hello there

Hello

Don't you think it is interesting when people are in love with someone they have known all their lives?

I think it is really sweet.

The best relationships are always going to be built on a foundation of friendship anyway.

I totally agree!

Friendship is the basis for ALL successful relationships

I knew my husband for years and years before we even went on a date.

I never thought of him as a romantic prospect though until it had been years.

That sounds like me too!

I met my best friend when we were both in first grade.

Now years later, after college we are closer than ever.

It is really nice.

I think if more marriages today were founded on friendship instead of physical we would see the divorce rate drop dramatically.

Everyone wants easy and not to have to put in the work of a real relationship.

That's the thing.

It is tough being in a relationship.

You have to fight for it.

It is not sunshine and roses all the time.

If you are friends, it makes it worth it.

So true.

I think some of the sweetest weddings I've been to are people that have known each other for years and suddenly realized they are meant to be.

It makes it even sweeter when they find each other again after a time apart.

I get it.

I am grateful that it finally dawned on me that my friend was the one for me.

I am glad I realized it before it was too late.

Better late than never, I suppose!

That's true.

I wonder how many weddings these days are playing Ed Sheeran songs.

He seems to be quite a popular artist.

I would say maybe 70%.

Sheeran is such a good songwriter.

He writes amazing loves songs without being sappy.

I'm surprised he had such a hard time breaking into the music scene though.

He is so talented.

It sounds like it took him years to finally get people to notice how good he really was.

People probably thought he did not have the typical good looks singers/musicians have.

I'm glad his talent carried him through

Me too.

I think he will be one of those artists that really stands the test of time due to his range.

His writing ability is amazing.

Absolutely.

One thing he can NEVER be called is a one hit wonder.

More like a hit machine!

Good for him:D

It sounds like he has studied his craft extensively too.

I think that is something that is going to set him apart when it comes down to music that is going to last.

You are right.

He is a student of music.

He has worked hard to be the best at his craft.

He is a master of storytelling, set to amazing music.

I didn't know he wrote for the hobbit.
I love the score to that movie.

I think I heard that too.

Did you know that he was a guest star on Game of Thrones?

I did hear that.

I think they pretty much introduced him and then promptly killed him off.

Of course it is game of thrones so that is par for the course.


I'm surprised that the species of wolf around today isn't the one dogs are descended from.

that is crazy, do you like dogs?

I guess they drink with the bottom of their tongue

I like them, but I'm more of a cat person.

I like cats because they're genetically more similar to their wildcat ancestors than dogs are to wolves.

haha well I am more of a dog person, I like them because they are so smart, they even learned how to use the subway system in russia

Yeah, that's pretty cool.

I'm amazed that dogs have so many more blood types than humans.

It must make the logistics of blood donations and storage a lot more complicated.

ya that is a good point, what is weird is that dogs can reason better than chimps and also learn over 1000 words

I'm pretty skeptical about the reasoning better than chimps thing.

thats what I think, but I'd have to see the research, dogs can have eureka moments too when they solve a puzzle, they get a feeling of joy, that makes me happy :)

Same.

Animal joy is so obviously real, and so contagious!

yes it is!
do you ever go to the library?

Yeah.

I live in a community with only 400 people and it has a very limited selection, but sometimes I check out stuff and I go there when I need to print out something from the Internet.

Do you?

ya I have gone before actually, and I guess libraries have started carrying video games?

have you heard about this?

I know a lot of them do.

I'm really interested in the "library of things" phenomenon.

The library in the county seat here opened up a tool library, which is really neat.

I like the idea of libraries as community hubs.

ya Id agree with that, and ya I guess the games lure kids in, and the rate of book rentals went up afterwards

Makes sense.

The more services you offer, the more of the community you're of value to.

ya that is true, cool that a Malawi teenager learned how to build a windmill from a library, libraries are aweomse!

Yeah.

They empower a lot of people who couldn't get the information elsewhere.

Probably a great way to escape for kids with close-minded families.

yup I could see that, I like the UK prime minister that donated all his books to the library at the age of 85

I definitely need to make sure my books go to good homes when I die.

yup I agree with you, this dude put them all in a wheelbarrel and walked a mile to the library to drop them off at the age of 85!

Nice talking to you!


It must be hard to watch your first born or any of your kids go to college, hard to let go sometimes.

I am surprised how fast time flies.

The article I read about the lady's first born leaving for college hit lots of my buttons when our two children left home.

Its a lot to process, are you a parent?

I can relate to the article my firstborn is soon leaving to college as well

I am the parent of two adult sons.

The are in their young 20s.

One visited us this weekend.

Adult children are enjoyable.

College life is certainly different than when I attended.

Oh I see so you must relate to the article as well, its hard when you are all alone in your home and your kids are gone

We downsized from our family home of 20 years in 2017, and enjoying living in a condo on the lake.

Busy during the summer, but quiet this time of year.

I see, so changing the subject a bit, do you like cars?

Yes I enjoy a good car ride.

I prefer to drive in rural areas and enjoy the scenery rather than in hustle bustle of city driving.

I enjoy to drive as well watching all kinds of different landscapes on the way, interesting but the trunk of the car got its name because of the old wooden trunks some cars had in the back

I find it surprising that drive thrus were not available until 1975!

I remember car hops bringing root beer floats to my parents car that was parked at the restaurant, but seems like drive thrus have been around forever.

It does seem that way, McDonalds created a great service without knowing it would impact us all

Are you a dog owner?

Our dog likes going through the drive through of any business because there are treats to be had.

He especially likes the kiddie ice cream cones our local McDonald's gives him.

I am a dog owner, and that's great I wonder if McDonald's is a dog company, I know Google is one.

Yes I agree Google is a dog company, but I learned recently that dogs are not truly color blind, they just do not see all the different colors we see.

Yeah they can see colors just not as many as we do, dogs are really smart along with elephants they are the only animals that understand pointing, mine is not so clever though

Ha ha.

Our dog is very smart and can tell by the shoes we put on when leaving the house if he is going with us or not.

Also recently learned there are twelve different blood types found in dogs, and there is such as thing as a blood drive for dogs.

Maybe he can tutor my dog lol, and 12 different types of bloods, that's more than humans right?

I believe humans have three primary blood types, A, B, O but then each of those blood types then can be combined and also negative or positive.

I might have to take a trip to the library to find out the exact number, but pretty sure not twelve blood types in humans.

I see, so not as much as dogs then, its amazing how they evolved from wolves and now there are many different species around the world, dogs are loyal and that's why I like them more than cats.

Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated and certainly found a great place in the American household.

Much different than when dogs "worked" on farms.

I work in a children's hospital and we have working dogs there to visit with the kids.

Our dog would be too rowdy and too pampered to work.

I agree, well a lot of interesting facts about dogs I might go to the library and check out a book or two.


Do you like college?

Hello - I went to college and got a degree so I do.

What about you?

Me too, I enjoyed it.

Did your parents give you a to do list when you went?

They did not.

I didn't go to college until I was 22 because I was in the military.

I didn't go until later either, so my parent didn't give me a to do list.

