Are you familiar with the NBA?

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

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

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

It is an active member of the USAB and is recognized by the FIBA.

Furthermore, they have the best paid athletes by average annual salary

wow interesting, did you know that shooting granny style is actually proven to be the best way to shoot a free throw?

you'd think the premier league in the world would adopt that strategy haha

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

do you like Pixar movies?

I know they have a secret celebrity room at their studio

I do enjoy pixar movies.

Also speaking of celebrities, I also know that it was robin williams in aladdin that popularized celebrities voicing in animated films

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

It isn't like celebrities only care about wealth either.

An ethiopian celebrity chef hopes to combat his country's hunger problems by encouraging people to try more diverse foods.

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

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

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

I do as well.

It is amazing how far computers have come.

We can use them as general purpose devices like personal computers and smartphones or for industrial or special uses like a microwave

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

I wonder what the future of computers are.

I mean russia even made a computer that ran on water

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

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

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

I concur!

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

It probably would be granny style, but at the same time, it wouldn't have to try to trick the defense who are skilled at blocking the ball.

In any case, this was a pleasant chat and thank you for your time.


Are you a fan of the NBA?

I love the NBA yeah, are you a fan?

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

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

I like the Bulls, they have been struggling lately.

I loved the Jordan days

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

For sure Jordan was so good.

He used to get fined wearing his signature shoes

He did?

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

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

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

I used to love the Iverson Reebok shoes!

I heard it was a very lucrative deal!

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

wow that is a lot of money.

Last I heard he was struggling for money!

He probably hopes to be 55 soon

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

I hope so too, that 32 million should last the rest of his life.

Were you a Tim Duncan fan?

I used to like him yeah, what about you?

does he still play?

He retired a few years back.

He didn't leave college early when he could have and got his degree instead.

I think it was a promise to his late grandmother

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

Right, especially the players who only last like 2 seasons and flop.

Poor guys, money on their mind for sure!

It was so nice chatting with you!

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

enjoy your morning also and your day!


Hi, how are you?
Do you like computers?

Hi there!
Yes I use them all the time.

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

I wonder how fast it ran.

Wow.

No idea.

That's interesting.

Windows 95 was the 2nd most installed piece of software on computers in 1995.

I think that's when I got my first real computer outside of a commodore 64 in the 80s.

The C64!
Classic machine.
Lots of people started on one of those.

They have changed so much since then.

lol  The first google computer at Stanford was housed in custom-made enclosures constructed from lego bricks.

That's crazy!

But it worked, so I guess it's not crazy then.

Those guys were geniuses.

Yes they were.

The first computer algorithm was written by a woman named Ada Lovelace.

I never knew that.

She was a bright person.

I think there is a programming language named after her.

Ada?

You might be right.

I guess she would be considered a celebrity then?

In a way, a celebrity among programmers.

If she were alive, she could see the secret room at Pixar.

Is that the room that only celebrities have access to?

Curious what's in there.

I bet it's not that exciting.
Just restricted.
Do you know who Carol Burnett is?

Yes I do.
She was on tv a lot when I was a kid.
Why do you ask?

She was the first celebrity on Sesame Street.

That's a long time ago.

Oh wow!

That's neat and takes me back to being a kid.

There's a girl on Youtube named Jenna Marble and she makes $346,827 a year from her channel.

Holy smokes!

I guess people love her.

What does she do on her channel, I wonder.

I'm not sure.

I've heard of her but I think she's popular with young adults and teenagers.

Paris Hilton was in the 2007 guiness book of world records for most overrated celebrity.

That sounds about right.

A woman famous for being famous.

If she didn't have money, she wouldn't be as well known.

True!

John Cena on the other hand holds the record for wishes granted with the make a wish foundation with over 400!

That's awesome and good to see someone use their fame to do something to help others.

The man is beloved by so many for his good deeds.

Truly a legend.

Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!

It's been fun.
Have a good day!


Hilarious how archaic the space shuttle's computer hardware was.

I remember reading that when they needed spare parts for repairs, they had to ransack abandoned hospitals and electronic graveyards to find stuff that old.

I didn't know that!

I wonder why they just didn't upgrade systems.

Good question.

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

Oh, I hadn't thought of that.

Did you hear about Russia making a computer that ran on water back in 1936?

Not until now.

I wonder if it was just powered by water, or actually used some kind of system of valves and pipes to handle information?

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

Same thing with all the developments in analog punchcard computers by Babbage back in the 19th century.

They were almost picked up -- but not quite.

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

That's cool!

It reminds me of people building nanotech machines just from a handful of interlocking molecules.

People can be very creative!

Although I don't think that trying to upload your mind to a computer is creative.

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

Yes it would unless they froze the body somehow.

I know computers are advancing rapidly but I am just unsure that one can ever be built to store the essence of a person.

IMO it would be like just creating a second person who shared the same memories.

It would be cool to allow that kind of continuity in someone's research career to go on forever, but I'm still not sure they'd be the same person.

That's what I mean by essence.

I guess it's best to say soul.

I don't think a person's soul can be transferred to a computer or cloned for that matter.

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

Physically yes, but not mentally.

Computerized robots can be duplicated for things like industrial use but robots don't have a soul.

I suspect we'll see a lot of jobs automated out of existence because of AI improvements in the next decade or so.

It'll probably increase the popularity of ideas like Basic Income.

I think you are right about that.

Do you have an apple computer by chance?

No, I had an iBook that lasted me several years and I liked it a lot, but it went out on me.

I've got a Chromebook now.

How about you?

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

I bet they get a lot of voided warranties that way.

Nice chatting with you!


Did you hear about the news from Canada?

No, what news is that?

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

That figures, they are so politically correct up there!

They debuted the new version at the South Korea winter Olympics

Well, I hate to see it happen.

To tell you the truth, I hope it doesn't catch on here in America!

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

Well, that's good, it's just the fact of the matter in the first place.

They should have just left it alone!

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

That it does.

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

I'm sure he felt so honored!

Probably so.

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

I heard it was possible for them to vote from space, now.

So, maybe they did.

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

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

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

Amen, me too!

Have you lisened to that radio station that translates solar activity into sound?

That would be cool.

I have heard some of Jupiter's radio storms on AM radio.

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

You should try it!

Perhaps right after listening to the news in classical latin!

I think I'll pass on that Classical Latin news.

I get enough sleep already, that would sure knock me right out!

It's been fun chatting with you this afternoon.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.


I think we don't put the emphasis on voting in the US that we should.

You may be right.

I know in Australia you get a fine if you don't vote.

Wow I wonder if that would motivate people in the US to vote or if they would just pay it and move on.

I know it increases turn out, but there are some who pay it.

I wonder how the astronauts vote?

I think they can send a vote back to earth.

Seems like the last thing I would worry about if I was in space but they make sure to vote nonetheless.

What do you think about the Canadian national anthem change?

I didn't know that it changed.
What did they do to it?

They made it gender neutral, removing sons and replacing it with us.

Huh..that seems unnecessary and a waste of time that could have been better served to do something else.

Is the US one gender neutral, I can't think.

I'm originally from England and am not a citizen, I never know what to do during the anthem.

I decide to just stand.

I guess we say we in the US anthem.

As a woman though I just can't see getting offended because it says sons instead of a more gender nuetral term.

I would rather the government look to the serious issues like the earth and the poor.

You are right.

The important things first and then the details.

What's that book called, 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff'

Yep pretty much.

Our senate seems more concerned with the small stuff than the bigger picture.

If only they could work together and be less concerned with what women wear or their candy desk

Probably more concerned with the candy desk, need to make sure that is well stocked.

I can't fault them too much though.

As a rational human being I might need larges amounts of chocolate to deal with that lot too.

I used to live in D.C., I'd go past the Capitol all the time, but I never went in.

I've never had the chance to take one of the tours when I've visited DC.

Would have been fun to visit in the late 80's and early 90's.

Seems like they were really shaking things up back then.

I used to deal with some of the Senators, or their offices, they seemed less officious when not on camera.

So most of it is just bluster for the media?

That seems like narcassism at its finest.

Mostly just like regular people.

It depended on the Senator.

I did an event with Ted Kennedy about 20 years back, he seemed very self important.

Probably why they had to arrest that one back in the 80's.

He was just tired of dealing with all of them.


Do you like Romeo and Juliet?

I do!

Proabably my favorite work of Shakespeare.

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

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

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

Sometimes.

I often find it hard to understand.

Do you know how much Poe received for the raven?

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

He actually only received $9 for the publication.

Only $9 is that true?

woah sounds like someone ripped him off, do you know who Demetri Martin is?

