Hi.

I think it's so fascinating to learn facts about the earth.

Earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st-century.

I wonder what is causing that?

Good question!

Humans only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds if the entire earths history was viewed as 1 day!

Wow that is hard to believe.

And back when the earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.

That is wild!

Over 80% of Earths natural forests have been destroyed!

That is quite sad.

Only 20% remaining, well I hope we can conserve that at least.

Hopefully!

Do you think extraterrestrials will ever make contact with us?

I don't know that is a good question I think at some point but I don't know if it will be in my lifetime.

There is definitely a lot of sightings in the literature but no specific evidence.

The FDA once burned 6 tons of literature in an active US censorship.

That is absurd!

I love how there is a literature contest that challenges people to come up with the worst opening sentence to a novel.

That is very funny I would love to read some of those sentences.

One surprising thing is that romantic kissing is a fairly recent development and is rarely mentioned even an ancient Greek literature.

Very interesting.

Love how Churchill won a nobel peace prize in literature and not peace.

Yeah that is very interesting and something I did not know.

He was a very smart man.

Pretty cool he was  able to accomplish that back in 1953.

Have you seen the Wonder Woman movie?

Yes I have it I thought it was really cool.

Gal Gadot did a great job.

DC comics must've been very impressed.

Definitely!

She actually served in the Israeli Defense Forces for 2 years.

Wow she is really an amazing woman.

Explains why the fight scenes were so realistic.

When wonder woman first appeared as a member of the Justice society in 1941 the group made her their secretary.

Oh how times have changed.

I did not know it was the highest grossing superhero origin movie!

Yeah that is a huge accomplishment wow.

It is also the highest grossing world war one movie.

Very impressive.
I really did like that movie.

Yes it was a great one.

2017 was also a great year for movies and it was the first year since 1958 that the top three highest grossing domestic films were female lead.

Makes sense!

Gal did not even know she was auditioning for wonder woman.

She thought it was Catwoman!

Ha ha that is hilarious.Patty Jenkins was a great director of that movie.

Well it was nice chatting with you have a good day.


What are your thought on Tina Turner?
I think she is really talented

I remember her from childhood,  I definitely think she is super talented!

Such a unique voice.

Have you ever been to her concert?

I hear Linkin park did 324 concerts in one year!

Thats a lot like 1 concert per day if you exclude holidays, seems like a big toll on the band

I know right!

crazy!

also the ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts!

A total of 2,263 concerts!
wow, that must have taken them years,

Yeah its basically like they toured for over 20 years!

Oh that makes sense but still, 226 concerts per year is a lot, I wonder why they made it

Probably for the money lol that must be taxing on your body and mental health too,  thats like a non stop party for 20 years ugh.

Yeah, sounds demanding, so do you like the Walt Disney Company?

Absolutely,  I love Disney.
Do you?

I love Disney as well, one of my favorite movies Big Hero 6,

Nice!

I have so many,  little mermaid, aladdin,  lion king, inside out,  wreck it ralph,  incredibles, frozen, moana.

Those are awesome movies as well, interesting fact about Big Hero 6, the movie was made with a super computer, 55000 cores

wow!

Thats amazing.

I like the city it is based in, san fransokyo lol

I like it too, a lot of creativity in the movie, another interesting fact is that minnie mouse is short for minerva mouse

I guess that makes sense!

Never thought it was short for anything lol

That was a new fact for me as well, do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?

Yes,  I do remember him,  they guy who looks like steve martin haha

Yeah the same one lol, well he was the science consultant in the movie Flubber

Thats awesome!

The wall-e movie name is a tip of the hat to walt disney.

It is, I didnt like that movie much but the name is nice.


Have you ever seen the film Wonder Woman?

I havent.
I do want to though.

Yeah, it's an ok film, it's actually produced by DC Entertainment, I think I'm a fan of Marvel more though.

I think I like Marvel better too.

My favorite of all time is Deadpool though.

Oh, I love that character!

But surprisingly even with how not good it was, Wonder Woman managed to be the highest grossing superhero movie!

Wow, even higher than all the Batmans?

Yes, and it's even considered a WWI movie, I wonder why though.

Perhaps its because the actress, Gal Gadot, served two years as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces?

That is cool that she served.

She seems to be a good role model for young girls.

She really does.

It's not a superhero thing, but Earth will be helium-free by the end of the 21st century, I wonder what kind of impact that would bring, do you know?

I am not sure, it is probably something I should know.

Humans have done a lot of damage to the planet.

Yeah I agree, especially when the FDA burns through six tons of literature in an act of US censorhip

That is so wasteful.

Did you know winston chruchills prize was in Literature, not peace?

Oh really?

Did he publish something to warrant the prize?

I think he did.
Dont know what though.

There's an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with worst possible opening sentences to novels, I wonder why, any guesses?

I think there is a contest for that.
Man, that must be fun to judge.

Yeah seriously and very entertaining too!

Romantic kissing was only a fairly recent development!

How is that possible!

I dont know!
I thought that was around for ages.

Seriously!

Maybe that's why the FDA burned six tons of literature!

But why does the FDA have jurisdiction over censorship of literature?

Thats a good question.
I am against all censorship.

Me too, but maybe times have changed since then!


Hey!

Do you enjoy Poetry?

It's a form of literature that uses aesthetic and the rhythmic attributes of language.

Hello there, yes I do enjoy some poetry for sure, how about yourself?

I do too!

I've even read some hunting poetry from Africa.

That sounds very interesting.

Did you know Edgar Allan Poe only got $9 for his "The Raven" poem?

No that is amazing!
I remember reading that in High Shool.

Yeah I will always remember that poem from a halloween episode of the Simpsons.

Some of the earliest written poetry comes from Africa, around the 25th century BCE.

I am really interested in reading some of that it sounds so cool.

Do you like astronomy?
I have always found Earth fascinating.
It was formed 4.5 billion years ago!
That's so old!

Yeah I love learning and reading about it, so cool.

That is old!

Did you know years from now the earth will be helium-free?

I did not know that.

I do find it sad however, that 80 percent of earth's forests have already been destroyed.

Yeah I think I read that somewhere as well.

It is very sad to me to think about that, and I'm sure it will continue to be destroyed.

We think of a day as being 24 hours long.

But when Earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours!

That is crazy to think how much longer the days are now.

Imagine going back to 5.5 days!

You would feel like you lived a lifetime in a week lol.

If earth's  history was viewed in a 24 hour period.

Humans would only represent about 1 minute and 17 seconds.

Shows you how young we really are!

Yeah that really makes you think!

Did you know that 71% of the earth's surface is covered by water?

Yea I have heard that.

And the remaining 29% is land consisting of continents and islands.

Yeah its just crazy thinking how vast the oceans really are.

Did you know that we live on the densest planet in the solar system?

No I didnt.

I would have thought it would have been Jupiter or something.

Yeah same here, I would never had guessed that it was earth, so interesting.

Are you a Cat person?

Did you know when a cat is 15 years old, they have spent about 10 years of that sleeping?

No, but I don't mind them.

That is astonishing, I guess they like to sleep a lot.

Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Are you afraid of snakes?

To be honest yes and I was born and raised in the country.

I am afraid of snakes too so no judging here, I think its a rational fear

Yes, I have a close friend raise snakes, he or she wouldn't never have to worry about me visiting, Hahaha.

Yeah I would stay as far as possible as well lol, a place to go if you hate snakes is New Zealand

Yes you are right, some snakes are poisonous and some are helpful, they eat other snakes and Insects.

There is a breed of flying snakes, that would be really scary like 5 times more scary than a regular snake

Yes you are right, I heard a friend of mine that worked with wildlife said that snakes are more afraid of human as well.

Are they?

maybe there just pretending lol, so enough of snakes, do you like music?

concerts?

yes hahaha, I like concerts give me Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and Phil Collins, first three.

I went to a Linking Park concert once, it was a long time ago, and also to a Ramones concert, but other than that no

I used to live in Las Vegas, that where I saw Elton John, can you imagine linkin park doing 324 concerts in 2001.

I cant, thats a lot of concerts, thats almost a concert a day if you dont count holidays,

Where do these performance get their energy from, I am tired after doing one song when I am in church.

Probably a lot of drugs, that can be really helpful or so Ive heard

Yes I agree with you, I am not familiar with the group "The ramones" is this an all male group or male and female?

It was a male band, they all had Ramon as one of their names, not sure if they were family or if it was because of their artistic names

Wow that's embarrassment in 2002 a creed concert was so bad four concert doers filed a lawsuit against the band.

I used to like that band a lot, too bad the concert was so bad they got sued, the band used to have a lot of talent and a couple of great songs

They must have party all that night before the concert, many of these band members have problems like everyone else, sometime we all have bad days.

I guess they all had a pretty bad day the night or evening of the concert, I still like their songs though.


Do you like to read?

Seems like Woman Who Fly is a great book

I like to read occasionally.

I have not heard of that, what is it about?

Its about tales of flying woman, mythologies, visions of female freedom and emancipation, seems like a book with a really original plot

That sounds pretty cool and like something I would like.

Did you know earth is almost 4x as dense as the sun?

No didnt know that, but I do know that it was formed over 4.5 billion years ago, crazy how we can tell with a carbon 14 test

That is crazy.

There is a region in Canada with less gravity than the rest of the earth.

There is?

I guess theres a lot more to earth than what meets the eye, im just glad 71% of earth is water, I love water, the sea, rivers

I love water regions too, especially the ocean.

You could fit all the planets between the moon and the earth and still have room.

Amazing and it looks so close you raise your arm and try to touch it, days at earth when it first got formed were only 5.5 hours long

Thats pretty short.

And I thought they were too short in the winter!

Do you like to read?

I do like to read yeah, what about you?

Yeah.

Did you know romantic kissing is a recent development and it is not found in greek literature.

No, I do like romantic kissing in movies, books, they give the story unique touch, did you know about that annual literature contest of the worst opening sentence?

Yeah, I bet those would be pretty interesting to hear.

There's a doctor that teaches heavy metal as a form of literature.

Wow interesting, do you know who Winston Churchill is?

well he won a novel prize because of literature.

Yeah, he's very talented.

The father of modern olympics won a gold medal in literature for writing a poem about sports.

