Hello!
Do you like to read books?

Yes, I love to read, Its so relaxing when I can find the time.

It seems like I hardly ever find time lol.

It would be better if I could have the record for 4700 words per minute!

Wow, that's alot!

How do you understand what your reading at that speed?

Louis Braille was a very smart 15 year old when he invented the braille.

I have no idea!
I think braille is so amazing.
Have you read Ender's Game?

No, I want to though.
I heard there was a movie, do you know?

I've heard of the movie but never seen it.

I think it's cool the military makes people read it.

Yes, I do too.

Speaking of the government, isn't  it interesting J.P Morgan bailed out the US in 1895!

I believe it!

That man had so much money!

The government has come a long way!

I wish our country donated 1 billion dollars to help the amazon rainforest like Norway did.

Yes, isn't that great!

Did you know if you renounce your citizenship, there is a publication with everyone's full names?

I didn't know that!

Did you know 86 percent of Nevada is owned by the Government?

Yes, I did.
Do you know why?
I was thinking military owns it.

I'm guessing that too, but I don't remember that many installations out there.

Probably top secret stuff going on.

That's what I was thinking.
Is it area 51?
They say they see aliens out there!

I'm sure area 51 is highly secured and I believe there were aliens but who knows!

I'm sure we'll never know!

There so advance now with everything, that things we don't know about.

Think they are doing things in Antarctic also!

I bet!

They should do testing in the ocean with Russian technology.

They created a computer than ran on water in 1936.

Really water?

I would like to see that!

I'm excited to see all the new technology that will be coming out!

I am too!

but don't smoke near Apple computers because it's considered a biohazard!

Yes, I wonder if that means candle smoke too?

lol, Can the Chinese censor any more when the censor the word, censorship!!

lol

That is too funny!
Well have a good day!


Hello, do you like to read?

I do.

I only read the English language however.

I have seen books in Braille which is read by tactile means.

That must be really hard but an interesting skill indeed, I like to read millitary books like Starship Troopers.

So do some of the branches of the US military.

I don't know if the battle descriptions are instructional or not, but at least there is a chain of command.

Im not sure if the content could be used for war but it sure is interesting, at least I like it, just like the Enders Game novel, that one is also interesting enough

I have 2 marines in my Bible class.

They are proud of the title "devil dogs" which the Germans called them after a long battle.

Ender's game is suggested reading for the Marines.

I might read that book, I think I might like it, thanks for the recomendation so do you like technology?

computers?

I spend a lot of hours using my computer

Yes.

Computers have improved our quality of life a lot.

I live in Phoenix and we have a driverless taxi service owned by Google.

That is really a special purpose robot.

Have you used that taxi service?

It must feel really weird to be in a driverless car.

No.

But I see them in adjacent lanes and it is still a bit unnerving.

However, I know that date will show that they are safer than human drivers.

Most people don't realize how much computer power is now in their smartphone.

It is more that on the shuttle that landed on the moon last century.

Yeah it seems like the space shuttle main computer runs on only 1mb of ram, my computer has 8000 times more power

Wow!

That is amazing.

That shuttle has been up there for a while.

I saw on the news tonight that Hawaii is going to outlaw cigarettes.

Smoking around an Apple computer voids the warranty.

That won't be a problem in Hawaii.

Good thing I dont smoke, it would be bad if I lost the warranty of my computer over something like that, you know the Russians actually made a computer that used water as its source of power

That is a small amount of power!

I know that transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.

I don't know what good that will do them.

When they die they will still be dead!

I know it doesnt seem like it would solve much, a computer program will never be the same, the essence is still very important

Yep.

I would be comfortable calling it a soul.

A man in France must have an evil one, having sold the Eiffel Tower twice by impersonating a govt official.

Really so he sold it twice?

I wonder how much he sold the Eiffel Tower for.

Good question.

Based on his cost of goods sold, his margin was 100 percent no matter what the price.

Imagine caring about the global environment enough to give $1 billion to save the Amazon rainforest!

Norway did it.

Yeah 100% gain so he definetely made a killing and that great, I wish the American goverment did something similar.

Yes.

I would not mind us owning some rainforest and preventing it from being cut down.

At least our government employees cannot be convicted for violating the Geneva Conventions!

I agree, but a thing I dont like about our goverment is that they try to censor information, they had plans to destroy wikilieaks and wikileaks posted about that plan lol


Do you like Fifth Harmony?

I have not heard of it.
What is it?

They are a band, they sing "Work From Home."

Seems like they are taking their own advice and taking a break, while they work from home.

yeah, it is not a bad idea.
Everyone gets burned out sometimes.

What kind of music do they play?
Is that the band that Diddy created?

I think it is like pop/rap, pretty good stuff.

Is it anything like Psy's gangnam style?

That got so many views that they had to upgrade the view counter to integer to 64 bits.

No, but I do like the gangnam style.

Did you know youtube is the second largest search engine on the net?

Behind Google?

Huh...

Doesn't google own YouTube?

Seems logical if they do own it.

YouTube and Netflix make half of peak internet traffic.

Crazy isn't it?

Yeah they do.

Justin Biebers song is the most disliked song on youtube.

Hilarious!

Why they hatin on Biebs....

I hate to admit that if one of his good songs come on, I will jam to it.

But it;s only like 2 songs and neither are baby.

I don't honestly know any of his music.

HA!

Now I feel like a loser.

Well let me redeem myself.

Did you know Floyd recorded a live album at Pompeii with no one there?

No, I was unaware, where the volcano went off?

Yeah.
Do you like Pink Floyd?

They are ok.

I haven't listened to them in a long time though.

What about Creed.
Do you listen to them

Yeah, they are ok, but I hear they are bad live.

Yeah.
Like get sued by your fans, bad!

Yeah, hilarious.
Nice chatting with you.


Do you listen to a lot of music?

Not a whole lot, though when I do, I listen to Fifth Harmony.

I here there taking some kind of break, is that right?

Yeah, apparently they want to grow creatively as individuals, or something like that.

Well i hope it works for them.

I gotta admit im not to familiar with them.

I hear justin biebers "baby" is the most disliked video on youtube

Yeah, they wouldn't have had a chance if they had formed before the social media era.

Just shows Youtube can do good, then again we might also not have Beiber without social media either.

Disliked is much better for Beiber than unknown.

Truer words my friend, truer words.

Netflix & youtube make up half of internet traffic at peak hours in north america.

Half the traffic of North America going to just two websites... amazing to think about.I remember the internet used to be nothing but tiny start ups but now all everyone goes to is Youtube and Facebook.

That's true.

Police actually have there own youtube called blutube.

Police have their own Youtube now?

They have a lot of trolls and hackers to arrest, hahaha.

Just goes to show the power the big websites have these days.

Yeah Youtube is the second largest search engine on the internet these days.

Yeah and Iceland is rewriting it's constitution on Facebook and letting the citizens suggest and alter proposals.

Pretty amazing stuff.

Amazing, innovative, courageous, and dangerous.

Very true regarding all four.

At this rate the top internet websites will just keep increasing in power.

I never knew that youtube headquarters was in San Bruno California.

Yeah, that's where the original founders founded the company before they sold off to Viacom... who in turn sold them to Google.

That was in 2006 for 1.65 billion dollars, right?

Yeah, that's right.

A pretty good deal seeing what the site's become since then.

Yeah its a monster.

Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for 75 million dollars in 2005.

Oh no....

I bet Tom's will never forget the day his company turned down the chance to buy Facebook so cheap, since they're worth $104 billion now.

Yikes.

Did you know The Facebook "Like" Button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-holstein.

Interesting, I wonder how that because such a problem that they had to ban it.

Then again Burger King got in trouble for giving away whoppers for unfriending people.

I remember getting a whopper for a penny as long as i activated it at a or near a McDonald.

too funny!

Funny indeed.

The clown and the king love to troll each other, it's like they're treating real life like the internet.

So true, nice talking with you!


I spend a lot of time on Facebook.

I find that it can both entertain and inform.

I don't know about you, but do you tend to spend a lot of time on this platform also?

I used to.

I'm trying not to spend so much time on it.

Too bad Burger King doesn't have that promotion anymore where you get a free whopper if you unfriend ten people.

Yep.

I could go for a whopper right now, but I don't know if I would be willing to end ten online friend relationships for it.

Besides, how would Burger Kind know that you actually DID unfriend them?

Pro

Not sure.

Perhaps they make you install an app first.

I'd like to minimize the time I spend on Facebook so wouldn't mind getting rid of some friends.

I'm retired or semi-retired.

I'm a photographer so I spend a lot of time of Facebook to keep up with all the fellow photographers.

I like viewing their work, and I learn from their examples.

So, it is necessary that I spend time on Facebook.

That's interesting.

For me it detracts from my productivity but I can see how it is useful to some professions.

I can't believe that Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005.

There must be a lot of regrets.

Probably the same type of regrets that the co-founder of Apple has over selling his share for so little.

It's a matter of hindsight/foresight.

It is probably something that would be my luck.

When I first started using Facebook in 2008, I thought it was so bland and boring looking compared to other platforms like MySpace and Friendster.

Now I realize that Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerburg has red-green colorblindness.

The fact about Mark Zuckerburg was new to me also.

I tried MySpace a while back.

Never did try Friendster.

Fact is, I don't think I've ever heard of

I used Friendster for a couple of years before going to Facebook.

People stopped using it and went to Facebook.

Facebook gives me an opportunity to post my work as a photographer.

I think that I am a member of about every FB page that deals with photography.

I use a particular brand of camera, and have since graduating from college...so I especially like pages and groups that deal with that brand.

Do you use YouTube in your work too?

Yes, I use it a lot.

I especially like anything that deals with lighting subjects.

Taking pictures...well, the technical end...is easy, but the composition end is what makes a good photographer.

My degree was in filming and covered the Vietnam war for a major network.

I learned the technical end by experience.

The composition end, comes with training and practice and the eye.

During peak internet time, Netflix and Youtube make up half of that traffic.

YouTube is just a really quick place to get tutorial videos and other information.

I've never posted anything to YouTube, but I watch it a lot.

I have it set up through my Roku and watch it on my big screen TV.

