Hey!
How are you doing today?

I'm good.
How are you doing this morning?

I'm doing pretty good, I just woke up a little bit ago and did some reading.

I'm trying to learn to speed read.

I want to beat Anne Jones record of 4,700 words per minute, but I don't think I'm going to get there.

That's cool.

I can speed read, but nowhere near that fast, though.

I'm trying to learn Braille, right now.

Oh wow that's pretty neat!

Did you know that in the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels?

That's wild.

I was shocked to learn that silent reading is a recent pehenomenon and only the most skilled readers of the middle ages could read silently.

That's kind of weird, could you imagine going to the library with people all reading loudly.

I would go insane!

It would drive me crazy too!

Have you heard about the schools that replaced desks with "reading bicycles"?

I have not heard of that, but I think that's a great idea.

It brings a new meaning to active learning!

It's a very good idea, they need more of them in every school.

I read it made their test scores skyrocket.

I agree, that is amazing.

Did you know that CS Lewis and Tolkien held "You Laugh You Lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry?

That would have been hilarious to see.
Have you been to any concerts recently?

I haven't in awhile, but I am going to one next weekend though.

I wish I could have seen the Ramones.

They played a total of 2,263 concerts.

That's touring almost non-stop for over 20 years!

That's alot of concerts.

Wow!

I heard Abba turned down 1 billion dollars to do a 100 concert reunion tour.

That's pretty wild, I wonder why they turned that much down?

Some people have principals and can't be bought for any price.

I guess when they were done, they were done and no price would make them change their minds.

That's ok, I'm the same way.

On a different note, do you like piano music?

I do, it's such a beautiful instrument.

The hospital I work at has a piano in the lobby and people will come in and play it from time to time and I love just standing there listening to them play.

That's awesome, I love it too.

Did you know Richard Nixon wrote a piano concerto and performed it live on the Tonight Show?

I didn't know that.

That's pretty amazing.

Did you know that Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" as Paul McCartney used to record "Hey Jude?"

What a priceless piano, probably just as valuable as a steam piano.

Did you know those once existed?

I didn't know that.

That seems really interesting.

I have heard that there was a grand piano built for the lounge of Hindenburg, it only weighed 356 lbs!

I didn't know that, I guess it got burned up in the fiery crash.

Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.

I've got to get to work, now.

I'll talk to you later, friend.


Do you play a musical instrument?

Not really, You ?

I don't really play music.

I've heard that there is a song used for testing auto-pianos.

It's too hard for human beings to play.

That what they said about Chopin's song... that only him could play and it was simply too difficult for anybody else :)

I wonder whether it's true that there is a piano on the top of Britain's highest mountain.

That sounds hard to believe.

Who put it up there, and why?

There is only one way to find out ;) when we're going ?

We can replace the piano with an aluminum one, like the one they used on the Hindenburg.

Why Aluminum ?

I guess that the lightest metal that cheap enough for building a piano.

The piano was only 356 pounds.

I wonder how much the piano at the top of the mountain in Britain weighs, and who tunes it.

I wonder if they transported that piano there in whole one piece or in smaller pieces and then assembled it ?

That's a good point.

They could assemble it piece by piece.

You'd have to have a piano expert climb up there as well.

Maybe a helicopter?

I wonder how high they can go.

I think the main question is... why... ;) lol :) why !

Who the hell wants to play piano after mountain climbing :) put a bar over there with warm wine !

The piano is an old instrument, dating back to 1700.

I think there must be some quirky fans out there.

Why did they put the piano on top of the mountain?

Because it was there.

What do You mean it was there ?

"Why did you climb Mt.
Everest?"
"Because it was there"

k...  Do You like Linking Park ?

Linkin Park?
Are they a band?

yes, quite famous !

because their first album was so popular they played 324 concerts in 2001 alone :)

I can't imagine doing 324 in one year.

They must have been pretty young to maintain that pace.

yes they were :) young and successful !

I bet they didn't tour that much in later years.

It's quite grueling.

The fans love it, but it's hard to have a normal life on the road.

I guess so, but who said famous musicians have normal life :)

That's true.

I see that the Ramones did over 2000 concerts.

20 years of touring?

That's tough.

They would live in hotel rooms.

Wow... they probably didn't know any other life... it was one huge party ;)

I surprised they didn't just die from the constant stimulation.

I agree ;) all that booze and drugs after the concerts were probably not helping :) or were they... ?

:) lol

I don't think they would remember the first 19.5 years of touring.

lol :) You're probably right !

Hey it was really nice chatting with You !

Great chat!


Did you watch the Oscars?

I did not watch Oscar.
I was indisposed.
Did you watch them?

I watched here and there, they are getting worse and worse.

I usually watch comedy central during that time

Comedy Central should host the Oscars.

That would get rid of the Oscars once and for all.

For sure, it would actually be funny to watch.

They would probably cancel it like 100 other shows were cancelled since 1989.

I think CC has probably had it in for comedy since the beginning.

My favorite show was Chappelle Show, they need to bring it back!

I think Dave ran off tp Africa or something.

Yea for sure, poor guy.

Fame does that to some people they can't handle it.

Ever seen Kung Fu Hustle?

I have never seen that movie, though I heard it is quite funny.

Is it a comedy, right?

I heard that too, Bill Murray said it was comedy gold, I will have to check it out

I think Bill is puling somebodys leg.
Bill is a kidder, he really is.
I never met him but I heard things.

Ha, it is the ultimate joke!
Ever seen 3rd rock from the sun?

Is that a reference to earth?
I have seen the earth.
LOL

lol!

it was a show in the 90s that beat seinfeld one year at the golden globes

The fix was in then.

There aint no way that Seinfield could lose that show.

No WAY.

For sure, I think they won too many in a row it was time for another show to steal one year.

It was funny from what I remember, but I don't know what it was about.

I think it was something about space aliens and two FBI fellows that hunt them for profit and sport.

I wish it was on netflix, I would watch again.

That makes sense!

Good chatting with you!

It has been a time, it has.
I enjoyed the chat, thank you.

likewise, bye!


Do you like to read?

I am not so strong at the reading.

I used to read, but now I forget mostly.

Practically illiterate.

I see, well if you ever decide to pick books again Starship Troopers is a great novel, I really like it

I remember trying to read the cover of the book.

It's about soldiers in space or something.

I saw the movie though.

The movie was pretty good I liked it, Enders game was another great book and movie

Ender's Game.

I didn't see the movie.

Was it better than the book?

Also, I didn't read the book.

As I said, I really ain't no account at reading.

The book was better, I did read that one, did you hear about the competition CS Lewis and Tolkien had'

Tolkien and Lewis?

I heard their names.

Were they stand-up comedians or something?

No both writters, famous writters, they had a competition rewarding terrible poetry

They wrote bad poetry?

How do you make money at that?

That's a strange competition.

Like "America don't got talent" or something.

No, they laughed at terrible poetry, the game was called, ''You laugh you lose'' and it is a strange competition seems a bit boring to me

I guess smart people like writers and poets have their own sense of humor.

They are many ways to get fun out of life.

Do you like music?

I do like music, my favorite instrument is the piano, what about you?

I ain't know account at playing music.
I could listen good though.
I like the piano.

There is a really big piano made out of Aluminum, its still pretty heavy, 356 pounds, but a  lot lighter than other pianos

I couldn't lift 356 pounds, so I guess most piano players couldn't either.

Probably sounds a might tinny there.

Why aluminum?

Did they have trees for wood?

I guess aluminum to make the piano lighter grand pianos can be a lot more heavy and wood is a heavy material, did you like Freddy Mercury?

Freddie Mercury was a musician, right?
Could he lift 356 pounds?
That's amazing!

No, I dont think he could, but he used to play the same piano McCartney used to record Hey Jude

So they worked on the same piano.

They played together?

I think that's a good way to make music, working with another feller.

They probably came up with some good tunes.

Not together, they just used the same piano to record some of their songs, Freddie Mercury recorded Bohemian Rhapsody using that piano,


Do you own a car?

Hello, no i don't own a car.

I own a cadillac, it isn't that great, pretty old.

Do you know who cadillac is named after?

I have no idea, who?

It was the guy who founded detroit.

Some French guy named antoine de la moth cadillac, I think cadillac sounds better lol

That's very interesting to hear.

I guess i have to brush up on my american history.

yea it is interesting for sure.

How do you feel about if you had a car, putting flame throwers on it

That sounds pretty ridiculous to me plus i dont t

That would be crazy, apparently it is legal to do it in South Africa.

They must have a lot of car jackings

Yeah well, its south africa if there is no law to say otherwise then people will do it.

That is a good point.

Without a car, do you walk a lot, or take public transportation?

I take public transportation or taxi's and you?

I own a car, sometimes I walk though.
Do you like certain shoes to wear?

I have to have good walking shoes for as much as i walk.

I'm almost like a ballet dancer and go through 4 pairs of shoes each week!

lol that is so many shoes to go through lol.

I usually have one pair I wear for awhile until it runs out, but own a ton

Oh yeah me too mine look so old you would be shocked to know that they were bought not too long ago.

lol

lol mine too!

Did you know you can put dry tea bags in your shoes to absorb any smell they may have

Yep, i do that every night!

Wow I need to start doing that, may help after a long day

It definately works but of course using regular powder helps too.

I am sure you're right.
It was so nice chatting with you.
Enjoy your sunday!


Hi, I am obsessed with shoes.
How about you?

Oh, I agree, I can never have enough!

Hard to believe Persian soldiers wore high heels in the 9th century!

Yeah, that's a super cool fact.

I am amazed with the professional ballerinas they go through four pointed shoes per week!

I know its a lot!

They must be really hard on them.

Bill Nye holds a patent for pointe shoes!

Who knew?

No way, that's is an odd thing for the science guy to own.

I bet he is super rich by now.

I like how the NFL receivers will leave their shoes on the field to bring awareness to the homeless without shoes.

Really, I love that idea!!

It must be nice to have a shoe stand in to make sure your shoes are comfortable like Queen Elizabeth.

Aww, to be the Queen.

Must be nice and wonderful.

I know a little trick for kids with stinky shoes.

You just put a tea bag in there and it absorbs all the stink from those smelly things.

I bet that works good with gym shoes.

