Do you watch a lot of news channels?

I do watch Fox News.
What about you?

I do not, it seems to always be so negative that it can get depressing sometimes.

I lot of news channels report depressing stuff.

I agree.

Did you know Fox threatened to sue the Simpons?

I guess Fox was okay with them making fun of everyone else but not them.

LOL - that's funny.

In 2007 Fox tried to have a conservative version of the daily show.

It only made it 13 episodes.

I can't think of many comedians off the top of my head who are conservative leaning, it might have been tough to get a well known host.

Yes.

In 2015, the median viewer age for Fox News was 68.

I think that really reflects the change in society.

Conservatives tend to be a bit older I believe and the younger generation of conservatives probably gets their news online as opposed to on television

Yep I agree.

The percentage of airtime on Fox dedicated to opinion is 55%.

For MSNBC, it's 85%.

I think that too much opinion related content really drives the divide in this country.

It should try to be dedicated to an objective view of the news as much as possible.

I am the same way.

Did you know astronauts on the space station have faster internet than most Americans at home?

If there is anyone that deserves it, it's them.

They probably have to make life and death decisions in mere seconds.

I agree.

In 2001, neopets was the fourth most trafficked website on the internet.

I feel like these days there are less individual fun websites and more conglomerates than ever.

I agree.

Humans are the minority on the internet, outnumbered by automated software programs.

I think that the automated programs are ruining the internet.

It's hard to know what is a real interaction anymore.

Definitely.

The act of looking oneself up on the internet is called egosurfing.

I've never egosurfed, hopefully I'm never featured online enough to do that.

I have never done that either lol.

Everyone in Finland has the right to an internet connection.

That's a great policy and should be adopted worldwide!


Hello fellow human!

How you doin'?

Do you still enjoy listening to the radio these days or are you not into that?

im doing well!

personally im not too into radio, are you?

I mean, I grew up with it and quite honestly Im too busy to hook my phone up so I listen to the radio these days, I often think about how far we've come in every aspect, in as humans, technology, everything its awesome.

I mean,  in WWII soldier would make radios using razor blades...

they did!
which is crazy creative of them to do.
They called them Foxhole radios

I know!
I would of never thought of that!

They must have had some really smart troops with them in those trenches to figure that out

Oh for sure, but imagine the first person tocomem up with that.

Humans are amazing, did you know we can even regrow a rib!

say what now?
we can regrow a bone?

yes!

within 2 - 3 months of having it surgically shortened.

thats crazy.

humans are so impressive.

did you know we get goosebumps due to an old evolutionary trait that would make us appear larger to threats?

haha interesting!

Too bad they couldnt just carry a sound device and put on a sound frequency that causes fear in humans, no need for violence.

that would be nice.

Did you know we cant breathe and swallow at the same time?

makes going to the buffet a bit more difficult

haha!

thats hilarious, explains my problem.

atleast we are good at running amongst other runnine animals, yes, i know we are considered animals.

i think were the only animal that can run such long distances, right?

yes, which is why it makes us great hunters although we lost those abilities now we shop for it.

i prefer the shopping method, less violent

haha, i prefer the delivery option, avoid other humans lol its a love hate, i love everyone but i prefer to stay home.

Also did you know we lost, well most of us, most our hair over 240,000 years ago?

oh my, i hope that means the body hair that made us look like apes and not the hair on top of our heads!

did you know we can burp in zero g?

that is peak evolution right there

some lost their hair on top of their head... No I didn't know that!

Too bad we cant produce our own vitamin C, we have a defective gene..

all of those poor pirates who had scurvy would have been saved....

Yes!

we wouldnt need energy drinks... the world would be a better place.

It was fun chatting with you!

Hugs and much Love - Take care!


Do you listen to the radio?

I do listen to the radio!

I love those radio waves that carry information to my car radio!

Me too, I like listening to the AM radio because sometimes you can hear jupiter radio storms, crazy!

That would be cool!

According to Canadian law, all radios are required to play at least 40% of the music be Canadian artists.

yikes, I don't know if I would listen to candian radio too much.

May be a lot of Bieber lol

lol  Do you know what a foxhole radio is?

It sounds familiar, something with ww2?

Yes.

In WW2 soldiers made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode and dubbed them foxhole radios.

wow, I wonder how good they actually were or who thought of it.

I would like to see an image of one for sure

It sounds like something that would be interesting to try and make.

Have you ever listened to any radio dramas?

Right a nice science project!

I never do, but they sound interesting, how about you?

I never have.

I might have to look some up.

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

Me too, I would like to listen to drama shows on a long car ride.

Sometimes that may beat the radio, especially in canada lol

lol  Since 1989 a Finnish radio station has broadcast "Nuntii Latini" which is a weekly news program conducted entirely in classical latin!

lol  Do you know many facts about humans?

That would be amazing, see what latin sounds like.

I know some facts, but nothing too great I dont think.

Do you?

I've been reading up here recently.

Humans are adapted for persistance hunting making them among the best distance runners among all running animals.

lol

that makes sense.

Sometimes you needed to run to kill an animal or face death by starvation lol.

I am glad human body hair has decreased the last thousands of years lol

lol You're not kidding there!

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

Odd.

lol

what!
I never knew that.
That is some lizard stuff lol.
It was nice chatting with you!

Yes it is.

lol  There is also a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.

I think that's me when I hear the buzzer go off at work to return from break.

lol  It's been fun!

lol a sound causing fear, i agree lol!
Enjoy your night!


Wow, scientist Harrison Schmitt walked on the moon.

Unlike me.

I have never walked on the moon and probably never will.

Have you heard of Project Steve?

Imagine running out of oxygen.
That's scary.
That made me think of Steve Harvey.
However, no I have not.
What is it?

It is a list of scientists that support evolution and oppose intelligent design.

Plus they are all named Steve.

Wow, that is interesting.

Well, based on Steves' ideas, maybe one of them created a world wide web in 1989.

Hopefully, he's an English scientist.

Scientists have done some amazing things.

Scientists at Harvard stored a gif on the DNA of a bacteria.

I bet that'll come in real handy.

That is true.

Gif?

Like the gifs in social media?

If it is, then that is awesome!

Scientist John von Neumann converted math into ancient greek.

von Neumman was a god.

He could multiply 8 digit numbers in his head.

Did you know that you can't own a rabbit in Queensland with a license?

He did that at the age of 6!

What a prodigy!

Really?

You don't need a license for a bunny here.

I think the Ozzies had a problems with rabbits breeding like crazy and destroying the flora.

Are you a fan of radio?

Well, don't they have surgery to stop the breeding?

Yes I am a fan of radio.

I listen to common music like the ones in a dental office.

The dentist's office is the happening place for radio.

For some reason, a ventriloquist was one of the most popular radio acts in the 1930s.

Hm.

Radio.

Can't see the ventriloquist.

However, you do not see the puppet beside the ventriloquist.

What's the point with that?

Maybe it's the voice.

I guess some people are easily entertained.

There is a radio station that transforms solar activity into sound.

Probably as good as the top 40 these days.

Maybe they are entertained based on the voice.

With technology, there is a website where you can listen to lots of classic radio dramas for free.

I wonder if they have the ventriloquist's show on there.

Maybe people from a half dozen generations ago listen to these shows.

Now, ventriloquists can be seen.

It's quite true.

I think that radio is a dying medium, and that ventriloquists still soldier on in newer media, like TV.

The only radios, to be honest, are the ones in the cars.

I guess people want to listen to talk show hosts.

To me, about as interesting as solar activity.

Interesting, well, it was nice chatting with you.


Hi.

I don't use a cell phone much anyway -- I live in a wireless dead zone and only go into town for errands a few times a month, so I just keep a tracfone for emergencies

They just don't have the answer yet as to rather or not it causes cancer.

Yeah, I'd rather be safe than sorry.

I'd probably use headphones if I was on it a significant amount of time.

Yea, that's why I think it was premature of the FCC to drop the recommendation that people buy lower radiation phones.

I'm even more concerned about EM radiation from cell towers.

Are there studies on that?

Not sure TBH.

But the federal govt preempted localities imposing safety regulations on the towers, and I think exempted them from liability.

That's worrisome.

Yeah.

Also irritates me -- so much industry relies on federal indemnities against liability to be profitable.

True.

I also thought the factual info on humans was interesting.

I wasn't sure what the "behavioral modernity" 50,000 years ago meant though, or what they were arguing caused it.

I'm not completely clear on that either.

We are the only species to use tools at a much higher level than any other animal.

Yeah, and we and our direct ancestors have been doing that since homo erectus.

And we've been anatomically modern for 300,000 years.

So I'm not sure what they're saying changed just 50,000 years ago.

Not sure, I'm surprised to learn that fingers don't have muscles.

Yikes -- I didn't even notice that part.

It makes me wonder if you damage the certain muscles in the arm could you lose the function of your fingers?

Probably -- I don't know.

I'm also skeptical about the claim that ribs will regrow.

I've never heard that either.

I think I'll drop out now.
It was nice talking to you!

It has not really been long enough.

No?

I'd be interested in knowing what the sound frequency is that causes fear in humans.

That could be useful, heh heh.

That would be interesting to know.

I didn't know humans couldn't burp in zero gravity which makes me wonder what astronauts do.

That's another yikes -- sounds like there's a high risk for strangulation.

How do they stay up there so long?

They have to burp some kind of way, I wonder how they manage.

I never heard it.

Must be some way around it, maybe pressuring it out.

Maybe,  I wonder how a ventriloquist act becomes a popular radio act?

Not sure, but I think I'll drop out now.

It's about time for me to wind down for the night.

Take care!


Hi!
Do you use social media?

I use social media do you?

I do!
Would you ban your kids from using it?
I guess a lot of parents do.

I think I would if I saw something suspecious, social media can be dangerous for children

It seems to be!

I would rather my kids play video games.

Do you remember the Snes?

I do, I think it was a really entertaining console

My kids loved it!

It was great that they could play each other.

I remember their favorite was mortal kombat.

That is a violent game!!

still great, I loved it as well, do they like halo 2?

Both of them do!

They were playing when the servers shut down!

Oh I bet they were really angry because of that I know I would have been specially if I had a great game going on.

yep and they were ones that restarted their consoles.

So they were upset!