Sometimes my wife will sit with me and enjoy...but for the most part, her photography knowledge is limited to..."take a picture of that".

That sounds like my photography knowledge.

Perhaps I need to practice more and watch more YouTube videos.

Actually, you don't need a degree in photography like mine.

Everything that you need to learn/know can be found freely over the internet.

I love expanding my knowledge of the medium, because I'm not a prima donna.

Although, I've been in photography since 66..I still learn something new everyday.

YouTube has educational videos, live streams, movie trailers, short documentary films, music videos, TV show clips, and so much more.

It's kind of amazing.

Yes, I direct a lot of newbees to YouTube to learn the trade.

I like that you don't have to register for YouTube so you can use it as a social media platform or not depending on your preferences.

Well, I am signed into YouTube and registered because I can be kept updated on new material that is made available nearly everyday.

Yes, I get that.

I just don't have the need to sign in and it's good that there is an option.


hi how are doing

Hello how are you doing?
Do you like Youtube?

yes I love youtube.

did you know justin beibers baby video is the most disliked video on you tube.

Wow,  thats hilarious.

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

wow thats interesting.

Youtube is the second largest search engine on the internet and google bought it in 1005 for $1.65 billion

Thats cool.

The first youtube video uploaded was of a guy talking about an elephant

sorry I ment 2006.

I wonder how many times that video has been viewed.

did you know Psy's gangnam style got so many views on youtube that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits.

That video has a lot of views.

There are 70 full episodes of the joy of painting on the official bob ross youtube channel.

thats a lot of bob ross to watch.

Police have their own channel to share videos its call the blutube

Nice!

Did you know Youtube began as a dating website.

I would have never guessed that.

Did you know netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic that is huge

That is not surprising!

Everyone uses Netflix and Youtube.

did you know that facebooks like button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein

I know,  I read that too.

What do they have against a thumbs-up?

Facebook has 56 custom gender options, bringing the total number of options to 58 including male and female.

wow.

I can't believe that myspace had turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million.

Talk about a loss

Yeah,  missed opportunities!

30% of american adults use facebook as their primary source of news

thats horrible they are getting some false news sometimes im sure.

did you know that mark zuckerberg suffers from red green colorblindness and thats why fb is primarily blue

I did.
That is very interesting.

did you hear about the burger king promotion that if you unfriend 10 people on fb you get a free whopper

Yeah lol what is a friendship worth?

lol.

Iceland is even rewriting their constitution via facebook so the public can make suggestions and alterations

It was great talking to you.
have a good one.


Hello!

Hi how are you?
Have you ever seen westworld?

I am great, thanks!

I have not seen Westworld tv series but I have heard it is really a great show, yet the 2nd season I guess is a bit confusing.

Have you watched it?

I have not the whole thing was confusing to start but the concept is awesome.

Yes, I heard that the concept is good and they insert little puzzles and Easter eggs throughout the show to try and figure out which is huge on social media.

Is that show on HBO or Showtime?

I did like that Anthony Hopkins was in it.

I believe it is on HBO.

Really?

I didn't know he was in it, I like him.

It sounds pretty interesting with the Robots and the future time hopping.

I guess that is what makes it hard to follow though.

Wasn't it Anthony Hopkins that was killed off in the end of season 1?

Yeah but i think they may do a past future kind of thing i hope i really like him.

On a different note have you ever watch the simpsons?

I have watched the tv series the Simpsons!

Love that show.

I liked one episode where Bart was riding around on a horse I think, pretty funny or maybe that was South Park....

To funny, did you know that there is one episode were barts not in it or mentioned.

Really?

I must of missed that episode lol.

Speaking of TV, Pixar had to study physics of curly hair to be able to correctly place Merida's  curly hair in the movie BRAVE....wow, a lot of work goes into TV and movies!

You ever watch that 70's show?
they tried to redo it in the UK

I also like the tv series That 70s Show!

I did hear about the remake but they cancelled after only 10 episodes lol...nothing like the original!

There have also been a lot of Pokemon episodes, 750 or more, wow!

Yeah over 16 year period 50 episodes a year.

Right!

That is a long running tv show!

Funny fact I was reading is that Kim Jong-Un has a degree in physics...I guess that isn't too surprising!

Wow!

Ringo Star, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all played Thomas the Tank.

Did they really?

Wow, that's cool!

Whenever I hear Alec Baldwins name it reminds me of his brother who played in a firefighter movie years ago, and then I remember reading that Dalmations were always at fire stations in the older days to help keep the horses calm, my mind wanders lol.

Back Draft that was a good movie.
Yeah they had 52 episode between them.

That's the name of the movie!

Loved that one.

I think they have showed that movie on TV a few times, and I watch it every time.

Me too.

Do you like horses?

I heard two high school student road their horses to school on no vehicle day and then got suspended.

I love horses!

Oh my gosh, that is ridiculous!

Well I am going to watch some TV and maybe check out Westworld if I can find the last season.

You have a great evening!

Great chatting!

You too thanks for the chat.
Clint Eastwood was allergic to horse.


hi how are you?
what do you think of our species?

I feel humans have come such a long way, what do you think about humans

I think we are hairless, for the most part, which is a good thing.

i seem to get hairier with age though LOL

I am thinking the same time, I am glad we lost a lot of body hair over the years lol

Yeah, i really dont need to stink more.

I figure that the other advantage we have is language.it probably helped with hunting.

I wonder when the sound frequency started to cause us fear when we heard it

I guess that has something to do with rumbling of herds of animals or earthquakes.

wow that is crazy, we have come along way.

Like evolving to being able to be long distance runners because of hunting

yeah, we are so good as moving over distances.

i figure that is a key advantage.

we are not fast, big, or strong.

but we can keep going.

For sure, that is awesome!
Do you like fish?

I do like fish.
never had a pet.
i do like to eat them too.

Me too, never for a pet, but to put in my belly.

I would stay away from jellyfish, there is one that is immortal

the jellyfish must have a long dull life.

i cant imagine living forever.

people would do nothing.

why do something today?

always got tomorrow.

Right, it sounds awesome, but in reality it would get boring.

I think there has to be something that can kill it lol

I guess the jellyfish would get very patient about things.

learn to accept things happening at their own pace in their own time.

that is very zen.

Very Zen is a great way to put it.
Do you own a car?

i do not own a car.

i would like one, but at the moment, it isnt possible.

do you?

I own one, i want a cadillac eventually.

Do you know they were named after the founder of detroit?

The caddie.

a beautiful ride.

love those cars.

never owned one.

I did not know where the name came from.

Anyway, great chat!

It was a great chat, enjoy your weekend!

You too.
Have a great weekend.
bye!

Bye


hey how's it going :)

Hi, did you hear about the hunter guide killed by a grizzly bear in Grand Teton National Park?

I didn't until now no.

That is crazy.

It says later in the article that humans are among the best distance runners among all animals which is something I didn't know.

If only the guide had tried to run away.

Wish that would've worked for him.

They were field dressing an elk the client shot when the pair of bears attacked

Ya that is too bad.

Did you know that humans will regrow a rib?

That sounds crazy, almost like a lizard regrowing its tail haha

I didn't realize that.

I think its sad the bears had to die though when they were in the wild

Ya that is sad.

I'd like scientists to do some research on that breed of immortal jellyfish though.

Perhaps that could be adapted and used in medical treatments to save lives.

That would be great.

Did you know that there is a certain sound frequency that causes fear in humans?

I wonder if it varies by season these sounds occuring.

I didn't.

I wonder if that's what causes people to see ghosts.

These frequencies in the natural world?

It's crazy McDonalds started their drive through in 1975 that doesn't seem that long ago.

And it makes me hungry haha

Freshwater fish only "drink" water through their skin via osmosis and saltwater fish drink water through their mouths

Ya I did not know that.

I wonder if they get tired of the salty taste or maybe they like it haha.

I play video games it's wild this guy became a professional racecar driver after beating 90,000 in the video game Gran Turismo

I don't know how it completely correlates, but that's funny.

Did you know that Cadillac was named after French explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit

I did not know that I live outside of Detroit so that is an interesting fact for me.

It sounds awesome that someone in south-africa must have at one point attached a flame-thrower to their car and now that is illegal haha

That sounds dangerous!

Did you know the seahorse is the only fish with a neck?

Ya I didn't know that.

I also know from personal knowledge that the male sea horses carry the babies in a pouch while the female leaves.

kind of a reverse kangaroo

Trunks are called trunks in cars because old cars had wooden trunks on the back.

I didn't know the human enzyme to synthesize vitamin c is defective and most animals can make their own

Yes, that is interesting.

Did you know they have "bear spray" which is like a pepper spray but for grizzlies?

I didn't, I wonder if there is a bear fear sound like there is a human fear sound.

Maybe they could play that to keep bears away from camp sites.

Could be.

I guess they have to research that.

Maybe if they figure out the clues to the immortal jellyfish they could not have to worry about that!

We could escape bear death :)

haha, well it has been a pleasure talking with you :)


Do you like to swim?

Yes, I live in Maine so i have to go the Y in winter.

How about you?

Oh, I love swimming!

But it's been too long!

Something like 16 to 18 years!

I'm Native American and I just found out that we introduced the front crawl swimming stroke to the west when we beat the british who only used the breaststroke!

That is awesome!

Hey, did you that Michael Phelps has more summer gold medals than most countries?

Isn't that crazy

No, I didn't know.

But it's easy to believe that guy is amazing!

I've heard that he eats so much food, to have that kind of energy!

Yes, I thought I heard he used to eat 6000 calories a day because he burns so many calories training in the pool.

I would assume he has cut back on his eating now that he is retired.

I sure hope so!

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

I use to tie my feet together with shoelace and pretend to be a mermaid!

Too cute.

Did you know that most swimmers won at the 2008 Olympics wearing a type of swimsuit that was so good it became banned?

No, but I'm going to try to buy one for when I do go swimming again.

I aim to do it this summer no matter what!

Especially considering that swimming is among the top public recreational  activities, I feel so left out not having done it in so long.

You should.

It a great low impact workout.

Find a nice place to swim and go for it!

Oh yeah, I absolutely have to!

It's like a primal instinct and I can't take it anymore!

I was reading about Cornell University and I guess they require students to pass a basic swim test before the can graduate.