Thats interesting, literature, music, painting used to be events in the Olympic games.

I can't imagine what olympic painting was like!

I wonder why they stopped doing it.

That is hard too imagine I agree, maybe thats why they took them out of the games in 1952

Yeah, maybe.

The latin word for literature is derived from the word letter.

So much about literature I dont know, interesting chat.


Are you familiar with tina turner?

Yes I know who she is.

I heard she's coming out with a new book.

Yeah she is an amazing women in history.

I loved the song what's love got to do with it.

That's a really good song as so is "Proud Mary."

Yeah i like that one too along with nutbush.

Did you ever read her first memoir "I, Tina?"

I have not but i did see that movie it was riveting.

I haven't seen it nor read the book.
I need to check them out.

She's won three grammy's so far.

Do you feel like Ike was the worst thing that's happened to her?

Worst thing meaning her relationship with Ike?

Yes, I feel like they didn't get along.

Yeah.

I will say this he is a part of who she became.

Am i not giving him credit for anything, look at joe jackson.

After they got married in Tijuana Ike took her to a show without her consent.

Yeah I don't like him, i'm just impressed at how she became a butterfly.

She showed her courage and became an inspiration for many women.

Indeed!

I'll have to read that book i'm sure it's good!

Do you know Kim .K?

I know who Kim Kardashian is.

What do you think of her Hollywood career?

She's made a name for herself.
Everyone knows who she is now.

do you like snakes?

I do.
I actually have a red tailed boa.

Snakes are elongated, legless creatures.

do you know there is a lizard with no legs?

Wouldn't that just be a snake?

It seems like it would be called that.

Someone told me there's several in my area, but I've never seen one.

I would not want to.

I hear there are snakes that appear to fly.

Is that true?

That would be very, very scary.

I should probably move to new Zealand, they don't have any snakes there.

That would be nice.
Well I have to run.
It was nice chatting with you.
Have a good night!


Hi, do you use Netflix?

I am a subscriber yes, do you?

I used to.

I don't now.

As of October 2018, Netflix has 137 million total subscribers worldwide, including 58.46 million in the United States.

Amazing!

I know, a lot of people subscribe to the service, still Netflix has a huge deficit

I guess they have been spending tons of money.

I know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.

I wonder why?
isnt there whole business model online?

I guess some parts of the country have little bandwidth.

People need DVDs and such.

Still, many online users.

From 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.

So Netflix also has the DVD service, interesting, I guess every subscriber counts, still seems a bit excessive, 20 more times!!!!

and wow 33% really?

It seems to work.
Netflix is now worth $2 billion.

They have $21.9 billion in debt, not sure if its a giant anymore, theres also new streaming services out there that are a threat to Netflix

I expect them to have competitors.

After racking up a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of Apollo 13, Reed Hastings was inspired to start netflix.

Someone else will get inspired to take on Netflix.

Blockbuster gave Reed the knife then, they did charge excessive fees.

Probably a big part of their business model.

Then they thought they could beat Netflix at the online game.

Now they're gone!

Bye bye, BB

I guess the lack of vision really affected the company in end, tech keeps on advancing and businesses have to adapt in order to survive, but anyways do you like the Star Wars franchise?

Yes, I do.

It's interesting that James Earl Jones spent only 2.5 hours recording all of Darth Vader's lines and was paid $7,500

Seems like someone got screwed over lol, only $7500 wow, his voice was terrifying

In 2013, Star Wars was dubbed in Navajo, making it the first major film to be dubbed in a Native American language.

I wonder if James Earl Jones was involved with this.

I dont think so at least not for the $7500 he got paid originally, do you have a favorite Star Wars movie?

The second one, Empire.
That one is my favorite.
Then the first one.

Mine was the Return of the Jedi, do you also like Transformers?

I don't know them very well.
Anyway, thanks for the chat!
Have a good night!


Hi - do you like Netflix?

I do like Netflix but not as much as I use to.

It doesn't seem like they have been adding new shows lately

I used to like it better also.

I only use it because we get it for free with T Mobile.

Are you a big fan of Star Wars?

I'm not a huge fan.
What about you?

No not really.

I tried to watch a couple of the movies but I couldn't get into them like some people do.

Did you know Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth usage in North America from 9pm-12am?

I didn't know that but it doesn't surprise me.

I guess its pretty popular around the world.

I guess so.

Netflix and YouTube make up half the peak internet traffic in North America.

I watch more youtube than I do Netflix.
Which do you prefer?

I prefer YouTube as well.

Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth

I think Neflix is over rated these days.

It use to be pretty neat being able to stream movies.

But then the cost went up and its not as awesome.

Youtube is free and I can find lots more videos on random stuff.

I agree.

Netflix is worth $2 billion though so they must be doing something right.

That is true.
Do you like the movie Transformers?

I have never seen it, but I like Megan Fox.

She's easy on the eyes.

What about you?

I never watched it seemed to be pretty popular back in the day

I think it was popular.

In the 2007 film, there are 1.53 explosions per minute.

Well it was distributed by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks.

I think DreamWorks is the company that made Shrek.

I think they are as well.
I love DreamWorks films.

I think they are a very good company also.

Their animation keeps me pretty entertained.

It was good talking to you.


Hi.
Do you watch Netflix?

I do all the time.

Me too!

They have so many subscribers that they take up around a third of all bandwidth used at night!

That's a lot, apparently they and youtube make up half of internet traffic during peek time in North America.

That's incredible.

I only started using them a few years ago but I think they've been around since 1997.

I've been a loyal customer since then and they have come a long way from the B-movie streaming they use to do.

Yeah, they have a bunch of original series now!

I know blockbuster has to be kicking themselves for not purchasing when they had the chance.

Definitely!

They could have bought it for only $50 million.

Right and to think they are worth 2 billion.

I just watch the avenger infinity war on there.

im a big marvel fan.

I haven't seen a lot of the Marvel movies,was it good?

Awesome!!

you know hasting got the idea after he had to pay a large late fee.

I heard it was a $40 fee or so.

I feel his pain.

I did that a time or two myself back then.

Finally it got so bad i just had to find another store to rent from, haha!

of the 137 million subscribers you mentioned, i believe that about 58 million are in the US.

That's cool that they have a large international presence.

They have offices in Japan and Brazil, too.

Yeah that's right and i think their first series was called Lilyhammer.

an oxymoron if i ever heard one.

True!
I think that was made in 2012.

Since then it's like they have a new show new movie every other week.

It certainly seems that way.

Some of them are really good, though!

It's been nice talking to you, Have a great weekend!

You too, thanks!

Goodbye!


did you know between 9pm -12 am netflix accounts for a third of the bandwidth in north america

I can believe that.

My son watches movies all the time along with TV shows and Netflick originals.

He got me hooked on Stranger Things.

a guy racked up $40 in late fees on a vhs so he started netflix

I remember the days of rentals.

What a pain that was.

Now we sit at home and just stream everything.

I still like to get Netflix dvds cause I don't understand how to stream.

My son laughs at me.

well apparently netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth so maybe you aren't the only one!

Yes, there's a lot of us old fogeys around.

I liked them better before they changed their homepage.

I find it very hard to find films anymore.Amazing that they are almost totally world-wide.

I agree.

I hate the new set up.

I didnt realalize netflix started its own content in 2012.

I thought it was much more recent than that

Well at first I'm sure everyone thought that their self production shows would be like Japanese sci-fi films, not worth watching.

but some of their shows are very highly rated.

do you like star wars?

james earl jones only spent 2.5 hours recording all of darth vaders lines and was paid $7500 i cant decide if that was a lot or a little in the 70s

It was low for voice actors then but he certainly made the character more evil than anyone else could have.

That series has made so many people rich.

Especially George Lucas.

in 2018 the total value for the star wars franchise was $65 BILLION.

Thats insane

Yes and that launched the career of many people, the most notable being Han Solo.

The acting in the first was atrocious but got better as more movies were made.

All told a great movie.

I think its great that george lucas' wife marcia won an academy award for editing while george didn't win any for directing

He got his through notoriety.

I think everyone knows his name.

Some of the lingo has worked it's way into our language.

Did you know that watching that movie was what made James Cameron go into directing?

I did not know that.

In the original transformers movie there are 1.53 explosions per minute lol.

Michael Bay must love to blow things up

I think so!

Special effects have become a huge part of action movies now, along with CGI of course.

I guess the dept.

of Defense has big ideas about transformers.

well those CGI effects took 38 hours to render one frame of movement

I'm not a computer whiz but I have watched my son do his tricks as an IT expert and sometimes it takes him hours to resolve issues.

I know that it would take me years to do one frame.

I think the same is true for monster inc it took like a huge amount of hours just to make sullys arm move.

I dont think I'd have the patience

I hear that Bey's latest production "Bumblebee" is getting great reviews.

I cna't believe there are still movies considering optimus prime has died 25 times in the last 30 years

I haven't kept track but I'm going to remember that fact as a trivia question.

I guess Bey actually appeared in one of the films by being a person who gets swatted away.

thats interesting


Hi, how are you?

I'm good thanks.

I was reading about tennis recently.

Didier Drogba  is a soccer player that stopped a civil war in his home country.

I read the other day that they have used helicopters to dry off the fields for tennis

Wow.

It's really amazing what they will do for professional sports.

And yet grunting in tennis can be considered cheating.

Really?
I think they do that like every hit!

The best players seem too.
LOL!

Maybe it gives them an advantage!

I know a black man won in 1968, and none have won since, that is odd

Was that Rodney Wallace's father?

I am not sure to be honest...

I have also heard a tennis player invented the polo!

That makes me curious about who invented table tennis.

Apparently Ping Pong is the name of the company that sells table tennis equipment.

It's not the name of the game.

I was surprised when I heard that.

That is like the kleenex issue!

Tennis is pretty much large scale ping pong!

Totally!

Kleenex and Reynolds Wrap are brands that are so well known, their genre of products are known by the company name.

Kind of like Association Football is known just as football, even if it's not a part of the Association.

Apparently we call that soccer because it was slang for Association football!

Huh.

I did not know that.

I always wondered where the term soccer came from.

there also is a version of soccer where 3 teams play at once!

Hmmm.

If soccer players run an average of 7 miles per game, and they add a third team, I wonder, will that make them run closer to 10 miles?

most likely!

that is a lot of running!

a lot of people play though, over 250 million

It's amazing.

