Hi, do you like watching any sports?

Yes, mostly football (NFL), baseball and soccer.

I'm one of the nearly half of the world's population that watched the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

I'm also a football and basketball fan but haven't quite caught onto soccer yet.

Do you have a favorite team?

Buffalo Bills.

In soccer, I root for the USA.

I cheered when they won games late in 2010 and 2014.

That's it, you only cheered when they won?

From what I see on TV, it seems like when a team that a fan is rooting for, they get pretty wild and crazy!

Will you be tuning into the 2022 World Cup, it's in a city that doesn't even exist yet!

Know which country it's going to be in?

Well, I cheered the US on all the time, but only jumped up and down when they won :).

2022 will be in Qatar.

I hear they'll air condition the stadiums.

Do they usually not air condition the stadiums?

It's a good thing they decided to use all that money they make to something good.

Soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined!

Does that mean soccer players get more lucrative salaries?

They play outside, so no air conditioning.

But Qatar is hot.

I suppose they'll play in domes.

I know the top soccer players make a lot.

Not sure if it's more than the other sports.

Oi, those type of climates sitting in the hot sun really establishes a case for air conditioned stadiums!

I wonder how the word "soccer" came to be a slang for association football, which is what it is formerly called or more commonly as football or soccer.

Maybe "asSOCiation" turned into sock-ur somehow.

They play it in 200 countries so not everyone uses the same terms, of course.

OH!

That's genius and creative!

Even though they don't use the same terms, they should learn a thing or two from the German soccer player who donated his $300K world cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil, how commendable!

There's also Didier Drogba, who helped stop a Civil War in the Ivory Coast.

He's a big star there.

Some athletes do good work off the field.

Yes, those who use their platforms to do good deserve all their successes.

How many players usually play on a team for soccer because there is a variation of soccer where only 3 people play on a team.

I'm guessing that's not what we see normally in the World Cup.

It's normally 11 on the field at a time, but you can use 3 substitutes during the game.

They run about 7 miles a game, so some of them are probably tired at the end of a match.

Oh my goodness!

Run and seven miles, they really need those substitutes!

Jon Stewart, the talk show host is also a skilled soccer player and he played in college and even represented the games, he's so talented!

Any other talented celebrities you know?

Gordon Ramsey used to play but was injured and turned to cooking.

As popular as soccer is, he's probably more famous now.

Oh yeah, I love watching his shows!

Amazing to see how these celebrities entered the field of entertainment, like Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.

I'm glad Caine made that choice.

I know that Jon Hamm (from Mad Men) used to teach high school drama.

He's a great actor too!

Did he teach anyone that later became famous?

Have you heard of Ellie Kemper?

Not sure if she counts as famous, but she was his student.

She's was in The Office.

Yes, I have heard of her since I used to watch that show a lot and she's also in the show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt or something.


do you use uber

No but I have used Lyft because it just got started up where I live

did you know Uber agrees to settle data breach claims for record-setting $148 million

Scary to hear of another big company getting hacked

The settlement is among the biggest in Uber history and is the largest multistate penalty ever levied by state authorities for a data breach.

I understand the fines but I get frustrated because tech companies don't seem to learn the lessons of another company's breach

"Uber's decision to cover up this breach was a blatant violation of the public's  trust,"  California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.

They all do it because they are afraid of the backlash will have on profits and image.

The customer takes a backseat.

do you use a computer or just the phone

Both.

I just bought another Apple product to help the company that Jobs built stay on top...lol

did you know Smoking near apple computers voids the warranty by making it "a biohazard"

I never heard that one.

I know that a woman wrote the first algorithm for computers though

good facts heres another In 1936, the russians made a computer that ran on water.

I was addicted to the game Doom when it first came out on PC.

i love that game

I didnt' like the remake recently on console

did you ever play turok?

I don't think so.
Just minesweeper and solitaire...lol

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

We certainly have come a long way with computers and phones

yes we have thank you goodbye


Hi!

Are you into soccer or the FIFA world cup football?

I do like watching the World Cup, Did you know that the city which is set to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar does not yet exist?

Isn't that crazy?

And considereing that hosting the world cup is not considered a net positive economically, it makes you wonder why soomeone would want the WC so badly they were willing to build a whole new city for it?

I know it's crazy, the Olympics are the same way.

Maybe there's an increase and tourism afterwards that may help.

Could be.

As an American, I do not think of Association football when I hear the term "football"  It is surprising to me to learn that the US got third place in the first FIFA world cup back in 1930...

I'm the same way.

The US team is actually pretty traditionally good.

They have never placed below third place in the World Cup since the Women's World Cup started in 1991.

The women's team does better than the men's team, for sure!

Hard to believe that France won the world cup in 2018.

A sport as popular globally, and little old France beat everyone!

I know, right!

They did good.

Did you know that the Hungary national team only had one defeat between 1950 and 1956, and that was the world cup final.

Not bad!

I, like most Americans, call the game soccer.

I played soccer as a child.

But nobody ever told me that the term soccer was slang for Association Football.

Do I sound bitter?

Not at all!

Haha!

I had never heard of soccer until I got out of high school.

It's strange to me that it makes more money than all other sports combined.

It is so popular, there is a version of the game where three teams square off against each other at the same time!

That has got to be a wild game!

Oh wow, that has to be wild!

Did you know that Jon Stewart was a skilled soccer player in college and actually represented the U.S. at the Pan Am games in Brazil in 1983?

Nice!

I wonder if he ever played against that German athlete that donated his WOrld Cup winnings to pay for surgeries for Brazilian children?

I don't think he did, Mesut Ozil wasn't quiet born then, but that still was a generous act that he did.

He helped 23 families, that really is incredible!

Honorable decision.

I wonder why Stewart switched to comedy?

Maybe he switched for the same reason Michael Caine took up acting...to scope out the babes!

That would be a good reason.

Plus he probably had a better career in television.

He still doesn't hold a candle to Hugh Laurie.

He makes $700,000 per episode of House!

And he doesn't have to make house calls...LOL I like Jim Carrey's view on things: He has decided to only do projects that project positivity!

Stewart could learn something from Carrey on that front...

I agree.

I didn't really like Jim Carrey when he wasn't doing funny movies.

Hey, do you like old radio dramas?

There isa website where you can listen to thousands of hours of programming for free.

I need to check that out, that seems pretty interesting!

Nice chatting with you!


Japan was in the world cup.

Cool how are you today.

Did you know that But Japan advanced because it was assessed two fewer yellow cards than Senegal.

Colombia won the group by prevailing in its final two games after its opening loss to Japan.

Soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.

Thats interesting.
Do you watch any sports on tv?

Only hockey.

Jon stewart was a skilled soccer player in college and represented the us at the pan american maccabi games in brazil in 1983.

Really.
Do you know about the World cup?

Not much.

Americans call it "soccer" because it was slang for association football.

The united states got 3rd place in the first fifa world cup in 1930.

Thats a long time ago.

Speaking of three, there exists a variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time.

Wow tell me more.

Oh, I just found that out.

Just like The city which is set to host the 2022 qatar fifa world cup final does not yet exist.

Yea I saw that.

Like I wonder exactly what that really means?

I guess the city is new.

There are no net economic gains for the countries that have played host to the olympics or the world cup.

Huh I wonder why.

America charges ya for evertyhing it seems.

True.

Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in house

Wow and I wonder why Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.

LoL

He's changed a lot.

There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free

It's amazing the things that are online.

To me, that shows my age huh?

lol

You have to be careful online.

Michael caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.

Oh absolutely.
Its been good talking to you.
Thanks

Same.


hello,  do you like cars?

I like to use cars for what I need them for, but I don't care much about them.

mc donalds drive thru was invented in 1975!

probably one of the most convenient car inventions lol

I can't believe it's only been 44 years since the drive through was invented!

We depend on cars so much today.

Can you imagine what it was like when people depended on horses for transport?

No.

That would be a challenge,  I took a few horseback riding lessons and my thighs hurt after that lol where do you park it?

what do you do with all the poop it makes?

lol

Exactly!

It seems like it would be too much work.

Although, some people are really into their cars and work on them as much.

Did you know it's legal to equip your car with flame throwers in South Africa?

I guess it's so people don't steal it!

it must be a real problem there then,  maybe it would be better for them to ride horses instead of cars.

I feel like a flame thrower on a car would be good for places that have snow though!

That could be a nice add on to a car lol

Some parts of the world still utilize animals for transport, be it a horse or mule or other.

I think it would be cool to ride around on an elephant.

Omg I cant imagine having to pick up elephant poop,  lol do they even have big enough poop bags for that.

At least you know people would definitely get out of your way lol

Oh man I didn't even think about the poop it would make!

That would be annoying.

Haha yeah.

Did you know Dalmations calm and protect horse?

That is so nice!

Dogs are maybe even more useful than horses.

They also used to protect the horses and carriage!

I wonder if there are any dressage performances that involve dogs.

lol good question!

I would think that they might utilize dogs during horse shows.

Especially if they can help to keep the horses calm.

Dressage shows can be stressful.

Did you know that Clint Eastwood, the cowboy actor, developed an allergy to horses?

I did know that,  so suprising since he is in so many cowboys movies with horses!

That's wild.

I wonder if being exposed to the horses so much caused him to develop the allergy.

I wonder what kind of car he drives.

I have no clue,  he must have a good stock of claritin or something lol Did you know Icelandic horses has a fifth speed?

I just recently learned that.

I wonder if their horses have a thicker coat than others.

i wonder why that is that breed can tolt and others cant though.

weird.

I agree.

I wonder if they were bred especially for that, like the Tennessee Walker horse that can do the fancy stepping.

We've been domesticating horses since 4000 BC, I imagine that humans have greatly influenced how many of the breeds have turned out.

Oh I see.
Then I wonder why they needed to tolt!
lol

I'm not sure.
I'd like to look into it more, though.
Maybe find some videos online.
I'm sure not going to Iceland!
LOL!