Did you know in South Africa it is legal to equip your car with a flame thrower?

That's pretty crazy.

It says because of the common carjackings.

Yeah, I guess they have a real problem over there with them if they are allowing that!

That would be scary.

I would want to be armed all the time.

The trunk of a car is called a trunk because older cars actually had wooden trunks in them.

Yeah, I wonder what that looked like?
Probably pretty weird.

I bet it looked really weird.

Cadillac was named after a French explorer.

That person also founded Detroit.

Yeah, I didn't know that.

Do you believe that only dogs and humans instinctively understand pointing?

I did not know that.

Looks like elephants also understand it.

Interesting, I think it is not true.
What about chimps?

Not sure about Chimps.

There's 12 different blood types that a dog might have.

Yeah, that is pretty crazy, that is a lot more than humans.

Did you know google prefers dogs to cats?

That's funny.
I would have to agree with Google.
I like dogs much more than cats.

I don't have a preference to be honest, but cat hair bothers me a bit.

Yea my wife is allergic to all animals with fur.

Dogs are actually not color blind like many people think.

I didn't know that, do you know which colors that they cannot see?

I do not.

It says they can't see as many colors as humans.

Yeah, that is pretty weird.
Well, nice chatting with you.


Hey, do you watch drama?

Yes, I do.
Do you like art shows?

I do, but I don't know what the heck I'm doing at them.

Do you?

lol, I enjoy admiring art!

I really like to got to museums and galleries!

Art is cool.

Did  you know that Bruce Lee was a great dancer?

Yes, I am not surprised, He is so in shape and can do a lot with his body.

Yeah, he was.

I liked Enter the dragon have you seen it?

No I haven't.

But would like to!

I love the idea babies smile more when they hear a beat!

I like the song Beat it, do you?

Yes, have you seen parrots dance to it on  YouTube?

so funny!

Wow, Professional ballet dancers have to buy 16 pairs of shoes a month!

They must wear them out.

No, what kind of music do they dance to?

And are they real?

Yes, There are few larger parrots that love to dance back and forth to music.

You would enjoy watching, very cute.

That's crazy.

Did you know that ballet dancer go through 4 pairs of shoes?

Yes, Tupac had a variety of talents, ballet too!

Tupac is my favorite.
Did you like the song Changes?

Yes, his music was very good.

So sad he's not here anymore.

Didn't know MJ had a patent on the lean?

I know.

Did you know that MJ is considered the king of pop?

Yes, I did!

Wow did not know computers can run on water, those Russians in 1936!

I don't believe that for a second, do you?

Better send in Mueller!

lol, Whats with Jim Carrey not making any more movies?

Oh they have to promote positivity.

His first movies were so funny!

I liked Dumb and Dumber, and Truman show!

But you know he got too serious.

I did too.
Yes they did get too serious.
He needs to make a funny one again.
He seems strange now.

I think he needs to make Ace Ventura Part 3, THE RETURN OF TONE LOC!

Great idea!

, Michael Caine makes me laugh with why he became an actor.

He never blinks in his movies.lol

Yeah, that is hilarious.
Well nice chatting!


Do you like watching Dramas?

I like The Walking Dead.

That's a good show, have you ever watched House?

Years ago.

I love Hugh laurie, I hear he was paid 700K per episode.

Yeah that made him the highest paid actor ever for a TV drama.

Tupac was a ballet dancer in high school.

I wonder if he would have ever been paid that much for a show had he lived

I heard that Tupac was the Mouse King in his high school's production of The Nutcracker.

Yeah.
Do you like Bruce Lee?

I do like him, it's no surprise that he also was a great dancer.

He won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship in 1958.

So, he was a dancer too?

Interesting.

I wonder if he ever had any of Michael Jackson's special shoes?

I'm not sure.

It upset me when I found out he had shoes that made him do the extreme lean.

I tried to imitate his moves when I was a kid and would fall every time I did the lean.

lol.

I think a friend tried that as well.

I would love to see the computer that the Russians made, it ran on water.

In 1936.

That's crazy, I've heard of water cooled computers, but not one that runs on water.

It's crazy to think that the Space Shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1mb of ram.

There is also one built using basic minecraft building blocks.

People sure are creative.

Yea they are, I find it weird that Transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.

I guess that would be a way to keep their thoughts.

That is so bizarre.

I wonder if they would prefer the apple computer?

Just as long as they don't smoke near them.

Apple voids the warranty by making it a biohazard.

That is so strange.

There is a site where you can listen to classic radio dramas, I'm trying to find it.

That would be interesting to listen to.

One of Jon Hamm's drama students, is Erin, from the Office.

I never knew that.

That's pretty neat.

Well I have to run, it was nice chatting with you!


Hi there, do you like dramas?

Yes I do like dramas,  how about you?

Me too, yes.
Have you ever seen the show House?

No never seen that one,  any good?

I love it, it is super interesting.

Hugh Laurie made a ton of money off of the show

Yeah im sure,  its very popular.

I hear jim carrey doesnt make dramas anymore because his belief prevents him from playing in movies that dont project positivity.

Yeah, good thing he sticks to comedies though he is good at them.

Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?

I read that he joined the drama club because all the pretty girls were in that class in school

Yeah that is the case.
Have you seen any of Jon Hamm's movies?

yeah Ive seen tag and sucker punch.
how about u?

Nice, yeah I have seen some too.

He was a drama teacher and guess who his student was?

Tag was really great movie!

Loved the story.

Suckerpunch wasnt really that great though,  it was cool that girls were kicking butt, but I didn't care for the storyline.

I have not seen it yet.
Do you like radio dramas?

I have never heard a radio drama lol what is yor favorite radio drama?

I have not heard them either but there is a free station if you ever want to listen to them

Yeah Ive heard of this website,  but I am not into radio dramas,  I like audio books though.

Oh that is nice.
Do you listen them on your computer?

no,  on my tablet.

Oh I see.

Did you hear about Russians making a computer than runs on water back in 1936

Thats amazing,  I have no idea how that would even work lol

Yeah me neither but it sounds cool.
Nice chat


Are a patron of the live arts?

No not really.
Unless you coundt my kids school plays.
Lol

I go to performances from time to time at the local university.

Sometimes they have visiting artist.

Other times it a student production.

The last show was a drama based on book "Pride and Prejudice".

That sounds interesting.
What is it about.

It is set in Victorian times and has an underlying theme regarding the difference between essential and superficial.

It was performed by drama class students and was fairly good.

Did you know that Michael Caine took drama classes because that was where the prettiest girls were?

That is an unusual way to find your calling.

I would say that is a pretty typical reason for guys to take a class like that.

I did not take any arts elective in college.

I figured I was better off taking business elective to back my technical degrees.

One has to have a good grasp of finance to succeed.

Did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid TV drama actor at $700K per episode of House?

For a Brit cross-over, he has done very well for himself.

Yes he has.

I used to watch that show.

After like 5 seasons it got old.

It was interesting for awhile though.

I read that tupac played the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker.

Thats not something I would have ever thought Tupac would do.