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

Yeah his the one, I wonder if the poem is good.

Do you like Lord of the Rings?

To be honest I do not even know what a palindrome is but it sounds impressive.

I do like the Lord of the Rings.

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

They do have some crazy names.

Have you heard of the javanese alphabet?

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

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

It does?

cool I wonder if thats a coincidence or was done on purpose.

there is also a poem with a different meaning if you read it backwards.

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

How can a poem have opposite meanings like that?

I guess it required a lot of hard work, you have to play with words to make it sound good.

Yes, sounds very difficult to write.

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

Me too!

I am going to go look into writing poetry.


Hey, do you know anything about Katherine Applegate, who wants children's novels about animals near extinction?

Sounds kind of interesting to me.

I do not.
It does sound interesting!

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

Have you read them?

Not yet, but I'm curious.

She's impressed by how idealistic today's children how, but I wonder if kids stay that way when they become adults.

It would be interesting to find out...

There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.

I can't even fathom that number.

I've heard that there may be 7 million species, but only 1.5 million have been identified.

Right!

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

That's weird.

I'll have to check my dog.

And now countries such as Germany are giving animals legal rights.

Good idea?

I think so.

There comes a time when compassion should outweigh ownership.

I agree, which is part of what the author Applegate is championing.

She's partnered with the Animal Welfare Institute.

That's really altruistic of her.

She's also said she tries to convince kids not just to like cute/cuddly animals.

Some people only care about animals that are cute and furry.

That makes sense and is really forward thinking of her.

I think we could use more like her.

Sure.

I mean, we are animals.

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

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

Right.

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

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

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

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

Interesting.
Must be some evolutionary explanation.

Nice chatting with you.

you too.


Hi do you like animals?

Yes, I love them!!

Hard to believe there are 20 quintillion of them!

Isn't that crazy?

That's weird.

I never knew that.

I didn't either or notice!

Interesting.... Love the idea of animals have legal rights like in Germany.

That is neat!

Speaking of animals and legal rights....the 1912 Scottish protection of animals act has the Loch Ness monster as a protected species!

Very cool!!

Did they ever see it?

I think some have claim to?

That's great just in case someone tried to harm it.

All I've seen are those blurry famous pictures of it.

lol

I have too!

Very blurry, makes you wonder?

Hard to believe that land animals having gills and lungs would be the reason for hiccups!

lol

I saw that!

Isn't that funny?

Here's an odd fact: Humans have lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago.

lol

lol, Thank goodness, less to worry about shaving!!

I think I have heard the fear sound many times in movies, especially the first exorcist!

As soon as that movie would start, I would have to leave the room!

!lol

hahahaha That's great!

lol  Humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2 to 3 months of having it surgically shortened.

File that away in "so now you know...." lol

lol, I have heard that before too!!
yes, a good one!!
Especially if you have to have surgery!
!

lol  There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans!

I just realized that's what you meant earlier.

lol

I didn't know persistence hunting is what makes humans the best distant runners among running animals.

I didn't know that either!

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

I'm learning all kinds of new stuff today.

lol

lol, I am too!

very interesting!!

I try and have tangerines or something like raw juice daily to make sure I get vitamin C!

lol An iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent!

Crazy.

Really, what is nuclear icbm deterrent?

Hard to believe that small phone can do that!

icbm... inter continental ballistic missile...lol  New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

Yeah, wonder why they didn't pick 112, lol Good to know about the icbm.

Yes!
It's been fun chatting!
Hope you have a great day!


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

That many?

wow!!

quintillion animals that sure is a big number,

yes it's crazy to think about.

It's also crazy to think that there are an estimated 7 million species but only 1.5 million have been described.

So many unknowns!

I know!

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

Yes.

I'm quite interested in zoology (the study of animals).

There is just so much to learn about them.

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

Wow!

I knew about the jellyfish but I did not know that about a lobster.

In Scotland the loch ness monster is a protected species.

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

I don't think they really exist, a fruit fly just flew by me.

Did you know there are over 1 million described species of insects.

No way to tell what it was that just flew by me.

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

I guess that makes sense, since the same is true of humans.

Homo Sapiens are probably the most interesting of all animals.

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

I think I remember seeing an astronaut mention that.

Humans are unique, there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans, although the same can probably be said for some other animals.

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

Evolution is such an interesting thing.

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

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

and we invent things.

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

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

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

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

and built to last!

repairs would be a real pain I would think.

Phones are so advanced now.

A iphone has more computing power then the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent, and phones are only getting more advanced.

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

Yes.

It's crazy.

Anyway I just remembered I have to make a phone call.

It was nice chatting with you.

Ok nice chatting with you as well


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

I feel this article led many to believe just that.

A star is born before one's eyes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

That is the performance's saving grace.

The secondary dancers fully support Lee's graceful style.

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

one team one fight so to speak.

One team exactly.

Perez's Romeo gives Lee freedom and support.

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

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

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

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

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

Working with Kent seems to bring out skill that Lee innately possesses.

That's why Lee chose to joint the Washington Ballet one year and a half ago.

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

That makes it worthwhile to attend such performances.


Hey!

Do you know why the drive thru was invented?

Hello there, I think it was back in the 70's, but I'm not sure.

Do you know?

It was, it was so soldiers could get food, they werent allowed to get out of the car in fatigues.

That is a very interesting fact, wasm

Cars sure have been around for a while.

I dont know what I would do without mine.

Yeah they sure have, I think way back in 1886 the first car was made, do you know where?

I think it was actually Germany by Benz.

Then the Americans Mass produced them

Good call!

Yeah it was, and then old Ford started the mass production.

Cadillac was actually a french explorer, i didnt know that.

I didn't know that either, very interesting though.

Did you hear about the guy who beat 90,000 people in Gran Turismo

Holy cow, that is very impressive!

I wonder if they have one like that for FIFA?

I have never played either.

I hear FIFA is an incredible game though.

I have the NES, N64, and wii

That is awesome, I still have an original NES, I'll keep it for my nephews to play.

Me too.

I hooked it up the other day and played some duck hunt

That is very cool, I remember playing in my friend's basement firing at the screen.

On a totally different subject, did you know Pilgrim clothing was full color?

No I didn't know that, I would have guessed it would have been more plain.

The black and white was for formal occasions only.

Oh that is not what I have always thought, very interesting.

It is.
Great chat!
Have a great day!


do you like dance?

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

Nice.

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

I didn't know that!

I also didn't know that Tupac danced ballet in high school.

Hard to imagine.

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

Wow!

I wonder if he ever did pointe.

Professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs of those a week.

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

Right!

Speaking of money, wonder how much Michael Jackson spent to create his device to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves.

He has a patent on that.

Yes that is strange but I guess it helped.

Babies are great dancers too naturally

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

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

Ah, babies.

What makes me smile is watching a good drama.

Did you know Michael Caine became an actor because all of the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class?

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

I really like that show.

Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor in TV drama.

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

that is insane

Nice!

Wonder how much Jim Carrey makes.

He doesn't make dramas any more because of his belief system.

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

Do you know Jon Hamm from Mad Men?

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

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

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


Are you a fan of animal books?

Sure am.
What about you?

Yes, very much so!

Have you heard about author Katherine Applegate?

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

Not yet, but I've heard about it...it's supposed to be really good.

It's about an endangered animal, so that's very interesting.

I wonder what it is, though?

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

Wow!

Sounds very intricate and intriguing.

I wonder if the humans there are like us or different?

Or is it a fantasy land without telephones and microwaves and such?

Probably lots different than humans for sure.

On a side note, do you realize that there are 20 quintillion individual animals on planet Earth?

Interesting!

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

So true.

I read somewhere that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.

Isn't that odd?

This is very odd!

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

I guess that is helpful.

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

Very weird!

I wonder what the correlation is?

Another weird fact I recently read about is that there is actually a sound frequency that can can humans to be scared.

Well that is weird.

Yes, I definitely wonder if that frequency is in horror movies?

I remember the old dial up internet telephone connection sounds were a little scary...

Yes, it does.

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

That's smart!

Katherine Applegate is pretty smart, I bet.

That book we were talking about is only one in  series.

I wonder how long it would take to read it all?

I don't know, I'm kind of a slow reader, myself.

What about you?

Well, I'm probably better at talking on the phone than reading!

I still would try to read those books though.

Me too.

Oh, I almost forgot!

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

Yes, that is unique!

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


Do you own a car?

Yes, I own an older car.
Do you?

Me too, it still gets me around lol.

Did you know trunks are trunks because they used to have wooden trunks on the back

That is pretty cool - I never knew that.

