See? You're right about brick & mortar slip-sliding away. Meanwhile Amazon & Netflix, both privately owned, thrive. Did you know Amazon named a building after their 1st customer, who spent $27.95!?


That's interesting.  I wonder if the 1st customer knew that was going to happen when he made the purchase?


Prob. not. Bet he bought a book, which is how Amazon got started. Certainly diversified, didn't they?


Oh yeah...they got their fingers everywhere now.  Did you know they have owned IMDB since 1998?  Probably got that site so they could direct people to Amazon to buy the movies. lol


I guess. Like the name, Amazon, as in warrior. Also love the Chinese company, Alibaba, as in magical. So much of the internet does seem like magic. Do you agree?


It does!  I can't believe how far it's come since it was created around 30 years ago.  I remember going to the video rental stores to rent VHS tapes.  Now I just have to click the remote and watch either Netflix or Amazon.  I kind of miss going to the video stores though.  It was somewhat exciting to take the family out on a Friday night and load up on movies to watch for the weekend.


Yes .Remember. Rented a flick or just $1. Amazon produces films and tv shows now. Watch The Grand Tour. Do you have a favorite replacement for the week-end movie rental?


We go out to dinner now in place of the movie rental.  lol  It's been fun chatting with you!


Absolutely. And it's Friday! Great night to eat out. My pleasure talking w/you. Cheers!


I like listening to them!  Dunno too much about them though.. how about yourself?


I love listening to them too!  Did you know that Eddie Van Halen recorded the guitar solo for Michael Jackson's Beat It?


No, I did not know that!  That's pretty cool.  I'm told that Brian May, guitarist for Queen preferred to use coins to play his guitar instead of picks.  Dunno if that would make it easier or not...


That probably gives him a unique sound?  He also has a phd in astrophysics.  Incredible.


Wonder how he went from having that degree to deciding, "Hey, you know what?  I think I'll play guitar in a band!"  Wonder if that's covered in that movie about Queen they just made...


I'm not sure.  I haven't seen the movie yet.  I'm kind of thinking not because from what I know about the movie they don't cover everything.  The movie ends with their performance at Live Aid but the band still was active after that.  Maybe they did that to leave room for a sequel?


Maybe, I dont know.  It's on my list of "Films to See" though.  Personally, one of my favorite Queen albums is A Kind of Magic, it wasn't their most popular one though, but still... had a lot of good tunes!


Yes!  I agree!  I got into them kind of late.  A guitarist from Pink Floyd once turned a houseboat on the River Thames into a floating recording studio.  I bet that was fun to record on.


I wonder if recording on the water gave the music a unique sound.  Here's a nutty stat: Matthew Bellamy from Muse holds the record for most guitars smashed on a tour... dunno off-hand how many he smashed though, I'd have to google it..


He must have had a good endorsement deal!  lol  Switching gears....did you know the first American car available to the masses was the Model T built by Ford in 1908?


Yeah, I heard about that... I remember Ford famously said, "They can have any car color they want so long as it's black!"  LOL.


lol  The old cars a long time ago used to carry wooden trunks on the back of them and that's how the back of a car became to be known as a trunk.  Interesting.


I can top that... check it, it's LEGAL in South Africa to put FLAME THROWERS on your car to prevent carjacking.  Man, how bad must the problem be if the government's like, "You want a flame thrower?  Sure, go ahead!"  It's like something out of GTA!


Hahaha  That would be nuts.  Cadillac was named after the french explorer who was the founder of Detroit - Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.  I never knew that.


I didn't know that either... did you know pro race car driver Jann Mardenborough choose to become one after beating 90,000 people in the game Gran Turismo?  That's wild... beat all those people and think, "Hey, I should try this for real!"


That's a pretty neat story!  I wonder when McDonalds added drive-thrus for cars?


I think it was 1975 or so. They did it to accommodate soldiers because they couldn't get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.  Weird to think that's what started the whole drive thru thing.


That's pretty neat.  Thanks!  The first patent for a car was in 1886.  I didn't realize it was that early.


Jumping track a bit, are you a fan of wrestling?  I used to watch it a lot when I was younger, but haven't for awhile now.  But I am familiar with some of the stars and stuff...


I used to watch it back in the 80s before it exploded in popularity.  The Turkish national sport is oil wrestling where they douse themselves in olive oil and then wrestle!  lol  I have to get running.  It was nice chatting with you!


You ever seen the Hotel Transylvania series?  It's not too bad, it's about a vampire that runs a hotel for monsters and his daughter falls in love with a human, and all kinds of wackiness ensues.  Adam Sandler does the voice of Dracula.


