Steven Curry was a great basketball player.

i think he still is.

his 3 point shooting is his signature to the Warriors success.

That blowout against the rockets was amazing.

yes, the Warriors go as Curry goes.

Steph feeds off the energy from the crowd as Steve Kerr has pointed out.

Its a shame he wasn't paid more when part of the warriors since he seemed to make the team.

yes.

agree.

his multiple ankle injuries played a role in the Warriors getting back to their normal selves.

He only played in 58 of the team's 95 games and basically played himself back into shape.

I can't imagine how much pain he was in doing that.

He did only go 18 out of 45 though so you could see he was struggling.

I like his positive attitude.

he said a lot of getting back was talking to himself and willing himself to be better because he knows what he can do.

I admire he commitment to malaria prevention, with his donation for every 3 pointer he made.

interesting.

good morals.

funny when Nike was pitching Curry to sign on with them the press was so bad they left Kevin Durant's name in there and he signed on with Under Armor instead.

bet that Nike rep was fired on the spot.

Thats interesting I didn't know that.

I wonder if NBA players will ever try shooting granny style since it was proven to be the most accurate shot style?

i wouldn't think so as they don't think that style is very cool.

I know Curry went to Davidson College but didn't know it was because he didn't get any D1 offers.

he wanted to play at Virginia Tech.

I bet Virginia Tech regretted that since he was the first player to win the MVP by a unanimous vote.

this is crazy...  2 years after retirement 78% of NFL players go bankrupt.

or under financial stress.

five year after retirement 60% are flat broke.

Yeah that seems to be a common theme with sports players.

I wonder how if the fact they think things like "you have to be your biggest fan" contributes to that?

sounds like these guys spend so much as players when they get the big paychecks they never save any and can't afford the bills anymore after retirement.

it would be hard for sure.

especially in the NFL where there are no guaranteed contracts.

Or baseball where the rates fluctuate so much and they can be sent down without another word.

I would love the deal Allen Iverson got though 800,000 a year until I turned 55.

I wonder why the Golden State Warriors are planning a move to San Fran for the 2019 season?

I didn't realize they moved from Philly in 1962

I didn't either.

I'm not a big fan of name changes but this one seemed to fit in well and has stuck.

I find it funny we have so many stadiums named after IT companies like their Oracle Arena.

agree, that area of CA is where high tech lives.

so expensive.

so Spencer Haywood chose to take $100k instead of a 10% stake in Nike as payment.

Imagine what 10% of Nike is worth today?>

I didn't know that that has to be 100's of millions.

I am curious how in the world they earned 12 million loosing game 4 in 1971?

i didn't know anything about that either.

the name National Basketball Association (NBA) wasn't adopted until 1949 as part of the USA Basketball assoc.

I didn't know much about basketball at all before this conversation.

I wonder what it feels like to have a Hot Streak like Curry had so often.


Do you like the Houston Rockets?

Im not much into sports.

Me neither.
Do you know who Stephen Curry is?

Actually yes my boyfriend loves basketball.

It doesnt seem like they do well financially after they retire oops

It depends on what they do with their earnings and reputation.

While it does require effort they can do very well if they plan.

Yes I agree.

There was a guy who was fined for making remarks about games on holidays.

Thats crazy

That is crazy.
The NBA is super powerful.

Steph Curry seems to be one of the highest paid players there is.

Yea he was the 2015 season MVP.

Hes one a lot of rewards.
I wonder does he still play?

Yes I'm sure he still plays.

I did read he didnt receive any scholarships or help in school.

That's pretty impressive.

I heard he is involved in a charity that gives mosquito nets to people in Africa.

Wow now theres a fact.
LOL

Haha are you mocking me?
XD

LOL nope i just stating the facts lol.
Lets see what else is there?

He is an MVP star player!

Yes and back to that mosquito net thing he gets them by the baskets he makes.

Thats cool.

Yes it is he also revolutionized the three point strategy.

Cool I think the nike pitch a few year ago was pretty funny Did u?

I did


hey which team do youl ike more, the Rockets or the Warriors?

I like the Rockets better, what about you?

well I like the warriors because I like Curry, but the Rockets are definitely good this year with 65 postseason wins

Those are great numbers.

They also scored 114.6 points per 100 possessions.

That's pretty impresive.

ya I agree, plus the Warriors have like a 5 point disadvantage when on the road, so if they play on the road they are favored to lose, not good

Yeah but they are great under situations like this one, one thing is certain, its going to be a great game

ya I agree, do you like any of the players that the warriors have in the Haptons Five?

I sure do, Stephen Curry is one of my favorites

ya he seems like a nice guy, for every 3 point shot he makes in a game, his foundation donates 3 mosquito nets to areas affected by malaria

Hope he scores a lot of 3 point shots then.

It's in the best interest of those kids.

He won the MVP award back in 2014-2015 season

ya its crazy that he won the MVP award and yet only has the 5th highest salary, you'd think they'd pay him more!

Yeah I thought he was the highest paid player in the team, he helped the team return to the NBA finals and won two titles, that is impressive, he should earn a lot more money

ya I agree, did you know that one time he was playing and the other team put two players on him at all times, he couldn't score but his team still won, that shows you how much of a threat he is

That was an epic move.
He is the greatest threat the team has.
I want to watch that game already!

haha totally!

what do you think about lebron james?

I think he's great, its wild that he was born in the same city as Curry too!

I think he's one of the greatest players ever, in the history of the game, but I think I like Curry a bit more.

Lately he's been playing better

ya thats true, but I will say in the past 20 years only 3 #1 draft picks actually won a championship, and Lebron is one of them

Only 3?

thats seems like a curse, Lebron is sponsored by Nike right?

I'm actually not sure, I do know that Michael Jordan was, funny that his shoes were banned by the NBA and Nike just paid the fine so he could keep wearing/advertising them haha

They were?

That's funny lol.

There is an interesting fact about Nike and Curry--do you want to know about it?

ya I definitely do, I'm going to start referring to him as Wardell Curry, though, because that's his actual legal name haha


Hi!

Did you know that amazon is the largest internet retailer in the world?

Yeah pretty cool.

Wouldn't want to work in the warehouses though and walk 15 miles a day.

True, but it would be great exercise!

Just think, amazon started as an online bookstore and now look at it!

Yeah, Bezos has enough money to build a clock into a mountain that runs for 10,000 years.

That is so odd!
I wonder why he did that.

No idea.

Netflix is another internet success story.

They make up 33% of internet bandwidth in the evenings.

Yeah a lot of people do watch Netflix.

I heard that Blockbuster had the chance to buy them once and passed on it.

That was definitely a bad decision!

Yeah, only $50 million at the time.
Now they're worth over $2 billion.

All that money from a guy starting a company due to getting late fees on a movie rental!

Nice.

They still spend like 20 times more on postage than on bandwidth still though.

I wonder if that is due to people still renting movies or the price of bandwith.

Did you know that the first series of it's own was Lilyhammer?

huh

Well, enough about Netflix I guess.
What do you think of sharks?

They're cool.
They can be trained to bark like dogs.

I had no idea they could do that!

I do know that they don't have rib cages which is good to know if you ever get attacked by one on land lol!

They've been around a LONG time too.
They evolved before dinosaurs or trees!

That is pretty impressive actually.
The first sharks must have been huge!

Apparently they have rescued sailors too.

Not just dolphins rescue sailors.

Interesting.

I like that they all get together in the middle of the pacific ocean.

People call the place they meet at the white shark cafe.

Wouldn't want to be on the menu there!

I know that's right!
Sharks are very interesting!


Are you a Rockets fan?

no I can't say that I am, I like the pistons and lakers myself, what about you?

I like the Warriors, I think they have a good team this season, well the Lakers have probably the best team

ya I agree, I can't believe that Houston though won 65 games in the season, thats so impressive, I think they might have a shot this year

65 games, really?

I wasnt aware of that track record but they have great offensive stats

ya they average 115 points per 100 possessions, and they won two championships in 3 years, Im hopeful that continues

I hope that continues as well, what do you think about the Warriots they also have a great team this season

ya they have a great lineup, they call them the Haptoms Five and that includes Stephen Curry, he's awesome btw

I think his the biggest weapon the Warriors have, his been on the team for a long time,

well its interesting because even though he is amazing and was the 2015 mvp, he was only the 4th highest salary on the team

The 4th highest salary!

wow!

I though he was the best paid player, he is the best in the team so that would make sense

ya for sure, funny too that he didn't get any scholarship offers, I wonder if he wasn't that good out of high school or if they overlooked him

Maybe I wonder if he attended college then?

ya I'm not sure on that, but I do know that he revolutionized the game of basketball, espeically with his use of 3 point shots

Yeah thats a great contribution to his team, I think he is a better player than Lebron at least in the past two seasons

I don't know I do like Lebron, what do you think about the NBA scheduling games on xmas day btw?

I dont like that, they should schedule it on another day, Christmas is a complicated team as is.

ya I agree, but I still don't think that Coach Van Gundy should have been fined for saying that, that seems harsh

He was fined?

can you tell me more about that incident?

unfortunately no I just know that he was fined, but it seems like lots of nba players have money problems though, 5 years after the avg player retires about 60% of them go broke

Thats a lot of players, they should have finance classes or tutors, I guess they spend a lot of money on unnesessary things

ya I agree, but ya another NBA player who isn't good with money was Specer Haywood, have you heard of him?

he was offered a stake in Nike that if he would have taken,would have gave him 9 billion dollars today, crazy!


Good Morning!
How are you today?

I'm doing well today, how about yourself?

Not too bad myself!
Are you a fan of basketball?

I watch a lot of NBA games, not so much with college until the tournament.

Are you a basketball fan?

I'm in the same boat as you!

My favorite player is Allen Iverson.

That man is set for life if he stops spending his money haha.

I'm a big Sixers fan and Allen Iverson was my favorite player growing up!

He did have a problem with spending his money though.

He probably can't wait until he's 55 though.

He'll be getting that lump sum from Reebok for 32 million dollars!

His agent really made a nice decision in negotiating that for him.

So many athletes go broke due to financial mismanagement.

I agree!

What are your views on the Golden State Warriors?

I like some of the Warriors and some of them I can't stand.