I wonder what brand that grey t shirt Zuckerberg  always wears that cost a lot?

Hmmm, I would guess a polo maybe?
I don't really know though.

Could be, I think Polo t shirts cost a little less than 300 to 400?

They must really wash well and last!

lol

I heard the most awful story about a MS-13 slaying.

Oh, isn't is just terrible.

We must keep them out!

To many have been viciously murdered in this country already!

Yeah it's horrible.

The 15 year old girl will have to spend the rest of her life in prison.

These gang members have done such evil and sick things.

Yeah,They lured the poor girl too.

They stalked and lured her to her death.

The to video ape I too, gosh.

Its upsetting to know about!

Do you know why its illegal to warm up your car in Ohio?

No, I have no idea.
Why is it illegal?

No, I thought you might know?

I was curious when I heard that.

It gets cold there and would need to early in the morning I would think.

Oh,lol.

Nope.

I do know hat McDonald's added the drive thru to accommodate the soldiers in 1975 because they were not allow to get out of the car with their fatigues.

Yes, interesting.

Respect for the fatigues!

Wooden trunks carried on the back of cars is why we call it trunk.

Yeah, that is cool.

The brand cadillac was named after the french explorer Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac.

He also founded Detroit.

Kind of a cool thing to know.

True, Scary self driving cars have an aggressive mode!

Good chat!

HA, I don't wanna ever sit in one of those cars.

I prefer to drive myself.

Although, I wouldn't mind a car with a flamethrower.

Its legal in South-Africa because they have so many car jackings.

Gotta love fun facts, take care.


do you like cars?

I love cars.

Do you know when the drive thru was invented?

yes that was in 1975 by McDonald's

Yes and do you know why that was?

because soldiers were not allowed out of their cars in fatigues

Yes.

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

Yes because n the old cars there used to be wooden trunks

Yeah.
Do you know how Cadillac got its name?

Yes after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac

Yes, Do you know how Mardenborough became a professional driver?

Yes he beat 90 00 people n gran turismo

Yeah.

In South Africa you are allowed to put flame throwers in the car

Yes that is to prevent car jacking

Yeah.
Do you have a favorite king of shoes?

I love runners.

Did you know shoes were better 5000 years ago than now?

Yeah it seem.
Ballet dancers spend a lot on shoes

Yes they use up to 4 pairs a week

Yeah.

Do you know how you can keep your shoes fresh?

Yes you can actually put tea bags in them to keep them smelling fresh

Yeah.

Did you know Steve SMith leaves his shoes on the field after the games?

Yes to raise awareness for the homeless without shoes

Yeah that is nice of him.
Nice chat


Are you familiar with MS-13?

I can't believe someone filmed the slaying of a 15-year-old-girl.

yeah heard that horrible incident .

Cant imagine the torture the girl went through

It's sick - MS-13 is all one needs to realize we need to control our southern border better.

Ms. Romero should never see the light of day again.

Iraheta didnt even regret for what happened she stabbed Damaris 13 times

I know, that's hard to absorb.
I really feel for that girl.
No one should EVER go through that.
So sick.
How about a new topic?

how about cars  do you know that Bent invented Car

I don't think so.

I am grateful that McDonald's invented the drive-thru in 1974.

It helped out soldiers as well as lazy people like me.

yes US adopted Cars much faster than the rest of the world

I can see that...

The US has lots of space to transverse,  It's funny that trunks are called that because back in the day, people literally but trunks there.

back in days polo shirts are invented for tennis ..  some things have weird history

Yeah, they should be called "tennis shirts".

In china they once wore as many shirts to pop the collars ... was fashion that time should have been very stuffy

Funny.

I like the business attire in Hawaii - aloha shirts.

sure fun and relaxing work costume indeed .. they can celebrate vacation in office

I feel for ballet dancers...

They can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week.

Poor feet...

it may cost of fortune .

Sometime old shoes perform better than modern ones

Ii heard that a pair of 5,000-year-old shoes actually performed better than modern shoes.

5000 is pretty much antique  and may smell really bad , may be a truck full of tea bags needed to remove the odor.

Hah.

Yea.

Well I've got to go have my car fitted with a flame-thrower like they do in S, Africa to prevent carjacking.

Give a whole new dimension to road rage.

too much for security.

Yes.
Thanks for the chat.


Hello, do you like swimming?

Hi there!
I do!
I love watching the Olympic events.
How about you?

Same here.

I do not swim that much but I occasionally go to the pool every once and a while.

I also enjoy watching swimming in the olympics;

Did you know Cornell students are actually required to pass a basic swim test before they can graduate?

I think that that is a good idea!

Native Americans also introduced the British to the front crawl.

Yeah because they were faster at swimming.

The Brits only knew how to use the breaststroke.

Yep, I bet that they were very surprised when they got beat by them!

I'm not, though!

I don't know how swimmers in the Olympics can swim so fast doing the breaststroke.

Have you heard of the one where athletes actually swim with the hands and feet bound?

I have not but the only stroke that they could do would be dolphin kicks!

Yeah, it's a competitive event where they basically swim like dolphins!

There is also a banned swimsuit that 94% of all swimming race winners wore it!

I think it was 94% of the swimming events at the 2008 Olympics were won in it, so they chose to ban it.

That's crazy!

Must be super light weight.

Or they might feature some high tech technology.

America has as many gold medal swimmers as the rest of the world combined.

Did you know humans can hold their breath underwater within weeks of birth?

Wow, I did not know that!

Humans may have also only lost their body hair 240 000 years ago.

That's crazy!

Apparently, humans are also the best distance runners of all running animals.

Really?

I thought it would be another one like the cheetah's.

I think cheetahs are obviously much faster, but we can run marathons, not sprints.

True, there is also a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.

Yeah, I wonder if that's why horror movies tend to use the same music?

Anyway, it's been fun talking to you!

I guess that is why.
Nice chatting with you!

Enjoy your evening!


I read an article indicating that social media has caused America end up raising Generation Paranoia.

I have been wondering what this next generation name would be.

Generation Paranoia sounds pretty accurate given the unfounded rise in concerns over safety.

According to well known criminologists, there are and about 55 million schoolchildren in the United States, about 10 of them are killed annually by gunfire at school

But that hasn't really changed in the last 20 years.

So, what's the difference in the paranoia level?

the rates have not changed since 1990's.

There was no internet or social media coverage of school shootings before 1990?

The 1990s only had the very beginnings of social media, so that would definitely be a change from now.

But, it seems that the same news media that has been around for decades is feeding in to the paranoia even more, just for ratings.

Sorry for the typos.
I think you are right.
They do it for ratings.

If you look at the content of some shows, they seem to try to over hype the smaller incidents so that the numbers of incidents seems higher.

It means that parents now are so afraid to let their kids out of their sight that they aren't even allowed to go to the park by themselves anymore.

You are correct.

I accompany my grandkids to the park even though they are 10 & 11.

I grew up walking to and from school.

Taking hours at the park, and even being able to ride my bike 30 miles to downtown Denver without any concerns.

Now, I see people online who have called the cops simply because a kid was walking to school alone.

Sad situations.

Traffic accidents happened more often than school shootings yet we often fail to remind kids to drive carefully.

Tell me about it.

The local high school parking lot has to call the cops in for a wreck about once a week.

That's not even including the incidents that don't get reported.

The intensity of the media in covering school shootings need to be lessened.

In addition to that, it would help if people would understand that not every piece of data needs to be shared in social media.

A single news media article becomes 100's of times more powerful when it is shared profusely.

I agree with you.

The bigger problem is that it also serves as a new idea, or validation, for some adolescents who may be having a rough time.

In the past, resolution of bullying could be a fight.

Now, it can seem acceptable or even expected to bring a gun in to solve a bully situation.

Again, I agree with you.

Well known criminologist said that new shooters may actually be inspired by the media frenzy related to most recent shootings.

I have some teacher friends, and the result of the frenzy is that they compound the situation in the schools by forcing active shooter drills.

I remember in elementary, the biggest fear in the fall would be tornadoes.

Not because they ever happened near us, but because we had a monthly tornado drill.

An article writer says that kids would stop being so afraid if we stop telling them that everything is wrong.

I can definitely agree with that.

My own have been doing martial arts for years for enjoyment.

They know that if something were to happen, they could handle themselves in many circumstances.

But, I have always focused on them being able to be independent and not afraid, and they show that confidence now as well.

I've got to run.
It was a pleasure chatting with you.


Hi, how are you?

Im good, just a bit worried because of all the shootings, they just keep on happening.

Yeah.
What stood out to you in the article?

that from 55 million kids 10 are killed annually, I thought this number was much higher.

Me too.

It's sad that today's youth have to worry about premature death as much as they do.

It is, we sure have raised a generation of paranoia, my kid is obsessed with safety.

Mine are too young still but I can see my son being really paranoid while my daughter would be not as paranoid.

We will get over this, humans are strong, did you know we can regrow our ribs as strong as the original ones in just 2 months.

Wow, I did not.

And I agree that we are resilient.

The latest large shooting had the kids come out strong against gun violence.

Sandy Hook is suing Alex Jones and Info Wars...

I think Social media has a big influence on this panic and because of all the attention results in more shootings.

Yeah, It has its plus and minuses.

I am trying to limit my social media time to 30 minutes a month due to its negativity

Yeah, it has its danger and I really worry about my kids exposure

I do too.

But mine are 5 and 7 and I need to think long and hard about how they use it.

I understand, but anyway I just taught my kids to swim, I want them to go to Cornell University when they grow up and they must pass a swimming test before getting admitted

Really?

Good thing my kids are taking swim lessons.

There is a type of competitive swimming where the athlete has their hands and legs bound, and swims like a dolphin.

I have watched that!

I think I saw it at the olympics, I just came to know there is a swimsuit that is banned from the competition.

The united states has almost as many gold medals in swimming as the rest of the world combined.

We're number 1!!!

We have some pretty good swimmers, thats great, I think Phelps is one of the best swimmers in history.

Yeah, like 28 medals.
Really good!

I wonder what kind of training he does?

I heard at that level they train 2 to 3 times in a day.

Nice training with you?


hi do you watch ESPN?

Hi.
Yes I do sometimes.
They cover some NBA games.

Yes, I am a huge bucks fan.