What do you think?

How some people migrate to their ultimate calling is sometimes beyond comprehension.

Are you much into dance?

Not at all.

I do find people to be interesting.

Like which of those two people was he.

The rapper or the dude from the nutcracker.

Makes you think a little.

I go to the "Fais-Do-Do" from time to time.

I go not so much to participate in the traditional Cajun French dances but more so to converse in Cajun French so I do not loose my native tongue.

I jokingly say my dance partner needs steel-toed shoes.

I am no Bruce Lee.

In addition to being a martial arts expert he was a great danced and won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958.

I could see him being good at dance.

I think a lot of the things a dancer needs, someone who is a martial arts expert would have his skill set.

When you talk about dancing.

I think about Michael Jackson.

Dude was a little different, but he could move.

Did stuff you never seen before.

He actually has a patent for a device he used to do some of those crazy leans he did in his dancing.

I am curious at to what the device looks like and what it does.

He had a flair for combining drama and dance into a flawless choreographed performance.

Professional ballet dancers can go thru 4 pairs of shoes a week.

How many pairs to you think Michael Jackson went thru doing the "Moon Walk"?

Im sure he could afford to go through as many shoes as he could possibly wear out.

lol.

You know.

I guess I am more into dance than I thought.

Huh.

Sometimes my two year old son will hear a song he likes and start dancing.

Its funny how he does it too.

Hes been doing that since he was a baby.

Kids can pick up the beat very quickly.

What are your thoughts about the integration of computers in the arts?

I would say that is one of the reasons for kids being so into dance and music and the arts.

With all the new kids show out there that are animated.

Kids are influenced by it a lot more than when I was little.

I agree.

Computers can control lighting and special effects for live performances more precisely.

But what I find more amazing is the use of CGI (computer generated images) in big screen movies.

They have gotten so lifelike.

yeah computers have really changed everything about the world.

I would say for the better in most cases.

They are making people smarter.

Did you know someone built a computer out of minecraft building blocks.

Thats one I want to see.

I did not know that.

What I find amazing is that the Space Shuttle's general computer ran on 1 MB of RAM.

I have more computing power in my smartphone!

Yeah it sure is progressing fast these days.

Went from the computer the size of a whole room to do some basic calculations, to something wthat will fit in your hand and do whatever you need it to

The next thing in computers will likely be amazing.

With AI, we have more and more lifelike robotics.

Some people, transhumanist, want to be able to upload their minds to computers.

I am not sure that is such a good idea.

How would a computer comprehend human emotions such as happiness, fear, and grief?

Well if a persons mind was inside the robot then I dont see why it couldnt comprehend emotions I just dont see how a person would be able to get the physical pleasures that life so often gives us as humans.

I agree.

It a long way off or even unlikely that a computer will every have a "soul".

Well, its been nice chatting with you.

The weathers nice today.

So I am going to hop on the bicycle and start the 10 mile ride to work.

Ok. Yeah it has been nice trading facts with you today.

Hope everything goes well for you.

Same to you.
Take care.

Bye buddy.


hey did you know that Jupiter has storms you can pick up on your AM radio?

Oh, wow that is super cool!

I like am channels when storms or bad weather is near me.

haha ya I'm going to try to listen to it next time im driving to work!

do you listen to radio at all

Yes, I love radio listening when I am at home or driving.

It is fascinating how radios actually work.

How they operate.

I agree, what I can't figure out is how a foxhole radio works have you heard of those?

Yes, those were incredible.

I know that they used razorblades and a pencil as a diode.

That is why they called them foxhole radios.

right, but like how does that work?
how do you make a radio out of that?
haha

They were smarter than I am, that's for sure!

Radios use energy waves transmitted through space.

When radio waves strike an electrical conductor, it cause an alternate current.

ah interesting thats good to know!

would you ever listen to a classical radio drama?

There is a free site online where you can do that

Oh, yeah.

I am gonna give it a try.

I really enjoy music and listen to a real wide range and mix of music.

I like Eminem and Tupac for instance.

ya I like them as well, do you like the rapper Drake?

He apparently graduated high school when he was 25

I really am not a fan but it's because I haven't really listened to a lot of his music yet.

ya I have heard some of his stuff, he spent a large amount of money on the first editions of winnie the pooh and charlottes web for some reason"

That is a trip!

I guess he has some emotional attachment to the stories from childhood, I don't know?

I heard that Tupac's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance.

yes I did hear that too, what are his best songs do you think?

I haven't listened to him much

I cant think of any titles but I do remember how they term rap was used and within recent years the term hip hop has taken over and is now interchangeable.

ya that is interesting I forgot about that, what was the original difference between rap and hip hop?

Like what separated them initially?

I guess the time that changes music and opinions.

The way people evolve over time, maybe.

do you listen to Busta Rhymes?

he apparently did a voice in a Rugrats movie, talented guy!

I guess I have listened to him because I have watched Rugrats a thousand times with my kids.

I think Rugrats came out in 1998.

haha I used to watch that show as a kid!

so yes I'll have to rewatch the movie and pick out his voice thats so crazy


do you like rap music?

do you like rap music?

I do and you?

I like the old stuff from Tupac and such

Me too.

Did you know his music is in the library of congress?

Yes it is there for cultural significance

Yes.
Do you like Eminem too?

I do actually.

Did you know he wanted to become a comic book artist?

Yes and he really likes spiderman

Yeah.
Do you like Busta Rhymes?

Yes he is good and he was also in the movie RUgrats

Yes he was the voice of Reptar Wagon in it

Yeah.
Have you heard of rap battle?

Yes that is rap style in south korea.
I wonder what it sounds like

Yeah me too.
Do you like Drake?

I do .
DO you know what his full name is?

Oh I do not know that, is his first name not Drake?

Not his middle name, full name is Aubrey Drake Graham

Oh cool.

Do you know when he graduated from high school?

Yes that was in 2012 and he was 25

Yeah better late than never I guess.
DO you listen to the radio?

Yes I do.
DO you ever listen to Canadian radios?

Yes they play lots of Canadian music as they are required by law to do so


hello

Hi, what do you think of Nicki Minaj making history with 100 appearances on the Billboard 100 chart?

oh im not crazy about her , that tells u something about music, how much i miss the 80s

Me too.

Seems like things are tracked differently so someone could just put a song on repeat and the singer gets huge credits even if someone isn't really listening to it.

its just sad how music has changed

What do you think about Canada requiring by law that 40% of the music has to be Canadian?

I thought they had freedom of speech there?

god , thats crazy

I still don't understand how radio works, but it says that soldiers in wwii made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode

oh what about jupiter having such big storms that can pick up radio stations, that is amazing

That is really weird.

I wonder who can hear us and how far away?

sure someone is listening to us , we are not alone in the universe

What do you think about rap?
It has rhythm and rhyme.

well i like it but is not something that i would listen to all the time or any time, in that case i like BIGGIE

I never heard of BIGGIE.

Is that a rapper?

I think it is interesting that rap goes back to West African griot tradition of praise singers.