It's hard to deny that they're a dominant and exciting team to watch though.

I agree with you!

Do you think they are better than the bulls in the 90s?

It would be a interesting series to watch them play.

I think the overall Warriors team might be better but Jordan is one of the best players of all time.

His will to win would be something the Warriors might not be able to match.

I couldn't have said it any better!

Do you know what number 1 picks in the last 20 years have won a championship?

I know LeBron and Kyrie did it since they were on the same team.

Now I don't think they care for each other that much.

Andrew Bogut also won one with the Warriors.

It is sad to see a relationship go bad like that, but maybe they put on a show while playing with each other.

Kyrie is a free agent this offseason, maybe they can make up and reunite.

I doubt that.

I'm sure Kyrie will follow the money.

Can you believe that when Steph Curry won the 2015 season mvp, he was the 5th highest salary on the team?

I know he was a second round pick and did not get the big money guarantees that first round picks get.

He also fixed that situation when he got his first new contract!

He got paid at that point haha.

Did you know he was born in the same city as Lebron?

I did not know that, there must be something in the water that's helping turn out superstars!

I'm moving to Akron ASAP!

haha it was nice chatting, have a great day!


Hi!

Are you an NBA fan?

I am and agree that it is the premier men's professional basketball league in the world!

Yes, I am excited for March Madness as well.

I had no idea that the leagues also consisted of one team from Canada!

Did you know that?

That is crazy, isn't it?

But can you believe shooting granny style is the best way to consistently score points on the line?

I don't blame NBA players for not shooting that way as it does look silly.

It's even been proven by physicists, I think if I weren't too famous in the NBA, I'd shoot that way just for my five minutes of fame but then defend myself that physicists proved its the best way to score points.

Do you know about the brand Air Jordan?

I actually do!

I heard they were initially banned when they were introduced by the NBA but Jordan wore them any because Nike agreed to pay the fines.

Crazy, isn't it?

I'm thinking that the fines were worth it considering the publicity and "free" marketing it got from Jordan's actions.

I wonder if that was an actual marketing tactic?

Any idea why the NBA would ban it in the first place?

I honestly don't know but I do agree it was a great marketing tactic and no telling how much it helped the sales.

I mean, Allen Iverson signed a lifetime deal with Reebok back in 01 that guaranteed him  $800k a year and a final $32 million when he turns 55.

My guess is since it was a new brand, the NBA probably had contracts with existing major brands or something.

Wow, talk about a great retirement fund!

Steph Curry needs a deal like that because even though he was the MVP in 2015, he only makes the 5th highest salary on his team!

That is very hard to believe!

Wow!

Heck especially knowing the Warriors made $12 million just by losing game 4 of the finals last season!

Wow!

One thing's for sure, Steph Curry is not only a great player but philanthropic as well for partnering with a foundation that pledges to donate 3 mosquito nets for every 3 pointer he makes in areas of Africa where mosquitoes are dangers.

So scary to think that such small things can kill people!

Agreed and good on his part for doing that.

I do love it when athletes "give back" so to speak.

It's weird he was born in Akron, Ohio which is where LeBron is from!

Yeah, I seem to hear that place mentioned a lot by Lebron James.

Lebron was also one of the only three number one picks in the NBA draft that have gone on to win championships in the last 20 years.

I wasn't aware of that!

That is unbelievable, isn't it?

Heck I couldnt believe Stephen Curry's real name is actually Wardell, named after his father.

I always assume Stephen is a first/real name.

I think Steph or Stephen Curry fits him a lot better, the name Wardell seems way too mature and adds about a hundred years old on him.

He is very smart too, he even noticed that Nike forgot to change Durant's name in the powerpoint they presented him to convince him of an endorsement deal so he went on to sign with Under Armour, wonder if it is as lucrative as Iverson's.

Sad Nike of all companies were so unprepared for that meeting with a high caliber player like Curry.

But he's better off with Under Armor, in my opinion anyway.

That makes me lose a lot of respect for Nike!

Yeah I agree, I wonder what happened to the team or person responsible for putting together those slides and whether or not Curry called them out on it the moment he saw it.

I imagine a lot of executives had the deer in headlights look just as Tim Duncan's fans did when he chose to stay in college instead of going directly into the NBA and lose out on some money.

Agreed and I believe that was a wise decision on Duncan's part and worked out for the better.

So are you a fan of the Golden State Warriors?

I can't believe they were actually founded in Philadelphia before moving to the Bay Area in 1962!

Yes I am a fan of the Warriors, that is like polar opposite in terms of geography!

I have never attended a live game though, so not sure what a cow palace is when they were forced to play there because their usual venue was fully booked.

Have you attended a live game?

Ha!

That is so true!

I've seen the arena before years ago but never been inside or attended a live game.

Would love to see a game at the Oracle Arena someday.

I love that name for an arena as well!

That is a great name, it just sounds like a place where success is made unlike where the headquarters of the NBA is, it's located in the Olympic Tower in New York, I'd like to visit New York some day.

Same here!

I bet the headquarters is amazing considering NBA athletes are the world's best paid players at least by the average annual salary per player.

So I'd imagine based on that, the headquarters must be phenomenal.

Well it was great chatting with you!

Until next time...


Hi!
Are you a basketball fan?

Hello.
Yes I like basketball.
You?

I watch a little.

I am really interested to see if the Warriors can make it three in a row!

That would be interesting to see.

Did you know that 60% of nba player are broke five years after they retire.

Yeah, just poor money management, and still spending like those millions are rolling in.

I guess when you're living the high life maybe you expect it to last forever.

NFL players are even worse with 78% broke after two years.

Ive known a few players that made it to the NFL (through my brother - they were HS teammates) they spent like crazy.

They will likely be in that statistic.

Probably.
Do you know who Spencer Haywood is?

I am not too familiar with him.

Well, 30 years ago he was offered a 10% stake in nike.

Instead he took $100,000.

If he had taken the 10% it would be worth $8 billion.

Wow.

That was a big mistake.

Especially with the popularity of shoes like the air jordans.

No kidding.

The players unions should have some kind of money management class for their players.

That would be an excellent idea, or have mandatory retirement plans that would be in effect 5 years after they retire so that there is some money there for them.

That's a great idea.

I think baseball has some kind of retirement plan, but I don't know about other sports.

I feel sorry for the players because I think people take advantage of them.

Very true.

I think that is why we also start seeing some older stars in commericals and selling different products.

Yeah, I've seen some older stars doing commercials that I just can't believe.

I think Tim Duncan had the right idea.

He stayed in college for four years so he would have something to fall back on.

It is always good to get an education.

I don't know anyone who has who regrets it.

True.

I don't know about you but I'm pretty sure I could live the rest of my life off of what some of these guys make in one year.

I would give anything for some of the deals that they reject.

10 million?

Id take that in a heart beat.

You and me both.

Have you seen some of the offers baseball players are getting these days?

They are pretty out there.

Yes they are.
It's been great chatting with you.
Have a nice evening.


Apparently Allen Iverson signed a deal to make $800k a year until he hits 55 with Reebok.

wow that is crazy, and I think once he hits 55 he then gets like 32 million dollars, I wonder what he'll do with all that haha

Yeah, he makes a bunch.

I wonder if Reebok regrets signing that contract.

ya, they must really think that his endorsement is worth a lot, do you remember Michael Jordan endorsing Nike's?

I'm sure he got some kind of similar sweet deal

Jordan was probably the most successful marketing deal ever.

People still love his shoes.

ya I think you can still buy them, what is screwy is that the granny style shot is the best technique to use when you're on the line, but players won't use it because it looks dumb haha

Really?

That is sort of surprising, I was never good at the granny shot.

no I would rather shoot normally myself haha, do you watch basketball?

Apparently Tim Duncan turned down the NBA so he could stay in college for 4 years, only then to agree to join

Sometimes I watch it.

Tim Duncan is great, that's a good idea to get a degree in case it doesn't work out.

ya that is true, I don't watch much basketball, are you a big fan?

I didn't know who Tim Duncan was haha

He's pretty good.
I follow Maryland basketball a lot too.
I was surprised that went to Chicago.

Do you know Reggie Miller?

Apparently he was always in his sister's shadow in high school, she ended up getting all kinds of records that he couldn't match!

I've never heard of him.

I'm still surprised that Air Jordan's were banned by the NBA at first.

ya that is wild, I wonder what regulation they broke?

I do like how Jordan wore them anyway and Nike paid the fee each game haha

Probably some stupid regulation.

I used to love watching him play basketball.

ya he was the best, do you know that Stephen Curry only makes the 5th highest salary on his team?

you'd think he'd make the most

I didn't, but how much is that?
Over 7 figures.

I'm not sure what I'm sure it is a lot, also his real first name is Wardell, never would have thought that haha

Interesting, does he have a deal with Nike too?

He does not, but I guess his middle name is Stephen which is why he goes by that instead of Wardell

I wonder what he endorses, probably shoes or something.


Hi, how are you?

well thanks.
Do you use amazon?

I do use amazon.
I find it convenient.
Do you use it?

I do!.

It is crazy that an online bookstore became the largest internet retailer

Yeah.

Now he's going through a divorce and she gets half!

She's gonna be rich!

Im surprised that amazon is also the largest provider of cloud services

I did not know IMDB was owned by them I guess they are gobbling everything up.

They also hold the patient for 1-click buying.

How does apple get away with it then?

They dont!
They pay a licensing fee

I had no idea.

Seems like a good revenue stream for Amazon.

Can you imagine walking 15 miles in a warehouse?

Thats good exercise!

I worked in a warehouse and walked that amount.

My feet were so sore, I had to quit after 1.5 years.

I was not in a good place physically.

Hope you are better now!

Did you know amazon also created a font thats easier to read on digital screens

I did know that but that's only because I have a kindle.

I do miss physical books though.

I would like to have a building named after me though!

Someone was able to buy that on amazon correct?

Yeah, for only $27.95!

How much do you think it would go for today?

Probably a lot more!
Or everyone could do it

I would buy one and brag to my friends about it.

There's my Amazon building... Im letting Jeff borrow it for a while..

Would you wrestle a shark out of your tuna building?

No, I would run!
Nice chatting with you!


