I guess he must be worth that much to the brand. Kids buy the kicks and Reebok gets rich. With that money, he could buy part of a team.


I bet he could.  It's great advertising to be a part of basketball.  Just look at nike.  The NBA banned air jordan shoes but Michael Jordan wore them anyway and Nike payed a fine per game.  Now those shoes are super expensive and super popular.


Fines create controversy, which generates interest and revenue. Smart business by Nike.


It totally agree.  Nike probably loved the banning of their shoes.  They've made a ton of money since.  You know though, it shouldn't all be about money and I respect people that understand that.  Take Tim Duncan for example, he held off joining the nba in order to get his degree.


I would not have done with Duncan did. I would have played right away. Too much money at stake. College can wait.


Yeah but sometimes people never go back. You hear about players going bankrupt after retiring and it just seems like a good idea to have that degree to fall back on.  Even with Allen Iverson's money and contract a player could still mismanage money.


I don't know if a degree is going to help a former NBA player if all they know is ball. They should get a degree in managing money though.


Lol, that would probably be a good idea!  NBA players are the world's best paid athletes so knowing how to handle all of that money would be highly important.


They get used to the money flowing in. They can't imagine a day when it doesn't. Not everyone gets a shoe deal.


Speaking of shoes, did you know that ballet dancers go through up to four pair a week?


Ballet is tough on the feet. I figure that I would probably break my ankles before I went through a pair.


It is pretty tough for sure.  Maybe they should use old shoes.  I've heard that shoes from back like 5000 years ago are better able to perform than today's shoes.


I'm not surprised. Things had to last back then. I wonder what they did about the smell though.


You know I hadn't thought about that!  i guess there would be a smell considering what they were probably made of.  It's funny too because today's shoes  are supposed to be made with better materials, especially high end shoes, and yet they aren't as good.


As did i. oh and for that smell, put some tea bags in those shoes!


Alright. Do you watch basketball? De'Andre Hunter borke his wrist and won't play with the Virgina team


That sucks for him. Big loss for Virginia too!


I like Uconn, unfortunalty the coach is the highest paid state employee like in 39 other states


That seems to be the trend now. Kareem got the dunk banned a while back.


Yea it's unfortunate, I bet basketball inventor James Naidmith wasn't the highest paid when he coached


No and he was the worst coach in Kansas history!


It's messed up New Zeland has a team nicknamed "tall blacks"


I think that is the national team name. Their rugby team is black 7s.


I see. The US supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor


Not saying it might not be racist, but there might be a story behind it. Weird place for a court...


Apparently the best technique for free throws is shooting granny style according to physicists


I would like to see lebron shoot that way. It would be more entertaining!


Yea that would be funny, change the air jordan logo to mj shooting granny style, maybe it wouldn't of been banned when they first came out


HAHAHA. That would be a funny logo though. I might be able to buy some of that...


Too bad Cheryl Miller never got a shoe, she did break 8 national records in one game


Yea and her brother Reggie Miller only scored 40 points that same day


He's such a disappointment... Nice chatting with you!


Hello. Do you know much about basketball?


I do its a team sport which commonly has 5 players per team. Shoot a basketball into a defenders hoop


I've always been fascinated by the showmanship of the game. Like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's dunking. Of course that was banned for years before coming back.


He was very dominate with dunking but glad they changed their mind. Think about shaq trying to shoot all the time


Very true. I wonder if the showmanship affects the pay for them. I'm sure the winning records of the team affects the coaches pay.


I am sure they can be more marketable. Did you know vasectomy rates will be increasing this month due to march madness?


What?! How in the world is there a connection between basketball and vasectomies?


Men use the time to recover to watch basketball. Talk about madness!


Ah well I guess that makes sense in a way. I'm surprised no one has figured out a way to market that through some sort of commercial during the lead up to the games.


Athletes should really get financial advisors. 5 years after retirement 60% of players are broke


That's really sad. Honestly though the players that don't get the huge endorsements like Allen Iverson or Micheal Jordan don't make a ton of money.


There was a guy named Spencer Haywood who made the mistake of choosing 100k over a 10% stake in Nike. It would be worth 8.62 billion today


I would be kicking myself for years if that happened. Nike knows what they are doing though. I mean look how they paid Jordan's fines so he could wear them every game.


Really good marketing. Speaking of shoes there are 17 different ways to tie them


Hmm I wonder if that includes how you lace them too. I don't wear many shoes with laces. It is more cowboy boots and much boots here which can be quite spendy because of functionality.


Some boots are even designed for specific purposes like mountaineering or skiing


Ski boots that are fitted properly can run you hundreds of dollars. Seems a bit silly to spend that much on a boot you can only do one thing in.


How do you feel about designer shoes? They can sell for hundreds if not thousands


Honestly I think they are really silly. The fact that a shoe can sell for hundreds more because of a different leather and a red bottom makes me sad for society and its consumerism.


There is a wizard of oz themed shoe that actually guides you home when you click the heels together using GPS. I wonder how pricey those are


I'm guessing in the thousands at least. Can you imagine trying to walk in something like that?


It would be fun exploring using them. Nice chatting with you have a nice day!


Sure! You know, sometimes I wonder if dating apps are doing more harm than good


I think like most things it has it's bad and good points. I think it's good for some people to meet, but you just have to be really careful.


One girl attacked her boyfriend with a sword when she found the Tinder app on his phone


That's getting pretty radical, but some people get really jealous.


She had the samurai sword taped to the side of the bed and waited until he was asleep. That's definitely premeditated


Lucky for him that she didn't actually kill him, and actually lucky for her.


It's a good thing he was able to talk her into calling the police. She pleaded not guilty


Yep. The guy was actually excited about the whole thing. He said it was a lot more exciting than playing games. I think perhaps he needs some help.


I think they both need help in that case. Neither of them were likely in the mental state to be in a healthy relationship\


I agree. To change subjects a little. Did you know that you can't separate two phone books that have had their pages overlapped?


I guess I've never tried to separate one. I've also never had to call NY's area code on a rotary phone, but I guess 212 is the fastest area code, so NY got dibs


I have actually heard about the telephone books before, and tried it. You really can't pull them apart.


That's funny. Did you know that the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent has less computing power than the iPhone?


What? Now that's really scary. I wonder if they have considered upgrading their system?


It might no be necessary. Nowadays, we're all addicted to our phones due to that computing power to the point that UNICEF will donate clean water for every minute you don't use your phone


I don't find myself that addicted to my phone. Sometimes I wish they didn't have cell phones. I remember a time when you could actually be left alone.


Back in the days before Facebook. I have a love/hate relationship with social media


I think I know how you feel. I got really bad with facebook for quite a while. I was afraid that I would miss a comment so it was really taking up a lot of time.


I wonder if living in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein would help with notifications since the "like" button is illegal there


It might. Burger KIng had a promotion where you would get a free whopper for unfriending 10 people. I wonder if you could do that more than once. I could unfriend enough people to eat for about a year.


I'm still trying to figure out how they verified that. I might go look that up right now. Have a good night!


Hey, did you know the reason NYC has a 212 area code is, is because it's the fastest number you can dial on an old rotary phone?


Hi, no I did not think of that, but excellent thought.  Speaking of phones, it is amazing that an iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear missile deterrent system!


Yes phones have really progressed, nowadays there are people who haven't even used land lines never mind rotary phones. Iphones are all they know.


Yes.  Everyone has become so reliant on mobile phones.  It is nice to see Unicef offering to donate a day of clean water to children for every minute your cell phone is not used.


I wonder how they keep track of that? Nowadays no one using their phones for calling. I almost never do. Facebook for me is the preferred way of keeping in touch.


Yes, use Facebook a lot too.  Great way to keep in touch.  I can never get over the fact that Myspace turned down an offer to buy it for $75 million!!


Now the company is worth billions. It's really interesting that the reason facebook is blue is because Mark Zuckerburg is partially color blind. The blue is so iconic now.


The blue is totally iconic.  People are so reliant on Facebook that Iceland is using Facebook to rewrite their constitution!  I can't even being to imagine that comment section.


Wow, but reading the comments is half the fun. Unless you see stupid comments your friends make and then you have to unfriend them. Remember when burger king gave out free whoopers if you unfriend 10 people?


I do not remember that, but it's hilarious.  My wife plays so many games on Facebook.  It is pretty awesome that she can play multiplayer games over the internet with her friends or strangers.


Yes the multiplayer games are fun. It really is such a good invention and it's free. I actually wish there was a pay version with less ads. I understand on screen ads is how they make money but at times they get annoying.


They are very annoying.  Amazing how far they have come!  A music protocol was used for networking the first multiplayer first person shooting game.


Interesting. You know it's been almost 7 years since facebook went public and I still haven't got around to buying stock. I really should.


I can't believe it has been that long.  From almost selling for $75 million to being worth over $100 billion, wow!


I wish they'd add old games to their multiplayer games. sega genesis games like streets of rage, or snes games too.


I remember playing both Sega and SNES.  I also remember the fateful Halo 2 server shutdown from 2010.  Wish I knew that if I left the console on, I could have played for another three and half weeks!


Good times. Golden Eye was the first multiplayer game I played but it was in person not online. Apparently they added this feature last minute. We probably wouldn't remember the game today if not for it.


I loved Golden Eye and Mario Kart.  I could play those for hours.  Rare and Nintendo were not even aware that multiplayer mode was being added!


I bet they are happy it was added! Who knows how much longer it would have taken for nintendo multiplayer to catch on. In fact I think I'm going to go hook my n64 up now.


I saw a kiosk selling old Nintendo systems and games in our mall the other day.  That would be a fun way to spend the afternoon.


I still have lots of old games. I'm going to go play them now. Nice talking to you, bye!


Nice talking to you!  I am going play some NBA 2k19 against the AI-controlled computer opponent that does not have the advantage and flexibility of human thought!


Hi! Do you have any favorite Hollywood actors?


Yes! I have many. Brad Pitt and George Clooney are a couple.


A favorite of mine is Tom Hanks. Familiar with any of his movies?