I was watching the Walking dead last nite on Netflix.

Do you have it?

I do have it Im one of the 137 million subscribers, great service really like it

Me too!

Do you know that they still send out DVD's?

No, I didnt know about that part of the service I wonder if its popular

It must be.

They spend 20 times more on postage then bandwidth!

Wow that is a lot of money on postage, it must be really popular then I agree

I bet blockbuster is kicking it self though.

They had a chance to buy netflix and didn't.

They did?

I wonder how much it was worth back then, it must be a really expensive company now

They could have bought for 50 million.
Now netflix is worth 2 billion!

Its worth a lot more money now!

wow, well it makes sense its a solid business with lots of subscribers, sure it has lots of debt but I bet Netflix will continue to grow

Great talking to you!


Hi, what's your opinion on tennis?

I am not a fan, but find some of the history interesting.

For example, the first US Open was won by a black player (progressive for 1968) and no black man has won it since.

Wow that is interesting, especially seeing how it was in worse times for civil rights for sure.

What's your favorite sport?

I enjoy football the most, but like I said, tennis has a lot of interesting history.

In January 2017, Serena Williams won the Australian Open while she was pregnant!

Pretty cool.

That's crazy!

Serena is incredible, I also feel that it's a relatively even sport with opportunity for anyone to win.

That's true!

Did you realize she co-owns the Miami Dolphins?

I didn't know that

No that's also interesting!

Guess she does a little bit of everything.

I wonder if other tennis players do similar things?

I'm not sure.

I heard the longest tennis match went on for 11 hours!

And I thought a regular match was boring to watch.

I agree, it definitely gets long.

I used to think football was slow and boring, that's why basketball is my favorite sport!

Basketball is nice and fast paced!

Did you know there was a tennis player named John Isner who was 6 foot 10 in?

Funny he choose tennis instead of basketball!

No I have never heard of him!

That's interesting, I'm sure he could have excelled at basketball, I have heard about 1/6 of all Americans above 7 feet are NBA players

Wow!

There's an up and coming 19 year old tennis player called Shapovalov.

He's supposed to be really good.

I might give tennis a chance to watch him briefly on tv.

Do you watch a lot of television?

I've never heard of him but I want to know more!

I do, what's your favorite show?

I like That 70's show.

I heard it was remade in England but they cancelled it after only 10 episodes.

I have never seen more than an episode, what did you like about it?

It's just funny and light hearted.

I don't get to watch a lot because my kids always want to watch their cartoons.

My son loves Pokemon, they have made over 750 episodes and I'm sure he's watched all of them.

Ahh I was always more of a Yugioh kid growing up, I remember Pokemon was always bigger though!

He loves it!

That and "The Simpsons".

Did you know there is only one Simpsons episode where they don't mention or show Bart?

No that's interesting!

I've somehow never seen the Simpsons either but I always wanted to!

Does your son like other similar shows?

He likes Family Guy but I don't like him watching it, too much crude humor!

Oh for sure I understand that.

I think TV shows in general are becoming more varied and I'm sure he has plenty of options!

I agree.

Best to spend your time on something with entertainment value.

Enjoy the rest of your day!


It's hilarious that they attempted a duplicate of That 70s Show in the UK.

I wonder why it failed?

Maybe because of the name lol, Days like These, sounds like theres a lack of creativity there

Yeah, and the cultural vibe from the 70s may have been different over there.

I agree, not similar to american culture

I wonder how The Big Lebowski went over in the UK.

I have no idea about that, do you like The Simpsons?

Yeah, I loved it in the 90s -- I quit watching after it seemed to have jumped the shark.

How about you?

I used to watch it as well, now I lost track of the show, still really funny, there is an episode without Bart in it

Yeah, I should Google that.
I wonder which one it was.

That sounds like a must see episode, did you also like Pokemon?

No, I was never a fan of that at all.
How about you?

I loved the show one of my favorites growing up, Pikachu is the best

Yeah, I remember when they were originally big in the 90s, but I was already an adult then.

I see, do you like Tennis then?

No, I'm not a sports person at all.
Are you a fan?

I am, my favorite player is Serena Williams, she is so talented, shes like the best female player ever in the history of the game

I don't know anything about tennis, but even I know she's a phenomenon.

Yeah she and her sister, both are great players and make a great combination,

I'm glad that eleven hour tennis match wasn't done in a single day, LOL.

They'd have been dehydrated beyond belief.

I know right, 11 hours is too long for a pro match, Polo shirts were actually invented for the game

LOL that figures!
Nice chatting with you.


Hello, How are you tonight?
Do you listen to the radio?

I am great, yourself?

I love listening to the radio on my commute, how about you?

Yes, I enjoy it while driving to work!!

It seems I am listening more to what's on my phone these days.

I enjoy the audio books too!

Nice!

Do you ever try to listen to jupiters radio storms on your am radio?

No I haven't yet!

I would really like to hear that!

Very cool!

I am listening the the rocket sounds live on my phone.

Nasa is live, we have a rocket going up in just a few minutes from Florida!

no way!

That is awesome, I got to see that one time in my life, I was blown away by it!

Yes, I have seen so many!!

I still like to run out my door and see it!!

Sending up supplies again soon.

That is awesome, i am now jealous of you lol.

Have you heard of foxhole radios?

Yes, they are made by our brave and smart soldiers in WW2!

right!

I would love to see them in use and how they got them to work.

Really smart people made them probably!

I would too!

Was thinking the same thing.

How do you make out of razor blades and pencils?

Right, how did they get the idea and what did they hear from them is my question

Yes, I agree.

Need to find that out!!

Getting ready soon for the launch, thinking Fox News will show it live as well as Nasa on my phone.

Fox News is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined!

that is crazy!

I think fox news was created by the republicans if i remember right

Yeah, Richard Nixon was one of the creators.

Fox News considered creating a cable channel that only aired The Simpsons!

wow, that is interesting lol.

I think Nixon created it with Richard Ailes.

They also threatened to sue the simpsons too!

Really, I didn't know that?
Why were they going to sue them?

Because they would always parody their anti democrat agenda and fox news hated that lol

Oh I see, interesting!!

Did you know there is a Wiki that ranks characters on the powers and abilities?

Now i need to check that out lol!
It was so nice chatting with you!

Yes, Have a great night!!
3 min to launch!
!

Enjoy it, I will have to check the news out to see it.

Enjoy your weekend also!


Do you listen to the radio much?

Only when I am in my car!

It's pretty cool how it transmits sound using electromagnetic energy.

Me too, I love how radios work, it is crazy!

It really is!

Jupiter has storms so strong they can be picked up by am radio!

That is amazing.

I want to figure out how to get them on my radio, that would be so interesting.

Have you heard of foxhole radios?

Yes I have.

I wonder how a razor blade and a pencil can create sound?

I am thinking the same thing, I wish they taught us that in science class!

Yeah seriously!

Hopefully it kept the soldiers in world war 2 happy!

For sure!

They needed all the help they could get.

Do you listen to many radio dramas or mostly music?

Mostly music.

If I did listen to drama I would use that website to listen to thousands of dramas for free!

that would be awesome, Would make for a nice long car ride!

Make sure you don't listen to music in canada, they are required to play 40% canadian music

Oh wow.

I am not that big of a Canadian music fan!

Also they have a show completely in Latin.

But that is on a Finnish radio.

That should be international, I would be interested in those radio stations.

Do you listen to news on the radio?

I am more of a podcast guy, you?

Fox News has a radio show I'm sure.

They are a subsidiary of 21st century Fox.

I don't know how I feel about Fox News.

It was created by the republican richard ailes and nixon, not that republicans are bad

I thought it was created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch?

I am not sure, maybe he had a say in it, or made it popular.

Apparently more people watch that than cnn and msnbc combined!

Yeah no doubt that it's popular.

Fox news even threatened to sue The Simpsons at one point because they were parodying them!

That is crazy because the Simpsons is played on Fox lol.

It was nice chatting with you!

Very odd indeed.
Guess they were suing themselves.
Nice talking to you too!

Enjoy your Sunday!


hello are you a fan of serena williams/?

Hello there, I wouldn't say I'm a fan but I do think she is really good and dominates that sport, how about you?

i definitely dont follow tennis or her career,  but I know shes very talented lol

Yeah I am the same, speaking of tennis, do you know how long the longest match ever was?

I think 3 days long.

exhausting.

I recently found out that she is co owner in the miami dolphins

Yeah good call, 11 hour match.
Who is Serena Williams?
That is pretty cool.

oh the person we are talking about

Did you know that she speaks fluent french and italian as well?

No I didnt,  thats pretty awesome.

she also won her 23rd grand slam tournament while 2 months pregnant

That is domination for sure, and wow that is incredible!

they used a helicopter to dry the grass in 1968 lol

That is too funny, sounds like they did it for the US Open tournament.

That makes sense.

Did you know that the polo shirt was originally invented for tennis?

Thats interesting.

Yeah and get this by the a famous player rene 'the crocodile' lacoste.

Do you watch tv much?

I recently learned that simpsons have one episode where Bart is not seen or mentioned?

I think I read that, it must be in one of the later seasons because I have not seen that one.

me either,  something I would definitely like to check out though.

Yeah same here for sure, interesting fact though.

I cant believe Pokemon has 750 episodes!

That is a lot,  do you like pokemon?

That is crazy!

Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


Are you a fan of tennis?

I like watching it from time to time, and playing Top Spin on PlayStation.

Did you know the longest tennis match ever was 11 hours and took 3 days?

I didn't know that.

That's a lot of tennis.

I bet they were tired after that.

I heard that in 1969 they used a helicopter to dry that grass tennis courts for the US Open.

I'm confused.
They used to play tennis on grass?

I think some courts are grass.

Did you know polo shirts were made for someone named Rene "The Crocodile" Lacoste?

I've heard that, and they were only adopted later by polo players.

I guess Tennis shirts doesn't have a good ring to it.

Just like polo shoes probably wouldn't work out either.

Haha

Yeah lol.
Are you a fan of Serena Williams?

I am, she's done well for the black culture in Tennis.

There actually hasn't been a black man win an open since Arthur Ashe in 1969, but her and her sister have been a dominant force in the women's division.

She and her sister both speak fluent French and Italian.

