It's strange that there hasn't been a non democrat or republican president since 1853


Yes I wish there was more than just the two parties to choose from it would help our system to not have lifelong politicians.


It would also be nice if there were no more Nixons and Bushs running on the Republican ticket


I think we're safe from those two families for a while, I haven't heard of any other family members who have a shot at the White House. Jeb Bush tried but he did not get the nomination.


Speaking of Presidents, did you know JFK, Washington, and Jefferson were the 3 wealthiest?


I wonder if that takes inflation into consideration, I also wonder where our current president ranks.


Who knows. It's interesting that the President's guest house is actually larger than the white house


It is, I wonder if it is because dignitaries have to travel with so much support staff whereas the President's all probably lives close by the area.


Probably. I wonder if President Banana from Zimbabwe has ever visited the guess house


President Banana is a fun name, I wish we would have a President with a name like that.


Or a President who could  release 3 pop albums like the president of Indonesia


Trump should drop a couple pop albums, maybe it would help his rating!


Maybe, well it was nice chatting with you


Were you aware that in dogs there are 12 different blood types and that dogs can donate blood at blood drives?


No, I had no idea.  I have never seen a dog blood drive advertised.  Have you?


I have not. I wish there were more. Did you also know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing?


I knew about dogs, but not elephants.  Interesting!  Did you know that dogs are not totally color blind?


I always thought that was a myth because I've had dogs that liked types of certain colors.


I've never noticed my dogs preferring any colors.  Ever had a cat?  I, like Google, prefer dogs


I have cats now. I love them too. I didn't know that Google had a preferred pet? I wonder why that was even necessary?


Yeah, it doesn't seem necessary at all.  Its actually kinda weird.


I agree. Did you know that Istanbul has vending machines where in exchange for recycled plastic bottles it releases food and water for stray dogs? What an amazing program.


That is super cool.  I wish we had that kind of thing in this country. I see strays all the time but I can't do much to help them.


I agree. We should absolutely implement a program like that. There is no downside.


None at all!  I always dogs were domesticated wolves, but I didn't know that their direct ancestor is extinct.


I did not know that either. I wonder what that looked like. Totally off topic but how do you feel about presidential trivia?


I find it interesting.  Especially when you find out that the first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


Wow! What a hilarious name. Do you know who the top three wealthiest US presidents have been?


Yep.  JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.  I assume that's adjusted for inflation?


You are correct. Yes I would assume so. I wonder why the guest house is bigger than the white house?


That's a good question. It does not make sense.  The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.  How about that?


That's very odd. I can see before or after but during seems crazy!


How's it going, do you like dogs? Did you know modern wolves are not as closely related to the first wolves that were domesticated?


I do, I have a dog so yeah, what about you? do you like them?


Yea, I love dogs, they are so cool how they vary in shape, size, and colors


They do, amazing how many species there are, they also have 12 different types of blood so yeah, amazing animals


I had no clue dogs had 12 blood types, I just assume they had the same amount as humans


Yeah that was a suprising fact for me as well, did you hear about that vending machine in Istanbul?


Yea, it's awesome Istanbul uses the vending machine to give food and water to stray dogs


I think thats a great way to keep the city clean and also keep doggies fed


Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only known animals to instinctively understand human pointing?


I didnt know that, but I guess dogs are really smart animals so it doesnt suprise me either,


Yea, elephants too. I didn't know dogs can actually see as much colors as humans


Aparently they can yeah, Google is a dog company and Im a fan of the company


It's pretty funny they put they prefer dogs over cats in Googles official code of conduct


Yeah so do you follow politics, what do you think about our president?


I wish the GOP nominated another person. It's a shame there hasn't been a non republican/democrat president since 1853


It is right, there should be more options not just the red or blue politician


Yea, I know Washington didn't have a party. Him, JFK, and Jefferson were the 3 wealthiest US presidents


Nope, guess not. Too bad Trump doesn't have a beard as every US president who had a beard were Republican


His the first one then, did you hear about that anecdote with Dumbo and Truman? really funny story


Lol people take politics too seriously. Well it was nice chatting with you


I love watching television, how about you?


I do. Did you know there are 750 episodes of Pokemon?


I did not know that many! I must have watched that many as a kid, I loved that show!


Interesting, what about South Park, were you a fan of that show?


Love that show, I heard the simpsons crew sent them flowers for their family guy episodes, it was a bold move! Do you watch?


I used to watch it. Did you know they remade That 70s show in the UK?


I did not know that, I wonder how successful it was


Wow, so not good at all! That is kind of like that 80s show


Did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?


That is so much money! I heard she makes like 50 million per year! I wonder if anyone makes more money


That is awesome, I can believe it. A lot of retired people watch that all day long.


That is true ha, my father just retired, I will mention that to him ha. I think Lebron may make more


That wouldn't surprise me. Did you know that there is a saved copy of the internet?


Wow, that is good that everything is backed up, hopefully not my facebook posts lol!


I no longer use facebook, I think the Wayback machine also stores things as well.


I do!  My favorite was House!  I was sad when it ended.


It ended already? I'm still watching older seasons, do you like the leading actor?


Hugh Laurie is amazing.  He is really British!


I head he earns about $700,000 per episode, a lot of money indeed.


It is, I think there were like 8 seasons to that too.


So he has earned a lot of money over the years, do you know who Michael Caine is?


Do you know why he started acting? its actually a really funny story.


Wasn't it because of all the girls in the drama class?


Yeah because of the girls in drama class, seems like that decision really paid of later on.


It really did.  Do you know why Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore?


I do, he doesn't make dramas anymore because it goes against his belief system, he likes to remain positive.


That is as good a reason as any.  I loved his comedies.


I loved his comedies as well I guess his not much of dramatic actor,


Alrighty then....  do you listen to classical radio dramas at all?


I do like them yeah, I'm a big fan of the genre why do you ask?


There is a website where you can listen for free.


There is? I wonder how its called, must be a great site, I have to search for it once we finish chatting.


I am not exactly sure, I just know of its existence.  I think I would also enjoy reading some of those dramas.


I would like that as well, and also watch Jon Hamm teach drama classes.


He must be a good teacher, Ellie Kemper made it big and she was a student of his.


I heard Erin from the office is also one of Kemper's students.


Oh I see, I knew her as Erin, she is really talented thanks for the aclaration.


Sure thing.  It has been great chatting, but sleep is calling my name.  Have a great night!


Not really. I tend to watch dramas or read more. How about you?


I used to listen to the radio when I was younger. Now I just use the Internet. I think that radio is a dying medium.


Well although radio waves are still being used to a large extent in space exploration and technology, radio as a form of entertainment and communication is a dying medium as you mentioned. People prefer to communicate by telephone and watch entertainment with pictures on tv. However the content of radio or tv are similar in certain regards such as dramas.


The narratives are probably structured similarly across media. It would be interesting to compare the classic radio dramas preserved on the website with the TV dramas of today.


I believe the way classic drama would be communicated would be similar to reading as it would be filled with rich vocabulary to be more descriptive to paint a picture, unlike tv shows that literally have picture.


I guess people respond better to pictures than words, especially when the people are good-looking. Voice just doesn't have the same charm.


I think part of it has to do with watching tv, most people can just relax and shut down their mental processes, but reading is a complex cognitive process to derive meaning from symbols, requiring comprehension of abstract concepts and understanding.


Reading has fallen out of favor. Oftentimes to understand the issues discussed on TV news shows, viewers would have to read background information. As a result, most people know only what is discussed, which is usually shallow.


I agree. Personally I listen to audio books instead of reading. However, if the shows were willing to discuss the background first or provide a link to listen to the finer details, it would help people get a better understanding as well.


I think this is where the Web comes in. Relevant information can be a click away. Still, people need to read intelligently and be cautious about accepting information just because it's written on a Web site.


Indeed. Fake or sponsored news are growingly identical to real news so it is getting harder for consumers to distinguish. Also, not all news sources are unbiased. Because reading requires creativity and critical analysis, consumers must practice deep exploration of text during interpretation to get to the truth of the matter.


Unfortunately, I don't think people have much incentive to keep digging for more opinions and facts. They would rather find information that supports their beliefs and biases and then stop there. It takes a lot of effort to mull over new information and change your thinking.


True, but just because it is easier doesn't make it right.


Human beings too often follow the path of least resistance, whether right or wrong. I wonder how long it took Anne Jones to get up to reading 4,700 words per minute. I wonder how often she changes her thinking about issues.


It probably was no easy feat since most readers, even avid ones, would have trouble reading and digesting 4700 words per minute. Speaking of reading, did you know silent reading is a recent phenomenon?


I was surprised by that. I wonder how people would read in the presence of others. Maybe if there were few books available, one person would read aloud from the one book and others would listen.


Silent reading was a skill only the most most skilled readers of the middle ages could do. Not many people were educated in the past. Even in the case of President Andrew Johnson whose wife taught him how to read and do math.


Schooling has really changed the access to information that people have, just not their ability to make sense of it. I wish there were a way that schools could encourage constructive discussion.


I believe that the difficulty with that is education is subjective and the whole process is essentially an experiment. If we wanted any real change, we would require or incentivize the government or the standardization board to overhaul the entire system.


I see people starting new schools instead of trying to fix the existing ones. I think it's hard to make a huge system serve the students first. Usually it's the people running the system whose needs get met.


I agree. People continue starting new schools, but lately many have been shutting down because of lack of students. We should be putting more focus on quality than quantity. Thank you for this discussion.


Hi there. Do you enjoy reading? It can be used for so much like language acquisition, communication, and sharing information and ideas.


I do, I feel like it makes me smarter and you can learn a lot of cool things by just reading


Yeah no doubt about that. It also requires continuous practice, development, and refinement.


It is a complex cognitive process, sounds easy once you know how to read but only species with high intellect can read books.