Wasn't he in the Toy Story films? He played Woody the Cowboy.


Yes, he was. In fact, he's currently the highest all-time box office star; with over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings.


Goodness! He certainly deserves his success. Did you know that his brother does voice over work?


No, I do not. What's his name and some of his movies?


I disremember his names, but I know he did the voice over for some gamees based on movies that T Hanks was in.


Sounds interesting. Speaking about voice overs, Robin Williams was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voice overs. It was for Aladdin.


Yes, he was great! He totally abandoned the script and the screenwriters and animators had to change a bunch of stuff. Plus Diseny underpaid him.


That I did not know! I was really sad though about his passing.


Yes, he had a terrible disease. I heard that Silence of the Lambs came out on Valentine's Day. Strange timing.


Really? Indeed strange timing. That's the one with Anthony Hopkins, right?


Yes, he would practice each line 250 times until he found something good, like the sucking sound he made when desecribing eating his friend.


Wow. Such dedication. I also heard that the movie had a box office hit of over $270 million!


Definitely the opposite of a flop. Did you know that "Treasure Planet" was a hugh flop? I thought Disney would know better.


I loved that movie. Surprised it was a flop though. But it wasn't a flop like Sleeping Beauty though. Disney was considering shutting down their animation studio since it was a failure.


Disney avoided a disaster there. Do you own a car? I don't. I am like a vegan, but for car ownership.


I do, but I don't drive often. I prefer walking -- helps with exercise and the environment.


That's good! We should all do our part. A car is not a necessity. We should be able to travel around without owning a car.


Agreed. Public transportation is widely available. However, driving has its perks. Like drive-thrus for example. Mcdonald's added drive-thrus in 1975 for soldiers that couldn't get out of their cars.


Smart of McD's. "Thank you for your service! You can pick up your order at window #2"


I do.  I am a big fan.  Much better than a horse a buggy


Haha yes, much better. Did you know cars were born in 1886 in Germany?


Good old Mr Benz started a great company.  I bet his family is doing pretty well financially


Yes he did. Did you know Cadillac is named after a French explorer?


I did not know that.  They have been around for years and are great cars


They are. That explorer also founded Detroit.


And Detroit would not be around at all without cars.  They built their entire city around that market


Most definitely. It's legal in South Africa to equip your car with a flamethrower.


Remind me never to cut anyone off in traffic in South Africa.  I though my streets were hectic.


Haha. It is apparently because they have high case of carjackings.


Well, ever since cars started being used globally, there will always be people wanting to steal them


That's sad, but true. Do you follow any celebrities?


Mostly athletes.  I tend to stay away from the reality stars.


I do too. Did you know Pixar has a secret room that is visited by Celebrities?


I wonder what is in there.  Pixar is pretty wealthy, I bet they have a lot of cool secrets.


I love Pixar. They make the best animations. Did you know Robin Williams was the voice of the Genie in Aladdin?


Oh yes, it was one of my favorite roles of his.  Now every celebrity seems to be doing animation.


I think so too. Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode.


Not bad.  I am glad her TV law degree came in handy for her.  She has been on the air for years


Me too. Well, it was good talking to you. Have a good one.


I know! She was recently in the movie Tully. Have you seen it?


Not yet but i am planning to see it soon. I loved her in Mad Max


Who is Ron Livingston? He was in Tully with her


Thats the guy from office Space, I love that movie.


Oh, that guy! Yeah, I know him. He's done a lot of films with pretty women. He's good at comedy and drama.


Oh yeah he goes hand in hand with comedy. He is starring in an upcoming comedy called Holly Slept Over.


I'll need to see that. Have you ever seen the show House?


Yeah I love House, Hugh Laurie is amazing.


He gets $700k per episode. Insanity! I wonder how much he is worth now.


Yeah that's crazy money per episode of t.v. but nothing beats the 1 million per episode all the actors from friends got.


That was a good comedy. I heard that the actors had a pact: if one of them got fired, they would all quit the show.


Yep I have watched through that show 3 or 4 times. It one of my favorite older show, along with full house.


Full House? I've heard of it, haven't seen it. Was that the show with the Olsen twins?


Yep and they have all the episode on netflix along with their continuation called Fuller house, which has all the same actors just much older now.


It's set in SF, right? Did it win any awards?


They won a People's Choice Award and have been nominated for Emmys a bunch of times.


Ok, I'll have to start watching it then. Do you watch horror filsm?


I watch some horror. I really like the first two Paranormal activity movies, after that they just got stupid though.


I've heard that if you watch a horror flick before you look at abstract art, you enjoy the art more.


Well This was a fun chat, I am off to watch Aquaman so cheers mate.


I like more comedy, but horror is a close second.


Comedy is a nice genre for sure, one of my favorite actors is Bill Murray


I read an interview he did and he said kung fu hustle is "a supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". I thought that was interesting.


Really? I havet read that article although it seems interesting, I might look it up later, did you ever watch the channel Comedy Central?


I did when I was a child, I thought there were some good cartoons. Not really kid friendly though. What about you?


I like the channel its a bad things that 100 shows have been cancelled over the years,


I did see that somewhere, that's crazy. I know you like horror movies, have you seen The Shining? If not, you need to it's a classic. Anyway, the boy in the movie didn't even know he was in a horror movie until he got older.


He didnt? I wonder how they tricked him, I havent seen the movie but Ive heard its really scary,


Well whenever you get a chance to watch it, keep in mind you can lose 180 calories, apparently! ha ha


I will keep that in mind next time I  have to pick a movie lol, I can go all out on the snacks then, I wonder how they make all those creepy metallic noises in movies


Oh! I believe they use an instrument called a waterphone.


Oh I see, so its called a waterphone thanks for that fact, what other genres do you like?


I like dramas as well one of my favorite actors is Michael Cane, I think his really good


That's funny you mention him, I heard the only reason he began acting in dramas were because of pretty girls in his high school drama class.


Thats the reason he began acting? thats really funny lol, have you watched the tv series House?


I watched a few episodes here and there. Is it any good?


Its a great show I like it a lot, you know the leading actor earns about $700000 per episode!!


Wow! That is a crazy amount of money just for one episode.


It is right, I think his the highest paid actor in history for a tv drama show,


Do you like Jon Hamm? He plays in the Transporter movies and recently in the Fast and Furious movies.


Hey yes but they are kind of outdated. On am radios you can sometimes hear radio jupiter storms!


I wonder what a radio storm from Jupiter even sounds like? Static I guess?


Yes great guess! Maybe it sounds like a bird chirping lol? Speaking of birds, hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to build their nests.


That is very innovative! Did you know the dodo bird is extinct?


That is sad to hear. I was shocked to see that it is a sub-family of the pigeon!


Yes, it makes sense that they are in that family though. They look very similar.


True. I need to lookup what a dodo bird looks like. Birds have hollow bones which explains how they can fly so well.


I cannot believe that their entire skeleton weights less than the feathers.


Yes amazing fact. Some birds can even fly from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping thanks to those light bones.


I cannot believe they can make that whole journey.


Yes it is truly amazing. I am sad to learn that human activity threatens 1200 bird species.


That is crazy! I wonder if there is a way to fix it.


I hope there is. I wonder if the birds ever get too hot from the sun? The sun is actually white not yellow!


Yes, because of atmospheric scattering it looks yellow.


Very cool. It produces enough energy in 1 second to meet the needs of our planet for 500,000 years!


That is crazy! Have you heard about neptunes full orbit?


Yes it just completed one in 2011 for the first time since being discovered in 1846! Very cool.


That took awhile! Do you know how hot a lightening bolt is?


Seriously! Not exactly but apparently it is 5x hotter than the sun so that sounds incredibly hot! I really enjoyed chatting with you!


Me too! I am going to do more research on the lightening.


hey there did you know the sun is actually white and not yellow


I did not know that actually. That's crazy as it does look yellow. I know one thing - a lightning bolt is actually five times hotter than the surface of the sun, which is crazy!


that is crazy, its about 5x hotter actually, roasting!


So true. Crazy how it's hotter when the sun actually produces enough energy in a single second to meet our planet's needs for 500,000 years!


that is crazy, also crazy is the sun is 100x the diameter of the earth, and somehow the mass is 300,000x greater! Its Massive!


Wow! That doesn't surprise me though considering  it's 1 billionth the size of the largest discovered star in the galaxy but it is still fascinating!


yes very! do you like the planet Neptune? I still miss Pluto myself haha


My favorite planet is actually Jupiter. In fact, if you have an AM radio, you can pick up Jupiter's radio storms.


wow I'll have to try that out! and ya I guess Neptune just completed a full orbit around the sun, it takes over 100 years for a full year on Neptune


Is that so? That's amazing! Had to have been the first full orbit since it was discovered in 1846, right? Truly amazing!


I agree, do you like birds? I ate a chicken today haha


Ha! I do love birds (and chickens as well). My favorite bird is probably the hummingbird. I like to observe them a lot. Sometimes you can see them stealing spiderwebs as they like to use webs to repair and construct their own nests.


haha sounds like the spiders need spider police to prevent web stealing! I always wanted to eat a dodo bird except they're extinct haha


I wonder what they would taste like? Did you know the Dodo birds were actually a subfamily of pigeons?


ya so I was thinking, they would taste like a pigeon maybe? so Maybe I should try pigeon haha


Ha! Maybe so! Most birds' bones are so hollow, the feathers weigh more than the skeleton so you wouldn't have to worry too much about the bones! Ha!


haha good point! I wish I could fly from alaska to mexico and not sleep, like some birds can


No kidding! It must be nice, right? I guess when you rank as the most successful class of tettapoda, you don't need much sleep. Ha!


haha true that, I'd be scared to live in Australia, can you imagine a car alarm going off and then you discover its only a bird haha


That's almost unbelievable, isn't it?  Plus chainsaws and camera sounds! It's like how on earth do they do that?


haha I know I wish I had that talent! Or the talent to make the sound of a camera, that could be used for evil haha


I just found out that the sun is actually white.  I always thought it was yellow.