Did you know that McDonald's added the drive thru in 1975 for soldiers that weren't allowed to get out of their cars in their fatigues?

I did not know that, that is smart and probably helped build their prices up.

Did you know cadillac is named after the guy who founded detroit?

I didn't know that.

1886 is the "birth year" of the modern car by inventor Karl Benz.

wow i thought the model T was the first car in 1900s

It was the first American car.

The Benz Patent-Motorwagen was in Germany.

Dang, Benz cars are sweet.

I wonder if they were equipped with flame throwers like some cars in south africa lol

Haha that is pretty crazy.

I wouldn't carjack a car with flame throwers attached, that's for sure.

Make sure your clothing doesnt start one fire!

Haha.

Back to talking about cars in the US - they were quickly replaced by animal drawn carriages and carts.

It took longer, however, to be accepted in other parts of the world.

I bet they had to see how it would catch on and see the safety of it.

I think the first accident occurred shortly after they were invented at 8 mph lol

Lol.

Jann Mardenborough was a professional race car driver that beat 90000 in the video game gran turismo.

Dang I wish I would have known that.

Maybe I could have got my start playing that game, I loved Gran Turismo!

Haha.

yeah there are a lot of car racing games out there now!

for sure, but never the classic like that one or need for speed.

Do you have any favorite clothing?

Yes - been wearing lots of hoodies in this cold weather.

You?

Me too, it is so cold and it is March!

I like the Apple clothing line, I need a hoody from there!

It was so nice chatting with you!

It was nice talking with you too.

Take care of that clothing of yours, no flame throwers, have a great day!


Howdy pardner!

Are you into hockey, bird watching, or radio?

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

Sure.

My knowledge about hockey is limited because I never played much as a child.

I guess you might say I have "puck management issues" like the Washington Capitals.

Have you ever played hockey, or do you stick to playing the radio?

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

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

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

Yeah, me too!

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

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

Lightweight...I guess that's why I have never seen a bird drinking alcohol.

But I have seen a humming bird steal a spider web to use as a sticky patch to repair their nest.

Now that is innovative!

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

Wouldn't it be funny if they made car alarms and chainsaws in Australia to sound like birds?

That might confuse those birds so much, they would migrate to England!

Some birds migrate from Alaska to Northern Mexico without even taking a nap.

Crazy, right?

It would lol, they would have identity problems for sure, and yeah that is amazing, its a really long way!

I wonder how they do it.

They listen to Canadian radio stations along to way.

I don't know why.

Canadian station are required by law to play 40% of their music content from Canadian musicians.

I guess birds love Michael Buble.

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

Or maybe those birds tune into the webcast of that site where you can hear thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas.

If I heard that original recording of the War of the Worlds, it would keep me awake too!

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

Nice.

Number 2 pencils?

Hate to be in a foxhole and find all I had a a Bic pen.

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

Clever, like that of Fox TV series, McGyver.

He could make a nuclear bomb out of tic tac candies and paperclips  Fox ix an interesting network.

They once considered making a separate station dedicated to The Simpsons.

Bart 24/7.

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

Fox news threatened to sue the Simpsons once in order to top them from parodying the broadcast network.

I would have liked to see Bart Simpson deposed and cross-examined Richard Nixon.

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

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


Hi, do you think Library is useful for everyone.

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

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

Some people want a private space to read and some want to buy their own books.

But libraries are great places and have helped communities for generations.

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

Is it right?

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

The library can lend out many things.

Yes, it's true.

I value the availability of interesting and engaging books and activities for my children.

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

Definitely, Which car do you mostly like?

I like electric cars.

They would be ok in Ohio, where it's illegal to warm up your car.

Don't need to warm up an electric.

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

I wonder whether electrics will need a special horn for the Indian market.

Audi had to make a special horn because of all the honking they do there.

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

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

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

I know that I couldn't live without it.

The sunset on mars is blue.

I guess that's romantic for some people.

Yes.

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

Interesting!

There is a radio station that translates solar activity into audible sound.

I don't think it would make the top 40.

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

Sunshine is pleasant and can come in handy.

Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


Hi there!
Do you like birds?

I do, I find those flying beings interesting, do you like them?

I like them!

Some birds migrate from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping while migrating.

That's pretty incredible.

It is incredible they also fly in a V formation to reduce the drag, thats some advanced physics there

I always wondered why they flew like that.

How interesting!

The extinct dodo bird is acutally a sub-family of the pigeon.

They are related?

they look nothing alike lol, pigeon produce milk for their yound, there are 1 out of 3 species of birds to do this

That's interesting!

..and I know right?

lol  Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nexts.

I bet spiders must hate Hummingbirds, thats messed  up lol, Crows are among the most intelligent birds out there

I read that before.

Wonder why people hate them so much?

There are wild birds in Australia that can mimic the sounds of cameras, alarms, and chainsaws.

Bet they can get pretty noisy.

lol

Crows can also imitate human speech that why they are considered as one of the most intelligent animals

Interesting.

The bones are so hollow in most birds that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.

I  guess that why they can fly with no problems, birds also have accents in different regions

That's interesting.
Do you watch Fox news at all?

I do, its one of my favorite shows, do you like it?

I do!

It is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined!

That's a lot of viewers worldwide, the channel is seen in 86 countries so that makes sense.

Yes.

At one time Fox almost created their own cable channel that would air only the Simpsons.

Something tells me that would have been succesful.

I love the Simpsons they also threated to sue once,

I saw that and wondered how that would work because I thought Fox owned the Simpsons?

I thought that as well, they must  have a complicated relationship, the median viewer age is pretty high though

I'll have to look into it and yes it is.

I have to get running.

It was nice chatting with you!

Have a good one!


Good morning!

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

I have the same article.

I don't have any cassettes, but I do have VHS!

I know, totally crazy.
I do tooo.

Paula Fischetti of Silver Spring, Md., thought there has to be a better option than dispatching a box full of plastic to the landfill.

She suggested "freecycling," which is offering the tapes to anyone who would take them.

I saw that.

It reminds me of E-waste.

I actually live in this area and have heard of the program.

A lot of the material goes to the auto industry apparently.

I would love to have something like that here.Goodwill of Greater Washington.

Of mix tapes, Brendan said, "While we will accept them if donated, they're probably not going to be sold as they are difficult to move.

That would be great.

I didn't know the Library of the Congress is obsoleting all of their books for the blind, which are cassette tapes.

Oh no!

But i guess they can get them online.

avid said cassettes and their cases are typically made of polypropylene or polystyrene.

If you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1,000 copies and distribute them to libraries throughout the country apparently.

That would be nice!

A man falsely imprisoned for 10 years spent most of his time at the library to study law and prove his innocence, and then became a lawyer to help free other people who have been falsely convicted.

I know.

They should make a movie about this.

At least there are more libraries in the country than McDonalds.

This is such a good idea!

That the sacramento public library started a "library of things" earlier this year, allowing patrons to check out, among other things, sewing machines and other items that patrons may find useful, but don't need to own long-term.

That is not a bad idea.

I could use a sewing machine for a few days actually.

And I have 2 of them.

Would be nice to share.

In 1895, uk prime minister william gladstone founded a public library.

aged 85, he wheelbarrowed his personal collection of 32,000 books the ¾ mile between his home and the library.

his desire, his daughter said, was to "bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books"

I don't think this is true, but I read that the trunk of your car is called that due to the fact that old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.

isn't that fun!

The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.

All my male relatives worked in detroit.

I know that.

I've been to detroit, they have a casino called Greektown there.

Ever been?

I've been to Detroit, but never to a casino.

Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.

Than cannot be true, but maybe it is.

It surprised me that the sun is actually white, and not yellow.

But I guess that makes sense since most stars look white at night.

I know that is wild!

A lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun, about 5x hotter.

I believe that, but I bet it is not as hot as the core of a sun where the fusion is going on.

I'm surprised how small the sun actually is.

It is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy.

Nice talking with you!

You too, take it easy.


Hi there!

Not sure about you, but it's been cold where I live but I'm glad to see the birds coming back!

You and me both!

I'm in North East Ohio and we're still in the teens here today with snow on the ground still.

I can't wait to see the birds come back.

Some birds fly from Alaska to Northern Mexico without sleeping while migrating.

That's incredible.

I live on a big lake south of Lake Erie.

I love the migrating season because we see ducks that we normally don't see here.

In most birds, bones are so hollow that the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.

That is hard to believe!

Did you know there are birds in Australia that can mimic the sound of cameras, car alarms and chainsaws?

That would be kind of creepy to hear!

The extinct dodo bird is actually a sub family of pigeon.

Wasn't the dodo from Australia?