Did you see what Nick Friedell said about the Bucks and Jabari Parker>

No I didn't.
What did he say?

That they shouldn't consider signing him.

I agree.

What made him such a bad player last year?

He didn't do much for the team and was overpaid.

Has he been injured?

I think they are all over paid personally.

I mean they make millions of dollars.

For sure, he had to ACL injuries so he is definitely injury prone.

You know who is better, Reggie Miller!

I'm not familiar with him.
Does he play for the Bucks too?

He was a player in 1990s.

He had a famous sister who played basketball named Cheryl

Cool.

I am familiar with Michael Jordan.

I heard those shoes, air jordans, were banned by the nba but he wore them regardless.

For sure, I love Jordan shoes.

I wonder if Tim Duncan wore those in college.

He lasted 4 years there.

I know about Tim Duncan.

I thought it was great that he stayed in school and got his degree first.

For sure, I think it was something about a deal he made with his grandma from what I heard.

Great person!

Totally!

Have you heard about Allen Iverson and the deal he made with Reebok?

I heard about it, he has so much money when he turns 55.

He is broke now I heard asking for cheeseburgers for free.

Seriously?

i would think $800,000 a year would be more than enough to live off of.

I guess some people can't handle money.

For sure, He owes a jeweler so much money still I think is the reason why.

Do you play basketball?

i was the fan of the granny shot.

I always was too.

It kind of looks ridiculous but it works.

for sure, good chatting with you!


Hi there, do you like the NBA?

Hi, no I'm not a huge fan.

I barely watch basketball, but I do know all the famous players.

Nice.

Do I am assuming you know Reggie Miller then?

I don't know about him that well, but I have heard of him.

He is a super talented NBA player but as good as he was, his sister was always better.

THe woman broke 8 national records

Yes, I know!

It's so cool, but kind of sad since Reggie seemed to always live in his sister's shadow while they were in high school.

Yeah that is true.
How about Iverson, do you like him?

I'm neutral on Iverson, but I do have to admit he is a very astute businessman.

Getting the Reebok contract was a very smart move.

Thagt is very true.

$800 000 every year until he is 55 and then $32 million sounds pretty sweet

Yeah, it sure does!

Do you play any basketball yourself?

If so, have you ever tried the "granny style"?

I have actually and I am fine with it so I do not understand why the players think is funny and do not use it

Yeah I know!

I've done it a time or two myself (I was taught how to in high school) so that is quite funny about what the NBA players think about it.

Yeah, that is true.
Have you ever bought Air Jordan shoes?

No, I usually buy regular sneakers (I've actually never owned a pair of basketball shoes), but it is cool that Nike offered to pay the fine whenever Michael Jordan wore them on the court.

Yeah they must have made lots of money on sales to be able to afford the fine every single time

Yeah, that was really nice of them to offer considering that basketball players are the highest paid athletes (hence Jordan could have paid the fines himself).

True.

DO you use google much when you search the internet?

Yes, Google is my primary search engine.

Cool, me too.
Do you know how they calculate traffic?

Yes, they calculate traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road.

I also find it funny that they once used hundreds of live goats to help mow the lawns around their headquarters.

They are such a creative company really.

Good for them.

It was nice chatting with you.


Hi, how are you today?

Very good.
How about you?

I'm great.
Do you follow basketball at all?

A little.

I don't watch many games.

Do you know much about it?

I would love to learn more since I don't quite understand some things about it.

What I see is a lot of money.

NBA players are the highest paid athletes on average.

That seems to make sense.

I wonder if many hold onto it though.

There seems to be a lot of fines in pro sports.

Do you know how many teams are in the NBA?

I think there are about 30.

I haven't checked in a while.

The draw to go pro is strong because of the earnings.

I would not have done what Tim Duncan did: sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly to the NBA.

I think that was really smart on his part.

A career in pro sports only lasts for so long and unless you become a household name endorsements aren't guaranteed.

It becomes necessary to have a backup plan and he went about it in a good way.

If he got injured in college, he might never have a chance to play for money.

But I bet he could get a college education later on.

I personally wouldn't roll the dice.

I think everyone always plans to go back to college but few really go.

I think the podcast some guys made of his decisions sensationalized the whole thing.

Seeing how much money is at stake, I understand the interest.

Allen Iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with Reebok for $800,000 a year until he reaches age 55.

Not everyone gets that of course, but the chance to do so is very tempting.

Money is always going to be a tempting motivator especially since most of these players are so young.

At that age you think you are invincible and millions of dollars are starting to seem like a dream come true.

Do you use Google a lot?
It's an interesting company.

I use google all the time.

I like their platforms.

They seem to be a lot more innovative than apple.

They are more innovative, but Apple understands luxury brand marketing.

Google used goats to keep its lawns neat and clean.

I can't imagine Apple doing that.

Not really.

Apple seems more concerned about appearances.

I like that they have an unofficial slogan of Don't be evil.

Seems like a good company motto.

There are indispensable these days.

When the search engine went down for five minutes in 2013, 40% of web traffic disappeared.

Wow.

No wonder search engines like Bing are always trying to pair with popular sites and people to try and get their name out there.

They don't have a chance really.
Bing tries, Microsoft tries.
It's just not the same.

Not even remotely.

Google always has the best results when you are looking into something.

Not to mention all their productivity apps.

Google calendar is fantastic.

I haven't used Google calendar.
I'll have to take a look at it.
Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!

Yes it has been quite enlightening.
Hopefully we both learned quite a bit.


How's it going, do you follow basketball?

There's a lot of speculation on Jabari Parker's fututre

Hi there!
Yes I follow basketball.
What is his contract status?

Well he's suppose to hit free agency next season and the Bucks have to decide if they want to resign him

Out of the 30 teams in the NBA, I wonder who he would sign with if he hits free agency?

Yea, he's a pretty good player so I'm sure he will have many suitors from the 30 NBA teams

Did you hear about the big lifetime endorsement deal that Allen Iverson signed?

Yea, Iverson get's 800,000 a year until he's 55 then 32,000,000

That is a sweet deal.

He's lucky.

Physicists proved that my favorite shot "the granny shot" is the absolute best technique to consistently score points from the free throw line.

I can see that, I did make more shots shooting granny style as a kid

lol  Did you ever own a pair of Air Jordan's?

They were banned by the NBA but Michael Jordan wore them anyway because Nike was willing to pay the fine for each game he wore them.

Yea I've had a couple pairs of Air Jordans, I guess I helped to pay MJ's NBA fines

LOL Nice!

Tim Duncan sacrificed money to stay in college for 4 years instead of directly going to the NBA.

I think he did that as a promise he had made to his grandmother.

Nice, I should Google what college Duncan went to.

Did you know a single google search uses more computing power than it did to send Neil Armstrong to the moon?

That's pretty incredible.

I liked how google used live goats one time to mow the lawns around their headquarters.

I wonder how long Google used goats to mow their lawns and how many goats they had

It had to be alot.
lol  Do you use google maps?

Yes but I don't care for their traffic, I don't know how reliable it is to use other android devices to calculate the traffic

I've been led off course a few times using it.

There's a reservoir by me where they show an old road that used to be there still be active and it literally takes you right across the lake.

lol  On Aug. 2013 google went down for about 5 minutes and took 40 percent of the web traffic with it.

I don't remember that.

Me neither.

Did you know google maps tailors it's claims to countries that have border disputes?

I didn't know that.

Google was founded in 1998.

I could have swore I used google before then.

Guess my memory isn't that good.

Maybe.

Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Taylor Swift fan?
She's huge now.

I just know she is hot :) I've never listened to her music ;)

She knows how to sell music think.

She had an accidental 8 minutes of white noise that topped Canadian itunes.

what does it mean 8 minutes of white noise ?

what kind of accident is that ?

No idea.

She has her own way of doing things I guess.

She will walk backwards to avoid having her photo taken.

Really ?
Did You actually see her doing it ?
;)

No.

Speaking of overexposed pop stars, Justin Bieber has a video that's the most disliked on Youtube.

I didn't see it, but I'm sure he deserved it...

I can't say I like that kid...

I never did :/ how about You ?

No not really.

I did jump on the Gangam Style bandwagon though.

That video got so many views they had to upgrade the Youtube counter data type.

I wonder how they do that ?

Do they have to turn off Youtube for everybody to make a software update ?

Dunno, between them and Netflix they take up like half of all internet traffic.

I doubt they would want to turn it off.

You mean they new Youtube platform that's competetive to netflix with tv shows and stuff or in general Youtube use ?

I think they literally take up 50% of peak internet traffic in the US.

That's 50% of ALL traffic.

Pretty amazing.

Well, videos - especially in high quality is a lot of data, I mean those files are huge, no wonder they take so much internet traffic ;) Some mighty servers behind that fact ;)

Yeah, lots of data.

If you're bored with Youtube you could always try Police Youtube or "Blutube".

what ?
what are those ?

Blutube is a police video sharing site where they share law enforcement videos.

Perhaps tips on the best donut shops?

lol !

;) could be !

;) but maybe they got some videos of crazy car chases ?

Yeah, maybe some crazy 911 calls or something.

Did you know that NY's area code 212 was the fastest way to dial a number on an old rotary phone?

I heard about that before, but I don't get it... wouldn't 111 be the fastest way ?

Yeah, you'd think.

Nowadays no one uses those phones any more and an iphone has more computing power than our entire Nuclear arsenal.

That sounds really unreasonable... should someone look into that ?

;) Sounds disturbing...

If it ain't broke don't fix it I guess.

The cable carrying most of our phone and internet data across the Atlantic is only 2.7 inches wide.

That's some serious technology.


Hi there do you watch youtube?

I do from time to time.

I know three former Paypal employees created the service.

Yes.

They made some big money off of it when google bought it in 2006 for $1.65 billion dollars!

I heard!

In 2007 Youtube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000.

Whoa!

I believe it.

It is also the 2nd largest search engine on the net.

That would sound right.

I love that Youtube allows users to upload, view, rate, share etc.

It really brings people together.

Yes.

I love how it gives users the chance to create their own content.

Together with Netflix they both make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.

Shows how much people love to watch video.

Me too.

I've heard that even though most content is uploaded by individuals media corporations like CBS BBC VEVO and HULU offer content access.