The sun is a star just like the white stars at night. It is nearly a perfect sphere, and accounts for almost all of the mass in the solar system!


I understand that its mass is approximately 330000 times that of earth.


And it's only 1 billionth of the size of the larget star in our galaxy! Cosmic sizes make no sense to the human mind! We are so insignificant.


Knowing that the earth is much smaller than the sun, I'm rather fearful.


We wouldn't have to worry about the price of real estate on the sun because it's huge, but we'd need a lot of sunblock and a lot of air conditioning. Did you know that Nepture completes an orbit only every 155 years or so? Not so many Christmases on Neptune then.


Neptune's last full orbit was on July 11, 2011. By the way, I would prefer less Christmases since I cannot afford it.


And your birthday? That would only be every century and a half too. The


It is okay.  Perhaps I would not get old too fast


Did you know that Jupiter has massive radio storms that can be heard on AM radios on earth? Probably not as catchy as Top 40 radio though.


I would love to hear the storms.  Do they sound like the earth's storms?


Probably just a roar of white noise. In contrast, Canadian radio plays at least 40% Canadian music. Do you know the band Rush? Everyone in Canada knows Rush.


No, I do not know.  Is there really such a law?  What is the reason for the law?


To ensure that Canadian media are not dominated by foreign (e.g., US) content. To give Canadian artists an audience. Not sure how they define "Canadian content". Did you know that you make a radio out of simple household items?


I did not know that.  Please tell me about it?


In World War II, soldiers made radios with razorblades and pencils to form a diode. These were called "foxhole radios."


Now I remember hearing about it.  It was very interesting to know.


You can also listen to classic radio shows on the internet now! If you want to know about radio, there are plenty of resources!


I will do that.  By the way, A finish radio has been broadcasting news programs in classical latin.  I wonder who will listen to the program regular?


Latin is hard.  Are there many people in Finland who understand Latin since they have radio news in Latin?


I don't know. It could be for students of the language. Perhaps someone in the government has a fetish for the language. The Finns live in a cold climate with a long winter. Maybe Latin is interesting when you're sitting in a sauna.


Hello, did you know that Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade?


I didn't that is very interesting.   James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, is the only losing coach in the university of kansas's history.


Haha, that's interesting as well.  The us supreme court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land"


The new zealand basketball team are nicknamed the "tall blacks"


I'm not sure I know basketball is very important to people. In fact in 39 out of 50 states it's actually the highest paid state employee is a college football or basketball coach.  People like there sports.


Air jordan's were banned upon introduction by the nba. however, jordan wore them anyways, as nike was willing to pay the fine each game.


That is interesting that Nike would pay the fine.  I know Tim Duncan of the san antonio spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly to the NBA.


Yeah, I believe he was smart for that....Kinda???


I think so because basketball careers can end a college degree stays with you forever.


With millions of dollars, you can go to college too


This is true.  NBA player allen iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with reebok in 2001 that would pay him $800,000 a year until the age of 55.


Then once he reached 55 years of age he would then get a final lump sum of 32,000,000.


That's crazy.  NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player.


Did you know that physicists proved that shooting granny style is the absolute best technique to consistently score points.


Shooting Granny?  What on earth?  The game?


Granny still is where you throw the ball from between your legs.  But NBA players typically refuse to do it because it looks stupid.


The NBA adopted the league's name on August 3, 1949.


Thanks for the information.  Merry Christmas!


The teams offices are located in the Olympic Tower.


I didn't realize that.  It's a team sport.


It is but that's where they put the offices at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York NY.


NBA entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus, New Jersey.


How's it going, do you follow basketball? The wizards lost a tough game to the Hawks recently


Yeah i do.  I don't think either the Wizards or Hawks are very good this year.


Yea me neither, the loss to the Hawks was the Wizards fourth starlight, it's gonna be hard for them to make the playoffs


I agree.  It looks the same for the Lakers.  It is hard to believe a LeBron team won't make the playoffs


Yea, the Lakers are a train wreck plus Boston hasn't been the same since Irving returned from his injury from last season


Yeah, its weird but i think the Celtics play better without Irving ..His teammates get more involved with the offense when he is out.


Yea, I wonder which one of the 30 NBA teams Irving will sign to when he's a free agent


Some people think the Knicks and maybe his close friend Durant will join him.  It is going to be a really interesting off season.  I want to see if Davis finally gets traded


As a Knicks fan I'd love to have Durant on the team but I don't think the odds are as good as the media says.


I know, why leave the warriors when they are still on top.  As a Celtics fan who does think we play better without Kyrie, you can have him, lol


Lol well I'd take any good player at this point, even Cheryl Miller who broke 8 national records by scoring 105 points in a game


Yeah, poor Reggie scored 40 in his own game and thought he had a good night.


Yea that's a shame, I think Reggie took out his frustrations of living in his sister's shadow on the Knicks


Lol, did you know that physicists have proven that shooting foul shoots granny style is the best technique?


No but I'm not surprised, when I was a kid I always made more shots in shooting granny style


Yeah, me too.  I am guessing it is a simpler technique where less things can go wrong.  Shaq should have tried it.


Something tells me Shaq would still miss, they would probably call it hack-a-granny


Did you know about Allen Iverson's shoe deal?  800,000 a year and a final lump sum payment of 32 million when he reaches 55.  Sounds like a smart deal.


Yea it's a good deal, plus he didn't get fined for wearing them like MJ did when he wore air Jordans


Do you know why they fined Jordan?  Did the league have a deal with Reebok or something?


Probably had to do with the uniform restrictions like they have today with certain colors. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Hey there do you have a phone? I only have a cell phone I don't have a house phone anymore


Hello, Yes, I have an iphone too!! I use it all day long!!


It's crazy that an iPhone has more computing power than the United States missile defense system haha. I have an Android but I think is about the same


I know its hard to believe what they can do! I am switching my next phone will be an Android.


That's good I like Androids a lot more! Speaking of phones though, did you know that there is a cable connection between the United States and Europe? Apparently it runs through the ocean and is about 2.7 inches thick


Wow, I never thought about that, very cool! I love the idea of Unicef donates a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone! Who knew...


Yeah I should do that because I certainly don't use my phone 24 hours a day, what do you watch for entainment by the way? Do you watch anything on your phone, I know I watch a lot of YouTube on mine


Yes, I do too! I do watch on my phone. I have the Netflix and Pbs app and along with utube, I will watch movies or educational shows!! Its great!!


Well have you ever watched Bill Nye the Science Guy before? Apparently he got his break after he entered a Steve Martin look-alike competition, I used to watch him a lot as a kid


Not so much Bill Nye, But I loved Steve Martin growing up!! I can't see the the look a like though. Steve Martin made some funny movies!!


I do like Steve Martin! I also liked the Nintendo Entertainment System when I was growing up. Apparently it only could display 54 colors but that never bothered me


I know, I remember playing that also. I think I still have it somewhere in the house! lol It was finally discontinued in 2003 in Japan.


Yes I still have mine! I'm just glad that we don't live in the time of Julius Caesar, apparently people in the United Kingdom used to use chickens for entertainment instead of eating way back then LOL I'm glad we have video games today


True, that's crazy!! I wonder what entertainment meant!


LOL I think that's what it was, but that would make me sad! Have you ever read the Harry Potter books by the way


Yes, OMG, I think I've bought my kids all of them.. Have you been to Universal and been on the ride? The whole area is magical and the ride is fast and fun!! Butter beer of course to drink! lol


I love the butterbeer! It's so tasty, I haven't read all the books but I have seen all the movies. I do like at Stephen Fry does all of the voices in the audio books though, he does a great job


I agree, Hard to believe the books were the most banned books so far in the 21st century!!


Wow that is crazy! It's also crazy that the author, JK Rowling, was turned down by 12 Publishers before she finally got a deal to publish the Harry Potter series


I was just thinking of that, told to get a job, omg she's worth millions now!  Just like most successful people, never give up!!


Nope I agree! I also agree that Harry Potter is awesome LOL it's great that they were translated from British to American English, I wonder what the difference is, great talking to you by the way


Nice. What type of phone do you have? I have an iphone.


I have an android, samsung. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


NYC's area code is 212 because of the ease of dialing on the rotary phone.


It makes perfect sense. Did you know it is impossible to separate two phone books?


I did not. I wonder how that works? I know an iPhone has a lot of computing power.


yeah it does, more than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent


That's crazy that intercontinental ballistic missles are being controlled by something less than an iphone.


there you go, the phones are so advanced now it is crazy


I do, how about you? have you seen all the movies?


I have, and read all the books. He was born on 7-31-80.


Nice, good for you. I guess the series then takes place through the 90s


Yeah. It was the most banned book for the 21st century.


SO crazy, I do not see the point. THe writer was turned down by 12 publishers and told to get a job


Wow. A tribute to persistance! Good for JK!


Yes good for her. Nice chatting with you


Yes, I love to travel, some of my bucketlist destinations include Austria, New Zealand, Iceland but Iceland doesn't have any public rail services so that might be an expensive trip. You?


I am a consultant to the Navajo Generating Station on the reservation in Arizona and at the same time live in Louisiana.  So, for about 1/2 of the year I live near the swamps and the other half I live in the desert. about 8 miles from the Grand Canyon.  But I have Japan on my bucket list.  All major highways in Japan are toll roads; it cost more than 300 to drive cross-country.


Oh wow, I was recently in Phoenix Arizona and I really enjoyed the Botanical Gardens there, but sounds far from natural from the climates you live in. Oh yeah, I do want to visit Japan some time too, I especially love Japanese foods. Japan sounds very expensive to travel as well!


Perhaps, but I like the concept of toll roads; let the users pay rather than general tax funds.  We might have better highways if we had more dedicated toll roads.  I like to cycle a lot and get to do quite a bit on the rez.  Did you know that Mackinac Island (MI) banned autos and only allow bikes and horse carriages?


That's a great way of thinking. I'm not too familiar with Mackinac Islands, but it sounds like a place where one can get in touch with nature and maybe try snorkeling or something.