The Rockets seem like a hard team to defeat, what are your thoughts?

Yeah but the Warrior are pretty tough.
It's kind of a toss up.
Kerr is a good coach.

I agree they also have a great team I would say they are the two best teams of the NBA

Most would agree with that.

The Rockets real strength is their offence.

They scored a league high of 111.1 per 100 possessions.

Yeah that is really high, in fact the 11 highest since the year 1979

As Kerr said, the Warriors seem to do better when really challenged or threatened.

I agree, they do play better under stress, the Rockets also have an ege on efficiency, but will see what happens

Yeah.

Offensively, the Rockets are no slouch.

The outscored the opponents an average of 8.6 points per game.

Pretty awesome.

Seems like the Warriors have a beter defense, plus theyve got Stepehn Curry on the team right?

Yes.

I'm blown away that 78% of players in the NFL go bankrupt or have financial problems 2 years after they retire.

78% no kidding!!

I bet they have poor financial advisors, they earn tons of cash in their pro years

The NBA does a little better at 60% after 5 years.

Well its worse for fooball players since most of them end up with brain damage so its harder to find a job that way

Yeah.

Did you know that the Warriors are planning to move to San Fran this year?

I guess it's just across the bay...

Thats a big decision, I wonder how that will impact the team.

Not sure...

I can't believe that Klay Thompson was an 11th round draft pick.

Funny that 11 is his number too.

He was?

that is a fun fact lol, what a coincidence, do you know that Stephen Curry has Wardell as his first name

Also amazing is that Curry wasn't offered a scholarship from any major conference schools.

He wanted Virginia Tech.

I bet VT regrets that.

I bet they do, big time, Curry showed them, he was the first player to be awarded the MVP status by a unanimous vote

Curry has a heart too.

He's in a foundation that gives nets to those in need in Africa every time he makes a 3 pointer.

Thats a  great thing to do, help otheress in need, he has a great hard indeed, he is still pretty young, he was born in the year 1988

I agree.
Thanks for the chat!
You were excellent!


I love the 2 best teams.

he Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors

I wish I could have seen the game.

The Rockets scored 114.6 points per 100 possessions

yeah, they broke records.

It was the 11th highest since 1979-80, the first year the NBA adopted the three-point line

IT good that Tim duncan finished school before the NBA

thats good.

did you know that Air jordan's were banned upon introduction by the nba

No I never knew that.

I do know that  78% of nfl players have gone bankrupt after retirement

Wow all of that money gone.

at least allen iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with reebok in 2001 that would pay him $800,000 a year until he reaches age 55

Wow and spencer haywood made a big mistake by choosing $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in nike.

He would have billions

I dont know why more players dont shoot granny style"

Good question.

I did not know that the golden state warriors are planning a move to san francisco for the 2019 season

Really ?

Did you know that The golden state warriors played their home games in the 1975 nba finals at the cow palace because the arena was booked ?

It is funny how ba player klay thompson was the 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft, and he currently wears #11 for the golden state warriors

ok, Steph curryplays part in a foundation that donates mosquito nets to protect families in africa

stephen curry signed with under armour because nike messed up the presentation.

lol

That is crazy.

did you know thatLebron james and stephen curry were both born in akron ohio ?

Wow.

Steph curry did not receive any college scholarship offers.

As good as he played in college

well he only makes the 5th highest salary on his team.

You know they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 finals.

Well they did get to win back-to-back titles after that

I remember the finals.

curry became the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote

yes he led the league in scoring while shooting above 50–40–90


Do you like the NBA?

I do, my favorite team is the Golden state warriors.

What about you?

I like the lakers

Ah.

Did you know that the Golden State warriors are planning to move to San Francisco?

I found that very interesting.

I wonder why they wanted to move.

I didn't know.

I did know that steph curry from that team made a foundation to donate 3 mosquito nets for each 3 pointer to families in africa

Really?

That is insane.

Steph Curry also did not receive any college scholarships from any major schools!

Yet some consider him the greater shooter in NBA history

I would not be supurised if he was the best shooter in the NBA's history.

I found it funny that when Nike pitched to Steph Curry, they forgot to erase Kevin Durant's name off of one of the slides.

That must have been awkward.

I agree, that was why Steph Curry decided to sign with Underarmour instead.

I bet Nike wish that they had tried harder during the sales pitch to Steph Curry now!

True, but you have to admit, Nike has done somethings right like air jordans

Yep, although air jordans were actually banned upon the introduction to the NBA.

Well that was more due to the color scheme than anything else

Yep, and even though they were banned, Michael Jordan still wore them and paid the fine every game.

Because Nike has deep pockets and what better way is there to advertise?

True, although I think that Michael Jordan spurred up a lot of attention for the Air Jordans when he paid the fine every game.

I agree for both MJ and Nike

60% of retired NBA players go broke within the first 5 years!

That is very fast!

Perhaps they should teach retirees to make financially sound decisions.

I agree, although I believe NBA players struggle with it because they are used to spending a lot and earning a lot.

Agreed.
Thanks for chatting.


hi how are you?
do you follow basketball?

I don't really, though I think it's a fun game to watch.

How about you?

I sometimes watch.

i like to go to games, but they are expensive.

i try to watch the finals.

Are they expensive because of basketball player salaries?

Speaking of salaries, Stephen Curry only made the 4th highest salary on his team in 2015 even though he was the MVP

Yeah, the salaries are high, and the teams need to charge quite a bit because the arenas are small.

steph gets money from other sources.

i dont think he minds as much.

Yeah, sponsorships are important.

30 years ago Spencer Haywood chose $100,000 over a 10 percent stake in Nike.

Had he taken the stake it would be worth $8.62 billion.

I guess he needed the money.

10% of Nike.

that is insane.

he could have started his own country with that moneyLOL

Maybe $100,000 seemed like more back then, at least I hope, haha.

It was a lot and he might have worried about not getting anything, but 10% is a nice chunk.

oh well.

I wonder what kind of sponsorship Steph Curry has.

It's surprising that he didn't get any college scholarship offers from a major conference school and wanted to play at Virginia Tech.

I think his playing style is not flashy.

he shoots 3s.

that is not what most teams look for.

Speaking of 3 pointers, he donates 3 mosquito nets for each 3 pointer.

He is a great guy, on and off the court!

I bet he has donated a ton of nets at this point.

Right.

Have you heard of his brother Seth Curry?

Oh, yeah, he has a brother.
i dont know much about him.

Yeah his brother is Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Blazers.

He used to play for the Santa Cruz Warriors along with Klay Thompson's brother.

Well, it is a small world, isnt it.

I guess those guys are good players too.

Yeah and what's funny is their brothers Steph and Klay were playing on the Golden State Warriors at the same time together.

Yes, those guys play so well together!
the splash brothers.
anyway, great chat!

Nice talking to you!

Yes, i enjoyed chatting!
Have a good day!

Have a good one!


Do you enjoy sports?

I do.
My favorite sport is Basketball.
What about you?

I have a passing familiarity with it

Ah.

Did you know that the Golden State Warrriors are planning on moving to San Francisco?

Really? why?

I am not sure, I wonder why they decided to move their location there.

Maybe financial intensives.

Who is your favorite basketball player?

Probably Stephen Curry

Same here!

Did you know that Steph Curry did not receive any scholarships for major colleges when he went to college?

That is a shame given his performance is good enough that some consider him the best shooter in nba history

I agree, he probably is.

I found it funny that Nike's pitch to Steph Curry included a slide with Kevin Durant's name on it.

I wonder if Steph Curry noticed

He probably did notice.

Steph Curry signed up with under armour after what the poor pitch from Nike

It must have been the straw to break the camel's back

Agreed.

Speaking of Steph Curry, he only had the 4th highest salary on his team even though he was the star player and won mvp!

Talk about unfair

Perhaps he will get a better contract when it comes time for a renewal

Hopefully, otherwise he should go and find another team because I am sure that many teams would be willing to pay a large sum of money for Steph Curry.

True, but I think Steph curry is achieving great synergies with his current team.

Who knows how well he will perform with others

I agree.

Did you know that 60% of NBA players go broke within the first five years of retirement?

That is very fast!

Perhaps they are unable to support their luxurious lifestyle

Probably.

They are used to spending lots and earning lots that they just lose control of spending after going into retirement.

In any case, thanks for chatting.


Are you a basketball fan?
i don't watch much anymore.

I follow coverage on espn.

Golden State has been amazing but the Houston Rockets will be a challenge for them to beat

Apparently Steph Curry donates Mosquito nets or something like that i heard, strange.

Yea Steph Curry donates mosquito nets to Africa for each 3 pointer he makes

Ok, The GSW earned 12M by losing game 4 of the finals last season.

Yea the Warriors are pretty popular so the more games they play the more money they will make

Ok i see.

Wow did you know that in the last 20 years only 3 of the overall draft picks have won championships?

No, I'm surprised.

Did you know Steph Curry is only the 4th highest paid player on the Warriors?

Now that i did not know.

Yeah but the players are andrew bogut, kyrie irving and lebron james.

It's interesting that Cleveland had 2 of the number one draft picks and were only able to beat the Warriors once in the championship in 2016

Hey did you know that stephen curry's first name is really Wardell.

No I had no clue it was Wardell an he was named after his father too

Yeah he's a Jr.

Him and Lebron were both born in Akron Ohio too.

That's interesting.

He also has a little brother named Seth Curry too

Did you know that air Jordan were banned upon introduction by the nba?

No I had no clue

Well you know he wore them anyway as nike was willing to pay the fine each game.

lol!

Apparently Spencer Haywood choose 100,000 dollars over a 10 percent in Nike 30 years ago, crazy

Wow bet he's kicking himself about that.

Back to Iverson deal when he turns 55 he will recieve a lump some of money from reebok of 32,000,000!

That's a lot of money, I guess he doesn't have to worry about being one of the 78% of NBA players who have gone bankrupt two years after retirement

Well he needs to make to 55, lol.

Did you know that curry was held scoreless in one game?

Nope.
Well I got to go, nice talking with you


Do you like watching sports?

When there are really epic or funny moments, I do.

Personally, I have been getting into the nba

So have I, especially when Stephen Curry's around.

He is a great player

Did you know Stephen Curry donates to charity as he flexes his godly skills?