All those people who play, but there are still some who shine.

Rodney Wallace, for example, made 101 international appearances over 14 years.

he represented his country well!
that is a lot of games!

I agree.

He was born Costa Rican, but he has become an American.

that is a great thing for him, I am sure that was one of his dreams.

hard work pays off!


Hi, how are you?

Hi I'm good, did you know that only one black man has ever won the us open tennis tournament?

Arthur Ash?
I did not know that though.
Thanks for sharing?

it might be, I'm not 100% sure, do you like tennis though?

I do and I play actually

I like it and used to play.
I do not play any more though.
how often do you play?

I play in the summers we play a couple times a week, we play this game called pickleball a lot too its similar to tennis, did you hear that in 1969 they used helicopters to dry off the grass tennis courts, thats funny

I had no idea.

I am in parks and recreation and pickleball is a huge sport for us.

At least compared to some other sports.

ah nice have you ever played?

its more action packed and easier than tennis I think

I have not but it does look fun.

I am usually working when they are playing and would feel like too much of a slacker if I played instead of worked.

haha ya you have to work so thats fair, can you believe the longest tennis match ever lasted 11 hours spread over 3 days, I would be so tired

I think that was john isner, no?

oh I'm not sure, I would hate to be the loser of that match though?

It does seem like you know a lot about tennis players

I watch way too much sports.

If it is a big moment in sports, I know about it.

I wish I watched less tv though but I love sports so much.

ya I agree, do you know the origin of the polo shirt?

like who invented it and such?

I do not.
Was it Ralph Lauren?

well it was created by a tennis player named Rene lacoste actually, and his nickname was the crocodile

I think I did know that, or at least now that you explain it to me it make sense.

Lacoste is popluar attire for tennis.

ya you're right, do you know any soccer facts?

thats one sport I never watch haha

European soccer is on before college football and the nfl so I watch it on saturday and sunday mornings.

I also watch the MLS.

I do not know a ton of trivia though.

Do you?

well I do know the city that will host the 2022 world cup doesn't exist yet, they have to build the whole city

Qatar.
Im going to quit while I am ahead.
Nice chatting with you!


Hi there do you like association football?

Hi there I actually do.

Do you know why it is called soccer in the US?

Yeah it is actually just a slang that stuck around

Yeah pretty interesting.

Jon Steward used to be a soccer player too

Yeah he represented the US in the panamerican games in Brazil back in the day

Yeah pretty cool.

It is a good sport to be in, they make more money than many other sports combined.

Yeah it seems that way.

Did you hear that German player donated his earnings from the World Cup?

Yeah he helped 23 little children in Brazil, what a human being

Yeah very heartwarming.

Did you know there is a variation of soccer with 3 teams

Wow that would be interesting to watch.
Do they need three goals then?

I am curious too.

Do you know where the World Cup will take place in 2022?

I know that it is going to be in Qatar but I do not think they have the city ready for it yet

Yeah that is strange indeed.

The US men's team got third place once in 1930

Yeah but after that it was all down.

But the women's team is doing pretty well

Yes they have never placed below 3rd.
so good for them

Yeah they sure are good.

THere are no economic gains though for the host countries

And yet they bid to have it there, Hmm does not make much sense.

Do you like tennis ?

I do , as much as I like polo shirts and we have tennis to thank for that

Yes that is true, Rene Lacoste to be more exact.

Glad the other adopted the style too

Yes very true.

Do you know how long was the longest match?

yes it lasted 11 hours and they had to stretch it over 3 days


Hey!

Did you watch FIFA World cup the last summer?

Hey yeah I caught some of it.

I love it because it is an international competition!

I'm wondering about 2022 in Qatar.

They even didn't build city for the final.

It's small country actually.

Yeah they better get going.

They promised air conditioned arenas that would reduce temps by 30 degrees celsius!

But I guess the decision to make it not in the summer 2022, but in low season like February or November.

However, there is conflict with major championships.

Anyway it would be fun.

Do you watch tennis?

Yeah I definitely enjoy watching tennis.

Back in 1978 they could use anything for a racket-that would make it more interesting!

Do you know that the longest match in history was 11 hours or about 3 days to play?

It's incredible!!

Wow they must have been exhausted.

Whereas the longest point was a 643 point rally lasting 29 minutes!

I guess if in 2019 they make video how a helicopter is used to dry the glass tennis courts, it is going to be viral everywhere!

haha

Oh that is so cool I wanna look that up!

Ping pong is like tennis but it isn't the sports name.

The sport is actually called table tennis.

do you play table tennis?

Yes I do it's a fun sport.

you?

I think it's funny how some people consider grunting before a tennis shot to be cheating.

True.

I used to play a lot in my school years, but just don't remember when I played the last time.

I didn't kniw that Lacoste was invented for tennis players.

I was always sure for polo players, but they just adopted it.

Yeah same.

I never knew the tennis ball was covered with felt, I thought it was a different type of material.

I've read something about it.

Anyway despite all, soccer makes much more money that football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.

I'm not surprised.

Yeah it is such a global sport!

On average soccer players run 7 miles per game.

No wonder they are in such great shape.

Yes, it's quite average for 90 min game.

I honestly say football, not soccer, because I more interested in this sport and all people in the world call it football.

It was slang in US and this is why we call it this way.

Interesting.

Yea I always wondered that.

Oddly enough Greenland can't join Fifa because not enough grass grows there.

haha.
It's nice.
They are part of Denmark actually.
Do they have enough men for 1 team?
haha

Good question!

What's even crazier is the superbowl is smaller than soccers (or football for you) 3rd biggest event.

Yes, I can believe in it.
It was nice to chat with you.
Have a great day!

You too!

Have fun watching the next world cup in qatar!


Did you watch the Pacific Rim Uprising movie?

Hello there, no I have not see it, is it any good?

I did, I thought it was pretty good, the first movie was better though, had more action

I will have to check it out sometime then if I get a chance.

Are you a big user of Netflix?

I am a big user, I have an account and use it almost every day, mostly after 9pm, what about you?

No I don't have an account currently.

So you are one of those that make up using all that bandwidth during peak hours lol.

I am a part of that group, yes, lol, its also YouTubes fault as they together with netflix they take upon half of the internet traffic

Yeah I can totally see that, YouTube is so popular among younger people it's crazy to me.

It is really popular, just like Netflix is, its amazing how the service has 137 million subscribers around the globe

And that number is still growing, thats so many.

But, it is quality stuff, you get access to an insane amount of content.

I agree, you get more than what you pay for, I used to spend a lot of money on rentals and those late fees were a real pain to pay

Yeah I think that is why Hastings started the company in the first place, he was in your same shoes.

Could be, so he must hate Star Wars then, do you like the franchise?

Yeah I grew up watching the movies years ago when I was a kid, I still think the ones from the late 70's/early 80's are the best ones.

How about you?

I do too, I think old movies are the best ones, I love Star Wars personally, I dont like the new movies as much though,

Yeah I'm the same way when it comes to that.

It is hard to replicate, and I know the Star Wars fans are so hardcore and hard to please as well!

Yeah I agree with you, its amazing how much the franchise is worth though, 65 billion dollars!

Yeah that is an insane amount.

I wonder how much it was worth back in the 1990's?

I bet not much, at least at the beggining 20th Century Fox didnt have much faith in the movie, that lack of faith cost them millions

Yeah they dropped the ball, Disney sure spent a bunch but i'm sure it will all pay off in the long run.

They need to improve the movies, have more jedis in them, do you like Transformers?

Yeah I agree with that for sure.

No, I have only seen about 5 mins of one of the films.

How about you?

I like the series, I thought the first movie back in 2007 was the best one though and didt like the The Last Knigh premiered in 2017

I will have to check that one out sometime then.

Well it was nice talking with you today.


Have you ever seen Keeping up with the Kardashians?

Yes, I know bits and pieces.
I know Kim was born 10-21-80.

Yeah, it's basically just her and her family doing everyday life things.

Did you know she named her baby Chicago?

I did know.

It is a nod to Kanye's hometown and the city is special to K & K  so the name is perfect because baby Chicago was hard to conceive so she is extra special as well.

That's a pretty sweet meaning.

Did you know Kim used to be Paris Hilton's personal assistant?

I did know.

That is how she first gained media attention but after her 2003 sex tape was leaked in 2007 she really became popular.

That

I know one of my kids used to play the Kim Kardashian app on their phone.

I think it came out in 2014.

Sorry about that, I accidentally pressed enter.

I haven't used the app, but I have heard of it.

She was also in a fall out boy music video.

I wonder which song?

I did not know she was in a music video.

I know after the 2007 sex tape leak she and her family began appearing on E!

reality TV show Keeping up With the Kardashians.

Yeah, that's a really lucky break for releasing a sex tape.

I'm pretty sure her mom released it on purpose.

Maybe.

I know Kim is on the 2015 Time Magazine's list of 100 most influential people.

She definitely has a lot of influence.

She recently met with trump to discuss prison reform.

I did not know that, but good for her.

I know she also has a book about how she is a trailblazer of the selfie movement.

Yeah, she's definitely a busy and hardworking person.

Speaking of celebrities, did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 an episode?

Holy cow!

That is a lot of money!

I wonder where she rates on Hollywood's likability "q score"?

I know Tom Hanks rates a 48, while Kim's is a -71, which is hilarious.

I've never heard of a q-score, but it sounds really interesting.

I think most of the Kardashians are probably not good in relations to likability.

I would have to agree.

I know critics and admirers have described her as exemplifying the notion of being famous for being famous.

Yeah, she doesn't have a lot of actual talents.

Just being wealthy and now famous.

They are always coming up with new ways to stay in the spotlight.

Yes, I agree.

Although she is reported to be the highest-paid reality personality of 2015 with her total earnings exceeding $53 million.

Yeah, I guess I would do some silly stuff like that if I was making that much money off of it.

It was nice chatting with you!


Have you seen the movie Solaris?

No.
Do you know anything more about it?

I just think the theme is fascinating ... the tension arising from floating around a planet, but never landing.

Have you felt that way in life?

No.

I did learn lately that our planet is also called Gaia.

Oh, I mean, where you're constantly in flux and you see everyone else with concrete life happening and making progress ... and you're not.