Yes exactly. And I like that they're no concrete laws in reading but it provides an escape for readers to produce their own products introspectively.


I agree, it does provide with an escape do you have any favorite novels?


Not really I like everything. I want to read starship troopers because it is recommended by the military. However I did see the movie.


I heard that book was pretty good and also Ender's Game, thats another military recommendation


Yes Enders game was suggested by the Marine Corps. In the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels.


I guess books can be dangerous in the wrong hands, do you go to libraries much?


Yes very true. Not so much anymore but they are a great concept. I love that there are more libraries than there are McDonalds.


Really? there's a McDonalds in every corner lol, hard to imagine that, writers get a lot of support in Norway.


Yes you are right. The government will buy 1000 copies of your book and distribute them to libraries throughout the country. Very cool idea.


Yeah and if you write a children's book then they will buy 1500 copies of that book


That is such a neat idea. Almost as good of an idea as the Sacramento library starting a library of things.


Did you hear about the man that was falsely imprisoned for 10 years? he then learned law at the prisons library and freed himself


Another great use of libraries! He is now a lawyer helping people like himself!


I think thats great, helping others in the same position he was years ago, really noble of him


Very noble indeed. I love people who create libraries. Like that UK Prime Minister in 1895...donating so much of his collection is such a great gesture. Great chatting with you I hope you have a good one.


That is really nobel I heard he carried the books himself, the humility on that guy. It was great chatting with you as well have a nice day bye.


How's it going? Did you know the top three wealthiest Presidents were JFK, Jefferson, and George Washington? I wonder how much money they had


I am not sure, but about Washington and Jefferson, but I believe jfk had Millions, his family always been a rich family.


I suppose so. I wonder if the President of Indonesia is rich after releasing 3 pop albums


I would say yes, but I don't know that much about the president of Indonesia.


Me neither, I only know a few things about other countries presidents, like the first president of zimbabwe being called president banana


I wonder how or why the name banana, this sounds more like a tease like some do the us president.


Maybe the president of Zimbabwe liked bananas, or maybe he looked like one


Hahaha Oh man, that's funny, do you know where the president's guest house is located? It's larger than the white house.


No, I don't even think I've ever seen the guest house even though it's larger than the actual white house


I sure would like to visit the guest house, do you think the president an okay job?


Sounds like an awful job, plus they still use floppy disks for storing files at the white house


Wow, I forgot about floppy disks, I wonder why things aren't up to date.


no clue although George W Bush did install solar panels onto the White House


Yes he did, did you know Teddy Roosevelt banned christmas trees from the white house? I wonder what was the reason?


He was conservationist, maybe christmas trees were endangered during Teddy Roosevelt's presidency


Yes maybe you're right, did you know secret service too four days to realize a bullet had struck the white house, what do you think about that?


I find it scary it took the Secret Service took so long to find out the white house was shot


You are right, I wonder what were they doing. Do you like animals?


Yea, I like dogs, apparently dogs have 12 different blood types


Wow, I didn't know that, what kind of dog do you have if you got a dog?


A jack russel terrier, hard to believe his ancestors were wolves


Do you notice anything different in a Jack russel terrier than  regular dog that isn't mixed?


They like to dig and sniff around a lot outside. Well I got to go, nice talking with you


I do, but I haven't in a long time. Do you know Tupac was a ballet dancer?


I heard that,  I hope theres a video floating around the youtube somewhere of this lol I wonder how many shoes he went through dancing ballet.


Professional ballerinas go through tons of shoes! I would love to see a video of him in the Nutcracker!


Yeah that would be hilarious.  I heard ballet dancers go through like 4 pairs a week!  geez!


Pointe shoes are solid wood, too, so that shows you how hard they dance. Bruce Lee won dancing championships, too.


I know,  so hard to imagine Bruce Lee in a cha cha competition and winning! lol


Definitely. I have watched him on TV. Do you watch a lot of television?


Not really,  I am more into watching stuff that is streaming like Netflix.


There are SO many shows on TV these days. Over 750 episodes just of Pokemon!


Wow that a lot of Pokemon.  Do you like this show?


No, I've never seen it. I don't watch cartoons, except the Simpsons occasionally.


ah that is a great show!  I recently read there is only one episode that Bart Simpson doesnt appear in.  weird.


Probably just do it to see if anyone noticed or to create cool trivia about the show.


Occasionally. I can't believe it's been around 15 years already!


Yeah time flies.  Facebook has grown so much,  it has so many uses now.  Businesses use it,  creating events,  getting people together,  advertising, etc.


It sure does. To think it was only for Harvard students, at first! Thanks for chatting!


Hi. Are you a fan of Ryan Seacrest? I guess E! network did an investigation on him for sexual misconduct.


I am a fan, and reallly? I did hear about the allegation, I wonder if they are true


E! said that outside council found "insufficient evidence"


I think that celebrities often get storted and it can be unfair, their lives are in the open and then people will keep that negative image of you even if you are actually innocent


Yeah, he wrote an article in the Hollywood Reporter about the experience.  He also supports the #MeToo movement.


He is one of the lone voices from the other side of sexual harrasment, I think he learn a lot from those accusations and by the terrible time he went through


Yes, he learned the importance of "innocent until proven guilty" which isn't how Hollywood works...


Its usually guilty untill proven otherwise and even then you might still appear guilty, do you watch a lot of TV or Tele?


I guess I do.  Not to the point that I've seen all 750 episodes of Pokemon over its 16 years.


Already 750 episodes!! that would be too much Pikachu for me as well lol


I guess that's what the UK thought of their version of the 70s show.  It was cancelled after 10 episodes.


It must be a terrible remake then, did you know that home had 188 different jobs in the first 400 episodes of the series


Yeah, and he's supposed to be lazy?  There is only one episode of the Simpsons where Bart doesn't appear or is mentioned.


I havent seen that episode, it must be really interesting though.


Did you know that Jupiter produces strong radio storms that can be picked up on AM radio?


I didnt but it makes sense the sun also has a radio station with its solar activity


Yep.  Somehow soldiers in WW I made radios using razor blades and pencils.  Maybe they tuned into the Sun.


Who knows, maybe they tunned into solar activity by accident, Bill Murray used to be the radial voice of the human torch


I like Bill Murray.  I also liked the song "Do the Bartman" as written by Michael Jackson.


Havent heard that one, Michal Jackson was a great musician though, cant believe its been almost 10 years since his death


Yes, I have two. Jessica Watson, mom to four and one in her heart, says she had a baby at age 17, and she was terrified. When she had her baby a decade later, she was terrified as well. She was saying that no matter what your age, parenthood is a crazy, terrifying but wonderful experience.


Yes, it scary.  Kids don't come with instructions.


Haha, yeah. That is true. But I think I'd be bored without them. I love doing kid stuff and having an excuse to. The other day I followed one of them through a tunnel at a park. Imagine how I would look if I did that without a kid? Haha.


That's funny.  Yeah, that would look weird. Jessica Watson is a good writer. It's easy to relate.


Yeah, I think so too. She says early motherhood is filled with big jobs and menial tasks. It's important to get these things right but can be hard. They can be corrected if you get them wrong at first.


Trial and error, that's how I learned, but I can't imagine myself juggling four, or two for that matter.


I feel two is a bit easier because they kind of entertain each other when I can't but yeah, four is a lot! I think it's important to teach our kids about taking care of the Earth. If earth's history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans only represent a minute or so.


Yeah, we haven't been here very long. More than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.  I hope they don't go extinct.


When Earth was formed, days were only 5.5 hours long. I can't even get much done in 24 hours. Haha.


The earth was spinning really fast. Did you know the cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans is on 2.7 inches in diameter?


That is cool how much things have progressed. An iPhone has more computing power than the whole us nuclear icbm deterrent.


Yeah, I remember having a rotary phone. Those took a long time to dial. NY's area code is 212 because it is the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


I liked those phones. I liked the sound they made.


True. I have a friend who still has a rotary phone, probably for the cool factor. For every minute you do not use your cell, unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child who needs it. I found that odd.


Yeah that is strange.  Why not just give them the water. I also found it strange that McDonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers because they were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.


Interesting. Too bad it has backfired and made many Americans, like me, quite lazy.


Maybe they'll remove them as part of an exercise marketing strategy.


Haha, that would be cool but slightly annoying. I guess if I was around before 1908 I would be in better shape. Cars started to be available to the masses that year with the Model T.


Hello. Are you a Simpson's fan? There is only one episode where Bart doesn't exist, they don't even mention his name. He's the entire show!


That is weird, but no I'm not a fan of the show. I'm not much of a south park fan either but apparently they are fans of each other because the simpsons crew sent flowers to them when the final episode aired.


I have never seen a single episode of South Park. Bart Simpson's song "Do the Bartman" was wrote by Michael Jackson, he was everywhere when he was alive.


Wow I didn't know that. Are you a pokeman fan? It seems there are over 750 episodes of that.


I am not, I've never played nor watched any of it. I can't even tell you the name of a single one, lol. Michael Jackson insisted on bringing a llama to the studio, so Freddie Mercury canceled a duet with him. I guess he didn't want to sing with a llama.


Weird. He also wanted to build a 50 foot robot of himself to roam the Nevada dessert. Eccentric much?


That would have been perfect for Burning Man. Maybe that was his intention? Eddie Van Halen played the guitar solo in Beat It.


Maybe Van Halen did the solo for free. They must have been buds!


I think he was one of those artists who had such an influence on people,no matter what their genre.


He even lent his talents to video games, by helping write the soundtrack for Sonic 3.


He was a cultural icon of the 20th century and one of the greatest entertainers ever! He contributed a lot to music but also dance and fashion.


He also helped launch MTV into popularit.


I did not realize that but I'm not surprised. Once his career got going, it really took off. He made awesome videos to like Scream and Black/White.


Billie Jean and Thriller have done a lot to break the racial barriers too.