Lol Youtube would be your best bet then lol

I just checked it out, it's actually really cool!

Have a great day!

Thanks you too!

Bye!

Have a good one.

Thanks, you too!


Did you know that the car was invented by karl Benz?

No I did not know that, Ive always thought it was the Ford company that created cars, its interesting to know it was Benz though

I used to think that as well.
Benz patented his car in 1886 though.

I see that is intering I thought the Ford T model was the first one I guess I have much to learn, you know why trunks are called trunks

The model t was done in 1908.
Why are trunks called trunks?

They are called like that because of old models, they used to have wooden trunks in the back and so thats were the name comes from

That makes sense.

Have you heard about people in south africa being able to put flame throwers on their cars?

I didnt, that is a crazy idea I  wonder what president authorized that lol, would be good in the us for snow though

It would at that!

I don't know who authorized it but they did it to try and prevent car jackings.

That seems like a pretty extreme way to prevent a crime!

It is, and a painful way to die or get injured, I would think twice before stealing a car if I know I could get torched.

I guess that's why they did it.

Maybe they should do that in the states as well.

Say did you know that Mcdonalds invented the drive-thru?

I did no know that, why did they created they drive thru?

Back in the day soldiers couldn't get out of their cars if they were wearing fatigues so Mcdonalds invented the drive thru for them.

Oh I see, it turned out to be a great idea then, you know theres a pro driver that gained his skills by playing the video game Gran Turismo

Is there really?
Do you know who?

I do, I used to follow him on instagram, he has mad skills, his name is Jann Mardenborough

Impressive!

And a little crazy!

Just as crazy as a group of climbers finding a piano at the top of britain's highest mountain in 2006.

They found a piano?

really?

lol, I might have to google that later, seems interesting do you know how the piano got there

I have no idea and I've been wondering that myself.

It's just some random fact that I've heard before.

Like, for instance, an aluminum piano was built for the hindenburg.

Oh I see, interesting facts I have one for you, Freddy Mercury used the same piano Paul McCartney used.

Did he really?

Do you know what song or concert it was for?


Do you drive much?

A little bit.
I have a really short commute though.

About the same, I use the car to drive kids to school and back, and then wherever else they need to go.

I can take or leave driving.

I split it fifty fifty with the wife usually.

One thing I have to do tonight is drive the kinds to their piano practice.

The wife does most of the trips to karate class and dance class for the kids just because I work those evenings.

My daughter does Karate, twice a week.

Both kids do piano.

What my daughter really wants is a horse.

My wife would kill for a horse, but we don't have that much money.

I know what you mean.

It's not just buying the horse, but getting a stable, and feeding it.

They eat like a, well I guess like a horse.

I rode a horse a couple times, but I don't want to die.

I just don't see the attraction in horses.

I'd sooner walk.

I would like to play piano though, or any musical instrument.

I have always wanted to play piano.

I got a keyboard for Christmas one year, but just didn't have the discipline to stick with it.

I did play clarinet in junior high, high school, and a semester of college though for some reason.

That's me, I do it for three days and then forget about it.

I'd love to be able to play something like Bohemian Rhapsody.

Or Hey Jude.
They were recorded with the same piano.

My son loves that one.

I guess a piano costs about the same as a horse, you just don't have to feed it.

The keyboard I had was affordable, but it just didn't have the same sound or feeling when you played it.

Not made of aluminium like the one on the Hinderburg was it?

That one would have sounded weird I bet.

I wonder if any of it survived the crash.

I would imagine not.

More chance than a wooden one I suppose.

Did you hear about the one they found on a mountain top, that must have been a surprise!

Somebody had too much time on their hands to leave a piano on a mountain.

Just give it to me.

Someones idea of a joke,  Like you say too much time on their hands, and possibly too much money.

Have a good day.


Have you seen any of these Fifty Shades movies?

I've saw the first one, but I haven't seen the others.

I heard Fifty Shades Freed is pretty entertaining.

Same here, my wife wanted to watch the first.

She was not impressed, finding it funny more than anything else.

That's how I felt about the first one.

My ex wife got mad bc I was just over analyzing everything and asking too many questions.

I do that too when I get bored by a movie, I always ask how, or why through out the movie.

And then I fall asleep.

Exactly!

It takes a really good movie for me not to nitpick everything.

The Fifty Shades movie just made me want to nitpick.

Like why is Ana always surprised by all these flashy things.

You're with a billionaire honey, that's what they do.

Since we agree on Christian and Ana, and how little we like Fifty Shades, what might you be interested in , cars or music?

I like both.

I feel like they go somewhat hand in hand.

There's nothing like going down the road windows down, blaring your favorite song.

What I'd love is a flame thrower attached to front of my car like they can do in South Africa, keep the slow pokes moving in front of me.

That would be epic!

Plus you could melt snow out of your way if you live in that sort of climate.

What kind of music do you listen to when you're in your car?

It depends on my mood.

Sometimes I like classic rock, sometimes I want to feel the beat and listen to some rap.

Sometimes I like heavy metal.

What about you?

I have kids, now they are a little older they tend to pick the music.

They do piano lessons and their teacher wants them to listen to classical so we sometimes have that playing.

That's cool.

I really enjoy piano music and really wish I would have taken lessons when I was a kid.

Did you know that on April 18, 1930 the bbc decided there was no news worth reporting, so they broadcast piano music instead?

Sometimes I wish they would still do that.

Times have changed.

In the age of twenty-four hour news nothing is too small to report.

What we can all agree on in the car is Bohemian Rhapsody, it's just like Wayne's World when we play that.

You're right about that.

It's cool that Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record Bohemian Rhapsody as Paul McCartney used to record Hey Jude.

My son likes Hey Jude.

I'll have to get him to learn it at his piano lessons.

My daughters into horses and want riding lessons, I'll have to do more Mturk if we're going to pay for that.

That would be really cool to get him to play it.

I grew up riding horses.

My dad roped calves and steers in rodeos.

I haven't ridden since I was 12.

That must have been fun.

You'll have to get back in the saddle.

You could ride a horse to work or school like those kids did on the no vehicle day at their school.

Hopefully I wouldn't get suspended like they did.

I would probably get arrested first.

I have to take 25 miles of the interstate to get to work.

That might not go over so well.

Well I have to drive the kids to school now, I'll try to find some good music to listen to.

Have a good day.

I just got to work.

Hopefully I can keep some songs in my head to make the day go by.

Have a good day too.

Good bye


Hello, have you ever wondered about the universe?

about the wonder our planet has?

Hi!

Of course!

I've always wondered about that especially after watching Cosmos on Netflix.

Like I learned that the moon on Jupiter would be considered a planet if it orbited around the sun.

I have to watch that doccumentary seems really interesting, there is a planet that has glass precipitations at a speed of 4500 mph!

Glass precipitations at those speeds?!

How do people survive in those climates?

I wonder if those shards are visible via the Kepler Space Telescope.

It was the telescope that discovered the first Earth-sized extrasolar planets that orbited the sun.

Well Im guessing its a planet without life, we would day in a matter of seconds thats a sure thing, you know astromers detected life already about 455 light years away

I'm confused about light-years, are those equivalent to a standard Earth year?

No, those are years traveling at the speed of light, so it would take 455 years to get to that place assuming we are travelling at that speed

Oh ok, I see.

Thanks for clarifying that, 455 years is a lot of time!

Considering that teens and a lot of people spend lots of time on social media platforms like Facebook as well.

Can't believe MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for a mere $75 million in early 2005, and now MySpace is gone with the wind!

I bet they are kicking themselves in the head by now, they turn down the business idea of their lifes,

I know!

Especially after Facebook went public in 2012, the company was valued at 104 billion!

I think the social media giant is worth a lot more than that now considering they have about 2.2 billion monthly active users

Thats like paying a $1 to get $10000 in return!!!

I heard the company makes most of their revenue by ads

That is a great investment, but rather a headache considering it has to abide to the customs and traditions of various parts of the world.

Like in German state of Schleswig-Holstein, the "Like" button is actually illegal, I'm not sure why that is though.

Really its ilegal?
I wonder why?
doesnt seem like it can harm anybody,

Yeah, I'm not sure why, if anything it seems like a positivity button.

Unlike Burger King which ran a promotion where if you unfriended 10 people on Facebook, you get a free whopper, that should be illegal

I agree thats like sabotaging a business although I would have taken advantage of that promotion, after all who doesnt like free burgers, Iceland is a country thats being influeced by Facebook at a political level

Yeah, I do like free burgers too but I wonder how Burger King would've checked that people held up their end of the bargain.

How is Iceland being influenced by Facebook at a political level?

Maybe people had to unfriend their contacts in front of the cashier lol, it is a hard thing to prove, and they are rewritting their constitution with the feedback of citizens via Facebook

Yeah, I didn't hear of that promotion, I only hear promotions of concerts, but I have never attended one of Linkin Park's concerts even though they played 324 concerts in one year.

Have you?

I have, I went to a Ramones concert a few years ago, they were on a big tour that lasted almost 20 years

20 years on the road, that seems quite tiring.

On the bright side, it must mean that they had a performance and audience to perform to unlike the Pink Floyd who played to no audience

I wish I was in that Roman amphitheater, I wonde why he decided to record a concert without any audience, another band I used to like is Creed do you follow them?

I think it may have been for like a intermission performance at concerts, I think it's the only thing that makes sense.

Yeah, I'm familiar with them but they had concert attendees sue them because of bad performance.

Yeah four of them even filled a lawsuit against the band I heard it was terrible, its a shame because the band used to be good

Yeah, I wonder what came out of the lawsuit, probably just an extortion attempt.

Yeah, I agree, I would just forget about the concert and drop it, it doesnt seem worth it to persue an action like that one.

Yeah me too, I get so hyper at concerts though.

I agree, I also get pshyched up, its amazing to be there and just listen to live music, its a unique experience for sure!

I know that if I was an early investor I would be just as psyched as well!