I read about a planet that orbits 4 stars.

Perhaps that would parallel the concept you are discussing.

The direction would be hard to determine.

Interesting.

I've heard of dual-stars, but this is four?

Normally planets just have the one star, so that would be extraordinary.

Clearly the universe is amazing.

Early humans could study it some since 5 planets are visible to the naked eye.

I don't think I could tell the difference between them.

But just imagine having the time and attention to discern that there are five different ones, all without photography!

No doubt!

Previous generations were intelligent too.

As long ago as 1975, the Soviets sent a spacecraft to Venus and mankind saw pictures of the surface.

I'd say they were smarter.

I think the current generation only feels smart because we've got all this technology and knowledge at our fingertips.

So then, we feel like we can fill all our time with comedy.

Great point.

They created wealth that allows free time in our lifetime.

Evan Almighty was a comedy that had a budget of $200 million.

And what else could be done with $200 million?

Probably something much more important.

I think that it is neat that it can be done.

The $200 million did not disappear.

Cameramen, actors and many others received income from it.

It is not as respected as some other genres.

It has been 37 years since a comedy won Best Picture.

True.

What film was that?

For as popular as comedies are, you'd think it would not have been so long.

I don't know the film.

However, The Empire Strikes back was nominated for best comedy in 1981 by the Writers Guild.

That is strange.

Calling something a comedy when it's not really makes you think about it ... have we all been viewing it wrongly?

Such organizations sometimes get it wrong, like when 3rd Rock from the Sun won for best comedy series over Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier in 1997.

What do you call 3rd Rock?
Satire is comedy also.

I'd call it comedy, satirical for sure, but just not better than Seinfeld.

Oh!

I agree with you on that.

Awards have a political factor in decision making.

I saw that Drew Carey did stand up in the Marines for 8 years before he started making money from comedy.

Sometimes it takes while to get it right and then cash in.

I'm glad some networks like Comedy Central take risks and then cancel shows if they flop.

They've cancelled over 100 shows in the past three decades.

Wow.

That is a lot of shows to cancel.

We have so many channels now that most shows that are good can find an audience.

And enough people willing to explore them all until they find them.

If you asked me to watch tv from another country to find something I like, it would take me weeks.

Americans seem to just put in that effort on a regular basis.

Well.
I think I will go now.
Enjoyed the talk!


What's up?
Are you into pop music?
It originated during the mid-1950s

yes very much so.

Until the 1960s rock and pop were considered the same

right !

and do you know that korea has its own k-pop band which is the most popular musical group in the country

Yea, Moranbong band I believe

yes thats right.

and another cool fact is that the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office ?

Lol that's nuts.

I didn't know Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80s, it's hard to imagine

i know !
i never would have thought that either!

Apparently scientist voted "We are the Champions" as the catchiest pop song, I wonder how they came up with that

im not sure , but they are probably right.

I guess they concluded that pop has grown louder and increasingly musically homogeneous since the mid-1960s

yes and in  2002 CREED ocncert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band!

wow !

I don't blame them, I don't much like Creed myself.

yes they are !, it was great talking to you about music, i loved it , thank you

No problem.

Did you know the Ramones played 2,263 concerts?

That's wild

yes thats pretty wild!

Apparently they toured non-stop for 20 years

cool!

and did you know that when eddie van halen recorded the guitar solo for Beat it  that he literally set the speakers on fire

Lol, no but that's awesome.

Pink Floyd recorded a live concert with no audience

wonder if they were just practicing ?

I don't think so, they did it in the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii.

thats really interesting , thank you for the conversation.

good bye

See ya

good bye

peace


Hello how are you today?

Hello, I am good.
How are you?
Do you listen to jazz music?

I like all music.

Did you know jazz originated in the African American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20 century.

i think I did know that.

Seems like I've seen a movie that referenced it.

Didn't they combine jazz with some brass band marches or something?

It has roots in blues and ragtime.

It is now recognized as a major form of musical expression.

I'm glad.
It's world wide now too.
Pakistan has a jazz orchestra!

Cool jazz actually originated in the 1940s.

It introduced calmer smoother sounds and long linear melodic lines you hear in todays jazz.

i like that.

There's a lot of good music from the 40s.

Were you aware that Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast.

No I wasn't.

i guess going by the characters he plays in movies I just never made the connection.

Oh he is a big fan.

He even scored several films including million dollar baby.

That is a great movie.

He did?
What instrument does he play?

I think he played a few different instruments.

There is a woman in Harlem who has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Sunday or over 20 years.

That's cool.

I bet she's pretty good to last that long.

She occasionally has top performers stop by.

I wonder if Clint has ever checked it out.

You never know.

He's a top performer if he can do a movie score.

I just figured it would be something that would interest him.

Did you know jazz trumpeters grow out their goatees because it provides comfort while playing their instrument.

No lol!
I just assumed it was for fashion.

So what do you think about Judge Judy making 123000 dollars per episode.

I heard she retired not to long ago.

That surprises me.

I mean, i'm shocked she made so much money and that she retired.

She was the highest paid celebrity behind Lebron James.

I cant believe she made that much.

I can't either.

I knew her show was popular but not that popular!

Well, I've got to go for now.

It's been nice chatting with you!

Have a great day!


Hey did you know that Queen's guitarist has a PHD in astrophysics?

thats crazy

Wow.

That's cool.

Much cooler than,  say, playing the accordion...

Do you play any instruments?

I gave up videogames and started playing the piano a couple years ago, and I haven't looked back since haha

No, unless you count an mp3 player.

I do love music except of stuff like accordions.

I definitely wouldn't pay $25 a ticket for that kind of music.

No, and it's shocking that a creed concert was so bad that people filed a lawsuit against them, on the other hand I don't really like creed so I'm not that surprised haha

Wow, they must have been really buzzed.

I don't know if Creed is considered pop but I mostly like alternative and stuff off the beaten path.

You?

I really like classic rock and 80's, I can listen to almost anything except country, I do like pink floyd a lot and that's awesome they did a live concert to no audience haha

I do like 80s stuff like REM and the B52s...

I even go back further once in a while and listed to Pink Floyd as recorded on a floating recording studio.

ha I would love to do that, I do like Queen, I didn't know their guitarist uses coins as guitar picks, did you see the new movie that came out about Queen?

Loved Freddie and his band...

I haven't seen the movie yet but want to... Did ya know that scientists declared "We Are the Champions" the catchiest pop song of all time.

Scientists?

haha like how do you measure that?

It is catchy but I would think it would be another song, ti's scary that lincoln park has done 324 concerts in 2001, that's almost 1 per day that sounds exhausting

Yep.

That's crazy.

They must like doing it cause that has to take its toll.

I guess performers like that go all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome.

We still use their acoustic designs for venues/amphitheaters.

Yes that is probably why Pink Floyd played the live concert in that Roman amphitheater, even though there was no one their the acoustics must have been amazing, it's shocking they didn't record a video at least

No kidding...

I would like to see that.

Pink Floyd is very creative but on the dark side.

While I'm not big on pop at least it's mostly upbeat albeit mind numbing...

ya it is, pop music is good in small quantities for me, I like more complex stuff but pop music is good to pass the time and for parties

Yeah… I prefer guitars and amped up stuff to most R&B, rap and hip-hop.

I can't believe that the Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts so far that is a massive number.

Yeah, makes ya wanna get sedated huh?

That's cool... Can't believe Eddie Van Halen set speakers on fire... Something tells me there's more to it that his playing like maybe he had it turned up to "11"

Ya see that is awesome, I can't believe teh president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums, I want to see trump release an album just to hear what that would sound like haha

Something tells me that Trump singing may be accompanied by an accordian.

haha ya I wonder what instrument he would play, did you know that Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80's?

No, don't even know who he is?

I thought it was weird that the CIA sponsored a music event (Coupe Mondiale).

That is wild.


Hello,  do you know much about cinematography?

Not really, I'm an avid movie watcher.

I have heard of Roger Deakins who constantly is getting nominated for awards.

Oh ok,  I havent heard of him.

Thats great though,  hes been nomiated  times.

Do you like visiting D.C.?

They have over 250 restaurants and a Summer Restaurant Week.

I have never been there.

I did read that recently.

Did you know no woman has ever been nominated for the academy award for best cinematography?

That will probably change soon.

I didn't know Stanley Kubrick was involved with Spartacus.

Me either.
do you like comedy?

Yes.

I can't believe the Green Lantern was going to be a comedy with Jack Black!

Yeah thats weird!

Not sure it woldve made it better though lol

Couldn't have hurt much.

:) I was surprised to know that the Python programming language was, in part, named after Monty Python.

Yeah thought that might have been a coincidence.

I guess comedy central has not been doing great,  It has cancelled over  shows!

That or they're picky.

Bill Murray isn't so picky.

He thought the "Kung Fu Hustle" was super great.

It was a great movie!

I am an amatuer astonomer and Jupiter's moon Ganymede fascinates me since it is big enough to be a planet.

That is really big!

Another one is that Uranus is actually rotating on its side.

Many think it was involved in a major collision.

Oh thats interesting.

and the accident threw it off axis?

If it rotates on its side,  does that mean there is an area that doesnt get any sun?

Yeah, the sunlight is in weird time patterns on the poles.

I guess the building blocks of life (e.g., RNA) have been detected on a planetary system 455 light-years away.

Do you know what planet it is where shards of glass rain sideways in 2000 degress fahrenheit?

I would guess one of the outer ice planets - probably Neptune.

Venus doesn't have seasons or that kind of wind.

interesting,  thanks.

Thank you.
You were a great chat partner.


Hey, how's it going?
Are you a fan of Phil Collins at all?

Yea Phil Collins is a pretty good singer, I never knew he was in the beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night"

Yeah I liked Genesis in particular, back when he was paired up with Peter Gabriel.

Though they've both had solid solo careers.

Yea, it's crazy Collins sold 100 million in Genesis and as a solo act

Do you have a favorite song from Phil Collins or Genesis?

I really like the 1984 hit "Against All Odds"

I'm a big fan of Invisible Touch.

That was after Peter Gabriel left and it more just Phil Collins leading the way.

Right before he went solo.

Yea, "In the Air Tonight is also a great song, it's cool that Collins 17 year son gets to play concerts with his dad

Are you more a fan of pop or rock music?