Doesn't he donate mosquito nets to africa or something like that?

Yes, he does.

He also know when not to endorse, like when Nike used blatant advertising.

I mean that is key to Nike's success.

They have been advertising with air jordans despite the nba originally banning them

Nike deserved the NBA ban.

They're so lazy as to not edit their presentation.

Well Nike has the money and power to still pay the fees

Nike can choke on their money.

Let Under Armour thrive under Stephen Curry's signing with it!

Do you like under armour?

Anything's better than Nike.

Why don't you like nike?

They exploit overseas workers.

That's why they're worth about 100 billion dollars.

I agree it is a bad practice, but almost all large companies do

That's why charity exists, like what Stephen Curry does.

I don't understand

Despite the charity that's there to help those in need, there are other laws and organizations that try to curb this practice.

But that's besides the point.

The point is any bad business attitude will be treated accordingly, as when Curry reject Nike's offer.

Well yes, but at the same time, just managing manufacturing overseas itself isn't bad since it creates jobs for many people as long as these companies just don't abuse them such as child labor

I agree.

It also comes to justify that Stephen Curry has one of the best salaries out there.

Really?

He is only the 5th best paid on his team?

I also wish he deserves more, since he is the Golden Gate Warriors' star player.

He is underrated at this point.

I agree.
In any case, thanks for chatting.


Rockets vs Warriors, what a great game I will watch it with friends and family

Yes!
Are you a fan of Stephen Curry?

I am, I think his a great player what about you?

I agree.

He was the only NBA MVP ever to win with a unanimous vote!

The only one wow, I bet he had a great season then,

He did.

He was made the Golden State Warriors the kings of the 3 point shot.

Are you aware of The Warriors back to back tittle?

Yes.
Wasn't that in 2017 and 2018?

Yeah 2017 and 2018, I wonder if he was the MVP as well

I'm not sure.

They also went to the finals in 2016 but lost to the Cavs that year.

So 3 years staight in the finals, thats something

Yes it is!

Believe it or not he didn't receive any college scholarship offers for a major conference school.

He didnt?

wow, I bet the scouts were blind or maybe he improved later,

Believe it or not he only had the 4th highest salary on the Warriors in 2015.

I bet his the highest player on the team by now, he is the star of the team after all

I bet you're right.

The team he plays for the Golden State Warriors relocated to the San Francisco Bay area in 1962 from Philadelphia.

The Warriors had a harsh time untill he arrived to the team, did you kow they hadnt won a championship since the year 1975 until he arrived, he changegd things for sure

I didn't know that.

Interesting.

They play their home games at the Oracle Arena.

I wonder if that was around then?

Yeah I think they play their local games there since 1971,

I wonder if they will ever top their record for most wins in a season?

...which ironically was the one year that they lost the championship.

lol

That is ironic lol, the most wins and then losing the most important game in the season, that must sting


hey did you know that Bruce Lee was actually a great dancer?

That's really cool!

They way he fought was sort of like dancing, especially for movies...so I can definitely see that.

Wasn't Patrick Swayze another actor that was a great dancer?

oh ya he was good, I don't know if he wont a cha cha championshi[p though like bruce lee did

No, I don't think so.

I think he may have actually won something for ballet, though, but probably as a child.

ya i'm not sure, but it is shocking that a ballet dancer can go through 4 pairs of shoes a week, thats a lot of shoes!

Wow, that's a lot of shoes.

It must be very expensive to dance ballet.

Their clothing must be very expensive and well made, too.

ya, I know ballet is hard on your toes, I used to date a ballet dancer

Seems very painful, yes.

A good ballet dancer must have to have lots of passion and time to devote to the dance, I bet.

oh ya it takes a lot of time for sure, I like that Michael Jackson patented his leaning device, it is so iconic

That just blew my mind.

Michael Jackson and his leaning device for dance?

That's just too funny.

I knew an old lady so obsessed with MJ she decorated her house with his memorabilia.

haha that's funny, have you ever played music around a baby?

apparently they will start to dance to the beat!

Yes my son started to "dance" to music when all he could do was lay down.

He still loves to dance to that Oppa Gagnam Style song.

Was that song in a box office movie?

no I don't think so but it was just huge on Youtube, will you show your son the Movie Treasure Planet?

No, was it released to box office?

Was that the movie with Dwayne Johnson in it?

haha nope it was actaully animated, and it was one of the most expsenive disney flops, I saw it its not actually that bad though

If it has a lot of music and dance I can see kids liking it even if it wasn't a big box office hit.

I think sometimes parents contribute to kids movie sales more than the kids.

ya I think you're right, they do drive kids afterall, have you heard of the movie Trojan Wars?

Sounds familiar but I didn't go see it.

What's it about?

Sounds interesting...not like a song and dance musical or something!

lol

ya I don't know actually, but it cost like 15 million to make and only made $300 at the box office haha

Oh my gosh!

I must see it now just for curiosity purposes!

You mean at the box office it made three hundred dollars total...not a typo?

haha yup that is not a typo, it was a massive flop!

so was sleeping beauty when it initially came out too


Hello, do you like fashion?

Hi there.

I try to stay trendy and I do appreciate the artistic side but you won't catch me watching Project Runway.

How about you?

I like it, I like the brand Apple, they used to have a clothing line back in 86

Apple as in Apple computers?

No way.

I didn't do they made clothes.

It's kind of amazing how humans evolved to be the only species that uses clothing.

yeah as in Apple computers the same one, and humans are just amazing, do you like to dance?

No I'm a horrible dancer lol.
I try to avoid dancing at all.
Do you like to dance?

Lol im a horrible dancer as well but I do my best, Bruce Lee was a great dancer

Do you know Emilia Clarke is or watch Game of Thrones at all?

I like Game of Thrones but I dont know who she is

She plays Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons.

Incredibly beautiful with the silverish hair in the show.

Anyway she did the funky chicken and robot dance to get the part lol

Oh yeah I follow her, shes a great actress, I bet she killed it with that dance lol

Did you watch the most recent season of Game of Thrones?

I did I though it was awesome I wonder whats its box office record

How would you guess it's going to end?

I heard Las Vegas has Bran as the favorite to sit the Iron Throne.

I have no clue, but maybe with them defeating the ice army working together and with Cersei Lannister death

I think Cersei Lannister is going to die in the beginning of the next season, but hey who knows?

Speaking of this genre, did you Lord of the Rings actually lost money despite crushing the box office?

Maybe she will be the only one standing in the end, and really Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite movies, I though it made a lot of money

Apparently it did.

It must have been extremely expensive to make.

I don't know how else they would have lost money on it.

A box office failure was the movie Trojan Wars

I'm not even I heard of that one.

Was it as bad as that John Carter movie that Disney put out?

Not sure but it only made $309 in box office and had a production cos of $15 million dollars, so yeah, a total failure


hi, are you a fan of clothes?

I used to when I still worked.
Why did you ask?

jyst wondering if you like them and whether you prefer monocolor or colorful ones

I prefer monocolor - blue is my fav.

nice.

pilgrim wore black only on special occassions, other than that they always had colorful clothes on

I did not know that.

Apparently an African tribe wears victorian clothes that used to be worn by their former German occupiers.

and there is a store in alabama that selss things that are not claimed at the airport

Who owns the store and how they have access to the items?

Is it legal?

I also heard about a man who wore 70 items of clothing at Chinese airport to avoid bagging charge.

I would assume they do.
Wow talk about going to great lengths

People do strange things to save money.
That man got caught.

Yeah they do for sure.

Rip cur is a brand in norht korea but the label says made in china

Is it being sold here (in the US)?

I do not know actually.
even Apple had a clothing line

I did not know that Apple had a clothing line.

Yeah apparently back in the 80s.
I wonder if it is still laround?

Probably not.

Apropos of nothing, I miss Mr. Rogers.

It was funny when he was learning how to breakdance.

Bruce lee was also a dancer.

Was he a good dancer?

Earlier we talked about Michael Jackson and moonwalk.

An article says that the first moonwalk ever recorded was by bill bailey in 1955.

Yeah and I always thought it was Jackson that invented it.

go figure

I think Michael Jackson changed moonwalk slightly for the better.

He was indeed good at it though.

Did you know babies spontaneously dance twhen they hear music?

No, I did not know.
I know parrots like to sing and dance.

Yeah and babies also smile more to the beat of the music

I love music.
It makes me happy.
Anyway, I've got to go now.
Nice chatting with you.

Same here.


Hello there, I finished the article and I was wondering how you feel about how native Chinese people distance themselves from their american counterparts?

I feel that they are very inclusive, similar to other nations like Japan.

Im not sure.

I figure taht people tend to hang out with people like themselves, same language same culture

I definitely agree.

I even notice it in a mobile game that I play called Lords.

I often find that the 'Guilds' are often divided by culture.

Being an American, I wonder if I do this without knowing it.

we all do.

we tend to understand others that are like us.

it takes effort to understand people from different places.

Have you tried to learn a foreign language?

I completely agree.

If I am ever offered something such as food from a different culture, I will always try it.

I have tried spanish, I would like to learn Mandarin though.

I envy other cultures that mandate schools to be bi-lingual.

How about you?

i have tried to learn foreign languages but havent succeeded.

i think that it is a good way to reach out to other people, learn a new culture.

It's amazing how much technology has broken the language barrier in modern society.

You can use Google Translate and go to almost any country and be able to communicate with them.

that is great!

it is a great help to people traveling all around the world.

saves all the trouble of learning the language.

Similar to the narrator of the story, do you live in the home country of your grand parents, or great grand parents?

My ancestors came from Ireland and I would like to go visit it some day, I even have an apothecary shop that has my last name haha.

no, i dont.

i would like to go back and visit countries in europe to see where my ancestors came from.

it is interesting to trace your roots.

Have you had to face any racism regarding your physical characteristics in your life?

I have not had to, I am thankful for the jobs that I have had that I've worked in many environments as the minority race.

yes, i have, and i think that it is a growth experience.

it teaches you to appreciate tolerance.

I completely agree.

Although I have not had anyone call me out for my race or ethnicity, it is very noticeable when you are treated differently than another.

Exploring the factual section 1, what kind of clothes do you like to wear on a casual day?