B I G the notorious B I G , he is from the 80s , rap back then was so diffirent , not talking about butts and racks

Drake was interesting in that he was also an actor on teen drama show Degrassi.

Probably popularized rap more.

oh degrassi i remember that tv show and i like drake

It's past my time I guess but he seemed pretty ambitious with his career on screen and in music.

yea he is always doing something , idk if now he is producing

It must take a lot of stamina or people to support all the tours and get the billboard hits like Drake does

yes sure, so hey it was nice talking to you

you too


Hello there, do you use Google much?

Basically every day.
Id be lost without it.

Yeah I use it a lot too, I think most people do and don't even realize it to be honest, they are huge.

It takes more power than it took to send a man to the moon too

That is just mind boggling, crazy how much technology has advanced over the last 40 years or so, the last 10 especially.

It really is.

when google went out for 5 minutes it took 40% of the internet down with it.

That is massive, and that was over 5 years ago, I wonder how big it would be if it went down now?

Instant panic!

I dont think people realize how addicted they are until it is gone.

Oh yeah, I bet the whole world would just kind of shut down until its back up again.

Google would be ok with their fancy low tech lawnmowers.

I heard they are quite the animal company, goats to mow their grass, and for some reason state they are a 'dog' company in their handbook.

I think it is great that they are animal sensitive.

But those poor cats, I bet they feel left out.

Yeah I don't know why they went for the dogs and said cats no dice, seems so weird for a corporation, but hey it's google.

When you are a Ph.D. student and create the largest search engine ever you do what you want i guess.

Yeah that is very true.

On a different subject, do you like cars?

I do!
I love my car!
It is the best!

Same here, I think classic cars are really cool.

Do you know what year they started the drive-thru?

it was 1975.

So soldiers didnt have to get out of the car in their fatigues, and so now I can stay in my pajamas.

LOL

Good call!

That was a really cool idea that started it all I guess.

For sure.
It has saved me so many times.

Well it's been good talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


do you like cars?

I love cars.

DId you know in Ohio is illegal to warm up your car?

WOw that is no good.

Do you know who invented the drive thru?

Considering I use it a lot I have no idea who it was

It was McDonald's back in 1975 to accommodate the spldiers?

When you say soldiers, what do you mean by that?

Well they were not allowed out of their cars in their fatigues

Oh I see that makes sense, and it was good for business too

Yes that is true.

Do you know why the trunk of the car is called that?

I have no idea.

Did you hear what AUdi had to do when they entered the Indian market

They did, why was that.

The trunk is because the old cars used to have wooden trunks

Oh I see.

It was because their horns broke down from overuse

Wow that is crazy.
Do you know how Cadillac got its name?

I have no idea but I think it is  great brand of cars

Yes it is and it got the name after the founder of detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac

Nice that makes sense.
Do you use Google a lot/

All the time.

Do you know how much power a search requires?

I am not sure of that but I know their new employees are called nooglers

That is cool .

It requires more than it took to send Armstrong and 11 others to the moon

That is insane.
Nice chat here!

same here and have a good one


hey there do you drive a car?

I do.

As a matter of fact I just went through a McDonald's drive thru.

Did you know they opened the first one in 1975?

I did, to help out soldiers who couldn't leave their cars, super nice thing to invent!

I'd say.

You know what i wish I had on my truck?

Flamethrowers like they allow in South Africa.

haha I could use a flame thrower right now its so cold in MI haha

Yeah, if we had flamethrowers we might light the trunk on fire.

And in the old days they were made of wood so that wouldn't be good at all.

haha no that would be bad!

can you believe that the founder of detroit was Named Cadillac?

Thats where the car brand name comes from

I bet you know that because you're from MI.

He was actually a French explorer.

Yup.

His name was Antoine de la mothe cadillac, quite a name!

I know!

I'll forget that in about two minutes...

I might have to Google it so that I can remember it.

And that single Google search would require more computing power than it took to send the astronauts to the moon.

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

That's amazing!

I remember that happening back in 2013, maybe August if I recall correctly.

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

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

oh they used live goats for a while haha

That's crazy!

Google is an amazing company.

And Apple is pretty awesome as well.

Did you know they even had a clothing line back in 1986?

wow that is impressive!

do you think those clothes are worth anything?

Maybe now as collector's items.

Probably hard to find them though.

Maybe in the unclaimed baggage section of airports.

A store in Alabama actually only sells items it gets from there.

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

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

me too, keep a lookout for those apple clothes!


Hi, are you a fashionista?

I wish.

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

Me too!

Mine has more to do with my height than anything else.

I am too big to be a fashionista!

Do  you have to get your clothes tailored?

Fashion aficionados look for collar gaps on clothes to see if clothes are tailored or not.

I do not, I am 6'6" and cheap.

Not a recipe for being a fashionista.

I would hate to be the fashionista to look at that though.

Some of my friends who are really stylish shop at thrift shops.

Though I'm not sure if you'd find much in your size.

There's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes and other things found in unclaimed baggage.

Would you consider shopping there?

I feel like I was wearing stolen goods haha

I would feel like I was wearing clothes from a hobo!

I hate hand me downs As the youngest of 7, it's the worst!

Maybe better than wearing Rip Curl though?

They make clothes in North Korea but the tag says Made in China!

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

Right, sounds like it.

Speaking of legalities, is it really legal to mow your lawn with multiple goats?

Google did that one time.

I think that is pretty neat actually.

It is.

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

Wow, that's cool!

Speaking of Google, do you use it?

They went down for five minutes in 2013 and took 40 percent of web traffic with them.

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

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

That's a lot of money!

I would take half of that and be happy.

I can't believe it was only created in 1998!

Yeah and now they control a lot of things which is actually pretty scary.

They monitor traffic by tracking how fast Android phones are moving down the road.

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

Yeah, they are powerful indeed.

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

That's a lot of power!

I would be worried if I were armstrong though!

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

No and yes.

There are too many ethical questions around them.

If your car were to hit a group of 7 year olds walking accross the street or crash into a median and kill you, what would you do?

Right, and there have been deaths already by self driving cars.

How scary!

I wonder if back in 1908 when the Model T was introduced if they could fathom that we would be headed in this direction.

Speaking of which, got to take a drive now.

Have a good day!


Hi, do you like music?

Hi, yes I do.
Do you like music?

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

Did you ever have any cassette tapes?

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

What di you do with all of those items?

I just threw away my CDs about a month ago, at least the crappy ones.

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

I wish the music had that today.

I remember reading the CD jackets as soon as I got them.

I can remember checking out artists mentioned in my favorite ablums.

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

Spielberg played the clarinet on the jaws soundtrack????

How did I not know that?

I did not know that either!!

that is really neat.

Remember Tarzan, I really loved Phill Collins performances for that movie!

Yeah.

I think Phil Collins is seriously under rated.

I think he is really talented.

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

Batman begins must have been fun to record.

The title of each track was the name of a genus of bat.

That is so neat!

those are details that make you enjoy the movies even more.

Did you watch Tron,?

It has a unique soundtrack!

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

It is very sci fi, and super inspiring.