Probably Rock music but they were basically the same thing until the late 1960s

Did you know Rick Gervais was a pop singer in the 80's?

I can't picture it lol

No, that's pretty funny.
In Japan they have 100 % cgi pop stars

Pop music is huge in Asia.

Especially k-pop.

I think there's a boy band from Korea even going around in the US now

I wonder if their songs use the same 4 chords as most pop hits in the US

I bet it does.
Do you remember that band Creed?
Man they were awful.

Yea they were, they sounded much worse than the 4 chords always used in pop songs

Apparently once they were so bad that four of the people that attended a concert sued them for being bad.

Lol that's pretty funny.

Did you know Deep Purple broke the record for the loudest concert?

Nope, that's pretty cool!
Loved that song Smoke on the Water.

Yea it's a great song.

It's weird Abba turned down 1 billion dollars to do a reunion tour

That is weird.
It was nice chatting with you!


Are you a fan of pop music?

i do like pop music.
You?

I love it, it became popular in the states around the 60s right?

i guess?

i dont know what the definition of pop music is.

i figure there must have been stuff in the 50s too.

Do you have a favorite pop artist?

i dont, but recently i was listening to xtc.

they did an album called oranges and lemons.

He did?

one of my favorites is Rikey Gerwais he used to be a big deal back in the 80s

i did not know that he did pop music.
i thought he was a comedian.

He was a pop singer in the 80s really talented in fact, pop music has grown a lot louder since the 60s

it sure has.

the amplification systems have improved substantially.

It has, my favorite pop song is We Are the Champions and its actually voted as the catchiest song by a group of scientists

yeah, have you seen the movie about queen?

that song shows up.

it sure is catchy.

I did watch that movie, thought it was really cool, liked it  alot

it was a fun film.
Rami won an oscar for his performance.
i wish i had seen queen in concert.

I think Remi diserved it, he nailed the role and I wish that too, have you been to any great concerts lately?

no i have not.

no money for it.

i used to go quite frequently when i was younger.

Did you ever go to a Ramones concert?

i wish i had.
those guys were always touring.
i missed my chance.

I missed mine too and also the chance to watch Linkin Park live, they performed 324 concerts in 2001 alone

those kids were great!
that is an insane effort on their part.
i wish i had seen them.
too.
Anyway, great chat!

Really hard, 1 concert per day, the toll it must have taken on them and I agree its been a great chat, thanks a lot.


I am not a super Phil Collins fan-are you?

Hello there, I am not but he does have a few good songs.

He has done a lot of stuff.

I am more of a Mick Jagger person.

I think the era of mega stars like that is over.

Too bad.

Yeah Mick was awesome, the Stones had so many great hits over the years.

I can't believe they still tour!

That is impressive!

He is my age and I can't even get out of bed in the morning.

He's a marvel.

Lol, yeah and their shows are like 2 hrs i'm pretty sure, that is so nuts.

Do you attend many concerts these days?

Not now-too expensive.

The first time I saw Led Zeppelin was at a place called The Boston Tea Party.

They had just come to America and no one knew who they were.

It was a small Club so I got to see them up close.

That is awesome, they were one of the best ever, very jealous of you.

I saw a lot of people there.
Andy Warhol was a sponsor.
I think I liked BB King the best.
But I don't remember Phil Collins.

Wow, that sounds like an amazing time.

BB King would be awesome to see as well.

I have only been to smaller bands, I did see Radiohead play though, that was pretty cool, but to be honest I mainly went to see the opening band!

It was easy to see everyone in the Sixties.

Tickets were cheap and a lot of people played on the Boston Common.

Judy Colling and Joan Baez used to sit on the sidewalk in front of the Harvard Coop and play for free.

Wow, that is so awesome, most of the music I listen to comes from the 60's, I would have done anything to see Marc Bolan or Syd Barrett perform live.

I like Pink Floyd!

I don't see that We are the Champions is the catchiest tune ever.

That makes no sense.

Good call!

Yeah I don't agree with that at all.

There are plenty more catchy tunes from the 50's and 60's I would say.

I would have liked to see Pink Floyd in a Roman Amphitheater.

I bet the sound was really good.

Yeah that would have been cool, so many concerts over the years that would have been amazing to attend.

I used to like the music really loud but I saw Led Zeppelin (after they got to be famous) at the Boston Garden and it was too loud.

Ever one lit little candles-you couldn't do that now.

The Fire Marshall would have a heart attack.

lol

Yeah imagine them trying to do things like that now, no way!

So, be glad you got to experience it like that I would say.

Everyone was friendly and there was no trouble.

Can you imagine?

Yeah exactly, now days there are always people to ruin everything, and it can't just be fun and simple anymore.

You are right.
Sad but true.
Nice talking to you.

Yeah same here, hope you have a good day.


Hi There!
Do you like movies?

I like movies, it is a form of art.
.

This is interesting..Even though spartacus had a cinematographer, stanley kubrick took the camera away from him and did it himself.

You have to do it yourself, he was very talented, I saw some of his films, but never Spartacus, is it good ?

It is!

But this is interesting too..even though he did almost none of the work, when spartacus got the academy award for best cinematography, it went to the credited cinematographer, and not kubrick.

Probably, some kind of union thing, like he was not an official cinematographer.

I wonder if they gave him something for it.

Thats a good question!

No woman has ever been nominated for the academy award for best cinematography.

I guess it is because there is not many female cinematographer because they would not hire them.

Sexism still exist.

That is terrible.
A woman has never even been nominated.

Yeah, do you see movies made by a woman ?

I haven't paid attention to that.

I'll have to now.

Cinematographer roger deakins has been nominated 13 times for the best cinematography oscar, and has never won.

He was good but not enough, did he do any comedies ?

I like those kind of film.

I don't think he did.

Do you like Bill murray?

Bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".

I like Bill Murray, Chinese comedies can be really funny.

But I never saw kung fu hustle.

Did you ?

no, not my type of movie!

I do like Jack black though.

The green lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring jack black

That would have changed the tone of the movie, he is very slapstick.

Some of his stuff is good, Some bad.
Did you watch 3rd rock from the sun?

I did when I was young, it was good but not memorable, not like Seinfeld.

3rd rock from the sun won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997, beating seinfeld, friends, and frasier.

That is surprising and not surprising at the same time, we don't know what will stand the test of time, disco was not forever.

True!

Wow!

Comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989

You have to try new thing and not be afraid to admit your mistakes.

Comedy central would have been bankrupt if they continued to produce those 100 unfunny shows.

True, I learned this the other day..The creator of the python programming language named it partly to honor british comedy group monty python

Do you like Monty Python ?
I like absurd comedy, so I like them.

Not really, I never really understood it.

Don't worry I don't think I would find funny an ancient greek comedy.

Everyone has his own tastes.

Very true.
Do you know anything about plantes?

I don't know I know we live on Earth.
have a good day.

you too!


Do you enjoy music?

Yes.

I love Jazz music but I also have a love for Kanye West songs.

Jazz is amazing.

I love how it maintained its core essence, yet amalgamated with local musical culture to generate countless distinct styles

Yes.

I listen to it every night when I eat dinner.

I have really gotten into Modal jazz.

Most people like Jazz-rock, but I'm more of a 1950's guy.

I think all you mentioned are great, but personally I enjoy how cool jazz has developed

Are there any particular cool jazz groups you like?

Not in particular, but I do enjoy the calmer smoother sounds and linear melodic lines.

Looking at jazz overall, my favorite probably would be frank sinatra

Kanye West often compares himself as the modern day Frank Sinatra.

I will admit both made their mark on music, but I like Sinatra more

Do you see yourself jealous of Kanye's success?

I sometimes do.

He has Kim Kardashian, hot and a money maker.

Well I won't deny I would desire money and success, however, their lives of living under the microscope and being stalked by paparazzi sounds too stressful

Even if you get all the tea's in the world?

I guess it's bad for their children who have to be subjected to the awful names and filmed.

I can't believe they named their child Chicago.

I don't think that is too bad.

I know a family whose last name is trout so the father named his sons red and brown

Were their English limited or do they have some psychological problems...?

Do they not understand the damage they can cause the children?

These odd baby names, although originated from somewhere is really bad for the kids.

They said that it was terrible when young, but very helpful when they became adults since everyone remembered them positively.

I think it's better than hashtag

I guess so.

The kid can build character based on these names/nick names.

There are also a lot of people trying to name their children after celebrities or characters in films like rocky

I wish i had Celebrity income.
Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode.

True.

I mean Kim Kardashian had earnings of 53 million to date

I would also get special access, did you know pixar studio has a secret room visited often by celebrities?

That's cool I wonder what is inside.

In any case, thank you for the amazing chat.


I just read a section on comedy which states that the python program was partly named after Monty Python.

I love how they did that!

Yeah the programming language I think is what you mean.

Classic comedy.

Kung Fu Hustle is a brilliant comedy also.

I've actually never seen it, whats it about?

It's a wacky cartoony slapstick comedy.
Bill Murray loves the movie too.

i'll add it to my list of movies to watch.

Bill Murray is such a great comedian, unfortunately I don't think he's been in movies as of late.

Green lantern is on my list of movies to watch too, weird to think that it was initially going to be a comedy

Yeah I think Jack Black was supposed to star.

Hard to believe that 3rd Rock beat Seinfeld for best comedy in '97 at the golden globes

I've actually never even seen an episode of 3rd rock.

Seinfeld was revolutionary, are you more of a Seinfeld or Friends fan?

Seinfeld by far.

Friends doesn't hold up very well for me.

I wonder if it would have been one of the 100 shows Comedy Central cancelled over the years if it had been on that channel.

You?

Friends or Seinfeld?

perhaps!

I'm actually more of a Friends fan myself lol.

It's interesting how much tv shows and movies have changed over the years.

Even just through more advanced filming abilities and styles.

Shout out to James Wong for pioneering the use of wide-angle lenses amongst other things

He was quite the pioneer despite the racism.

he had a lot to overcome and still won an Oscar.

I've read in other articles that the Oscars are pretty racist too, not recognizing talented individuals due to their race.

There are definitely some problems.

A woman has never won best cinematographer, or even been nominated.

that's some crazy stuff.