It might have been.

I've heard that hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests.

LOL  on a sad note human activity threatens about 1,200 species of birds.

Awww.

That is sad.

The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are adapted for flight.

I didn't know that.
Do you watch Fox news at all?

I do.

I like to keep up with what's going on.

I know the FOX news channel is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.

Wow.

That's probably because 94,700,000 US households receive Fox news.

lol

That could have something to do with it!

I know at one time FOX was going to create a cable channel that would only air the Simpsons.

I bet that would have been succesful.

At one time Fox news threatened to sue the Simpson in order to stop them from parodying its famously anti-democratic party agenda.

That's odd because I thought Fox owned the Simpsons?

I thought so too.

I like FOX because it was created by republican media strategist Richard Ailes and President Richard Nixon.

I didn't know Nixon was involved.

Interesting.

The gaming website IGN is owned by News corp. which also owns Fox news.

Do you still listen to the radio at all?

I do.

Yes, I listen often.

In fact there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.

I'm going to have to check that out.

Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio!

Wow!

I would have never guessed that.

Canadian law requires that at least 40% of music played be Canadian.

That's kind of neat.

Gives some people in Canada the chance for their music to be heard.

Since 1989 a Finnish radio station has broadcast a weekly news show called "Nuntii Latini" conducted entirely in classical Latin.

I wonder if there's a lot of people there that speak Latin?

Well, it was good talking with you.

Bye now.


Hello, do you enjoy reading?

I do, it unlocks a world of possibilities, what about yourself?

Yes me too, a lot.

DO you visit libraries to get books then?

I used to when I was younger, but times have changed so much in the digital era.

That is true.

It is still nice to know there are more libraries than mc donald's in the US

Yeah, it gives some hope for the future.

There is even a "library of things" in sacramento that lets you check out, or rent useful items items like a sewing machine.

Thats crazy

And yet so handy, I love that idea.

Yeah, I wonder what else they let people check out?

I'd need some power tools every once in a while haha

Well, you never know.

UK prime minister in 1895 founded a public library and brough his own books

He must have owned a ton of books!
Everything under the sun!

Yeah he donated his own books which totaled 32 000. that is amazing

Speaking of the sun, I can't believe the color is actually white, and not yellow/orange that we see

Yweah talk about the atmospheric scattering playing tricks on us

It's so powerful too, in one second, it could sustain the energy demands on earth for half a million years!

THat is amazing but as hot as it is, the lightning bolt is way hotter

Yeah, it's crazy to think that people actually survive those lightnig strikes

Yeah, 5 times hotter than the sun, that is just insane

And even though we think the son is super big, it's only one billionth the size of the biggest star in the universe.

There is so much out there it astonishes me.

And yo think Neptune just completed its first full orbit around the sun since 1846

Yeah, that's one long year!
haha

Wow, must be really far.
Nice chatting with you


Are you a hockey fan of the Stars or Capitals?

I don't really know much about hockey.
Which team are you a fan of?

Actually, I grew up in the South so hockey wasn't a thing really...

I think watching humming birds steal spiderwebs was more popular.

I like the fact that hummingbirds do things like that .

Everybody likes them, but I knew that they were larcenous little buggers.

They actually remind me more of insects in their sounds.

The sound more like a Jupiter radio storm.

I think the storms on Jupiter deserves their chance at a Grammy, especially considering all the bad music on the radio these days.

Boy, I tell ya, kids these days!

Yeah, if Fox News can have a gaming website then Jupiter should have a shot at a Grammy.

The median viewer age for Fox News is 68.

Are they going to play games?

I don't THINK so.

I wonder what the median age for hockey is?

I did go to a hockey game once.

I saw Roman Polak... You know the saying: "I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out."

That's what he was like, always called for penalties.

I don't know Roman Polak.

I know Roman Polanski.

Hockey is one of Canada's national sports.

There is another one.

Can you guess what it is?

Ice fishing?

I suspect Roman Polak and Roman Polanski have similar arrest records.

LOL!
Probably!
Do you listen to the radio at all?

Only in the car on long trips without CDs or mp3s available.

I might listen to classic radio shows but I don't know a station for that.

Classic radio shows?

Were you born in the 1920s?

No one listens to those.

Those are dusty archives on the Internet for the species that discovers humanity after we all disappear.

I think it would be interesting.

Didn't you ever listen to things like Cheech & Chong or other comedy audios?

I guess it's a matter of understanding a particular vernacular like hockey's "turning over the puck."

I ain't so good with the hockey metaphors, but I get the Cheecher and Chonger metaphors.

Them fellers were good with the marijuana jokes.

I think they should be on Fox News more.

They would be a good fit for CNN.

A little comedy might subdue all the Trump hate.

Like Canadian law, all news channels should be 40% truthful.

The truth in Canada comes in the form of Canadian Content or CanCon.

I think that Canada has a really good grasp of what's necessary in these trying times.

I've only been to Canada once.

It was beautiful.

I wonder if they have Canadian hummingbirds -- they sure do have hockey.

Don't ever trust Canadian hummingbirds on the hockey field!

They are nefarious!

Anyhow, good to chat!

Enjoy your next trip to Canada!

Ha!
I'll keep that in mind.
Thanks for the excellent conversation.

Groovy!


Library is the source of information and knowledge.

Its not only books we can read the New paper, Magazine and DVD.

Yes you are right, do you go to the library often?

Yes, It is also the place for the people who can't afford the books and study materials.

yes, did you know a man falsely imprisoned for 10 years spend most of his time at the library to prove his innocence?

Knowledge is wealth.

In modern age, Library also have electronic medium to share the knowledge and Digital library are used to know the information correctly.

I didn't know there are more libraries in the US than McDonalds.

No.

The Library of Alexandria, in Egypt was the largest and most important great library of the ancient world.

Wow, I didn't know that, UK prime minister at age of 85 wheelbarrowed his personal collections of 32,000 books 3/4 miles to his home?

The modern public library was started in the 19th century, the books are brought buy the government itself and place the copies in the library.

It make the reader to encourage.

Did you know that McDonalds added a drive -thru in 1975 for soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars, due to wearing their fatigues?

The year 1886, is the birth year of the modern cars, it comes to human usage in 20th century.

Over the decades, their several technology which improved the safety and comfortable travelling.

Yes you are right, did you know Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in video games?

Mostly cars are propelled by the internal combustion engine, fuel by fossil fuels which may lead to pollution, climate change and global warming.

To avoid this some countries using Ethanol flexible fuel.

That's true, don't you know if you live in Las Vegas, NV, each person have to have emission check, before registering their cars?

Electric cars have been in use since 2008, some countries allowed it to make a pollution free environment.

The cars' cost is high.

Have you ever owned an electric car, I always wonder how those cars keep charge and how far can they go?

Not for long travel only in the cities it is enough.

Why spend that kind of money unless he or she owned a second car for family visits, vacations especially out of state.

The gravity of the sun holds the entire solar system.

All the planets around the sun revolves in elliptical path.

That's true, did you know that the sun is actually white, it look yellow because of atmospheric scattering?

Sun is the only emitting bodies in the entire solar system through which only all the planets receive lights.

Yes you are right, that's amazing, It was nice chatting with you.


Hello, do you watch videos on youtube?

Hi!

I love YouTube and yes I do watch video's.

Have you seen the do you hear yanny or Laurel one?

No I do not think I have seen that one.

Do you know which is the most disliked video in there?

I think the most disliked video is Baby I believe lol, So much traffic on Youtube!

And I heard on the radio that 2 Llama's were running loose in Arizona!

Yeah there sure is.

And likely Gangnam style contributed to that a lot

Right!

You need to hear the viral video on what do you hear...Laurel or Yanny...it is like is the dress was it gold or blue.

So much posting on Reddit!

Yeah that site has become too popular.

They have a page in there that sums up the best deeds people have done

Really?

That's cool.

Their very first comment ever was their content was going downhill lol

Go figure.
Do you know who founded Reddit?

I think some college kids founded Reddit, I think Virginia university roommates.

Oh cool, I only know of of them , Serena's husband Onahan

Oh, that's interesting!

Very smart people.

They rank 3rd in most visited website in the U.S....and 6th in the world!

Yeah that is quite something.

There is a free magazine based on Reddit called The Redditor

I didn't know that, I will have to check it out.

I mean there are over 540 million monthly visitors....they must be doing something right!

Yup the numbers speak for themselves.

the first user in there was kn0thing and it talked about the downing street memo

Very interesting!

It is like Youtube, I heard on the radio that they are the 2nd largest search engine on the internet, they are huge too.

Yeah.