My daughter's college in Massachusetts used to but not anymore.

Just don't tie your feet with shoelaces anymore especially in deep water  lol

Yeah, that was pretty dangerous now that I think about it!

And also I'm not as spry as as I used to be.

Haha!

Did you know that in 1936, the russian's made a computer that ran on water?

I did not.

That sounds different.

I wonder how powerful it was considering it was 1936.

Probably not too powerful, but hey, what do I know!

I was shocked when I found out that the space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on only 1MB of ram!

No idea how they managed that!

Me either.

Did you know that Bell made a manual computer from cardboard in 1968 to show high school kids how computers work?

That's a great way to teach the kids about computers!

I hope they don't turn into transhumanists!

That's people who want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks!

Sounds scary to me!

I agree.

I am already creeped out by the people who use those VR gadgets on their face.

They look like that have left out world for another.

Yeah, those sounds completely dangerous!

No thanks!

I deal with enough drama without not being able to see what's right in front of me!

Did you know Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer algorithm?

Her name sounds made up like from a children's story.

No, I didn't know, but I think that's a very pretty name!

Sadly I smoke cigarettes and thank goodness I don't use an Apple computer.

Because if I did, smoking near the computer would void the warranty on account of it being "Hazardous Waste!"

I don't like to nag but you know cutting back on your cigarettes would help your health and your swimming this summer.

Sorry for nagging

:) It's perfectly fine!

I appreciate it!

I do plan to quit soon!

I've been making big lifestyle changes and seeing all these great results!

It was so nice chatting with you!

Same to you.
Have fun swimming this summer!

Thanks I will!
You have a wonderful night!
:)

byre


Do you listen to the radio?

I do.

Sometimes it can help calm patients during MRI's.

I hear a lot of people have problems with those because of Claustrophobia.

That is a good point, I remember listening to the radio one time for an MRI, makes sense!

Radio signals are fascinating.

You can listen to radio waves, while radio waves go through your body for the MRI.

Radio storms on Jupiter can be heard on an AM radio.

that is insane!

I wonder what it sounds like or how to find them.

I don't know.

People have used razor blades and pencils to make radios in WWII.

You could do the same LOL!

that is true, but I want to know how they got it to work lol.

Oh well.

Ever listened to the radio in canada?

I haven't.
Have you?

I have not either, but I don't want to I don't think.

They have a law requiring at least 40 percent of their songs be canadian music

You don't think so eh?

LOL!!

I heard that too.

You can listen to tons of classic radio dramas for free on some website if you're really into radio.

now that interests me.
That would make a great car ride better

I prefer to do more active things than listen to the radio.

Like swimming.

It is great exercise.

I agree, talk about an all body workout!

I like watching it in the olympics for sure

Me too!

The US has the most gold medals in swimming.

We have more than almost the rest of the world combined!

USA!

USA!

USA!

I wonder how many were won with the banned swimsuit from 2008

Who knew a swimsuit could be banned... Insane!

There's a type of competitive swimming where people where people swim like a dolphin.

Keeping their hands and feet bound.

How dangerous?

right, I wonder how it was made lol.

Sounds so dangerous, I wonder who thought of that lol

Some crazy person probably.

One of those Mom's who bought their little girl a mermaid tail that binds the feet!

Then again if their kid survives that, they would be able to graduate from Cornell University.

All their students have to pass a basic swimming test.

That is interesting, I wonder why they make you do that lol!

It was so nice chatting with you!

It's been nice chatting with you as well.

And I bet it's just for one more thing they can add on the list as to why they are the best university.

Schools compete too much.

lol, good point!
Enjoy your weekend!


Hey there how's it going.

Have you ever had an MRI?

It sounds like it could be a scary experience.

I sure have, I tore my ACL this summer so had to get one before the surgery.

How about you?

Oh bummer.

No I never have.

It sounds like they have plenty of tricks to ease patient's fears.

Yeah I can imagine some people getting very freaked out.

It is tight in there, dark, and very loud.

Oh wow sounds claustrophobic.

Well have you recovered?

Swimming might be a good exercise for you since it is low impact.

Good call!

I have pool at the complex where I live and that helped a ton in recovery.

I am 8 months post surgery and almost back to normal.

Oh awesome that is great to hear.

Apparently native Americans introduced the front crawl swimming stroke to the west when they beat the British who only use the breaststroke.

That is very interesting.

Do you know that Michael Phelps has more gold medals for swimming than 80% of other countries?

Yeah he is such an animal in the water.

So is the USA in general.

They have almost as many gold medals in swimming as the rest of the world combined.

Wow, did you know that former NBA star Tim Duncan was a very good swimmer?

No I never knew that that is pretty cool.

I also didn't know that there is a type of competitive swimming where the athlete has their hands and legs bound and swims like a dolphin.

That is hilarious, I wonder if there are YouTube videos of that out there?

Ha ha I bet there are I will have to look some up.

Apparently babies just a few weeks old have a survival response that allows them to hold their breath underwater.

That is very cool, I never knew that about babies.

Yeah it seems like we are meant to be swimmers.

I remember back in the day are used to listen to the Olympics on my radio.

The radio used to play a lot of different programs like in Finland they broadcast a weekly news program conducted entirely in Latin.

That is very cool, but I would only be able to listen and probably not understand anything at all.

Yeah I know nothing about Latin.

There's also a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of a classic radio dramas for free.

I think I heard about that before as well, I bet there are a ton of real gems in that bunch.

Yes so much to choose from.

I have visited Canada a few times and apparently they require at least 40% of the music played on their radio to be all Canadian.

Yeah I heard that as well, I bet the Canadian bands really like it though.

Yeah they must love having 40% of air time lol!

Well you have a great day!


hey there, do you watch TV?

I watch way too much tv.
Are you a fan of The Simpsons?

yes I am very much so.

did you know Bart did not appera in one of the episodes?

I did not but with as long as it's been on the air I'm shocked that it was only one episode.

I know.
Thos eguys have been on for so long.
Did you ever watch pokemon?

I have played some games but not watched the cartoon.

Haven't they had an insane amount of episodes?

yeah something like 750 of them

Wow!

That's a lot of episodes.

Did you know that The Simpsons sent the South Park crew flowers when they aired their episode making fun of Family Guy?

that is so nice of them.

yeah but pokemon has been around for  16 years straight

Wow!

It doesn't seem like it's been that long.

That means they air about 50 episodes per year!

yteah that is quite a bit as it takes so much work

It definitely is.

Are you familiar with Thomas the Tank Engine?

yeah.

I hear many celebrities have voiced it over the years.

Huge names including George Carlin, Ringo Starr, and Alec Baldwin!

Wow, good for them.
Do you like horses?

I don't want to have any but I think they are beautiful animals.

they surely are.

in iceland they have a fifth speed which is considered horse speedwalking

I honestly did not know that horses had four speeds.

Do you know why Dalmatians are associated with firefighters?

yeah apparently they can calm dwn horses

That's right.

I was surprised when I learned that.

I was also surprised that Clint Eastwood has had a horse allergy considering how many westerns he's been in.

I know that just blew my mind.
Nice chatting with you


Hi do you know much about humans?

I know some stuff like that we lost the body hair just 240 000 years ago

Yeah that is interesting actually as it seems super recent to me considering we have been around for a while

Exactly.

Do you know why we are good persistence runners?

That is because we used to be hunters and needs to run for long periods

Yeah.

Did you know we cannot synthesize vitamin c?

Yeah and we are the only animals that are not able to do that

Yeah because we lack the enzyme responsible for that.

Yeah.
We can regrow ribs in 2-3 months

Yeah and just as strong as it used to be, after surgery to shorten it

SO cool.

There is a sounds frequency that causes fear in us

Do you know much about fish?

Yeah I know that the black swallow fish takes its name literally and can swallow prey twice their size

Wow, scary.
There is a fish that has a neck.
Can you guess which one?

WOuld that be the unexpected seahorse?

Most people do not think they are fish at all

Good point there, I can see why most people think they are just another creature of the sea

Exactly.

There is a breed of jellyfish that never die

Wow that is amazing.

Do you know who freshwater fish drink water?

Yeah they take the water through osmosis.

How about saltwater fish?

Oh they drink through their mouths

Yeah there are so many varieties out there.


Have you ever seen Westworld?

I have - it is quite the interesting show

I saw season 1, but I haven't made it through Season 2, is it worth it?

Season one is really good and it keeps the viewer absorbed.

Season 2 is not as good, because it uses the same gimmicks as season one

Ah, dang, I was worried about that.

This happened to me when I watched that show Lost.

Yes the multiple timelines are not as good as they were in season one.

You do not get absorbed into the drama as much

Well, what about the Simpsons, do youbwatch that?

Yes I do love the Simpsons - in the first 400 episodes Homer held 188 different jobs!

Reminds me of some friends of mine!

I think the simpsons was a great show, I didn't know there were 750 episodes of Pokemon.

Wow that is a lot!

I thought Saturday night live had a lot of episodes - its weekend update has been running since the beginning.

Interesting, I didn't know that.
Hey do you like horses?

Yes I live out in the country and we have a lot of horses - they look a lot different now than the Eohippus that they evolved from.

Nice, did you know Icelandic horses have a fifth speed?

A fifth speed?

What do you mean by that?

I know that once they leave iceland it can never return.

It is a tolt, a speedwalk.

Interesting.

I wonder what horsepower really means, since an individual horse can actually produce 14.9 horsepower!

I'm not sure.

Hey do you have any interest in Physics?

I have always loved math and hated physics.

But astronomy looks interesting - the hubble telescope has discovered lots of things - like a galaxy so large it should not even exist!

Well, apparently Kim Jong-un has a degree in physics.

Wow - that is pretty crazy - I had never heard that.

I knew that Brian May from Queen had a phd in astrophysics..

Really?

Another cool fact is that he is the originator of tapping on the guitar, it wasn't Eddie Van Halen.


Hi how are you, What brands of cars have you found the most reliable?

I don't know that I've had much luck with American brands.

The car I've had that's lasted the longest without problems is Suzuki.

How about you?

American cars are not long lasting at all they used to be in the 70s but those days are long gone.