True and he created and made popular dance moves like the robot and moonwalk. Now those are cool!


He had specially designed shoes that helped him achieve that extreme lean, and the moonwalk. It's like everything was theatrical with him.


Well he was the 8th child so he probably thought he deserved some attention. :)


Did you know that there is a British version of That 70's Show?


No I did not. Bet it can't beat the American version though.


Probably why it only lasted 10 episodes, lol.


Youtube is so expensive I never knew that did you?


Expensive? it's free to watch. They are worth a lot of money though, billions and billions.


They make their money through commercials. Lots of people watching means lots of commercials. Youtube is the 2nd biggest search engine online.


But do the youtubers make money because then how can they split it?


They don't really split it, but youtubers do get a share of the cut. Doesn't matter if the video is liked or disliked. Justin Bieber's baby song is the most disliked video of all time and he probably still got a ton of money.


I thought they get their money by views and going on tours?


yes but dislikes don't actually bring videos down. Any interaction is considered the same. Normally I just watch NFL games on youtube. People edit them since there is only about 11 minutes of action per game.


Bluetube is just for police. I've never seen it since I'm not a cop.


Then why did youtube make youtube red for?


I'm not sure I understand what you are asking? Youtube's logo is red. Half of internet traffic in north america is youtube and netflex which also has a red logo.


I think they just use it to promote their shows. They have some kind of partnership program with YouTube.


what do they mean by "Unregistered users can only watch videos on the site"


If you don't have an account you can't post your own videos or comment on other peoples.


Do you have any questions to ask me because I used to be a youtuber?


Not about youtube but do you like horror films?


Yes I love the shining. Did you know the boy in it didn't even know he was in a horro movie for years?


I like the Stephen kings movies with his children You should watch him?


I think I should too. Maybe I'll go check one out now. We can chat about horror movies more later okay?


Sure think thank you bye? Also, then I would get my 2 dollars or what should I do it's my first time


Hello, I think Jalen Remsey can be kind of harsh on players


He is very vocal. Did . you hear what he said about Matt ryan?


He said he was overrated. The guy has won an MVP!


He did for reals? that is crazy, I think Matt Ryan is one of the best QB better, I wonder why he said that about him


He said stuff about every team in a GQ interview. Im sure he just likes the attention


I think I will look some of the past interviews in YouTube, you know its the second largest search engine available right now


Youtube had to pull an ad for "The Nun" because it was terrifying


That movie was really scary so Im not surprised content had to be sensored, I think its sensitive specially for people who have anxiety problems.


Steven King said Bambi was the first horror movie he say. Thats silly


Yeah, I have heard that one before, its crazy considering how scary his books are.


Yeah maybe that was his inspiration. Or he wanted to go on a diet. Watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories


I  might have to watch several of them after the Superbowl, I sure ate a lot, you know players have chips to track their moves on the field


Thats really neat. I wonder what cool information they can learn from that


They can learned their moves but also theres a chip in the football and that tells us the speed, the rotation of the ball and other cool stats


Thats a lot of engineering going into tall that tech. Did you know average lifetime earnings of an engineer is more than that of an average nfl player


I did not know that, but it kind of makes sense as engineers win a lot and then players tend to have a short carreer.


I guess it would be a good lesson for kids. To stick in school for a backup plan. Engineering money is no joke


I agree with you, besides becoming a player can bring serious consequences on the long sun such as brain damage or injuries.


Do you have anymore facts about youtube?


Yeah there is a police version of Youtube its called BluTube, and there are a lot of law enforcement videos in it.


Good morning, are you a baseball fan? Evidently, there is a  controversy over a teen throwing over 800 pitches in a week, and some say its abuse.


I am a baseball fan!  The pitcher who did that was Daisuke Matsuzaka.  He ended up pitching for the Boston Red sox.


Really? How cool. I'm not a fan, and always wondered why the managers wear uniforms. I didn't know it was because they are technically players as well.


I've never seen it happen but would be neat to see.  Up until 2005 a married couple scheduled all 2340 MLB games played each year for 24 years.


I guess every couple needs a hobby. Do you know if they were Japanese? I hear it is more popular there, than it is here.


I'm not sure.  It was so popular in Japan that many fans are surprised to discover its status as America's national pastime!


That is weird. A man found a huge treasure trove of valuable baseball cards in  his grandfathers attic, I would have tossed them out.


He hit the jackpot!  Do you like to watch tv?


I'm a Simpson's fan, and have never seen the Bartless episode, have you?


I've never seen that one either.  I do love the Simpsons!


My kids used to watch Thomas the Train almost non stop. I think I've seen every episode that George Carlin narrated.


I remember Thomas.  My kids were little when the show was at it's peak.  Then they got into Pokemon.


Mine never did get into Pokemon. Even though they are teens, I still hear Alec Baldwin's voice at times from them "not watching" Thomas.


lol  There are over 750 episodes of Pokemon.  I just never quite understood it myself.


I'm not even going to try. I guess the crew of The Simpsons sent flowers to the crew of South Park, after their Family Guy episode. Ive never watched South Park.


I used to watch it in the late 90s.  Did you ever have a Nintendo gaming system?


I did for a few years. That 54 colors was very limiting.


Yes it was.  They finally discontinued it in Japan in 2003.


Bill Nye got his break when he won a  Steve Martin look-a-like contest. I would have love to have seen that


Wow I didn't know that!  Would have liked to have seen it too.
 Did you know Ronald Reagan once got turned down for a role because he didn't have a presidential look?  How ironic. lol


I bet that casting agent was embarrassd his entire presidency.


Yes.  lol  I have to get running.  It was nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


Hi do you know that baseball is so popular in Japan


Yes. But controversial, too. Understand young high school pitchers have really high pitch counts- all to win.


there is a folklore so popular about a legend


Yes, as a h.s. player in Japan, Daisuke Matsuzaka hurled that many pitches. Is that too much, do you think?


DO you know that baseball coaches wear iuniform because they an play if needed


Right. Last manager who did it was back in the 70's: Pete Rose. Do you have a favorite MLB team?


no i dont  watch baseball much. I am more of a simpsons viewer


Got it. Bart appears on almost every episode, doesn't he?


Got it. Is there another form of entertainment that you like?


pokemon maybe  but its like 750 episodes .. huge task to complete


I'd never make it. Speaking of that, a lot of those Japanese h.s. kids don't make it to US major league baseball entertainment, either. Too many pitches can ruin a kid's arm.


yes might have a huge impact on health later It is like abusing the kids


Agree. It is abuse. In US Little League, the max pitches is 60. In h.s., I think it's 80 pitches, then a new pitcher must come in. I like our system. Gives talented kids a future, don't you think?


yes there should be a limit . these kids are too young to take decisions on there own


Definitely agree, since Japanese h.s. coaches use kids' wins as a stepping stone to college or pro baseball. Guess I don't like who they're stepping on, you know?


in most states highschool pitchers can throw upto 120 pitches at most..  800 is just too much


Yes. Even in the majors, coaches get concerned if pitchers throw more than 100 pitches in a game. Still love baseball, though, just not Japanese youth baseball!


I love watching sports. I am doing it now. do you like watching sports?


I like baseball. I always wondered why managers dressed like the players. I guess that's so they can technically play if the need comes up.


Yes, Sparky anderson would have been so helpful... WHo is your favorite team?


I like the SF Giants because I am from there. I used to like baseball a lot more so much that I used to collect baseball cards. A man found three million dollars worth in his attic!


I would have be happy with only $1M! However, I would have taken all $3M!!! Have you ever seen the albuquerque isotopes?


They are a baseball team named after the simpsons baseball team. It an omage!


Is that a team in the US or abroad? In Japan many fans are surprised to know that baseball is American's national pastime.


Oh. Do they have a football team too? Do you like football?


I'm not too into football but it's amazing how much it has developed. In the 60s top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


I know. NOw, the average engineer make smore than the avg football player.


I have trouble following along in football but the superimposed yellow line helps me out a bit. ESPN won an emmy for it.


I feel like the emmy's lowered their standards. Am I right?


Haha yeah, sounds like it. Seems like football players have gotten better and better over the years. Benjarvus Green Ellis never fumbled the football in his NFL career.


Wow, that's crazy! Like the cubs winning back-to-back championships!


Neat! I don't think we will ever see a game as bad as the one between Georgia Tech and Cumberland back in 1916.Have you heard of it?


Yes, that is the one. I'm going to go watch some sports right now. Catch you later!


Did you ever watch Sesame Street when you were a kid?


I did, I just to love that show! do you like it?


I remember how much fun it was to watch. I especially liked Oscar the Grouch. I think I identified with him a bit, haha.


I though he was fun, he was grouchy all the time, seems like he had a negative life Big Bird is another great character of the series


Big Bird was fun. I used to joke that he reminded me of my brother because they were both so tall! It's funny that Oscar and Big Bird were played by the same person.


They were? I wouldnt have guessed that ever, he had a long carreer at the show thats for sure, 50 years!! I bet thats more than Barney


It's amazing to think how long the show has been running, and that it's still going! So many things on TV don't last very long compared to that.


I agree, it seems like Eric Jacobson will take his place


The place of Caroll Spinney, Eric Jacobson is the one that plays the charaters of Miss Piggy, Grover and Bert


Oh! I didn't know Spinney was being replaced. I can't imagine another Oscar, but Grover was always funny, so I bet Jacobson will do it well.


Spinney is retiring actually, thats what I meant by 50 years of carreer, the show will not be the same without Caroll


I wonder if he's going to retire from TV entirely. I don't know how someone would just move on to other characters after fifty years.


I guess that he is, 50 years is  a long time and he was born on the year 1933, he has 4 grandchildren so that must take a lot of time


That's true; I hadn't realized he was in his eighties. He probably wants to spend time with his own children after spending so many years entertaining everyone else's!