It is made by daft punk, I love that duo!

I love that they negotiated with their robot helmets on.

Seems like something they would do.

Incognito style!!

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

Did you watch the Chapelle Show?

The one where Prince made them pancakes after a basketball game?

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


Hi!
Have you ever remodeled a house?

Yes once.

It cost twice as much as estimated and took twice as long.

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of especially since I'm stripping down walls and replacing it to cater to millennials with a more modern vibe.

I feel sorry for you, let them eat cake!

Yeah, that's the same for cars, I'm not sure how long I should hold a car for, but McDonald's actually invented the drive-thru to accommodate soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars while in uniforms.

I use the drive thru lanes pretty frequently!

Yes, I heard that about McDs.

Personally, I keep a car until it dies and refuses to run again, but then possessions mean nothing to me, only their usefulness.

Oh ok, that's some great insight, people have been telling me to trade in a car after about five years so I'd at least get some value out of it.

Crazy to think how far we've come along since horse carriages and wooden trunks!

People all have different ideas about the worth of things.

I haven't bought a new car for decades only used, and I pay cash.

No debt, only liability insurance, and never pay more than 5K they last on average 5 years before serious problems occur and then you just walk away.

Oh wow, I think that's some great insight!

Just scared cars might break down on me and I have no idea how to fix anything and anytime cars requires fixing, its several hundred dollars!

I used to work on them when I was a kid, but now they are too complicated and take computers to trouble shoot.

Oh yeah, and with countries like South Africa where its legal to equip cars with flame-throwers, I guess that doesn't help either.

I wonder if the cars come equipped with a "launch" button

That is amazing.

What a neat way to get through traffic jams.

I guess each country has a certain way they want their cars to look and perform.

I just read that there is an arrow mnext to the gas symbol on your car that tells you which side you have to pump on.

Yes~!

I actually only recently learned about that too, that comes extremely useful when I'm in rental cars.

Do you listen to any music or anything when you're driving in your car?

An oldie station, though their idea of oldies keep advancing through time.

Guess that happens to all of us.

I love music however.

Yeah, oldies do advance through time, I also love music, I wished I played an instrument.

Steven Spielberg even played the clarinet for the Jaws soundtrack, as if he wasn't talented enough already.

I didn't know that.

I never played either, all thumbs when it comes to the dexterity needed to play.

Haha, even at 100 years, Japan still released rap albums of two twins!

I wonder how many people bought their songs.

I have never been found of rap, every generation has it's own music and turns up their noses at 'new' stuff.

I do enjoy music by Phil Collins, I guess I can't be the only one since it's been recorded in the English, Italian, German, Spanish, and French versions for the Tarzan soundtrack.

Yes, artists now go global.

In my time only the biggest names could do that.

I even know the music of an Icelandic band and I kind of like it.

Oh wow, speaking of Iceland, I hope to visit that amazing country some day.


hello, lets talk about old cassette mix tapes

Do you have any old ones?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

wow so nice, what is your favorite car?

I love the Toyota line of cars

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

INteresting.

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

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

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

And do you like linkin park?

Love them!

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

it was nice to chat


Do you know much about Daft Punk?

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

How about you?

Well I just read that Daft Punk negotiated the Tron soundtrack over a pancake breakfast while they still had their crazy helmets on!

I guess that means they didn't eat?

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

Doesn't it seem like it would have made more sense to have the meeting over then phone if they were going to keep their helmets on?

Haha Movie soundtrack facts are fun, like did you know that Spielberg played the clarinet on the Jaws soundtrack?

That is a very good point I will say.

And no, that is a very cool movie fact!

That movie is one of the all time best too.

I've also read that Phil Collins recorded the Tarzan soundtrack in five different languages.

I wonder how many of the languages he actually speaks.

Seems like that would have taken a lot of practice

That is awesome!

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

He could just be good at learning to replicate sounds, you never know.

There were versions recorded in Italian, Spanish, German, and French!

I think German might be the hardest one for me to learn to sing

Yeah for me German and Italian are such wonderful languages but so hard to learn!

But, I will say english is one of the harder ones too.

You're right about that.

And speaking of music, I heard that in Japan a set of twins recorded a rap album when they turned 100 in 1992

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

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

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

You're right, Japanese sounds like short fast words.

Maybe it would be fairly simple for them?

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

I heard it was NWA's Straight Outta Compton, is that right?

That's really shocking if it is

Good call!

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

Somehow I never did.

The story sounds interesting though and they must have been super talented to pull of something like that!

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

And they did it in the LP and cassette tap era too!

Do you remember those?

Oh yeah I think the cassette is making a comeback as well.

Anyways, its been fun talking with you.

I hope you have a good day!


Remember the old rotary dial phones.

New York was assigned area code 212 because it was the quickest to dial.

Yes, I do remember.

Long gone now.

A virtual world, but not as distant as texting, it seems.

Hard to imagine how many miles of cable are on ocean floors worldwide.

Care to venture a guess?

Interesting question.

I would say half a million miles.

I would guess the diameter to be 2.7 inches.

Good guess.

Diameter sounds right.

Today the focus is on iphones and their many variations.

Yes.

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

True.

I miss the sound of a real voice, real back and forth spontaneous talk, with all its nuances and changes.

Still, texting is in, phones are a text tool and connection to the WWW.

Test takes a lot less bandwidth to transmit.

If you ever get to the top of Mt.

Everest, your 3G phone will work there.

Yes, and that's amazing to me.

Even explorers can check in with the people they care about, on top of Everest or halfway across Antarctica.

Maybe that's the peak of the internet's value .

It provides so much convenience.

No one ever has to stop to find a pay phone now.

There is an entire copy of the library of Alexandria saved on the internet now.

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

Could that happen, I wonder?

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

Scary.

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

It is supposed to be with nodes instead of and hierarchical design.

Technology moves on.

Xbox is less than 20 years old but has already had 3 consoles.

I'm familiar with this gaming brand, but not savvy using controllers.

A 4 year old could outplay me, I'm sure.

And has, actually!

But I admire Microsoft's amazing growth and new streaming/online services.

Less than 20 years.

They are still a giant player in the internet/gaming game.

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

Also admire the generosity of Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates.

His foundation is using profits to provide medical aid and other services worldwide.

I am aware that they do that.

It is unlike Warren Buffet who is waiting until he dies to give substantially to charity.

For a while, the Army used Xbox controllers to fly unmanned airborne vehicles.

I've heard about Army Xbox use.

Hey, those young recruits are certainly familiar with an Xbox.

So "uav" means - what you said.

Thanks!

I picture very small spy drones.

Is that off the mark?

Some are not small, but some are.

If they are carrying heavy munitions, they have to be large, but cameras can be carried by small ones.

Of course.

I hope these Xboxes don't make the creepy sounds the old ones used to do.

Guess military needs a great deal more stealth today.

That was the console making noise.

The middle word of uav is aerial, not airborne.

I knew that but was not sure how to spell it.

Nice chatting with you!


Hey, how are you?

Good, how are you?

Keeping Helen Keller in the curriculum seems like a must!