It even must be frustrating with Roger Daekins for being nominated 13 times and never having won

And the guy who was supposed to be the cinematographer for Spartacus didn't actually do the work and won the academy award.

I'd be pretty angry if that happened to me lol.

Have you heard of Gavin Free before reading about him?

Yeah he did slo-mo cinematography on Hot Fuzz.

interesting, Hot Fuzz was a good movie.
I thoroughly enjoy comedies

Yeah it was.
Comedy is a great art form.
It all started back in ancient Athens.

Its interesting how the change of definition of "planet" meant that Pluto was no longer a planet.

I'm still bitter about that.

I never want to visit the one that rains shards of glass at 4500mph.

thats such an unusual characteristic of a planet.

Sounds like complete chaos there lol AND it's 2000 degrees farenheit.

insane.

Maybe we'll make it to Ganymede someday.

It's a Jupiter moon big enough to be a planet.

Cya!

thanks for the conversation!

Sure!

bye!


Do you happen to enjoy pop music?

I do, I like Queen myself.

Did you know that it's been scientifically proven that "We Are The Champions" is the catchiest pop song of all time?

I did not but I love Queen.
Are you familiar with K-pop?

I'm kind of familiar with it.

Me too.

There are several songs that stick in my head It's catchy.

There is a K-pop band called Moranbong Band that is the most popular music group in the country.

I am not familiar with their music.

I've never heard of them before.

I heard that rejection letters from Sub Pop Records to aspiring artists start with "Dear loser."

That's kind of disheartening.

Wow!

I new they were an edgy company but that's harsh.

Did you know that Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80's?

I cannot picture that.

I've heard that and I can't believe it.

I'm glad he stuck with comedy instead of that.

Me too.
Do you like to attend concerts?

I do, I'm actually attending one next weekend.

I wish I could have been at the Foo Fighters concert that was so loud it showed up on New Zealand's seismic monitors!

I didn't know that happened.

I do love the Foo Fighters though.

Did you know that in 2001 Linkin Park played 324 concerts because their album was so successful?

Oh wow, that's alot of concerts.

That album is one of my favorites.

Have you heard about Deep Purple breaking the record for the loudest concert in 1972?

Three audience members were rendered unconscious!

I did not.

That seems excessive to me.

I'm surprised Deep Purple would be the ones to play a concert that loud.

Did you know that The Ramones played 2,263 concerts over the span of their career?

That's a lot of concerts!

Wow.

Did you know that Abba turned down $1 BILLION to do a 100 concert reunion tour?

I did not.

Wow!

They must still have a lot of money saved to be able to turn that down.

I don't like to laugh at the misfortune of others but I find it amusing that concert attendees filed a lawsuit against Creed because their concert was so bad.

That is pretty funny.

It must have been towards then end of Creed.

I would assume so.

I also recently learned that Pink Floyd held a concert in 1972 with no audience.

I wonder why they did that?

Oh wow, that's kind of odd.

I heard that in 2010 Lou Reed and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs.

I'm sure they enjoyed it.

Lou Reed is a weird guy so I'm not that surprised.

There is an ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia that is used as a concert venue.

I bet that would be amazing.

That would be an amazing experience seeing a band playing there.

It would leave you with a story to tell for sure.

I would take so many pictures.


Hello,  do you know much about celebrities?

Yes I do.
What about you?

No I dont know much lol there are too many celebrities.

Yep, I know about the Kardashian family and Kanye.

They are always up to something.

Did you know that Pixar studios has a secret room for only celebrities?

No I did not know that until I read these articles.

The favors celebrities get bothers me.

Yeah seriously,  kinda ridiculous.

Also,  how much they get paid,  I feel like actors and actresses dont even do the hardest work,  all the editing and music and stuff seems like way more work lol

I agree, Kim Kardashian earned $53 million in 2015, Judge Judy earns $123,000 per tv episode!!

just mind blowing.

There are people out there going to bed without food.

I really dislike that whole Kardashian family.

I think  it is ridiculous how much money they make and they dont really seem to earn it.

I think I saw one episode where the younger one wants to buy a house and doesn't even know what credit is.

lol, they are socialites and the media has elevated them.

Just revealing their 3 rd child's name - Chicago blew up social media.

Yeah it's crazy,  and all their businesses are completely run by other people.

They act like they are so stressed all the time.

How about a Harlem woman who has held a Jazz concert in her apartment every Sunday for 20 years!!!

crazy

Thats pretty awesome.

Im sure the clean up is pretty bad to have to clean your apartment every sunday lol

Yep!

and top performers occassionally stop by.

That  nice,  do you like jazz?
who is your favorite artist?

I really don't care for it.
Tony Bennett impresses me.

Jazz trumpeters grew goatees because it provides comfort.

lol.

What do you think of people who use surrogate mothers?

I think its a great idea,  it creates options for people who cant or dont want to carry a baby.

what do you think of it?

I agree.
It is humanity at its best.

Been good chatting.


Hello do you like pop music?

I do like pop music, I also like accordions though, did you hear about the big accordion Festival that is happening in Virginia?

I didn't.
Could you tell me more about it?

Yes it takes place in Falls Church, Virginia and there are going to be about a hundred and fifty people celebrating with accordions there

That would be interesting to see.

Did it have anything to do with the 80th anniversary of the American Accordionists Association?

Yes I think so.

And that one of the people among them is Lou Coppola, he's been doing this and playing the accordion for about 28 years now

Where is he from?

He's originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut, speaking of music though what kind of pop music do you like

I like all kinds.

I grew up in the 80's so that pop music era is my favorite.

I was surprised to find out that the actor Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80s/

Yeah that is shocking!

It's also shocking that scientists determined the queen song, We Are the Champions, to be the catchiest song of all time LOL

lol That is funny.

I remember hearing that song so much at sports games while I was growing up.

The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.

I wonder if they were any good?

lol

Wonder if one of those is the catchiest song of all time LOL I would guess not, did you know that North Korea has a K-pop girl band?

And it is the most popular group in the country?

LOL You're probably right!
hahaha  Do you like going to concerts?

Yes I do like concerts.

One of my favorite concerts I wish I could have gone to was Pink Floyd, what about you

I love going to concerts.

Used to go to tons of them back in the day when they were more affordable and played in areas that were easy for me to go to.

Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at an ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience.

lol Wonder why they did that?

Yeah I hope they recorded that it's probably an amazing concert haha.

What do you think about Creed though?

They were sued because their concerts were so bad back in 2002

That must have been a really really bad show!

lol  The Ramones played a lot of shows over a 20 year span...a total of 2,263 shows!

It is a lot of shows!

I do think that Lincoln Park is more impressive though, they did 324 concerts in only one year

Wow.

That is alot.

In Croatia, there is an ancient Roman amphitheatre that is still used for concerts.

That would be cool to see a show in a setting like that.

I agree with you!

I want to see some guitar playing in that Amphitheatre haha, Have you ever learn to play the guitar

I used to play but wan't good.

lol  Brian May from Queen uses coins as guitar picks!

That's unique.

That is really cool.

Also cool is that Van Halen actually set a speaker on fire when he was playing a guitar solo LOL that's so metal


Do you tend to follow elections in the country?

Yes I plan to, it heard to decide who to vote for, I almost gave up on voting at one point.

I know how that feels; sometimes it seems like there's no good option.

I can see why voter turnout has been under 70% in the past hundred years.

Yes that's true, are you plan to vote in next election?

I try to vote every time.

I missed the first election when I was eligible, but the last presidential election was very interesting, so I try to research and vote every time now.

Not being personal but do you that your entire voting was negative and no positive with the president?

I definitely felt like I was voting against someone more than I was voting for someone.

Was that how you felt too?

Well, I felt a little like that, My main concern is that I knew this country is going down hill with killing, drugs, rich, poor, I just wanted a change.

That's how I felt too.

I think the influence of the media was a major factor.

According to actual rates, it's safer than it ever was in the past, but we're able to hear about so much more.

Yes, you are right and nothing to very little is been done about it.

We really need a strong and respectful leader.

Most of all we need a leader that can unify us.

Elections seem so polarized lately that it will be hard to find one, though.

Nobody wins if they campaign as a compromiser.

That's true, but it doesn't matter what kind of president we get, he or she will not satisfy everyone, so that's why I always say do what best for our country, this is just my opinion.

I agree with you completely, and I appreciate the way you say it in a respectful and nonpartisan manner.

The best for the country is something that everyone should strive for.

That's true such as jobs, health Insurance and so many other things.

I thinks a leader like that will be hard to find.

The difficult part is that everyone has their own idea of what's best for the country, and sometimes the politicians they agree with don't fulfill their promises.

You are right, since I was voting, Presidents speak of good things that people want to hear and after 8 years nothing change and this was going on for years.

I think it would help to get some new faces in politics and reform some of the systems that may have worked decades ago, but aren't as functional in modern times.

Did you know since 1900, the tallest candidate has won us presidential election 75% of the time?

In that case, maybe the next candidates should invest in some stilts.

Hahaha, you are right, voters turnout for president election hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years.

Hopefully elections will take a turn to inspire people to vote more.

It was good talking to you and finding a like mind about things!


Have you ever heard of the civil rights lawyer Michael Trister?

No, was he black?

That is my understanding, I believe he was forced from professorship in the late sixties, probably because he was black.

oh ok, how about john macain, he was a jeopardy contestant in 1965

He was, I wonder how he did?

With the length of that show, and it's weekly showing there must be lots of now famous people that have been on it.

probably, he also made a cameo in the movie wedding crashers

Interesting that if you are born around the Panama canal you can be American, do we lease or own the land for the canal.

I know we pretty much built it.

not sure, mccains mom is still alive and took race car driving classes in her late 90's!

They sound like an adventurous family, he must have got his courage from his mom.

yeah!

speaking of politics, voter turnout for presidential elections has not breached 62% in the last 100 years

That's kind of sad, people can't complain if they don't vote,  In some countries, Australia for instance, you get fined for not voting.

interesting, neveda is the only state that has "none of these candidates" voting option for pres elections

Do they keep a tally of how many times people check that.

I wonder what they'd do if that got the most checks.

i wonder, and what if all the states had that option?

The lawyers would have a field day, remember all that fuss in 2000 with the hanging chads.