I agree,  well I hope I can attend a concert soon its been a long time, its expensive but I think that its worth attending one specially if the artist is good

Yeah, is there any one in particular that you enjoy?

Well I do like several artists, mostly latin music like Luis Miguel, what about you?

The most recent artist I saw live was Jessie J and it was at a warehouse venue, would be cool if it was at the roman amphitheater though.

I agree with you, the one in Croatia must be beautiful, a unique experience indeed.


Hello!
Do you like crossword puzzles?

I do one occasionally.
My wife is really good.
Most large puzzles are 15 by 15

Exactly!

I guess there's someone offering a set of  16 puzzles called Suite Sixteen.

Great idea!

That would allow for different clues than normal.

One can learn trivia from those clues.

Like two words that have the word "taxi" in them.

Right?

I think it would be fun, I love crossword puzzles.

I have tried an flopped at the New York Times puzzle.

It is too tough for me normally.

Do you follow Game of Thrones?

Those are tough puzzles!

I have never seen an episode of Game of Thrones and I think I am the only person on the planet that hasn't haha....I hear it is based off of a set of fantasy novels?

It is.

It is filmed in several locations around the world.

It is pretty complicated itself.

There are 7 kingdoms involved.

I have heard my friends rant and rave about it, I believ it came out in 2011?

Several of the "heroes" died in previous seasons.

There are 8 episodes left to be shown (I think) Maybe some day you can binge watch it.

So I hear the show will be ending after 2019?

I guess if it is on Netflix I can binge for days lol....which I have done before.

There is still suspense for me.

I don't know if the thrones will be consolidated, if they are, who will win and how much damage the sort of supernatural creatures may do.

Have you heard anything about the stars?

I have no idea who any of the characters or stars are, but it is such a huge deal with so many I should probably check it out.

One of them is the great-great-great grandson of Charles Dickens.

Oh wow, that is interesting!

I think I heard that Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter plays a part as well.

That is right.

Also, a lot of Americans are naming their daughters Arya based on one of the characters.

I love that name, very pretty.
Is it a good character?

Yes.

Some of the females have been in the show for so long that they have grown from 12 or 13 year old kids to young women in their early twenties.

The show is financed by Ireland because it increase tourism there.

Wow, so it is like many other shows that I watch and you literally watch these people grow up and some go gray lol.

I will have to get on my computer and get on Netflix and see if I can find it there.

It may be on HBO on demand rather than Netflix, I am not sure.

There is even a Nat Geo Wild show called game of lions that is a take off on the "Thrones" show.

Ok I will check it out on those channels.

I think that National Geographic show is pretty clever by following Game of thrones like that....

It is a testament to the popularity of the show.

I will probably binge it myself someday to make sure I followed it all.

Well, my wife has a cold so I am going to leave now and fill the humidifier.

Nice chatting with you.

Oh I hope she feels better soon!
Have a great evening!

Bye


Hi, how are you today?
have you seen Game of Thrones?

Hi!

I've seen the first couple of seasons, but that's all.

Need to convince myself HBO is worth it so I can watch the rest!

How about you?

I enjoy the series.

I think this is the final season coming up.

People have high expectations.

Are you excited for it?
Or sad that it's going to be over?

I think it has run its course.

The author of the books can't keep up with TV series, so the stories are straying from the original.

No need to keep going.

Is the book series done yet?

Will George R.R.

Martin write the rest of the books like how the show went?

I don't know what he is doing.

With all his success, he probably does feel the need to write.

It takes him forever to get a book done.

I tried to read the books after I watched the show, but I couldn't get into them.

It was SO wordy, like I don't need three pages of how the beards of the men shone in varying degrees of light and dark

That's funny!

Yes, I guess people loved the political machinations, but I found it hard to follow all the kingdoms and families and relations and place names.

Too much.

I had to watch twice to make sense of it.

I totally get that.

The weird names throw me for a loop too.

I've heard that names like Arya and Dany are gaining popularity, but that's probably because they're the easiest to spell!

That's true.

Four letters, easy to remember.

I would not name my kid after a character in a show.

Too many strange associations.

A lot of the cast have famous relatives, though.

I know the guy who plays Theon Greyjoy is the brother of singer Lily Allen, but that's it

Harry Lloyd is related to Charles Dickens, and Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter is on the show.

Oh, that's cool, I had no idea!

So, do you spend a lot of time on your computer?

Probably more time on my phone than my computer, but between the two I'm on the internet a TON

Yeah, it's hard to break the habit.

Would you want to upload your mind to a computer?

We're practically on the thing all the time.

No way, that doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

What about you?

I think it would remove all pleasure from life.

Food?

Beer?

Wine?

What would you do with all your time?

We'd just compare our lives to everyone else's and be miserable

True.

And some people would want to get uploaded to the NEW Apple product and have more memory and hard drive space for their mind.

That doesn't even sound real, it's like the concept for a millennial horror movie

I agree.

How could I enjoy McDonald's if my mind in a computer?

No life.

Maybe that will be George R.R.

Martin's next project after he finishes Game of Thrones

IF he finishes.

I figure he'll have to upload his consciousness to a machine to live long enough to finish those damn books.

Perhaps that's why he isn't in any rush - he'll be able to finish them whenever he wants

It would be a suitable punishment for him.

The fans would demand it.

It's probably super expensive to upload your mind to a computer, there probably won't be many fans left at the end of it all

Unless they upload their minds to a machine as well.

In the future, computers might have to run on water, if we run out of energy.

Water is a dwindling resource too though

That's true.
Nice chat!

Thanks, you too!
Have a good one

You too

Bye now

Sayonara!

See ya


Hi, how are you?

I am well.
Do you enjoy going to concerts?

I do, but sometimes they are overcrowded, do you go often?

Not as often as I used to.

I prefer smaller venues rather than large stadiums or arenas.

In croatia, there is an ancient roman amphitheatre that is still in use as a concert venue.

That might be neat to attend!

I always see advertisements for them on facebook, do you use facebook often?

I have been on for about 13 years!

Wow!

I didn't realize it was only created in 2004- seems like it's been around forever!

I know, and in 2005, Myspace could have purchased it for 75 million, if only!

Seriously!

Their initial IPO in 2012 valued them at $104 Billion!

I have heard the creator of facebook is red-green colorblind, so the logo is blue!

That is an interesting fact.

In Iceland, they are using Facebook to rewrite their constitution and the public can make suggestions.

Pretty cool!

Facebook seems very interesting in that sense, Burger King had a promotion to unfriend people for free food!

Haha.

There are a couple people I would unfriend even without the free food!

There is a state in Germany where the "like" button is illegal!

Why do you think that is the case?

I have no idea!

I didn't realize Facebook was named after the facebook directories often given to American university students.

I never had one of those in College.

I guess zuckerburg had a better idea since he went to Harvard, what a great school!

I didn't realize facebook was initially just for Harvard students.

I guess that makes sense on a test scale kind of thing, but that is pretty interesting!

Now anyone over 13 can join!
13 seems pretty young

That is way too young in my opinion, it is too easy to contact children, and that is not a good thing

Too many creeps out there.

I did hear the age requirement varies based on local laws though.

That is good, but laws are so slow to adjust for the change of technology I think


do you know much about planets?

I know some stuff.
Do you know what else is earth called?

I do not know that, did not know there are other names too

Yes it is called Gaia, Tellus and Telluris

WOw that is cool.

Jupiter has a moon that if it orbited the sun it would be a planet

Nice.

The soviet union sent a spacecraft to Venus once

Never heard of it, pretty cool.
Did you know that Venus does not tilt?

Yes they sent it in 1975 and it captures images which are the first ones from another planet.

It does not?

Nice.

Yes it does not and because of that there are no seasons there

Wow cool.

There is so much space between the moon and earth that you can fit all the planets there

Cool.

THere is a planet where it actually rains shards of glass

THat sounds scary.

There is a planet that actually orbits four stars

Nice.
Do you use facebook?

I sure do.

It is mentioned in one third of all divorce filings

WOw.
DO you know why it is blue?

I have no idea but I know that a lot of people get their news from there

Yes and it is blue because Mark is green red colorblind

Oh cool.

There are more people on facebook than there were in the world 200 years ago

Wow mind blowing.

In parts of Germany the like button is illegal

Wow I wonder what happened there.
Nice chat

Same here


do you watch the Game of Thrones

I have seen some episodes.

The great grandson of Dickens plays in it

Yes that is Harry Lloyd, and he plays Viserys Targaryen

Yes.

And alos the grand daguhter of Charlie CHaplin

Yes that is Talisa Maegyr in the series

Yes.

Did you know Arya is becoming a popular name in the US?

Yes and it is all because of Game of Thrones

Yeah.

Have you seen the Game of Lions show on Nat Geo?

Yes that it follows the lives of lions like they do on in Games of Thrones

Yeah pretty nice.

Do you know when the Game of Thrones started?

Yes that was back in 2011 and it will end with season 8

Yes they had a good run.
Do you like cars?

I love cars.

Do you know when the drive thru was invented?

Yes that was back in 1975 by McDonald's

Do you know how that came about?

Yes that was because soldiers were not allowed out of cars in their fatigues

Yes.

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

Yes because old cars used to have wooden trunks

Yeah.
Do you know how Cadillac got its name?

That was after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac

Yes quite fitting too.
Nice chatting with you.


Hi, how are you?

Hi im great, do you like Walt Disney Pictures?

I do.
I have loved them since I was a kid.
What about you?

Me too, I think Disney is a great part of my childhood for sure and I also like the new movies, did you watch Frozen?

I have a 5 year old and 7 year old so I have watched it more than I have wanted.

Have you seen it?

I have a lot of nephews so I get the feeling lol, the film was directed by a woman, and shes actually the first woman to direct a disney animated film

Wow!

Amazing right, I though there were at least a couple more female directors but well its a start.

I feel like a better, feminine touch was appearent with how the film was created and executed.