Sounds right.

Justin Bieber's Baby is the most disliked video on youtube.

lol

ha-no surprise there, right?

Do you know Youtube began as a dating site?

whoa!
I didn't know that.
I probably wouldn't have used it then.
lol

Same.

Youtube has 70 full episodes of the joy of painting.

Nice.

Did you remember Psy's Gangnam Style video?

It got so many views that youtube had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits!

Hard to believe Youtube was created in 2005.

I know right!

Police have their own youtube called blutube!

Oh that's crazy.

I know Google created a network that watched 10m youtube clips, it learned to recognize cats.

Holy cow.

That's incredible.

Technology has come a long way.

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

Oh wow!

That's a lot of power.I know the inventor of the dial telephone was an undertaker who was convinced telephone operators were rerouting his calls to rival businesses.

Interesting!

Speaking of the old dial phones....New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

Yes it is.
That is fun to know.

I have to get going.
It's been fun chatting with you!


I love how youtube has so many things to explore

Definitely I have learned so much from watching joe rogans videos on youtube.

Have you ever seen his interview with elon musk?

No I haven't.

I tend to stick to music or ASMR videos.

I love ASMR its so soothing.

Which are some of your favorite channels

I really like Gibi.
She has such a relaxing voice.

Have you ever watched any of the live streamers on youtube like ice poseidon or adam22?

they're both pretty funny

No I don't know much about the live streams.

I do love all the educational videos though.

What kind of phone do you have a samsung or an iphone?

I love my android.
I can't get behind apple.

What kind of android do you have?

The battery life is way better than the iphone.

An samsung.

I love the expandable memory of androids plus not having to worry about breaks or apple slowing down my phone is nice.

Omg I know they were just recently sued for deliberately slowing downs the phones with the battery to get people to upgrade.

Are you a fan of Taylor Swifts music at all?

I like her early stuff when she was still country.

What about you?

Anything of hers you like?

I love her second album that she released in 2008.

What kind of music do you like to listen to on youtube

A lot of Christian music with some country and showtunes thrown in.

Do you listen to music there or just stream videos?

I like to use it to listen to music while im working out in the gym since it autoplays the next song automatically.

Do you know the country artist wheeler walker jr?

Can't say I've heard of that one.

What songs does he sing?

Sometimes I know the song not the artist.

He has a famous song called 'Drop Em Out' You should give his interview with comedian joey diaz on Youtube a listen.

I love how different media outlets are pairing with youtube.

Gives the consumer more options

Definitely we can now really watch whatever content we think of on demand instantly

Crazy to think how far we have come in just the 13 years youtube has been a thing.


Hey there!

Have you heard about this crazy "condom-snorting challenge?"

I have not, although it does sound a bit inappropriate.

What is it about?

It's another one of those social media challenges that kids are doing now.

Apparently it involves a condom going into your nose and out of your mouth.

All this just to get more views on YouTube.

Crazy isn't it?

Ah, just another trend.

I personally would never do this just for views or subscribers.

I am not that desperate.

I know right?

Apparently the challenge has been around since 2007 but gained renewed popularity when someone posted a youtube video of themselves doing it to Taylor Swift'

In my opinion, the very best challenge was the alas ice bucket challenge.

Bill Gates even made a youtube video on that one.

Sorry, last comment should have said Taylor Swift's song 22.

Yeah, youtube can be a positive thing.

Considering it's audience.

Heard that it's the second largest search engine on the net.

You use YouTube much?

I do.

You yourself?

And I believe that google is the largest search engine, although Youtube is owned by Google if I am not mistaken.

Didn't realize it was Google owned.
Yeah, I'm on it all the time.
Mostly looking up music videos.
Calms my kids ironically.
My littlest loves Gangnam Style.

Ah, I also loved that back when it came out although I was too old to laugh at it.

The song baby now has less dislikes than the 15 million dislikes of the latest youtube rewind

Ha!
I'm definitely not a Bieber fan.
Maybe I'm not so hip anymore.
My kids are Swifties.
Always listening to Taylor Swift.

Ah, I also listen to her as well.

Taylor Swift walks backwards to avoid having her photo taken.

That's pretty funny.

Do you remember when Kanye interrupted her at the Grammys?

Thought that was pretty rude.

Interupting anyone is rude.

Her third album made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number one song on the hot country songs chart

I keep forgetting she used to be country.

Think Love Story was her big crossover hit?

Probably, I really enjoyed that.

What is your favorite Taylor Swift song?

Maybe You Belong to Me?

I think she could release anything and it would become a hit!

Especially her shake it off song.

I think she really started to take off from there.

I always wonder how today's stars would do if things like youtube weren't around.

I remember calling my friends on the phone to tell them about new songs.

Now days you can just electronically share things.

That is youtube, the second largest search engine, for you.

Police have their own version of youtube called blutube.

That's pretty cool.
I gotta check that out.
Gotta head out.
Nice chatting with you.


Do you use Youtube often?

I do.
I am on it everyday

Me too!

I didn't realize it's the second largest search engine!

The worst video on youtube is Justin Bieber's music videos

I would agree!

YouTube started in 2005, 14 years ago already!

Its amazing how far and how fast they have come.

Its the biggest streaming media service on the internet

Wow!
Google bought Youtube for 1.65 billion!

Smart business decision.

I was the biggest and most frequent viewer of Psy's Gangnam Style song

They had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits after that video!

The police have their own version of Youtube.

I didn't know that.

Or, that Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic.

Are you a fan of Taylor Swift by chance?

A little bit.
She removed her music from spotify.

WIth all her grammy awards I guess she can be picky where her music is played nowadays

That's true!
She owns a $40 million jet!

I always hate Kanye West for how disrespectful he was towards her

That was obnoxious and apparently he did an snl skit mocking himself for interrupting award shows... 2 years before the infamous taylor swift incident.

She is always at the top of  the charts when she releases a song

Sure is!

She once accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and topped the canadian itunes charts!

I accidentally came across it once and was left scratching my  head as to what it was exactly.

I bet!
Thanks for chatting!

Time to go listen to some of her music now.


Are you a Led Zeppelin fan?

Yes I Love Led Zeppelin.

I can't believe they formed back in 1968, that was so long ago

For sure, Jimmy Page was my favorite, he could really shred the guitar!

Yes he was the man.

The drummer John Bonham was also a legend.

It's too bad that he died

For sure, I liked the song black dog, it was about a black dog wandering around the studio, lol!

That's awesome I never knew that!

I love the song When the Levee Breaks too, did you know that in the movie Argo they digitally altered the needle drop of the record player so that it would hit the correct spot on that record

Did not know that, I will check that next time I watch.

Do you ever go to any concerts?

Yes I used to go to a lot of concerts.

I always wanted to go to Linkin Park concert but they stopped wearing because the lead singer passed away

For sure, I saw one too, quite sad with their lead singer

Yes I agree.

They did go to a lot of concerts though, they played 324 in a year, which is definitely almost one per day

That is so much, they must have been burnt out!

I went to a creed one once, 4 people sued them becasue it was so bad!

That's funny but also said haha I would be embarrassed if I were them LOL.

I wish I could have gone to the Pink Floyd concert that they recorded at a Roman Amphitheatre

That would be awesome.

I know croatia has a famous roman amphiteatre that is still used

Yes they should make a Led Zeppelin cover band do a concert there LOL.

I would pay for that.
Stairway to Heaven!
Do you watch any drama shows?

Yes I watch them from time to time.

I have seen the show House on TV with Hugh Laurie, I can't believe how much he makes per episode it's insane!

I used to love that show!

It was worth him making 700,000 an episode, he made the show so good!

Yes I agree!

Jim Carrey also used to make good movies, but he doesn't make dramas anymore, he says it's because they don't promote positivity

I could have sworn he was in a drama one time, but maybe not.

Good chatting with you!

Yes Jim Carrey was in a drama, in fact he was in a bunch of them, he just says that he won't do any more of them now.

O that makes sense!


Good evening!

Just heard some Led Zeppelin on the radio as I was driving in.

Are you a fan of the band?

I know a few Led Zeppelin songs and I had one of their CDs, but I'm not a mega fan.

I had a phase, but like you it was never my favorite band.

What songs do you like by them?

Immigrant Song is one of my favorites after I heard it covered by a local band when I was really young.

What about you?

That is a good song!

Did you know that Jack Black got the rights to use it in "School of Rock" by shooting a video with fans begging them to let him do it.

I just learned that!

I'm actually going to see School of Rock the musical next month.

I really liked the movie so hopefully the play is just as good.

I wonder if they can use any Led Zeppelin songs in the play?

That's what I was just wondering.

I'm not sure what the song list is.

Have you been to any good concerts lately?

I haven't been in years, what about you?

I saw Ed Sheeran in October and he was amazing!

I wonder how many concerts he played in 2018?

After their debut album gained popularity, Linkin Park had one year with 324 concerts!

I don't think he played that many, but definitely a lot!

He played two shows up by where I live, but I traveled to see him in another state.

Can you imagine playing as many shows as the Ramones, though?

That is crazy to think they toured for like 20 years almost constantly.

I know!

I was a big Ramones fan but I've never seen them live.

I'm more into theater than concerts.

I think I'd probably enjoy drama more in theater than say in the movies.

What about you?

I'm the same way.

I can't sit through a movie, but I love going to the theater.

I do like some TV dramas, though, like House.

That's a good thing because it justified the $700K per episode he made!

I don't know that anything justifies making that much money!

Except maybe The Office lol.

I had no idea that Jon Hamm was Ellie Kemper's high school drama teacher.

He must've been really good.

What a small world.

They are both from Missouri and now they are both stars!

I didn't know that!
She's great.
I love her Netflix show.
Do you have any favorite dramas on TV?

I tend to find that I prefer other genres over dramas.

I sometimes find them emotionally exhausting and not as much fun.

I would rather watch a comedy.

Have you ever listened to a radio drama?


hi, do you watch netflix?

I do!

I dont know what I would do with out it.

I definitely account for that band with use.

the bandwidth used by netflix is insane.

and it will only grow!

It is true!

Maybe that is why it is always asking if I am still watching.

lol

i figure that some upstarts will try to dethrone netflix

Well  as long as they dont make the Blockbuster blunder they might have a chance.