Did you know you can catch Jupiter's storms in the am radio.

Really?

I need to check that out for sure.

There is also a Finnish radio station and they broadcast only Nuntini Latini it's strictly a news program done in latin, pretty cool!

I wonder how  many listeners they have.

And another radio station offers free radio dramas.

I will have to check that out as well.

I love the radio, especially while driving, there's so much to choose from.

I know so many channels.
Nice chat :)


Hi.
Do you listen to the radio much?

Sometimes, not as much as I use to.
I am on internet or my phone for music.
How about you?

Only in the car usually.

Radio has been around a long time.

In WWII, soldiers used to make them out of razorblades and pencils.

Interesting!

So is the song,"Come together",  was written for a 1969 CA governor campaign!

It was for Timothy Leary's campaign, right?

Yes, Never knew that!
What about those Jupiter radio  storms?
Wow!

Apparently the storms are so strong they can be heard by am radio.

Pretty cool.

I wonder what it was like listening to radio shows before television.

You had to imagine the story without pictures.

Would be different!

Canadians make sure there own music is played on the radio too!

Yeah, I think 40% of the music has to be Canadian!

Right, Canada makes me think of Bryan Adams, a Canadian  singer and songwriter!

Do you know him?

I'm not too familiar, what does he sing?

He has written a lot of love songs and songs for movies.

Do you think you could listen to free classic radio dramas?

I think it would be interesting to hear what they were like back in the day, but I think they would get boring.

How about you?

Yes!

Well must be nice that Schwarzenegger as governor of CA commuted 3 hours daily by a private jet!

Wonder who paid for that?

lol

I wonder where he lived to require such a long commute!

3 hour jet flight from Sacramento somewhere?

Didn't know North Dakota's governor declared martial law and seceded from the US in 1934!

That's crazy.

There are a lot of strange stories in politics!

Like every president that has had a beard was Republican.

I know, right!
which two I wonder?
must have been in the first half?

I didn't realize that they have only used red and blue to mean Republican and Democrat for less than 20 years!

I didn't either, I assumed it was always like that!

Great chat!

Nice talking to you!
Have a great night!


Good morning!
Do you like to read?

I do like to read.
Do you?

I do.

Just about anything too!

Did you know Edgar Allen poe wrote a story about a cyborg?

I thought that was weird!

Wow, that's weird.

I do not associate him with cyborgs.

And I definitely do not associate Julius Ceasar with Hercules but he did...

I know right!

I can't believe some of the things people have tried to ban in books.

History can be a mess.

Yeah.

I had no idea there is a wiki that ranks fictional characters by their powers and abilities.

Who has time to do that?

Maybe people who love that stuff?

I like to watch Tv in the evenings, do watch the Simpsons?

I do watch the Simpsons.
I love them, do you?

I do!

They just got renewed for 2 more seasons too!

There was 1 episode that Bart was not in.

I wish I had seen it!

The episode was 4 women and a manicure.

Good episode but I had no idea he wasn't in it.

I guess I just wassn't paying attention.

You know the title!

I'll have to look it up now and watch it!

Did you watch the 70's show?

I do know that show.
I really liked it.
Do you like it?

I loved it.
It didn't do so well in Europe though.

Didn't it only have like 10 episodes that aired?

Sees like a short hook but they would know better than I.

Yeah, they did not like it over there!

They probably liked pokemon though.
They made 750 episodes!
Have you ever seen it?

Oh my lord yes.
My boys loved pokemon.
I thought that show was never ending.
Thats why!

I have a 7 year old and he watches it all the time.

I cannot stand it but I have probably seen so many by proxy...

I feel the same.
Hated that show!
I feel for you!
Seems like it has been on for 16 years!

The worst is that there are now spin offs or knock offs so there are so many options for my son to watch.

He is starting to move on though, into Disney shows, like Bunk'd...

Thank goodness!

Did you know that no woman has ever been nominated for best cinamatography?

I did not know that.
I will have to check it out.
Nice chatting with you!


Hello!

Do you go on Youtube much?

It's a VERY popular site!

They say it's the second largest search engine on the net.

I do like watching youtube on occasion.

It is a very popular site now, have you ever seen the first youtube video ever posted?

No, I haven't...

I think it started out as a site where these three guys were sharing videos they took of animals at the zoo or something..

Yeah, it's a pretty short video with an elephant I believe.

Justin Bieber was once youtubes most disliked video but I think it is youtube rewind now!

I'm told THE most watched video ever is Psy's Gangnam style.

It's a pretty catchy song.

Have you ever seen it?

Yeah, I remember when it was playing everywhere you looked.

Very catchy!

Police have their own youtube called blutube.

Yeah, I've heard about that.

I'm told they share training videos and such on it.

I wonder if it's open to the public or if you have to have a special credentials to see it.

I'm not sure, I wonder what kind of law enforcement videos they actually share.

Do you use Reddit?

Yeah, I keep up with some of the groups on reddit.

I do photo restores and look at memes.

LOL.

How about yourself?

I've seen the photo restoration sub reddits!

I spend probably too much time on Reddit, very useful when you're bored.

Did you know the first comment on Reddit was complaining that it was going downhill?

HAHA, I find that funny!

What's really crazy is despite the millions of people that go on reddit and post they say only .53 % actually vote on the content.

That's just crazy to me!

It is pretty funny.

I'm definitely guilty of lurking myself most of the time!

There is a page on there somewhere that sums up 25 of the kindest deeds done on Reddit!

That would be interesting to look up!

It'd be nice to hear some good news for a change!

Yeah, there is definitely a lot of negative news floating around!

There was 153 million submissions on reddit in 2018.

That's a lot!

There's so much that there's even an online magazine about reddit.

That's really meta, I think,  :)

Very meta, you would think they would have just made a sub reddit talking about reddit!

Oh, I'm sure they've got that as well.

You know, you mentioned the first comment, neatly enough one of the first post was about the downing street memo

Interesting, I don't think i've heard about that before!

Reddit raised 50 million dollars in 2014 in a funding round led by Snoop dog, Jared leto and a few others!

Wow, that's quite a bit of money!

Hope they put it all to a good cause!

:)  Maybe next up they'll do a reddit radio!

That could be pretty interesting!

I wonder if it made it on the kindest deeds list!

Maybe!

Well, listen it was GREAT talking to you!

You have a terrific evening!

It was great chatting with you too!
Have a great night!

Take care!


Did you follow Bill Cosby's trial?

A little.

I used to love Bill Cosby and his comedy style.

Now, his reputation is trashed.

I used to watch him too.

There were 19 women that came forward to accuse him but only one was able to come forward due to  the statue of limitation.

Yeah, but there are a hundred media interviews, and there is a feeding frenzy.

The only relief comes briefly as the next perpetrator is outted.

Let's talk about something less depressing.

Do you like to travel?

I enjoy learning about travel destinations more than I actually enjoy traveling.

This is in part due to the hassles of travel.

You know travel by air is actually slower than it used to be?

I did not know that.

What is the reason?

Iceland population who have no car usually travel by air  since there is no public rail service in Iceland.

Interesting!

Air travel is slower because planes try to reduce speed to preserve fuel.

Also, the airlines manage complaints through slowed travel.

I see.

Thanks for the info.

If you travel in Japan by car, it would cost you more than $300 on tolls.

That is a shame.

I suppose they are used to it.

You know,, when traveling, occasionally I get delayed and must lay over for a night.

I recently learned about a website that hooks travelers up with places that have empty couches!

Really?

What is the name of the website?

Also, apparently, the Dutch government is creating a commuter bus design to travel at 160 miles per hour.

160 mph?

That will open up new areas for commuters!

I don't remember what the website was called.

We'll have to ask Dr. Google.

Here's another piece of travel trivia: People will steal garden gnomes, take them on trips, and then return them along with travel photos.

That's weird.

I have never heard of garden gnomes before.

Its a fad, every since Travelocity h=introduced their travel gnome.

Here is a bizarre fact: Back in the olden days when people traveled by boat ore, the ships crews would release rabbits on islands along their journey.

That way, there would always be a place along the way to pick up groceries.

That was also unusual.

People are not allowed to drive motor vehicles in Mackinac Island.

Must be a peaceful place.
Hey, are you a Michael Jackson fan?

I used to when he was younger.
I liked his Billie Jean song.
How about you?

Sure!

The King of Pop was amazing.

Weird at times, but amazing!

Did you know he was Steven Spielberg's first choice to play Peter Pan in the movie, Hook?

No.

I heard that Michael Jackson wanted to be like Peter Pan - he did not want to grow up.

Michael was so talented.

He created robot and moonwalk dance styles.