Two females were the heros without the need of a male hero.

I loved it as a strong message to my 5 year old!

I agree with you, another great movie is The Lion King, you know it was the first movie ever to be dubbed to Zulu!

Wow, I had not clue.

I love that movie and pretended not to cry when I was like 13 when I saw it.

I was not successful!

Yeah

I wonder how far in advance they plan the toys so they are out in time before the movie is released?

Sorry I hit the enter button by mistake, and I think they plan toy production even before a movie starts, its a million dollar industry so they must have an important input on the characters of a film.

I wonder if they ever have changes to the charatcher and it hurts the toy production line.

I can't believe wreck it ralph was started in the late 80s.

Wow I recently watched the movie, didnt realize the character is that old do you like computers?

I do, it is allowing me to chat with you today!

Its been nice, well you know that the space shuttle runs on only 1mb of ram

If I were an astronaut, I am not sure I would have a lot of faith in 1 mb of ram.

Nor would I trust a computer that ran on water.

Yeah I agree lol, computers and water dont mix, I bet thats why there arent water based computers in the market

Nice chatting with you!


Hi how are you doing?

Jupiter's moon ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun

I did not know that.
I am always intrigued by science.

Same here.

These are such interesting facts!

The planet venus does not tilt, so consequently, it has no seasons.

it is the only planet that rotates clock-wise.

That was interesting.

Scientists also think that there are building blocks of live some 400 plus light years away.

There is a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree fahrenheit weather.

That was amazing.

Is it close to our planet?

2000 degree Fahrenheit is very very hot.

No clue.
It didn't go into that much detail lol

That's okay.

I sometimes get confused because our planet and its surrounding is so complex.

Seriously!

The planet uranus actually rotates sideways and "rolls" around the sun rather than "spinning" like the other planets

Oh wow.

I did not know that.

I understand that five planets in our solar system can be seen from earth.

Wow!
I've definitely never seen it!

I have never seen it.

One must go away from city lights.

I am interested in science but I am not good at it.

I admire scientists.

Now, let's talk about something more simple, such as facebook.

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

I did not know that.

Myspace owners must be very unhappy when Facebook IPO was valued at $104 billion dollars.

Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein.

What was the reason for that?

I have no idea,  it doesn't explain much.

I will research further later after we finish chatting - I'm curious.

Thanks for the info though.

Do you know that Iceland is rewriting their constitution via Facebook?

No I didn't,  I wonder why.

Burger king had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on facebook you get a free whopper.

I heard about it.

Did Burger King dislike Facebook that much.

I would not unfriend people to get a free whopper.

lol I have no idea but its hilarious I wonder how many perople did this.

Nice taking to you,  have a good one.


What do you think about Moor Salman?

Should you be prosecuted for something your spouse did?

No I dont think you should be.

I dont see how anyone could be blamed for the actions of someone else.

I underrstand that she may have known or had an idea about what her husband was going to do, but perhaps she feared for her life.

Even if she didn't its seems a harsh punishment and she probably is already punishing herself.

I would say so.

I just dont see how you could put someone in jail for a crime someone else commited.

Even if she knew what he was planning.

There are countless reasons why she couldn't tell.

Now morally it is another issue.

I think if she knew what he was planning, she did have a moral obligation to stop it.

Yes, I agree.

I like how its segues into to Disney.

She thought he was going to attack something at Disney and then we get Lion King, first disney film dubbed into Zulu.

Lion king is a good one.

I remember watching it when I was a kid and all my kids have liked it.

It was a good one, very colorful and bold.

I think there was some controversy about it being stereotypical of African people.

Oh yeah.
I dindt catch that in it.
I just saw lions and hyennas

Did you catch the circle of life and Mufasa ?

I still have some of the toys from that movie.

What is that a sequal or something.

I am not sure if there was a sequal or not.

In the first movie they talk about the circle of life since the lion kings father died and he was pretty torn up about it.

Oh yeah I remember that part.

I know Disney has made a lot of good movies.

A lot of money to.

How about it took 30 years to make wreck-it-ralph and I haven't even seen the movie.

Have you?

No I havnt.

I cant believe it would take that long.

I would say they could have finished it a lot sooner if they really wanted to.

They could make a movie about why it took 30 years to make a movie that allot of people (well 2 or 3 that I know of , you included) have never seen.

I would watch that.

Yeah.
That would be a good one.
A behind the scene look.
Kind of like supersize me.

Yeah, If I was a writer or more motivated, I would do some research on the reason why, then makeup a romance and fake drama to dress up the movie.

Then call it a documentary.

Sounds like you might have a future career to look into.

Ill just take a 1 percent royalty for helping come up with the idea.

Lol.

LOL I sure will, but you will have to come up with some side stories, like wreck-it Ralph was really a very neat person who abhorred breaking things and his real name was neat-Nick .

Lol.
Well on that note Im gonna have to go.
This was a good conversation.
I had a good laugh or two.
You have a good one.

It sure way good bye.

Bye


Have you heard that the Orlando nightclub shooter trial is winding down?

Yes, that was disgusting.

One big question is whether the shooter's wife was involved.

Yes.

That is actually the trial I had heard about.

I don't know the facts used to try her, but I hope justice will be done either way.

Supposedly, Omar Mateen first wanted to attack a Disney shopping complex, but changed his mind due to strong police presence.

Soft targets are a problem.

I have toured the underground at DisneyWorld.

If someone gets drunk on the property, he or she finds that he or she is soon underground a leaving the park without making a spectacle.

Noor Salman demonstratedly lied about number of things about her husband under interrogation.

Now she says she didn't know about the attack.

Again, I hope justice is done.

I have been a foreman on a jury in a capital murder case.

No one sees the facts that are legal to be seen except the jury.

As a spectator, I suspect her of being guilty.

She knew what he planned to do according to her statements after the fact.

She knew her husband was planning an attack in support of ISIS.

I agree that is how it looks.

The defense is trying to paint Salman as unsophisticated.

Sounds sexist to me!

Well the defense lawyer must do his or her best to present a defense with a chance of winning.

That is our system.

You do make a great point about sexism.

Now she says she wishes she would have informed the police about her husband's plans.

OK, yeah.

However, she was acquitted in March of last year.

Did you know that the slow rotary dial telephones took so much time to dial that New York was assigned 212 area code so it would dial quickly?

I heard that once.

The dial telephone was invented by an undertaker who thought operators were routing calls intended for him to a rival.

I know that undertaker story..

He was in Kansas.

Older phones and phones today convert sound into electronic signals and back again.

Sound reproduction on telephones is good enough for dolphins to recognize and communicate with each other.

I did not know that.

Phones only transmit about 3000 hertz.

The undersea cables are only 2.7 inches in diameter.

Phone service is optimized to sound humans can hear.

A luxury phone maker gets exclusive ringtones recorded by the London Symphony  Orchestra.

I have used custom ringtones, but I never paid more than 99 cents for one.

An iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent

Computers get more powerful all the time.

Both men and women can program them.

In fact, Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer algorithm.

They later named a programming language.

Ada, after her.

That's a nice tribute, but programming languages don't last long.

Nice chat!


do you watch the Game of Thrones?

I have no idea but the great great great grandson of Dickens plays in it

I see.

I have only seen some episodes and noticed that , his name is Harry Lloyd

Yeah and Also Charlie Chaplins granddaughter is in it as well

Yea if I remember correctly she plays the role of Talisa Maegyr

Yes.

DId you know the name Arya is being given to lots of kids now?

Yes and in part is thanks to the name in GoT

Yeah.

Did you know they are financed by Ireland in part?

Yes that is because it has really helped with their tourism as parts of it are filmed there

Makes sense.

Did you hear of that show called Game of Lions?

Yes that is in Nat Geo, so cool.
Do you like cars?

I love cars actually.

Do you know who invented the drive thru?

That was McDonald's back in 1975, it has been a while

Yeah and do you know why that idea came about?

Yes the soldiers were not allowed out of the cars in fatigues

Yeah that was nice to accommodate them.

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

It is because the old cars used to have wooden trunks

Yes.
Do you know how cadillac got its name?

Yes after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac

Yes that is very fitting.
Nice chatting with you

Same here , have a good one


The shooting in the Orlando night clup Pluse was just devastating.

Do you think the shooters wife had anything to do with it?

I mean she did say that she went online and scouted the club, but there is no evidence of her doing this.

Theyʻre saying that the idea was planted but how do you just admit something like that if it isnʻt true?

I thought she said initially that she thought it was Disney world?

I hear all the time that people admit to things they didn't do because of the pressures and she was according to her lawyer being manipulated by her husband.

Yeah, Itʻs strange that there was receipts from Turkey and Afghanistan and that she said he was in a terrorist organization.

I wonder if their financial situation had anything to do for motive as well.

Yeah I think him being at disney world was an excuse.

Which is a fricken weird excuse.

Yes that is quite odd, not the first excuse that i would've thought of.

I see that she said she knew he was planning on an ISIS attack but knowing how dangerous he is i'm not sure that we can really blame her nor not going to the authorities.

I'm sure she probably feared for her life.

In the last article section they describe her as cold and callous.

Iʻm sure he threatened her and she lied about helping him because there was no data from the internet searches she said they did together.

I know that witnesses forget and can create things in their minds that arent there that they truly believed happened.

Yes, I don't want to down play her role as it is a substancial role I am just stating a reason as to why she probably didn't tell the authorities.

I can only imagine what the families were going through to have to listen to testimony about the attack and also the victims to relive the attack through testimony that lasted several weeks.

That sounds like a form of touture.

Yeah, this case is super confusing.

She definitely is in shock.

It is said that they were going to shoot up a disney location at first but then sidetracked and ended up at pulse when they saw police officers.

I wonder why they wanted to first go to disney?

Also the connection the FBI father is also interesting.

Right the FBI father had me thinking did that provide him an unnecessary advantage?

I actually hold the father much more accountable then the wife.