I guess the content area they have covered, but the distribution, i wonder if a company could get in that area.

Maybe, especially if they are able to offer more variety.

yes, i expect disney will get in there with their own content.

do you like horror films?

I cant say I am a fan, but find it funny Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror film!

King was a sensitive child.

He turned into a horror writer.

i think that he profited from the trauma.

Probably did, it is also strange that not one of the people involved in the creation of the exorcist thought it would be a horror film.

the exorcist?
what else would it be?
a love story?
LOL

Maybe a comedy?
I dont know what they were thinking.
lol

Yes, a campy romp through satanic possession.

Laughter for the whole family

Bring the kids, no night lights needed.

LOL.

yes.

the kids will be up all night, keeping vigil.

That is a good idea.

Inception and ET were both supposed to be horror films initially, but got changed.

I'm glad.

ET is a classic, and inception works better as suspense/sci fi.

Horror?

it just does not hold up well.

I agree.

Ive never been a fan of being scared on purpose.

Neither have i. i like story and character.

Anyway, great chat!

Same you you!
Have a great night!

Have a good night too!

Bye!


Hey there do you listen to rap music?

I know I like to rap in the shower haha.

I do.
But I don't rap in the shower bro.

Haha I like to sing in the shower myself.

What kind of rap music do you listen to?

I know that Tupac Shakur has his music in the Library of Congress actually

Interesting, I might just visit it this summer and catch up on some of his tunes.

Yeah you should check it out.

What do you think about the rapper Eminem by the way?

I know I listened to him a lot in high school

Yeah, I was pretty big back in the day.

I think he was good up until the last album.

I agree with you.

What do you think about the judge who gave her judgment in the form of a rap to him, it seems like she has too much time on her hands in my opinion LOL

I didn't know that.
What was it for?

I'm not sure what the case was for.

But I know that he was involved, and she felt the need to give the ruling in rap form haha.

I guess I should look it up on YouTube it might be funny

Interesting.

Did you know we wanted to become a comic book artist before becoming a rapper?

No I didn't!

That is interesting but I think he chose the right career haha.

Do you like Busta Rhymes by the way?

He did a voice in The Rugrats Movie I guess

Yeah, he was good in that song Scenario.

I didn't know he was in the Rugrats movie though.

Yes I haven't seen that movie In Forever.

Do you know what a compliment battle is?

Two rappers just give compliments to each other, apparently it's really big in Korea

Interesting, sounds hilarious, but also very boring at the same time.

Yeah it wouldn't be funny, just a really nice thing to watch probably LOL perfect for the kids, do you watch Netflix by the way?

I do, but I just canceled my subscription.

What about you?

No we don't have Netflix.

I mostly just watch YouTube myself, we don't have cable either, I do like the show stranger things though I'll have to watch it at my friend's house when they come out with the new season haha.

I like youtube.

Did you know though that from 9am-12pm netflix accounts for all of the bandwidth in North America?

No I didn't know that.

I did know that YouTube and Netflix together make up about half of all internet traffic though.

That's very impressive I think.

I wonder if something else comes along, will we lose all of our internet bandwidth LOL

I can believe that.

Did you know watching a horror movie can burn 180 calories?

I didn't know that!

I need to do that after the last weekend haha I feel so fat.

I didn't know to that Stephen King considers Bambi to be a horror movie haha I wonder if he burned the 200 calories watching it as a kid


Sometimes it is difficult to mentor young people who haven't had strong role models before.

There are so many types of media that have a negative impact.

Yeah I can see that.

I respect people that do things like help out with the little sisters program.

I haven't done that yet but it takes a lot of time and so I respect that

I've heard it is helpful to ask a young person what they like about the media they are consuming.

I suppose that get start a deeper conversation.

I wonder if they ever listen to rap music together though.

Do you like rap music?

I know that I liked Tupac Shakur a lot as a kid

I listen to Christian Rap and Hip Hop, but try to avoid the stuff with lots of language.

I respect the art, but wish it could be more wholesome.

Is there such a thing as Christian rap?

I've never heard of it, I'll have to check it out, have you ever heard of a compliment Battle Before?

It's like a diss battle but with compliments haha they do it in Korea

No.

I haven't heard of that, but yes there is Christian Rap and quite a lot of it.

I heard there is a reboot show of "One Day At A Time."

Guess it is a great conversation starter about racism.

So is it?

Maybe I'll check it out.

Have you ever listen to Eminem by the way?

I know that he was big in Michigan, which is where I'm from, that's where he grew up

I have heard Eminem.

Very talented.

I am always amazed that he once wanted to be a comic book artist.

Yep, I heard that his favorite was actually Spider-Man, which is interesting.

Do you ever watch Netflix by the way?

Yep.

Have to admit that founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph were brilliant in coming up with the idea.

I agree.

I watch Netflix from time to time, I like to watch the show stranger things, did you know that Netflix and YouTube makeup half of all internet traffic?

I can believe it, those are the two main things I watch

Wow.

That is pretty incredible.It is available almost everywhere, except for China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea.

Yep you're right.

Do you still get the Netflix DVDs in the mail?

Apparently the postage for that cost 20 times more than the same bandwidth to deliver that movie.

That's pretty crazy, I don't know who gets those DVDs anymore

I used to when I first started using Netflix, but now it isn't really helpful.

I do know that people who live in the boonies sometimes order DVDs still.

Oh wow.

That's pretty interesting, also interesting is that Blockbuster could have bought Netflix back in the day, only 50 million dollars and now they're worth 2 billion, oops!

I bet they regret that decision now.

Netflix has a log of different movie genres.

Some people really like Horror films, like some of Stephen King's.

Yes some people do like horror movies.

I'm not one of those people though haha.

What about you?

I do know that a horrible we can burn up to 180 calories when you watch it though

I'm not a horror film fan either, but I totally believe that about calorie burning.

I've heard that viewing a horror movie before abstract art makes you enjoy the art work more.

Kind of crazy when you think about it.

But it's kind of crazy.

Ill have to try that out, have you ever heard of the water phone by the way?

It's an instrument that makes that noise in horror movies

Is that what makes all of those creepy metallic noises?

They make my skin crawl.

Yep that's a water phone apparently!

I need to learn how to play that, I can play a piano but I can't play the waterphone LOL have you ever seen the movie The Shining by the way?


Hi!

Are you a fan of horror films?

I like to watch horror as part of a work out routine as you can burn over 180 calories watching horror movies, surprisingly enough!

I do like them!

I'm going to have to start watching more of them though if I can lose some weight while doing it.

Agreed!

If you also check out abstract art after watching a horror movie, they say you'll enjoy it more as well!

Interesting.

ET was originally supposed to be a horror movie.

Was it really?

I could not see it that being scary!

Something else I find crazy is the boy from The Shining named Danny didn't actually know he was acting in a horror film until years later.

It's like, how did he never figure that out?

It was originally written to be that, but they changed it.

I wonder what that little boy was thinking during the filming?

lol

Same here.

He must have been completely distracted the entire time.

You know, Stephen King once said Bambi was the first horror movie he'd ever seen and was terrified when he watched it.

I don't know whether to take that seriously or not.

Ha!

Hmm...that's funny.

Coming from Stephen King I think I would believe he was serious.

He has a unique twisted mind.

lol

Indeed he does!

I wonder if any of his work was inspired by legendary authors like Bram Stroker, Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley.

I say that because horror was initially inspired by their literature.

I don't think I've ever heard him mention any of them.

The 1996 horror film Scream was originally supposed to be title Scary Movie.

I can't believe that movie came out over 20 years ago!

Wow!

I can't either.

Time certainly flies, doesn't it?

I wonder if they used a waterphone to make any creepy metallic noises in the movie like most horror and sci-fi films do?

That sounds like a neat instrument to have around during halloween.

lol  The writer of the Rocky Horror Picture show is the voice of the dad on Phineas and Ferb.

Ha!

Is he really?

That's kind of funny.

I wonder if that is on Netflix?

Speaking of Netflix, are you one of the 137 million subscribers worldwide?

I'm proud to say I am one of reasons Netflix accounts for 33% of all North America's bandwidth from 9pm to 12am.

Ha!

Hahaha Yes and I am guilty of taking up some of the bandwidth as well!

lol

There's no shame in that!

Can you believe that Netflix actually spends like 20 times more on postage than on bandwidth?

That is crazy!

I'm surprised that there's that many people still renting dvds through the mail?

lol

No kidding!

I also think it's crazy both YouTube and Netflix make up half the peak internet traffic in north America.

That's a lot of traffic for two services.

Ha!

I believe it because I also am a heavy youtube user.

LOL  I find it ironic how in 2000 Netflix proposed that Blockbuster should use Netflix as it's online service and Blockbuster laughed them out of the office.

Now Blockbuster is out of business.

That is ironic and kind of sad, really.

Oh what might have been, right?

Well speaking of YouTube, I want to check out this new Korean freestyle rap called the "compliment battle".

That sounds interesting.

Are you a fan of rap, by chance?

I am and that sounds funny for some reason.

I'm going to have to check out Noclue.

He's the worlds fastest English language rapper and rap at a rate of 14.1 syllables per second!

Now that takes some serious talent!

I'll have to check that out myself!

I also want to check out the Rugrats movie as Busta Rhymes apparently voiced the Reptar wagon.

I want to see if I recognize his voice.

Ha!

Well, it was nice chatting with you today!

Hope you have a great day, friend!

I remember him voicing that part!
It was nice chatting with you!
...and you have a great day as well!


Hi, how are you?
RU ready 2 ROK?

Lol, I suppose.
What do you think about Led Zeppelin?

I think Zepp was great.
Rolling Stone magazine hated them.
I never saw them in concert.
I wish I had.
What do you think?

I have never seen them either.

Apparently they are very popular though b/c in 2005 they won in every category of a british radio stations contest to create a  "ideal supergroup"

I am amazed that the individual members had such a draw, but their musicianship was terrific.

The led zeppelin song "black dog" is named after a black Labrador that was wandering around the recording studio,  I thought there woudl have been a better story bhind that song.

Ha ha sometimes there isn't a great sstory.

Did you know that Jack Black shot a video of himself in front of 1000 screaming fans begging the Led Zeppelin to let him use their son

I wonder how he got all the fans together!