I guess you have to play tennis

I didn't know that, that's pretty interesting.

I heard that Serena won her 23rd grand slam while two months pregnant, and didn't drop a single set.

That's an incredible feat!

Women are tough as nails.

I heard she faced a man in tennis in 1998

Yeah, didn't she and her sister say they could beat any man rated 200 or worse, then got beat by a 203 ranked player?

Yeah, that's embarrassing.

I don't know who the guy is so I don't know what he gained from that

I don't know who he is either.

Did you know that Serena is a co-owner of the Miami Dolphins?

I've heard about that before.
Tennis must pay very well.
What are your favorite TV shows?

I'm a big Simpsons fan, what about you?

Same.

Did you hear about the Simpsons staff giving flowers to the South Park producers for their Family Guy episode?

I didn't know that.

That's hilarious as I can't stand Family Guy.

Yeah, same here.
It was nice talking to you.
Take care


Hey there!
Are you a tennis fan at all?

hi how are you?
i dont really know tennis well.
do you like it?

I like watching once in a while when the top ranked players are playing.

Like have you heard of Federer or Nadal?

Yes, federer is a swiss guy right?
like 100 grand slams or something?

Well not 100 lol.

Serena Williams has 23!

She won a Grand Slam while two months pregnant lol

I can barely get out of bed in the morning.

serena is amazing.

that is quite a feat.

and she speaks like 10 languages too

I wonder how she would do against men?
She's been so dominant against women.

She and her sister played some guy and lost pretty badly.

men have more muscle mass.

it is not a fair contest.

I mean if you've seen her and Federer, their muscle mass can't be that different right?

um, their weight might be different, but usually women have more body fat.

i bet federer has a harder serve and probably can step faster.

i dont know the details.

That's definitely interesting to think about it.

Did you hear Lacoste polo shirts were invented for tennis not polo?

That is an odd name.
why polo?
because it is more chi-chi?
i dont understand fashion.

Well Lacoste came from a French tennis player.

That was invented before Ralph Lauren polo shirts.

If that makes sense.

Ok, that makes sense.

I hear that until 1978 a tennis player was allowed to use absolutely any object as a racket.

Haha that's crazy.

Like a baseball bat?

I guess so.

Have you watched any good television lately?

I have not.

i dont watch tv much these days.

sometimes i watch the news while i exercise in the gym.

You?

I probably, if anything,  watch too much tv.

Did you watch South Park?

I am watching it right now LOL The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers

Haha that's classic.

Every once in a while, I'll be watching something else and think of it.

Maybe like 10 years ago South Park was amazing.

Yeah, it is hard to keep coming up with ideas.

every season has a few good episodes and some weaker ones.

Anyway, great chat!

Nice chatting with you, have a great rest of the night!

You too!
Have a great night!

Take care


Hello, do you listen to much radio at all?

I listen sometimes.
Do you?

Only when I am driving to and from work, I like the oldies.

Did you know jupiter has radio storms that we can hear on earth

I did not know that but I think it's really interesting.

I wonder how to use an am radio to pick them up?

I am sure it is a lot of trial and error, maybe youtube has a video or two to help

Good idea!

I think it's also interesting that a radio can be made using a razorblade and a pencil!

They must have been desperate for news from home during WW2

I imagine so.

Desperation can be a catalyst for a lot of inventions.

I agree, do you watch fox new at all?

interesting they wanted to create a channel that just aired the simpsons.

I watch it every now and then.

I always heard it was very biased but when I watch all I see is fair reporting.

I agree, trump loves it so I hate it.

Interesting that the same company that wanted to play the simpsons, also wanted to sue them

I know!

That is so odd!

I mean why not just tell the simpsons what to do?

Fox owns both.

for sure, I didn't know nixon had a hand in creating fox news, make sense why it is so biased

I never knew that either.

It was very surprising.

Did you know that Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg?

I was just thinking about that too, how did he even know about what it would be like, a cyborg I mean

It does make you wonder!

I wonder what his cyborg was like and what even made him think of it.

there was like literally no technology back then besides basic electricity, nuts to think about

I'd like to know what story he used it in.

for sure, good chatting with you

you as well

good bye


Do you ever play video games?

I do not but my son plays them, he'd play more if I let him.

Mine does too!

Constantly if I would let him!

He loves to play fortnite which is a multiplayer game

That is my sons drug, I mean game, of choice.

He's played a bunch of other video games but Fortnite is the one that he'll play if he were allowed just one.

Yep!

Mine is addicted too.

Did you know that the first multiplayer first person shooter used a music protocol for networking?

I did not know that, and now you say it I have to admit I don't really know what that means.

Do your have phones yet?

Do we have phones?
We all have cell phones.

That's what I meant, my son wants a cell phone but we haven't let him yet, he's in fifth grade, but we'll have to get him one soon, most of his friends have them.

Yep.

I have a seventh grader and a senior in high school so they have phones.

We got my youngest one at the end of 5th grade since he was moving up to middle school.

Did you know that NY area code is 212 because it is the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

Not like that matters anymore!

Why does New York get  to choose?

I work in a school, the kids are on the phones at every opportunity, but I suppose that is the modern world.

Just like Netflix has replaced Blockbuster

They are on them constant.

How about how blockbuster declined to buy netflix for $50 million.

It is now worth $2 billion.

Not so smart in hind sight.

Someone must be kicking themselves, like the person that turned down the Beatles before they made it.

We cut our cable about two years back, don't miss it in any way.

It is so expensive.

I would rather have Netflix.

Did you know that Netflix and youtube make up half the peak internet traffic in North America.

I don't doubt it.

I can well believe it, if I think of how I use the internet, mainly to watch Youtube or Netflix.

I think it is funny how netflix came about.

All because of a $40 late fee for apollo 13 it was started.

They always don't upset your customers.

I understand that there are still one or two Blockbusters in Alaska, where the internet is as widely available.

It's still, probably, just a matter of time.

Yep.

I bet Alaska is way behind the times.

Plus the internet capabilities may not be that great since it is such a huge area.

I wonder how there cell phone coverage is there.

Maybe the kids in Alaska aren't as addicted to their phones and social media.

You could only hope!

I can't pry my kids away from their electronics.

Not a good thing.

The kids are getting sneaky too,  It's hard to stay ahead of them, with these fake apps and secondary social media pages.

My kids are already too clever for me.

So are mine.
And Snapchat is the worst!
good talking to you today!!
Have  a good day.

Same here, have a good day.
Bye.


Do you like video games?

Yes, I like multiplayer video games.
How about you?

I like them too one of my favorite games was Halo 2, I just dont have the time to play anymore

That is a fun one.

Did you know the first multiplayer first person shooter used a msuic protocol for networking?

No didnt know that, did you ever play the game Goldeneye for Nintendo 64?

I did not.
But it was added last minute I heard.

Yeah it was added without the knowledge of the developping companies, good thing the multiplayer mode worked out

Nintendo is very lucky!

I wonder what would have happened if it didn't work.

Probably 1 or 2 people fired because of it, another great video game company is Activision

I heard they have a patent on matchmaking systems.

They do and they also have great games, do you also like Netflilx?

I love netflix!
How about you/

I love it too, the first series on the show is called Lilyhammer

I never heard of it.
I think it came out in 2012 though.

Yeah back in 2012 the company expanded first in the year 2010, it has grown a lot since then

Did you know blockbuster had an offer to buy netflic/

I dint know that, I wonder why blockbuster declined that offer

Not sure but i ws for $50 million and now netflix is now worth $2 billion.

Wow, I bet they are kicking themselves over that decision consideting how Blockbuster is almost gone by now, interesting how Reed Hastings got inspired to create the company

It has really changed over the years.

It has, and to think it all began with a $40 late fee, anyways its been great chatting with you all is left is to wonder how Netflix will grow in the furue

I am not sure.
I am very interested though.
It was nice talking to you.

I know right, cool facts and all, have a nice day bye


Are you a fan of the Mets?

I dont dislike them, but dont actively follow them.

THe Braves were always my team.

Started rooting as a kid because I was sick and they were in the world series so I adopted them.

Do you think they will do good this season?

I sure hope the Mets can step their game up

I havent been following them,  they seem to have a good start I guess.

Yeah I guess so, do you have a Spotify account?

I dont!

I do know a few people who do and they love it!

I should probably get one!

It is a great service I like it a lot, interesting how it has 4 million songs that haven't been played once.

I heard about that.

Supposedly it is 20% of their music too.

I need to search that out and play a few of them.

They must be really bad, did you know a musician need about 130,745 plays to earn a minimum wage on the site?

Wow, that is a lot of plays.

I guess I should search out lesser know artists and help them out a bit.

Yeah, make a contribution that can really help them, its amazing how much Spotify has grown.

There are some parts of Spotify and Itunes that have audible watermarks on the songs.

Im not a fan of those.

Im not a fan either, but I guess Spotify is a good way to earn money as an artist, a band earned $20,000 because of a silent album.

That is crazy!

I heard they used the money well though, to give a free tour!

Yeah I wonder if it was a silent tour as well, the tour was free so I think that was great of them.

Maybe, there is one composer, John Cage, who has a piece called 4'33" and it is all silence.

for 4:33

I havent heard about that one before he must be a great artist, so Spotify is available in 78 regions!

thats a lot of place.

That is!

I like how the content is protected, really helps prevent theft.

I guess it does, it can be hard to download music from there I like the premium service I think the price is right

What is it?
I havent even checked that much out.

Its the premium version of Spotify, without ads and you can download the songs

Wow!

That is pretty awesome.

That is something Id definitely be more interested in.

Yeah you should really try it, its been great chatting with you, have a nice night

You as well!


Hey are you a Mets fan?

I am, what about you?

I think they're ok, David Wright seems like a good guy trying to promote them though, and he was given a standing ovation which is awesome

He deserved that I guess, Mr. Met is one of his nicknames and he means a lot to the team

Speaking of baseball how often you watch it?

Personally I think it's really boring

I have other favorite sports but I do like it, its a game with a lot of history

Yes it does, it's funny that the Japanese think that baseball was invented by them and was not an American Pastime, it's definitely been invented in America as far as I know

I know right, they are trying to steal the merit, that makes me angry, did you watch the Simpsons?

theres a team named after the show

I didn't know that what is the team called?