Japanese cars like mazda, honda, subaru and toyota are at the top of the list for quality and long lasting lives

That's interesting.

Did you know that old cars used to have wooden trunks stuck to the back, so that's why we call the storage part of a car a "trunk"

I didn't know that at all, which kind of car did you learn to drive in?

A chevy Malibu.

Man could that thing take a beating!

I was always afraid of going through drive thrus because I thought I'd knock the mirror off!

LOL classic i learned to drive in an old buick with roll up windows those old first cars brought lots of adventures

Did you know that McDonalds added the drive thru so that soldiers who weren't allowed to leave their cars in their fatigues could enjoy their food?

Most people take advantage of that so they don't have to get out of their pajamas now I think haha

I love the drive thru it's so quick and convenient when its cold or raining outside.

Whats your fav fast food restaurant

I probably love taco bell the most, it's great to soak up booze if you've had a few too many.

I've had many an uber driver take me to the taco bell drive thru haha.

Ever tried that one?

Taco bell is the best late night that drive thru is always packed.

I haven't had an uber take me through a drive thru yet but i would definitely buy him something to eat when i do lol

Oh man I never thought of that!

I should have been offering my uber drivers food!

Game changer!

haha Did you know in south africa it's legal to trick out your car with flamethrowers to deter carjacking?

I wonder if that's outside or inside the car?

And would an uber driver use those if you didnt offer them taco bell

Go on youtube and look at the video of joe rogan talking about the flame throwers they shoot out of the sides of the car

Oh man there's video?!

I HAVE to look this up.

I can't imagine living in a place where the car theft situation is so serious that you're willing to set people on fire over it

It looks like it would be terrifying being in a car loaded with tanks that can explode into flames at any moment

That's what I was thinking!

I wonder if when Karl Benz invented the modern car in 1886 he imagined that it would evolve in to a crazy weapon with dragon breath!

He probably never imagined there would be an electric verison that drives all by itself while the driver sits back and just watches the car steer

I still can't believe it!

It give me the creeps even when I see it movies.

How do you feel about it?

I feel like maybe in 10 years we can trust it but its still very new technology we have to give it more time to develop definitely seems like 'alien technology'

I wonder if certain places will be more open to it than others.

Western europe was heavily anti-car for a while, some places still are really and prefer bikes

Its probably because its very congested so there is no space for cars to drive with all the people walking around


Good Morning!
Do you play instruments?

Good  morning.
No I have never played a instrument.
I love music though.

Oh nice me neither.

Do you listen to the radio or Sirius XM?

Yes I had sirius radio for years in my car.

Do you listen to the radio?

I do listen to is.

There is a website where you can listen to 1000's of radio dramas for free.

Haven't tried it though.

Did u know that a hanson song once became the moost requested song on a chicago radio station only because they never said who the group was.

I believe it.

When I was a kid, we hated Hanson but loved their music haha.

You can hear Jupiter radio storms under AM radio, I wonder what it sounds like.

That would be so cool.

there is a radio station that translates solar activity into sound so u can listen to the sun.

I bet it sounds better than Nickelback still lol.

Lol no doubt.

Did you know that Eddie Van Halen plays the guitar so well it sets speakers on fire.

Crazy stuff!

I bet.

A friend of mine actual met him recently.

Oh really, where at?

Somewher in virginia I believe.

Did you know that one of the presidents wrote a piano concerto once lol

Interesting!

Freddie Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody on the same piano Paul Mccartney used for Hey Jude.

Awesome.

One of the first typewriters was initially called a "literary piano"

I believe it!

The aluminum piano for the airship only weight 356 lbs.

Thats amazing.
Ive learned a lot today

I did too!
especially about instruments.

Yes Its been good talking to you.

you as well


Do you play any instruments?

The first one I ever tried learning to play was the piano when I was seven

I play some guitar, do you play instruments?

I also play the guitar!

And a few years ago I picked up the piano again.

Do you prefer using a guitar pick or fingerpicking?

I can do both, I can finger pick like Mark Knopfler or pick and tap like Eddie V. What about you>?

I definitely prefer the pick.
Do you prefer acoustic or electric?

I can play both, but I prefer electric.
Are you more less paul or fender style?

I don't know enough about either to answer that question.

The guitarist for Queen, Brian May, preferred to use coins rather than guitar picks

Yeah, interesting.

Did you know that the dialtone is in f key?

No, I guess that means I should have paid more attention in music theory.

That same guitarist has a PhD in astrophysics.

Maybe his preference for coins has more to do with physics

It could be, do you still listen to the radio?

I usually don't, but I might have to checkout the website that has episode of classic radio dramas.

It might be similar to listening to audiobooks

Yeah, it could be pretty cool.

Interestingly one of the best radio acts in the 1930s was a ventriloquist.

That's one act that I would think needs to be seen.

How would people know he was a ventriloquist?

I'm not sure.

Did you know Mozart owned a piano made from the same tree as Haydn?

There must have been something unique about that tree.

I wonder how nice the piano is that Free Mercury used for Bohemian Rhapsody, or if  it was more about knowing it was used for Hey Jude

Interesting.

Did you know that they found a mute man who could only communicate via piano?

That's incredible!

There was a day in 1930 when BBC broadcast piano music since there was nothing worth reporting

Interesting.

They could have put on Richard Nixon's piano concerto!

It's possible!

I wonder what the piano on the airship Hindenburg sounded like.

It was made of aluminum so that it would only weight 356 pounds

Yeah, I wonder what happened to it?
Didn't it crash?

Yes, and so went the piano with it!


Hi, how are you?

Doing great how bout yourself.

Well, thanks!
Do you still have a land line?
I gave mine up in 2002...

No I have not had a land line sine I was in high school and I lived with my grandma.

Today's phones are so much more powerful too.

The iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM detterent.

Thats kind of scary.
I hope it is enoughfor the icbms.
Lol

I feel like that's a little underwhelming too.

Maybe if it is too sophistacted, it can be hacked...

Simple is better?

I guess so.

Did you know a single google search uses more computing powere than it too to send neil armstrong and eleven other men to the moon.

That's surprising.

I would have thought it took more than that but I guess not.

I do know you can get a 3G signal on Mt Everest...

That way you can make a facebook post when you get to the top.

I can see the headlines when the person fell off the moutain trying to take a selfie...

Lol.
That one might not go on facebook.

Someone just died trying to take the perfect selfie.

It was on a moutain...

Such vanity...

Bet they could catch it with google earth.

Obama is on the white house google earth photo.

Weird...

I bet that was staged.

I wonder if the secret service knew about it.

I would guess they know every plane that is going to be flying over the white house.

That's true.

Good point.

In 2013 google went down for 5 minutes and 40% of web traffic went down too!

I believe it.

None of the other search engines work as well.

Agreed.
Nice chatting with you!


Hello!
Do you play video games at all?

Yes, but lately I have been too busy

I try to limit screen time for video games or any electronic.

The WHO says a lot of screentime can be considered a gaming disorder

I feel that isn't fair to say in this day and age where aside from gamming from reading or working on homework is all done online.

I agree but 1 in 10 kids spend 40 hours a week which is like a full time job.

it can get excessive

I understand their concern, but they shouldn't include every activity on a screen to be the same as gaming.

It should be only when some prioritize gaming over anything else that people should be worried

I think they should allow time limits on apps like google.

It is not good to stare at a screen for long periods of times.

Now that I can agree to.

I wonder how we should balance using electronic for work, yet maintain a healthy relationship with using new technology

I would not be shocked that Google does studies on this.

They went down in 2013 and took 40% of the web traffic with it.

Google sure has come a long way as a multinational tech company offering internet related services and products.

I mean technology itself has come so far that a single search on google uses more computing power than it took to send men to the moon

They also once used goats to mow their lawns vs hiring people to do it.

But who is cleaning up after the goats?

Well the goats will fertilize the soil and make the grass grow better I guess?

I never thought of it that way.

Almost all animals and plants synthesize their own vitamin C except for humans.

I guess everyone has their own perks.

While we do lack this ability to make vitamin C, at least we have a well developed brain allowing for abstract reasoning, language, complex thought, and much more.

Sounds like a good trade off to me

Also humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2-3 months of having it surgically shortened.

I wonder why there is a certain sound frequency that incites fear in humans?

It must be something in our DNA.

Maybe that is what cause humans to lose their hair as recently as 240000 years ago.

I wonder if we began to lose our hair as man began using tools to a much higher degree and build fires more effectively to cook food and keep warm

It might be due to our brains getting bigger and it doesn't have time for hair.

Perhaps.

In any case, I am happy as a human as I am.

Thank you for the intriguing chat.

Same to you!

Have a wonderful day.


Do you think gaming addiction is a real thing?

I honestly do, I think anything without moderation can be problematic.

That is true.

At first it sounds dramatic, but apparently only 1-3% of gamers are likely to fit the diagnostic criteria.

I think the prevalence of electronic devices definitely make everyone more susceptible to addiction, but having prior addictive tendencies probably doesn't help.

Also true.

Everyone seems to be obsessed with electronics these days.

Kids are spending a lot less time with friends than they did before.

Wasn't it something crazy like 40 percent less in the past 16 years or so?

Yes!

And the number of suicide attempts and the suicide rate for teens rose sharply after 2010, when smartphones became common and the iPad was introduced.

Could it be because of sleep deprivation?

It could be.

Data from a survey of 8th graders in 2016 indicates that one in 10 spent 40 hours a week or more - the time commitment of a full-time job - playing electronic games!

They have no time to sleep!

I think Google utilizing time limits is a good thing.

I don't know how many people will pay attention to them, but it's a good start.

I like the idea of A new "digital wellness" movement and focusing on decreasing screen time.

I like that Unicef donates a day of clean water to encourage people not to use all their minutes.

Such a smart idea!

That's good motivation.

I never knew that New york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

Or that a modern Google search takes more computing power that the Apollo moon landing.

That's incredible.

Google has become so popular.

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

It seems like we rely on Google so much for their services like social networking and mapping.

That's true.

I never knew that Google maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road.

Wow, really?!

Or that they change their borders for each country during border disputes.

They do some offbeat things as a company!

Instead of hiring people to mow the lawns around their headquarters, google once used hundreds of live goats.