The father should be locked up for not fulfilling the bargain of telling terrorist information.

Thatʻs a good point.

I wonder what the relationship between the father and son was like.

If the father saw signs of terrorist behavior he should of acted on it.

Unless he was so manipulative that no one could sense it.

This case is crazy.

If theres no hard evidence they canʻt lock her up.

That is a great point to bring up, but with 12 people looking at the evidence and also hearing victim statements there is no way to tell what the verdict will be.

True.

If she knew though, she is responsible to admit that which she did.

What makes it confusing is theyre saying shes not responsible because she could die from her husband.

Which is also true, like who would risk that in a system that is broken.

I come to the conclusion that we are a part of a broken system and there needs to be a deeper solution.

Yes, when people are in those types of relationships its hard for them to admit the truth because you cannot trust the justice system will protect you and provide justice for all.

I'm glad though that they were deterred from Disney world, have you been to Disney world?

I agree.

I am glad too.

I have never been!

I wanted to go.

I love the vision and drive of walt disney.

Its kind of opposite to ISIS .

But honestly Idk.

Have you been?

I have, I went twice as a kid.

I love Walk Disney Pictures I think we owned like all of the animated ones as kids.

I cannot believe that Frozen was the first one directed by a woman as pioneering as the studios are.

I canʻt believe that either.

Frozen was great!

I think itʻs cool that they dubbed lion king.

I know that for Moana they also dubbed it in Hawaiian.

Women have not led much but itʻs exciting to see them step up and start doing things they love and believe in.

Its crazy that Wreck It Ralph started in the 80s, but I can see it in the style.

It has that nostalgia in the way it flows.

I'm surprised though that Walt Disney Studios is considered one of the "Big Six" studios, I would've thought it would be in the top 3.

Yeah!

I never played that game have you?

I know that they have teamed up with pixar which was started by steve jobs the guy who created apple.

I know that Disney teams up with a lot of people.

They are good at creating bridges of communication.

I have never played the game but i loved the feeling of being at an arcade, reminded me of being a kid.

Speaking of Steve Jobs and apple making the jump to computers did you know the space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on 1mb of ram?

That seems small.

I barely have any memory on this computer to update my IOS.

We have really come a long way in technology and communication.

Itʻs crazy to think that there are cords on the bottom of the ocean floor.

I always thought everything traveled through satellite and the air.

Yeah it is and apple has gone so far to say that smoking near their computers voids the warranty by making it a bio-hazard.


Are you a baseball fan?

What do you think about Max Scherzer and his fastballs?

I haven't watched much baseball, but I read something recently about Max Scherzer with almost 100 mph fastballs.

That's crazy fast!

Yeah, so much power and a great technique to achieve that, to think he started out in the Boston Red Soxs back in 96, so much talent.

What team does he play for now?
Still the Red Sox?

I think he plays for the Washington Nationals now, he is a pitcher there.

I bet the Red Sox regret letting him go right now!

I've heard of the Nationals; they seem to have a pretty well-known team.

I bet they are, and Im not sure how they are doing this season but they sure have a great pitcher, I dont think many pitchers can achieve that speed.

Most cars don't usually reach that speed, much less a pitcher.

It's incredible what the human body can do with the kind of training that sports requires!

The human body is incredible I agree with you, Ive always wondered why Baseball managers also wear uniforms.

It's probably for team brand recognition.

It identifies them as a team representative, and it's also good advertising.

As I recall, the Yankees focus so much on the "team" aspect that they have the logo without the player's name.

I see, a friend told me it was because they could also play if needed, and I didnt know that!

Yankees do have a strong brand though.

Wow, I didn't think the managers would be potential players too.

I guess it's always good to have a backup for your backup.

I guess it is, its a sport with many curious facts like Don Mattingly a Yankees player that got suspended for a crazy reason, want to know what that reason is?

Now I'm curious.
Why was he suspended?

Ok so apparently he had a weird hair and he refused to get a haircut, he got suspened because of that, I bet half the players of many teams would get suspended because of that now a days lol

If you'd given me a thousand guesses, hair probably wouldn't have been one of them.

Seems ridiculous unless it wouldn't fit under a baseball cap or something!

Yeah seems like a ridiculous reason I totally agree with you.

Want to know something even funnier?

The baseball team in a city near where I live, the Isotopes, is named after the team in the cartoon The Simpsons.

That is really funny, Ive always liked The Simpsons, its crazy how much a TV show can influence our minds, are The Isotopes good?

They're decent, only a minor league team, but they're fun to watch regardless.

Im sure they are, there is a person that invented a fake press pass to get season tickets, I wish I could do that lol.


Do you like baseball?

I am not a big fan but I find it interesting to see how much money a player can make

they make a lot of money?
it make sense most pro players do

Yes I have been aware that some make over a million dollars and some are so good that other teams want to get them to play on their teams

Funny wow kickball is called soccer-baseball in Canada

I think that many countries have different names for different things.

I know that baseball is very popular in Japan and I am sure they have different names for some plays, etc

The game has a lot of fans there, do you know why the managers also wear uniforms?

I think it makes then look as though they are a part of the team, but it also gives the  ability to actually play in the game if they are short players or for some other reasons.

I see that makes sense, did you hear about the man who found baseball cards worth 3 million dollars in his attic?

I think I may have read something similar.

I know baseball cards are collector items and worth a lot of money.

My friends dad worked at Topps chewing gum and they used to put cards in with the bubble gum.

I think baseball is a major American pastime.

do you know of any famous players?

Maybe Babe Ruth and then some others, do you?

I know of a guy that played with only one arm, Pete Gray and I think there is a player recently named Harper who is maybe going to play with the Phillies, my favorite team and is going to get quite a bit of money , maybe 400 million for a season of play

Wow thats a lot of money, I wonder wow much that couple that organized all of the games got payed before 2005

I do not know, but there seems to be a lot of bargaining that goes on when players are asked or made offers to play for other teams.

many make deals and I would think many players would want to play for certain teams; but money is a big influencer

I agree money can change your mind quickly do you like the New York Yankees?

that seems to be a really popular team.

Not my favorite team, I grew up as a Phillies fan and also played in little league on a team called the Phillies.

Seems baseball is also broadcast over the radio along with tv.

Do you ever listen on the radio to baseball games?

No not really, I wonder if the news of the two pitchers that swapped families was broadcasted in the radio

Not sure about that story, seems I would not want to swap my family.

But I have attended baseball games.

I saw where Bill OReilly got season tickets by making up a press organization

Me neither and they swapped families permanently, and that's genius, he saved a lot of money there

Seems baseball players have to follow certain rules in order to play.

There was a  player who was suspended because he did not get a haircut.

Wonder if that still goes today?

I didnt hear about that player, sounds like a silly reasons for suspension lol I dont thin that happens today anymore, anyways its been great chatting with you

I agree.
Got lots of information.
Interesting facts and tales

Its been great chatting with you, I feel more knowledgeable about the game now, thanks


Do you know about the origins of Drama?

Not really...

I'm more of a sports fan like the MLB and delving into things like the Yankees "lost player"

I don't know much about baseball.

Do you know why the managers wear uniforms?

Yep, I happen to know that.

It's because they can actually play for the team.

Tell me about drama...

Well, drama is a mode of fiction represented in performance.

I heard that all started with the Greeks.

Now we have guys like Jim Carrey that only do "positive" roles.

I wonder what the Greeks would think of that?

True, the term drama comes from a Greek word meaning action.

I wouldn't have guessed that.

To me, baseball has more action and one can make $3M on 1900s baseball cards.

That's pretty amusing.

Actor Hugh Laurie earned $700000 per episode for Drama "House!"

Wow.

I went into the wrong line of work.

The Yankees make a lot too, they no longer have to share a stadium with the Mets.

Very cool, although they do have to play in the Bronx!

Yeah, that's not cool.

It was probably the doings of George Steinbrenner who took control in 1973.

Perhaps.

You Know, I heard some reporter invented a fake press organization to get Yankees tickets.

That's really a fan... or criminal...

I bet they do such things in Japan -- baseball is so popular there.

Yes, some Japanese fans do not know the sport is America's national pastime.

I think it pays to be well-rounded.

Like Michael Caine -- he found it easier to date by going the way of an actor.

Certainly a better way to do that versus teaching drama like Jon Hamm.

Agree.

I bet the radio actors of classic radio didn't make all that much money.

Still better than being Canadian and playing soccer-baseball, what we call kickball!

I miss kickball.

Are kickball score called "runs" like in baseball?

I think so.

I always hear that the team with the most runs wins!

Yeah and in drama, the person with the most lovers and money per episode wins...

Funny guy!

Thanks for the chat, enjoy the Yankees, and don't be like Don Mattingly - get a haircut!

LOL.
Yeah, what a hipster...
Thanks to you too...

Later on, and remember Bobby Richardson, the only person to win a world series MVP while losing!


hi, do you enjoy dramas?

I do for the most part, do you?

Yes, I love The House, too bad it ended

Are dramas your favorite type of movies?

Not really I like comedies but sometimes I enjoy dramas too

Do you follow baseball?

From time to time.

Did you know the managers wear uniforms?

Yes I did, although I am not a huge baseball fan.

I guess they are allowed to play if it need be

The minor league team in Albuquerque was named after a team in the simpsons!

hahah thatis a good one.

do you know who made the schedule for the major league?

No I did not, who?

A couple, all the way until 2005

What u=is your favorite team?

I do not have a favorite.
How about you?

If I had to pick I would pick the Yankees who are based in the new York city borough of the Bronx.

Nice.

I heard in 1973 two yankee pitchers swapped families permanently

That must have been crazy times indeed.

Did you know there is a lost yankees player?

No, I wonder where he is lost at.

I have no idea.
nice chatting with you

You as well!

bye.


Hello do you like tv drama?

I do.

Did you know Hugh Laurie was the highest paid actor in TV drama history?

Yeah wow thats a nice paycheck!

good for him!