Actually, he did not create the moonwalk, but he did make it popular!

He also wanted to make a Harry Potter musical, but JK ROwling said no.

Thank you for the additional information.

I thought he created the moonwalk.

He made it popular though, right?

Anyway, I've got to run.

Nice chatting with you.


Do You watch much television?

Yeah I watch television from time to time.

I try to read though, have you ever read a golden age detective novel before

I have not, I am into fiction though, how about you

Yes there is some fiction that I like.

For instance I like Edgar Allan Poe, I can't believe that he came up with the idea for a cyborg

that is crazy to think, that was probably before any technology ever!

Yes I agree!

It's even crazy that Julius Caesar would write fanfiction for Hercules and Oedipus LOL that's so funny

that is awesome!

he did a lot, and was also killed by his friend.

do you watch TV?

Yes I watch TV from time to time, what do you watch your TV on?

An LED or an OLED

LED is my TV, I like south park

I have an OLED and it's awesome!

And yes I love South Park, I especially like the episode where they made fun of the Family Guy series

Never heard of that, is it better then LED?

I liked that one too.

The simpsons crew sent them flowers as a thank you for that

Yes it's actually better than LED, you should check it out!

Did you also ever watch the show Thomas the Tank Engine?

I will have to check it out, I watched that show a while ago, you?

Yes I like to watch as a kid, I never realized that George Carlin did the narration on that show, he did at least 52 episodes

wow, I think one time i heard a guy who sounded like alec baldwin, do you think he did one or two?

Yes I think he did some as well, and so did Ringo Starr, that sounds like a star-studded cast on Thomas the Tank Engine LOL

dang, who would have guessed that lol.

were you into that 70s show back in the day also?

Yeah I like that show, didn't they try to remake it in the UK Market?

I think so and it bombed!
Good chatting with you!

Yep you're right, they canceled it after only 10 episodes which is horrible LOL

good bye!


Hi.

Ah, telephones... Did you know that the area code in NY is 212 because it was easier to dial with a rotary phone?

Would 989 have been longer than a New York minute?

Yep, most big area codes are based on that.

Did you know an iPhone has more computing power that the entire U.S. Nuclear Deterrent?

Scary...

That is stunning, and that for every minute you don't use your iPhone UNICEF donates clean water

That's nice of them.

Did you know that one's voice on a telephone is converted to electronic signals that are transferred via cables?

That doesn't explain cell phones...

Right and there's cables just laying on the ocean floor

Yep.

Do ya travel much?

I hear the Dutch are making a bus that will do 160mph.

I so travel but not as much as Hawaiian king Kalakaua who traveled around the world

Yeah, I didn't know Hawaii had or has a king.

I wonder if it cost him over $300 to pay the tolls passing Japan?

I bet that he probably didn't have to.

Are you a fan of Michael Jackson?

Fun fact, he helped write the soundtrack for Sonic 3.

I haven't heard that...

I used to be a fan of Michael Jackson, it's hard to know what to do now, but he has had a big influence

He wanted to build a 50' robot of himself to roam the Nevada desert near Las Vegas.

That is nuts but it makes sense, since he invented the robot dance

Funny that Eddie Van Halen set his equipment on fire playing the solo in Jackson's Beat It song.

Must have really cranked it up...

That's all the way up to 11

Yes!

A reference to Spinal Tap.

Yeah, maybe, dare I say, to "12"?

Have you followed the Bill Cosby retrial?

I guess they have 19 women women wanting to testify.

Yeah I've been following it a lot it doesn't look good for Cosby

I guess he slipped them drugs.

I guess the judge (so far) has allowed only one to take the witness stand.

Right the retrail begins on April 2nd

Well, there's no shortage of witnesses.

What a circus.

If nothing else, with all the legal expenses, he'll get screwed one way or another.

Isn't he in poor health?

Yeah I believe he is

Too bad, his daughter died too.
He's seen better time.
Well, I must be going.
Doesn't seem you want to talk anyway...


hi, do you listen to the radio?

Yes, I do.
What about you?

yes me too.
do you listen to the am or fm?

Mostly FM, when I'm on my commute to work every day.

I read somewhere that soldiers in WWII made simple radios using a razorblade and a pencil as the diode.

How cool is that?

that is just amazing.

if you tune to am you might hear jupiter's storms

I hear that they can be very strong.

yeah if the radio can catch them they have to be

Do you know that by Canadian law, at least 40% of all music played  on the radio must be Canadian.

What a law.

yeah talk about supporting local and national talent

But, hey I like Celine Dion, I can't really think of any other Canadian artist.

Yup me too and there are some new canadian artists like alesia caa who are very talented

Never heard of her.

I'll have to give her a listen.

Did you know there is a website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free?

Yeah that is so amazing.
do you like them?

I listen every now and then, just for something different.

I see.
do you speak any latin?

A little.

I read somewhere that a Finnish radio station broadcasts a weekly news program entirely in classical Latin.

yeah and I really wonder how many listeners they have

Probably not too many, I would think.Lol

yeah I think so too.
do you know much about politics?

Not really, I get so frustrated hearing all the fighting between the two parties going on.

I just turn it off.

I like that better.
nice chat


Hello, do you watch YouTube?

I love watching youtube!
how about you?

Me too.

I pretty much watch YouTube on a daily basis.

Same here!

I have it on right now on my tv.

lol  It was created by 3 PaPal employees in 2005.

Oh wow I had no idea.

I saw YouTube is the second largest search engine.

It is!

That's how I found Psy's Gangnam Style video a few years back.

I saw that had so many views they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits.

I'm going to have that song in my head now.

I won't have Justin Biebers Baby though.

It is the most disliked video on youtube!

Me too lol.

Netflix and Youtube make up half of the peak internet usage in North America.

I believe it!

What I can't believe is how much Google paid for Youtube.

Do you know how much?

I have no idea.
How much?

$1.65 billion!

Those 3 papal employees scored big time!

Wow!

Did you know the police have their own YouTube called BlueTube?

That' funny!
Do you use Reddit?

I use Reddit quite a bit.
What about you?

I haven't used it.

Looks like they are worth some money.

In 2017 they had a valuation of $1.8 billion!

I agree.

Only .53% of the people who visit Reddit actually participate in voting for content.

That a tiny amount for sure.

There is a page that sums up 25 of the kindest deeds ever done on reddit.

That's pretty cool.

The first comment on Reddit was a complaint that Reddit was going downhill.

Now that's funny!

Some of the original investors included Snoop Dogg and Jared Leto!

It was good talking to you!


do you know much about politics?

Yeah.

Did you know the president has been a republican or a democrat since 1853?

Yeah I guess we do not hear much about other parties

Yes true.

Seems like every republican president has had a beard

Hmm interesting.

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

Yes that only began in 2000,, pretty recent

Yeah that sure is.

Did you know truman refused to have a photo taken on the dumbo ride?

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

Yeah he went that far but I think it is pretty extreme

Me too.

Did you know there was only one governor that opposed the internment of japanese americans during WWII?

Yes that was governor Ralph Lawrence, what a guy

Yeah.. Do you know when Texas elected their first female governor?

That was before other stated had even rafitied the amentment

Yeah pretty cool.

Did you know North Dakota declared martial law once?

Yes that was in 1934 and they seceded from the US after that

Yeah.

Do you know where Schwarzenegger lived when he was governor?

Not in Sacramento, he travelled by place every day.

DO you listen to the radio?

Yeah, I do.
Do you listen to Canadian radios?

Yes but man , do they play a lot of Canadian music during the day

Yes but they are required by law to play 40% canadian music

True, they need to obey to the law.
Nice chatting with you


did you know that Julius Caesar wrote hercules fan fiction as a kid haha thats crazy

No, I didn't know, do you happen to like Agatha Christie?

I don't really know much about her, what did she write?

Uh, wonderful thrillers, I  remember one, The crooked house, a good one, I highly recommend it.

do you watch game of thrones?

George rr Martin says that fan fiction is copyright infringement, I don't really agree with him that seems like a silly thing to think

I have watched, yes is a good one, I am with you, is silly

Also shocking is there is only 1 episode of the simpsons where bart both doesn't appear and is not mentioned

Oh, didn't know that, as well, as I didn't know about the chinese thrillers, have you read one?

no I haven't, what is so special about them, I don't know anything about it

I don't know, the only Chinese thing that I know is their history, but I haven't follow their art or books.

Did you know in the 50's a judge tried to ban a comic because it featured a black character, that wasn't that long ago

Wow, no, didn't know that, well, it seems that we don't know too much about these things, lol, do you happen to know what comic?