Good Afternoon!  I've seen all of them - my kids love the series and I thought they were pretty good too!  Great voice cast


Oh, you got kids?  They'd probably also like the Tales of Captain Underpants Netflix series. I heard it's pretty funny, but haven't seen it personally myself.


Yep - Netflix did a great job with Captain Underpants.  I was hesitant because of the title, and I was not aware of the books - it was awesome!


I don't currently have a Netflix subscription myself. Been meaning to get one when I get some extra money coming in (things are tight financially right now.)  Did you know that with youtube, they make up HALF of the internet traffic in North America?


That doesn't surprise me - we watch a lot of Netflix and my kids watch a ton of YouTube.    You can't borrow a friend's login for Netflix?


Loong story, but suffice to say most of my friends are in another state.   Pity too, cause I've heard a lot about some of their original series... like heard Stranger Things was a really good show.


Stranger things is cool, and so was the Making a Murder series.  Blockbuster really missed on on their bid to buy Netflix and then went totally out of business!


Yeah, I heard they ha a chance to buy it for $50 mill and now it's worth $2 billion.  I bet SOMEONE is kicking themselves hard over that decision!


It goes both ways, and I'm sure someone at Netflix is patting themselves on the back for declining that offer!


You know what's weird though, is supposedly they spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.  I didn't think that many people would still be getting DVDs/Bluerays from them.


Right!  we don't even have a DVD player in the house anymore - all smart TVs or AppleTVs to access the streaming services.  So much easier.


I guess there's still places out there where the Internet is slow.  That or they don't want to give up watching from the big screen TV in their "comfy" chairs.  Hehe!


DVDs are going the way of the cassette tape, the VHS, and the buggy whip!


Probably.  Did you know the guy who started Netflix did so after racking u a $40 late fee on a rental?  Found that to be rather interesting...


Amazing - Necessity is the mother of invention could never be truer.  No late fees!  Just send it back when you're done with it and look at the platform now!


Still can't wrap my head around how much bandwidth they take up.  33 percent in north America!  That's a lot!


More than some small countries!  I wonder how Amazon streaming factors into that figure - Prime has some pretty good movies/shows too


Yeah, that's the only down side to all this new media, there's so many services it's hard to know which one to pick.  You got Amazon, Netflix, Youtube, Disney even has one for crying out loud.


Too many choices for sure and I hope the products don't get watered down, but that's probably going to happen unfortunately


Speaking of Amazon, supposedly the very first customer spent $27.95 to have a building name after him.  I didn't even know they sold the naming of buildings!  (Course, that may have been a one shot deal...)  Would you spend money to get a building name after you?  Hehe.


With the clown we have in the white house, who puts his name on everything, I would be embarrassed to put my name on anything these days...


Me, I would pass... I don't really seek the spotlight in that sort of way anymore.  Although a statue of myself somewhere would be nice... LOL


Nice! A statue!  Awesome - hey it was great chatting with you today, very excellent!


Hello. Did you know that over 80% of the land in Nevada is owned by the federal government?


I have read that somewhere once before.  Dont know how true it is.  Governments around the world do crazy things.  The CHINESE GOVERNMENT actually censored the word censorship!  how nuts is that?


That is funny!  Not for those being censored, but to us, you bet! The Norwegian Gov donated a billion bucks to help save the amazon rain forest.  Who do they pay?


Right!  The US could learn a lot from Monaco. They eliminated all income tax in 1869 because the money generated from their casinos was enough to sustain the government.  Las Vegas I am sure could do this.


That could work. Unless that dude from France, who posed as a member of government and sold the Eiffel Tower, if he comes to the states, he might sell Las Vegas...


Nah! The government would shut down like they have 17 times before.  dating back 37 years. Congress would still get paid though!


Always... Congress has never said NO to anything. Not like good old Teddy Roosevelt, the conservationist! He said NO to Christmas trees in the White house!  Finally, someone in Washington that said NO!


speaking of the white house did you know that the very first phone number there was "1".


That's wild.  And they are still using floppy disks too!  Go figure!


Floppy disk?!  I dont think they have used those since Jimmy Carter was in the White House in 1977.


Yeah, but maybe the fad is returning...like solar panels, which George W Bush put back on the White House?


Yeah... I remember that cause Reagan had them taken off the White House


You know, they have twin versions of the White Hose in Ireland and France?  I wonder if they are sporting solar panels too?


There is also a replica in Atlanta which was built as a private residence.


Cool. I'd live there. Is that when the house in Gone with the Wind burned down?


no idea.  but the term "white house" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisors.