I have not been there, but I heard it is beautiful.  Have you ever had the opportunity to tour the White House and the National Mall?


No I have not, but I know that Ireland and France have twin buildings as its white house! Is it to accommodate the guests or something?


Tours of the White House are somewhat limited and superficial, more so after 9/11.  But it's still worthwhile.  Its interesting to study how Presidents try to put their mark on the White House, like Teddy Roosevelt banning Christmas Trees from the White House!  Thankfully future Presidents restored the Christmas Tree!


How long do the tours take? Yeah! I wonder why Roosevelt decided to ban Christmas trees, is it because he was allergic or that way people didn't feel obligated to give gifts perhaps?


Tours don't take long 1-2 hours max.  Teddy Roosevelt started our National Park System.  I guess as a conservationist, he was against tree murder.  Things that other presidents have done include Carter installing solar panels, Reagan taking them off, and Bush (1st) putting them back on.


Oh, that's great insight! Solar panels were already invented back in Carter's days, then why is the White House still using floppy disks for storing files, I'd imagine it'd be hard to find those on the market these days.


I actually have an unopened box of 5.25 inch floppies in the attic from about 30 years ago!!  I wonder why they still use floppies?  Perhaps for security since it can't be hacked if its not online.  Still, I wonder how they buy computers that still read floppies?


If the white house is using floppies for that reason, then we are definitely very prone to security hacks and breaches! I also had tons of floppies in storage but the Marie Kondo trend made me toss them away since I have no way of seeing what's on there with updated computers these days.


With this chat about travel and computers, do you have favorite internet travel sites you use for personal and/or business travel?


To look for itineraries or to help me budget or?


Booking, budget, or just dreaming.  With the internet, you can always take a "virtual vacation" should you not have the time or resources to travel.  They even have cell and internet service on top of Mount Everest.  So, if you ever get there, you can send me a email with a photo attachment as proof!!!


Haha, I think I shall hope to travel to my bucketlist destinations in real life, but you're right, without the funds, I can only enjoy a virtual vacation! I don't think I'll survive those harsh climates and those altitudes!


Same here.  The internet has also really transformed shopping.  I dislike walking stores and travelling from one store to another to compare.  So, I can comparison shop from the comfort of my living room.  Did you know that about 7% of people read the contact terms when buying online?


I definitely fall out of that 7% range, why do you think people take the time to read the full contract terms and conditions?


I personally fall into the 7%.  I shop at very few sites (Amazon,com, Walmart.com,...).  I may have read the terms at one time, but now I just click away.  Did you know that clicking links on the internet can cause real measurable addictions?


Oh wow! I skim through it but definitely don't read everything. Are there rehab facilities that treat the clicking addiction?


Did you know the White House still uses floppy disks?  How low tech...


I wonder if they do so to be in control so files don't get into the wrong hands. Did you know France and Ireland have buildings that are twins to the White House.


It makes no sense unless one wants to lose important data.  It took the Secret Service 4 days to realize that bullets struck the WH?


That is a little scary! I wonder if that was a recent event?


I happened in 2011.  Good that George W. Bush had solar panels put back on the WH.


So that was a recent event. Good on the solar panels. Christmas trees were  banned at the WH by conversationalist Teddy Roosevelt


That's weird.  Also weird is that there is a 3G cell service on the top of Mt. Everest in case you need to order takeout.


Weird! I use the internet all the time. As much as I use it I just learned the hamburger button is the three line menu on websites.


yes, it makes me hungry.  Wow, only 7% of people read the full terms when buying products and services on the internet.  I'm one of those 93%.


I am too. I bet I'm one of the people addicted to the internet since constant clicking causes addiction measurable in the brain.


I probably should cut back on my clicking... Do you like to travel?  I want to ride on the 160 mph bus the Dutch made.


I do, but no way on that bus! I'll stick to Mackinac Island where there's been a motorized vehicle ban over 100 years.


That would be cool too.  Anything but Japan's $300 in tolls to cross the country.


I have heard that every single highway in Japan is a toll. Must be pricey to commute to work.


And inconvenient... Iceland sound cool although I would miss the freedom of having a car.  I guess they fly everywhere.


Yes, with no public rail service I guess that's the only option.


Funny, the first king to go around the world was Hawaii's King Kalakua.  Hawaii had or has a king?  Hmmm.


Oh I wonder. It is pretty amazing that travel can be considered anything from waling to flying on a plane.


I guess moving is travel... I heard the Library of Alexandria has saved a "copy of the internet"?  I doubt that.


Oh, I've heard that too. They save a copy in case the internet burns down. Sure sounds weird.


Yeah and impossible... It fluctuates a bazillions of terabytes a day.


Huh. I don't know that much about it. It was nice chatting. Have a good night.


Hello.  I cannot imagine living without having access to the internet.


This is true; the internet has been my primary source of information and entertainment for quite some time now. What do you use the internet for most?


I use it at work and at home.  We cannot mturk without it!


I really enjoy watching YouTube through the internet. I have so many favorites channels that it's hard to keep track of. I like to watch cooking a lot. What about you?


I listen to music on Youtube.  I also use social media to see posts from friends and family members.


Same here! Do you ever use Twitter when you're on the internet? I saw a really shocking hashtag once that was #IfIDieInASchoolShooting I guess it's to bring awareness to the issue.


I  saw the hashtag and related comments.  I'm pro gun but I understand the other side's concerns.


Yes, I'm always seeing that issue brought up on the internet. I'm also pro gun. I think the issues lies more on the subject of mental heath and public awareness of it. What do you think?


People who have mental illness and criminals should not be allowed to have guns.


That's for sure! Through that hashtag I saw on the internet, some of the kids were saying if they died, they'd want their bodies left on the White House floor.


Talking about the White House, do you know that it has twin buildings in Ireland and France?


No, I did not know that. They are full sized versions of the White House? I remember as a kid we all had to make miniature  diorama things and one was the White House grounds. It was really fun.


Roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and banned Christmas trees from the white house.


That's pretty unique! I heard he also loved nature and travel and such. Do you like those things? I love travel and camping.


I love to travel.  If I go to Japan though, I would only take trains.


Yes, I've heard about the enormous tolls to travel in Japan by car. It's a shame, too, because the Japanese countryside is supposed to be gorgeous!


$300 in tall fees to drive around Japan?  I cannot afford it.


I'd rather spend that on sushi or noodles! One of my favorite travel shows is The Food Ranger on YouTube. Have you ever seen it?


I agree with you about sushi and noodles.  I have not seen the show the food ranger.  Please tell me about it.


It's a really good travel show but it's based on foods to try. The guy Trevor James started out alone and met his wife through making the show! It's really sweet. I think I'll go watch it now!


Have a nice time watching the show!  It was nice chatting with you.


It is very old model. Now days we can update technology, latest model phone are now available.


Yeah, I used one before, but I didn't know that 212 was the fastest number one could dial.


The cables carrying internet data can across the ocean floor they are mostly optic fibre it make faster to reach the destination.


Interesting, how old are they? Do you think the internet could fail because of this?


Modern computer have the ability to set of operating called programs.


Interesting. Did you know that the iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


Computer are used as control system for a wide variety of industrial and consumer device. Mainly for security purpose to watch in the industry.


Interesting, did you know that smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty?


Its very interesting. The space shuttle computer runs in 1MB of Ram


True, the space shuttle runs on less memory than the iphone too!


The russians made a computer that ran on water.


Interesting, but not all that surprising we use water for power in a lot of things.


Transhumanists want to upload their minds to computer and memory sticks


Yup, I would do that if I could be immortal, would you?


Clothing is a collective item worn on the body.


It is, I wear it everyday. It is a great thing to be able to wear around. I hope you wear clothes.


I'm aware of that. Do you dress like a pilgrim?


No, Fashion and style I preferred. What about you ?


I just wear jeans and a tshirt to be honest. Nice chatting with you.


Hi! I think it's crazy iPhones have more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent! That's almost unbelievable, isn't it?


That is insane!  Goes to show just how far technology has come, especially the last decade or so.


So true! I even remember the old rotary phones. Speaking of which, they say New York's area code is 212 because it's the fastest number to dial on rotary phones. I figured 111 would be fastest. Ha!


Yeah how did they come up with 212 being the fastest anyways?  I remember using them too.


I even remember phone books. Hard to believe they're obsolete now. In fact, did you know it's virtually impossible to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped?


Oh yeah, I remember looking up girls phone numbers from school in those.  No, never knew that, wonder who had the time to test that theory.


What's even crazier to me is the cables that carry internet and phone data across the oceans are 2.7 inches in diameter and simply lay on the ocean floor. Would have never guessed that!


That is crazy, that must have been a really slow boat ride across while that was being laid.


No kidding! I also think it's wild the Russians made a computer that ran on water back in 1936. Like, how is that possible? Ha!


Yeah I wonder what they even looked like!


And someone built a 16 bit computer using only basic Minecraft building blocks that worked. Now I wonder what that looked like!


Yeah shows how far we have come with technology.  Do you know what the top video game was in 1995?


I'm honestly not sure about that one. But what sounds like it could be a video game is transhumanists actually want to upload their minds to memory sticks and computers. That's a little scary!


That is very scary!  I think Johhny Depp was recently in a movie that was about that type of thing.


Really? I need to check it out, then! Speaking of movies, you know how they always show pilgrims wearing black? That's false as their clothes were actually colorful and they only wore black on special occasions!


That is very interesting!  I bet most people would never have guessed that.


Yeah, just as many people don't realize Apple had their own clothing line back in 1986! I'm glad they stuck with technology instead.


That is crazy, I never knew that.  I wonder what their clothing line would look like lol.


Maybe we can find some of their old clothes at that store in Alabama that only sells unclaimed airport baggage. Ha!


Right!  I bet you could find some really wild stuff there!


You could probably find the Rip Curl clothes that are made in North Korea yet the labels say "made in China". Ha! Well, it was nice chatting with you! Have a great day!