I agree curiouos fact about his carreer as he has been on The Simpsons on Southpark


So I guess he's entertaining adults too! It shows his versatility as an actor that he can play different roles like that.


Yeah not only kids but also kids as adults I guess many of The Simpsons and South Park viewers have also watched Sessame Street whe they were kids or even now,


That's a good point. Since it's been on so long, people have grown up with it. Spinney has probably voice acted for multiple generations throughout their lives!


I agree, it seems like Oscar and Bird are two different characters not only on the show but they taught Caroll important lessons!


They taught him lessons while they taught children lessons too. Oscar showed that even when you're grouchy, it's important to be good at heart.


hello how are you doing? Reggie miller, nba hall of famer, couldn't escape his older sister cheryl's shadow while in high school. on january 26, 1982, he scored a career high 40 points. he tried bragging about it on the car ride home, only to find out cheryl scored 105 points and broken 8 national records!


I dont keep track of all basketball but I do watch the warriors play.  How about you?


Yes, me also. But it's very interesting game in the world.


It is,  did you know Nba player allen iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with reebok in 2001 that would pay him $800,000 a year until he reaches age 55 to where he would then receive a final lump sum payment of $32,000,000.


National Basketball Association (NBA), professional basketball league formed in the United States in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (founded 1946).


By the early 1980s the NBA was plagued by money-losing franchises, low attendance, declining television ratings, and limited national appeal. The league soon rebounded under the leadership of David Stern, NBA commissioner from 1984, who helped transform it into an international entertainment company.


Physicists proved that shooting "granny style" is the absolute best technique to consistently score points on the line, but nba players refuse to do it because it looks stupid. Maybe they should start shooting granny style again! lol


Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade.


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.


James naismith, the inventor of basketball, is the only losing coach in the university of kansas's history


James Naismith wrote and developed the game's original thirteen rules and, through the YMCA network, quickly spread the news throughout the country.


Yeah I think I read that recently. In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.


The Tall Blacks name is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks. The team has won three FIBA Oceania Championships, and twice appeared in the Olympic Games.


I think overall this is one of the best game.


I love the internet. Its a huge connection of computers and networks


Do you spend more time on the internet or on your television watching televised programming?


I watch shows on the internet now. To many ads on tv


Interesting. I stream TV and internet programming too, although networks are finding ways to load their net episodes with advertising too. And with competition for bandwidth, my internet slows down sometimes and negatively effects the stream. Astronauts in space have faster internet than I do.


Which is crazy considering they were able to put 3g service on mt everest too. Why cant they fix our speeds


Right on! Someone watching Neopets is lowing it down for the rest of us. In 2001, Neopets was all the rage, and fourth most trafficked site, four spots ahead of Google. How things have changed!


The library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet. Including neopets


I wonder if they have my internet profile? If they cannot restore that, how else will I be able to egosurf?


Maybe you can read the full terms and service when buying a product like 7% of the people on the internet instead


Sounds as exciting transposing War and Peace into binary code. Of course, since humans are responsible for the minority of activity on the internet, outnumbered by automated programs, there probably is a bot doing that task as we text...


That is crazy to think. Know any shows that I can binge watch?


Old SNL episodes are a good place to start! Weekend Update debuted on the very first episode so you can catch up on witty news-cycle dependent humor.


I can try and find the one episode where Bart neither appears or is mentioned in the simpsons. That should take some time


Nice. In the first 400 episodes of the Simpsos, Homer has held 188 different jobs. So, you can devote the next few years of your life by binging on the Simpsons and keeping track of Homer's employment status.


Theres over 16 years of pokemon to watch


True, and those little creatures sure are great actors, but maybe not quite as god as Shakespear. You know, the only Shakespear play not made into a film or TV was called, "The Noble Kinsmen" I look forward to when it is made into a Simpson parody.


South Park got flowers from the simpsons crew when it aired its family guy parody


Nice. Producers of the Simpsons are classy people. Did you see that Twilight parody on the Simpsons, where the role of Edward Cullen was voiced by Daniel Radcliffe? It was a riot!


Definitely. I can't remember, but do the Simpsons have a dog? AKA canis lupus AKA the domestic wolf...


Santas little helper! he was a greyhound dog


Hi, how are you? Do you like television?


I used to watch a lot when I was a kid. Now I don't. I find it's boring and not flexible.


Very true!  It's so predictable honestly!


I would rather go to YouTube than watch TV. Why are there so many episodes of Pokemon? Is it really that interesting?


LOL... i have no clue!  I have never watched it!


I have never watched it either. It's for kids. Noisy, bright, confusing to me.


That's one way of putting it for sure!  But then again you could say the same thing about South Park?


South Park is popular for making fun of social groups, politics, culture and what have you. Lots of difficult story writing there.


That's true... but the simpsons do the same thing and have been doing it wayyyy longer than south park!


The first eight seasons of the Simpsons were great. They invested a lot in the writing. I think they have run out of storylines. I haven't seen a funny one in a while.


Yeah, me neither. So, then, what about dogs? Dogs are good. Do you like dogs?


Oh yeah!  Definitely a dog person... i have one my self... can't stand cats!


I'm not a cat person. Cats are indifferent to me, and I'm indifferent to them.


Very much so!  Oh my... did you see they have dog blood drives?


I've heard that! I wonder if the dogs are scared of needles. Do they get treats? They should get treats.


I am sure they get treats!!!  All good dogs should get treats :D


I would want a treat too. Potato chips? Anyway, great chat!


Not sure potato chips are good for dogs!  LOL


Sometimes, usually just the playoffs. I'm surprised Air Jordans were banned tho!


Yeah, and interesting that Nike paid the fine so that Jordan would wear them anyway during each game.


Totally! Speaking of money, I didn't know NBA players were the highest paid. Did you?


That is interesting. Does that include advertising deals that they get? Allen Iverson got a pretty sweet deal where he gets $800000 a year until he is 55 where he will get a final lump sum payment of $32,000,000.


good suggestion!  It was nice talking with you...off to read lol!


I wonder if people would still watch if they shot granny style?


Haha yea that seems like an odd way to shoot the ball, but hey, if it's the best technique! I'd watch if it meant the teams scored more.


Yeah, I'd watch just to see them do the strange looking shots! I wonder why people aren't more into women's sports. Reggie Miller's sister constantly outperformed him when he was in high school


That is really interesting. Yea, it seems like men's sports are more popular. It would be fascinating to watch Reggie Miller's sister play, or the two of them play each other!


I like seeing basketball players dunk too. Dunking was banned in college basketball for over a decade because of Kareem Abdul Jabbar.


That is definitely fun to watch. So weird it was banned at one point.  I'm also surprised James Naismith, who invented basketball, was the only losing coach in University of Kansas' history!


That's funny. In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach. I wonder if James Naismith was paid well or not.


I hope, even despite losing. I thought for sure players were more paid than coaches, definitely interesting! Is it just me or does the nickname "tall blacks" for the new Zealand team seem a bit...racist? Maybe it's a cultural thing?


Yeah I sure hope its meaning is different than what I'm thinking, but who knows?


It would be interesting to research, though. I'm surprised Tim Duncan decided to go to college first instead of taking a deal with the nba. That's probably a wise decision though.


Yeah, I feel it's good to have a back up plan.


Definitely. Can't go wrong with higher education! You can hopefully learn things like how in south africa you can equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking! WOW!


Uh-oh looks like you got cut off there lol It's way cool that Jann Mardenborough was allowed to become a professional race car driver because he beat 90000 people in a video game


Yeah, oops! I was going to say, speaking of car jacking, I wonder if trunks were broken into a lot when they used to be wooden trunks on the back of cars.


Oh yea, I didn't even think of that! Probably, gee! I hope no one kept valuables in their trunks then. Hopefully just some McD's they picked up! I had no clue drive thru's were invented for soldiers who couldn't get out of their cars. Thank you for your service & more!


That's cool, too bad the drive thrus have made me and other Americans a bit lazy. Haha.


Do you watch tv shows? On tv or internet?


I only watch on TV.  I do stream some but I still put them on my smart TV rather than a computer.  I use the LED technology but if I had a smaller screen I would use OLED.


What do you enjoy watching on tv? It is interesting how the tv used to transmit images in monochrome but know can display in colour as well as several dimensions and with sounds.


I enjoy Madam Secretary and Bluebloods.  I love the 4K pictures that digital transmission has allowed in recent years.  How about you?


I do enjoy watching tv occasionally, but personally I nowadays tend to do everything through the internet since it offers a vast amount of information, resources, and services with just a laptop and wifi.


I see.  The internet has sure dropped the volume of paper mail.  However, deliveries of online orders is filling up the slack.


One problem though is that the constant novelty from clicking links online can cause real addition problems with people's brains.


I have heard that.  The dopamine flows with the clicks.  Did you know that those 3 horizontal lines at the upper right of your browser is a symbol called the hamburger button?


I myself only recently found out about it and the way I view my browser has chained ever since. Did you recently see online John Oliver grill Dustin Hoffman?


No, I didn't see it.  However, I know what it is about.  There have been a lot of people in power who went too far in sexual harassment and worse.


Well John Oliver was very uncomfortable grilling Hoffman.


True.  It is most obviously a problem when one of the people has power.  I think that Hoffman did not think that incident defined him, but society today sees it as more important now.


I mean the video published by the post did go viral


True.  But if he had made more comments, that would just have been more to be criticized.  I think that is why he ducked the red carpet at a film award show.


While I understand that he did wrong, I feel that sometimes the audience lets the most recent events define people rather than his entire career. I mean many seemed to forget that despite receiving a lifetime achievement prize for his many years of work, he was discourage from attending the red carpet due to public backlash as you mentioned.


I understand your point of view.  However it is not a recent event in Hoffman's lifetime, it is just recently a major public issue.  Some well known people are biting the dust for offenses over 20 years ago.