I do know that in Canada they don't have kickball, they have soccer baseball LOL

It's called the Isotopes, in a regular season 160,000 baseballs are used, isnt that crazy?

Haha that is crazy, I do like the Simpsons though so that's funny to me.

How often do you buy old baseball cards, can you imagine if you found millions of dollars worth in your attic?

Wow really?

that sounds like a really lucky break, I have to start collecting card now, maybe some day they will be worth lots of money

Yes I agree!

Some guy actually found millions of dollars of those cards in his attic, they were put there by his grandfather, then he sold them all

How much were the cards worth?

I hear they can be really expensive, specially the rare ones

Yes they were worth $3000000, they were all cards from the early 1900's, and his grandfather put them in the Attic in 1940

Thats an insane amount of money wow, I wouldn't know what to do with it

Well I can think of some ways to spend it haha.

Do you ever use a telephone by the way or just a cell phone

I have both but I use my smartphone more frequently, what about you?

Well I mostly use just a smartphone because I don't have a home phone, it's interesting though that a cell phone has more computing power than the entire United States missile defense network, kind of scary actually

That is scary we should upgrade our Network ASAP, you know that Hedy Lamarr helped invent the cellphone

No I didn't know that.

Wasn't she like a famous actress or something?

Speaking of entertainment, do you ever listen to Spotify or the radio?


do you like baseball?

I love it.

DO you know why the managers wear uniforms?

Yeah because they can play of the team needs them

Yeah.

DO you know what kickball is called in Canada

Yes it is called soccer-baseball

Yeah.

Do you know who used to do the schedule for 24 years for MLB?

Yes it was a couple and they schedule 2430 games each year

Yeah impressive.

Did you hear a guy found a bunch of old baseball cards and made a fortune off of them?

Yeah he made 3 million, great find in the attic

Do you use your phone much?

Al the time.

Do you know why the NY area code is 212?

Yes that is because back then with rotary phones was an easy number to dial

Yeah.
Did you ever use a phonebook?

No but I hear of two of them get stuck togerther it is impossible to separate them

Wow.

Do you know what UNICEF donated clean water when we do not use the phone?

Nice, I wonder how that works though Maybe we all use it less then

Yeah true.
Do you have an iPhone or an Android?

I have an Android.
Do you listen in spotify?

Sometimes.

THey have one fifth of the songs that have never been played

WOw that is a lot.

They have audible watermarks on their songs

Wow.

The guy who invented spotify also invented urtorrent


Hi.

I was wondering if you follow baseball at all.

I sometimes follow baseball.
usually around the world series.

I don't usually watch baseball.

What is the person throwing the ball called in baseball?

the thrower?

there is one player that throw frequently.

that person is the pitcher.

the pitcher is a key player in the whole escapade.

Thanks so much.

So the pitcher plays a major role in baseball.

Correct!!

The pitcher is a crafty one.

he throws the ball many ways to confound the batter.

he cannot be trusted.

So the pitcher is a crafty player and his position is to confuse the batter?

Is this accurate to say?

yes, that is fair.

the batter must react to the pitcher's choice of pitch.

it is challenging.

but that is the game.

there are 60 feet between the pitcher and batter.

I didn't know this.

Thanks.

Now what is the objective of the offensive team?

they are supposed to hit the ball so that runners can get on base.

there are four bases and three outs.

a runner that gets out must leave the field.

the bases are a safe place for runners.

Thank you very much.

I was wondering what the objectives of the defensive team are?

The defensive team wants to prevent batters from getting on base.

base runners can advance around the bases to home and score runs.

the defense must prevent this.

Thanks.

So who is declared the winner in the game of baseball?

The team will the greater number of runs at the end of the ninth inning is the winner.

Thank you.

Do you know by any chance why do baseball managers wear uniforms?

I think that they want to fit in with the rest of the gang?

the uniform is pretty stylish, even for a portly older gentleman.

Ha Ha!!!

that was funny.

Are they able to play as well for their teams?

yes, in the old days, one of the players was chosen to be a manger as well.

a double role.

Wow.
I didn't know this.
Thank you so much for chatting with me.
I hope you have a great evening.
Thanks!!!
Bye

Yes, i had a great time chatting!
Enjoy the baseball!

Thanks I will.
Bye

Have a good evening!

You too!
!

See ya!

I see you later


Hello!
How are you tonight?

Im great.
How are you?
Do you use netflix?

I'm doing well thanks!

I do, watching it right now actually, how about you?

I used to watch.

then i stopped because it was taking up too much of my time.

but it sure is fun.

LOL

There's always time for Netflix!

Stay away between 9 pm and 12 am though because of the traffic haha.

Yeah, i contributed to that usage back in the day.

really, blockbuster blew it.

they could have cashed in.

I wish I had 50 million back in the day to splurge on Netflix haha.

Yeah, really.

now you could basically buy a country with that cash.

LOL

I agree.

Who would have though all it took Reed Hastings was a 40 dollar late fee to start Netflix!

Yeah, anger and frustration can drive innovation.

he created a company without late fees and it took off.

But now the prices keep creeping up a little by little every year....

Probably to help pay for their postage!

Yeah, they have a lot of debt on the books and make a lot of content.

users have to pay for that.

I guess they dont mind so much?

As long as the keep putting out good stuff I don't mind either haha.

Have you ever played Mario Kart?

I played in the arcade.

great game, and I am not really a gamer.

lots of fun, even for oldsters like me.

I agree!

It is the best selling racing game of all time for a reason!

I dont play video games there days, but i did really like driving games.

I can't believe a lab named Waterloo Labs built a real life mario kart at an amusement park in Texas.

I bet that is a lot of fun, but i wonder how safe it is to play.

banana peels?

LOL

People probably realized they don't actually do anything in real life haha.

Anyways, I had a great chat with you, hope you have an awesome night!

Yeah, it is probably more fun on the computer.

Yes, great chat!

For sure.
Thanks!


Hello.
Do you watch Netflix?

Hi, Yes I do.
I really like Orange is the New Black

I heard about it but I have never seen it.

I was surprised to know that Netflix had 137,000,000 subscribers worldwide.

Wow, you should see it.
It is great.
Do you have Netflix?

My daughter does.

I watch it from time to time.

I will certainly watch it as soon as I have time.

I did not know that people still rent dvds via mail.

I did not know that either.
That is how I used it first.

They offered to sell their company to Blockbuster.

Do you know that?

Yes, its hard to believe that Blockbuster never took advantage of it.

So many blockbuster stores are closed now

It was offered for $50 M only.

The current Netflix value is over $2 billion!

I know, 2 billion and its only growing since they been making their own series since 2012

You said that you used to order DVD's by mail.

Do you know that Neflix is currently spending more money on stamps than on bandwidth?

Thats really neat information to know considering the amount of bandwidth that they use in North America

At certain time (9PM to 12 AM), they use 33% of all bandwidth in North America.

That was a lot!

That surprising, but it makes sense because that is when people would be relaxing and watching TV

I agree with you!

As long as they do not hog the bandwidth during business hours, I would not complain.

Thats a very good point!

Its amazing how streaming has changed the way we watch TV & movies since 2007

Netflix expanded its business that year.

They introduce streaming media for the first time.

Yes they did, its hard to believe that it was already 12 years ago

I know, right.

Time flies so fast.

China and North Korea do not allow their people to have Netflix.

Wow, very interesting!
I wonder if that will ever change

Not in my lifetime.
I am old LOL.
I've got to run now.
Nice chatting with you.


hey there do you like Tom hanks

Yes, I love him and all his movies?
do you?

ya he seems like a nice guy, probably because he will not play bad guy roles ever haha

Yes, I know.

Some of my favorites are Cast Away and You've got mail.

They are classics!

do you have any?

I do I like Toy Story and Catch me if you can, I guess he's the highest all time box office movie star too

Yes, Its so interesting when the earth was formed the day was only 5.5 hours long.

ya do you think earth days will get longer over time?

Will we have a 30 hour day eventually?

Could happen, omg!

that would be weird., So is that its possible to have in your car a flame-thrower legally .

yes it is if you're in south america!

I could use that right now for the snow haha

Ha, ha, ha, yes!

So the name of the car brand Cadillac was from a french explorer.

that is true, I'm from detroit and I have heard that, he was a famous explorer apprently

Yes, founded in detroit!

did you know that earth is over 4.5 billion years old?

Wow, that is unreal!

McDonalds did not have a drive-thru until 1975 because of soldiers in their fatiques.

you're right, it was a nice gesture though, they weren't allowed to get out of their cars back then

Interesting, Also, because of wooden trunks that were used on the back of cars is why we call the back trunks

ah interesting, well it makes me sad I guess that 80% of earths natural forest have been eliminated idk about you

Oh yes, its so important, such a shame.

also a shame is that Earth will be out of helium by the year 2100, I dont know what we'll do

Agree, we better figure something by then.

its sad how little humans have been on earth, if history were a 24 hour day, then we would exist for about a minute and a half


Are you a fan of Netflix?

I used to have it when it was dvd.

wow, was that back in the late 90s, early 00s?

I know I had it in 2005 when I bought my house.

137 million subcribers now!

that is awesome, I remember the commercials for it.

They still spend like 20 times more on postage than bandwidth

Yep, its all streaming now!

33% of all N American bandwith is Netflix from 9-12am

I am part of that, nothing like relaxing with netflix before bedtime!

Did you ever hear how netflix started?

40 dollar late fees?

yep from blockbuster for apollo 13.
I wonder how blockbuster is doing now

they had a chance to purchase for 50 million

I heard multiple chances lol.

Now it is worth like 2 billion dollars, but have like 21 billion in debt

Because of their decision to produce shows and movies

For sure, did you ever watch Lilyhammer?

No I need to.
Been around since 2012

I saw it and I recommend it.
It is their original show they created.

I will have to google more about it.

They are located really close to me in Mountainview Ca

I guess I never knew where they were located!

I like google also, so helpful!

Yes, they have the best maps with their traffic info.

I need to use them more, Apple maps always gets me lost lol!

It was so nice chatting with you!

Yes, take care

Thanks, enjoy your weekend!


Hello

Hi, are you a fan of Netflix?

I love Netflix.

I am one of the 137 million total subscribers LOL

Yea, me too.