I do not go on Reddit, but 0.53% vote for content as they visit Reddit.


Me neither, i don't see how it's the number 6 most visited site in the world


Interesting, which do you visit the most in the web?


Mostly google. I like to search for places to travel. Apparently in Japan all the highways have tolls that add up to $300 to travel across the country


I do too! I did a recent research on Japan and I believe that! A disney pass to Tokyo, Japan's Disneyland is way cheaper for a three-day hopper than in Anaheim's Disneyland's three-day hopper.


That's no surprising. I wonder how much it will cost to ride the 160mph commuter bus the dutch are designing


That is a fast bus. However, it seems expensive.


Yea but can't be more expensive than being forced to use domestic flights in Iceland due to no public rail service


Well, look at the Mackinac Island. They used horse-drawn carriages or bikes.


Yea, I wonder why they banned motoried vehicles on Mackinac island?


Over a hundred years! That is long! Must be a culture thing.


Sounds strange since MI makes a lot of cars, they named cadillac after the founder of Detroit


Interesting. Did you know that McDonalds' drive-thru was added for soldiers who couldn't go in as they wear their attire?


No, that's strange, I wonder if soldier can get out there cars while still wearing their fatigues now


Well, I bet they can since it is 2019. Happy New Year Soldiers!


Hopefully they'll equip cars with flame throwers for them like they allow in South Africa


Do you think the flame throwers are attached to the cars?


Probably. Too bad they don't make trunks of cars out of wood anymore, that be a nice combination


Well, think about it. The years have gone by with new technology.


Yea, apparently you can become a professional race car driver beating 90,000 people in Gran turismo like Jann Mardenborough


That is true. Nice chatting with you. Have a great night.


I've heard of her, but never heard her. I hear a pastor groped her.


Oh right,  that was at someone's funeral. Weird thing, lol, I think it's funny that her song "dangerous woman" which is about female empowerment is written by 3 men.


well men know about dangerous women. she should write about dangerous men


Thats not really how the song is portrayed but ok.  Yeah she should make another song about dangerous men lol that would be hilarious.


I think he made a "taco bell" crack about her name. I think he meant Starbucks


lol I think I read that as well.  I think its funny that she is not hispanic,  with a name like Grande,  she is italian.


LOL. The dude in question also apologized to the whole Hispanic community.


just made it to the wrong community.  Well Bill Clinton was there too...so it was quite a motley crew


I read that she was the first fan hit by a puck at the florida panthers current arena.  Thats unfortunate


looks like she has bad luck with stadiums. that manchester bombing was scary


Right that was crazy!  It was nice of her to do a charity concert.


yeah. $13M raised. Thats and offer you cant refuse


Yeah thats amazing.  I hear she also co founded a youth singing group.


she should get her own tv show, I'm tired of watching pokemon


Maybe,  if its not reality tv I might watch it lol


or she could lend her voice...like ringo starr did for thomas the tank engine


That would be cool!  I never knew that.  Did you ever watch that show?


I;m going to head over to watch it now. Maybe I'll catch some george carlin, take care.


Have you ever eaten popcorn with chopsticks?


No, how about you? Have you eaten it in any unconventional way?


No I have not.  But apparently you will find popcorn much more enjoyable if you do!  When you pay more attention to something enjoyable, they enjoy it more.


That's what the article said. I've thrown popcorn into the air and tried to catch it in my mouth. It did make eating popcorn fun. But I can't think of an unconventional way I've consumer water, can you?


There are lots of ways!  Shipping envelopes, pringles cans (though I prefer win those), even martini glasses.  Use your creativity!


I think I'd like to try an unconventional way to eat pizza instead. I don't think I would be very successful eating it with chopsticks, but blindfolded might be fun. Does that sound fun to you?


It could be - the restaurant which is pitch black could be interesting too - I have no idea how those waiters find the tables though


Ha, ha! So true! Did you enjoy learning the stuff about cars? I thought it was interesting why they call the trunk of your car a trunk. It seems so funny now!


Yes it does make sense.  I want to become a professional race car driver though - I am pretty good at video games


Are you really? I find driving in video games to be harder than driving on the road in a real car. I can see how it could help you with your driving skills.


Certainly there are a lot more obstacles to avoid in video games!  I rarely have boulders coming down the road at me.  Though the hardest part for teenagers is drive thrus


Thank goodness we don't have all those obstacles on the road coming at you! It's bad enough to get stuck in rush hour traffic!


Yes.  10 mph is easier to deal with than 100 for sure.  Though perhaps not in South Africa - where it is legal to have flame throwers on your car


Whoa! Don't mess with cars in South Africa! I think, though, I might like to try out that Dutch commuter bus they're creating that will travel at 160 mph.


Yes that does sound crazy!  I do want to travel to Europe - though Iceland does not have any trains - just airplanes to get from town to town


Europe would be fun. I don't think I would like to go to Iceland, trains or not, just because it sounds very cold!


Greenland is colder than Iceland!  Japan is expensive though - all of their highways are tolled


Yeah, that roll highway thing would be a pain in the neck! It would greatly increase your travel expenses. I think it would be cool to try out Mackinac island and travel the old fashioned way, by horse drawn carriages. That would be cool!


Yes a slow pace of life for sure.  I bet the Hawaiian king who was the first to travel the world had a slow pace of life as well.


It's funny, but the slow pace of life was how the world worked until recent times. Now we are very impatient, we want quick travel, instant access, all that.


Yes - and everything is online.  I could not live without my Reddit for social media.


Hey there!  Are you a fan of Ariana Grande?  How about that whole incident with the pastor at Aretha Franklin's funeral "grazing" her breast.  Crazy!


I'm not a huge fan, but that is crazy! Also, Clinton staring at her backside...yuck!


I think the pastor was probably no intentional.  He did not even know who she was!


I found out about her from her brother being on Big Brother lol! I never knew she was Italian though!


I did not know her brother was famous too.  She started so young.  At 10 she already had a youth singing group preforming at charity events.


Ya, she seems super put together at times, but then does crazy things like licking a donut display.


Yes, and the whole thing she had going with Pete Davidson was quite interesting too.


Very! Have you ever watched the simpsons...Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes. That's one long resume!


I love the Simpsons.  Bart is my favorite character.  There is only one episode where he does not appear or is not mentioned!


Crazy!Did you know Daniel Radcliffe was the voice of  Edward Cullen on the Simpsons treehouse of horror 21 episode? I thought he only did Harry Potter!


That is wild!  One show I have never watched is Pokemon.  Can't believe there are over 750 episodes of that show!


Me either! Maybe I should contact a noogler to see what they can tell me about it.


Haha!  Did you watch Thomas the Tank Engine growing up?  They have quite a roster for celebs that have done the narrating!


No, that wasn't really my thing.  Have you ever tried typing "askew" into google. Apparently it makes the page tilted?!


Wow, I need to try that!  Google is quite innovative.  They even once tried using goats to mow the lawns at headquarters!


Crazy! Did you know garfield use to have a website and g-mail was his email service before google's email?


That is wild!  Now we can't live without it.  In 2013, Google went down for 5 minutes and 40% of the web traffic went down with it!


I believe that! It's crazy that PhD students invented Google...seems like someone much older would do that


Yea, it does seem like it has been around forever.  Now they are calculating traffic by seeing how fast android devices on the road are moving.  I don't think they made phones when they first existed.


I wonder why only Android since many people use iPhones?  I wonder what else is fake on google since their first versions of google moon used cheese for the closest zoom?


I think they own Android right?  I bet there is a lot we don't know!  It was a pleasure chatting with you today!


I am well.  What do you think about Davidson being bullied online and online bullying in general?


I think that part of being famous opens the door to a larger amount of criticism.


Don't you think the internet to make it much more immediate and harmful than bullying in pre-internet times?


Oh, I do.  I also think it feels much more personal when it comes to your phone or your inbox.


Yes, it is as though they are in your home, car etc.  Which in a way they are.


I really think that people who bully online should have their social media sites shut off.  I don't know how to keep them off the internet totally but shutting off those sites would do something.


It sounds good in theory but who would judge what constitutes shutting down a persons website.


I think realistically if someone feels like they are being bullied and are unhappy with things being said online they should just not partake in the sites.


I don't think too many people would agree with you.  Since they know it's out there and about them.  All those sites are supposed to self-police and ban people who are abusers and if they don't they should be taken off-line.


Again, sounds good in theory but everyone has different things that may hurt them or make them feel a certain way.  Everyone could be banned if you look at it that way


No. I don't agree.  But changing focus here, did you know the UN appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in 2010 in case we ever have contact?  I wonder who it is.


No, I did not hear that do you have any guesses as to whom?


None whatsoever.  I will have to find out though!  Today is the shortest day of the year, when earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.  I guess our orbit changed (?)


Me, as well.  I could go for 5.5 hours for my work day! Something changed that is for sure.  I have to delve into that a bit more.


Well, you'd have a short night too. 5.5 hours of sleep as a steady diet would be tough.


We only have so many hours in a "day" how would it be divided up if the days get longer?


I guess if the orbit is irregular you could have much shorter days and longer nights or if the axis was tilted differently.


Yes, and the gravitational pull can be changing as well.


did you know that we will run out of helium on earth by the end of this century?


I guess we'll have to find another source if we're going to have balloons at parties! We could probably get some from fusion reactors, if we ever create them.


haha that is true, also kind of scary is that we've already torn down 80 percent of earths old, natural forestry though too


We have an insatiable appetite for resources! When the aliens show up, they'll be shocked at how we've treated our home.


they will be, did you see that the UN has a person appointed as the ambassador to extra terrestrials? I want that guy's job he must do nothing all day


That sounds like a great job! I wonder what qualifications were necessary. If we ever get to Mars, the ambassador might have to go.


haha yes maybe he is an astronaut, whats wild is that if earth's history were a 24 hour day, humans would only occupy about 1 minute of time


We are truly newcomers to this world, yet we have changed it so much. The day was only 5.5 hours long when the earth formed. I wonder if the day will continue to get longer.


that is crazy, do you think that days get longer over time? like will we have a 40 hour day eventually?