That is very true and I admit it is a major problem with hollywood. It would be nice if we can admit both his failure and success together separately.


I agree.  Rev. Martin Luther King was a real hero of the last century but could not be true to his wife.  For some people we have to let the huge strengths and value outweigh the sins.  "For all have sinned..."  I find it interesting how uncomfortable Oliver was through all of this.


Well I personally don't think its a matter of their contributions and strengths balancing out or outweighing the sins, but we should look at each actions respectively. Furthermore, I do agree Oliver's reaction was quite interesting because it is not very often you seem him uncomfortable given his job


I am going to change the subject.  Did you see that dogs have 12 different blood types and they have blood drives for dogs.


Yes, I too recently read an article on this topic. I wonder why I never considered other animals having blood transfusions. Do you think other animals can do so as well or are we and dogs unique?


I am sure that others can.  I doubt that it happens too often.  Probably zoo animals who have the best care.  It is something that dogs can thrive on a starch rich diet, yet cats need mostly meat.


Perhaps it only only for animals human care enough about to do the research and put the effort into keeping alive like cat and dogs or endangered animals. Personally I found it most interesting that Istanbul has a vending machine that dispenses food for strays in exchange for recycling.


That would "kill two birds with one stone".  Debris gets picked up and dogs get fed.  How about Google putting in their code of conduct that they are a dog company?  Weird to me.


Well Google did say they are a dog company. Maybe the head of google simply didn't have good experience with cats and love dogs instead. Generally dogs seem to be more close and less distant than cats. Anyway thank you for the lovely chat.


Me too, kind of hard not to love them! Did you know that they have something in common with elephants?


Not sure, is it the pointing thing? I didn't know that dogs drank with the underside of their tongue.


Yup you right and i did not know that either. I do know that there are 12 different kind of blood types for dogs.


Yes, I heard that and they have blood drives for dogs! I wonder how well the dogs react to that?


Yeah that would be interesting to know. How about that google prefers dogs to cats.


Yeah, that's interesting. I love cats too! I knew my dog knew what I said to him. I didn't know they can learn over 1000 words!


Cats too! Really, I talk to them all the time. I'm told they don't know what I'm saying. I tell them I love them all the time! lol


Did you know that it's a myth that dogs are color blind?


I use to wonder about that? I thought maybe just black and white. But I have learned they can see some colors. That's great!!


Yeah dogs are special. They perform many duties for humans. Like hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting the police and military as well as the disable to name a few.


I know, Aww, when dogs have eureka moments for solving a problem. They are man's best friend!


Indeed. Did you know that there is a type of wolf that is considered to be sister to the dog?


Yes, I've heard of that! A member of the genus Canis.Do you watch alot of TV?


Not as much anymore. I am more on the internet. I look up any TV that I'm interested in. I still have cable but rarely use it.  Homer Simpson held 188 jobs in 400 episodes! lol


Wow that's a hard working cartoon character. Yeah i dropped cable mostly just watch Hulu and Netflix. I hear there an episode were Bart not in it. Is that right?


Yes, I heard that too. lol, I'm not surprised most deals on Shark Tank are never enacted! Good chat!!


You too! 3g cell service on Everest wow!


Do you enjoy travel?  If so, what is your preferred way to travel (e.g., bus, car, and airplane)?


I love to travel. I actually have my pilot's license so my favorite method is hands down a plane :D   Possibly I'm related to King Kalakaua from Hawaii with my desire to travel near and far?


You could travel to the Super bowl.  Who do you think will win, the NFC or AFC team?


Oh boy, I don't believe I'd be too interested in traveling to The Super bowl. Far too much testosterone for a woman like myself. I'm kind of pulling for The Rams simply because they have been the chosen ones lol. I find it interesting so many people aspire to play in The NFL while engineers still make more loot in the long run than players do. Then again, doesn't NFL stand for "Not For Long" or is that just a common misconception ?


I know plenty of women that like football.  Maybe the FIFA World Cup could be one of your destinations.  France is a cool country and they are the current champions.


That's interesting. My favorite sport is actually baseball and I'm an Astros fan. I'd also like to see Pete Rose inducted into the hall of fame ha-ha. I'd like to see baseball players and baseballs with tracking chips similar to what the NFL uses for their players to record movements of the players and the ball.


Wow, hi-tech.  I was born in TX.  Then Atlanta... I guess I have traveled quite a bit... I would like to go to Iceland.


Iceland is definitely on my bucket list, as well as Holland. I just returned from The USVI though so it would be tough to get me to fly anywhere that's not warm right now! Speaking of which, Mackinaw Island forbids cars which sounds rather goofy but given the climate of Michigan, surely it saves cash and the environment during their, what, 10 months of snow? Also, I highly doubt Michigan will have some Super bowl contenders in my lifetime.


I was flying at age 17.  Are you IFR rated?  I quit and used the money for college.  I'm not sure I would fly if I has access to a 160 mph bus.


Yes, I am IFR and a little more. I actually fly between Houston, Raleigh and Nashville 3 days a week. IT pros need to be bussed like cattle. It beats sitting at my "real" job for 5 straight and is a slow, pre-retirement/post-kids-at-home gig.


That's cool.  I'm a it & Engineering PM and a Ramblin' Wreck.  I've traveled to NC's research triangle a bit.  That's probably where the NFL tracking chips originated.


LOL! That's so awesome. I went into pharmacy and have hated it since Day 1 of student loan debt. Once I paid those and the house off, I really-really took a leap of faith and kind of/sort of told my boss I wasn't going to show up "in 23 days." Raleigh is super awesome. Just cold.


Pharmacy is a good solid field.  Raleigh cold?  I'm in the Midwest and it was 11 degrees F when I woke this morning.  Maybe I should rethink Iceland.  I could find a volcano for heat...


It was a solid field. The market is saturated and while I spent plenty of years with an amazing university health system it's still medicine. The ability to be on time and merely travel for pay is awesome. I think The Dutch might be on to something with that commuter bus that runs at 160 MPH.... And would be great in Houston traffic!


Hmm, didn't know that.  I hear the traffic is bad in Houston.  I have an uncle there.  It's no picnic in ATL. Yes, that bus would blow my trusty Volvo away.


Begs the question, who's really driving that bus? Got to be someone from Amazon Prime Now.


I'm thinking a retired NASCAR driver.  Definitely not someone from Mackinac Island.


lol - If it costs $300 to drive across Japan in tolls, I suppose we shouldn't complain about a $45 tab from EZ pass once a month.


Toll roads are an abomination.  Like we aren't taxed enough.  I can't believe the lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average for an NFL player.  Where did it go?  Tolls I'm thinking...


PREACH. My oldest child is a chemical engineering major (imagine that, in Texas?!) with a part time job and **owes** almost $1700 in federal taxes this year. I have no desire to be a grandma but come on, taxes - and fees that are not called taxes but are legit taxes- are really ruining my kids' generation. It's infuriating. I'm glad none of my kids aspired to be pro cheerleaders because Paula Abdul's example.


I hear you.  I forgot about Paula Abdul... Don't get me started on taxes... Sales tax is crazy where I'm at.  In places it's almost 10%...


I'm kind of a fan of abolishing The IRS and instituting a national flat sales tax. There is no such thing as blue collar workers anymore - Merely those who eat on their own dime and those who do not. It's scary.


Yep.  Death and taxes... I've been a fan of a flat tax for years.  All American need to have skin in the game.  We have too many people that don't and only vote for people that keep them funded.


Super stoked to hear this reiterated in someone presumably much younger than me - I don't possess the time, energy or effort anymore to call a spade a spade and am staring down the barrel of late life, so please accept my sincere apologies on behalf of my generation for what we were too busy working to pay the bills to take up and tackle. In the interim, let's be grateful it's still legal to drive a car on our highways. 10/10 recommend the movie Somewhere In Time which was filmed there with Christopher Reeve.


I'm in my 50's.  I don't think too many millennials think this was but thank you. It was great talking with you!  Maybe we'll bump into each other in Iceland!


That's an amazing aspiration and I would buy you a beer. Or three.


My favorite nfl team, the Ravens, lost yesterday.  Their QB play was terrible.


Yeah, I was surprised to see him do so poorly. I wanted them to win too


Are you a soccer fan?  Funny that they set the world cup locations so far in advance.  Quatar will have it in 2022.


No, not really. It was a short game yesterday. Seemed like it was about 11 minutes long


Yeah, it did go quickly.  I wonder what one of those tracking chips the nfl used in player's shoulder pads would have shown on all of Lamar Jackson's fumbles.


I am sure the data will show poor results. Are you sad about t he 17 week NFL season coming to an end soon?


Yeah, that is my favorite sport to watch so I'll have a good half a year off from watching.  I bet the players will be happy for the time off, and visit many restaurants.  Even though cheerleaders and players can't be at the same restaurant at the same time.


I hope we can at least see a female kicker in the NFL soon


Well, she would be allowed so long as she would meet the eligibility requirements.


Do you think the league will expand from its current 32 team league, maybe a European team?


I don't think yet, the logistics will be too hard with way too much travel.  Can you imagine a wild card game in Europe and then having to travel back home for the next playoff game?


True. Did you watch any of the other playoff games?


I saw the end of the Eagles / Bears game.  Felt really bad for that kicker.  Because the playoffs are a single elimination tournament, that miss was the end of their season.


Oh my, that ending was the worst. That kicker is taking a beating from fans everywhere on the internet.


Yeah, I saw that.  They very well might cut him.  He's missed a bunch of kicks.  I wonder what the tracking chip in that ball showed...


It was a poor kick from the start. I don't think you need a chip to see that. Maybe the chip in his pads will show his hearbeat dropping suddenly.


That's funny.  they kept talking about the ball hitting the upright, but in reality it was way off from the center where he should have been aiming.  I wonder what his lifetime earnings will be?  for sure less than an engineer.