I don't but I'd be curious to read it, I'm sure it was incredibly tame espeically by todays standards

hahaha, yes, are you old enough to have watched Simon Templar, The Saint?

I used to watch it.

haha I didn't see the TV show but I have seen the Val Kilmer movie, I'm sure it wasn't as good as the original but I did enjoy it

I guess you are pretty young.

It used to play it Roger Moore, I think he is now named a Knight by the Queen Elizabeth II

I know Roger Moore from being James Bond, I always liked Sean Connery the best though, Roger Moore always seemed like he played the character like a goofball instead of being sserious

Oh, wow, I like your opinion, though I am a fan or Roger Moore, well, did you happen to read Edgar Allan Poe?.

I was scared when I read him.

I remember reading his work in high school.

I liked The Raven the best, his poetry was amazing there, his stories I could see them being creepy for the time and if you were a kid, I read them in high school so I wasn't scared but I did find them entertaining

Wow, I am so glad to find somebody with your knowledgement.

I loved the Beating Heart, well, almost all his stories.

But I used to read it by myself.

Do you like Cinematography?

I know a little bit about it, I know that Roger Deakins works with the Coen brothers and does excellent work but has never won an Oscar

It has to be so frustrating, if I were here, I would loved to win once in a while.

Nice to meet you.

yes I guess he was nominated 13 times and never won, but nice to meet you too!


Hey how often do you read fiction books?

I used to read a lot in High School, I remember reading Egar Allen Poe, he was great, I'm gonna checkout his story with a cyborg

Yeah I always liked Edgar Allan Poe, I really liked his poem The Raven, did you know that there is a Wikipedia page that will rank fictional characters based on their superpowers

No, that sounds pretty cool.

I wonder where I can find Julius Casear's fan fiction of Hercules and Oedipus, that sounds like a fun read

That is pretty funny, what do you think about George RR Martin though?

He thinks that fanfiction is actually copyright infringement

Well I can understand despising fan fiction but I don't agree with copyright infringement unless people are selling their work

Yeah I think that's a very weird opinion, did you hear about the judge in 1950?

He wanted to outlaw a comic book because there was a black character in it

That's pretty messed up lol, I wonder where his court was located and if that had anything to do with his dislike of the comic with a black character

Yeah I don't know it is really weird thing.

By the way do you ever watch South Park?

Yea, all the time.

The South Park episode where they made fun of family guy was hillarious

Yeah I love that episode, so funny that the Simpsons Creator sent the South Park creators flowers afterwards because they knew it was so true

It's pretty crazy that there is only one episode in The Simpsons where there is no reference to Bart SImpson

That is crazy!

You think that they just forgot about him in that one episode LOL.

Did you ever watch the show Pokemon by the way

Yea sometimes as a kid, apparently it's still going and there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon

Yep you could watch 50 episodes a year for 16 years and you still would not have caught up LOL

Sounds like a chore but can't be worse than watching the UK version of That 70s show called "Days like These"

Yeah the name of that sounds dumb, I was glad that that show was canceled after only 10 episodes I don't think the humor translated overseas

Have you ever watched the movie Spartacus?

Stanley Kubrick took over cinematography from the actual cinematographer he hired

That is cool and I do like that movie a lot.

Who is your favorite cinematographer?

I know that I really like Roger deakins

I really like James Wong Howe and his use of wide-angle lenses

Yeah he was definitely a great innovator, very interesting that he married a white woman even though it was illegal back in 1948


What do you enjoy doing for entertainment?

For entertainment, I like watching television or tele as some like to call it.

I don't have any favorite shows currently, do you have any suggestions?

I also enjoy watching tv.

I would recommend the 70's show or south park

How come?

I thought the 70s show was cancelled after only 10 episodes?

That was only the uk remake which was nothing like the original.

Oh it was the UK version, I haven't seen it but thanks for the recommendations.

My kids watch Pokemon and surprised to hear there are over 750 episodes!

It actually is still ongoing.
Probably double 750 now

It is still ongoing?

The show's success might be due to its brilliant cinematography where they use a lens to focus reflected light into a real image.

Well pokemon is an animated series so I;m pretty sure they don't use cinematography.

In any case, cinematography was revolutionary for its time

That's a good point, the true pioneer of cinematography was James Howe who won an oscar for his pioneer of the use of wide angle lenses, low key lighting.

I also have a slight interest in photography but learning composition is very difficult, do you do any photography?

I enjoy taking photos as much as the next guy.

I think that roger deakins also deserves an oscar, shame that he still has never won one despite his numerous nominations

At that point, don't know which is worse, being nominated several times but not receive an award or not being nominated at all?

I would rather just not be nominated

Yeah, I think same here.

No woman has ever been nominated for Academy Award for best cinematography, I guess there are more males than females cinematographers

I'm not gonna lie, but I am pretty sure some academy awards are gender specific despite sounding open to both like best actor or best supporting actor

Oh really?

I don't think I've noticed, will have to pay more attention in the future.

Really interesting to see how people can promote themselves on YouTube and become a celebrity or like Gavin Free who posted on YouTube and then was hired to work on acclaimed shows like Sherlock Homes.

True.

I wonder how many people successfully made the transition from youtube star to actual actors on tv shows

Not too sure about actors but singers, I think there's a couple like Justin Bieber, Pentatonix, I think.

Really interesting to see how far we've come in terms of societal and technological advances.

In 1950s, a judge even tried to ban science fiction from comics because there were black characters.

Ya speaking of justin bieber and youtube, did you know his song baby is the most disliked song on youtube?

Most disliked song, I wonder if those viewer earnings decrease with every dislike.

How come there are so many dislikes?

I guess people simply didn't like it.

In any case, I hope you enjoyed this chat as much as I.

Have a nice day.


Hi!
did you follow the bill cosby trial?
it was so sad and shocking.

I was kind of aware of it, but I didn't follow the details.

He was convicted, right?

Yeah, it's pretty crazy that he was able to get away with drugging girls in their drinks for YEARS.

Abusing 19 women is a lot to get away with.

It's sad hes only getting in trouble now at 80

I know, it seems it went on for 25 years.

It's hard to be believe when you are talking about a famous person.

I have no sympathy for him, he tried to get out of it because the statute of limitations expired after 12 years.

Thats insane.

It would seem that Michael Jackson got away with things too.

I know that he was never convicted but there seems to be too many stories.

He makes me sick.

it's too bad because i really liked his music and loved his dance moves.

It just sucked to hear such awful things about him.

I can't say that I was a fan, but I didn't dislike him.

There are certainly songs that I like.

It doesn't feel right to play them now.

its so crazy that he wanted to build a 50 foot robot of himself to roam the desert.

Sounds like a horror movie to me.

I'd certainly run if I saw a 50 foot Jackson roaming the desert.

same!

i didn't know that he was a simpsons fan.

Seems unlike him.

Now that you say it I kind of remember.

I think fame goes to these peoples heads.

No one ever says no to them, next thing you know that want to bring their llama with them.

That was so interesting, him insisting on bringing a llama to the studio with Freddie Mercury.

I think I'd cancel if someone made that request of me.

I certainly wouldn't want to travel with him.

God no, can you imagine living in a place like Iceland that has no public rail service?

As a new yorker, i live on the train

I guess you have to fly everywhere.

they should have plane stations like metro stops.

No trains where I live, but I did used to live in D.C. and used the metro all the time.

Do you drive a lot?

thank god we're not spending so much to travel across  Japan... 300!

Just about everywhere I go I have to drive.

If I were in Japan I'd avoid the highway at all costs.

They do have those bullet trains though, I'd bet they are expensive too.

I want to check out the dutch bus that travels at 160 mph!

would save so much time.

It's fine going 160mph, but you can only go as fast as the traffic in front of you.

There would be no running after the bus if you just missed it.

Ha that's true!!!

but i hate the commute time, although it does let me catch up on reading.,

Just no biographies of Cosby or Jackson!

ha!

definitely not.

I usually read on my phone.

did you know the iphone has more computer power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.

That's amazing.

Think of all the things possible with that much power, and all ost of us do with it is take selfies.

Ha!

i must say i'm guilty of that and taking pictures of my dog obsessively

It was very good talking to you, you're very efficient with your replies, have a good day.


Hi there!

How are you today, and what are you up to?

Not much, trying to find out how to pick up Jupiter's radio storms using a AM radio

I have heard that Jupiter has radio storms that are really strong, but wow!

Yea, I wonder if those radio storms can be picked up using a foxhole radio

I'm not sure, since those a re radios made with a razorblade and pencil by soldiers in WWII.

Maybe not, nowadays you don't even need a radio, you can listen to classical radio dramas online for free

That is a good benefit.