Hey, It would be great if all the people in the White House were required to dress in Pilgrim outfits--the black and white ones used for special occasions!


thats hilarious.  it would also be cool if all the replica white houses all had the same street address... 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  of course the cities and states would be different, but how cool!


Yeah. And I have another idea on how we could close the national debt...We make the White House gift shop do the same thing a store in Alabama does--only sell items found in unclaimed baggage at the airport.  Free inventory!


that sounds like a good money making idea. i dont know how much it would take down the debt but it sounds like a plan.


Hi, how are you doing tonight? Ready for a chat?


Hey there yes I am, what do you think about our current government? Isn't it scary that they tried to destroy WikiLeaks


I figure they were worried about secrets getting out that would make them look bad. Not so much about security but humiliation.


Yeah that's possible. It's still scary and kind of funny that Wikileaks head to leak that information though. Also kind of weird is that the u.s. Government owns almost 90% of the land in Nevada


Nevada is an empty state. Can't really grow much there. A good place to do experiments on alien life forms, as long as Wikileaks doesn't leak it.


Haha that's a good point. I want them to leak some information on Area 51 though, that would actually be interesting. Did you know that someone in France impersonated a French government official and tried to sell the Eiffel Tower twice LOL


He must have been amazing at sales! Maybe that guy could help sell the land in Nevada. Or sell information on Wikileaks.


Haha that's a good point. If you can sell an Eiffel Tower, he can definitely sell some open desert land. He could even sell some Amazon rainforest potentially, cuz I know that Norway government donated like a billion dollars to that cause


Norway has cash from oil. I wish our gov't would help with the rainforests. That would be good. Norway has snow. They could ship snow to the rainforest.


Haha they need to make a movie about that. They also need to make a movie about Teddy Roosevelt. He was a staunch conservationist though. He didn't even allow a real Christmas trees in the white house because of that


He killed lots of animals, enough to fill a zoo. Different priorities about trees, I guess.


Haha you're right. I know he liked to hunt. What do you think about George W bush putting solar panels on top of the White House?


He did the right thing. The panels are a good marketing tool for solar energy. I think Carter was right to put them on.


Yeah I think Carter put them on then reagan took them off, and George W finally put them back on haha. What about the White House using floppy drives? Do you think that's outdated


That might be for security purposes. I don't know why they would use an outdated technology otherwise.


No I agree. They should definitely upgrade to USB drives. Would you ever visit a twin building of the White House. They have one in France and there's another one in Ireland apparently


I'm not surprised. I bet those countries have a respect for the democratic institutions of the US.


Yeah that is probably true. Do you ever wear clothes by the way? I'm wearing some right now haha. Also funny that apple had a clothing line back in the 80s


I sometimes wear clothes when I have to go outside and be with other people. Clothes are functional. Apple clothes were probably dorky.


Yeah I bet. But they also are probably worth money now haha. Would you ever buy stuff that was taken from unclaimed baggage? Apparently they have a store in Alabama that sells that


I would check it out first. Maybe there are some good bargains. Cabana clothes, Hawaiian shirts.


Yeah you know there's something good in there haha. And hopefully it's cheap. Would you ever wear a pilgrim outfit by the way? Apparently the black outfits that you normally see were only worn for special occasions


Hello there, I do follow, but not super closely, how about you?


Yes, same here, only watched the recap of the recent State of Union address. As advanced as technology is these days, the White House still uses floppy disks for storing files! Possible security breach perhaps?


That is so hilarious, I don't even think you can buy those at a regular store anymore!


Yeah, Amazon probably doesn't even carry them anymore! There was one president who got with times and that's George W. Bush who had solar panels installed on the back of the white house.


I had read that before, I also heard there were other presidents who took them down, and then put them back up.


That I don't know, but that is why they say Bush put them 'back' on.


Oh ok! I see. Well seeing that the secret service took four days to realize that bullets had struck the white house, I think they need to reevaluate their team and security processes.


That is just too crazy, I wouldn't feel very safe if I was the president and it took them that long.


Yeah, maybe they need to copy what they do in Ireland and France and build twin buildings for safety. I wonder if that is better use of funds than building a wall?


You might be right, I am so sick of all the talk about the wall and all the fuss, seems like it is so pointless, if criminals want to enter or bring what they can, they will always find a way.


I couldn't agree more with you on that. Like in France, a man impersonated to be a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel tower, not once, but TWICE! If someone is going to do something, I think nothing's going to stop them.


Exactly!  Tells you everything you need to know about criminals doing what they will to get what they want, sometimes they get caught, but they will always try.


Yeah totally! Are you familiar with the Geneva Conventions? I am not too familiar and was wondering why the US passed legislation that protects government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva Conventions.