I don't think he will be earning much money if any at all next season in the NFL


Agreed.  Maybe in his free time he could travel to Japan and pay all of their road tolls, $300 to travel across the country.


Lol. Who do you want to win the Super Bowl in February?


I guess at this point the chargers.  Thinking the chiefs v. saints will make it though


Too bad the CEO of Mathas Table is stepping down, quality will be lost there for sure


Only 6 years ago did she take the helm of the dc food pantry!


Yeah it seems like she has a good heart as well, did you hear about what happened with that child that was crying.


Apparently she was able to calm down the child!


Yeah but many CEOS would just keep going and would do what she did, why do you think she wants to leave Marthas Table?


I think it was probably a tough decision but Im sure it was for the best.


Yeah probably, shes 62 years old and running a company is time consuming maybe she just want to rest, shes had a great career.


It must be a hard thing to do, leave a legacy behind, its tough, so do you shop in Amazon?


I do, Im actually looking into starting an Amazon fba (ecommerce) business. Do you use Amazon?


I do, I think its a great place to shop, you can find just about anything there and to thing it all started with an online bookstore, its much bigger than that now!


Funny that they have their own font called 'bookerly'.


Yeah that is a curious fact, just like the first purchase ever made was of $27.95


I did not know that best buy and target will start to price match amazon.


I guess thats a good thing, keeps the competition going and saves us costumers a lot of money,


Amazon also has a site that sells returned and like-new items with discounts!


Really?  I might have to look over that, I might find great deals you know Imdb is also owned by Amazon!


Jeff bezos has accomplished a lot since finding Amazon in 1994.


He sure has, like that clock that he had built into a mountain, do you really think it can run for almost 10000 years?


Hopefully I live long enough to find out!


Hey there! I just bought the most incredible dress on Amazon. I love Amazon!


Cool, me too. I love Amazon as well. Did you know that the founder of Amazon.com's name is Jeff Bezos and that Amazon.com was created in 1994?


I did not, but now I do. Do you ever receive Amazon packages on Sunday?


Yes, I did and I wondered why the mailman was out delivering mail on Sunday. I found out the Amazon.com has a contract with the US Postal Service to deliver packages on Sundays now.


Amazing. I bet Amazon employees are working hard 24/7, even on Sundays. I think they walk up to 15 miles per shift.


Probably. Did you know that Amazon holds a patent on 1-click buying and apple pays them licensing fees?


That's awesome! Such an awesome company. They deliver anywhere on Earth!


Awesome, the arrow in Amazon's logo means that they have everything from A to Z, now that is cool as well.


Very cool. I bet even the president of the United States uses Amazon.


No doubt. Amazon.com sells amazing stuff at amazing prices. They sell Echo devices that allows you to give voice driven commands to your smart appliances as well as Fire tablets and Fire TV.


Do you think the president uses Amazon electronics?


I don't know, could be. Amazon's prices are too good to turn down.  Even Best Buy and Target will price match Amazon.


Yeah, I guess our President isn't even the wealthiest president, so he probably needs a good deal!


He just might.  Did you know that Amazon created an entirely new font called "bookerly" specifically designed to be easy to read on Kindles and other digital screens. That was a great idea!


Wow, sounds like a really good idea! Sounds like you're a huge fan of Amazon.


You sound like a big fan as well. I'm a big fan of saving money on Amazon. Did you know that Amazon has a website that sells returned and like-new items with discounts?


I may have to look into it. I'm all about a great deal! I guess the first Amazon customer spent less than 30 dollars and got a building named after him. I wish that were me!


Amazon.com does sell all kinds of stuff like software, video games, jewelry, electronics, clothing, toys, and even food. If we stick with buying at Amazon.com, we are sure to save those dollars.


Yes, we need to save those dollars. I would eventually like to donate a lot of my money to help the Earth.


That would be an excellent cause. Everybody should think about helping the earth since it is our home.  Our Earth has many problems as well.  Did you know that the Hudson Bay region of Canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the earth. I wonder why?


I don't know, but our natural resources are disappearing. Earth will be helium-free at the end of this century.


That is true. Nice chatting with you, have a good one.


oh I love them, it's my second favorite movie type after comedy.  I love to be an actor someday, The highest paid actor is Laugh Laurie, He earned $700000 for episode of the House. That was a brilliant show too.


Yep he was the only one who could ever do that role! That's why I think he deserved that money, what do you think about Jim Carrey


He played some brilliant roles as well, however, I've watched some of his interviews lately and he seemed kind of different. He will not participate in drama movies anymore because he will only do positive roles.


Yes I think that's a really dumb thing personally. Some of his best roles were dramatic, and dramatic movies can have a positive impact in my opinion


I totally agree, being an actor would be a really interesting job to do. they make good money as well as singers .


yup they do, btw I had thought about pulling a Michael Caine and learning acting just to meet girls haha, what do you think about that haha


That is funny, some people enter a profession by coincidence. Michael Cain had some really good movies, he is an old school actor and his work is still relevant, it reminds me of the black ans white movies and radio times. Do you still listen to radio?


Yes I listen to the radio sometimes. I wish I could make my own Foxxhole radio though, all you need is a razor blade and a pencil apparently


That would be cool, I listen to radio sometimes on my way to work, therefore I just listen to whatever they have on. There is a law in Canada that require radio station to play Canadian music and it has to be at least 40% of what is being played.


glad I don't live in canada! I would like to listen to a jupiter storm on the radio, you can pick it up on the right AM channel apparently


oh Lord, that must be very scary, but yeah going to to drama, there is a website where they have classic drama episodes and you can listen to those for free.


wow I should check that out, do you listen to classical latin btw? there is  aradio station that does all their news in that language


No unfortunately I can't speak Latin, Yeah I guess it's a finnish radio in Finland.


I always wondered why people would want to hear radio in a dead language. have you ever listened to a concert on the radio before by the way?


Probably not, Linkin park had the most successful concerts ever back in the early 2000's. in 2001, they have played in 324 concert.


Incredible amount of concerts, The Ramones have a crazy amount too, they did 2200 in about 20 years


Yeah, being a singer would be so much fun, they get to tour all over the world, and visit different countries. It must be fun and exhausting at the same time.


Yes I think you're right. If you are a singer would you ever put on a concert for an empty crowd? thats what pink floyd did in 1972


I'm not sure about the circumstances that made them do that, probably because they were recording it? There are a lot of failed concerts like the one in 2002, where people filed a lawsuit against the band.


Yes I think that band was Creed correct? if I were them I would have been so embarrassed I would never have toured again


They are fine and I do not go out of my way to watch them.


I see, I personally dont like them although that movie Wont You Be My Neighbor seems interesting.


I heard really good things about that film. A lot of people liked it. I wonder if that is because it brought them back to their childhood?


I think that might be one of the reasons although I didnt like the movie God is Not Dead, I thought it was terrible and a waste of time.


Im not sure about that but I didnt like it at all, do you like to watch TV?


I like it as well, one of my favorite shows is Pokemon, I also like The Simpsons.


Wow. That's ironic. Did you know there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon?


I didnt know that! I wonder how many Pokemon, 16 years ago there were about 150 of them.


Bart was excluded from one episode of the simpsons. The 4 women and the manicure...


So thats the episode were Bart is missing, it must be interesting to see an episode without him.


I have watched a lot of them and I do not think I even noticed he was missing...


I see, well I would notice it now that I know he's missing, did you ever watch that 70s show?


I do watch, well, I did watch it. Do you?


I used to like it, there is a remake of the show, I wonder if its any good, its a british remake


I am not sure. I do not think it was around long enough for anyone to watch...


I think it only lasted 10 episodes but who knows maybe the show is as good as the original. I also like dramatic films and shows,


Hello! Did you know the white house has twin buildings in France and Ireland?


I heard that! I guess people in those countries admire that aspect of the US. i would love to visit.


Yeah, I never even knew those existed! The white house guest house is bigger than the white house! Crazy!


Yeah, trump must be mighty pleased about that one. LOL still, he could rent out the guest house for cash.


I'm surprised he hasn't put on an extension so his house is bigger, lol!


Yeah, add a couple storeys to the thing and really impress the neighbors! LOL


One actually impressive thing about the whitehouse though, is that it has solar panels in the back. George bush apparently put them on.


Yeah, carter put them on during the oil shock. reagan took them off, and then Bush put them back on.


Yeah, that's kind of weird. It took the secret service 4 days to notice bullets had struck the white house in 2011.


There was no govt shutdown at the time, but there may as well have been one. LOL. What happened there? Anyone get fired after that?


I'm guessing someone was in big trouble. I never even heard about it, I wonder why someone even shot it in the first place.


Oh, some disgruntled citizen thought that they could "fix" things. it is not the way to do that. I would like to see better people run for office.


Yeah, the white house is a little crazy right now. We could certainly do with some better equipped people running it.


It is a bit behind the times technologically. The white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files.


That's pretty weird. I wonder if they are somehow safer or we really just haven't bothered changing the system.


I think that the govt at all levels tends to be way behind. i mean, WAY behind. like 30 to 40 year old computers and stuff.


Crazy! There was a president in Indonesia that released 3 pop albums.


I guess he didnt have better things to do as president? LOL I wonder if he is any good as a singer.


Yeah, at least Trump isn't out releasing pop albums. I guess things could be worse, lol! Although I would be curious to see him singing pop.


He could team up with Kanye and bust some rhymes. Anyway, great chat!


Im good I was reading about how these three men got arrested trying to breach the white house.


ya that is crazy, did you know the white house has twin buildings in ireland and france? like are they exactly the same I assume? never heard of that


You know i have heard that. If i recall the oval office desk has a twin as well somewhere.


huh that is more than I knew, and I didn't know the white house still uses floppy discs to store files, seems very backwards to me


Im not sure that is true lol. But yeah turns out those three guys were unrelated  and all tried to break in on the same night lol.


lol that is wild, I don't know what they were thinking.