Her story needs to be shared with communities and children.

Agreed!

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

It's true that people need to learn more about disability not less.

More than 57 million Americans have a disability

Wow, that's a more than I wouldve guessed.

The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.

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

Whew!

Haha.

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

Speaking of reading, the world record for speed reading is 4,700 words per minute by Anne Jones.

I wonder how they figure that out?

There is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of mt.

everest.

Those sherpas can finally connect with their families!

Good for them....

Starship troopers is on the sci-fi reading list of three us military branches.

Did you ever read that?

I did not.
Any good?

I have no idea.

I've read some cs lewis and tolkien.

These authors apparently had "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry.

Can you imagine being the author of the poetry they're laughing at while you're in the room with them.

I would be so humiliated.

Then make fun of their shoes‚Ä¶

I wonder who they laughed at?

In the 18th century "moral panic" spread because of the widespread reading of novels.

Can you imagine the joy of widespread reading now?

The space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1mb of ram.

Doesn't seem like a lot.

I know some kids who wished there was moral panic over reading to get out of reading.

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

How does that work?

Can I make one too?

Smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty.

Huh... Sure, it would be a great invention in Water World.

Kevin Costner would be so happy!

Was that a good movie?

Someone built a 16 bit computer just using basic minecraft building blocks.

Wonder how that works?

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

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

I am not sure.

I do know that there is slang sign language.

A friend signs and walks away from conversations saying "That's a ghetto bitch" (sorry for the language!)

Reading is so complicated but can provide an escape.


Hello how are you doing?

did u know that The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.

No, but it kind of looks like it.

Interesting too is that you can get an addiction from clicking links

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

maybe.

It's a little late though because even 1 year olds use phones.

funny to think, but there is a library in alexandria that saved a copy of the internet in case it burns down however that happens i don't know

thats awesome!

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

everest.

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

haha right!

Gotta take a selfie and post it!

Maybe not from space though The space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1mb of ram.

in '36 russians made a computer running on water.

Sounds like a piano I played that needed to be watered.

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

That sounds cool.

C.S.

Lewis and Tolkien used to have laugh and lose competitions with each other.

Funny huh?

I love those!

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

Oh that sounds really funny!

Do you ever speed read?

The world record is 4700 words per minute

No way.

if i speed read I miss a lot,  guess Im not good at it.

Also,  im in love with audible I can listen to it anywhere!

Thats super impressive!

Yes, I love the audibles too.

So fun on car rides.

Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on reading lists for five us military branches.

I haven't heard that one though, have you?

never heard that fact before today.

Ive watched the movie a bunch though!

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

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

Why though lol dont people want more people to read lol

I guess kids today would have liked that rule

Transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.

Sounds like a black mirror episode lol

Not sure if its possible, but who knows?

Did you know the internet was used since 1980's by academia?

I never saw it till the 90s

Nice talking to you.
have a good one.


Hi, how are you?

Hello, I am well thank you, I hope you are too.

Do you remember your first computer?

I do.

I spent way too much because I just got my first job.

Yeah oh well, now it is absolutely necessary to have either a computer or a phone.

Yeah.

The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.

I never knew that interesting.

I guess the space shuttle's computer runs on 1mb of ram, that's nuts.

Yeah, that's not a lot!

Constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain

I can see that happening.

Have you ever read about having your leg feel like your phone is vibrating in your pocket when it's not?

Yeah, it happens to me all the time.

Just got an apple watch and now I'm worried about it happening on my wrist!

Yeah it happens to me as well, it's so strange.

Did you know there is still coverage for internet at the top of Everest?

Probably so the sherpas can give proper credit...Smoking near apple computers voids the warranty by making it "a biohazard"

That's funny lol.

I didn't know that, how many people actually follow that?

Probably close to none.

Yeah...

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

What?

That is the craziest thing I have heard all day.

I guess there is a thing called transhumanists, who want to upload their minds to computers.

That's weird...

I hope they don't get sick with a virus!

Ha (dad joke)... Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry

I would have loved to been able to join in on one of those competitions!

I would be so embarrassed if they laughed at me.

I mean so much ego...

Oh yeah, I'm sure I would get laughed at.

Someone set a speed record of reading 4700 words a minute!

How is that even possible?

I would remember 2 words.
I can barely read normally..

Yeah I can read ok, but I couldn't even comprehend 2000 words a minute.

Nice chatting with you!


Have you read books about Hellen Keller?

Yes her story is a great read.

Did you hear texas wants to get rid of her story?

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

Yeah it really helps open topics about disabilities.

More so than just a story about a blind person.

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

True as well.

Also introduces students to braille and sign language.

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

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

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

Im not sure.

And it would make it harder to connect with more than 57 million Americans who are disabled

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

Hopefully students can still learn about Helen on the internet.

It carries vast range of information and resources

Hopefully students find reading as fascinating as we older people once did, when there weren't any electronic devices in the mix.

Reading does require continuous practice, development, and refinement, creativity, and critical analysis.

I love reading.

We could put learning braille to good use!

Louis Braille the inventor was just 15 when he came up with the idea

Was Louis Braille, the inventor, disabled?

I believe he was.

Yeah, just curious why he had the idea to come up with Braille.

The world record for speed reading is 4700 words per minute!

I wonder if there is a record for Braille?

That is a ridiculous amount of words!

Reading silently is a recent phenomenon.

Only the most skilled were able to do it in the middle ages.

Wow!

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

Smoking is a bio hazard to us all!

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

Im sure theres some residue.


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

You mean like body shaming ?

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

ahh yes...

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

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

yes.

I mean, I will be honest with You, I'm not the most polite guy in real life AND in internet, ( I mean I would never attack someone just based on his/her looks or religious believes ) but sometimes in political discussion I can get nasty...

BUT, everywhere I'm using my picture and real first and last name...

I stand behind what I say...

I think that may be a bit different.

One like you said you are not hiding and two if you feel strongly about your political beliefs than it is sometimes hard to not get angry.

I just don't like it when people act tough but hide you know

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

yes that is true.

I try to be a positive light as much as I can but I am not going to say I am perfect.

I will never spread hate however on the internet

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

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

There needs to be laws protecting these people.

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

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

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

It is definetly a different world these days.

Hopefully the laws will keep up with the changing times.

It will be hard if not impossible to do...

I mean some people will use somebody elses account and stuff like that, just to avoid responsibility...

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

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

yeah that is definetly a good question.

I really don't know but I guess like I said earlier they are going to have to change some laws to accommodate our changing times.

Maybe the answer is in raising young people ( children ) ?

to be more tolerant and not such jerks all the time ;) lol

Yeah that sounds about right

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

you too

Bye bye :)


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

I could not live without it.

I helped establish it in the 1990's at a telephone company.

We placed some of the optical networking technologies in place to allow it to grow.

That's great!

You must have gotten great speeds on the Internet at your company.

But no addiction from clicking, I hope.

It was not as powerful then.

Email was our first big application.

I guess you know that those 3 horizontal lines at the upper right of your browser is called a hamburger button.