By the way, you dont need to mention the sections by name.

you can just change the topic.

for example: "do you like clothes?

Do you often wear clothes?

Do you approve of clothing?"

Understood, thank you.

I will go ahead and say that I like to be pretty relaxed, it's winter so I'm usually wearing Khaki's, a polo and either loafers or hiking boots.

I like to be culturally aware about other people's garments that are unique to their religion.

I have worked with a lot of people who were jewish and learned the Yamaka is worn as a respect to god.

yes, it is.

it is meant to show respect to the omnipresent god.

(i am not jewish).

I like clothes.

they come in handy.

Did you know that Bruce Lee was also an accomplished dancer and not just a fighter?

I have heard that learning it can increase the plasticity of the mind, making you more fluid and adaptable.

yes, it can.

language learning later in life is a good way to delay dementia.

I agree, it is crucial to always keep your mind engaged especially when you grow older.

I have personal experience working in a nursing home and know first hand what dementia can do.

I wonder if people are more prone to it genetically or if the environment and your daily actions are catalyst.

yes.
the end is pretty tough.
enjoy your mind while you can.
probably genes and environments.
Anyway, great chat.

I just hope I can get to my 70's before that happens!

It was nice talking, take it easy.

Have a great day!

Tragedy!
My submit button does not work haha.


How's it going, do you listen to Jazz much?

It originated in New Orleans .

Yes, I love jazz, all kinds of jazz, from swing dance bands to the hard-swinging, bluesy jazz to the Gypsy jazz.

How about you?

I listen to it from time to time, I do enjoy the swing and blue notes

Me too.

I even like Cool Jazz that was developed near the end of the 1940s which introduced calmer, smoother sound and long linear melodic lines.

It's crazy how popular jazz is, they even have a chart topping jazz orchestra in Pakistan

Yes, I've heard that.

Another funny one is that jazz trumpeter grew goatees because it provided comfort when playing.

Yea I hear the goatees protect the Jazz Trumpeters from the friction of the trumpet

That's wild.

Did you know that there's a programming language that's written in musical composition and functions with jazz-like harmonies?

Nope, I also didn't know Clint Eastwood was a jazz enthusiast

Yes, he was a lifelong pianist as well and scored several films including Million Dollar Baby.

He's a great actor, I know fox news loves him.

Apparently Fox news corporation though of creating a channel that only aired the simpsons

Yes, that would fit right into their agenda.

Fox News is watched more than either CNN or MSNBC combined.

Interesting, I never knew that Fox news owned ign website

Here's good one, did you know that Fox News Network was created by Republican media strategist Richard Ailes and President Richard Nixon?

I knew Richard Ailes help created it but had no clue Nixon was involved

Strange as it seems, Fox News threatened to sue the Simpson to stop the parody of its anti-democratic party agenda.

That is strange that Fox news would want to start a Simpsons network and then want to sue them too

Fox News does have international broadcasts, maybe that had something to do with it.

I wonder what countries Fox News' international broadcast air in

I know that they broadcast to 86 countries or overseas territories but I'm not sure of all the names of them.

I see.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hey do you like music?

I think jazz is cool because it has such a rich cultural history.

I do, and in fact Jazz is one of my favorite genres, so relaxing, I just love it

Oh nice.
You ever been to New Orleans.
Jazz began as early as 1910 there!

Jazz has a lot of inlfuence on our culture even on computers, theres a programming language written in musical composition, based on jazz

Oh wow interesting.

Clint Eastwood is also a jazz enthusiast, pianist, and he even scored several films!

Yeah I think I saw him play the piano in the movie, Million Dollar Baby

Yeah I loved that movie.

Pakistan apparently has a chart topping jazz orchestra!

It seems like they have a great orchestra, and what about those goatees?

they look kind of odd and seem to be a trend in Jazz players

Oh yeah so many people have them.

I wonder if they actually provide more comfort when playing.

I guess it makes sense.

I guess theres only one way to find out, I have to grow a goatee and learn how to play the trumpet

And you have to let me know how that goes!

Lots of people enjoy dancing to jazz music.

Babies for example spontaneously dance when they hear music!

I will, maybe you can grow a goatee as well and we can form our own jazz group and then an orchestra

Yeah that would be hilarious.

There are a few people who are good dancers that I wouldn't expect like Bruce Lee and Tupac.

Tupac is a dancer?
that is new to me,

Yeah me too.

He did ballet in high school and was in the nutcracker!

Ballet dancer Tupac?
I wonder if he got teased over that

Probably why he never mentioned it.

Ballet dancers can go through up to 4 shoes in a week!

Thats a lot of money for shoes, Im guessing those shoes arent cheap maybe they buy tons of them and get discounts

Yeah I bet they are pretty expensive.

Dance is great though, very aesthetic with symbolic value.

Babies love to dance, they spontaneously dance when they hear music

Haha that is so cool!
I'm gonna go watch some fox news now!
abbreviated FNC.


Do you listen to Jazz?

Not much but I know a little.

It is a pretty near art form!
Clint Eastwood is a big fan!

I'm surprised by that.

I guess with all of the westerns he's done I just assumed country.

He is a pianist and even scored some of his films!

Oh wow.
He's very talented.
I had no idea he produced music.

Me neither!

I guess it is a talent that he doesnt place in the public eye very often.

Did you know that Tupac studied Jazz?

Didnt he also study Ballet too?

He did along with acting and poetry.

Wow, I seriously underestimated his talent.

Me too.

I wish he would have chosen a different path for himself.

Yeah, he seemed to have so many options!

I agree.
Are you familiar with Dizzy Gillespie?

I am, very famous trumpet player.

He ran in the 1964 presidential race!

I didnt know that about him.
That is awesome!

His cabinet was even made up of the biggest names in jazz.

That would be one group of cool cats!

I agree.

Louis Armstrong also ended the Beatles 3 month run on the top of the billboard hot 100.

Wow, if anyone could do it, Louie was the one!

He was so incredibly talented.

He definitely was.
It was nice chatting with you.
Have a good night.


Are you a fan of jazz by any chance?

Hello - I don't really care for jazz music too much.

What about you?

I'm not a big fan but I respect the talent and history.

Did you know that Clint Eastwood is a jazz fan?

I did not know that.
Do you like Clint Eastwood.

I've liked some of his movies but not so much the old westerns.

He has scored several of his own films which is impressive.

Did you know there's a Harlem woman has held free jazz concerts at her apartment for 20 years?

I did not.

That must have been a large apartment.

It was very nice of her.

I was also shocked to recently discover that Pakistan has a chart topping jazz orchestra.

I would not have thought that jazz would be big in Pakistan.

That's crazy - I would have never guessed that either!

It is shocking.

Do you know why jazz trumpeters grow goatees?

Oh wow I didn't know that.
Do you know why?

I do.

It was to provide comfort while playing.

That's cool.
Do you watch Fox News ever?

I do not but I am certainly aware of it.

The Fox News corp once discussed creating a cable channel that would only air the Simpsons.

That would be insane but with as long as it's been on it's totally possible.

I can't see it being very lucrative though.

Me either.

Fox News is watched more than CNN and MSNBC.

For me that's pretty depressing.

I just discovered recently that Fox News network was created by Republican strategist Richard Ailes and Richard Nixon.

That's concerning.

Yea I'm not too sure about that.

Did you know that they threatened to sue The Simpsons to stop them from making fun of their anti-democratic party agenda?

Oh wow I didn't know that either.

Good luck with that lawsuit with parody laws.


Did you know the U.S. senate has used the same gavel for 165 years now?

That is a cool fact.

I bet they would still use it if Nixon didn't crack it!

Did they repair it?

Good question.

Did you know women weren't allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 1993?

Interesting, no I didn't know that.
Do you know what the Candy Desk is?

Yeah it is a tradition of the senate since 1968 where a senator who sits near the entrance keeps a drawer full of candy!

What about dogs, do you like Dogs?

Definitely!

you?

Google also likes dogs as their code of conduct specifically states it!

Interesting, I'm surprised they haven't found a way to monetize that.

LOL

Yes seriously!

I thought dogs were color blind but apparently they can see colors!

I knew that, but I'm not sure how many, can they see as many as humans?

Yeah probably much less.

Istanbul has a vending machine for stray dogs!

Just have to deposit some recycled bottle.

Interesting, do they have a big problem with stray dogs?

Yeah I bet they do although I have never been.

It's also interesting that dogs have 12 different blood types-way more than us!

Interesting, how many do humans have, do you know?

Pretty sure just 3 main types.
I will look it up on youtube later.
It's the 2nd largest search engine.

Interesting, are you a fan of Youtube?

I listen to it when I workout sometimes.

Yes I love watching youtube videos!

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

I've never heard it, but I can believe that people don't like it.

Did you know police have their own youtube called blutube?

Interesting.

I bet it's useful for them.

Netflix and youtube make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America, impressive!

I totally can believe that.
Completely crazy.
Well nice chatting with you.


hello, do you know much about the US Senate?

Hey, I'm not really interested in politics.

How about you?

Not so much , I just like to read fun facts about it.

Yes, there a lot funny facts.

Did you know that US senate used the same gavel for 165 years until Nixon cracked it?

I really wonder if they were mad when that happened.

Are you very busy now?

The second time the system started to count 3 minutes.

Did you that there is the candy desk in US senate since 1968?

And I hear that they only have candy from a specific state.

I guess Pennsylvania, right?

Yes.

That is nice that they can go there to make important decisions and have access to candy as well

I think it's not healthy option at all.
Just changing topic.
Do you use Youtube?

Yes a lot .
How about you?

Me too.

I actually didn't know that Youtube is the second largest search engine in the Internet.

Number 1 would be Google.

It's new fact for me.

Good thing that Google bought it so now they hold the top two spots.

Good business decision

It was perfect decision to purchase youtube.

I agree.

I'm also not surprised that Youtube and Netflix generate half of traffic in some moments in North America.

DO you know what is the most disliked video on youtube?

Justin Bieber lol I hate him.

I find him so annoying... "Baby" video, right?

Yes.

my goodness.

Did you know police have their own youtube channel?

Police of which state?
Or just general channel?

I think it is just a general channel called the Blutube

Ok, good.