Oh yeah one guy was really not well, he told the arresting officer "that God asked him to change the world".


ya, its also weird that trump isn't one of the top 3 most wealthy presidents, but this is probably taking inflation into account so taht explains it somewhat


Yeah I wonder who the richest were? I think Jefferson was rich. But get this, One of the other guys who tried to break in had a Yorkshire terrier on him and two book bags filled with clothes.


oh wow, like I guess, I just don't know what he could be planning with all that, that poor doggo that was with him haha


Yeah it is so strange. I dont get why people would even try to break in there you know that its got guards everywere.


ya you know you're gonna get caught, and your life will be ruined, this says the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house itself, that doesnt make sense but I guess


I think they have mental issues because the guy who said he was sent by god promised that he would keep trying to get in lol


how worrisome. this says the president of indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office, that sounds kind of awesome!


That is funny I wonder if they are any good. i have heard the first phone number of the white house was "1"


haha that makes sense, did you know that kickball is called soccer-baseball in canada? thats a mouthful


I had no idea but they come up with all kinds of interesting things.


haha they have them mind clouded by the cold maybe haha, and baseball being popular in japan is always weird to me


I have heard that A 17 year old female pitcher was banned from professional baseball after she struck out babe ruth and lou gehrig in succession..


wow weird I wonder why I've never heard that before, it seems like a fact poeple would like to know, I wish I were the guy that found 3 million dollars worth of baseballs cards in his grandfathers attic


I never collected those. I read that The chicago cubs were the first baseball team to win back-to-back world series; and haven't won since. i wonder how close they have gotten?


ya I think they're cursed or something? Anyway great talking with you!


The White House sure has a long history!


It does! There are a lot of interesting things about it


There are for intance did you know the White House has two twin building?


I did not! I wonder if they are exact replicas, and what they are used for?


I  think they are, they are smaller and located in Ireland and France


Oh that is pretty cool. Did you know that there are solar panels on it?


I didnt know that, its great that the White House also uses clean energy,  they also use old tech like floppy discs


I thought he was a decent president, he's not on the list of the wealthiest presidents of all time though.


No, he's not. JFK was on that list though, wasn't he?


Yeah JFK along Washington and Jefferson, its weird that Trump is not on that list.


I'm actually surprised by Jefferson being on that list, he wasn't very wealthy when he died. Actually, it's kind of interesting that until 1805, the vice president was the runner up in the presidential election. That would be crazy today!


I think Trump and Clinton would have killed each other by now lol, but I think its a great idea, a way to unite parties


It probably would help. Most presidents are sports enthusiasts right?


Whatever wins votes I guess, the president of Indonesia is a pop fan, he actually released 3 albums


That's pretty cool. I wonder how popular they were.


Who knows maybe he has a lot of talent lol, he must had a lot of free time, he released them while in office, that doesnt look good.


I don't think I'd have much faith in a president who has that much free time. Did you know baseball managers were uniforms because they can technically play for their teams if needed?


I know I wouldn't, and really I've always wondered why they also wore the uniform, I wonder if a manager ever stepped in and played


I can't think of an instance where they have. Most managers are quite a bit older though, I wonder if they could actually play.


I bet some of them can and I think the whole team has to get injured before that can happen, a once in a life time sort of thing.


Good morning! Dp you think Trump will join the richest presidents?


He might. He would rank right up there with JFK and Waashington!


That's crazy. I wonder if he will release his taxes. He's been really secretive about it. Like how the guest house is bigger than the white house!


Isn't that crazy! You know the runner up in a n election used to become the vice president too!


Can you imagine Trump and Hilary being in the same white house?


That would be fun! Did you know there was a president in Zimbabwe named Banana?


:) Did you know the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France? I would love to see those!


That's great! In case we break one of ours....


Very true. Especially since the White house still uses Floppy disks for storing files!


Ha! Maybe the high tech ones, the ones in Ireland and Fance!


True! Did you know that it took 4 days for the secret service to see where the white house had been shot at? Really?


I feel like that's not soon enough. What were they doing?


apparently nothing! I would feel so insecure there. Althought I did read that George Bush had solar panels put on the white house. Thank goodness someone is trying to save money there!


Teddy Roosevelt was a staunch conservationist. He started the national park and forest service.


I'm glad he did. Congress just passed a new bill to expand all the parks and forests too.


I saw that. I have not read it but I plan on reading about it. I cannot read the actual bill... zzzzz....


Don't I know it! You ever watch Baseball?


I do! I especially like crazy little facts about it. Did you know for 24 years one married couple scheduled all 2430 baseball games?


Hello, I am good.  How are you?  Did you know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986?


No, I didn't very cool! I didn't know pilgrim wore color? Though they wore a lot of black and white?


i didn't know that either! I had always thought it was black and white too.  I wonder why movies show them that way.


I know, I have never seen a lot of color. That's weird! Wonder why Rip Curl allows China on their clothes?


Isn't Rip Curl the clothing line from North Korea?


lol, could be. Bet that store in Alabama is full!


A store in unclaimed baggage at the airport. Now I will be looking for collar gaps, lol


So the airport has a store where they sell the stuff they find in unclaimed baggage?  I'm not sure how I feel about that.  Why look for collar gaps?


I know what you mean! To tell if your clothes are tailored or not! Could you listen to a free classic radio drama station?


i would love to listen to radio dramas. I've seen some of them on old movies and they sound really good!


Very relaxing! How about having a flame thrower in your car? Like in South Africa!


i've heard about that before. They do that to ward off car jackings. I just don't see how it works though.


Pretty scary, Wooden trunks is why we call the back of the cars, trunk? never knew that!


so I've heard that the whole reason we have drivethrus are because mcdonalds wanted to help out some soldiers back in 1975.


Yes, they couldn't get out of the car in them. Soldiers made radios out of razor blades and pencils!


Didn't they do that back in world war 2?  People back then were very resourceful!


I suppose you would at that!  Have you heard that you can hear storms on Jupiter with an am radio?  I would love to try that!


Yes, that's very exciting!!Can't imagine beating 90,000 people in a video game. Great chat!!


I lease a car but I do not own a car and I don't care too much for cars. I am very interested in sociopolitical events, though, and I am deeply saddened to hear of the news that Detective Jacai Colson was killed under friendly fire. Did you hear about this?


I heard a little bit about it. Wasn't he repsonding to a shootout?


Yes, he was responding to a shootout with a black man who had a slightly similar build. The officer who shot him, Taylor Krauss, was white and apparently worked near him and probably should have recognized him. It's so sad, and unfortunately too common nowadays.


I think the training is too short for such a profession. You should need to be trained for more time than a dental hygenist to carry out the law. It may help with all of this. I heard there was a lawsuit filed?


That's a really good point. How long is the training for each--do you know? And yes, a lawsuit was filed after criminal charges were dismissed. It's a tough situation to be in for sure, because you have to make snap decisions about whether or not someone is friend, foe, or neutral, but it's really terrible to think that this happens so disproportionately to people of color.


It's 21 weeks. Way too short. It is sad and I just went into the shooting of minorities disproportionately with someone recently. I heard that the jury had to take into consideration bias based on race.


Wow, that's so short. That's like 5 months, no? To be a therapist you need years of schooling and to be on your own with your own practice you need even more years of clinical experience. It's crazy that there are all these safeguards for these fields that don't deal with such snap judgments that result in life or death. Obviously therapist encounter mentally ill people who may be at risk for violence to themselves or others, but it's different. I feel like race had to be a factor considering that they literally worked at adjacent desks. If it was someone of the same race, I bet he would've been able to recognize him.


Yes close to that. I have two friends that teach in public schools and they have Master's degrees and they make the same as police officers so that seems crazy.


What's especially aggravating is that Ford--the man later identified as the shooter on the police station--was already on the ground before Colson was shot. If Krauss paid attention to this fact, presumably communicated via radio already, he would have realized that Colson wasn't the shooter. I understand the stress officers are under, and I respect their willingness to put their lives on the line, but it's infuriating that there's not more regulation and that they can just get away with killing people like this.


Absolutely, he should have been way more aware. I hope that his career did not continue. It was not the right one for him. On a lighter note, do you enjoy the radio?


Yes, some people are just not made to be in positions like that. And enjoying radio is complex these days, as music platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Pandora, etc. have taken over what people listen to in the car. I can't remember the last time I listened to the radio! What about you, do you enjoy radio?


I also mostly listen to streaming but my car has the old school radio so I do in the car. Were you aware that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be heard by an AM radio?


I think I read that somewhere! Radio technology is so cool and surprising. Apparently in WWII, soldiers could make simple radios with razorblades and pencils (called foxhole radios).


I can't imagine how that's possible but it was a very good idea on their parts. In Canada, it's a law that at least 40% of the music played be Canadian. How odd.


That's so funny. Culture can be so weird and contradictory that way. Radio is meant to bring people together, the radio waves are so long and far-reaching sometimes that people far away from each other (and apparently even from Jupiter) can listen to the same thing. It's enabled communication across generations and generations and transmitted information from politics to music to traffic news.


I agree. We are way too interconnected now for that,. I wonder if radio dramas hold up now. I know there is a station where you can listen to them for free.


That's so cool! Do you know of any radio dramas? That reminds me of podcasts, so many of which are available on Spotify now. I wonder if they're similar in content!


I love Podcasts. The old radio broadcasts I am familiar with were mysteries and they would end with cliffhangers and you'd have to tune back in to get the rest of the story.


That's very cool. I'll have to check those out sometime! There's so much diversity in radio content, old and new. I heard there's a Finnish radio station that has a weekly new program entirely in classical Latin! Do you know Latin?


I don't think anyone does outside of the Catholic church ha ha.