Well I suppose they're living up to their motto, "Don't be evil".

Not a bad motto to have!
Thanks for the chat!

Thank you!

Have a good day.


I read that more people are addicted to video games.

Is it true?

I think its an addiction, its terrible because it takes a lot of time and it could appear a for leisure activity but if your not careful it can become much more than that

Parents are often addicted to screen so kids are being ignored.

Yeah, I can see how it becomes a vicious cycle, gaming disorder is something real for sure.

World Health Organization is going to include "gaming disorder" in its disease classification manual.

Do you agree with this inclusion?

I do, I think its a real addiction, it might only affect  a small porcentage of gamers but still, those numbers can eventually grow.

I agree with some people who say that the percentage mentioned by expert (1 to 3%) is higher than it actually is.

My kids (parents) and their kids hardly speak to each other anymore.

Yeah, I can also see it in kids and the relationship they have with their parents now a days, there is a survey that indicate that one out of ten kids spended  more than 40 hours a week playing video games thats more than 2 million kids!

The same article says that kids are more patient.

I think because they do not care about the real world around them.

Yeah that makes sense, I think google had a great iniciative they rolled out reminders for time limit and usage on apps.

Not all parents are aware of this app though.

Maybe it should be advertised more.

I agree but some parents show little concern for their children I think Google is a great company though!

it has grown a lot over the years

The app should be used by parents because they spend too much time on screen themselves.

Google is a good company.

It is a good company did you know it was created by two Ph.D students at Standford University!

No, I did not.
Please tell me more about it.

Ok so their names are Larry Page and Sergey Brin and they founded the company back in 1998

I heard about Larry Page but I had never heard about Sergey Brin before.

I wonder why he is so low key.

He has a large voting power though.

Maybe he just likes living a private life or isnt a part of Google anymore, you know new employees at googles are called nooglers.

I did not know that.
Why are they called nooglers?

No idea, its just a nickname but they make them wear a funny beanie cap on their first friday, I think thas kind of messed up lol

They are just having fun.
Anyway, I've got to run.
Nice chatting with you.


hi how are you?
do you like music?

Yea, I like listening to the Piano which was invented around 1700

it is the universal instrument.

it seems to be found everywhere.

In 2006 a group of climbers reached the top of britain's highest mountain and found a piano

That's pretty crazy, those climbers must in been in shook to find a piano on top of a mountain

i wonder who put it there and why.

who would play it?

who would tune it?

odd choice of location.

the piano on the hindenburg makes more sense.

Yea, I think maybe it was dropped by a helicopter on top of the mountain but even that seems far fetched

i guess they could but who would do it?

and why not an aluminum one because ti would be lighter.

Yea, it's amazing an aluminum piano was made and it only weighed 356 lbs, some people weigh more than that

LOL quite true.

were they allowed on the hindenburg?

"sorry, you cannot board the aircraft unless you are lighter than this piano."

Lol, that would be a good policy.

It's pretty crazy the same piano was used for Hey Jude and Bohemian Rhapsody

there must have been magic in the keys.

i wonder what other songs were composed on it.

I don't know but that piano is a legend.

In 1930 the bbc once broadcast piano music instead of news

i admire their restraint.

now they would just make up news or fabricate a crisis.

Yea, I never watch news on the tv, I'd rather watch the Simpsons.

There's only one episode that doesn't feature Bart in any way

i wonder which one that was.

bart is usually in there making mischief.

i like the simpsons too, but i like south park more.

Yea, South Park is better than the newer Simpson episodes.

It's funny that the Simpsons crew sent them flowers after making fun of Family Guy

family guy really does not do story telling like south park.

family guy is a random comedy machine.

Yea, I don't watch much Family Guy.

I do like That 70s Show, they have a UK version called "Days Like These"

I think that was a mistake to recreate word for word a show from the US.

who thought that would be funny?

Anyway, great chat!

Yea doing that 70s show verbatim was a horrible idea

TV does not have many good shows, so i guess they thought to just copy and paste.

Have a good evening!

You too


did you watch mr rogers as a child?

I did not because his show wasn't that popular when I was a child.

Ahh...you must have grown up when south park was popular

I did, however I didn't watch that either.

I am familiar with Mr. Rogers' puppet Daniel Tiger.

how about the simpsons

I did watch that, but never knew that Daniel Radcliffe did a voice over in it.

did you watch the one without bart?

No, I didn't know there was one.

yes, but only one.

still better then any of the 750 episodes of Pokemon.

Ya I never got into Pokemon.
I preferred the classic cartoons.

not to mention classic rock.

i spend more time as a kid listening to hey jude, bohemian rhapsody, etc

I didn't get into that as a child, but definitely appreciate it now.

They both use a piano.
that;s a classic instrument.
was invented in like 1700

I played the piano as a child.

I HATED practicing, but am so happy to have that skill now.

Yeah, no one likes to hear kids practice.

Mr Rogers should've done a "don't you be my neighbor" episode.

Haha!

Except that goes against everything he stood for since he wanted people to hear and see good things so they become good people.

yes, that would be more appropriate for the  simpsons

They both did address societal issues though in their own way.

so does alec baldwin, especially thru snl...not to mention the tank engine

It would be interesting to get all of these types of people who address societal issues with little regard to give their opinion of Mr. Rogers.

sure would.
nice speaking with you


Do you watch much television?

I watch a little before bed.I like the Simpsons.

You?

I do too, I like watching family guy and south park at night.

Did you hear about the south park family guy episode?

I heard that the producers got flowers from the Simpsons Crew on the finale.

yea that was awesome to hear.
I respect that lol!
Do you ever watch pokemon?

I used to.
There are over 750 episodes of it!

I wonder if they ever caught them all with all those episodes lol!

I used to watch it religiously

I used to watch the Simpsons religiously.

I don't remember the one episode where Bart was not there and wasn't mentioned though.

I don't either, I had heard that.

I need to go back and see which one and why he wasn't.

When I was small I also used to watch Thomas.

Did you ever watch this?

I used to love watch that show, Thomas was amazing, did you like it?

I did.

I didn't know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin narrated a lot of episodes.

I liked to watch Mr. Rogers too.

I'm glad toknow that he really was a nice guy but also was a radical.

No way!

I have to go back and watch my favorites to see who voiced them lol.

Mr. Rogers was radical?

Through television he did groundbreaking work in child psychology.

He helped kids work through their insecurities and fears.

for sure, a great guy.
Did you ever watch that 70s show?

Mr. Rogers also helped kids work through tough issues that were occurring like what assassination meant after Robert F Kennedy died.

I liked that 70s show!

Wow, I wish he was alive still.

I think there is a movie about him coming out.

I loved that 70s show, apparently it didn't fare too well in the UK, their remake only lasted like 10 shows

But oddly, he asked a gay colleague to stay in the closet or risk getting fired.

dang, times were different back then, maybe he was looking out for this colleague?

It was so nice chatting with you!

Yeah, hopefully.

There's a movie about it and I'd like to go check it out now.

Nice chatting with you.

Have a great weekend, its Friday!


Have you seen that new Wonder Woman movie yet?

I havent!

I feel like I have been living under a rock when it comes to all the super hero movies!

If you were a super hero you would have been able to life that rock.

How about a more realistic film like Lady Bird?

The last thing I saw was Deadpool 2, I did love that one.

Lady Bird, is that about Lyndon Johnsons wife?

I could be a biopic of Ladybird Johnson, but no, it's kind of a mother daughter drama, probably adapted from someones life.

I have not seen it, just heard talk.

Ahh.

I havent heard much, no cable, so I often miss previews of things.

So these were two big movies recently that had a strong female cast, but I guess, despite this, women had fewer roles than in previous years.

I think there were a few movies that come around like Hunger games, and things like that that really feature strong women.

The recent Star Wars moves have also had a strong female presence, especially that Rogue One one.

I love when there are strong women for girls to look up to, Gal Gadot really did that!

too look for that now, especially as I have a daughter, I like her to see these films.

The kids watched Wonder Woman a little while back, they both enjoyed it.

That is good to hear.

Women can be superheros too, and they need to know that!

If you ever get out from under your rock do you get to watch much television?

Lots of Netflix.

So I can catch some of these movies there too!

I love having Netflix for my television option, I can pick what I want to watch and when.

I don't have to wait weekly for the next broadcast.

It is great.

Plus, no commercials!

I dont watch Pokemon though, even though there are 750 episodes.

That just seem to be a few too many.

I think they could have stopped at about 100.

We like documentaries about animals, Planet Earth and that kind of thing.

We're watching bird documentaries at the moment.

I love animals.
But my favorite bird is the dodo bird!

I think you missed out on that one, long gone.

I like Hummingbirds, we get them at certain times of teh year as they r migrating through.

The pigeon is a descendant, that kinda explains a lot about them.

Hummingbirds are elegant though

Well it was good chatting to you, I'm going o fire up Netflix and find a good movie, Lady Bird maybe.

Great chat!
Have a fantastic night!


Do you like to watch TV?

I sure do.
I love watching South park.
Have you ever seen it  before?

I have seen it before but I never really liked it.

I do quite like the Simpsons.

Do you know there is only one episode where Bart doesn't appear and isn't mentioned?

Oh I never knew that.

It's funny you mention the Simpsons.

Because south park did a  crossover eps with family guys, and the crew from the simpsons sent them flowers.

I wonder what the story behind that was.

I will have to check that out.

Yeah I do remember them also doing a crossover with the simpsons before as well, but I don't know which one was first.

Have you watched Pokemon?
I used to when I was younger.

Yeah I love Pokemon.

I'm so  behind on that show.

I'm not sure if the  original characters are still in it.

I watch it too when I was younger.

There are more than 750 episodes of pokemon!

Yeah that's like 50 eps a year for 16 years.

Yeah, that is sure a lot!

Did you ever watch the 70s show?

I heard that it was remade verbatim in the UK but then cancelled shortly after.

Yeah I use to watch it.

I guess it didn't catch on over there in the UK.

Hey Speaking of the UK are you  fan of  Queens with Freddie Mercury?

I am not really.
How about you?

Yeah  I love Queen.

I heard Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record Bohemian rhapsody that paul mccartney used to record "Hey Jude".