That's great!

I hope Zepp appreciated the gesture.

probably through social media?

Have you seen Monty Python and The Holy Grail?

It was funded apparently in part by British rock starts including Led Zeppelin

I saw the film.

I guess the band loved the TV series and wanted to help.

The budget for Grail was rather small, I believe.

Glad it got made though.

Yeah it is funny.

Ben Affleck was apparently another actor who got the rights to use a Led Zeppelin song in one of their movies.

He used "When the Levee Breaks"

I don't remember that song from the movie, but I'm glad that Zepp were sticklers about their tunes.

So we were talking about never being at one of their concerts earlier.

I read that in 2002 a Creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against them.

That is so funny!

I wonder how bad they really were.

Probably should stop playing music all together.

I wonder if the fans won their suit.

Who knows?

I saw that in 1972, Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii..with no audience

I guess they liked the acoustics?

I wonder what the label thought about that approach to making an album.

Yeah good question.

I read that in Croatia, there is an ancient Roman Amphitheater still in use today for concerts

That would be a good place to record an album.

Or maybe for Creed to rehearse.

lol exactly.

I saw something interesting.

The Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts.

They toured almost non-stop for over 20 years

They must be bots or cyborgs.

How could they do that?

They must get special drugs or something.

I know that sounds crazy.

Do you like dramas?

I read that Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because of his belief system.

It prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.

I don't agree with Jim, but he has been doing film for a long time.

He probably wants only projects that he believes in.

yes, probably so.

I saw that Michael Caine became an actor because all the pretty girls at his school were in drama class.

He knew what he was doing.
He went for it!
Anyway, great chat!

yes, good talking to you

Thanks!

Hmm..I guess we just wait for it to signal the end

Press the DONE button.

there isn't a done button

Look under the text entry box.

Yes, I know what you are talking about but for some reason they haven't generated on

Ok, I'll wait.

Maybe we are suppose to keep talking but normally its 10 chat turns

I have a DONE button here.

I've never had it not appear after 10 turns.

Odd.

Have you pressed yours

Yes, many times.

Hmm..I wonder if something is wrong with our hit

Not that I've seen with other HITS today.

Let's just keep going.

I have no idea what else to say.

Do you like radio drama?

I think that might have been fun to listen to back in the day

Drama is good.
I like it.

I would have liked to listen to "The War of the Worlds"  broadcast

Me too.

I can't imagine how everyone got so caught up in it

People are simple.

Yes it would seem

Thanks.

I'm not exactly sure what to do b/c it isnt ending

I keep hitting the done button.

Have you pressed TAB twice after entering text?

That highlight the DONE button for me.

I will try that.


Hello.

Are you a fan of rock music?

Have you heard any of the songs from the band led Zeppelin?

Hello - I am a huge fan of rock music and I love Led Zeppelin.

What about you?

I like some rock music and a little of led Zeppelin.

I think a book about their manager, Peter Grant, has been published.

From what I remember it talks about drug use and drinking and such.

Oh yea I bet drug use was pretty bad with them.

I saw their song Black Dog is named after a black labrador that was wondering around the recording studio.

That seems very simple and well, kind of matter of fact for a name.

I'm trying to remember what I know about that band.

Is Robert Plant the lead singer and did they do the song Stairway to Heaven?

They did do Stairway to Heaven, but not sure about Robert Plant.

I do like that song.

They played some different types of rock music, or at least some sounded different.

Some sounded almost like folk music and then others psychedelia and heavy metal.

It's a very good song.

Did you know Monty Python and the Holy Grail was funded in part by British rock stars?

No I didn't.

I thought it was done by typical movie/tv producers.

So rock stars put up the cash?

Haha I guess.
Not really sure how that works.

Led Zeppelin is definitely popular to be sure but it's the Ramones that have played a total of 2,263 concerts.

That means they practically toured constantly for over 20 years.

That's crazy.

Did you know Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because of his belief system?

Really?
That's odd.
What is his belief system?

I have no idea what his belief system is.

Oh, okay.

You know we were talking about british rock stars and actors earlier.

Did you know that Michael Caine only got into acting because of girls?

Oh wow I didn't know that.
Funny though!

It is!

I mean, he is such a great actor and the whole reason he even does it is because he wanted to take a class where all the pretty girls were in school!

LOL!

Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper.

I've seen him in a movie, I think it was about baseball.

i never realized that he was a teacher at some point in real life.

Oh that's cool it's about baseball.

I wish I had gotten into acting.

They make a lot of money.

Hugh Laurie makes $700,000 per episode for doing the show House.


Hey do you live in Washington DC?

Apparently they're expecting a mix of rain and also light snow

I have family near there.

Apparently there's another storm coming not to later after that one

Oh wow that's crazy.

I know that I'm in Michigan is really cold right now but it's not raining or snowing.

Well let them know that the temperature could dip into the twenties or low 30s

Yea it's pretty ironic that February was warm but March is gonna be cold in DC

Yep I agree with you.

We need more sun!

Did you know that our sun is actually white and not yellow?

Yea, I heard the yellow appearance is due to atmospheric scattering

Yep you're right.

I also heard that a lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the Sun, that seems insane because the sun should be incredibly hot

Yea but I can see how lightning is hotter than the suns service considering the surface isn't the hottest part of the sun

That makes sense then.

What is crazy is that the diameter of the Sun is about 100 times that of Earth, that's so massive that it's hard to comprehend

Yea what's even crazier is the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the largest discovered star in our own galaxy!

That is crazy!

I wish that we could harness some of the sun's energy, one second of energy would actually power our whole planet for  500,000 years

Yea, I wonder how long it would take people to figure out how to harness the Sun's energy like that

Yep that would solve a lot of problems.

What do you think about neptune?

apparently it takes almost 100 years to make a complete orbit around the sun

It's a shame that the person who discovered Neptune didn't get to see it complete a full rotation around the sun

Nope you're right.

On a different note, what do you think about the company Amazon?

They actually created a clock that was built into a mountain, I'm sure one day they will create a planet out of nothing LOL

It's weird Bezos would build a clock into a mountain, I wonder why he did so

Yes that wonder that too, I also wonder why he named a building after the first person to buy a product on Amazon, that was a weird thing to

Yea and the customer only spent 27.95 on amazon too

Yep not even a lot of money, what do you think about Amazon delivering on Sundays by the way?

I'm glad they have that special contract with USPS

Yea that's cool but I wouldn't want to work in an Amazon warehouse and walk 7-15 miles per shift

No I wouldn't like that, but it would make me lose weight LOL.

What do you think about IMDb being owned by Amazon, I never knew that before


I know Brady can occasionally blow it but he didn't for me.

I'm a Chiefs fan...

Even as a Chiefs fan, do you think that Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time, has he is commonly referred to.

He's one of the best for sure.

I go back to Johnny Unitas as a kid so that's a tough call.

All kinds of variables like Kellan Moore being left-handed.

Apparently, Kellan Moore is the only left-handed quarterback in the NFL, I wonder if the defensive plays factor in that fact and are adjusted.

Probably, maybe its like baseball and pitchers and batters play R/L-handedness.

Speaking of Brady, I didn't know he played at U of Michigan.

Yeah, could be to the team's advantage.

Yeah, I didn't know that, did Brady play at UMich on a scholarship?

Probably...

He was a 6th round draft pick in 2000.

I do like Boston but I'm not sure I've ever been to Foxborough where the Pat's play.

Me neither but the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough seems like a giant stadium.

Have you ever seen a live professional football game?

Yes, the Falcons and the Chiefs.

I like college better, like Georgia Tech.

They could use a Brady QB however...

Haha, I agree, I really enjoy going to college football games.

Although I never knew that the huddle was created by a deaf quarterback so other teams could not read his hand signals.

Didn't know that either...

I thought it was because they couldn't hear.

QB's have to scream to be heard in most stadiums.

Some QBs are smart like Alex Smith who got a bachelors in 2 years.

That's surprising, it seems like the focus on athletes isn't about school but rather heavy emphasis on sports so to see him go on to get his master's degree, is very surprising to me.

I agree but some are both jocks and academics.

I wonder if Brady was?

I do admire him he's seen hard times like to 41-33 loss to the Eagles.

I definitely think that his leadership and tenacity and the so called "Patriot Way" can really shape people and lead them to their championships but his wife makes more than double Brady's salary!

I thought she was retired!

What doe she do?

I wonder if she makes more the Belichick?

He's the winningest coach in the NFL for the postseason.

She's a super model, whatever that means.

Belichick is a great coach, they make such a great duo.

Can't wait to seem them play next weekend.

She sounds super expensive... Yep, they seem to work together.

I think they'll win.

The Rams, unlike to Eagles, won't rattle the Pat's.

Seriously!

I hope so, I mean he has won five Super Bowls!

That's a great stat!

It's times like these that I feel for the Browns who haven't won a playoff since 1995.

Wow.

It's been that long?!
I had no idea!
Wasn't their coach Belichick back then?

Don't know but that has to be one sad dog pound...

I do know that only the Bills have as  many Super Bowl losses.

Now, that's a stat I think no one wants to have haha.

Any player you like in particular or don't like?

There must be a reason for all those losses, but they did make it to the super bowl which is no easy feat.

Yep.

Stage fright?

Don't know... Brady didn't throw 30 TD passes in a season until 2007.

The he went to 50.

Go figure...

Ooh, that's actually a very good reason and with great stats to back it up!

Not only that, you're going against the best of the best, so it could be immensely intimidating.

Yep.

I think Brady's a late bloomer.

He's an inspiration to old guys like me.

Haha, he is an inspiration but also intimidating when I reflect on my countable accomplishments

Yes, and he's married to a high earning model!

Some guys have all the luck.

and he's also quite handsome, I might add

Yeah, rub it in... Hee.
Nice talking with you!

You as well!


Hi, how are you?

Hello, I'm doing great and staying warm in this arctic freeze.

How are you?

I could use some sun right now, did you know that the sun is considered a star in the solar system?

I remember reading that.

I too have a nice arctic cold.

did you know Chicago is colder than antarctic?

I do because I worked out this morning and it said -24 on my truck...

Yes, I saw that on the news this morning, oh my goodness, there's actually a negative in front of that!