I got an interesting article about Trump,


Hatred and evil: How Trump follows a familiar script after national tragedies


Yeah, he certainly says the same things.  Always quoting the same biblical passage.


yep, this one..Trump drew from the biblical passage of 2 Kings 20:5, saying: "In these moments of heartache and darkness, we hold onto God's word in Scripture. 'I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you.'


Well, that certainly follows the long tradition of using religion to address tragedies.  Always citing evil....


These bonds are stronger than the forces of hatred and evil, and these bonds grow even stronger in the hours of our greatest need." Trump's speech mimics a long American tradition of using religion to address a national tragedy.


The scriptures certainly do say that we should not be overcome by evil but rather overcome evil with good.  Clinton said the same thing in 95!


Trump used the word "evil" in his speeches last year after the mass shootings at a church in Sutherland Springs, Tex., and during a concert in Las Vegas.


Almost all previous presidents have done so.  I wonder why that's the go to?


Draw on moral categories to denounce perpetrators as "evil" and opposed to essential American values. Promise a tough presidential response, reminding Americans that the president has everything under control but still needs the help of all Americans to face this crisis.


Yes.  Trump followed the same rhetoric by calling for good instead of evil.


The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Ok.  I wonder if that has something to do with the predilection for relying on the bible.


Could be! The u.s. president's guest house is larger than the white house.


Well, we certainly have come to expect the president to make a speech after a tragedy even though there is nothing in the Constitution requiring it.


Yes we do. Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Yes, I believe it was the election of Jefferson that changed that.


The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office


I wonder if he has done any concerts - live music performances in front of audiences.


Linkin park did! Due to the success of their debut album, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


Hello, what do you prefer? Republics or Kingdoms?


I would prefer a republic. There is an election of representatives.


Some republics don't have good Presidents, on the other hand, it seems that Kingdoms prepare their children to be able to govern.


If the president of a country is bad, then it's possible to elect a different one. It's much harder to replace a bad monarch.


You are right. But sometimes is very hard to replace a bad president. Do you know a banana republic?


Sure, a despot holds power by way of military force.


Sure, some animals. I think it's funny that imaginary animals such as the loch ness monster are protected species under the 1912 animals act of Scotland.


I was thinking about it. I would love to see the Loch Ness Monster if it was real, but I am happy that even if it doesn't exist, it is protected.


I wonder whether the Loch Ness Monster gets hiccups. It's not a land animal, but it might have both gills and lungs.


If he is kind of a dinosaur, sure he has them. Have you seen the meme where they say that they found the Loch Ness Monster and appears a stuffed animal? Hilarious!


Haven't seen that one yet. I think it's interesting that Germany gave animals legal rights. I wonder who represents the animals in court and how the judge decides.


Yes, me too, I didn't know that such a big portion of Nevada belongs to the Government, I thought that only Area 51.


I think there are a lot of military areas there. Maybe the military uses it for exercises.


I have always wondered if the UFO's are military planes, haven't you?


Almost everyone has a camera in their phone now, but the number of spacecraft sightings has dropped to zero.


Did you know about the Man in France that sold the Eiffel Tower twice? I read about it when I was a kid.


People want to get rich quick. It's hard to fool an honest person because they know that something is not quite right. I wonder how he managed to do it a second time. Word should have gotten out about him by the second time.


hahahaha, there will be always somebody more stupid than other, I guess he was a really good con artist.


The Norwegian gov't donated a bunch of money to save the Amazon rain forest. I wonder how that works. Did the gov't buy the land? How else can you save a forest?


I guess they gave the money to the authorities, sure it didn't arrive to the land or the inhabitants, I am a bit skeptical about if the donations arrive to where they should arrive.


The Norwegian gov't might have bought the equivalent of the Eiffel Tower many times over.


Yes! it was nice to meet you, you are very intelligent.


I already bought the Eiffel Tower twice. That's a mistake I don't make three times in a row! Whew!


Thanks for the chat. I enjoyed talking with you!


Hi! Hope you're having a good day. Have you been following all the drama around Michael Cohen??


He's trump's personal lawyer. There is a lot of concern around privacy laws with him. It raises a lot of interesting concerns around digital files which could be violating privacy laws.


Interesting, is this the guy that was recording his clients?


I'm not sure. I didn't know the laws around searching through documents, did you know that if the authorities are trying to find a rifle, they can open large cases (like a guitar) but can't look at folders for example.


I can believe it. Apparently 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US Government.


really? who knew! the government has so much power. the government was able to pass legislation to prevent govt employees from getting in trouble for violating the geneva conventions!


I know that is crazy. Did you know smoking near Apple Computers voids their warranty, I wonder about Iphones.


No idea. Did you know someone built a 16-bit computer with nothing but basic minecraft building blocks.


No, I didn't even know that Minecraft could be used to build a computer, how is that possible?


No idea! i'm not that technically savvy. I just upped the RAM on my computer at work though and i thought it was so high but then i just learned that the space shuttle's computer has 1 MB!!!


Hilarious, that is actually kind of scary though, isn't it?


very scary. What do you think about the people who want to upload their minds to computers? did you see black mirror? that happened there!!


I think it would be cool. If I could, I would definitely do it!


You think? it scares me that someone could hack into my brain and thoughts.


I think it would be cool to become an immortal computer, it would be hilarious.


Maybe, i think Trump would do it in a second too because he thinks his brain is so powerful. Did you know the president of indonesia released 2 pop albums? I'm not sure if that's crazier than a reality star becoming our president


I didn't, did they do well, or did they do poorly?


I don't know. I"m very curious!! I wonder if he made a lot of money. I didnt know the top three richest presidents were jfk, washington and jefferson. I'm shocked that trump isn't on that list.


Me either, but maybe he is and the list is just old.


That's fair. Can't wait to see all the wikileaks on trumps office. I think it's funny that they published an article about the governments plan to destroy them.,


Interesting, well nice chatting with you!


Did you know that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the government?


No, I did not. That is crazy. I usually do not think of the government as land owners.


Me either, I guess it's not well traveled!


I find it inspiring and uplifting when you hear about the government giving back. In 2008, the Norwegian government donated $1 bn to help save the amazon rainforest.


Wow, that's a lot. I wonder why they did that.


Probably because its the right thing to do! Did you know that the top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, Washington, and Jefferson.


No, I didn't know that. Do yo like using computers?


Yes, I am always on the computer. I would like to try the computer that was ran on water in russia.


Did you know smoking near an Apple Computer voids the warranty?


That is scary. Good thing that I do not smoke around my computer.


I don't use apple for my computer, but I have an iphone.


I think it is unsettling that transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.


Interesting. I didn't know that. Apparently you can build a 16 bit computer using nothing but Minecraft building blocks.


I am not sure what that means. But I know Minecraft is a popular game.


Yeah, I don't know what it means either to be honest. LOL


I have never thought of a microwave being a computer.


Me either. Well just don't smoke near it!


Want to hear something funny? The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana.


Hilarious, I wonder if that is just a jesture to be kind or poke fun at him.


Not sure. I like when presidents have side hobbies. The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Hilarious, I wonder where he finds the time?


Hello there, I do and use it about once a day.  How about you?


I have it though I try to stay away from it. It's very distracting. Maybe I should have joined the Burger King promo where if I unfriended ten people on FB I'd get a free Whopper.


Yeah I don't use it nearly as often as I used to.  And wow that is a pretty crazy promotion!


I know it's still going strong though. In Iceland they even use it to help them modify the constitution!


That is very interesting as well.  I do know that Myspace had the chance to buy them years ago and didn't.


For only $72 million! I bet they have regrets!


Yeah i'm sure they are wishing they did now!  Do you use Netflix?


I do, and I know that Netflix accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America from 9 pm to 12 am. That's when I use it!


Holy cow, that is so much.  I wonder how much they did when they first started.


I'm not sure but it started with a simple idea when Reed Hastings got a $40 late fee on his VHS copy of Apollo 13.


That is a very cool story for a start to a company.  I guess they started expanded internationally in 2010.


Yeah, and now they are available worldwide except in a few countries where I presume it isn't allowed.


Yeah I think you are right.  Do you watch much tv?


I do watch TV shows on Netflix. How about you?


I do, I watch a lot of live sports on tv.  I would say that is why I still have cable to be honest.


I like to watch the Simpsons. Bart is my favorite character. Luckily he has been in all episodes except for one where he isn't mentioned and does not appear.


I also like the Simpsons, I don't care for the later seasons but the first 10 are gold.


Did you ever watch Pokemon? I used to but don't like it that much anymore. I can't believe there are over 750 episodes of it.


No I didn't but my nephews love it.  And wow! That is so many shows.


Yeah, it has gone on for 16 years straight. It's really a hit. Did you ever watch the 70s show?


I did, I always loved that show! I still watch it when they show re-runs.  I hope you have a good night, nice talking with you.


Hello there, I do, but don't get to go as much as I would like to.  How about yourself?


I enjoy traveling to meet new people, places, and culture. Do you travel by foot, bike, plane, vehicle, etc?


I love to hike when I go camping, but I usually fly if I am going anywhere.  How about you?


I tend to travel by vehicle. Last time I was in japan, because all highway has tolls, I bet is spent at least $300 while traveling the country


That is really cool you went to Japan, I would love to go.  Wow, the roads are hopefully in really good condition at least.


The infrastructure is very well planned and clean.


Well then at least you can appreciate your money going to good use when it's that high.


True. I wonder if we will one day be able to travel to the sun. At lease close enough to see it, but not so close to be incinerated.


Right, it would have to be some kind of crazy heat protection.  Did you know the sun is actually white?


Isn't it only yellow because of earth's atmosphere? For the same reason, the sun looks blue on mars


Yeah you are right, because of our atmosphere, and yep right again.


It surprises me that a lightning bolt is actually hotter than the surface of the sun. How can we survive lightning bolts then?