No, I didn't know.

It's just impossible to imagine the amount of content on youtube.

There is about 400 hours of content uploaded each minute.

That is mind blowing for sure.
Nice chatting with you.


Hi, how are you?

hey im good, do you ever watch youtube?

I do.
Do you?

yes I do, did you know its the second biggest search engine on the web

Wow, I had no clue.

I use it to learn how to do house chores and fix stuff.

What do you use it for?

ya I do that, I listen to music, its cool that a user can upload unlimited videos on the platform

Not all of those would be worthy of uploading though.

My kids watch some weird stuff on youtube kids...

haha ya my friends kid watches Baby Shark, he loves that show haha

Mine do too.

My 7 year old acts like he is too cool for it but I catch him watching it all the time.

My daughter loves her some Jojo.

The WORST!

haha I'll have to look into those, have you heard of the site blutube?

No, what is it?

yeah its like youtube for for cops, I don't know if htey have a cop version of baby shark though haha

What is on there?

Is it like porn to them where they watch how to take perps down?

haha I think so, but ya its like where they share law enforecment training

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

HAHAHA...

haha I don't think it deserves that though!

but ya I don't think gangnam style deserves to have the most

That had to upgrade the view counter to 64 bits for that video.

When I read that I thought it was the william hung.

Ha!

haha I forgot about that guy!

crazy that netflix and youtube make up half of all internet traffic!

Yeah!
Google bought youtube for $1.65B

wow that is a huge amount, crazy that there is like 400 hours of content uploaded to youtube every minute

Nice chatting with you!


Hello.

I wonder how richard nixon cracked that gavel ?

I'm actually not familiar with that story.

I don't know much about Richard Nixon but I know quite a bit about the Senate

I always thought that dogs were color blind but I see they are not

I thought they were color blind also so I guess I was wrong too.

I do know that dogs can learn over a thousand words!

And I never knew of a dog blood drive.

I've never heard of that before.

How exactly would that work, do you think?

I think the same as humans but how would they stay still ?

Yeah, that would definitely be interesting.

And I'm not sure who it would be helping.

Dogs seem to be more like humans than we realize.

Did you know that some dogs in Moscow have learned to use the subway?

interesting.
I would love to see that on you tube

Speaking of YouTube, did you know the first video ever uploaded was of a guy just talking about an elephant?

Wow.

And I wonder why the baby video is so bad

Which baby video are you talking about?

Justin bieber's "baby".
People do not like it

Oh, interesting.

I've never seen it or heard of that song so I'm not sure why people feel that way either.

I would love to see some law enforcement videos

That would be interesting.
Do you know much about politics?

Just a little.
The candy desk is interesting

What is the candy desk?

a member would give candy to other members

Okay.

I've never heard of that before.

But I'm sure it cheered up whoever it involved.

I know I would appreciate a candy desk at work!

And women could not even wear pants.
wow


Hey hows it going?
Are you a Disney fan?

I am!

I liked the Frozen that came out in 2013.

Thats cool.

Yea Frozen is a great movie!

its Disney's 53rd animated feature film and its another classic

Jennifer Lee, the writer and co-director, is the first woman director of a Walt Disney animation studios feature film.

Wow.

After so long, Disney is finally woke!

I believe she is also the first woman director of a feature film that earned more than $1 billion in gross box office revenue.

Yes!

Before "Let it Go" was written Elsa was the main villain in Frozen, however the song was so uplifting her character was changed instead of the song.

Im glad they changed it!

The co-writer of that song Let it Go, Robert Lopez, is 1 of 12 people to have ever won an egot: emmy, grammy, oscar, and tony.

What a talent!

Nice!

Disney renamed "Rapunzel" to "Tangled" and "Snow Queen" to "Frozen" because they blamed feminine titles for underperforming box offices.

Odd.

It makes some sense.

The must have thought they needed to cater to a larger audience and to men specifically considering it is a story about a fearless princess with icy powers.

Yes.
Do you know what K-pop is?

Yea Korean Pop!
Gangam Style by Psy is K-pop, isnt it?

Ahh ok.
I wasn't sure.
I've seen that name pop up before.
I know who Psy is.
Jackie Chan manages a k-pop boy band.
lol

Thats very interesting.

Who wouldve known?

I know North Korea has a kpop girl band - moranbong band - and they are the most popular musical group in the country

Interesting.

Three young women from Korea were huge stars in the USA back in the 1960's and were arguably the first k-pop band.

lol

i wonder if it was north or south korea.

These bands are actually molded for years in bootcamps where they are charged for housing and dancing or singing lessons before they are signed under contracts.

Crazy!

That is crazy for sure!

Do you know many facts about telephones?

I know that the area code in New York is 212 because it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone.

How about you?

I know that Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone.

I would do that for sure.

Oh wow.

that is a great campaign that is really needed.

I can easily do that.

But then again, my iphone is access to everything!

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

Thats a lot of power!

That is a lot of power we carry around in our pockets.

It's impossibe to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped together.

It's been fun chatting!

with all those pages, I can only assume its impossible!.

Thanks for chatting!

lol ..and you got it!
Have a great day!


Have you ever heard or listen to K-pop.

No, I haven't.
What is it?

Apparently it's Korean Pop music.
started in the 90's.
Use to be called Gayo.

Sounds interesting, perhaps i will check it out.

I assume i can find it on the internet because everything is on the internet these days.

One of the most popular groups was called Seo Tajij and Boys they formed in 1992.

I think Jackie Chan manages a k-pop boy band.

Wow now that i didn't know, i love Jackie!

Apparently they have their own girl band as well.

Interesting,  Frozen was a pretty good movie.

Did you ever see it?

Oh my god those songs are still ringing in my ears, lol!

It came out in 2013 3D computer animated musical fantasy film.

Did you know Elsa was supposed to be the villain however "let it go" was so uplifting they changed her character?

Wow, that would have changed the movie a bit.

Did i hear correct it's the first Disney film directed by a women?

Yes, Jennifer Lee was the co-director and writer.

I am surprised that it took until 2013 for a woman to direct a Disney movie.

That's awesome good for her and i hear it earned over 1 billion at the box office.

Alan Tudyk who voiced the Duke Of Weselton in Frozen has been in several other Disney movies

He has do you know any?

I believe Frozen was Disney's 53 animated film.

I think he was in Frozen, Wreck-It-Ralph, Zootopia and Moana.

Perhaps there are others.

That's so cool.

You know they renamed rapunzel to tangled because feminine titles were under performing at the box office.

That is unfortunately, but i guess i understand.

Boys might not want to see a movie with feminine title because "that is a girl movie!"

Ok i can go with that, lol!

There is only 12 ppl who have one an Egot, Emmy, Grammy Oscar and a Tony.

Wow!

You must really be talented to win all four of those.

Yes it was Robert Lopez co-writer of let it go from Frozen.

Cool, it was nice talking to you

You too my friend.

Just in parting did you know that an iPhone has more computing power than an entire nuclear icbm deterrent?

You just blew my mind.
That is weird.

Have a good night, nice chatting!
!


Hi, do you like Korean Pop?

I don't listen to K Pop.
I have heard some J Pop though.
You?

I haven't listened to either.

South Korea responded to North Korea sinking a warship by blasting k-pop across the border.

that is an odd response.
But I guess it's better than war.
Millions could do if NK started firing.

I agree.

It appears most k-pop stars are modeled for years in bootcamps before they can sign under contracts.

I do not envy them.
It sounds like an awful life.
Everyone else makes money except you.

I agree.

North Korea has its own k-pop girl band which is the most popular music group in the country.

That is probably just a copycat of an SK band.

I wonder what the songs are like.

All about the Dear Leader?

LOL

I believe it.

Three women from Korea were huge stars in the USA back in the 60's and were the first k-pop stars.

That's a great bit of history!
I wonder what songs they sang.
I don't think I've ever heard them

Not too sure on that one.

Jackie Chan actually manages a k-pop boy band.

He really knows media.
He probably is a big music fan too.

I bet.
Do you like the movie Frozen?

I haven't seen it.
I hear it's good.
Disney, right?

It's a good movie for the kids.
Yep, it's a Disney movie.

Probably lots of good songs too.
It was directed by a woman, right?

I think so.
Do you know much about telephones?

I know that they are pacifiers for adults these days.

LOL yes they are.

New York has the area code of 212 because this was the easiest number to dial on a rotary phone

Did you ever use a rotary?
Very slow.
LOL.
Anyway, thanks for the chat!

It was good talking to you.
I've never used a rotary phone.


Are you famliared with K-pop?

No, I'm not, what is that?

Its Korean Pop, it has several audiovisual elements and it's actually really nice, it goes back all the way to the 90s

Interesting.
Are you a fan of it?

No not really, I like some groups like Seo Taiki and Boys, but other than that I just like listening to some of the songs

Interesting, I've never heard of them.
Are they from North Korea?

No, I think they are from South Korea, North Korea has a KPop girl band though,

Interesting.
I should have guessed that.
Are you a fan of films?

I  am I like Disney films, did you watch Frozen?

No, I haven't seen it.
What is it about?

It's about a fearless princess who sets on a journey to find her sister.

It's actually really nice, you should watch it

Interesting.

I heard it was written and directed by Jennifer lee, is this true?

Yeah that is true, she is in fact the first female director of a film to earn more than 1 billion dollars in revenue

Nice, have you ever used a rotary phone?

I have, my grandmother used to have one and I used to play with the dial, she yelled at me when she caught me playing with the phone

Nice, did you know an Iphone has more computing power than an ICBM deterrent?

Are you kidding me?

more power than an ICBM deterrent!!

that gives me the chills, we should update that deterrent soon

Crazy.

I have to get a new iphone, but they need to get new Missles!

Sounds like they have a higher priotity lol,

Yeah, pretty hilarious if you ask me.

It is.

Unicef has a great campaign, next time you want to use your cellphone keep in mind that Unicef donates a day of clean water for every minute you dont use you cell

That is interesting.

Well clean water is good for everyone to have.


Do you like to dance?

Not so much, but my wife does.

Parrots can dance perfectly in time with music and probably dance better than I can.

and same with Babies, my 9 month knows how to bust a move!

That's funny!