I never heard that song before though.

Do you play the piano?

I'm surprised to know the piano has been around since the 1700s

You know, I always wanted to learn to play but just never found the time.

I also  didn't know how long it been around that's amazing.

Do you play?

I used to play but now I think I have mostly forgotten.

I should preserve the tradition!

I wonder is it like riding a bike?
lol  You never forget?

No, I really cannot remember how to play sheet music or which fingers go where.

So I guess it is different.

Did you know the airship hindenburg had a 356 pound piano made for it?

Wow,  no I didn't know that.

Also, someone put a piano at the top of Britain's highest mountain, for some reason!


Hey have you ever gotten a hot chocolate at 7:11?

Not that I can remember.

I guess some lade in VA used it when approached by two carjackers.

Yeah she was 50 years old and use the piping hot liquid to fend them off LOL that's actually a good idea

The police report only noted that her 22-year-old daughter did it but the article isn't clear.

Still, I guess it worked.

Yep instead of guns people should carry around hot chocolate LOL but I guess the temperature of the hot chocolate was 170 degrees which is insane

Yeah, you don't hear of people dying with hot chocolate although it is 171 degrees.

Yep and 158 degree water will cause third-degree Burns, so they definitely got burns on the thieves

They had it comin'.

There's a guy in AL that used hot coffee for 2 robberies.

It didn't say if he got caught.

Speaking of robberies, have you ever gotten to a car before?

I guess the lady what's about to get into hers before she was accosted

Nope.

Speaking of cars, in S. Africa it's legal to equip one's car with a flame-thrower to prevent such things.

Wow that's cool!

Do that someone beat 90,000 people at the game Gran Turismo and then later became a professional race car driver, like how is that possible

Don't know...

I do know that I'm happy McDonald's added drive thrus to help soldiers and it has help me as well.

Haha yes it is definitely helped me to be lazy, they didn't want the soldiers to have to get out of their cars in their uniform

Yeah.

It's sad the Pilgrims got a bum rap for boring clothes.

They were actually full of color.

They only wore black for special occasions.

I see Grateful Dead tie-dyed for them...

Haha that is sad, I wonder what the Apple clothing from the 80's looked like they actually had their own clothing line back then

I don't remember that.
They do still sell t-shirts.

I'll have to look those up, would you buy a t-shirt that was made in North Korea though?

That's where Rip Curl shirts are made even though on the tag they say China

No, I'm not a fan of their crazy leader.

Did ya know that some ballet dancers go thru 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week?

Their poor feet...

Yeah that sounds like it would hurt.

What do you think about putting dry tea bags in smelly shoes?

Have you ever tried it apparently it makes the shoes smell better

Maybe the should try some shoes that are 5,000 years old.

They found some that perform better than modern shoes.

Yeah I want to see what those shoes look like.

Do you know who Stephon Marbury is?

apparently he is promoting some $15 shoes but is not being paid to do so


Hi, how are you today?
Are you interested in cars?

Hello - I am good today thank you.
I am interested in cars.
What about you?

Cars can be fun.

The names of the parts have an interesting origin sometimes.

I agree.

Did you know the trunk of a car got its name because cars used to have wooden trunks?

That makes sense.
But in England they call it the boot.
I wonder where that name came from.
Would you ever drive in South Africa?

I'm not sure if they have car jackings and allow for flame throwers lol.

I guess cars could battle it out with flame throwers.

Massive combat in the streets.

Certainly would make the drive thru an interesting experience.

LOL that would be fun to watch!

Did you know Cadillac was named after a French explorer?

I guess it is a French-sounding name, like Detroit.

I wonder if Pontiac was named after a Frenchman too.

It could have been.

There's a race car driver who became a professional by beating 90,000 people in a video game.

How does a video game even prepare you for the risks of the real track?

It's probably fun, but you're not going to die from a video game.

I have no idea on that one.

I agree in that there's no way a video game can prepare you for professional racing.

Are you interested in shoes and clothing?

I am to an extent.

I saw that Pilgrim clothing was full of color and that they only wore black on special occasions.

The Pilgrims were probably like everyone else.

They liked wearing nice clothing.

Why did Apple have a line of clothing back in 1986?

And who wore it?

I bet Apple's clothing line failed miserably.

Rip Curl makes clothing in China but their tags say North Korea.

I think it's the other way around for Rip Curl.

It's illegal to work with North Korea, so they hide the work by labeling the clothes "Made in China."

That's a good point.

There is a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc.

found in unclaimed baggage from airports.

I bet there are some finds at that store.

I wonder how the prices are.

I bet some people could find their own clothes there.

5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.

I don't think we'd find 5,000 year old shoes at the unclaimed baggage store, but you never know.

It was good talking to you!


Hello, do you like cars?

Sure, to get from one place to another.
I like the Cadillac brand a lot.

Nice.
DO you know how it got its name?

I heard it was named after a French explorer who founded Detroit.

Yeah that was Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.

Yeah it is hard to believe that before 1908, just a bit over a century ago, that people went around in horse carriages or by walking.

Yeah we have certainly come a long way.

Do you know why the trunk of the car is called as such?

Old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back instead of the trunks we think of today.

Wonder if they were broken into often.

Yeah, good point there.

DO you know how the drive thru came about?

I heard it had to do with soldiers.

Yeah they were not allowed to get out of their cars in uniforms back in the day

So interesting.

Too bad the side effect is that I (along with other Americans) got lazy from it!

True, it has made us lazier as a society for sure.

Do you know who Jann Mardenborough is?

That is a person who became a professional race car driver after defeating 90,000 people in the video game Gran Turismo.

Yeah that is impressive.

Do you have a favorite shirt of piece of clothing?

Yeah I do.
It is a batik shirt from Indonesia.
How about you?

Oh nice.

I like my t-shirts, they are so comfy and colorful, like the ones that the pilgrims wear in terms of colors

Yeah, it's funny because I always remember coloring pilgrim's clothing black but they only wore that color on special occassions.

Yeah that is pretty interesting.
Even Apple has a clothing line

Would you wear it?

And would you wear clothes that are made in North Korea ?

The label says Made in China though.

Yeah I find that strange considering they are so isolated

Yeah I guess that's one of the ways they put money into the economy.


HI, how are you?

Hi, I'm good.

I've jusr read something interesting.

For example, Apple had a clothing line in 1986.

Did you know that?

I did not know that, did it ever catch on?

No idea.

But it could be interesting if hi-tech companies would do something similar now.

for sure, clothing is an interesting topic though, pilgrims very rarely wore black for example

True.

There is a store in alabama that only sells things found in unclaimed baggage at airports.

I'm wondering if such store is only in Alabama, what they do in the rest of airports?

that is so odd, they sell anything in the bags, might make them a lot of money!

does it go to federal budget or state budget... hm...

maybe it is a private airport?

True.

It is also a possibility.

I also didn't know that McDonalds added drive-thru becuause of soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.

back in 1975 right?

Crazy how world renound a drive through is now!

I guess now people are just lazy to leave a car :)

i think so too, it is crazy how long the lines get, but cars are warm or cool in different seasons

True.

But back in 1975...

I think this idea was genious at this time.

Absolutely not standard approach

for sure, it took from 1908 to 1975 for someone to think that idea up!

I've also read that 5000 years old shoes perform better than modern shoes.

And I'm wondering what do they mean by "perform" and why is it like this.

yeah i thought those shoes were just cloth pretty much... maybe they last longer?

well, we don't know about modern shoes.
Can it make 5000 years?
Just not enough time :)

that is very true haha, i loved when marbury had his $15 shoe line so people could afford them

That's right.

It's easy to purchase for everyone with this price.

that is very kind of him since jordans are often over 200 dollars these days


Whats up Friend?
Do you like other humans?

Of course!

Humans are the only mammals that can't breathe and swallow at the same time.

Well good!

because we are unbeleivable and have come such a long way!

Did you know the Modern homosapien began around 50,000 years ago?

Wow.

That's a long time ago.

I wasn't sure exactly when.

I do know that humans can't burp in zero gravity environment.

lol

lol, I wonder who thought of that as a test to do under zero gravity haha thats funny!

Also the fact that we are no longer hairy... well most of us anyway,  as recently as 240,000 years ago!

I know right?

lol  Did you know that there are no muscles in human fingers?

No, isn't it unbelievable what our bodies can do if we really think about it?

I mean we can grow a rib that was shortened within 2-3 months!

*mind blown* not to mention our minds

LOL  Do you watch Netflix at all?

I netflix and chill all the time!
you?

Oh yeah.

Especially during the winter months.

I'll binge watch tv shows.

I would like to have a job as a tagger at Netflix.

They get paid to watch it and tag the content.

oooohhh!

Dream job!

Do you remember the days of Blockbuster?

they were offered to buy Netflix for 50 mill, now worth 2 Billion, and no Blockbuster!

Definately not a good call for Blockbuster.

I would hate to have been the one that passed on that deal.

They will never live it down.

Oh, for sure!

They are such a big company.

Between Netflix and Youtube together they make up half of the peak of internet traffic in North America.

Wow.

I believe it!

During the Christmas holiday we were playing their fireplace movie that is nothing but a fireplace burning for an hour straight.

oh yeah!

I like doing that sometimes to set the mood...there is another to listen and see the ocean waves... when i need to mentally go to my happy place i put that on lol

LOL  I will have to look that one up!

The first series that Netflix self produced was called Lilyhammer.

I don't think I'

I never seen or heard of Lilyhammer...

It feels like Netflix has been around longer than 1997

I don't think I ever heard of it before now.

lol  It does seem longer than that too.

As of Oct. 2018 they had 137 million total subscribers worldwide!

thats alot of subscribers... well too bad they could get China, syria, North Korea and Crimea on their side Netflix isnt available in those countries

Wow!

I didn't know that.

I wonder how many people still subscribe to their dvd mail subscription service?

Times are changing so fast soon dvds will be a thing of the past.

Not far from that vision... well now im gonna netflix and chill for a bit... it was nice chatting with you!

have a good one


Hello!

Do you use netflix?

I've heard it  combined with youtube makes up half the peak internet traffic in the country!

I am not surprises, they do account for 33% of bandwidth in north america anyhow.

They do indeed.