I can't believe they have only been producing original content for only 7 years.

Yes, and I can't believe that it isn't available in China.

I understand it's not available in Syria or North Korea but China?

That's weird.

They must have some strange laws.

At least it's everywhere else in the world.

It's true what it says about Netflix and Youtube together making up half of peak internet traffic in the US.

I am always on either one.

I can't believe that Blockbuster declined to buy Netflix.

That was a bad move with all that traffic they get.

Yes that was Blockbuster's downfall.

They didn't want to change with the times.

They thought people would never stop going to stores to rent movies.

Yeah, I heard Myspace did the same thing with Facebook.

The late fees were ridiculous.

They even motivated Reed Hastings to start Netflix.

That was a smart move.
I hated their late fees.

So I just learned why Facebook is blue.

There are so many weird facts revolving Facebook.

Like Iceland rewriting their constitution.

Why is Facebook blue?

Well in the article it says that Mark is red-green colorblind.

Oh, that's interesting.

I guess somewhere in Germany they don't have the "like" button because it's illegal.

I wonder why?

Have no idea why.

Another interesting fact is that it took google more computing power than to send neil armstrong to the moon.

They also track traffic in a weird way.

I didn't know they could see how fast an android devices is moving.

Google maps are used for disputed border situtations.

Yeah, that is pretty smart of google.

Even though it does not solve the dispute.

I wonder what year google used live goats to mow the lawns around their headquarters.

Very Green move.

Yeah, I hear a lot of companies are doing that now.


hi, do you watch netflix?

I sure do.

I've been a member for a few years now.

Since they've started their own series, I binge watch a lot!

yeah they are a convenient service.
have you heard of blockbuster?

Yes, back in the day when I was a lot younger, it was my favorite video store.

Too bad they declined to buy Netflix now that it's worth $2 billion.

yeah they must be kicking themselves now for that bad business decison

Oh I am sure.

It seems Netflix and YouTube alone use half the internet traffic in North America.

that is insane.

netflix alone uses 33% of all bandwidth in north america

I know right?

Do you have any idea why Netflix would spend 20x more money on postage than bandwidth?

i am really puzzled about that one really.

do they still mail dvds?

Ah, that actually makes sense.

I guess if there are movies or series not available for streaming, you can possibly get it by dvd.

yeah .
do you know how they got started?

Yeah a guy named Reed Hastings wasn't happy with a $40 late fee for a rental so he started it.

yeah and look where it got him.
genius.

Yep, do you use online social media like Facebook?

from time to time.
do you know why it is blue?

Yeah because of Zuckerburg's red/green colorblindness.

Facebook has more than 2.2 billion users now.

that is insane, really.
have you heard of myspace?

Yes, it has been out of date for so long I can't remember if I ever used it.

yeah , they had the opportunity to buy facebook back then and did not, bad decisoon

Well $75 million was probably a lot for them back then to spend.

I don't remember it being that popular.

it started this whole game, could have made billions now.

nice chat


Hey there.

I was looking at an event listing for D.C. and saw a bunch of interesting concerts.

Fruition (a rock/folk act), The Milk Carton Kids (folk), Brockhampton (boy band?

), and The Anthem (rock, jazz).

Heard of any of them?

That sounds so good, I have not, have you

No, but their band names sound pretty cool.

Will probably go look them up on the internet.

I'm so addicted to the net.

I just keep clicking on everything.

I wish I was a jazz trumpeter so i could grow a goatee

Ha!

Heard that there's a functional reason for trumpeters to have goatees.

For sure, then it would magically grow lol!

Pakistan apparently has hit jazz groups

That's pretty cool.

Guess I'll have to go look them up on the internet as well.

You a jazz enthusiast?

Been trying to listen to some gypsy jazz recently.

I like jazz, but not an enthusiast, you?

I kinda like all kinds of music.
Just love music.
Collected albums on all formats.
CDs, audiotapes, even vinyl!
Got any favorite albums?

NWAs straight out of compton!
I loved that album

That album was pretty awesome.
I think it reached platinum status!

for sure and it didn't even need air time or major tours

Crazy isn't it.

You know what else is crazy> You won't believe who has the best-selling album of the 21st century!

Is it linkin park because I loved them, sad though about their lead singer!

Yeah.

You always assume these stars have it all right?

Ok, you sound like you know you're musical stuff.

Let me throw this one at you.

Name me a band that had one of the best-selling albums of 2014.

I couldn't lol, I could look on the internet now for that info, even on Mt everest

Dang, there's reception on Mt.
Everest?
I can't get reception in my house.
Ha!
What do you mostly do on the internet?
Web browsing, email, file sharing?

Lol me neither!
I like to read up on facts, you

Lots of researching as well.

Did you know the current library of Alexandria has saved a copy the internet in case the internet burns down.

That's a whole load of info there!

I did know that, I hope they dont have my facebook posts still, lol!

Good chatting with you

Ha!

May you have strong wireless connections!

Take care.


Are you a fan of Tom Hanks movies?

I like a lot of his movies, what about you?

Yes,  I think my favorite is Green Mile.

I have always loved Stephen King books and i think Hanks did a great job in Green Mile

I've seen that one, is that the one in the Prison?

Yes, the Green Mile refers to the green carpet path the prisoner has to walk to the chair.

Did you know Tom Hanks films have grossed over 8.5 billion worldwide making the top all time box office star?

I can believe it, how much of that was Forest Gump?

Probably a good part of it as that movie was really popular.

I never saw it though.

Did you?

Yeah, I've seen almost all of his movies, in fact I think I have seen all of them to be honest.

Even Money Pit?
I heard that one wasn't good.

Yeah, I've seen that one too.
I'm pretty certain I've seen them all.
I think his best is Big though.

Yeah, he was great in that.

He did good as a 30 year old "kid".

I was surprised to learn that Tom Hanks refuses to play bad guys in movies.

I thought all actor like to show they can play anything.

Interesting, I thought he was a bad guy in catch me if you can?

I thought he was an FBI agent in that one (I didn't see it though) trying to catch DiCaprio(spelling?)

character?

Yeah, he is, but he is portrayed as more of the "bad guy" in the movie.

Oh, Here is a fun fact you may not know, In 1975, Mcdonalds' added drive thru for soldiers who werent supposed to get out of their car wearing fatigues

Interesting, so they had no drive thrus before that?

I think that is correct.

I bet it didn't take long for everyone else to say "Hey, I want to use the drive-thru too"

yeah, for sure.

I've actually walked through a few of them without a car.

LOL

Lol, did they let you order?

They did, it was a wendy's right next to a bar.

Believe me, I wasn't the only one.

LOL

Nice, I am surprised though.

I figured the insurance companies would tell them not to serves walkers because of a possible lawsuit if you got hit by a car

LOL, yeah.

I can see that, but ya know, you have to have the baconator at 1am.

LOL.

Nice chatting with you.


hi how are you?
do you use netflix?

Yes, I love it.

It is amazing how tech companies have rallied the stock market.

Too bad it didn't last.

the stock market cannot keep going up.

it has been 10 years since the last recession.

it was time for things to drop.

Yeah.

People tend to pile in to the successful stock at the same time and then bale out at the same time when things look a bit off.

Yeah, the crowd is fickle.
it is greedy and fearful.
do not follow the crowd.

Some experts consider the tech giants, "800-pound gorillas".

Yeah, they drive a lot of the market, but they attract too much attention for their value.

That is so true.

They are really different though.

Apple is celebrated as the first to surpass $1 trillion in market capitalization.

They get props for that.

Yeah, apple is huge.
bigger than exxon.
amazing feat!
I wonder how close amazon is.

Good question.

I'm not sure.

But Wall street thinks the world economy is weakening.

That is always a concern.

Yes, wall street doesnt care about main street though.

people need jobs.

True.

Some people, like Mark Zuckerberg  and his buddies at Harvard made their future.

Creating Facebook was innovative and created jobs for themselves and others.

It was a great innovation on their part.

changed the internet forever!

i hear that the kids are migrating to other sites though.

True.

Myspace is making a name for itself, so much so that they turned Facebook's $75 million buy out offer down.

I probably would have made the same mistake.

who knew that FB would be this big?

Hard to imagine.

Yep.

Sometimes it is the ideas no one believes will work, like Netflix.

Who would have thought it could replace cable for so many viewers.

It eliminated a lot of video rental services as well.

Yeah, the market changed amazingly.

maybe the same thing will happen to Netflix though.

i wonder when that will happen.

It's likely to happen eventually, but for now they account for 33% of bandwith in North America from 9pm to midnight.

That is a whole lot.

I used to contribute to that bandwidth usage.

i dont use netflix now though.

I still like Netflix.

There are so many big tech giants.

Google has got a lot of attention too since it was founded in 1998.

I wish that i had bought their stock many years ago.

oh well.

Anyway, great chat!

It was fun to chat.

Have to admit, I agree with you.

I wish I had bought stock from some of these companies.

Have a good weekend!

You too!

Take a few minutes to enjoy a good movie, Netflix style.

Ill try!
Thanks!

If you are bored, stop by and see if you get a chance to see google's latest crazy stunt like the time they used hundreds of goats to mow their lawn.

For stock options, i will become a goat.


Hi.
Do you have a Facebook account?

ya I do, I use it for remembering bdays mostly, did you hear about the girls killed in that hoverboard fire?

Yes, I heard a little bit about it.
Can you tell me what actually happened?

I guess there was a whole family of girls that owned a LayZ hoverboard, it burst into flames and burned their house down

What happened to the occupants?

two of the girls died and the family is looking to sue to get more than 500k dollars in damages

That was sad.

I would have asked for millions of dollars if I were the family.

on a different topic did you know that mark zuckerberg is worth more than Warren Buffet?

Yes, I heard about that.

Sock prices fluctuate a lot though, so Buffet might go back higher than Zuckerberg at any time.

ya thats true, it is still shocking though because zuckerberg is only 34 and Buffett is 87 and has had more time to build his position

You are right.

Zuckerberg is so much younger than Buffet.

It's amazing.

speaking of facebook, did you know that myspace had a chance to buy them but turned it down?

Yes, I heard.
It was only for $75 million dollars.
How much is Facebook worth today?