I am not too familiar no, but I also wonder that as well.  Sounds a bit fishy to me to be honest.


Yeah, it seems rather risky giving that kind of 'immunity' t anyone!


Yeah and to be an official, and to be granted immunity seems way too fishy.  They should be held to a higher standard if they are officials.


Maybe there's records of the potential impact of that on Wikileaks since they were so brazen to publish secretive documents related to the government's plans to destroy them. How do you feel about Wikileaks?


I am not too sure how I feel, but it does show how easily those documents can get out, so I think it is good that they brought it to the attention of the government.


Yeah, I learned a lot through the Snowden movie, wasn't too familiar with the story or news articles seemed biased until I saw that movie, but still have some degree of doubt and does raise a difficult question.


I still have to watch that one myself, but anyways, it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


I do in fact use Netflix. Do you happen to know who the founders of Netflix were?


it was a guy who paid a huge late fee for a movie then decided he hated late fees


And this the reason why he started Netflix in the first place?


I believe so. he was frustrated. he wanted to make it so that people could rent movies without worrying about late fees. so he started Netflix. and the rest is history.


Reed something. i forget. he is probably a very rich man now.


I do agree he is very rich and his name from what I heard is Reed Hastings. Do you know where is Netflix headquartered?


It is in California, in Silicon Valley. Los Gatos? I think?


You're correct. Do you know when Netflix was founded?


Late 90s. like 1997. The company is just over 20 years old.


Wow. That is amazing. Did Netflix compete with Blockbuster at some point?


Blockbuster had a chance to work with netflix. netflix offered to handled the streaming part of the business. BB said no. Oops.


Blockbuster made a major mistake not buying them for $50 million when they had the chance to do so.


Yeah, now BB is no more. One store in Oregon. A relic of a mighty empire.


I guess Netflix put them out of business.


yeah, so did the internet. nobody wanted to go to the store, and why wait for a movie in the mail if you can get it online? BB let the world pass it by.


Now Netflix is worth $2 billion. That is something


I wish i had bought stock back in the day. it was cheap! oh well. Anyway, great chat!


Yes it was great chatting with you as well!!!


Hello! Did you know Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for just 75 million in early 2005.


Hello!  Wow did they miss the boat on that.  Bet whoever made the decision regrets it!


I'm sure! I think facebook is worth over 600 billion now.


Holy smokes!  Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on Facebook you got a free whopper.  Wonder how many people took them up on it?


Wow! That's a strange promotion. I would have probably taken them up on that, I need to clean out my facebook friends!


I wish I knew about it.  I would have done the same thing.  lol  Facebooks "like" button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.  Wonder why?


That is pretty weird. I wonder why too. Facebook is primarily blue because Mark Zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness. I never really noticed how blue it was!


I never noticed either.  Do you like dancing at all?


I don't really dance, but I like watching youtube videos of dancing sometimes!


I can't dance either.  I try though at weddings etc. lol  Did you know that Bruce Lee was a great dancer and won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958?


I did not know that! Tupac danced ballet in high school and played the part of the mouse in the Nutcracker!


Who would have thought that?  Interesting.  Michael Jackson has a patent for a device that helped him get that extreme lean he had in some of his dance moves.


That's very interesting. He was a very good dancer! Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week! I'm sure that can get very costly!


I bet.  I wonder if they have to pay for them or the ballets they work for have to pay?  Do you wear alot of hats or know any history about them?


I usually wear hats when its cold, but not much outside of that. Tipping of ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness!


Interesting!  The most popular hat in the old west was the bowler hat and not the cowboy hat.


I wouldn't have guessed that! In 1908 a law passed to limit the length of hat pins in case of them being used as weapons by suffragettes.


I never would have thought about them as being used as a weapon.  Up until 1998 British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point of order in the house of commons.


Very interesting! The party hat originated from the dunce cap as it was worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior.


That's funny!  In the past hats were an indicator of social status.  Kind of odd.


That's pretty interesting! It was great talking to you! Have a nice day!


Hello how are you?  can you believe Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005


Hi I am good and wow thats crazy.I cant believe its been around since 2004.


I know right!Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein. Guess they are not a fan of the "thumbs up" lol


I always wanted a thumbs down button more lol


Me too!  But I guess thats just negative of me.  No one wants people to dislike their content lol


A third of all divorce filings of 2011 in the u.s. contained the word 'facebook'. LOL


hahaha wow I dont have that fact,  we must have different ones.  Thats so interesting!  Burger king had a promotion where


Yeah right!  Facebook is primarily blue because mark zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness


There are more people on facebook than there were people in the world 200 years ago.