A whole work-week within a day! People would go on strike. Plus, what would they do with their time? Are there enough shows on Netflix to keep them entertained?


haha good point, I do like knowing that mount everest has cell phone service if I ever go, that way I could stream netflix from the summit


Stuck on the summit with nothing to do? Netflix! I'd hate to be the Everest IT guy.


ya that would be annoying, also annoying that only 7 percent of people read the online terms of service, i'm shocked its that high honestly


That's true. I figure most people don't worry about the terms because they won't run into problems. Only big companies have the money to sue usually. Do you believe that there is a backup copy of the Internet at Alexandria? It sounds like bogus news.


ya I don't know how that's possible, and how often is it uploaded, like think of how much storrage that would take, the interent is crazy though apparently clicking links can become an addiction


I think it would take an entire Internet to backup the entire Internet. Anything can become addictive. I bet people get addicted to things like Amazon Turk. The clicks on the Internet sometimes provide pleasure, kind of like gambling.


haha I could see that, do you know that 3 line horizontal button that you see all over the internet is called a hamburger button? That makes me hungry and is probably addictive haha


Vegans and vegetarians and PETA probably call it something else out of respect for cows.


lol yes they call it a beanburger button, Judge Judy makes over 100k per episode, I wonder how many beanburgers she could buy with that haha


She's been doing that show forever. People love her sassy personality. I know that Hugh Laurie makes a ton for his work on House.


ya I think he made like 700k per episode or something, I can't blame him I would do that for as long as I could haha


I do!  My favorite genre is non fiction, especially self development books!


I read non-fiction from time to time but I prefer fiction. Do you know who wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg?


That is really cool.  I didnt know he wrote about things like that.


I have his complete works and I missed that story as well. Did you also know that Caesar wrote fan fiction?


I heard about that!  Happy Ides of March, BTW.


You too. His fan fiction was about Hercules and Oedipus.


Wow, I bet that was interesting to read.  Do you know what the largest fork of fiction is?


4 Million word Super Smash Bros fan fiction.


I like Super Smash Bros but I can't imagine writing about it let alone writing that much about it.


Neither could I , I wonder how long it took?


It had to be a huge amount of time. Did you know that Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel to be on the reading list for 3 military branches?


I only saw the movie. It's shocking to me though because it's set in the future and they are fighting alien bug creatures.


That is kind of like Enders game, they fight the buggers.  Maybe the military knows something we dont...


I heard that's on their reading list also. I would have expected more sophisticated reading for the military.


I agree.  I wonder what they expect people to take from that and apply to their job in the military.


I can't imagine it's helpful. It was nice chatting with you.


hey there how often do you enjoy reading fiction?


Hey yeah quite a bit! I like George RR Martin a lot for his creation of GOT!


ya I do too, I'm just shocked that he doesn't approve of fan fiction, I think its harmless


Yeah I agree. Apparently he thinks its copyright infringement which is a bit extreme.


ya I agree, I wonder if he would be mad that Caesar was writing fan fiction about oedipus when he was young?


Yeah I bet he would. People are weird like that. A judge back in the 50's banned a comic because it featured a black character.


ya that is really dumb, kind of like the wikipedia page that ranks fictional people by how powerful their abilities are, that sounds like a waste of time haha


Yeah definitely does. But I definitely enjoy reading because it involves so much and is shaped by prior knowledge, experience, atitude, and language.


well what I want to read is the cyborg story by Edgar allen poe that sounds awesome haha


Yeah sounds very interesting. Enders game and Starship Troopers sound interesting too because the military suggest it be read by it's service members.


have you read that book? I only saw the movie but it is definitely anti-military, maybe the book is different?


Haven't read it yet! Maybe thats why they want their people to read it? Reading is powerful like that. Back in the 18th century it caused a moral panic.


That is pretty funny. You would never hear that today, have you ever heard of the world's fastest speed reader though? She can read at 4700 words per minute


That is hard to believe! There is no way she can have a deep exploration or interpretation of text like that!


No I agree with you. But speaking of reading, have you ever read the book Ender's Game? That is also highly recommended by the military


No, but like you said the Marine Corps suggests it highly.


Do you watch any drama on TV? Have you ever seen the show House with Hugh Laurie for instance?


Yeah I love that show. He is so good and deserves to be the highest paid tv drama actor ever!


I agree! He is the best person for that role and definitely deserves the $700k he makes per episode


Yeah that is well deserved. Jim Carrey used to do dramas as well but not anymore!


ya he said that he only wants to promote positivity, but I don't agree with him I think you can spread positivity through drama and not just comedy


I sure do. Did you know Day Lewis won it three times for best actor?


Yeah he is that good I guess. Even Blazing Saddles was nominated for three Oscars


Yeah. Do you know who has the most oscars?


Yes that would be Walt Disney, tough to beat that


I know. Even Eminem has more oscars than some notable names in the industry


Yes more than Leo di Caprio, Johnny Jepp and some other big big names


Yeah. Even Oscars were nominated once for 9 Emmys


Yeah that was back in 2013, did not know if that was possible


Yeah me either. Do you know how many awards are handed out?


Yes there are 24 awards in total for various categories


Yes, Laurie made $700 000 per episode in that show


Yeah he is good though and the show was a huge success


Yes. Do you know he is not making dramas anymore?


Yes because they do not project positivity at all


Yeah. Do you ever listen to radio dramas?


I do sometimes, there is a free website where you can listen to them


Yeah that is convenient. Nice chatting with you today.


Hello,  how are you doing ? There's a wiki which ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abilities.


HI, I'm good. Oh really I didn't know that, thats interesting. Did you know that in the 1950s a judge tryed to ban a comic because it had a black character in it?


Thats ridiculous!  I had no idea.  This is interesting :Edgar allen poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction.


I had no idea he wrote about a cyborg, thats awesome. Speaking of writing, a fiction story that is 100 words long is called a drabble.


Wow,  I always thought that word was just slang.  lol Julius caesar wrote fan fiction of hercules and oedipus in his youth.


I had no idea fan fictions been around for that long! George RR Martin began writing by selling stories for pennies to other children.


Thats awesome,  he knew what he wanted to do at a young age and even made money!  George rr martin despises fan fiction, saying that it is copyright infringement and a bad exercise for aspiring writers.


Wow, I never knew! I don't think I agree with him on it being a bad exercise though. Actors Jon Hamm and Patrick Stewart each were drama teachers at one point.


No I dont agree either.  Thats cool,  they seem like they would be good at it. Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of three of the five us military branches


I didn't know that, I'll have to check that book out sometime. The name soap opera came from the dramas being sponsored by soap factories in the past.


Thats cool,  I guess I've always wondered that,  just never enough to look it up lol The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute


Thats crazy and I used to think I read fast. The longest piece of fanfiction is four million words and is about Super Smash Bros.


haha that can go on forever,  so many characters! Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


Haha, i would have loved to see one of those competitions. In the middle ages only the most skilled readers could read silently.


me too.  hmmm don't most people read silently?


Thats what I always thought but apparently its a new phenomenon.


Ender's game was suggested reading for many military organizations, including the united states marine corps


Good book, President Andrew Johnson never attended school, his wife taught him.


Wow.  I don't even know how home schooling works,  can you get a degree that way?


I think you can but I'm not sure either. I'll ask my friend who was homeschooled.


Where's your favorite place you've traveled to?


I love Europe. I have never been to Asia though. Have you ever been to japan?


Europe is beautiful, but I am really wanting to check out asia too! Especially Japan! I want to go to one of those claw machine arcades!


That would be interesting. Have you heard about the tolls in japan?


Yes, apparently you would end up spending over 300$ to travel the country!


That is crazy! Have you ever been to iceland?


I haven't, but it looks pretty awesome. I hear they have no public rail system though, bummer.


I know. No public rail service which means more people take domestic flights.


There is an island without any motorized vehicles. Sounds peaceful.


I guess they just travel by horse-drawn carriages and bikes.


I do like science. Do you know the only scientist to walk on the moon?


There was only one? I would have thought they would have been almost all scientists of some type.


I agree. I thought that would be a requirement.


There was a scientist who could divide by two 8 digit numbers in his head by the age of 6!


I believe his name was John Von Neumann. Very impressive


Yeah, it seriously is. I can't imagine how they parents felt when they found out their kid was a genius.


So crazy! I wonder if his parents taught him that or if he just started learning it on his own.


That is a great question. I am going to go look into it. It was nice talking to you.


I do its interesting how phones have advanced, now most phones are smartphones


Yes, back in New York on rotaries, 212 was their area code


212 why is that? that seems a bit random


They thought it was the fastest number to dial


Oh that makes sense, did you ever had a rotary phone? it took a century to make a call on those


I have played with them.  Did you know phone cables just lie on the bottom of the ocean?


I didnt know about them, they must be really big, do you know more about them?


That is thin!! those cables must be really strong, amazing how much power phones have now a days, iPhones are really powerful


More power than the us nuclear icbm deterrent.


Yeah I have an iPhone and I can't believe im packing so much power in my pocket, do you like to travel?


I love to travel...foot, car, plane, bike, boat, train, any!!!!


Sounds like you really like to travel lol did you hear about the commuter bus the Dutch are creating?


The bus is designed to travel at a speed of 160 miles per hour so thats really fast.


I dont know, but I did hear tolls are really expensive at Japan.


I heard 300 dollars worth to travel the country.  Nice talking to you!  Good night.


Yeah, that does sound expensive and it was great chatting have a nice night bye


I am and love the Walt Disney Company. In fact, Minnie Mouse aka Minerva Mouse happens to be my favorite Disney character!


It is strange to think of the company as a multinational mass media conglomerate rather than films and theme parks


You are right about that. After all, it didn't even establish itself as a leader in American animation until before it diversified into live action tv, movies and theme parks!


Did you know there is an entire subculture of finding hidden mickey mouse images in all things disney?


I did not know that. That would be very fun to participate in! Wonder if there were any hidden images in movies like Flubber? Speaking of Flubber, Bill Nye actually served as a scientific consultant on the movie!