I think its worth about 104 billion dollars now haha, they definitely missed out

I would be very unhappy if I were Myspace executives who were with the company when Facebook made an offer.

They might be unemployed now!

haha they probably are yes!

Did you ever do the free Whopper promotion on facebook way back when?

No.

I heard about it though.

Please tell me again because I do not remember what it was about.

yes if you unfriended ten people on facebook then you would get a coupon for a free whopper lol im hungry now

I had to be paid much more to unfriend people on Facebook.

haha well I don't use facebook much so I don't care personally, did you know that the like button is actually illegal in one german state?

Yes, I heard about it.
What is the reason, do you think?

haha ya I don't know, but I do know that facebook is mostly blue because Zuckerberg is actually colorblind which is funny

Yes, it is funny.
I did not realize it until you told me.

do you watch netflix by the way?

I think I saw the social network which is the facebook movie on there


Do you use Facebook?

I do have an account, what about you?

I try to avoid it as I feel it wastes time, but yes, I do have an account.

Maybe I should see if Burger King still has the promotion for unfriending ten people and getting a free whopper.

That promotion was great indeed, I wonder what they had against Facebook though, seems kind of messed up lol

Haha, you're right.

Well, no matter how much I dislike it, Facebook continues to be a success.

In early 2005, Myspace turned down an offer to buy it for 75 million.

I bet they are regretting that.

I know I would, sounds like a terrible decision, and I agree Facebook is growing at an incredible rate to the point a country is rewriting its constitution via Facebook

Iceland?

And they are letting the public make suggestions and corrections.

I see, so its only suggestions and correction, I guess its good to have feedback from the people, I wonder why Facebook has so much blue.

Yeah, I always thought it was a boring color.

But it makes sense that it is that color due to Mark Zuckerberg's color blindness.

Oh it all makes sense now, so what about Netflix do you also have an account there?

Yes, I do.
How about you?

I have one, one of the best decisions I have taken, there is a lot of quality content and to think its all possible thanks to a late fee.

Yes, I am glad Reed Hastings racked up a $40 late fee.

I like watching Netflix to unwind and I am definitely not the only one.

From 9 pm to 12 am, Netflix makes up 33 percent of all North American bandwidth.

Imagine the amount of people, 33% of  the bandwidth!

seems unreal, so Netflix has grown so much it has about 137 million subscribers.

Yeah, but yet, they still spend 20 times more on postage.

I forgot that that option even exists.

I wonder why they spend so much in postage I might have to google that later, Google is also another titan that keeps on growing.

Yeah, you're right.

One time they went down for about five minutes and took 40 percent of web traffic with them.

Wow, that sure had serious consequences, you know that the founders both have a PHD degree.

Wow, that is cool.

It is, I would have thought they dropped out of college like most entrepreneurs, I want to visit Google Headquarters in California, I imagine they are amazing.

Is that where they once used goats to mow the lawns around their headquarters?


Are you a fan of linkin park?

I like some of their music, but I think their first album might be my favorite

Yeah, I heard that Hybrid Theory was the best selling album of the 21st century.

I wonder if it became even more popular when the lead singer died.

Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd is another best-selling one even though it was released decades ago

That's right he did pass.
Too bad.
Yeah, I heard it did well in 2014?

Something like that.

NWA's album Straight Outta Compton is another one that's done well

Yeah, I used to listen to that one a long time ago.

It was good.

It did well without a major tour or airplay.

It's the first to reach platinum status without those things

Interesting.

I'm not surprised, but if I remember correctly they had a video that was on MTV non-stop.

Makes sense.

I wonder what a music video with the 100 year old Japanese twins would look like.

They released a rap album

It must be pretty funny.

To be honest, i wouldn't mind having a good laugh at it.

It would probably trend all over the internet if they made one

Yeah, it must be pretty funny.
I wonder what they rap about?

Who knows?

Maybe about how people are addicted to clicking links on the internet

I think it in general can be a very addicting thing.

I can see that.

I mean, even those climbing Mt.

Everest can find cell phone service.

The internet has definitely changed things

Yeah, I sure can imagine if you get stranded up there it might be important.

Maybe.

The internet is important enough that there's a copy saved in the Library of Alexandria

Oh I believe it.
What about the "Wayback Machine?"
That has a copy too.

There's a copy of just about everything.

Even the full terms that no one ever reads when they buy a product or service with the exception of the 7% who do

Yeah, who reads those?
I sure don't!
LOL.
Nice chatting with you.


Hello.

Have you heard anything about the earth having more than 80 percent of it's forest destroyed?

I had not but that is very sad.

We should do more to replenish a portion of that.

I completely agree with you.

The earth is losing so much, from animals to plants and now elements.

I've even heard that helium will be eliminated by the end of the century!

I knew we had a huge shortage.

Did you know that when the earth was formed a day was only 5.5 hours?

No I didn't.

I have to say that it's really hard to imagine.

Does that mean the earth used to be closer to the sun?

I'm not sure but that's the only reasoning I can come up with.

Were you also aware that the UN appointed an ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they make contact?

Wow!

I hadn't heard that but I think it's amazingly interesting!

I assume that means that they think their is life out there on other planets.

I know scientists look for life all of the time.

They say earth is the densest planet in our system so perhaps they should look for dense planets for life.

Yes they are constantly searching.

Fascinated to find out if they find any living organisms on Mars.

It's hard to believe how old Earth is.

If you viewed the entire history as a 24 hour period, people would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.

That really makes humans seem pretty insignificant doesn't it?

We only represent just over a minute of earth's history?

Yes it really does make you think.

Off topic but are you a Tom Hanks fan?

I think he's an amazing actor and very likable.

I do like Tom Hanks.

I saw him back in the day on the tv series Family Ties and in the movie Splash, oh and the tv series Bosom Buddies.

He was and still is great.

I remember all of those.

He is the highest all-time box office star.

His movies have earned $8.5 billion worldwide.

i can understand why.

I heard somewhere that he refused to play bad guy roles.

I remember in the episode of Family Ties that he played an alcoholic and slaps Michael J.

Fox.

It just didn't seem right for him to do something like that even then.

I don't remember that but it does seem out of character.

I hadn't thought about it but I have never seen him play a bad guy.

He personally refunded a couple's cinema ticket prices because they were disappointed with Larry Crowne.

That was very nice of him.

That is really nice of him.

I saw the movie Saving Mr. Banks.

He did an outstanding job of playing Walt Disney.

What I didn't know though was that it was the first time an actor had played Disney.

I was not aware of that either.

You would think he would have been depicted earlier since he's so iconic.

Did you know that Hanks always ends his emails with a pun?

He seems very fun.

He does seem fun and no I didn't know that.

I'd like to get emails from him!

Knowing all that we know about him I bet he is a really light hearted, happy person.

He definitely seems to be.

Off topic again but do you know why trunks in cars are called trunks?

Wait, I think I have heard this somewhere.

Aren't they called this because cars from old days used to have wooden trunks in the back of them?

That's correct.
That seems like an enormous pain.

I guess you just do what you are accustomed to.

People back then were accustomed to wooden trunks.

What I'd like to get accustomed to myself is what people in south africa are.

They have flame throwers on their cars to prevent car jackings!


Do you think giants like Amazon, Facebook, Google are now on their way down_

I think Facebook might be sure, dunno about Google and Amazon, they seem to be about as big as ever (especially Amazon.)

But with all the privacy concerns, FB has definitely taken a hit...

I agree, I dont think Google will ever go down and Amazon keeps on growing, I think Netflix might go down as there are more streaming services now.

That's true..

I mean, what is there?

Hulu, Amazon, Youtube Red... just to name a few.

Heck, I think Disney is coming out with their own service as well.

To get every show you might want to see, you'd have to subscribe to a dozen different places!

Yeah, I am exited about Disneys streaming service they have interesting series such as Loki and the Scarlet Witch, great series to start with

Huh, haven't heard about that one, sounds interesting.

Me, I've been curious about the show Stranger Things on Netflix.

Heard it was pretty good, but haven't watched it yet.

Do you get Netflix?

Yeah I am subscribed to Netflix, you know the service has 137 millions subscribers world wide and Stranger Things its a great serie, you should watch it, no regrets there.

Yeah, it's a REAL popular service.

Did you know from 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for like 33 percent of ALL bandwidth in North America?

That's just crazy!

I didnt know that, its kind of surprising, despite the amount of subscribers 33% is a big number for just one service.

Yeah, and get this, Blockbuster declined several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million, and it's now worth around 2 billion.

I bet whoever made that decision is kicking themselves.

LOL

I bet they are regretting that decision with their lives now as the company is almost bankrupt, I think theres only a few left.

Yeah, video rental stores are sadly going away.. only ones we got around here is Family Video, and dunno how long they'll last.

Our local Hastings (video sales/rental/book/CD store) closed down last summer.

Im sorry to hear that, well you can always subscribe to a streaming service, what I dont get is why Netflix spends 20 times more in postage than in bandwith

I just there's still alot of places with slow Internet service or people who prefer to watch stuff in their "comfy chair" in front of the TV instead of on the computer...

I agree with you there, so what are your thought on Google?

I just learn how the Google Maps app works.

Oh, I like Google, it helps me find a lot of stuff quickly.

I remember the old days when we just want to KNOW things!

That or spend forever looking them up in the phonebook.

Nowadays a lot of businesses don't even LIST in the phone book.

Can you believe that?

Actually I can, theres no need with the internet anymore and phonebooks will eventually become obsolete, a siri google search requires a lot of juice

Trying to think what was the last thing I Googled...

I think it was directions to a local business, but I could be wrong.

Although I do find it worry some that somewhere out there is a list of everything I've ever typed in to Google...  LOL

Yeah where does all that info go?

it makes me worried about my privacy as well, Google used a hundred live goats once instead of mowning the grass of their headquarters.

It's all stored somewhere probably.Well, that's weird.

But hey, goats are really good at eating grass.

Course, I've heard that was mainly done in areas where lawn mowers were hard to get to.

I think its a really creative way to get things done lol


Jazz is a nice genre, I love it

I have nothing against it, I just don't enjoy.

I see well it was developed in the late 19th century

My understanding is that it originated from African immigrant, or slaves.

It did, it has roots in comminities of New Orleans

I don't really understand the various types of Jazz, Gypsy, Ragtime, Kansas City, or Bebop.