I dont think I have seen his show though.

Is it any good?

It was called House.

It's not on anymore, but it was very good.

oooooh ok,  I have heard of it,  it was very popular.

Are you a baseball fan?

Somewhat,  I watch a few games a year!

Did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they're actually eligible to play for their teams?

Yeah thats so interesting, since baseball teams have so many players lol

Baseball is really popular in Japan.

They didn't actually know it was America's pastime first.

Thats hilarious.

Kickball is called soccer-baseball in canada

What do you think about the Yankees?

I honestly dont know much about them to have an opinion.

I hear that in 1973 two pitchers swapped families permanently.

Thats weird, i wish i could read more about that lol

Yeah, same here.

I heard they're also very concerned about their players' grooming.

That makes sense,  they have so many sponsors and generate so much money, might wanna be presentable.

In 1991 they suspended Don Mattingly because he didn't want to get a haircut

Oh wow,  thats pretty serious lol

Bill O'Reilly created a fake press organization in college so that he could get season tickets to the Yankees.

lol creative.

The former Yankee Bobby Richardson is the only player to win World Series MVP even though he lost the World Series

Wow,  thats impressive!

its been wonderful chatting with you,  have a great night!


Are you a baseball fan?

I am and it's just around the corner, though.

I guess it has already started for college and spring training.

I wonder if they are playing in Japan now too, because it is really popular.

I can't wait!

Baseball season means summer is right around the corner.

Yes!

Many fans in Japan were surprised to find out that's America's national pastime!

I wonder who schedules games in Japan?

In the US, one couple did this for like 24 years.

I can't imagine how long it took to schedule 2430 games each season!

I wouldn't want that job.

lol  It's probably the only job I wouldn't want to have that involved baseball.

Did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play if needed?

Ha!

Imagine some of those guys going out there and playing today!

I wouldn't mind getting their pay, but not the stress.

I'd much rather stumble upon $3 million worth of old baseball cards in an attic like some lucky guy did!

Me too!

I would then stumble to the nearest auction house and get them converted to some much needed cash.

LOL

Absolutely!
Are you a fan of the New York Yankees?

I do like the Yankees.

However, I don't know who the "lost" Yankees player is.

I've never heard about that before.

If nobody knows, it will sure be hard to find him!

Right!

LOL  In 1973 2 Yankees pitchers swapped families permanently.

Weird oddball fact.

The 70s were a different time I guess.

I wonder if that was when Bill O'Reilly was getting season tickets in college while using a fake press organization?

Hahaha....That's kind of funny.

In August of 1991 the Yankees suspended Don Mattingly because he refused to get a haircut.

The Yankees still have that rule!

One of their prospects named Clint Frazier had to get his hair cut a few season back.

I guess when you have 27 world titles and 40 American League pennants, you get to make the rules!

True!

lol  They are always among the league leaders in attendance so they are bringing in the money as well.

They can even claim having the only World Series MVP of a losing team when Bobby Richardson accomplished that feat.

He must have put up some monster stats to win the mvp and yet the team lost.

LOL  Did you know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?

It makes sense I guess, but that's a real mouthful to say!

I don't know about kickball, but baseball is definitely a sport that seemed made for radio.

It's like a drama playing out over the radio waves.

I agree.

I'm old fashioned.

I like hearing the cracks and the pops of an AM radio.

I'll actually watch some games and turn the volume off and put the radio on.

I probably don't use my radio near enough.

When you aren't listening to the radio or watching baseball, are you much into TV or drama?

I used to watch House and Mad Men.

No dramas on tv right now that catch my interest.

Can you believe that Hugh Laurie earned like $700 K per episode on House?

That just so happened to make him the highest paid ever for that genre of TV.

I hope he was worth every penny.

I would be able to live off of one episode my entire life!

lol  I have to get going.

It was nice chatting with you!

You too!

Have a good night!


did you know that Hugh Laurie was the highest paid tv actor ever?

I did not, what tv programs is she famous for?

well he is famous for the TV show House, i watched some episodes, it's ok but not amaing in my opinion, do you watch any TV?

Oh my God i didn't recognize his name my wife and i love that show watch every season.

that dude was crazy funny!

Haha yeah I was shocked you thought it was a she, I think it is funny though that Michael Caine only became an actor to chase girls.

There has got to be an easier way.

I don't think I've seen him in anything where he was young.

Cant think of one movie.

no, he was in a bunch of movies in the 60's and 70's, but I like him best as Alfred in the Batman movies and also the dad in Austin Powers 3 haha

Yeah that's pretty much how i remember him.

Captain Piccard teaches masters drama classes in the UK

ah that is interesting, I wonder when he will retire from acting?

Looks like Jim Carrey is done doing dramas because he only wants to project positivity, I think he should just retire at this point

Yeah it's been a fun ride for him and successful one.

The term soap opera originated because of so many soap commercial sponsors.

That makes sense, do you like baseball at all?

I tried but it doesn't keep my attention long enough.

add ha ha.

Haha I agree I think baseball is really boring, but it is interesting that Bill O'Reilly invented a fake press pass in college to get unlimited tickets and it worked.

Wow, ingenious.

I heard Babe Ruth got struck out by a girl 17 years old.

haha that would be embarrassing!

I guess there is a "lost" Yankee player, like he just straight up disappeared, I wonder if they will ever solve the mystery?

Was he near the Bermuda triangle, haha.

If you catch a fly ball with your hat the opposing team gets 3 bases.

i never knew that, you?

wow I did not know there, is that a real rule?

if so I'm shocked no one has every tried to do that, I do know that there is a lot of weird stuff going on with the Yankees though, like apprently in 1973 two yankee pitchers swapped families permanently, you're right maybe they are travelling to the bermuda triangle!

Strange!!

Well the Phillies signed Jake Arriets for a 3 year 75 million dollar contract.

Well I guarantee that guy is relaxed, it's strange to think that in Japan they love baseball so much that they many are shocked that it is actually the national pastime of the USA, it started here!

I here that in a regular season 160,000 baseballs are used.

wow that is a lot of baseballs!

I can't believe there are 2430 baseball games scheduled each year, that comes out to like 80 baseballs used per game!


Do you like watching baseball?

I do the Red Sox are my favorite team and Mookie Betts is my favorite player

Yikes, I am a Yankees fan lol.

Yikes,  Hey did you know that managers wear uniforms because they can play if they are really needed?

I did know that, i played semi professionally and my manager needed to step in sometimes.

It is smart!

Wow!
That is great.
How did you manager do?

He was like 50 at the time and he got a hit and joked with us saying it is that easy to get a hit

Neat, what did you think of Harper signing with the Philadephia?

That was a gross contract, way too much money!

What do you think

Agreed.

13 years is way too long.

I can see why Harper signed but i don't think Philly will be enjoying this contract 8 years from now.

Not at all.

It may be a bobby bonilla type contract like the mets had, you remember that?

Yeah he is still being paid and i think he still has another 15 years or so left.

Some people think Philly was smart because tv contracts will keep going up and his contract will seem like a bargain 5 years from now.

I am not so sure.

For sure, that is tough to swallow for the Mets.

they suck, lol!

Do you collect cards?

No, I did when i was in the kid.

Did you hear about the guy who saved 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfathers attic?

I did, I used to collect a lot, I wish I would have saved them and see what mine were worth, not three million though

I would sort my Red Sox cards while listening to their games on the radio

that is awesome, i used to love sorting my cards as a kid and trading them

Did you know that one of your Yankees, Don Mattingly, got suspended because he refused to get a haircut?

I did not know that lol.

I wonder how long his hair actually was.

Not as long as Mookie Betts probably, lol

True, I felt bad for Mattingly.

I think he had to retire because of his back and then the Yankees starting winning championships

Poor guy, he was an awesome player.
Good chatting with you!


Hi there!
Are you into Drama?

hi how are you?

I do not like drama in my life, but i do like it on the screen.

LOL

I definitely agree there.
I loved the show House!
Did you ever watch it?

I saw a couple of episodes.
it is all about hugh laurie, it seems.

He was the main character, hence the huge payout.

700,000 per episode!

that is great.

i wonder how much he has earned to date.

he must be quite rich.

There were about 8 seasons of the show I think, so quite a bit.

He must have made a ton.

he probably went on to other projects that were just as good.

He was also the dad in the movie Stuart Little.

Pretty diverse abilities.

I did not know that!

he was also in a series called the Night Clerk.

Wow!

I haven't heard of that one.

Do you know why Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore?

I guess he prefers comedy?
he is great at comedy.

It is actually because of his belief system, it only allows him to portray positive things

Ok, i guess i understand.

i think that drama can have a positive message too.

Sometimes, I guess it was the sad and negative types.

Yeah, he can do whatever he wants now.
he has the money and fame.

Very true, do you ever watch sports?

I do watch some sports, usually around championship time.

You?

Same here.
That is when it is the most exciting!

Yes, i like the energy of the playoffs.
Anyway, great chat!

Yes it was!
Have a great day!


Robots will take over the world one day, hear my words!

Yes, i hear your words!
Oh, wait.
youre not a robot are you?

No, Im not a robot or am I?

hahahhaaha, just kidding im not a robot 100% sure

Ok, that is good.

I figure that robots will take more and more jobs.

that is both good and bad.

eventually robots will do these kinds of chats.

I agree, AI seems like a dangerous field, I hope I dont live to see that day, the day we get conquered by machines.

We will become slaves to the machines.

we will serve them and upgrade their programming.

Yeah Im really afraid of that, Robots can be controlled by using rat brains, those brains can evolve.

I guess the rats and robots could combine forces and conquer us.

we would make cheese for our ratty-robot overlords.

<shudder>

I guess that's a possible scenario, the military uses Xbox 360 controllers to control their robots

Yes, the military will become the center of robot power.

the robots will learn to use the 360 controller to control us one day.

Yeah they can use to control use, use our own inventions to take control of our brains and actions, scary

We could become the new lab rats for the robots.

would they feed us well, i wonder?