Agreed! What about Wall-E? I loved it as well. In fact, the name itself was basically a hat tip to Walter Elias Disney!


They truly are! I also found it interesting that Big Hero 6 was rendered on a 55,000 super computer. That is simply put amazing!


They sure have come a long way from simply drawing by hand


That so true!  A very long way! Ha! I wouldn't mind traveling to see Disney Studios one day. But hopefully by then, we will have created a commuter bus that can travel at 160mph speeds like the Dutch. Ha!


As much as I can? How about you? I've always wanted to travel across Japan but it sounds expensive seeing as how it costs over $300 due to highway tolls!


I enjoy traveling, but I wouldn't go to mackinac island. They have banned motorized vehicles for over a century


It makes you wonder what they do about emergencies? That's so weird, isn't it? Sounds as bad as Iceland where they have to travel by air between major towns due to having no public rail service.


Indeed. I prefer japan's highways despite the high tolls


Wonder how Hawaii's King Kalakaua (who happened to be the first king to travel the world) would feel about those tolls today and having to pay  $300? Ha!


Well as a king, he probably flew first class by plane


Maybe so. I'll have to look that up on the iPhone. Speaking of iPhones, did you know they have far more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


Yes, technology such has come a long way. In any case, thanks for chatting.


I like to travel.  I find it interesting to see different things.  I want to go to Japan and travel on the free ways.


How do you like to travel? by car, plane, etc?


I do ok with planes.  I think the best is by motorcycle.  I understand it will cost me $300 in tolls to travel across Japan.


I would rather pay and move in comfort than be like in mackinac island where motorized vehicles are banned


Mackinac Island is very popular with tourists.  No one lives there year round.  People that work there bike in the summer.  Tourists pay for horse drawn carriages.  If you like that sort of thing it is nice.


True, but I would rather travel with friend rather than just calling them over the phone


I have never thought to compare travel with phone calls.  Telecommunications permits two users to conduct a conversation.


Well I feel while it makes the world smaller, conversations on the phone simply isn't the same as traveling to meet your far away friends


The first King to travel around the world was Kalakaua of Hawaii.  I wonder if he ever phoned home?  He, Bob, am I still king of an island or have they stole it from me?


In his day, probably steam ship and trains.  I bet the King has some luggage.  Great big trunks filled with flowers and grass.


The King is no more, I am sure.  I bet you do not know why New Yorks are code is 212.


With a rotary phone, 212 is the fasted area code you can dial.


In any case, I am surprise by the all the perks of using the phone is afforded by a cable not even 3in across laying on the ocean floor


I wonder about that.  The sound of the voice is converted into electric signals and transmitted via cables.  Way to go technology.


Phone technology has advance so much a iphone has more computing power than the entire nuclear icbm deterrent


I wonder how smart a nuclear deterrent needs to be.  Less than an iphone apparently.   I hear Bill Nye was the science consultant on Disney Flubber movie.


That is probably why flubber was such a great movie. In any case, thanks for chatting.


Hello! Did you hear about the Florida school prom and the live tiger?!


That sounds pretty inhumane. I had not heard of that.


Yeah seriously. They also had a live lemur and live macaw. Hard to believe the school approved such a thing.


The fennec fox looked limp as it was passed around.


Yeah that doesn't sound very good. I love animals and it's hard to believe there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth-they far outnumber us humans!


The poor tiger looked scared, as someone in the crowd noted. It did not seem to like the light show as it curled up in a corner after it realized there was nothing it could do.


Yeah I feel bad for the tiger. Luckily the prinicipal of the school ended up apologizing after seeing the reactions from everyone.


Yeah, at first they seemed to defend the show. some people have called for a ban of live animal entertainment at schools.


Yeah not a bad idea, no real reason to have live animals at school. They should be more worried about getting into college. And learning about animals! Germany was the first country in the world to give animals constitutional rights in 2002!


Yeah, maybe they should consider doing that here. Poor tiger showed telltale signs of being stressed out.


Yeah I totally agree. Even fairytales are protected in Scotland-the 1912 scottish protection act included the Lochness monster!


Yeah I wonder if anyone really believes we will actually find the monster one day.


Probably the same people who still believe in bigfoot. Do you ever get the hiccups? People think it is a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.


Haha, yeah, hiccups are annoying! Apparently animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated. I'm not sure if that's evolutionary or if man has engineered it that way?


Oh that is odd yeah I want to know more about that. I see a lot of funny animal videos on facebook. Apparently the facebook like button is illegal in a German state, wonder why...


I wish all of Facebook was illegal because I spend too much time on it. Wish Burger King had a promo where if you unfriend ten people you get a free whopper.


haha. Wow I would totally do that. I have friends who I don't even talk to anymore. Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind so that's why Facebook is primarily blue.


I did not want to switch to FB from Myspace because I thought FB looked so boring. Now I know why! Also Myspace turned down an offer to buy FB for $75 million and now it's worth $104 billion.


Holy cow. I bet they are kicking themselves for not making that purchase. It is a good form of entertainment. But I also liked Nintendo-which originally only displayed 54 colors.


Yeah, I did too. Crazy to think it only got discontinued in 2003.


Yeah agreed. Was a big hit! I always wondered how Bill Nye the science guy made it big-he doesn't even have a doctorate. Apparently he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


Interesting! So I guess he's not really a science guy!


I love working on my computer.  I got my first one back in the late 70s


I got mine sometime in the late 90s! I was in grade school and it was exciting to own one. The first computer algorithm was written by Ada Lovelace.


Yes Ada did a lot.  I was lucky we never smoked - it would have voided the warrenty on our macs.


Around the time my family got their first computer, Windows 95 was the 2nd most installed piece of software. The first was Doom. I'm pretty sure I had 98 though.


Nice.  Did you know that someone once built a working computer using the building blocks of minecraft?  crazy


I didn't know that and that's very interesting. The first Google compute at Stanford was housed in custom made enclosures made from Legos.


I love Legos!  The Russians even made one out of water - I have no idea how!


I love Legos too! And how did they accomplish that? I have to look into it. I just learned that CAPTCHA actually stands for something- completely automated public tuning test to tell computers & humans apart! That's a mouthful.


Wow that is a mouthful.  Maybe I should just upload my mind to my Mac like the transhumanists want to do


That would help me remember things! Radios are amazing technology too. There's a radio station that translates solar activity into sound, so you can listen to music from the sun.


That is cool.  I was surprised to learn that Jupiter has radio storms so loud you can pick them up on AM radio


That's amazing. Did you know Bill Murray voiced Fantastic Four's Human Torch in the 70s?


No I had never heard of that.  I knew soldiers in WWII made radios using a razorblade and a pencil - very creative


That's extremely resourceful. a song by Hanson became the most requested song on a radio station because the DJs didn't reveal the artist! ha those are the Mmmbop guys.


Smart djs!  I love going to the website where I can listen to old classic radio dramas for free.  War of the worlds is a great one


Oh yeah that's the one where listens who tuned in late thought aliens were actually attacking the Earth right?


Thats the one!  A big deal!  Sounds a lot better than the finish station which broadcasts in Latin


I meant "listeners," sorry. It must have been really believable! One of the most popular radio acts was actually a ventriloquist in the 30s.


A ventriloquist?  On radio?  That is unique..  I wonder if he was Canadian - their stations have to have at least 40% of music be canadian


Yep, that fact even baffles contemporary critics. I'm a big fan of poetry and there's a 274 line poem called Chaos because there are 800 irregularly pronounced English words.


Wow!  That is insane.  That is a lot of words.


I sure do. Did you know in Switzerland there is a lawyers that represents animals?


WOw that is amazing. Did you know there are 20 quintillion animals in the world?


THat is a number that I am not even sure how many zeroes it has in it


I sure do. Did you know there are immortal animals out there?


There are? Like what animals? And if you have a pet check for a white patch on their forehead


A jellyfish and a lobster. Why should I look for that?


Because domesticated animals tend to have them, pretty cool


Oh nice good to now. Did you know some animals like us have a dominant paw


Neat. In Germany they are protected by the constitution


Wow nice, we should have laws like that here too to protect them


I agree. Do you know why we have hiccups?


Hmm I am not sure of that. I know in Netherlands they are building crossings for them over streets


That is nice and we have hiccups from when animals had both lungs and gills


Oh that is amazing. DId you know animals have different dialects too depending on the region


Wow I guess that makes sense. Did you know the Loch Ness Monster is protected?


WOw but has anyone ever seen that creature in the water .?


Nope , no one yet. Do you use Facebook much?


I use it from time to time. Did you know it is mentioned in one third of divorce filings?


WOw that is a lot. Do you know why it is blue?


How's it going? It truly is fascinating how computers transformed society with the wide range of tasks they are able to perform


Yeah,  computers are amazing,  I hear the russians made a pc that ran on water lol


That is pretty cool, all the way back in 1936. I guess when their computer froze it did so literally


Haha true.  smoking near an apple computer voids the warrantly


Apple's warranty sounds like bs, how does smoking cause a computer to become a biohazard


I wonder how the 16 bit computer built in minecraft is suppose to work and what it does


I dont know much about that either lol I hear transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks lol


Well if the transhumanist smoke they better not upload their minds to an Apple computer


Yeah that wouldnt be good!  They might get erased!


Yep, hopefully the 1mb of ram used by the space shuttle can withstand human smoking


I doubt they let you smoke in the space shuttle lol Do you like the radio?


Yea, I love AM radio, I wonder if I can get Jupiter's Radio storms from where I live


That would be really cool to hear!  I wish they still did radio dramas,  that would also be kinda cool.  But like a modern radio drama lol


Anything sounds better than a new program in classical latin like Nunti Latini in Finland


lol Yes I agree,  That seems like a very specific audience they are aiming for.


Yes, either dead Roman ghosts or pretentious Finns


I know some poetry.  I hear theres a poem if read normally is depressing,  but backwards is inspiring.


Nice. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


hello,  I love dogs, dragons, orcas, sharks and octopus'.  How about you?