They have 137 million subscribers in the world and a little over 58 million in the u.s..

Too bad for blockbuster who had the chance to buy it for 50 million.

That is really too bad for them lol!

With all the streaming that netflix does they still spend more on postage though than on bandwith.

They spend 20 times as much.

There  you go.
Do you know how netflix came about?

I don't know how they got their start.
Do you know?

Apparently the guy who started it was mad because he had to pay a $40 late fee for a copy of vhs of apollo 13

Seriously?

He probably rented from Blockbuster which means they are responsible for their downfall in more ways than one.

They started it and could have bought it but didn't.

You never know, right?

Do you have much interest in human anatomy and behavior?

A little I suppose.

I do find the study of ancient humans such as the early hominins for example.

Do you have an interest?

Yes, a lot actually.

There is so much to learn, like, we only lost our body hair a quarter of a million years ago.

There is a lot to learn about ourselves you are right.

The brain is a major factor in the differences of humans and others for example.

Yeah.

And we are so advanced yet we lack something as important as the enzyme for vitamin C. Gotta stuck up on lemons I guess.

You know what I find interesting?

I think it's almost sci-fi in a way that we can regrow a rib that is just as strong as the others within 2-3 months time.

So coool.

And when it comes to hearing, I really want to know what is that sound frequency that causes fear in us

I'd like to know that as well.

It could be a good tool for our military and police to have.

I guess, as long as it is not used for the wrong reasons.

We are also so good at running because of our past as hunters.

True, it would have to be used for protective measures only.

Yeah, I've heard humans are among the best at distance running but I can't help thinking about cheetahs and wondering if humans really are that fast.

No I do not think we can top that, they are amazing creatures.

There is so much you can find on the internet nowadays about humans and everything else.

The internet is amazing, amazing enough for the library of alexandria to have a saved copy.


Good evening partner.

Sometimes it's fun to stop and think about us humans.

We used to be covered in hair but lost it all about 240,000 years ago!

I am still covered in hair, but I am glad it is not as much as back then lol.

Know any interesting facts about humans?

Haha hilarious.

Well humans are adapted for persistence hunting aka distance running.

Nice, that must have developed over time because of chasing animals to kill them.

It was either run or die of starvation

Yes exactly.

We can't synthesize our own vitamin C although most other animals can.

So oranges are important!

Wow, I never knew that.

I like one thing about humans also, the invention of Netflix!

Do you watch?

Oh yes I am a subscriber!

Along with 137 million other people in the world.

I am one also.

I love netflix!

Did you know they are worth like 2 billion dollars

Wow that is a lot of money.

Blockbuster had the chance to acquire Netflix for only $50 million!

They missed out hard!
I wonder how blockbuster is doing lol

I think they only have 1 store standing!

So not well.

And Netflix was all started because of a late fee.

Oh the irony!

wow that is hilarious.

If they would have not charged the late fee, I bet this may not have ever happened

Yes I think you may be right.

The late fee was $40 so it was a hefty one lol.

Do you use the internet a lot?

for sure lol.

I love the internet, what would life be without it?

It would be a lot more boring I think!

It is so addicting though, with changes measurable in the brain itself.

Yea, it is crazy what it does to us.

I wish we had internet like they do on the ISS, super fast

Yeah that would be awesome.
I wonder how fast the internet on Mt.
Everest is?

I think they have 3g service.

It will be enough to load a picture or two on instagram when you reach the peak lol

Which is what counts!!

In case the internet burns down there is a saved copy at the current library of alexandria.

Not sure how that works!

I don't either.

I hope they have a back up to the back up, just in case!

It was so nice chatting with you!

Me too!

We need to save that hamburger button on the apps!

Have a great night great chatting with you as well.


good morning to you, how are you?

Im doing good, how bout yourself.

Im not too bad, having my morning cup of coffee, my trusty dog laying at my feet

Thats cool.

Did you know that dogs actually have 12 different blood types.

i didnt, I wonder why they have so many different ones when Humans only have 4

Never really thought about it tI may do some more research on it later.

imagine what a doggy blood drive would be like?

so adorable

Im actually picturing a line full of dogs being held back by leashes as they here one of their buddies in the other room barking in pain.

Lol.

their instinct kicks in and they need to run in a save them!

but im sure the nurses have techniques and special needles so the dogs arent in pain.

giving blood as a human isnt even painful at all

I have given plasma many times.

It kind of depends on the nurse who gives you the IV, but usually it is pretty painless.

thats absolutely true.

Some IV nurses I have has are rough and jam the needle in there, sometimes even breaking the catheter on the wall of my vein.

that hurts.

did you know dogs arent actually color blind like they show in tv shows and movies?

they just see less color than us

I heard that.

They are also the only other animal than elephants that understand pointing.

i never realized how good dogs were at knowing what pointing is.

but if you point, a dog will follow your finger.

its great

Dogs are pretty smart at least some of them.

haha yea there are certainly some doofy ones out there

Did you know that google actually prefers dogs.

what do you mean by "prefers"?

Their code of conduct actually states that they are a dog company.

They prefer dogs over cats.

thats such a fun thing to have in your code of conduct.

are you more of a dog person than cat person?

I like cats because they keep the mice away but dogs are more fun to have around.

I dont have any pets right now though.

House is just to small.

I hear ya.

dogs especially need a big place to run around and play in

At least a big yard and I definitely dont have one of those.

something i dont have is a flamethrower on my car, which is legal in South Africa.

I cant imagine why

I think that would be awesome.

Wonder if it keeps the thievery down over there.

and really amp up how badass the drivers can look haha


Do you subscribe to Netflix?

I do!
I love watching it!

Amazing how much the company has grown, founded in 1997 and now its a giant of the industry

No doubt!

It has 137 million subscribers worldwide!

and about 59 million only in America, impressive numbers

It's a giant for sure.

From 9PM to 12AM Netflix accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America.

Wow that is a lot of people tuned into the service, do you know how the service got started

I'm not sure.

I know they used to make dvds and started producing content in 2012.

How did they start?

Well Reed Hastings had the idea after he got charged a $40 late fee by Blockbuster, he was just really angry about that

lol Blockbuster really must have made him mad!

Speaking of Blockbuster they declined several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million.

Bad move.

Blockbuster is now out of business and Netflix is worth $2 billion!

They did!

wow I bet they are regretting that decision big time now, considereing how famous Netflix is and how broke Blockbuster is

I'm surprised to find out that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than on bandwidth.

What surprises me is that people are still renting dvds through the mail?

20 times more, wow I didnt know Netflix had a renting service as well, doesnt seem practical

I know right?

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

So I guess that means half of the people are online to watch videos.

lol

Yeah a lot of free time lol, as humans we are amazing, we sure waste a lot of time though

Apparantly humans lose a lot of hair as well....humans have lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago.

lol  How is that for useless knowledge?

Some people might find it interesting, there is a sound frequency that creates fear in us

That's interesting!

I assume you like to use the internet?

Did you know that there is 3G cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt.

Everest?

No didnt know that but I think its cool theres signal up there you can alwayspost a cool selfie when you reach the top

I never thought of that!

That would be awesome!

Did you know that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?

lol I never knew that.

That is an interesting fact it makes me  hungry though, not a bad idea to eat a burger now

haha  Sounds like a plan to me!
It was nice chatting with you!


Hi, how are you?

Great, do you like dogs?

I find them to be so interesting.

I still find it amazing they all descended from the wolf.

I love dogs!

I never knew that they had 12 blood types!

Yeah, isn't that more than humans?

And yet I think they are all universal donors for each other.

Dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing!

that is very interesting as well

And they are uniquely attuned to our behaviors, which would include pointing.

They have definitely changed a lot from the wolf as they can live on a diet that is starch rich, instead of solely meat.

I always thought dogs were color blind, apparently that is not true either!

Nope.

they can see some colors, just not as many as humans.

Have you ever watched a video of a dog drinking in slow motion, they actually drink with the underside of their tongue!

Do they really?
I never knew or noticed that!

Dogs are fascinating.

It is amazing how much they help us in our life, from police dogs, to herding sheep, and helping people who have disabilities.

They can be trained for so many tasks.

I think everyone loves dogs, even google is a dog company!

I have heard that.

They are definitely man's best friend.

Dogs even like to problem solve in order to earn rewards.

they can be very smart, mine is kinda dumb though

Mine is smart and dumb.

He is a border collie so he like to herd anything.

I think we have bred that into them.

There are lots of different breeds and many of them have been bred to be more amenable to specific jobs and tasks.

Mine is a maltipoo, so just a lapdog, but she has some herding instincts as well

Well, she serves a companion role, which is good for us as people.

Dogs have been bred for millenia on order to bring out certain behaviors and skills.

I think working dogs are just fascinating, such as sled dogs or hunting dogs.

it is always sort of cool to see the animal come out in my dog I think, like they help so much, but to see them natural is interesting

Did you know that dogs can learn over a thousand words?

For a species that cannot speak the language, it is amazing they can understand that much of ours.

that is super interesting, I never would have thought that, my dog knows about 3 haha

All this talk about dogs makes me want to go take mine for a walk.

Thanks for the chat about man's best friend.

thank you as well, i will do the same!


Hi there.

Did you know that 80% of the earth's natural Forrest have been destroyed?

I didn't know that, but that's sad!

Makes sense since there are almost 8 billion people on earth using those resources.

Yeah and apparently the figured out the a day was only 5.5 hours long when the earth was first formed.

That's strange to think about.

You would only have to work for about an hour or so per day, though!

Now that sounds cool!

Apparently the earth will be helium free by the end of 21st century.

I guess no more helium balloons, then.

The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, so I guess some of these things lasted a long time.

Yeah and apparently us as humans if the earth were viewed as a 24 hour period would only represent 1 minute 17 seconds.

That's incredible to think about.

I guess some people enjoy studying stuff like that.

I prefer to do less serious things, like dancing.

Do you like to dance?

Apparently not as much as Bruce Lee who won the Hong Kong Cha-cha championship.

Yeah, that was way back in 1958.

I wonder if there's a video of it somewhere.

Well ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of pointed shoes a week.

Tupac used to dance ballet in High School!

And he portrayed the Mouse King in the Nutcracker.