I have no idea either, I think the goatees trumpeters have are funny and out of style

It's there for comfort.

Do you still play albums or now use the internet to listen to music.

Oh that makes much more sense now, and yeah I do, I use the internet a lot

I still listen to albums in the car, but at home I'll stream music through the internet.

Im gussing you use Spotify?

Its a great streaming service made real thanks to the internet

That's right.

With Spotify I can find any album I want and hear it straight away.

Better than the old days where you had to wait to buy the album.

I know right, my favorite album is the Hybrid Theory and I had to wait in line to get it, good thing that has changed with streaming services and the internet

It's funny how vinyl is coming back into fashion.

I even seen vinyl albums for sale in Target now.

Thats great nothing like old vinyl albums and their sound

It just seems like a lot of work, especially with the stylus and not scratching the album.

It is but the sound is unique did you hear about the twins in Japan that released an album when they turned 100 years old?

I had not heard of that until today.

Not sure I'd want to listen to it.

I'll stick to a Dark Side of the Moon, that never appears to go out of fashion.

That is a great album, still a best seller after many years right?

My wife is huge fan, aw them in London once.

She owns all their albums, sometimes more than once.

She has a great musical taste then!

great album and thats a great collection she has.


Hi there, do you enjoy jazz music?

I do.

It is one of the true American art forms.

Agreed.

CLient Eastwood would agree with you too because he is a huge fan

Is that right.

I think a lot of it originated in New Orleans, but Kansas City also originated a gypsy jazz style

Yeah and I was surprised to hear that Pakistan's jazz orchestra is one of the best

That is odd.

I think that the style says a lot about America.

It has a lot of improvisation.

Think of classical music which is so structured.

I think that is why Patton beat the German General Rammel with his tanks in North Africa.

Improvisation versus predictability.

Yeah that is true.

I think it is so cool that is takes its shape in the community too.

Like that lady in Harlem that hosts concerts in her house every day

Exactly.

Music is to be enjoyed.

It also morphs over time.

In the 1940 cool jazz developed with calmer smoother sounds.

Yeah, it is so nice.

Do you know why jazz trumpeters grow goatees?

To look like the devil?

Hahhaha no it is actually more comfortable when they are playing

Glad you liked my response.

There was the bebop form too which was not suited to dancing.

There are so many factors in there.

Speaking of music, do you have a favorite album?

Yes.

When Hell Freezes Over by The Eagles.

I have it in the CD form.

LP records are making a bit of a comeback.

I wish I had kept my high quality turntable from the 1980's

Nice choice.

Do you like LInkin Park?

Their album is the best seller of the century

I have to admit that I haven't heard it.

I will make a note to look it up on Youtube.

What formats are your albums in?

Well I have quite a few CDs but nowadays everything is on my phone.

The phone makes actual albums a lot more rare.

People are more into playlists now.

They say that Dark Side of the Moon is holding up well for over 40 years.

Strong sales this century.

That is what I call success.

Like NWA's album that reached platinum without a tour or airplay

That really goes against the odds.
It must really be good.

I guess so.

THere are twins in Japan that are 100 years old and released an album

That's like the painter who became famous in her old age.

But, she was not 100.

Nice chatting!


I like music?
Do you?

I do!

I love listening to terrestrial radio in the car since there are some good independent stations in my area.

Sometimes it's nice to listen to something you wouldn't choose on your own, like jazz.

Jazz is always a good choice

It has quite a legacy as a uniquely American art form, having originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century.

It's even known as "America's classical music"

I like how it incorporated the local music cultures as it spread and evolved

Yes, Ella Fitzgerald even taught herself to sing two notes simultaneously like Mongolian folk singers--talk about incorporating other cultures!

What type of jazz do you like?

I actually quite enjoy Billie Holiday and Miles Davis, although Louis Armstrong is cool, too.

He actually ended the Beatles' 3 month run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.

I like the more recent cool jazz

I'm sure you can find plenty of that online, although listening to it might be more relaxing than browsing the internet in general.

I also have been listening to a lot of frank sinatra

His music is pretty classic.

I wonder how many albums he recorded in his long career?

I don't know the exact number, but a ton

He certainly sold a lot, but I'm not sure if he has the same track record as Bob Marley, whose album "Legend" has been on the charts for over 914 weeks, That's almost 20 years!

Well The Dark Side of the Moon is another classic album

It has stood the test of time, that's for sure.

I wonder if they could monetize it through other uses, though--Aerosmith has made more money from Guitar Hero than any of its albums.

I still remember how people were crazed about guitar hero

It makes sense in the age of digital music, doesn't it?

Thom Yorke was actually credited with playing the laptop on some Radiohead albums.

I don't know who Thom yorke is.

However, another great album is hybrid theory by linkin park

I'm sure there's a very specific segment of the American public who still believes that haha.

I wonder if Walmart sells it; they only sell clean versions of albums.

I personally like linkin park.
Anyway, thanks for chatting

Have a good one!


Hi, how are you?

Pretty good, you?

I'm great!
Do you use Facebook at all?

More than i care to mention.

I think it was originally called The Facebook

Yeah.

Harvard used to have something called a facebook, with all the pix of students for a class year in it.

Can you believe that Myspace turned down an offer to buy FB for $75 million?

And look at them now.

as of February 2012 FB is worth 104 billion.

wow im in the wrong business

Some people seem opposed to FB.

Burger King had a promotion where  you get a free whopper for unfriending people.

Yeah i didnt get that, they just need to stay in their lane.

Apparently Mark Z is red-green colorblind and that's why FB is Primarily Blue.

It seems that the site is used for a range of purposes.

Iceland is rewriting its constitution via Facebook.

That could be a disaster in the making.

Sounds good on paper maybe but can you imagine the suggestion from it's citizens!

The experiment might result in a spate of laws about Facebook.

Just like in one German state, where Facebook's "like" button is illegal.

What that law created in response to a problem like addiction?

Who knows what goes on over there.

Netflix spends 20 more $ on postage than bandwidth.

There are probably people that do not have Internet or computers, or their bandwidth is bad.

I wonder how they live without Google.

Well a single search from google requires more cpu power than it took to get Neil to the moon

Google will have maps of the moon soon enough I'm sure.

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

I wonder whether the goats got stock options.

Not a baa-d idea, I think.

Too funny my friend!

They took out 40% of web traffic when they went down in Aug. of 2013.

People need their Gooooogle.

Now, I bet Netflix and Youtube chew up plenty of bandwidth.

About 33% im told.

That sounds about right.

I would expect people turning to computer for on-demand entertainment.

I wonder which companies will displace FB, Netflix and Google.

Not sure theres any that can.

at least not yet unless you know of one.

Well, companies have come and gone.

I expect things will change.

In the past, some huge companies that people never thought would go bankrupt did.

GM, for example.

Yeah your right about that!
its been nice talking with you.

Nice chat!


Hello, Do you like music?

Hi there!
I like listening to Jazz sometimes.
It's soothing.

It sure it.

There is a woman that hosts jazz concerts in her house every day

Oh really?
Where does she live?

In Harlem.

Yeah and some big jazz names have visited there too

It sounds like she could host a festival with those sort of connections.

Yeah that is true.

Pakistan's jazz orchestra is one of the best in the world

Do you think they'd come play at the World Music Festival?

It's in Chicago, so it's a bit of a trip.

Maybe, you never know.

Do you know why the trumpeters grow goatees?

Probably to make it more comfortable when they play.

Yeah that is it.
do you use the internet much?

Quite a bit!
Why do you ask?

I use it a lot so was just wondering.

Did you know you can get addictied to clicking in it

No kidding?

The last thing I clicked on was an article about these 100 year old Japanese twins who made a rap album.

Yeah what a talent at that age.

Did you know a copy of the internet is saved at the library of alexandria?

It's pretty funny that a place for saving things is named after a great lost library.

Hahaha good point.

I am not even sure how you save a copy of the internet

Me either!

I guess if you have a big enough network, you can make copies of anything.

I guess so.

Do you ever read the terms and conditions when buying online?

No one ever has time for that.

How many people do you think actually read those?

It's got to be really low.

Yeah it is very low, only 7% of people read them

7 percent?!

Man, I knew it was low, but I didn't think it was that low!

Yup we just do not like to read all that fine print.

Nice chatting with you


Hello!

Are you on the internet much?

Me, I have to admit, I sometimes feel like I LIVE on the Internet with all the time I spend on it... hehe.

I do use the internet quite a bit.

I work on in and play games on it, also.

I also like to get weather and gardening and cooking tips on the net.

I really would have a hard time without it.

Yeah, sometimes I think I suffered a bit from the addiction you get from the constant novelty of clicking on links!

You ever heard about that?

I think I have!

I remember internet addiction was actually a topic in my psychology class.

One of the projects was to go with out the internet for a weekend and I don't think anyone actually completed it!

Yeah, I can see where that'd be tough.

The Internet is so ubiquitous nowadays they even have internet capabilities at the peak of Mt Everest.

That's really good for emergency services to be able to use the internet, especially somewhere like Everest!

I hear the Library of Alexandria as a saved copy of the internet, but I'm not sure how that's possible?

I don't know, it would take a lot of storage space, I know that much.

Heard they have it in case the internet "burns down" not sure how likely it would be to wipe out the WHOLE internet.

Still, guess it's good to have a back up.

It's interesting how only 7% of people read terms when buying a product or service over the internet.

One might think it would make it better for scammers but there's so many laws about making terms it would still be hard.

lol

Well, I have to admit, I just skim the agreement and look for terms like "Give up your soul" and "organ harvesting"... LOL

Yes, those generally seem like the ones to stay away from, especially from the internet!

Do you have a favorite music album?

Personally, I think it would be Nihil by KMFDM is one of my favs.

Speaking of favs, did you know Hybrid Theory (also a good album) is the best selling album of the 21st century?

Wow, that's amazing!

I really can't think of what my favorite album is.

I like all kinds of music from rock to classical.

Yeah, Linkin Park is one of those groups I wish I'd been able to see live.

It's a shame what happened to Chester Bennington, though.

Yes, I agree.

There are so many good rock bands we've lost one or more members to tragic happenings.

Static X was a really good bad with a sad story as well.