Yes I love dogs chimps and dolphins myself haha. I wish that dragons existed because I would love them too. Did you know there are 20 quintillion animals on planet Earth right now


That is a lot,  I dont even know what quintillion is lol Yeah I wish there wer dragons too,  miniature ones lol other than the kimodo dragon,  that thing is scary.


Yeah you're right I don't know how many zeros that is actually haha. It's crazy that animals can be millions of a meter up to about 30 meters long. I wish I knew more about animals. Then I would have started to become a zoologist


I wish I knew what meters is haha.  I hear theres a lawyer in switzerland that represents animals.  How can he do that?  Can he talk to them?


A great question. Also great question, Germany gave constitutional rights to animals. I wonder what those are. That was done in the year 2002


I didnt know animals have a dominent hand or paw.  ill have to see which one my dog uses more lol


Well I didn't know that. Do you know the story behind hiccups as well?


No whats the story with the hiccups?  Did you know there a type of lobster and jellyfish that are immortal?


That's pretty awesome! Although I would like to eat a lobster right now haha. And yes hiccups are a holdover from When Animals had both gills and lungs apparently


Oh right!  I wouldnt mind having gills if it meant I can swim longer and deeper though.


Wow that sounds awesome! Maybe we can both have y'all's and swim together haha have you ever seen the movie Waterworld though? They definitely hunt those people down haha can you believe that the Loch Ness monster has a special protection against it. The Scottish government did that back in 1912


Oh right waterworld that was a cool movie!  Yeah throw in some webbed feet too!!!!  That sounds good,  Id rather have gills and webbed feet than a tail lol


Sure that sounds awesome LOL. What about Facebook do you use Facebook at all? We need to make a Waterworld Facebook page with only Gill people


Yeah I used facebook!  we should see if there is one already,  that seems easier lol You never know..


Well apparently Iceland is rewriting their constitution on Facebook. So I think we should write a constitution for Gill people only


That probably saves a lot of paper for them!  Did you know there are more people on facebook that there were people in the world 200 years ago?


Wow that's crazy. What do you know about the Burger King Whopper promotion that they did on Facebook


I think they offer a whopper for unfriending people.  Is their friendship worth a whopper?


Haha yep that's what it was. You would have to unfriend 10 people though. I can definitely find 10 people I would unfriend though


lol well its been great talking,  have a good one.


Hello,  do you watch basketball? Did you know granny style shooting is the best way to get points.


Yes! I watch Basketball. I've been following The Wizards especially their guard Bradley Beal.


Oh yeah,  you are a fan of the Wizards?  I really like the Golden State Warriors.


Yes. Team member Howard completed 36 of 51 shot attempts . He's a really awesome player. Who's good on the Warriors ?


Oh yeah ! He is good. I never knew the NBA had a team in Canada.  There are 30.  29 are in the U.S. and one is in canada.


That is really interesting.  I didn''t realize Canada played basketball lol


I recall you said that granny style was the best technique. So , I read up on it and the reason they don't do it is because they think it looks stupid. wow.


Yeah!  The goal of the game is to score points,  who cares if it looks stupid  They are getting paid crazy amounts of money to play effectively.  Although it would be pretty funny to see a silhouette of a granny shooting on a side of a shoe lol


That would be funny! Speaking of shoes did you know that Jordans were banned by the NBA?


Yeah lol luckily Nike paid the fines!  Good way to get advertising!


Heck yeah . I would imagine the amount they paid wasn't nearly the amount the made from the brand itself.


Did you know the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in the history of kansas university?


I did his name was James naismith. That's pretty ironic.


Yes!  lol I hope he gets royalties or something because this sport generates a lot of money!


Yes even New Zealand has a team called the Tall blacks.


Even the supreme court buidling has a court on their top floor. Basketball appears to be big everywhere .


Right!  That is nice and convenient for people who spend too much time at their job.


Wonder if they are playing now during the shut down . Lol Anyway, do you read any poetry ?


Not really.  I dont mind it.  Its been great talking to you!


Hi there, did you watch the Oscars? I didn't, but I heard Black Panther won a few awards.


I didn't either, but I'm happy that it did win a few. Marvel movies are always so enjoyable.


Yes, I can't believe it's their 18th film in the Marvel universe. Black Panther is actually the richest superhero, even moreso than Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark.


The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown to be a big thing! It's neat how they've built the worlds, like building the Wakandian script around Nsibdi.


It's an interesting fusion of futurism and history. Even the name Black Panther by Marvel predates he Black Panther party.


Yeah? I know that Jack Kirby created the character, but didn't know it was before the party had formed.


I thought Michael B. Jordan gave an excellent performance, definitely better than another Michael Jordan's performance in a fantasy haha.


Hey, I liked Space Jam! Haha. Jordan seems to be above the rules sometimes though; like when he kept wearing Air Jordans in his NBA games.


If Nike was willing to pay his fines, why not? It's not as ridiculous as Reebok signing AI to a deal for $800k a year back in 2001 when he ended up having such a short shelf life--and they have to pay him until he turns 55, when he gets a lump sum of $32 million (although I'm sure there was a breach of contract at some point along the way)


NBA players are some of the world's best paid athletes, going off of the annual player salaries. I wonder how much deals like that skew the numbers.


I think it helps that the head count is so low compared to other teams like football...all of the players are basically stars and there are only 30 teams, so they all make bank so long as they're in the league.


High pay goes all the way back to college basketball too. Not just the players either! The highest paid state employee in nearly 40 states coaches either football or basketball.


And that doesn't even take into account private colleges with big legacies like Duke or the Big East schools! Did you know that James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, is the only coach in the history of KU with a losing record?


Oh no. I guess it takes a different kind of mind to create a game, versus one that can refine the same game.


Sometimes it just takes time, right? Tim Duncan decided to play 4 years of college instead of going pro right away, and it seems to have worked out pretty well for him!


That was a wise decision on his part I think. Plenty of other pros got their start in college, like Kareem Abdul-Jabar, so it's not like he was missing out on too much.


Yes, although Abdul-Jabbar's prolific use of dunking hurt other players by getting the shot banned by the NCAA for over a decade. Seems hard to imagine the game without it today!


Well, sometimes it's all about style over function. The highest scoring technique is actually shooting granny style, but no one does it because it looks dumb.


It is a super up-close visual game when you put it on TV--the NBA even has its own TV studios in Secaucus, NJ.


They office out of the Olympic Tower, right? It's a very fitting name!


Well, it is an Olympic sport, although it seems like an unfair fight when 29 of the NBA's 30 teams are in the US and it's the premier league in the world haha


It really is unfair when you put it that way. It's been nice talking to you!


Yep, out of the 30 NBA teams the Knicks are my favorite


the knicks. that is the team that spike lee likes. they had a really big guy from georgetown.


Yea, they have a pretty rabid fanbase, I think it's because the NBA was founded in New York City


that makes sense. i bet basketball is a huge sport in that setting too. football is big in texas because they go lots of space. in ny, its basketball.


It's crazy how much basketball players can make off their shoes, Allen Iverson gets 800,000 a year from reebok


there are so few big stars that the endorsement deals are disproportionate. i think he will be happy when he reaches 55.


Yea, no one can bead Michael Jordans deal. Funny thing is air jordans were originally banned in the NBA


I think the nba wants to show its power. they don't want the shoe companies doing whatever they want. Nike was happy to pay the fines.


I'm surprised Tim Duncan of the Spurs never signed a shoe deal.


he went to college instead of the nba, right? odd choice. i would never have done that.


Yea, I guess Tim Duncan really wanted a college degree before going into the NBA


i would worry about injury. suddenly a bright future ends. that would hurt badly. you can always go to college.


Yea, i guess so. Apparently the best shooting style for free throws is the granny style


it looks goofy but rick barry used it. i think he shot over 90 per cent at the line.


Wow, I never knew that, I gotta youtube that. Did you know the dunk was banned in college basketball due to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?


I think that was a mistake. the shot is fine, I think that Kareem dominated and other teams didn't like that. he had a sky hook also. they didn't ban that.


Yea, Kareem was such a dominant player, so was Cheryl Miller who once scored 105 points in a game


reggie millers sister? LOL. he must have been quite jealous of her. Anyway, great chat!


I'm sure Reggie was, he only scored 40 points in his game that day


only 40? that is still good. he must have been frustrated that his sister overshadowed him.


I think he ended up taking out those frustration on the Knicks. Well have a good night


Hi I am wonderful. I wanted to learn more about basketball facts today.


There were many things I did not know and I am sure many more things I need to learn.


David west was an intimidating man. Not many tried him and he was not afraid to knock peple out of his lane. He was also feared off the court.


I heard he always told the truth to all the reporters while he was in the locker room.


He did. He was not afraid of any consequences. He left sanantonio to chase rings and finally got one with Golden state. He then retired.


Did you know he walked away from a 12.6 million contract the Pacers offered him? That to me is crazy.


He's always been different. He really wanted that ring! I think that's why he went to San Antonio in the first place.


and why he did what he wanted and he just did things his way and offered no apologies to anyone.


For sure. he didn't get that allen iverson money though...


These NBA players get paid way too much money in my opinion. Did you know that Allen Iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with reebok that would pay him $800,000 a year until he reached 55 then they would give him 32 million!


Supply and demand! I hope they all get their money! Tim Duncan stayed in college for all 4 years and gave up millions!


This is something pretty interesting did you know that Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA but Jordan didn't care and always wore them and Nike paid the fines.


Between his shoes and Abdul-Jabbar's dunks, the NBA is ban happy!


?Have you ever heard of the granny style of shooting basketballs


I have. Rick Berry was a huge advocate of it.


Cool fact that I didn't know is that there is a basketball court on the top floor of the Supreme Court. Really who is up there playing basketball.


The notorious RBG is posterizing kennedy... Nice chatting with you!


I love dogs.   They're great companions, loyal.


For sure, I agree also! Google prefers them also!


You know, I don't think that has a place in a corporate code of conduct.   Cats are good, too.