Well, if Mr. Rogers learned how to breakdance, why not a 9 month old?

I would have loved to see that.

Tupac did ballet in high school, anything is possible!

I wonder if he wore those fancy ballet slippers that make drawings based upon the dancer's movements?

for sure, I think he was in the Nutcracker even.

Wow, that's a shocker.

Kinda like the first moonwalk being done by Bill Bailey in 1955.

I always thought Michael Jackson invented that move.

Me too, I thought he busted it out at a concert.

He at least has a patent on the extreme lean

He was amazing, but really screwed up.

He almost seemed like a character out of some fantasy world that Jim Henson would have created.

Jim Henson wanted children never to be afraid, but if I was a kid Michael Jackson would creep me out.

For sure, I didn't like the way he looked.

Do you like learning about the planets?

The solar system is interesting.

For example, all of the planets  could fit between the Earth and the moon.

I wouldn't have thought that.

I did not know that!

I know Jupiter's moon could be a planet if it orbited the sun

did you know that that the Soviet union sent a spacecraft to Venus?

I did not know that!

I wonder if they found anything, or if it even made it there, do you know?

They launched in 1975 and I think it was the first spacecraft to capture images of the surface of another planet.

I will have to search it on google, I did now know that.

I would love to see what it looks like

Me too.

I bet Venus is very interesting looking.

So is Jupiter, but manned space stations cannot go there.

I bet not, I am excited to see if we get to Mars.

Good chatting with you!

You as well.
Have a nice evening!

Thanks!


Hey, what is your favorite animal.

Kangaroo and how about you?

I love dogs and any animal that can speak with their eyes.

Did you know that Germany has given animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.

Yeah, I had read about that.
They did that in 2002.

I guess I am an animal person.

I became a vegetarian as soon as I was old enough to be responsible for my own meals.

Oh, how cool!

I know it's the right thing to do, but I would find it so hard.

Good for you!

Do you realize the loch ness monster is a protected species?

I love the Scottish!

I guess we have a responsibility for the animals we love.

Did you know that animals who are domesticated are the only ones that get a white patch on their heads,

That's fascinating, though I'm not sure why they get a white patch?

Maybe so we can identify them as belong to us.

I will have to look that up on Google to be sure.

Me too, Ill have to find, I'm too curious , now.

I was shocked to learn that there are 20 Quintillion individual animals on the planet, right now.

Yes, but we lost a rat or muscat species in Australia last week to climate change.

Extinction is real.

True and only getting worse, I fear.

Def climate change affecting many species around the world.

I only recently found out that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.

I think it is going to be up to the Billionaires like Jeff Bezos to make changes.

If he can build a clock in the side of a mountain that will last 10,000 years he can put some money towards preventing climate change.

Amen to that!

Speaking of Amazon do you realize that the average Amazon warehouse worker walks between 7 and 15 miles each day as part of t heir daily shift.

Wow, no after work gym time needed.

Yes, I wonder if they knowingly created a healthy work atmosphere.

I have heard that their offices in Seattle are innovated and started the casual work place that is now popular in all businesses.

They probably did.

It's just a good thing all the way around.

I read somewhere that the first Amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him.

Have you heard about that?

I am going to spend around the same amount for my next purchase.

I wish I would get something more then just a t-shirt for the money.

I hear ya on that!

I'm old enough I can still remember when Amazon.com was just an online bookstore, long before it blew up into what it is now.

Ya, then you could buy downloads and anything else you might want to get from any store.

Do you like the google home or the Amazon echo?

Google home, only because I got it as a gift from my daughter, I don't know too much about the echo.

Which do you have/

I have Google Home because my husband like the google interface.

I do not know which is better but I do know once you choose one you are have to go all the way.

We are now moving into the light bulbs being controlled by google.

That is so true!

Kind of scary when you stop and think about it.

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

Hope you get to enjoy the rest of your day and keep loving the animals!


What do you know about planets?

I know that the planet Venus doesn't tilt and therefore it doesn't have any seasons.

That is fascinating, isnt it also the only planet that rotates clockwise?

Yes that is in fact correct.

Do you believe that there are other Earth sized planets out there?

I do.

I think our universe is far more expansive then we realize.

I also believe that there is life out there somewhere.

I'm very sure about this as well.

I read somewhere that 1 in 5 sun-like stars is believed to have an Earth sized planet in its habitable zone.

Isn't that amazing!!

It really is, Ive been listening to a podcast about the creation of earth, the possibilities of life, and the repercussions of being alone in the universe.

That is quite fascinating.

I also read somewhere recently that one of Jupiter's moons called Ganymede would be considered a planet if it actually orbited the Sun.

I guess it meets the size requirement, unlike poor pluto.

Yeah!!!

poor Pluto indeed.

Ha Ha!!!

You probably heard that the Kepler Telescope team has made some discoveries in recent years.

Do you happen to know what was one of those discoveries?

Was it the two possible planets after Pluto?

No it was 2  Earth-sized extrasolar planets, Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f that are orbiting a Sun-like star, Kepler-20

I wonder if that is where they think more life can be because those planets are in what thy call a sun's "Goldilocks zone"

I'm not sure if those planets support life but one day we will know for certain.

I think it would be cool to have other life among us, and to be able to live among them.

I always wonder if ther is intelligent life that has been searching and just doesnt deem us as intelligent life because they are far superior.

That could very well be the case.

As far as I'm concerned the possibilities are endless.

They really are, the other thing the podcast brought up was that what if the life we search for is already on their way to find us?

It is so fascinating to examine the sky and wonder what is going on out there.

Yes it truly is, indeed!!!

Did you know that Uranus actually rotates sideways as oppose to spinning around the Sun like the other planets do?

I wonder how that would affect its seasons?

Me too.

I would be kind of weird to figure that one out as the planet actually rolls around the Sun.

There is one planet that has weather just like florida!

Shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 MPH and it is 2000 degrees F!

LOL

That doesn't sound like Florida at all.

It was very nice chatting with you today.

I hope you have a great night!!!

Thanks

You too!


Did you like Mark Twains novels?

I heard he had a hard time with his typewritter

Hi.

Just i know that but I am not read his Novels.

Did you read it?

I read some of his novels, so yeah I am a fan, his typewritter had a lot of problems, he decided to sell it for $125, that typewritter must be worth thousands now a days

ohh.

Because of he is famous writter or The true worth of typerwritter is thousand $?

It must be, I bet a lot of collectors would pay a lot of money for it, its a piece full with history, Twain is an icon of our culture, it would be interesting to google that

ok. frnd.

see that new employees of google are called "NOOGLERS" and are given propeller beanie cap to wear on their first friday.

Thats a really funny nickname a bit messed up but funny, well its only for a day right?

yah.. beanie cap is wear on that one day only.

Sounds like a nice tradition, Google is a really big company now, to think it got founded all the way back in  1998

hmm yah.. its also a famous company also

Larry Page, Segey Brin are genius, they were PHD students over at Standford University

hmm yah.. Google is an unimagable source for  Internet.

Yeah I heard that back in 2013 the site went down for five minutes and it took 40% of the web traffic with it

90% peoples are check their Internet is work or not use google

I see, do you also use Amazon?
I love shopping there

yah.. in india Amazon is very famous shopping site and last 4 year Amazon make all Indian to shopping very easily.

The first costumer has a building names after him, he spent about $28 dollars and got a building named after him crazy right!

Do you like Amazon Kindle?

I do like the service a lot of interesting books in the platform,

But hold a book to read its a very good feel so don't like kindle

I guess its not the same as holding a book I agree with you.


Hi, how are you?

Doing well.

Have you heard of the Capital Fringe Festival?

Nope, sure haven't.
Where is it held?

It is held in Celia Wren..
I am not sure where that is.

Is it in Washington state?
What kind of music is there?
Is it a dance festival?

Yes.

It is in Southwest Washington.

It is dance theater.

I think that "So You Think You Can Dance" and"Dancing with the Stars" has increased the market for dance.

I'm not much of a dancer.

I smiled when I saw that Tupac danced ballet in high school.

Quite different from his tough guy image.

True.

This festival is about two monarchs whose adultery risks sending their nation into decline.

Sounds like a lot of countries I have read about.

Sounds like an interesting festival.
Do a lot of young people attend?
How long has the festival been around?

I don't know about the crowds, but since it involve punk rock, I would guess that young people are attracted to it.

I'm surprised by some of the people that are good at dance.

Bruce Lee won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958

I agree.

I was surprised to learn that Michael Jackson has a patent on a device that enabled him to dance with an extreme lean.

I have not problems with that, however.

He was just trying to be more entertaining.

MJ was an innovator, but a bit eccentric.

Kind of like the orbit of some planets.

I bet he would have bought a planet and named it after himself.

Some stars are for sale for naming rights.

We have had at least 5 objects that were once classified as planets but now are not.

The most well known is Pluto

The variation among the planets is intriguing.

For example, Venus does not tilt so  it has no seasons.

It also rotates clock-wise.

What's up with dat?

I know that but it must be according to a convention.

The earth would rotate counter-clockwise if viewed from the north pole but clockwise if viewed from the south pole.

That's true.

I guess we set the convention according to ourselves.

I wonder when we'll discover life on other planets.

The building blocks are there.

The distances are so great that we will need "warp speed" to explore very many planets.

Think of one where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph and at 2000 degrees!

Yeah, the possibility of finding another inhabitable planet seems slim.

We really should try to make do with this one.

I agree.

However, I have read that warp speed is theoretically possible.

Who knows?

If mankind last long enough.

I just saw that a new tiny galaxy was located this week.

I wonder whether we'll get discovered first.

That would be wild.

Anyhow, thanks for the chat!

Have a good night!


Hi are you a fan of google?
I'm a googler.
lol

Yea, Google is a great website since being founded in 1998, much better search engine than yahoo and msn

I agree!

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

That's insane, so is google taking 40% or internet traffic down with it in 2013

I wonder where I was on that day?

I can't remember.

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

Interesting.

Sounds intrusive that Google maps uses people data to calculate data without most of their knowledge

I know right?

I would have liked to have seen when google brought in hundereds of live goats to mow the lawns around their headquarters.

lol

it's a good way to save money I guess, lol.