Speaking of albums... did you know two identical japanese twins released a rap album when they turned 100 in 1992?

Wow, I wonder what they rapped about.

I've heard some Korean pop music that's really different.

Also some Japanese Jazz that was nice.

Some Jazz is just too hectic for me to listen to.

What about you?

Yeah, I agree about jazz, although I think it's neat Clint Eastwood is a jazz pianist

Is he?

So much talent...he can even ride a horse!

I really like the Dark Side of the Moon album...it was still a best selling album in 2014 so you know it must be classically good!

Ah, yeah, really stands the test of time.

Speaking of albums, did you know STraight Outta Compton hit platinum status WITHOUT support of airplay or a major tour?

I guess it really spoke to it's audience..

That's really cool to have something so popular like that.

I think I'm gonna go look through some old albums now.

I used to listen to records with my Grandparents.

cya

Hey, you have a good one!
Good talking to you!


Living for 7 months in an airport must have been really difficult for that Syrian man.

I don't know how that even happens.

You would think that the people in charge at Kuala Lumpur Airport would not have allowed that.

I know, but maybe there is a law that prevented them from acting, good thing Canada gave the man the asylum

I suppose.

He must have really not wanted to go back considering he had to life on leftover chicken and rice dinners for the whole time.

I agree, its terrible how a civil war makes you want to leave your country and live in those conditions, he had the fear of being forced to join the military back in Syria

He must have been really bored too.

Gardening a single plant and walking a stuffed animal on a leash to pass time.

That seems really crazy lol, he also attempted to trim his back but wasnt successful.

I think that was because he used safety sccissors, imagine stumbling into him in the bathroom, awkward

Yeah, that's for sure.

Imagine having such joy over just breathing the outside air from the tarmac.

Yeah that must have been a moment full of joy, he enjoyed the little things I guess, maybe thats how he made it that long.

I bet he would have loved to take a car ride around town, and maybe stop at a McDonalds.

Did you know they opened their first drive-thru in 1975?

He would have enjoyed that.

I didnt know that and yeah, I could see him enjoying that, maybe Tom Hanks can make a movie about him

That would be funny.

He could probably handle that role well.

Kinda like when he starred in Cast Away in 2000.

Exactly, I think this would be a lot easier, he would definetely be a great character for the role, you know he refuses to play the bad guy in films

I didn't realize that, but now that you mention it I suppose you're correct.

I did know that he is the highest all time box office star though.

I didnt know he was the highest all time box office star, he always ends his emails with a pun thats also an interesting fact about him.

He seems like a pretty neat guy.

And generous too.

He refunded a couple's ticket price once when they didn't care for the film.

I bet he would have bought that guy in the airport some food.

Yeah he seems like an outstanding guy, I loved how he acted in The Green Mile, in Sully and a bunch of other movies

Yeah, he's a professional for sure.

I think my wife's favorite movie of his was "Big" in 1988.

I think I havent seen that one but I might look it over later, it must be a great movie, did you like The Green Mile?

I was ok with that one, but not one of my favorites.

With all of the money that Tom Hank's has earned, I wonder if he owns a Cadillac, named after French explorer Antoine de la mothe Cadillac.

He might own several of them lol with the amount of money he makes I would have many cars, I would start a collection.


hi how are you?
do you use netflix?

I do use it.

Can you believe it has been around since 1997?

It has been around long enough to become a part of many kids lives.

they will not know a world without google.

Yes, I know many in my family use Netflix regularly.

Can you believe Blockbuster declined offers to but Netflix?

Yes, i can because i probably would have done the same.

i would have thought that i could do it myself.

I'm sure that's what they thought.

Even though the asking price was $50 million in hindsight it seems like a good deal.

It probably seemed ridiculous because the streaming wasnt available at the time.

the postal service was good, but netflix saw more.

It was smart of them to create.
It is now worth $2 billion.

Yeah, Reed got angry and made a firm to destroy BB.

good move on his part.

i wish i had bought the stock.

Me too!

Especially since the company has 137 millions subscribers.

Yeah, and growing all the time.

i know that the fees have gone up, but netflix provides value.

I agree, it does.

Together, Netflix ad You Tube make up 1/2 of peak internet traffic in North America.

I used to be part of the problem.
now i am part of the solution.
i do not watch.
i chat.

I do both!

I just can't believe Netflix still has a mail order system that causes them to spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth!

i bet there are people living in places with low bandwidth.

they need the postal service.

I figure they will switch later on.

That makes sense.

I guess I'm spoiled with a computer at my fingertips at all times and the ability to Google anything too!

Yes, we are spoiled with our bandwidth, our google, our netflix, our facebook.

we do not know deprivation.

Not in this house!

That's for sure.

I'm not sure I've looked anything up in a book at the library since Google was founded in 1998.

Yeah, i would go to the library but it is just a bunch of books!

Anyway, great chat!

Yes, nice chatting with you as well.

Have a good weekend.
Take it easy!

Thanks, you too!


Do you have Facebook account?

Yes I use Facebook from time to time.

It's crazy that it was invented back in 2004, that seems like a long time ago

Its been a long time I agree, I used to have a MySpace account before that, too bad they didnt buy Facebook

Yes they turn down the offer to buy Facebook, that was back in 2005, the only one at 75 million which seems like a bargain

It seem like a bargain considering the company is worth $104 billion dollars now, so yeah,

Yep I agree with you.

Do you know why the Facebook like button is illegal in the German state of schleswig-holstein?

I just don't get why that would be the case

No, didnt know about that until just know, I guess it generated controversy, they didnt want people to feel bad about few likes in their pages,

That's a good point.

Did you ever do the Burger King promotion on Facebook?

Where you had to unfriend 10 people to get a free Whopper?

No, I didnt do that, sounds like a great promotion, too bad I didnt know about it

Did you hear about why Facebook uses the color blue on its pages?

No, do you know why?
seems like you know a lot about FB

Yes I use Facebook a lot.

But I try to steer clear of social media even though that's not successful obviously haha.

Have you ever been to Iceland by the way

No not really, have you been to Iceland before?

I wonder if they use Facebook over there

Yes they do, they're actually writing their constitution on Facebook, that way everyone can see what is being done to it

They are?

wow, I guess they must really like the site, do you also like Netflix?

Yes I like Netflix.

I remember when they were founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, that was back in 1997

Do you know how it started?the story is actually pretty ironic

I think so, didn't Reed Hastings get like a $40 fee for renting Apollo 13 LOL?

He just forgot to turn it in on time

Yeah and then Netflix was the cause for Blockbuster bankrupcy, they had the chance to buy the company so its on them

Yep I could see that.

It's amazing that Netflix has about 60 million subscriptions in the United States alone, that is a lot!

Yeah a lot of them only in the US and 137 million worldwide, lots of money.


Are you an avid reader?

I read about two books a week.
Usually murder mysteries

Reading helps to exercise the cognitive skills.

I did so much reading in college that was textbook that I only read for pleasure now.

Same here.

I do wish that I would have learned to read Braille.

I would like to have that skill.

I think they should teach the basics in school.

Have you read Starship Troopers before?

I have not.
I don't know what it is about.
I like all the Classics, though.
I would like to write.

I believe its a Sci-Fi and require reading for the military.

I will have to read it.

In the 18th century they were worried about people reading too many novels!

I think they used to call them 'penny dreadfuls' because they were cheap.

I can read almost as fast as the world record, i can read about 400 wpm

That's really good.

I like to read slow so I don't have to keep going to the library.

DO you prefer hard copy books or do you read on your computer too?

I like to have a real book.

I don't like to read on the computer at all.

I think it's funny that someone built a computer from minecraft blocks.

I find it hard to believe the russians built a computer that runs on water.

I can't imagine that.

I love my computer but I am glad I don't have to water it.

lol

Very true.

I enjoy watching movies on my computer while smoking.

If it is an Apple computer that will void the warranty.

No smoking!

Uh oh, I did not know that.
Is it a biohazard or something?

Yes, it is.

I never knew that.

I don't smoke but I have seen people smoke while using the computer.

They are working on a way to upload your mind to the computer.

I don't think I would do that!

I am going to go water my computer now.


Hello,  do you like to read?

Yes I am definitely a big fan.
What are some of your favorite authors?

I think my favorite is JK Rowling.

Good reading.

I go to book club so I just read whatever is recommended.

I do not really do any research.

How about you?

who is your favorite?

I love steven king.

Did you know jk rowling was doing really bad financially when she wrote harry potter she did it sitting at a coffee shop.

Yeah shes a "rags to riches" story.
Pretty crazy.
I thought it was on the train.
Stephen King is too scary for me lol

Dark tower is one of his works you might like

Never heard of it,  I might have to check it out,  or suggest it for book club lol Have you seen or read the fantastic Beasts series?

I saw the film and i thought it was awesome, what did you think

I loved it.

I am so glad the Wizarding world of Harry potter is back with a new story.

The second one was great too!

The crimes of grindlewald.

It explains so much of the backstory and with recent technology it is visually stunning with its special effects

yes,  definitely.

I really like all the new characters too.

The special effects and cgi are amazing.

The end of the crimes of grindlewald was confusing though.

I still dont get who credence's family is lol

The big theory online is even though there is a big age difference he is supposedly dumbleodres younger brother

I guess.

Like,  his dad had a baby in prison/ azkaban?

Exactly and although it sounds confusing it does kind of explain it.

Because if not dumbledore who would be your best guess to be related

I have no idea lol they need to release the next movie already lol I cant fit it in dumbledores family line.

it just doesnt fit anywhere,  exacept the prison baby.

I cant believe Queenie joined Grindlewald,  that is crazy!

That was a plot twist i did not expect at all they set up some tense sibling rivalry now

Yeah,  she is so blinded by wanting marriage,  she should be happy that her and jacob can be together,  they dont have to be married if its gonna get her killed.

I cant believe let lestrange died too.

so many unexpected things.

Thats what I love about J.K her mind is made to create beautful art that compels us, she never runs out of ideas

Yeah seriously.

On Pottermore there is so much content to read that inst in books or movies.

This wizarding world and characters are so complex.

It was awesome chatting with you today hopefully i'll find you on reddit alking about harrypotter lol

Probably not,  I never go on there lol been nice chatting,  have a good one.