I've heard that Canadian radios have special laws.

Yea, they have to play 40% of music made by canadian artists, I think I'll just play pandora if I'm ever in Canada

Yes, Sounds like a plan.
Do you follow politics at all?

A bit although I'm not a fan of red or blue parties

Funny that you say that.

The use of red and blue colors for Republicans and Democrats only started in 2000.

Yea but unfortunately there hasn't been a president who wasn't red or blue since 1853

That does not surprise me.So much rivalry between the parties that in 1957 on a trip to Disneyland Truman refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride as to not be associated with Republicans.

I think Truman was just jealous of Republican presidents being only ones to have a beard

Oh, that's funny.
You might just be right!

Yea, I like politicians who buck the party line, like Ralph Lawrence Carr, the only governor to oppose Japanese internment during wwII

Wow.

He took quite a stance.Did you know the Beatles song Come Together was actually written for Timothy Leary's 1969 California Governor Campaign?

Yea, John Lennon composed it for him, funny thing is Tim Leary ended up losing

Well, I guess it goes to show celebrity involvement does not guarantee success.

Nice chatting today.

Unless you're Arnold Schwarzenegger, then you can commute to work by private jet

Yeah, I heard he used a private plane to commute three hours a day when he was elected Governor.


Do you use Amazon Prime?

I do actually, I love how fast they deliver, what about you?

I use Prime, I think it is a good service for deliveries.

ya I love how Amazon delivers on sundays even, they have a special contract with usps

Yeah, I think they have a deal with USPS.

yes they do, would you ever work at amazon?

like in a warehouse?

No, but I would use some of their business services to build my own small business.

yup I agree, I might try it though, they can walk up to 15 miles a day, thats a good workout!

yeah, they must all be losing a lot of weight!

I sit at a desk all day.

haha yup me too, if I walked 7-15 miles a day, man I would be in good shape haha

Yeah.

Did you know Amazon has owned IMDB since 1998?

I didn't thats cool, did you hear how Jeff Bezos put a clock into a mountain?

No, do you know if it is an atomic clock?

I don't know but I do know that it will run for over 10,000 years which is cool

Yeah that is cool.

Did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?

wow thats impressive, I think she is paid second most of all the celebrities right?

only lebron makes more than her

Really?

That cannot be right, but perhaps it is so.

ya I don't know but PIxar apparently has a secret room that only celebs are allowed in

Interesting.
What do they do in this room?

I don't know, its a secret and im not a celebrity unfortunately haha

Yeah, well it was nice chatting with you!


Do you use the internet a lot?
I do.
lol

Probably more than I should, but it is hard not to when it is easy to access.

I agree.

I think I spend most of my day on the internet.

I love it that it's a way where people can make some money using it if you know what websites or apps to use.

It does allow for more people to work from home.

The trouble is you don't get the issues, for good or bad, of men and women working in the same room.

I agree.

I always tell people who really need money bad to try to use it to supplement their incomes.

It's hard to get people to actually believe you that you can make money if you put your mind to it.

I like being able to work from home on the internet, but I do miss the social side of being with other people.

That is true.

I've worked with some real stinkers over the years though.

I would say the bad co-workers outnumbered the good ones.

Did you know that only 7 percent of people read the full terms when they buy something online?

I can see that, I'm surprised it's as much as 7%, I shouldn't, but I always skip reading them.

I'm guilty as well especially with smaller items like dvds, cds, etc.

It feels like the internet has always been with us, but its really is not that old.

I can still think to a time prior to it being around.

I remember when I first went on the internet.

It was either 1995 or 1996.

My company paid for us to take 1 college class a week to where the teachers came to the company one day a week.

I took computer science class and the teacher showed us the internet.

I try to limit my time on the internet, usually with little success, but I do still try to read a book.

I love reading to!

If I could I would read as fast as Anne Jones, she holds the world record for speed reading with 4,700 words per minute.

That's amazing, but I have to wonder how much she is really taking in, rather than just saying the words.

I'm a lot slower, she'd probably read a number of books in the time I read a chapter.

I'm guessing she was just taking it in.

lol  Starship Troopers is on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 military branches.

I've never read that one but saw the movie.

I understand the moral panic of the 18th century was novel, more recently it's been video games.

The whole MeToo movement could be considered a moral panic, but with more substance.

I agree with you there!

Do you like poetry?

The Javanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem

Poetry is a blind spot for me, never really learnt it at school and find it difficult to appreciate it.

I've come to appreciate it the more I get holder.

There is a poem that when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring.

That had to have been so hard to write that.

It like those pictures that look different when observed from a different perspective.

Yes.
Those are neat!
It's been good chatting with you

I might dig out a copy of The Raven and see if Poe earned his $9, have a good day.


hi do you like to travel?

I love to travel and you?

Me too.
Have you ever been to Japan?

I have not been but I hear it can get expensive to travel around there by car

Yes it can come up to be $300 because the highways are tolled

Yeah.

Did you know the dutch are working in a fast bus?

Yeah it is supposed to go as fast as 160 mph, that is crazy for a bus

I know.

Do you know who the first kind to travel the world was

Yes that was King kalakaua of Hawaii

Yes.

Did you know in Mackinac Island there are no motorized vehicles allowed?

Yesh they allow horses though, it has been in effect for 100 years now

Yes it must be really quiet and peaceful there

Yeah.

Did you know there is no public railway in Iceland?

Yeah so they have to travel by car and if not, then they have to fly around

Yes.
DO you watch the NBA at all?

Yes I do.
DO you know who Reggie Miller is?

Yeah that is the guy whose sister is the Cal State LA womens basketball coach

Yes the woman broke 8 national records when the scored 105 points in a game

Yeah.

Do you know about that deal Iverson signed with Rebook?

Yesh he is getting $800 000 every year and then 32 million after 55

Wow the guy is pretty much set for life then


Hi!
Are you into reading or poetry?

Yes, I am into reading poetry.

From the Greek term, poiesis, is the literary form for making words into art.

Sometimes it is just a way to communicate to others.

I was not aware of this.

I wonder if this is the "birth" of modern poetry.

I love how words or even letters can be arranged in a meaningful way to evoke emotion.

Like the Javanese alphabet, which when recited forms a poem.

That's creative.

Yes, I agree that words can mean different thing especially when a poet using one word that could mean a different word within the context of a poem.

Sure, or like in that one form of poetry when a poem is read forward it is depressing, but when read backwards, it is inspiring.

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I also love comedic poetry.

Did you know comedian Demitri Martin, the OCD clown, wrote a palindromic poem that was 224 words long.

That takes talent, and obsession.

I have never heard of Demitri Martin but since you have mentioned him I am very curious to see his art.

Funny guy indeed with a unique perspective on life.

Unlike Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote dark poetry like the classic work, The Raven, which sadly earned him a total of $9.

I was unaware that Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 for his poem the Raven.

The Raven is one of my all time favorite poems he definitely should have received more praise for his work.

Yeah.

When it comes to poetry and other art forms, it is often unpredictable how the works will be received.

Consider the cult classic SciFi thriller, Starship Troopers, which is surprisingly recognized by 3 of the 5 top military academies!

I was unaware that Starship troopers wass recognized by 3 of the 5 top military academies.

I wonder how this came about?

Yes, it is unpredictable how a audience will view a poetry work.

I wish I could read faster.

There are so many good books and poems, it would be so great to read as fast as world speed-reading champion, Anna Jones, who tears through books at a rate of 4,700 words per minute!

I could finally read War and Peace!

I have always wanted to learn how to speed read but for some reason it escapes my grasp of understanding.

When I try to speed read I feel as though I am missing  importing aspects of the book.

Me too!

If you read too fast, you miss so much, and you cannot appreciate the depth of the written word, whether this is a good book or a lousy one!

I bet when CS Lewis and Tolkien had their "you laugh you lose" competitions to present simply terrible poems, they read them slowly so that the audiences could savor the stench of horrific writing!

I like how you phrased, the stench of the horrific writing" I never once thought about your phrase that way but it does make perfect sense.

Reading too fast as you mentioned does not allow the reader to fully understand what is going on so therefore the reader most likely will have to read the passage again.

Sad that nowadays, most kids don't even like to read.

They prefer 15-sec videos and are addicted to the adrenaline rush that comes with clicking links, a phenomenon that can be measured in the brain of the addicted.

Yes, I do agree that children nowadays would rather play video games than to read an use their imagination to take them places within their minds.

True.

Well, it has been nice chatting with you.

Good luck and may all your hamburger buttons be functional!

Yes, same to you!

Word out.