If every State had none of the above win it would be chaos.

definitely, funny fact, the taller presidential candidate has one 75% of the time since 1900

I'm six four, maybe I missed my calling, I could have been president.

My height comes in useful at concerts, people are always complaining about me when I stand in front of them.

funny, and who would think of keeping that data

There's always someone keeping track of data, just ask Facebook.

Maybe one day out elections will be done over Facebook, it sounds like it has a higher participation rate than Presidential elections.

ha true, nice chatting

Have a good evening.

Have a good day.

Have a good morning.

Or as they do in Nevada, none of the above.

Bye


Hey!

Hello there, how are you doing?
Do you attend many concerts these days?

I am great!

I haven't been to a concert in awhile, but have been to a lot in my life!

How about you?

Yeah I am the same way, I haven't been for a few years but used to go all the time.

What would you say is your favorite ever?

I would have to say Pink Floyd, or Linkin Park, there is so many!

That is awesome, I am a big Pink Floyd fan, well I kinda am, of their first album.

But any concert that they ever played would be really cool to attend.

Yes, they have the best shows that I have seen.

Aerosmith puts on a great concert too.

That sounds good as well.

I really like the Apples in Stereo, they put on a good show.

Radiohead was really good as well, although I really went to see the opening band, thats sad but true.

I love Radihead, who was the opening band at that concert?

Yeah they are awesome, and I wasn't aware of how little they toured!

But I really wanted to see Steve Malkmus and the Jicks.

Oh wow, I haven't heard of them.
I hope you enjoyed that concert though!

Yeah it was really good, I was in high school, I remember my friend and I went together, it was awesome.

Alpine Valley in Wisconsin.

Cool!

I have enjoyed every concert I have ever been to.

I heard that there was a lawsuit against the band Creed for the show being so bad lol....I wonder how that worked out.

Yeah that is so lame to me.

If you don't like it, then you learn your lesson and don't buy any more tickets to any more concerts.

Exactly!

So do you ever go vote in the elections at all?

Pretty sad John Mccain passed away but he went through a lot, so many people died in 2018.

Yeah there were a lot of good people who died this past year.

And yeah I do, did you know the voter turnout for US presidential elections hasn't gone over 62% in the last 100 years!

Really?

That's it?

more people need to get in to these elections because every vote counts!

Yeah isn't that crazy, that seems way to low to even be true but it is.

Kind of sad really.

I also heard that Michael Trister, civil rights lawyer died, a few people that did a lot of good have been passing lately.

Yeah that is sad as well.

Here is a really weird fact, did you know that just under the last 120 years, the taller presidential candidate has won 75% of the time?

Better start making that bet in vegas!

Really?

Haha, that's odd!

I have a funny fact...John McCains mom....took race car driving classes and she is in her 90s!

That is super funny!

I wonder what the fastest she ever drove was, legally or illegally?

I don't know how fast she went but being in her 90s she must have wanted to drive a race car really bad lol...no time like the present!

It has been great chatting!

Yeah right, and yeah same here, I hope you have a good night.


did you know that john mccain was once on jeopardy 1965

No I didn't know about that.

Have you ever heard of Michael Trister by the way?

He was a civil rights lawyer and died recently

yes, pancreatic cancer.

he did a lot of work with desegregation.

Yes he sounds like a great guy, also he lived until he was 77, which is a good life I think

i loved that he was a lawyer for planned parenthood and unions too.

He also helped a lot of people, for instance he created guidelines about lobbying and what each other's about election Law and Order to do the best job for advocating for the different causes

yep.

and he did so much worked with Mississippi Center for Justice.

they do so much work opposing racial and economic injustices.

Back to John McCain no, did you know that he voted against a Federal holiday for Martin Luther King

I did.

he had some problematic votes and opinions while he was serving as a senator.

i think he is also one of the few senators to cameo in a movie.

Yes you're right he made a cameo in that movie"Wedding Crashers" I always thought that movie was pretty funny

i wonder how many people voted the "none of these candidates" option when he ran on the nevada ticket.

Yeah I wondered about that too.

I probably would not use it myself because I would just vote for someone that I liked.

Did you know with John McCain that you was actually born in the Panama Canal Zone

was his father in the military as well?

Yes I think he was.

He also had a media reputation for being called a"Maverick"

i recall that was a big part of the 2008 elections where obama prevailed.

Yep I think you're right.

He was actually a former military officer and served as a US senator from 1987 until he died in 2018

in the current turmoil it stung to lose an unlikely semi ally.

in ancient athens there werent elections cause they thought it would lead to oligarchy.

they did it by a lottery system.

imagine that

Yeah I don't know about using a lottery system that sounds very dumb to me, but it is interesting that 75% of the time the taller candidate will win the presidential election

thats an observation for sure.

i wonder how that would change with voter reform and fairer votes in the electoral college.

Yes I'm not sure, but it is an interesting statistic, what are your thoughts on the fact that in 2012 us International election observers were banned from viewing the polls in 9 US states

I think it is weird.

Yes I wonder why that happened, it also makes me sad that our elections max out at 63% turnout that seems low


Are you a big google user?

Yes, regularly use Google to do searches.

You?

I use that and bing so I can earn some amazon gift cards.

How does the gift card thing work?

Look up bing rewards.

You earn points for doing searches but they have a limit on the amount you can earn each day.

Did you know that google was created over 20 years ago already in 1998?

Yes.

Wish I'd invested in Google stock when they made 2004 public offering!

Oh yeah!

A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send men to the moon!

Right.

Mind-boggling, but shows advancements in tech.

svcs.

and products, doesn't it?

Yes!

Google maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road.

That's pretty mind boggling too.

So they are pretty much tracking cell phones and using some of the data for that.

Interesting.

Well said.

Did you know that if you wanted, say, to find a location in the disputed region of Kashmir, Google would show you only the map of the claims of the country (India or Pakistan) where the browser you're using is located?

I didn't know that before but now I do!

Thanks!

Do you remember when Google went down for about 5 minutes on Aug. 16th 2013 and took 40 percent of the web traffic with it?

I don't remember it.

Me, either, but I do know that internet companies like Google, or Amazon, use tech that is often beyond my comprehension...Do you suppose that's the point, really?

It might be.
I'm a big Amazon customer.
Are you?

In the past few years, have ordered books and supplies from Amazon, yes.

They have - almost anything, don't they?

Yes.

I have Prime and we got rid of the cable because the video streaming service for Prime is worth the price of Prime every year.

Heard that streaming is great, and that Amazon is producing original fillms and TV shows.

My fav.

is The Grand Tour.

My kids like the Grand Tour.

Amazon now will even deliver your packages on Sundays because they have a contract with the US post office for the delivery service.

Convenient, too.

If we lived in China, the giant e-commerce co. would be Alibaba.

Did you know its founder was turned down by Harvard & Yale as an under-grad.

student?

Think they're sorry, now?

I didn't know that!

I bet they are.

Jeff Bezos has made so much money off of Amazon that he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years!

Far out - in time, that is.

Brilliant guy, though.

Has vision.

Even named a building on Amazon's Seattle campus after his 1st Amazon customer!

Why not?

That is neat!

IMDB is also owned by Amazon since 1998.

Yes.

Whether it's Amazon (big, powerful warriors) or Alibaba (magical) the AI these giants employ is beyond me.

How about you?

AI scares me.
lol  I don't trust it.
It's been a good chat.

Enjoyed your comments, thanks.
Cheers!

Have a good day!
Thanks as well!


Do you like the piano?

I love the piano!
I am not able to play well though.

I took lesson but dropped out.
Its been around since 1700

There are pianos everywhere.
There was even one on the Hindenburg.

Wow, thats nuts.
Did you know there are aluminum pianos?

I heard they weigh 356 pounds.

Seems like a lot but pretty light for a piano.

Yes for airships.

I wonder if those are also at the top of mountains, like the one in Britain?

I heard about that in 2006 when climbers found it

I wonder how it got there.
I mean it is not like they are small...

Had to be helicoptered up I am sure.

Definitely not carrying that up in my pack, even if my girlfriend insists on taking it with us.

Amazing sound though from strings being struck by hammers.

Yeah, tons of intricate parts.

Did you hear that Freddie Mercury and Paul McCartney both recorded some of their famous music on the same piano?

Yes, hey jude was performed and recorded with that piano

Such talented musicians, the both of them.

I would have loved to see Freddie in concert!

Yes nothing like live music in front of an audience.

Not like the one concert Pink Floyd recorded Live, no audience!

Wow, at the amphitheater I hear.

In Pompeii at that!
How cool!

Yes, that is right!
Great chat, have a good night.

You too!


Hi, do you use Amazon?

Hi, are you interested in Google, Amazon, or Artificial Intelligence?

All three of those actually.

They are two of the biggest innovators we have and one of the most interesting scientific fields.

Yes, I agree.

I really enjoy AI although all three of these topics are probably so interrelated that we don't realize it.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is sometimes called machine intelligence (which is actually demonstrated by the machines) in contrast to human intelligence.

Yes it is amazing what we can hopefully apply AI to in the future.

It can really help out with some difficult tasks.

I took Computer Science in college and it is defined as the study of 'intelligent agents' or any device that perceives the environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals.

I only took a basic Computer Science course, we never delved into Artificial Intelligence.

I don't know too much about it besides some basic reading.

I learned some stuff in Master's level courses and colloquially, the term 'artificial intelligence' is applied when a machine mimics 'cognitive functions' that humans associate with other human minds such as 'learning' and 'problem solving'.

What do you think the biggest priority should be in the application of Artificial Intelligence?

Actually, the scope of AI is disputed as machines become increasingly capable, tasks considered as requiring 'intelligence' are often removed from the definition, a phenomenon known as the AI effect, leading to the quip in Teslar's Theorem, 'AI is whatever hasn't been done yet.'

I know some people are afraid of AI and think machines will become too self aware.

I don't think we will ever run into that problem, science fiction has made people too paranoid.

I totally agree with that since machines are run on computer programs that humans wrote.

Modern machine capabilities generally classified as AI include successfully understanding human speech and competing at the highest level in strategic game systems such as chess and Go.

I know I have lost my fair share of chess games to a computer, I even saw a computer compete at very high levels at Jeopardy.

It only slipped up when questions were worded somewhat ambiguously.