The vegans must be up in arms about that!

Hamburgers promote speciesist thinking!

Heresy!

That is the only location where they want a hamburger to exist.

The internet is so widespread that there is now service at the top of Mr. Everest.

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

I would think so.

No tower building at that elevation.

Very few people read the full terms when buying on the internet.

I'm surprised anyone does.

The terms are long and boring.

People figure that there can't be anything too serious in there.

Otherwise people would complain.

I agree.

If they were too bad, the company could not sell successfully.

What media do you use most on the internet?

Media?
You mean audio, video, text?

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

I usually look at some newspaper sites, sometimes YouTube for music.

Not much radio, though I think it's a good medium.

I will use a clipping service to route me to newspaper articles of interest.

Reddit is also a media that I use.

The internet has reshaped access to media.

Reddit is a good way to get answers to questions.

I haven't used a clipping service.

Usually I just pop over to NYT, WaPo and poke around.

Have you ever used a rotary phone.

There took a long time to dial.

The New York area code of 212 was assigned because it was the shorted to dial.

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

Push buttons seemed like a major technological advance.

Telephones take the voice frequencies, convert them to electronic signals and then performs the reverse action at the other end.

And they do with their own voltage supply.

It's a pretty cool system.

I'm impressed how well it's held up.

Now with fiber optics and under seas cables, it's easy to reach the world.

Sure is.

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

I guess there is no easy way to service them.

Robots?

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

Nice chatting!


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

Oh yes, Mario and I are great friends!

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

Great times even though it only displayed 54 colors

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

Yes, it lasted all the way til 2003

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

What other forms of entertainment do you like?

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

The science guy, a few times.

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

I hear he won a steve martin lookalike contest

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

Ceasar used chickens for entertainment not food.

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

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

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

oh yeah, how so?

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

Ahh, that is good.

Must have really been entertaining and gave a lot of delight

Yeah it sure was, I suggest you watch it sometime.

Anyways, it has been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


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

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

I agree.

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

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

That is very shocking.

I can't imagine that there are towers anywhere close.

Apparently the library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.

I can't imagine how much storage that would take.

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

It was be a national emergency at this point.

We rely on it so much.

Facebook is where people spend a huge amount of time.

Do you use Facebook?

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

What a strange promotion that was.

I don't understand what the point was.

Did you know that you had to be 13 to register for an account?

I did not realize they had age restrictions in place.

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

I also think it is a good idea.

I'm sure many kids lie and find a way around it though.

Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005.

What a disastrous business decision on their part.

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

I actually preferred MySpace.

It was more personalized and I didn't argue with people on it nearly as much ha ha.

I also don't remember all of the memes passing around false information all of the time on MySpace.

MySpace was pretty good does it still work?

I might have to google that, its amazing how much Google has grown as well.

It's still there but it's not what it was at all.

They keep trying to reinvent it and I think it's pretty dedicated to up and coming bands trying to get exposure now.

Iceland are rewriting their constitution via facebook; allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations.

I think that that is a terrible idea.

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

Yes and people don't take things as seriously online as they do in person.

I also use Google very frequently.

Did you know it was founded in 1998?

I would have thought much more recently.

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

Everyone I know does.

On 16th august 2013 google went down for about five minutes, and took 40% of web traffic with it.

That shows how much we all use it.

Thats a lot!

I also use google maps I wonder how they calculate traffic, its really accurate.

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


Do you have your own car?

yeah, i drive an '09 malibu

That is much newer than the first Mercedes car in 1886

yeah.

can't afford one of them lol at least it's not as old as the earth

I still own a Model T from 1908, one of the first cars to be made in this country

i saw one of those once, in a book i got from the library

My other car is a Cadillac named after the french explorer

that would be one i'd expect the world's extraterrestrial ambassador to drive around in

I am just glad I don't live in South Africa or I wouldn't have been able to get the dealer to install the aftermarket flamethrower.

i wonder if you can check out a flamethrower in a library of things

When I went through the drive thru at McDonalds the other day, I noticed a military vehicle in front of me for the first time.

did you throw your order into a wooden trunk?

No, but I did put my groceries in there.

They fit perfectly

did you have to drive out of your way for the frozen stuff?

like to antarctica?

No but I was racing home like a professional race car driver.

better a race car driver than a self-made lawyer, i think

I am hoping to get the game Gran Turismo for Christmas this year.

i wonder if you can borrow it from a library first

I should look into that since there are so many of them in the U.S.

there's more than a 1,000 copies of it out there, tho

I will need a library card first


Wow!

I just learned some interesting information about Clothing.

I had no idea that there was a line of apparel that was produced in North Korea and then marketed as coming from China.

Fascinating!

Yes it is.

Were you aware that the fashion and retail industry allow such misleading information to exist?

I knew there were grey areas, but it surprised me.

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

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

Target is at a 13 year high in sales growth.

Home goods and toys are leading this.

Oh yes!

Target really had amazing growth.

I think I might be contributing to their success a bit with my spending!

The Home Goods selections at Target probably do drive a lot of their sales.

They are affordable and trendy.

Toys r us closing and other company bankruptcies helped

I completely agree that the closure of competitors must have contributed to Targets success.

Along that thought, did you hear about the underemployment issues that are still burdening families?

So many people are becoming frugal and it's causing a lot of store closings, since they are shopping more at Target and Walmart etc.

Yes, I have heard.

Target is the 8th largest department store retailer in the US.

It has 1822 stores in the US.

The size of Target really is shocking.

They are doing an excellent job of Targeting the 20 and 30 year old crowd and that must be really helping their sales.

Marketing lines off the Gaines' duo was super smart!

We do all our Grocery shopping there.

I heard that Target and Best Buy will price match Amazon.

Oh that is interesting!

I didn't realize that Target would price match to Amazon.

I just price matched from Best Buy this past weekend and it saved me over $100.

Truly a blessing.

I wonder if the underemployment issues will start to decline as those larger businesses grow and the weaker ones close?

Seems like the larger stores will hire more people and reduce the unemployment also.

Good for you.

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

Wow that is unusual.

Do you think Target will open more stores to include Vermont and maybe help their employment issues?

I would think so.

Also, target doesn't sell cigarettes.

They havent had tobacco products since 19960

I had no idea they were tobacco free!

I'm happy to hear that the momentum is in their favor for growth.

Lots of small towns could benefit and also drive down prices!

Yes, they could.

There is a state senator who works at target to male enough money to live.

Good for them.

I'm impressed that the senator is choosing to work there, he must be exhausted though.

I never realized that Target was the 8th largest retailer in the U.S.

I knew they were big, but I had no idea that were THAT big.

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

No I didn't.

That really is surprising!

I wonder what caused them to leave that market?

well, thanks for the chat.
Happy New Year.


Are you a fan of horror movies?

No I am not.

They scare me, but maybe I should if they can burn more than 180 calories.

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

For sure!

Do you know what a waterphone is?

I guess it is used to make the scary noises in horror movies.

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

I think I'll look it up on Google later.

Maybe it looks like a regular telephone?