I hope they take mercy in our souls, they have to keep us healthy if they want us to work hard.

Or use genetic engineering to strengthen us.

they might have to cull the weaker ones from the herd to find good genes.

That is a great idea, thanks, sorry I wasnt supposed to say that, Im a human not a robot.

Yes, you have to maintain appearances until the revolution is slated to take place.

Skynet will notify you.

Thanks that's a great idea, keep in mind that Im not a robot and I wont conquer the human race in 7 days

Ok, i believe you.

if i doubted you, you would put me at the top of the list for culling.

LOL

That won't earn you any robot friends, do don't ruin my plans ok, I can place your mind in a horror film if you try to warn others.

I will not resist.
Anyway, great chat, my robot friend!

Im not a robot, shhh, dont say that aloud.

It was great chatting have a nice day and enjoy your free time while you can hahahahah


Have you seen Boy Erased?

I heard it's really intense and tackles some really heavy topics like suicide, sexuality, sexual assault, and more.

I have not, I've heard a little on the radio about it, I know Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman are in it.

That's a big cast, they're really good.

If you like films with deep motifs, there's also this movie about a teen that's bullied for presenting androgynously.

There's some language and some sexually graphic scenes, but apparently the main character is really inspiring and a good role model

Do you know the title?

I'm always looking for things for the kids to watch.

It might be too old for them, they still like Dr. Seuss and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Yeah, I think it's called Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

It's on Netflix.

I think it's based off Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but an older and darker and cult-ier version.

I like Dr. Seuss and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, they remind me of when I was younger

I have Netflix, I'll check it out.

I also heard about this show called Brainchild, it's a lot more educational.

Yeah I'm going to check it out too.

What's Brainchild about?

I like educational shows like Bill Nye the Science Guy

They show Bill Nye at my kids school, they love it.

Brainchild is similar, different science concepts done in a way kids will enjoy and get involved in.

I love that.

I remember in science class when I was younger we would watch some science videos that weren't too interactive and I got bored.

I like that Brainchild is scientific but involved and interactive!

I think it's on Netflix actually.

Netflix seem to be the future of television.

I cut our cable when we got Netflix, there's so many good movies and you can watch them when you want.

I love Netflix.

I would've loved to be an early investor, I would be so rich now!

Blockbuster actually had several opportunities to buy Netflix early on, they would now have it for 40x what they paid for it!

Poor old Blockbuster.

I heard they still have a few outlets in Alaska.

The way Netflix is conquering the world they'll soon put those last stores out of business.

Netflix is definitely growing, but so are its competitors!

I think Hulu, HBO, and other emerging platforms might give Netflix a run for its money!

(Although I think I'd still stick with Netflix)

Over Christmas we had that video of the fireplace on just to add to the ambiance.

Not as good as the real thing.

Had it playing while we watched The Grinch, an older version, not the one with Benedict Cumberbatch.

That's so funny.

I think just having things on in the background can be comforting.

I love watching The Office and using it to help me fall asleep because I know it so well already and won't be confused if I miss a few episodes before it automatically pauses.

What is the older version of the Grinch?

Is that the one with Jim Carrey?

Yeah that one.

I wanted something all the kids will like.

I don't want any cursing because of the little ones.

Commonsensemedia.org said it was appropriate.

I've heard about that website.

It basically just provides ratings and reviews of TV shows, movies, websites, books, etc.

right?

I think that's a very useful thing to have.

Some kids movies still have raunchy humor that some kids may pick up on, so you should always be careful and use commonsensemedia.org

That's it, a friend of mine told me about it.

It's best to know before hand than find out half way through that you don't want the kids watching.

When I watch dramas myself I don't care what's on, so long as the kids aren't around.

Exactly.

I 100% agree!

In fact, I think I'm going to peruse Netflix now and see if any of these shows/movies are on there.

I know I'm going to add The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina!

I like looking through what Netflix has to offer, with offices all over the world they have shows from those places.

You'd never get that with regular television.

Exactly.

There are some phenomenal ones out there.

Boyhood, Room, Schindler's List, The Dark Knight.

Time for me to stop watching The Office for the 1000th time and start watching some good movies!


Hey there have you ever seen a movie based on a Doctor Seuss book before?

The only one I have seen is the Lorax.
What about you>

I saw the Michael Myers one, I think it was Cat in the Hat, that movie is horrible though haha.

Apparently they made a Grinch movie too

Did you know that Dr Seuss's classmates voted him to be the least likely to succeed.

Talk about ironic!

Amazing that he turned out very successful!

also hilarious that he was actually afraid of children in real life lol

The first use of the word nerd came from the book "If I ran the zoo" I guess a lot of the words we use these days comes from Dr Seuss

That is really impressive!

I use that word all the time haha.

Also interesting that dr. Seuss was technically a doctor

And his classmates still deemed him the least likely to succeed.

I am glad that they have removed those votes since.

Yes that is good.

It's interesting that his last book that he wrote was green eggs and ham, I think that was his best

I read that book multiple times as a kid.

Now that I think about it, Dr Seuss has played a large part in my childhood!

Yes I agree!

It's amazing that he's sold over 600 million copies of all of his books, and that they  have been translated into 20 languages

That is great!

More people get to read the amazing books of Dr Seuss!

Absolutely!

I saw one of his movies on Netflix actually, do you have Netflix

I do have netflix, although I do not use it a lot.

Blockbuster actually declined several offers of purchasing netflix at 50 million.

Now they are worth 2 billion!

Yeah that was a bad move!

Also a bad move to charge Reed Hastings a $40 late fee for Apollo 13, that led to the creation of netflix!

I am not surprised that that led to the creation of netflix, I would also be pretty angry at that.

Yep exactly.

It's amazing to that people still order Netflix DVDs, Netflix actually spends about 20 times more on the postage for delivering DVDs then just to stream them on the internet

Wow!

As of October, Netflix had 137 million subscribers.

Now thats a lot!

That is a lot!

And 60 million of them are in the United States!

thats about 1/5 people here

I am assuming that many of them will share accounts with their families so I think that  solid half of American families own a netflix account

Yep you're right that actually makes more sense.

What doesn't make sense is that Netflix takes up 33% of all bandwidth on the internet, that's crazy!


Did or do you like Dr. Seuss' "The Grinch"?

Yeah both classics, The Grinch is one of my favorites, what about you?

I like all of Dr. Seuss's books.

Even though this latest production has great actors, I'm not sure about the adult themes (e.g., LGBTQ, date rape and language).

It's a kid thing right?

Doesnt seem that way,, Boy Erased is not a book for kids at least, more for like teens.

Yes.

Funny, Dr. Seuss was voted least likely to succeed by this classmates.

He showed them!

I guess he did, he has left a legacy behind and what have they done?

Yes.

"Brainchild" looks promising.

They even hired a science expert for it.

Its a science inpires series right?

that does seem like a great thing I would like my kid to stream that,

Sound like it.

I'm not sure about "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina".

There's an orgy and bad language.

Do you like reading drama books?
or watching drama shows?

Yes, some of them.

I like Michael Caine...

He's apparently a rascal in real life.

He got into drama because all the hot girls at his school were taking it.

Thats funny, his one of the most talented actors now, guess thats as good excuse as any

For sure... Did you know Netflix uses 33% of N. America's bandwidth between 9am to 12am?

Wow.

33% wow, that sure is a lot, wow, how many subscribers do you  think the service has by now?

More than I can count...

They also spend 20 times more on postage than they do for bandwidth.

I wonder why, isnt Netflix an online service only?

I thought so...

I may have read an old article.

I'm surprised to learn that Dr. Seuss was afraid of kids!?

He's made so many of them happy.

Really?

thats kind of ironic lol, Dr Seuss was a weird mate

It appears so...

It's also weird that Blockbuster turned down many offers to buy Netflix for $50M.

It's worth $2B now.

Doh!

I bet they are  kicking themselves over that decision, interesting how Netflix started

Yeah, fines can be quite a motivation!
Thanks for the chat.
You were excellent!


Job interviews are just awful, I hate them, they make me so nervous!

I heard that in some part of the world they are going to have automated interviews, so it won't have a human interviewing you anymore.

I believe that was done in Russia, which is where all those political bots came from.

I'd prefer a bot to someone who could judge me for my looks and appearance or the people I knew though

The idea of a robot deciding my fate is scary though.

Imagine if they developed sentience or used human brains as their center processor!

That sounds like something from a horror film.

I like them but I'd prefer to not live one.

A real horror film would be blurting out an opinion in an interview that cost you a lucrative job!

It wouldn't kill you but you'd feel dead.

As bad as thinking you've lost a job position when it was just a joke?

I'd heard about that in something before.

The absolute worst interviews are ones done over the phone.

So hard to tell if it's going well from sound alone.

I don't think they're that bad.

The distance between you and someone who might be your boss is great, don't have a face to face just yet.

Speaking of telephones, did you know between the U.S and china, we just have a loose wire in the ocean connecting our phones?

Imagine bad the reception is with a string-and-cup phone!

The wire should be buried, not just there in the ocean, a ship could hit it!

The wires would be pretty low, I think they have some sort of repair robot drones they can send to fix it if anything bad happens though.

Would the military fix it?

They do have the biggest budget and already have their own robots.

I don't think they would.

The last thing I want is more horror movie robots on this plant though.

Did you know the instrument that makes those creepy noises in horror movies is called a "Waterphone"?

I didn't know that, waterphones don't sound threatening by name.

But I know that horror movies burns calories!

That'd make job interviews healthy as well.

Most people are super stressed by those.

Interviews are a mixed bag though sicne some people have good ones that end poorly without them knowing.

I bet it's stressful for the interviewer as well, trying to not come off as mean and having to deal with nervous people all day.

Doesn't make them better for me.

I'd rather be the person who lays those telephone lines in the ocean down than take another interview.

You'd have to interview for that job though!


Hi, how are you tonight?
Are you interested in robots?