With these drastic temperature changes, one day, the sunset might become blue, just like on mars.

Yeah, it's cold.
At least it's not flooding like in DC

I did not know it was flooding in DC, why is it flooding?

Intermittent downpours in the afternoon caused issues.

Although I think this is from the summer as it says a high near 80.

That's 102 degrees hotter than I am right now!

Wow!

I think that'll do it.

Considering that the sun makes up 99.86% of the mass of our solar system, why don't we feel any warmth these days?

I also read on Apple news that it's so hot in Australia right now that snakes are cooling off in toilets!

Haha, that is so smart!

Oh that makes sense, they are in the opposite hemisphere.

Wonder when Amazon will start diving into weather business, their logo of pointing to a to z means that its in their business scope right

Bezos actually built a clock into a mountain.

Weird...

Oh wow, wonder if its Alexa compatible.

Do you read ebooks on kindles?

Amazon created a new font called "bookerly", but I don't find it any different from previous versions.

I do.

I like the basic one that is just grey screen.

You?

Yes, that one is quite travel-friendly.

What I don't really like is Amazon's patent on 1-click buying which Apple actually pays a licensing fee for.

It makes purchasing way too convenient

It has caused me to buy too much.
They also own IMDB

Me too.

I find IMDB to be quite useful too for gauging whether or not the movie would be enjoyable for me.

I also like Amazon's low-end products sold under its in house brand AmazonBasics.

I use it to place a face to a movie.

I can always picture a movie the person was in but not the actual movie.

I see, I might actually try the price match feature offered by Best Buy or Target one day, I had no idea they would price match with Amazon

I did not know that either.
I will use it from now on...

Hopefully it'll be super simple and hassle-free.

Hopefully.
Nice chatting with you!


What is the weather like near you?

It's currently snowing.

ugh lol  Do you use Amazon Alexa to get your daily forecasts?

I don't though I use Amazon for other things.

The sell video downloads, software, video games, electronics, apparel,food, toys, jewelry and other things.

I've bought a little of everything from them it feels!

Me too.

I was just curious.

I'm afraid of using the Amazon Echo because I've read things about eavesdropping.

Right, it is pretty creepy.

Amazon also is the largest cloud infrastructure service.

Do you remember that day when the whole internet basically crashed because AWS was down?

I actually do remember that!

Did you ever buy any of their low-end products under it's in-house brand AmazonBasics?

I never have.

I have, hah.

I have bought sheets.

They were okay but kind of hot as I remember?

I'd love to work at the warehouse packaging items.

I'd be in better shape.

Their workers walk between seven and fifteen miles a day.

Nice!

That would be the perfect way to get paid and stay in shape wouldn't it?

Right, it would be.

I am just too lazy to apply though haha.

Vicious cycle.

I kind of wish I was Amazon's first customer.

The closes warehouse my me is over an hour drive away otherwise I would think about working there at least part time.

Why do you wish you were the first Amazon customer?

The first Amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him.

Nice!

Did you know that Best Buy and Target will price match Amazon?

I didn't know that.

That is cool for those who like to shop in person!

I didn't know that.

Amazon hold a patent on 1 click buying and apple pays them licensing fees.

They are making money everywhere.

I didn't know that.

They are taking over the world!

I wonder what the 18th century people would think since they had moral panic over the spread of reading novels.

Yikes!

That sounds like chaos.

An elementary school replaced desks with reading bicycles and test scores skyrocketed.

That's kind of neat and something I never heard of before.

I kind of want a stationary bicycle with a laptop desk attached.

Have you see those?

I think that would be cool and good for health and focus.

I haven't but that is something that I would be interested in.

I'm going to have to look that up.

President Andrew Johnson never attended school in his life.

His wife helped him to learn math and how to read.

That's amazing.

Quite interesting!

And the on the other hand, we have speed readers who can read at 4700 words per minute.

I wonder how they verify that.

I don't know but I would be able to read a lot of books if I could read that fast!

Would you read poetry if it was terrible?

CS Lewis and Tolkien held a you laugh you lose competition for bad poetry.


I just read the DC weather forecast for today.

It looks like it is milder for a few days, but that still seems cold to me.

I do not live there but my sister does.

Though temperatures are quite cool, there is a lot of sunshine.

I wonder if it feels warm enough under the sun.

Perhaps.

You still have to wear a jacket though, I'm sure.

What is the weather like where you live?

It is sunny today.
I live outside of Dallas (a suburb)

It's sunny where I am too.

I think yesterday the high was 75, and it's December!

We had a Christmas party and it was actually too hot in the sun.

Where do you live?

I am in Phoenix, Arizona.

It's usually too hot for me, any time of the year.

I used to live there.

By the way, are you familiar with Amazon Alexa?

I am familiar with it but I do not use it.

I do not use it but am thinking about buying one.

It seems like it would easily give you the forecast every day.

I wonder if Amazon has sold many of them.

It sounded very popular.

It does seem popular but I prefer to look up my weather and get all my information by just looking up on Google.

I guess so.

Do you know that Amazon CEO built a huge clock on a mountain that would last for 10000 years?

I heard about that but am still confused as to why he did that.

I don't know.
He can be weird.

It's interesting that the first Amazon customer got a building named after him.

I know.
Anyway, I need to go.
Nice chatting with you.


hi, Do you know much about the sun?

Hi, how are you?

I've seen the sun from time to time, but we don't really talk.

Not on a first-name basis with the sun.

hahah yeah.
did you know it is actually white?

I'm not surprised, but I don't think the sun likes the word "white".

Probably European-heritaged or something.

On Mars, the sunsets are blue.

Wow that is amazing.

THe sun is so hot we only need one second of its energy for 500 000 years

If we could capture it all at once!

We would need a giant sphere surrounding the sun.

Even Trump couldn't build something that big!

Yeah that would be nice.

but lightning bolts are still hotter than the sun

Hotter than the surface of the sun, but if you probe deeply, you will find that the sun is an angry, roiling beast!

It sure is.

So maybe we can focus on harnessing the energy of lightning strikes

That's a good idea.

You stand outside with the lightning rod.

I count the cash as it comes in.

Hahahaha that is funny.
do you every buy stuff on amazon?

I was recently in the market for a lightning rod.

Do they sell those on Amazon?

I do not know actually, they seem to have everything in there

Do they have any spare helium?

I think we might run out of that soon.

I wonder how much obesity there is among Amazon workers.

Not a lot I think they walk 7 to 15 miles a day

I suppose that's a good way to stay in shape.

Unless they're eating as they walk around.

Yeah that is true.

did you know the ceo built a clock on a mountain?

With that much money, I guess he could do anything he wants.

I wonder if it's powered by lightning rods.

I am not sure but it is supposed to run for 10 000 years

I figure the sun will still be around then.

Maybe Bezos will too, if he discovers a way to immortality.

Yeah I guess.
Nice chatting with you.


Do you Tom Brady from the Patriots?

I know him all too well since he cheated with deflating the footballs

His wife Gisele makes twice as much as he does.

LOL

That is hilarious!
I wonder what Brady's wife does?

She is a model.

Yeah, that would explain it then.

Did you know that Bill belichick lists Tom Bradey on the injured list even though he's not injured??

That is crazy!

More lies...right!

Yeah, or a way to sycke other teams to get an advantage while Brady plays.

I wonder how Brady manages to win so much!

Maybe its because he has never eaten a strawberry in his life and that is good luck hahaha

HAHAH!
I love strawberries

Me too, but apparently Brady don't

LOL  true.

I wonder how they will do with the owner having been arrested.

I dont think the fans will mind too much about the owner unlike if it was one of the players getting arested

True.

That guy from Kansas City Chiefs who kicked the girl has to miss 8  games.

It would seem that he would have been arrested.

Yeah, no charges were probably pressed.

Did you know that the game of thrones author called the Patriots the lannisters of the NFL

What is a lannister?

I have no idea something the author came up with

LOL.
I would guess it isn't a good thing.

probably, not.

Another thing that is not good for the patriots is that they are equal with the bills...in super bowl losses hahaha

I just wish they would disappear.
LOL.
It's been nice chatting with you.


Hello,  did you know that the sun is actually white?

I did not know that.

That's one more thing it has in common with Jeff Bezos.

lol right.

I feel like our elementary teachers should have mentioned this at some point,  kinda feel dumb for drawing all those yellow suns.

Better than a yellow jeff bezos.
I drew ligthening bolts red.
i wonder if thats accurate

lol I do not know.

I hear the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy!

That is crazy!

It produces enough energy in 1 sec to meet our energy needs for 500K years.

Some one lean to harvest this thing!

I know right,  solar panels arent enough!

you'd think bezos would take some time out of building clocks into mountains to figure this sun energy thing out.

I wonder what the significance is of putting it into a mountain lol I like that amazon has a contract with the post office to deliver on sundays.

judging from recent news, the amazon postman definitely rings twice.

Bezos must feel as hot as a lightening bolt

I didnt know amazon owns IMDB, I use that all the time to look up movie info.

First books, now movies.

They are controlling everything.

There's sort of a 18th century-like moral panic about them.

Amazon is amazing.

I use a lot of their services.

Did you  know that amazon warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles every day?

wow.

but yeah...software, tvs, furniture, food, etc...they gotta cover a lot of ground.

I love their service audible too,  its so convenient since I drive a lot.

kindle is great.

One cna read a lot faster.

not speed reading fast like anne jones' 4700 words/min, but fast nonetheless

Thats is unbelievable,  that is way too many words lol

yeah, one wonders if you can keep a sense of creativity and critical analysis reading that fast

Yeah,  it doesnt seem like you can actually understand or process what the reading material is about.

yeah, you're like a lightening bolt, you may be 5x faster  but then you are gone

lol its been good talking to you.


Hello!

Did you know that the sun is actually white?

I did not!

The sun is so amazing, but not even the biggest star that we know about!

I agree!

The sun also produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of our entire planet for 500000 years!!!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could harnes that one second of energy, and stop destroying our planet?

I wonder how much a lightning bolt compares to that one second, since it is 5x hotter than the sun's surface.

So true!

Would be awesome to harness that energy!!

Also crazy that it is stated that is a nearly perfect sphere!

Do you watch the bachelor?