I'd like to see if google maps really adjusts it's border claims based on the country you're in

Right?
Are you an Amazon fan?

Yea, hard to live without amazon since they expanded to streaming, mp3 downloading and selling electronics

Yes.

I use their streaming service as well since I'm a prime member.

Hard to believe It's going to be 25 years soon since the company was founded in 1994.

Yea, and they've grown so much and have even made a deal with the USPS to deliver packages on Sundays!

Yes!

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

Talk about some bragging rights.

lol

I'd rather have the clock Bezos is building into a mountain named after me than a building

lol  IMDB has been owned by Amazon since 1998.

That makes sense.

They probably link up the movies to Amazon so people can buy them.

That's a pretty good business move buying Imdb then, probably use to get tons of cash right after buying one

That's what I was thinking.

I wonder how that would be working in an Amazon warehouse?

Their warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles each day as part of their daily shift.

You would either love it for the health aspect or you would be miserable if you had any physical ailments.

I don't even think I walk 7 miles a week, it would suck doing it in one shift at Amazon

haha  Have you ever bought anything from AmazonBasics which is Amazon's in-house brand for low end products?

I don't think I have.

I don't think so but I have seen AMazonBasics show up in my search results

I have too.
It's been fun chatting!
Have a good night!


Its crazy to think how the moon of Jupiter, ganymede would be considered a planet if it would rotate in the suns orbit.

I know.

Jupiter is so huge that its gravity would crush a human if one were on its surface.

Yeah, besides all the storms and problems, I used to want to live there someday but it seems impossible for any life to exist there.

How about the shards of glass raining sideways?

I would think at that temperature it would be liquid instead of shards.

It is an extremely high temperature, I wonder why these shards precipitate in this planet.

It must be due to "storms" where pressure differences cause motion.

Yet 4500 MPH seems incredible.

Yeah it seems unreal and would be actually nice to see that, what do you think about the orbit of Venus?

I have always thought that the atmosphere on Venus was so thick that we cannot figure out what the surface is like.

Therefore, not having seasons wouldn't matter much.

Yeah, I see your point, the climate must be pretty much the same,  hopefully someday we can explore it.

Of course, the temperature might still be different at the equator than at the poles, so there must be some variation at different locations.

Do you think Venus was at some point of universe histoy a planet with life?

Ive read that about two billion year ago this might have been possible.

I think it is reasonably likely.

It kind of looks like earth if you look at all the simulations, and also a hypothesis is that it could have had oceans about 700 millions years ago.

Yes.

And the atmosphere has many chemicals that we can identify.

Some life on earth survives is harsh circumstances such as on the ocean floor with tremendous pressures.

This planet, universe, has a lot of intriguing aspects, to think that there is much to learn yet.

I know, It is too bad that our lives are so short.

Yeah, there is too much to explore and not enough time to do so.

I would like to visit the moon, other planets, but I guess someday the human race will do it easily.

I think so.

There is a theoretical "warp speed" which might allow humans to visit places light years away

I didnt know about that!
guess we wont be able to see that

Probably not.
I have enjoyed talking with you.

Me too have a nice day.


Do you like to read?
do you know who Mark Twain is?
I love his books

I love to read!

And I'm from near the Mississippi River, so I defiantly know of Mark Twain!

I heard he had a lot of fights with his typewriter machine lol

Yeah, I don't think he enjoyed using it very much, and gave his away a few times I believe.

It must be worth a lot of money now, to think he asked for a price of only $125, it must be worth thousands now

His typewriter, yes.

Although honestly it's hard to find typewriters these days, not really something you can buy on amazon.

Not sure, you can buy almost everything in amazon these days, do you shop a lot on that site?

not really.

I did buy a lot of books on there when that was all it had.

I remember when it started selling other items as well.

It has grown a lot its now a giant, the first purchase was of $27.95 and want to know a cool fact about that purchase?

what is that?

The guy who made the purchase got a building named after him, what a bargain

That's kind of interesting though.

I'd probably be willing to make a $28 purchase for a building to be named after me.

Now Amazon is basically a giant.

You can buy almost anything off there.

Amazon also owns Imdb, I think that the success of the company is due in a great part to Jeff Bezos, his a genius

I didn't know they owned IMDB.

That's pretty neat.

I knew they created a new font to make it easier to read books on the kindles, which even though I prefer real books, is just kinda neat.

Really?

what is the name of that font I might try it out next time I order a digital book

it's called bookerly.

Any book you order on the kindle uses it automatically.

It actually is a lot easier to read than other fonts.

I see, so I have seen it before then, its also a cool fact how the postal service has a sunday contract with Amazon, I guess theres just too much business that day.

I was surprised the first time I got a delivery on a sunday!

My mailman said it actually boosted their hiring and was a really good deal for them.

I guess it does promote a lot of jobs, did you hear about the clock Jeff Bezos had built into a mountain?

No.
He had a clock built into a mountain?
Why?

Not sure, maybe because he has more money than God lol, the clock is supposed to run for 10,000 years,


Hi, how are you?
Do you like to use computers?

Hi, all the time.

I still prefer a desktop machine to a laptop or smartphone.

Me too.

I like to see the screen and type on a proper keyboard.

Did you know that in 1936, the Russians made a computer that ran on water?

I wonder what OS it used.

LOL

Wow.

I did not know that, I wonder what happened if it ran dry?

Computers certainly have come a long way in a short amount of time.

Boy, they sure have.

In 10 years, computers will be astounding.

And maybe nobody will have a job.

Won't need one if computers do everything for us.

It's amazing that the space shuttles computer only had 1 meg of ram.

I guess they were very efficient about programming that thing.

That is not much RAM at all.

But at least it didn't run on water.

LOL

True.

I would like to put my own machine together again like I've done in the past.

These days though store bought computers are so cheap and disposable it's hardly worth the effort.

Looking into doing it I discovered someone build a working machine with minecraft building blocks!

That is amazing.

That is a machine built entirely with simple parts in software.

I guess they really know they hardware!

Yeah.

Maybe I will build a machine, but with regular parts.

I just found some good deals on amazon, and everything comes so fast.

They even deliver on Sundays now.

Yes, Amazon really has changed the retail game.

Sundays?

I didn't think postal workers would ever work on Sunday.

Given the drop in letter mail they need this.

Remember when amazon only sold books?

Now you can get basically everything there.

Stuff I never thought I'd even need somehow gets added to my cart..

Yes, it is quite addictive because it is so easy to get things.

And the website makes clever suggestions for you, Soon we will never need to leave the house.

I can't wait for that day lol.

They just need to start delivering hot food.

You can already get some groceries so it won't be long.

They have already passed walmart as the most valuable retailer.

That makes sense.

If stuff gets delivered same day/next day, there is no reason to go to Walmart.

The buildings are so huge.

There is an amazon warehouse near me.

Thousands work there and they have about 30 dock doors.

I hear there is a lot of walking on that job though.

Yes, they really have to move around the warehouse quite a bit.

I bet there is little obesity there.

Good for the waistline!

I wonder if they can take orders home with them?

Amazon owns all kinds of things you wouldn't think of, like IMDB why would they want that?

I had no idea it was amazon owned and they've had it since 1998!

IMDB is older than the Web.

It was on the Internet back in the 1980s.

I think soon Amazon will own everything and we'll all have to buy from them.

Everyone thinks that will be bad, and it might be but perhaps it will be good.

Or they'll just do even weirder things then they do now.

They have that clock that will run 10 000 years built into a mountain.

Why is that necessary?
Will Amazon be around for 10,000 years?
LOL Thanks for the chat!

Have a great day.

Thanks!
You too.

bye

See ya!

Don't forget to complete your amazon order!


Hello - how are you?

Can you believe that google has been around since 1998?

wow, long time, it takes more computing power for a single google search then it took to send men to the moon

Wow - no surprise then that when it went down for 5 minutes in 2013, 40% of web traffic went with it.

i believe it, high tech but they have goats "mowing" their lawn

I have always thought that was cool - I want goats to mow my lawn haha

yeah:) their complex is nicknamed googleplex

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

interesting, another huge company founded a few years before google, amazon in 1994

It is a huge company - Amazon has owned IMDB since 1998.

hard to believe they started out just selling books

Yeah now Amazon has it's hand in just about everything... publishing, film, tv, electronics...

warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles a day!

USPS has a contract with amazon to deliver on sunday

thats great if you need a package

The first amazon.com customer spent 27.95 and got a building named after him - that's pretty crazy

that is, now they are largest internet retailer in the world

Yes - I know I am a very regular customer.

Just about everyone I know is...

me too, can buy anything

And it doesn't get any more convenient.

true, nice chatting

You as well have a nice day


AI is making some pretty impressive advances.

I think beating a go champion is a major milestone in AI.

Its amazing to see how far AI has come so fast too

I think that the pace of improvement will stall because computers can no longer keep up with Moore's Law.

I think AI is good to improve society and make things more comfortable but I think we have gone too far by thinking it will somehow take over entirely

I think it's also a problem that they are black boxes.

They can't explain why they think things like humans can.

Google and Amazon are currently the foremost experts in developing AI right now and understand the limitations and impact AI has

They probably have the largest data sets to work with given their corporate footprints.

I am surprised Google hasn't paried with Apple to really take AI to the next level

They probably compete on too many different levels, like iOS and Android to want to collaborate.

Facebook has partnered with Netflix and Spotify; so to should Google or Amazon

I think a Google and Amazon partnership is more realistic than Google and Apple.

I would agree with you there considering Amazon is the 3rd most valuable company in the U.S.

They have certainly been trying their hardest to increase their market share.

Their footprint in Seattle is huge.

I used to live close to Amazon HQ.

The building is so big that most employees walk about 7 miles a day while working

That is an impressive number.

I guess it means employees get good exercise.

Have you ever gotten a Sunday delivery from Amazon through the USPS?

Never.

I assumed that USPS never delivers on Sundays.

I thought so too but I guess Amazon has a contract for Sunday delivery

That shows how much influence it has as the largest internet retailer in the world.

I spent a lot more than the first customer did back in the late 90s on holiday gifts this year.

I wonder if I will get a building named after me by Bezos...lol

It's too bad the text does not say who this first customer was.

I am curious to know.

Have a wonderful Holiday!