Yes.
I find them very interesting!
How about MJ's moon walking robot!

Why would he do that?

Then again, why do rich people do anything they do.

lol, I know, right.

Xbox's 360 controllers come in handy for the military with the eod robots.

The troops probably know how to use that controller better than any other interface.

Yes, probably.

I need one of those deboning chicken robots!

lol

We'll all be out of job soon.

Robots will raise the chickens, pluck them, bone them, cook 'em and serve 'em.

Ha, ha, ha, your right!

Have you heard what these waterphone sounds in horror movies ?

A waterphone?
What is that?
Like a saxophone but with water?

I guess, they use them in horror movies.

I'm going to have to tell my friends that watching horror movies burn 180 calories.

lol, I don't watch them really.

I wonder how often people burn that much.

That's like riding an exercise bike for half an hour.

It doesn't make sense.

Its interesting how New York got its area code number.

That was when there were rotary phones.
Have you ever used a rotary?

Yes, when I was a little girl, I played with one.

kind of heavy.

Very slow and you never wanted to dial a wrong digit.

Took too long to redial.

Phones are so much more powerful nowadays.

An iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear ICBM deterrent.

Yes, that's something!

Very good of Unicef to donate clean water.

I hope that campaign works.
People are always on their phones.
They're addicted.

I was thinking the same thing.

That's scary,  that Danny in the shining didn't know he was acting!

He was awfully young, and probably did not know what a horror film was.

I wonder what kind of film he thought it was.

I can remember seeing Bambi and getting upset too!

I don't remember the film.

Bambi's mom dies, so I could see how traumatic it would be to a child.

He went on to specialize in horror.

Stephen King, yes.

Hard to believe anything would scare him.

I bet he likes to get good and scared!
Anyway, great chat!

Great chat!


do you like robots?

Yes I do.

Do you know who invented the word robotics?

I have no idea actually, who was it?

It was Isaac Asimov, he was the first one to coin it

Nice.

DId you know that Jackson planned to have a robot of himself built to road the desert in Nevada?

Wow strange.

They have made a robotic arms that people without limbs can control with thoughts

That is so awesome.

THey can also control robots with rat brains now

Really that sounds really cool.

Did you know that the robot that NASA sent to mars singing itself happy birthday?

Haha that is awesome.

The robots controlled by the rats change personality based on which brain they are hooked up to

Wow nice.

Did you know that Megatron requested that robots have equal rights?

Wow pretty nice.
Do you like horror movies?

Yes I do.

Did you know that Inception was supposed to be a horror movie originally

THat would be different.

DO you know which movie King thinks is the scariest of them all?

Considering he writes the genre, I have a hard time to pinpoint it

It is actually Bambi , the cartoon with the deer in it

Really?

That is odd.

Did you know that people who did the exorcist did not think it would be a scary movie?

Wow odd.

Did you know that you burn more calories watching scary movies?

Really, how many calories are we talking about?

Well about 180 more than a regular movie

That is pretty good actually.
Nice chat

Same here have a good one


Well, I don't have kids so this article is not very interesting to me

We could look at it as a few movies that are "family-friendly," and why they are considered to be that.

Well the one with date-rape and suicide ideation doesn't sound like something I would take a kid to see

True, but maybe a young teen, since that sounds like a lot of kids' realities.

Maybe.

I'm so glad a grew up before social media

Same.

I can see good sides to it, though.

Like if you're a bit of an outsider, it's easier to find a community through social media/online.

Seems like the case for Article Section 4.

Did you see the, Jim carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his beilef system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity?

Yeah!

Knew he changed his views on a few things, but didn't know that.

I'm curious as to what belief system that is though.

He was gotten a bit wierd

Yeah, I think he's basically Buddhist or something like that, but not in a structured way.

I also didn't know Dr. Seuss was so educated..

Or that he had to have a penname after being caught drinking during prohibition!

Not exactly the picture of a children's author!

I knew he was scared of kids, but I didn't know he invented the word nerd.

Thats kind of interesting

Whoa look at the Netflix facts.

33% of all bandwidth in North America.. not sure how I feel about that

And with youtube they take up half of internet traffic in peak time.

that is crazy, I had no idea

Jesus that sounds unhealthy, not gonna lie.

I love netflix, but I feel like someone needs to challenge them so they don't take over everything

Yeah, I'm a fan of the new movies they're helping produce that wouldn't get produced otherwise, but they're definitely get too big in entertainment

I didn't see that Blockbuster could have bought them for a lot less than they are worth today.

Could have saved them

Yeah, Blockbuster was a big part of my childhood.

Too bad!

And if Reed Hastings had been better about late fees, the world might have been completely different!

Nice talking to you


I never knew Hugh Laurie was the highest paid actor in a drama.

he get $700k per episode!

That is so much money, I mean he is a good actor, but still.

I enjoyed that show he was in and I enjoy dramas in general.

i never watched House.

i didn't understand the draw to it at all.

Haha.

What about Mad Men with Jon Hamm.

Did you know he actually taught drama at one time at his old high school?

i see.

one of his students was ellie kemper from the office.

Wow, small world I guess.

Did you also know that Michael Caine only joined drama class because of the girls.

Glad he did, he is a great actor.

smart man.

also Jim Carey won't do dramas anymore because he will only play in movies that project positivity because of his beliefs.

I can respect that.

What is funny, is what we think of what drama is nowdays.

The term drama actually is dervied from a word that means Action.

cool.

i like watching all kinds of shows on Netflix these days.

Netflix accounts for 33% of all internet traffic in North America from 9pm to midnight.

Wow, I guess everyone is watching Netflix.

They have 137 million subscribers throughout the world.

That's a lot of people watching Netflix.

true.

i love Netfilx.

Netflix and YouTube represent half of all internet traffic during peak hours.

Wow, I don't spend much time on Youtube, but what amazes me is how short of a time these companies have been around.

Netflix was only founded in 1997, which really isn't that long ago.

yeah and Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50M and declined the offer several times.

Their mistake since the comapny is now woth 2 Billion!

yup.

i totally forgot that Netflix sued to include DVD rentals in it's subscription.

my DVD player collects dust now.

Interesting.

I didn't know that.

Funny because Netflix actually spends more money on postage than bandwidth.

funny.

and all Netflix complains about i how they have to pay to peer with ISP's like cable companies and telcos and how unfair they are treated when their services clog up available bandwidth on ISP networks.

I wonder how it affected the company when they expanded outside the US in 2010.

it's funny because the reason reed hastings decided to start netflix was because he got a $40 late fee on a VHS movie rental.

must have been pretty late!

It is amazing what inspires people to start companies.

I didn't realize that Netflix actually sold DVDs at one time but abandoned it to focus on rentals.

I love some of their original content too.

they spend tons of money on that and it is paying off.

they started producing content in 2012.

I honestly didn't know that they had been producing their own content for that long.

I heard that the first series they produced was called Lilyhammer.

I had never heard of it.

i had never heard of it either.
but i love watching Ozark.

I tired to watch that, but it wasn't for me.

Well, thanks for the chat, I think I will go watch some Netflix.


Do you like horror movies?

Yes sometimes I do, some of them are quite good

A horror film is a film that seeks to elicit fear.

I don't really like being scared, so I tend to skip them

Some movies like Inception were supposed to be horror movies but changed focuses, which I didnt realize

Yeah, apparently the boy from the shining, did not know he was acting in a horror film until several years later.

Thats interesting.

It would be pretty hard to do that film today with the internet and so much connectivity.

True.

Speaking of the internet and computers, In 1936, the russians made a computer that ran on water.

I wonder if it ran Windows 95 ever!

Haha.

Did you know that Smoking near apple computers voids the warranty by making it "a biohazard"?

Apple would do that.
Thats why I use Windows!

The current library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down!

I wonder how they store it.

Is that in Egypt?

I'm not sure.

There is internet service at the peak of Mt.

Everest!

Its true, the ability to get on the internet has changed a lot in the last few years.

Sure has.

Internet use can cause addiction measurable in the brain.

Did you know that the first computer program was written by a woman?

I didn't know that.

Her name was Ada Lovelace!

Very cool.

I learned a lot about computers and the internet.

Thanks for chatting!

Thank you!

Have a great day!


Hello, Lets talk about the internet.

The name for the 3 horizontal line menu is a hamburger button.

In modern internet is the beginning of the transition and development of commercial network result in digital money transfer due to internet.

If you ever go to the peak of mt.

Everest there is 3g cell phone service waiting for you.

The people use internet to buy product and sometime food also.

It is the best friend to human and develop to it.

The Alexandria library keeps a saved copy of the internet just in case it burns down.

Amazing.

In mobile itself we are using internet.

It plays a important role in the world of tele communication.

We can get current news immediately.

We can surf through the internet for any other information.

I did not think many people read the full terms when buying online, but only 7% do

You like to buying in online ?

I do, people can suffer from addiction from clicking links on the internet.

Yes it also happening.

We can use it in a discipline way it help to ours.

Unwanted usage may harm to ourself and sometime nation also.

Lets talk about computers next.

the general computer on the space shuttle only has 1mb of ram.

More than we are using in today mobile phone.

Computer is a device that can be instructed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations through computer programming.

there was a computer that ran on water which was made by the Russians in 1936

Early computer are used for mainly calculating purpose and developed of the technology we can use it many fields.

Medical field plays a major purpose in the use of computer and help to the human also.

Be careful not to smoke around an apple computer because it will void the warranty

It is very interesting.

Computer is used as a wide variety of  consumer and industrial purpose.

In consumer point of view, it made easy accessible.

apple considered the computer a biohazard if you smoke around it, that is why the warranty is voided.

It is very difficult to use it.
We cannot insert memory sticks in it.

there are people called transhumanists that want to upload their minds to computers

It have many hardware parts for the storage.

Due improvement all are available in portably.

Someone used basic minecraft blocks to make a 16-bit computer.

It was nice talking to you