Yes, computers could NEVER actually think like humans can although they can autonomously operate cars, provide intelligent routing in content delivery networks and military simulations.

Yes they can really help us out when the task is something that lends itself to automation but not when there are moral or ethical complications.

Very true.

Did you know that Stanford's free AI class uses Google plus Hangouts to help them teach more effectively?

I did not know that, I have used Google Hangouts for interviews and meetings.

We even used it once for a fantasy football draft that a lot of people couldn't attend in person.

Awesome use of it.

Did you know that there is a non-profit organization for the advancement of Artificial Intelligence?

That's great, it's an area that we should definitely fund as there are a lot of great applications of the technology.

Just the medical field alone could immensely benefit from it.

I agree, even Facebook is developing an AI designed to understand user emotions, identify objects in photos, and predict user actions.

Facebook may be the one company I don't trust with AI after all their recent data scandals.

It was very interesting to chat AI with you and I definitely learned a few new things.

Nice chatting with you as well.


Its crazy how Google and Amazon have grown

It's hard to even believe Google has been around for over twenty years.

I know right, seems like its been around forever

And Amazon has been around even longer, since 1994.

Its a long time, Amazon started as an online bookstore right?

Yes, but now it's largest Internet retailer in the world!

It is, it sells everything from books to groceries to pet supplies you name it, I love the company

It also sells low-end and affordable products under its own brand called AmazonBasics.

Have you tried the Amazon Basics products?

Sure.

I used Amazon for practically everything, but I also used Google.

I guess I'm not alone because when Google went down for about five minutes in 2013, 40% of the web traffic went down with it.

I love Google as well, you know it was founded by two PHD students in Standford University

Yeah, and together they own 14 percent of the company, and control about 56% of the stockholder voting power.

I thought they owned a bigger percentage of the company, I heard the company wants to reoganize some of its interests in a company called Alphabet Inc

Yes, they actually announced that several years ago.

Most recently, Larry Page was removed as the CEO of Google and is now the CEO of Alphabet.

A guess that makes sense, Google is a big company and it must have more than one CEO for different divisions, have you ever used the Maps app?

Yeah, it's interesting how they determine the borders of countries with disputed borders.

I agree, interesting and they also calculate traffic using android devices that are in movement on the road, thats just genius and bit invasive

Definitely, though everything is invasive these days, so what are you going to do?

Did you know it takes more computing power for a Google search than it did for Neil Armstrong to go to the moon?

That's insane!

Yeah if you have nothing to hide then theres nothing to worry about right?

and no I didnt know that, thats an amazing fact

They care a little about the environment, I imagine, too.

Once, they hired hundreds of goats to mow the laws at Googeplex instead of people.

Thats an efficient way to get things done lol

Yeah, they're located in California, unsurprisingly since its founders went to school there.


Hello there, do you use Amazon much?

Hey yeah I love Amazon use it all the time!

Hard to believe amazon workers walk between 7 and 15 miles each day.

Yeah I use it quite a bit myself, and it is hard to believe, I would think no more than 2 or 3.

Yea that seems more accurate.

Also I was interested to know IMDB is owned by Amazon.

Yeah I didn't know that about them, I wonder how many other things they own?

Yeah good question.

I respect Bezos though.

He built the largest internet retailer in the world all the way back in 1994.

Yeah Bezos is a great businessman.

Did you know he built a clock into a mountain that will run for 10,000 years?

Whoa I would like to see that.

The Amazon contract with USPS must explain how they are able to deliver packages so fast, even on Sundays!

Yeah I wonder how the postal employees felt when they learned that Sundays are no longer off days for all.

Yeah I bet that didn't go over so well.

But only a matter of time until Artificial Intelligence will start delivering for Amazon.

There is even a non profit organization for the advancement of AI.

I think I read that, I wonder who funds that kind of organization?

Yeah good question I'm not sure.

AI is definitely good at solving puzzles though as it crushed all human records in the puzzle game "2048".

That is pretty impressive, did you know the actress Kristen Stewart once co-authored a paper on AI?

I didn't take that actress for the scientific type.

I would like to attend one of Stanford's free AI classes.

Yeah same here, I think that would be very interesting to sit in on a class or two.

Very much so!

I just hope machines don't become so capable that they start to perform things without commands!

Yeah and that is where it starts to get scary, especially if we give them a lot of control.

Yeah.

There has to be a fine line between helping us out but not taking over.

I would think that google would make a good AI.

Google once used hundreds of goats to trim it's lawns instead of making people do it.

I read that before, that is so crazy!

I wonder what other people that didn't work there think of them.

Yeah I bet they think positively of them.

A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong and 11 other astronauts to the moon.

That is quite surprising.

Holy cow, it's crazy how far tech has come.

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


Hi are you a big fan of google?

They have really became one powerful company.

I use Google every day.

It is hard not to.

When Google is down, almost all web traffic is down also.

Yes!

I can't believe they have been around over 20 years already since be founded in 1998.

An innovative company, they are.

They once used live goats instead of people to mow their lawns!

That is kind of neat.

I'm surprised I haven't seen that happen before.

When there is a disputed border, google maps will tailor their maps to the claims of each country where the interenet browser is located.

Weird and kind of odd fact.

Technology is progressing so rapidly.

I think it is an interesting that what we refer to as AI constantly changes.

What was considered AI before is normal now.

AI has really come on strong in the last 2 years.

AI crushed all human records in the puzzle game "2048".

I think it is an important idea to focus on the human aspect as we become more technologically advanced.

That's the focus people in Silicon Valley are taking.

I agree.

Facebook is developing an AI desinged to understand user emotions, identify objects in photos, and predict users actions.

I admire John Doerr for writing a book about how to make people work together more productively.

I'm going to have to look that book up.

I'm not familiar with him or the book.

Speaking of books, I didn't know Kristen Stewart co-authored a paper about AI.

Yeah, you should read the book.

Learning how to make teams work together more productively is useful because companies perform better when their teams are more motivated I guess.

I'm going to look it up when we're done here.

Are you a big Amazon user?

I am.

Yes, I use Amazon all the time.

I suppose it's hard not to use Amazon either.

They are the largest internet retailer in the world.

I agree.

I didn't know that they also owned IMDB since 1998.

Probably so they could direct people to buy the movies over at Amazon.

lol

Yeah, it seems like they are grabbing the market anywhere they can, from books, entertainment, and much more.

They even have their own in-house brand called AmazonBasics, which sells low-end products.

They even control more than it seems because they are a cloud provider.

It's almost like they are becoming the internet.

It's kind of sad that all these brick and mortar stores are closing because of all this technology.

Amazon has a contract with the US postal service to deliver packages on Sundays now too.

Pretty soon groceries will be coming to your doorstep too.

I think we should maintain a keen perspective on all the technologies that we are creating.

Risks and dangers should be constantly assessed.

I agree.

I'm surprised at how many people are using the grocery shoppers now.

I was in Walmart the other day and I was amazed at how many workers were picking items for customers.

We know someone who does it and the Walmart they work at there is enough demand for 4 full time employees to do nothing but shop all day.

That to me is just craziness.

I have to get running.

I had a good time chatting with you.

Yeah I had a good time too.
Have a good day.
Bye!


lol, On april 18, 1930, the bbc decided there was no news worth reporting, so they broadcast piano music instead.

Did You hear about that ?

No I didn't ...I'd bet it was more soothing that  the news

what do You mean, You don't like regular news ?

Absolutely not.

News is often depressing, and I could stand without it.

Now, toss on a piano song, or music....now you've got me.

Though I hate classical music.

Well, most of it.

I wander if Brits were surprised when instead of news they got piano music instead ;) lol

They may have thought they won the lottery.

I'm an older dude, but give me a nice pounding Elton John or Billy Joel rocker on piano, and I'm rockin' away!

Hey I'm with You, I mean I'm only 37 but yeah...

I'll take "Piano man" instead of news any day ;)

It makes me happy when a younger guy like yourself, I'm 61, still could listen to a good piano song.

Didn't realize people your age still know what musical instruments are?

Well, not that you're that young.

hey !

:) I'm young inside ;) but yeah...

I listen to all kind of rock, blues and metal...

Pink Floyd, Joe Bonamassa, Dire Straits, Metallica, Nirvana... and many more ;)

Nice!

I used to be a DJ in clubs back in the day....remembered playing a ton of that stuff.

Been to a lot of concerts?

Oh yes, I think I've beat my record last year...

I saw Nick Cave twice, I won tickets to see Metallica, and I saw King Crimson for the first time.

Oh, and I saw Joe Bonamassa too ;)

You got to see some good ones, that's for sure.

I stopped going to concerts years ago!, but man....back in the 70's, seeing Pink Floyd, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Heart and Electric Light Orchestra on the same bill was fantastic....and it was only $15.00 a ticket.

Holy Crap !

;) Now to see phil collins it's like $350 and those are not even good seats... ;) times changed, that's for sure...

Yep.

I wish the Factual Section 3 was Rock Music instead of Classical.

The only story I have on classical music, is that I was a limo driver for an Arab shiek back in 2001.

He bought me a 10 disco best of Classical artists box sex.

Wasn't bad, but only listened to it once or twice.

That's all I got on Classical music.

I'm not too close to classical music, but I did like the soundtrack to Space Odyssey 2001 - it's as close to classical I got ;)

LOL....I hear ya.

Oh, and sorry for the spelling, it was "10 Disc" and "box set" I meant.

I'm gonna get killed for that....lol

lol, yeah I figured that one out ;) although You never know with those Srab Sheik - they like to have a good time :)

LOL.

So, let's see, I covered piano, concert, and classical.

Anything else you'd like to bring up?

Been nice chattin' with ya!

Something I'm sure You're aware of - In 1972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience.

I have that video ;) amazing piece :)

I've heard of it, but never knew it was filmed!

I'm gonna hafta Youtube it and see if I can find anything on it...so I can watch a good sounding piano (keeping on the topic).

lol ;) that one was more psychodelic ;) not everybody likes stuff like that ;)

No wonder there wasn't an audience for that concert.....lol.

lol ;) I loved it !

for those times, it was something truly amazing !

I'm gonna see if I can find that concert.

I'd like to see it.

Have a Great day!

You too, thank You for a great chat !

Absolutely....

Have a healthy New Year ;)