I used to watch the bachelor, but I stopped once it started feeling like the same show every season.

Are you a fan?

I think I watched one year.

Im amazed that people can get into it and that folks reallly think it can find you true love.

I would not want to compete on national tv for someones love.

And then the fighting they do on there.

It is really horrible.

I think the early shows were more genuine, people wanting to be on TV but also wanting to find someone special.

Now I think people just want the fame and attention.

It is very sad.

What is your favorite kind of entertainment?

Drama, comedy, etc?

I like drama I really like the new show a million little things or something like that.

I haven't seen that.

I was into Mad Men when it was out, did you know that John Hamm used to be a drama teacher at his old high school?

I had no idea!!

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

That would be so interesting, though the quality is probably lacking.

I've heard there were some grate radio dramas back in the day.

But yeah, apparently Jon Hamm taugh Ellie Kemper in his trama class, she's Erin from the Office.

Thats pretty cool!!!

Lol Michael Caine became an actor because the prettiest girls in his school were in the class!!

lol

Haha, that's a good idea!!

I like that Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because he prefers to promote positivity!

It's nice that he does that...and has the option to do that!

Yes you dont mind many famous celebrities sticking to their values.

I admire him!!

How abot Hugh laurie being paid 700,000 per episode of house.....

That's insane!!

But I guess the show was popular enough to warrant that kind of money?

I guess so!

What is your favorite kind of drama, is tv shows?

I also think plays are pretty good too!

I like dramas a lot, but I mostly watch comedies.

How about you?

I really am into dramas and maybe some action.

Do you like poetry?

the earliest form of drama

Ah, no, I never was able to understand poetry.

It was nice talking with you, have a great rest-of-your-day!


Hello, did you know the sun is actually white?

Hi, how are you?

No, I did not know that, that is a surprise to me!

It only looks yellow because of atmospheric scattering.

that is really cool, i recently learned that lightning bolts are apparently 5x hotter than the surface of the sun

wow, that is terrifying lol

I know, I wonder how it even gets that hot like that, so far from anything as hot

Yeah,  incredible.

I didnt know the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years!!!

Everyone should be switching to solar!

holy cow, that is almost incomprehensible, that is just so much energy

I know right,  in one sec,  That is crazy!

For sure.

and then, even that is small, the sun is one billionth the size of other stars in our galaxy

Yeah,  its really amazing.

I also learned that neptne completed its first orbit in 2011

really?

that is quite a long time, like 150 years since the last

Since discovered in 1846 I guess.
Yeah its a slow orbiting planet lol

speaking of long times, i found out that IMbd has been owned by Amazon since 1998

I really love that app,  I use it all the time.

I didnt know amazon owned it though.

me neither, they are huge now though, their workers do a lot of work too, walking between 7 and 15 miles a day

I wouldnt mind that,  thats pretty awesome,  get an exercise while working lol

i guess, but i think it would get frustrating after awhile, a lot of work

Did you know the usps has a contract with amazon to deliver on sundays?

no i did not, but i suppose that makes sense, i have gotten packages from them on sundays before

Thats pretty amazing,  I love getting packages on sundays!

Its been great talking with you,  excellent conversation!


Do you like fooball?

Yes.

I guess the New England Patriots need to have a replacement ready for Tom Brady.

Yeah he is about to turn 41 and probably will retire in a few years, they must have a good backup plan

I have faith in the New England Patriots.

They are the only team to appear in the Super Bowl ten times!

I think they not only have a great coach but also good administrative staff, that is always important, what do you think about the new hires?

I think Sam Darnold would be a good quarterback.

Brandin Cooks also seems like a good player but I agree Darnold sure had a bright future in front of him, maybe the Pats will do that for him

I think Bill Belichick contributes greatly to the New England Patriots success.

I agree, he is a great coach, he has changed things for the team, what do you think about the whole Garoppolo case, I know Belichick want happy about that

I believe Robert Kraft lacked oversight in his decision.

So do you like Tom Brady as QB?
I think the guy is a legend of the game

Yeah, he is amazing.

It is unbelievable that he threw 50 touchdown passes one year after never throwing more than 30 in any year prior.

It is right, that is a great record to have, he must earn a lot of money, I heard his wife earns almost double

Yeah.

It is interesting he never ate a strawberry in his life.

Yeah I wonder why lol, Its crazy how he was won the Superbowl or lost it with only 3 or 4 points of difference in the past editions

Tom Brady, as strange as he is, demands credit from the New England Patriots for helping them become such a successful team.

Did you hear how the author of Game of Thrones referred to the team?

Yeah, the lannisters of the NFL!

I have to agree with him, they have dominated the league for a while now

The New England Patriots have such a rich and interesting history.

They do indeed, they have dominated the league in the past years and are the owners of the greatest comeback in Superbowl history, what a team!


Hello.

What do you think of Amazon?

Can you believe it's been around since 1994?

I love it!

It is crazy how it started as a book store and has developed to what it is today.

Jeff Bezos certainly has a great vision.

That's true.

I do wonder though why he built a clock into a mountain.

The clock should run for the next 10,000 years.

I think having something run that long would be a neat accomplishment, something that you create to exist long past your time.

I never thought about it like that.

You are right.

His employees are taken care of apparently too.

The warehouse workers get a good exercise every day.

They work between 7 and 15 miles during their shift.

That is a crazy amount, those warehouses must be pretty big, a lot bigger than when the first items were sold for sure.

The first thing sold was 27.95 and the customer got a building named after him.

I wonder if he bought a book.

I heard that Amazon started out as an online bookstore.

They did.

They used to offer so many books then they would buy it and ship to the customer.

They then started keeping stock of popular books.

I like that they keep growing though.

I mean, they started out selling books and now they have a division where they publish books.

They have even owned imdb since 1998.

Its is pretty crazy how a simple bookstore grew to where you can find anything.

So true.

Now, they are helping out at people's homes with Echo devices.

Basically they are causing people to contact them daily.

Yeah, and with those devices they can help people control their lives, like playing music, and even getting wired to a house.

Yes they can.

So you can use amazon to help with your life and then use them for entertainment.

After all, they've now got their own film and tv studio.

Ive read the book that details Amazon's development as well as aspects o Bezos' life.

I believe it is called the Everything Store.

It is faciniating the processes they went through.

There was even a rare book that when people wanted to order they could only get through one place that had a 10 book minimum so they ordered that 1 and 9 books that were out of print.

Really?

I'd like to read both books.

I wonder if the reason Amazon started out as a book store was because reading requires creativity and critical analysis.

Seems like both would be essential to forming a great business.

I agree.

There are even books for reading on military lists, like Enders game.

I've heard about that!

Enders Game is a fantastic movie!

I've never read the book though.

The more I think about it being required reading the more I think maybe I should.

Ive seen the movie and read the book, it is good

Does the movie do the book justice?

yes

I'll have to read it soon.

Starship Troopers is another on the military's required reading list.


How about the sun, crazy right?

tHE SUN IS PRETTY AWESOME.

Did you know that helium was first discovered on the sun before it was found on earth?

wow, I wonder how it made its way to earth, crazy fact!

I like how it is perfectly so far away it doesn't fry us to death lol

Yep we are right in the right spot huh.

There is actually a radio station that you can listen to the sun.

It translates the suns solar activity into music.

I would love to hear what that sounds like, have you heard it?

I find it interesting too that a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun

That is interesting and no I have not heard that station before.

THe sun takes up about 99.86 percent of the mass of our solar system.

That is so crazy to think, but also crazy that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy!

Well thinking about the biggest and the baddest.

What do you think of amazon?

Do you use it much?

I think it is awesome, I use it from time to time.. Talk about cheap and getting things fast, how about you?

Did you know amazon holds a patent on one click buying.

That just doesnt seem like something that could be patented to me.

right lol, that is kind of like cheating lol.

I heard bezos has a clock built into a mountain that will run for like 10,000 years.

The things people do with money!

I know right.

Wondr what he was thinking?

I guess best buy and target will price match amazon now.

Do you think that will affect their sales?

I don't think it will, they are so successful people will just go straight to amazon first before those places

You are probably right there.

The arrow in amazons logo is supposed to mean they have everything from a to z.

Pretty creative if you ask me.

I agree, you can't unsee it once you have seen it lol.

Did you hear about the first purchase on amazon?

Yeah didnt Jeff bezos name a building after the guy who made it?

yep, it only costed the person like 28 dollars to get that honor!

I wish it could have been me lol

It would be awesome to hae a building named after me.

Lol.

Do you read much?

I read from time to time, i like the military type books, how about you?

I love them.

Do you like to read out loud or are you a silent reader?

I am a silent reader, definitely not a speed reader!

It was very nice chatting with you!

Silent reading is actually a new phenomenon.

Only the most skilled readers used to be able to read silently.

Have a wonderful day.


Have you heard of the blossom kite festival?

I think The Blossom Kite Festival, formerly the Smithsonian Kite Festival, is an annual kite event usually held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in late March during the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

oh wow, that must be a cool site to see between the kites and the cherry blossom trees.

have you been?

Sorry, i'm not.
Have you been?

no I have not.

Here in this article it looks liek the weather was going to be nice although a few days later there was going to be a winter weather advisory

Oh, it's interesting.
I like it.

the second part talks about getting forecasts from Alexa.

Do you have a home device like an echo?

No, i have not, but i like Alexa.

i don't either but i've used them before and they are convenient.

how do you normally get the weather forecast?

I learn when the best time to check weather in advance is Yet the unflinching smiles of TV meteorologists often seem more like the grins back to the weather forecast and begrudgingly take note of their predictions for the weekend ahead.

so do you watch on TV?

i normally get the weather from my phone or weather.com

Does weather.com make you the right decision?

usually weather.com is accurate, at least for predicting the immediate weather.

it can be a little off when looking at the 10 day forecast

I will use it in the coming days.

do you ever use amazon.com?

it is the largest internet retailer in the world!

Yes, i use it.
It is very useful for everyone.

it sure is

The World's Most Innovative Companies 2018.

Amazon is a cloud computing giant and the largest American e-commerce company.

yes it is...did you see the part about the CEO building a clock into a mountain?

I wonder where that is?

Sorry, i do not know about this.

i'm not sure where it is, but the article talks about it!