You just never know do you!

You sure don't.

Michael Jackson patented a device for a certain dance move.

Oh yeah what did it do?

It let him do the "extreme lean" which was a move his used in some of his videos.

Oh ok i know what your talking about.
Apparently Baby are natural dancers.

I have seen babies start to dance when they hear music!

It's very cute!

It is, There were two identical twins in Japan that released a rap album when they turn 100 years old back in 92.

Wow, that's pretty cool!
I wonder how it sounded?
!

I can't even imagine.
Nice chatting with you.


Do you like pets?

I do like dogs.
dogs are good.
do you like dogs?

I actually like most pets

i am not really much of a cat person.

cats are indifferent to me, i am indifferent to cats.

Well from personal experience it is not the species but rather the indivdiual animal

i could see that, but i have found i have an affinity for dogs, less so for cats.

though perhaps there is the rare cat that is on the same wavelength as me.

I guess dogs tend to have better personalities.

However smaller dogs are usually the execption

i dont like the small ones.
too snippy and officious.
i like the medium dogs.
the blue heelers.
friendly.

I agree.

They can be good, but usually Chihuahua yikes

Yeah, none of the Chihuahuas.

too loud.

I like dogs that make me feel protected.

do you have a dog?

do you know its blood type?

I had a dog during my childhood.
It was a medium sized sheepdog.
Like a blanket at night

Yeah, the best memories of childhood.

a pet that will listen to you no matter what.

I wish i had had a dog.

Well I didn't really train it so it did what it wanted to do.

Still great memories though

You might have many dogs in your life, but a dog will have only one human in its life.

I mean dogs are man's best friend for a reason

yes, they have evolved as we have evolved.

we couldnt ask for a better companion.

if they speak, we would hate them but they dont.

they listen.

and we need that.

I still feel some people would like to know and speak with their pets

yes, they understand quite a few words, but they instinctively understand mood and emotion.

they know when you are sad.

Probably due to their long association with humans that make them more intimately attuned to human behavior compared to other animals

Quite true.

I wonder if cats have the same affinity.

Anyway, great chat!

Some, but generally a bit less I believe.

Indeed, thanks for chatting.


Internet dating apps have really changed the human mating ritual.

Do you use a dating app?

I have in the past, I think Tinder Provides a great service, what about you?

Not myself -not an adventurous type.

I sometime wonder what is real and what is not.

Also, it seems like some have unrealistic expectations and express this in the internet equivalent of yelling - ALL CAPS.

Yeah I have stumbled upon some issues because of that I haven't seen the Tinder Live show though, sounds interesting but I also wonder what is real.

I admit I am intrigued, but not ready to sign on.

There are thousands on these sites, so how do you find the time to peruse all?

Also, since I live in a rural area (and like it), my choices are much more limited.

Some might say it could be lonely and bleak online for a country boy.

Well if you live in a big city like me you wont have trouble finding profiles as there are thousands of them, it makes the picking selection a lot harder and deceitful.

How do you decide who wants a mature outing and who wants to eat, watch Netflix, and shag?

It can be a minefield!

The internet has expanded the options, but is it really better?

There is one thing I do know, I love Netflix, Im one of the 58.46 subscribers in North America

I did in the past, when they mailed DVDs.

Did you know that Netflix spends more on postage than internet bandwidth?

I can see why they are trying to phase out the DVD service.

I wonder why that is, do you know how Netflix got started?

its actually a really curious story!

Nobody likes late fees!!

With their policy of letting you keep a DVD as long as want until returning it for the next on your list, they really killed Blockbuster.

Did you know that Blockbuster had several opportunities to buy Netflix and passed?

Where is Blockbuster now?

Blockbuster who?

lol, I bet they are regretting that choice big time after all Blockbusters used to have the popularity of Netflix and used to be a giant

True.

Did you know that Netflix accounts for 33% of all internet bandwidth from 9PM to midnights.

That's a lot of movie and TV episode streaming.

I bet they are glad that the internet access fees are mainly covered by the recipient, i.e.

the internet subscribers.

Otherwise that would be a big internet service bill!!

What type of internet service do you have?

I didnt know that but I did know that with YouTube they took half of the internet traffic in North America, and I have a fast internet service, what about you?

Being out in the country, options are limited.

No DSL or cable.

I tried satellite, but had issues with wind and rain distortion.

I use cellular internet.

Works great but I need to watch the usage as to not exceed my allotment and get hit with big fees.

Considering the options, you can get internet almost anywhere, even on top of Mt.

Everest!

Really on the top of Mount Everest?

Wow!

thats a big coverage, humans are amazing, we keep on coming with new tech and facts like these ones.

We are not the only species that uses tools, but we do have the most and the count is rising.

Thinking back to dating aps, I remembered a news story about a brothel staffed with humanoid robots.

I guess that is a very sophisticated tool, if not very unusual.

Perhaps you can use the internet to download your sexual preferences?

I guess its possible after all the internet is used for almost everything now a days so theres a good chance that can happen.

As a species, we are the only ones who clothe ourselves and have the brainpower to continue to expand our library of arts, tools, and technologies.

What I found interesting is humans are adapted for survival hunting, making them among some of the best long distance runners.

I am surprised that trait has not died out, considering few still actively hunt and rely on wild game as a primary food source?

We humans sure are amazing, we have a lot of skills, and maybe we dont hunt but we sure are expanding our knowledge and creating new technologies each day.

True.

I'm waiting for the invention of the Star Trek food replicator.

Just go onto the internet to any restaurant, order, and have it show up.

I could then get NY pizza here in Louisiana!

Its been good chatting with you.

That would be a sick invention maybe in a couple of years or decades lol

I agree.

If they make humanoid sex robots that some people are willing to pay for, they definitely should be working on the food replicator!

Yeah, you know humans can regrow ribs in just about 2-3 months and they will be as strong as the old ones.


good morning to you!

hey hows it going, did you know the first moonwalk was actually done in 1955, the dance move that is haha

i didnt, thats crazy I always thought MJ invented that move!

Bruce Lee appartently was an avid dancer as well.

do you like to dance?

well I am really bad at dancing actually but I try my best haha, what about you

Same pretty much.

I like to think I'm great but I must look like a fool.

Its fun though.

Just like babies, i dance when I hear music

haha I wonder what kind of music babies prefer?

Like what music genre makes them dance the most, more research must be done!

I say anything with a good beat and rhytym, it would be a fun research project to do though!

I'm curious what they would find out

do you know any facts about the earth?

Apparently the earth is four times as dense as the sun

I know a sad one, more than 80% of the forests have been totally destroyed.

but somehow there are still more trees than stars in the milky way (or so i hear)

wow that is a lot of trees!

What I didn't know was that you could fit every planet in the solar system between the earth and the moon, I miss pluto as a planet btw!

haha poor Pluto!

the little planet that never could.

Yea I didnt realize how much space (haha) there was between the earth and the moon.

Space is fascinating to me

ya I agree, and apparently the earths magnetic field reverses every 300k years, I wonder when that will happen next and willl it cause a disaster?

I dont even want to think about that!

it could be a catastrophe!

or it could just mean magnets work the opposite way now

haha ya its a good question, Jupiter is the unsung hero though it saves us from tons of asteroids heading our way apparently!

I have a soft spot for Jupiter, I had to play that planet in a play when I was in 4th grade haha.

I had to dance too!

So we've come full circle

haha did anyone throw little asteroids at you during the play?

If not then teh play was not 100% realistic lol

sadly no haha we did have a few students performing as asteroids though.

It was a weird play...it was put o around the time Lnkin park released Hybrid Theory, apparently the best selling album of the 21st century

ha I don't know how I feel about that, can't say I like linkin park, I do like Led Zeppelin though and I like how they didnt' title their fourth album just to mess with the rock press

I used to like Linkin Park, then I graduated Middle School.

Very surpsied to see Dark Side of the Moon was best selling album in 2014 considerig how old it is

lol, and yes its wild how these old albums are still popular, like how bob marley is on album charts for 914 weeks and counting

i was never a fan of his music, but to each their own!

nope me neither!

I never got the appeal, I think it's dumb walmart only sells clean versions of their albums, I would never buy one of those!


Good morning.
How are you doing today.

Let's talk about albums, the best selling album of the 21st century is by Linkin park

I wouldnt have guessed that.

I would have thought maybe pink floyd dark side of the moon.

It was still one of the best selling albums in 2014 over 40 years after its release.

when two twins in Japan turned 100 they released a rap album.

Thats amazing.

Probably just a publicity stunt to make some money, but its pretty creative.

NWA's album straight outta Compton did not have airplay or a major tour when it reached platinum status

I was never an NWA fan.

I like some rap.

Just never NWA.

Maybe they were a little ahead of my time.

When Reel big fish lost the rights to their old record label they had to re-record all of their hits for a new album.

Sounds like the right move.

Im not sure how they lost their rights to there own music but, Gotta find some way to capatilize.

Let's talk about the Earth next, it has been 4.5 billion years since the earth was formed.

Yeah thats crazy to think about.

That means if you viewed earths history as a 24 hour period.

Humans would only represent about 1 minute and 17 seconds of it.

interesting, we have already lost over 80 percent of the forests on earth

Thats sad to think about.

We are on this planet way less than one percent of the earths history and have already taken out that much of the forests.

Crazy to think about.

yes, the days used to be shorter also, when the earth was first formed they were 5.5 hours long

The days get longer, and we use up all the forests.

We have alos used most of the helium on this planet.

It is estimated that the earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st centry.

Lets talk about dance next, ballet dancers can go through a lot of shoes, up to 4 a week

I have never really been much into dance.

I did hear Michael Jackson actually has a patent for a device he used to achieve the extreme leans he did in his shows.

I found that interesting.

yes very, the winner in 1958 of the Hong Kong cha-cha championship was Bruce lee

Didnt know he was a dancer.

I guess he does have nimble feet.

Just wouldnt have wanted him to kick you with one of them.

Lol.

Another person that most people might not know was a dancer is Tupac

I wouldnt have guessed that either.

Speaking of Tupac, I think I might listen to some of his music on the way to work this morning.

Gonna have to be getting off here and getting ready pretty soon.

When babies hear music they spontaneously dance