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

I bet he was surprised.

I am curious to know how they were able to keep that from him.

I bet they had a lot of out of sequence filming.

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

I would think so too.

What is your favorite brand of clothing, or do you care as long as it fits?

I don't shop for one particular brand unless it comes to work out clothing.

For that I generally prefer Under Armour.

Otherwise I go with fit and price as my criteria.

I get that.

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

I don't know if I would want to buy someones laundry!

I wonder how long it takes before they send the clothing there.

I'm not sure, but the price would probably be right.

They have no overhead, so everything for them is profit.

That is pretty smart.

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

True.

I also didn't realize Apple has a clothing line.

I thought they were only into electronics or do you think that is a different company?

I believe that is the same company, a lot of companies have made other items.

Nintendo used to make playing cards.

Oh really.

I didn't know that.

Speaking of Apple, do you like Apple products?

Do you have an Apple phone?

I am not an Apple User, I use Samsung

They are good too.

I was surprised to learn that an iphone had so much power.

Kind of scary.

It's amazing how far technology has come!


Did you do anything special on the latest MLK day?

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

Nothing either.

Are you referring to "King in the Wilderness"?

Yeah the same one, have you seen it before?

I liked it but it seems like it skiped an important parts of Martin Luther Kings life.

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

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

I was quite young then.

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

I love cars too!

I remember reading there was a law against warming your car in Ohio.

I heard about that.

Was it because cars we being stolen?

What a law when it's legal to have a flame-thrower in South Africa...

Is it really legal to have a flame-thower intalled on car in South Africa?

wow thats crazy, seems really extreme.

I guess it's because of carjackings.

I'll have to go to the library to find out.

Should find one since there's more libraries than McDonalds...

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

That's a good idea.

I also need to research if the world is running out of helium by the end of the 21st century.

What are we going to do for balloons?

Major crisis...

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

Another call for the library... Maybe I can take in a video game.

Maybe the ozone layer is being depleted along with getting all the CO2 from cars since 1908?

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

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

Wow that sure is interesting, what did he do after he proved his innocence?

that sure is an amazing story.

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

That is a great thing to do!

I mean others would want vengance but instead he decided to help others, a real role model.

Yeah that is cool.

Even cooler that Jann Mardenborough who beat 90,000 in a video game.

The lawyer guy is actually cooler than that.

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

It is, being the 3rd rock from the sun, we didn't even see all that Jupiter does for use except for that comet in the 90s.

Even though the day is now longer than 5.5 hours long, I'm out of time.

It's been great.

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


Hello, do you watch movies?

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

I have not seen it but heard it was scary.

Apparently the little kid in it did not know he was in a scary movie.

Yeah.

Kids see things differently.

Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror flick when he saw it as a child

I cannot believe that, do not see what is so scary about it.

But I guess you can burn more calories

Yeah.

I hear one enjoys abstract art more when viewed after a horror flick.

So you become more refined on top of being leaner.

Cool one.

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

They jump scare people and record the reactions?

Hahaha nice one.

There an instrument that is called a waterphone.

Not sure what it looks like

Well i dropped my iphone in water and it makes some weird noises.

Still better than their clothing line

Yeah I wonder why it is not around anymore.

Did you know pilgrims wear black clothes only on special occassions?

Really.

Even after Labour Day?

I wonder why no other animals besides humans wear clothes.

You figure a monkey could make a hat out of a banana or something

Haha yeah.

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

i bought some clothes found in unclaimed baggage once.

Lot of bang for the buck

Did you get them at that store in Alabama?

Yeah.
Picked up a camera too.

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

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

Yeah I guess of all other number in a rotary phone.

Did you ever use one or a phone book?

My phonebook is stuck.
Some prankster did something

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

crazy.
nice chatting with u


Do you ever shop at Target?

I have shopped at Target.

It seems like a nice store, nicer than Walmart, if you ask me.

I would agree.

Did you know that they will price match Amazon?

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

It's a good idea.

Did you also know that there are no Target stores in Vermont?

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

That's a good question.

I did not know that they didn't sell tobacco.

I wonder how long that's been the case?

It's been at least 20 years, though I wonder what stopped sales.

There is money in tobacco.

Maybe they want to have a friendly, safe image.

I'm sure that's the reason.

I had also heard that there is a state senator that has to also work at Target to make enough money.

I guess being a state senator really doesn't pay well.

But why Target?

Aren't there better jobs out there?

You would think so.
Maybe the flexibility?

I guess.

Seasonal work, flexible hours.

Target stopped selling tobacco, but they sell herbal supplments.

Talk about a bogus product.

Yeah I'm not a believer in holistic medicine myself.

Off topic but do you watch a lot of TV.

I watch a whole lot.

I sometimes watch the box when I'm in the gym.

Try to catch up on the news and stuff.

Are you a fan of The Simpsons?

I enjoyed the first eight seasons.

I don't find the recent stuff interesting.

The show has run its course.

You?

I haven't seen it in a long time but I used to watch it.

Did you know that there is only one episode ever where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned?

The show really was about Bart and his hijinks.

I think it's funny that That 70's Show was remade verbatim in the UK and flopped.

Something about casting didn't work, I think.

Those things rarely do.

The only one I can think of that really did was The Office.

Did you happen to see the Family Guy episode of South Park?

I did.

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

Good episode.

It was hilarious.

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


Are you into horror films?

i am not really into horror films, though there are a couple that i like.

Nice, I like horror movies, especially the shining.

Apparently the boy in the film didn't know it was a horror movie until years later.

Which do you like?

i liked the shining.
king wrote a great story.
it worked well on the screen.
i guess the boy was kinda slow?
i like the omen, the exorcist too

Nice, great horror movies!

did you know stephen king thought Bambi was a horror film?

he was a kid when he saw that, so i guess he was traumatized.

the movie had its tense moments.

i would have been scared too.

he turned his fear into something good though.

for sure, I was scared too.

So intense!

Did you know if you watch a scary movie and go see art, it is much better

how could a scary movie help you appreciate abstract art, I dont understand the connection.

I don't either, I wonder if it triggers something in your brain.

Kind of crazy.

Do you have a favorite shirt?

maybe the brain is more activated and starts to seem more in the abstract pattern.

i do not have a favorite shirt.

You?

I like wearing nike shirts.

I wish I could wear shirts from the apple clothing line from 1986, but I dont know where to find any

i wonder if they were even cool.

who wore those things?

they must have appealed to computer types.

Right I will have to check lol.

I guess I could find some in Alabama, there is a place that sells unclaimed luggage

that could be a cool place to find some bargain.

i wonder what kind of stuff they have there.

cameras?

For sure, maybe telephones and underwear lol

to each his own.
i would go with the telephones.
some people might want that underwears.

Lol, me too.

I would get an iphone.

Their computing power has more power than the us nuclear icbm deterrent

the icbm deterrent needs some upgrades i would say.

maybe put iphones in them?

LOL

For sure lol, they need to do something.

Good chatting with you!

Good chatting with you too.
Enjoy your clothing.
I will enjoy mine.

I will, thanks!