Interested in dance at all?Bruce lee was also a great dancer and he won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


LOL Yea check this out There was an episode of mr. rogers where he learned to breakdance. LOL


omg I have to see that!!  Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker.


Thats too funny. The first moonwalk ever recorded was performed by tap dancer bill bailey in 1955!


Michael jackson has a patent. on a device used to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves


Are you a user of social media, like Facebook?


Hi, how are you? I don't use social media much. Do you?


Not at all.  Having a security clearance, its just one more thing to get hung up on when they do background checks.  Facebook in its early days was always changing.  Even when you set your permissions to private, site change would often reset your permission to public.


Oy, that's rough. Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million. I wonder whether there would be the same problems with privacy if Myspace were in charge.


Myspace still exists, but nobody is really on it.  Google just suspended Google+, its alternative to Facebook, because of lack of users.  Myspace really missed out on the golden goose considering the IPO valued the company at 104 billion.


They can't make money if nobody shows up. Facebook makes  its revenue from advertisements onscreen. Gotta have the eyeballs to get the revenue.


The users may be free, but their data is used to drive advertising.  As a person, I do not want my life to be public for the whole world to see.  But FB connectivity can really be beneficial in certain situations.  For example, Iceland is rewriting its constitution via FB.


I think Iceland might find some headaches ensue from that approach. Do you like to dance? I’m not really much of dancer.


I go to the fais-do-do (Cajun dance party) at Vermilionville every so often.  I am not good at it, but it is good to socialize and get together with other Cajun French speakers in south Louisiana.  I do like to go to an occasional opera or ballet when I am in a big city such as New York or Chicago.


You're a regular Bruce Lee! He won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


Not quite.  I joke that my dance partner needs steel-toed shoes.  There are persons, like Tupac, who you would have never thought would be trained in the classical art of ballet.


The guy really was a talented performer. Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes a week. I wonder how many Tupac went through.


I'm not sure, may he RIP.  I remember he always had headgear, either a bandana or a baseball cap on backwards and askew.  Hats (and caps) seem to be the trademark with many artists.


Yeah, he liked his top wear. The conical party hat was derived from dunce caps.   worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior.


Hats / caps and their usage have evolved over time.  Police use to have peaked caps or brimmed hats.  It seems most today in our police and sheriff departments where department issue baseball caps.  Only the Louisiana State Troopers still where the brimmed hats.  What are the customs in your area?


I see the pretty standard police hat, like from movies. Not Smokey the Bear cover like for the sheriff or baseball caps like the FBI. The most popular hat in the old west was the bowler, not the cowboy hat. I wonder how Texas Rangers would look in bowlers.


Somehow that fact seemed to miss the history books.  I grew up in a rural area down here and after a while in Chicago, I moved back.  Moving to Chicago, it was the first time I experienced religious headgear such as that worn by Jews and Sikhs.


I know that police in Canada are allowed to wear turbans because it's part of their religion.


It was also allowed in the U.S. army a couple of years ago for Sikhs.  But, I guess that if I am in a firefight, I would prefer the protection the ballistic helmet.  Did you happen to read a recent news article about a Washington D.C. girl gunned down shortly after turning 16?


It seems that its related to the spate of gun violence common in inner city neighborhoods.  Her father was gunned down at age 17, so she never really knew him.  Her grandmother went of Facebook pleading for it to stop.


I guess nowadays FB is the best place to make such pleas. People pay attention to personal news that doesn't get picked up by the media.


Apparently this family lost multiple members to gun violence.  Even though DC has some of the toughest gun restrictions, the violence has continued for decades.  What do you think needs to change to reduce the amount of gun violence?


In Canada, gun ownership is a privilege. There are many checks before you can get a gun. You can lose the privilege. It's a lot like driving. I don't know what the US can do. Have you seen Fahrenheit 11-9?


I am not really into Michael Moore films.  I am sure if making a privilege would work.  Many of those committing gun violence are convicted felons who have already lost their 2nd amendment rights.  Yet, they still (illegally) obtain and use guns to commit crime and intimidate those living in inner cities.


Yeah, don't know what do in the US. Too much money in the industry, too many politicians lobbied into submission. I worry more about school shootings. That seems like it's just going to get worse.


True.  Too many think life is like the violent video games they are addicted to.  Guns by themselves are harmless - its when someone pulls the trigger.  Somehow we need to restore a sense of humanity and personal responsibility.  People need to feel for their fellow man and accept responsibility for their actions.


I wish I had an answer. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting.


Very I find the ancient athenians idea of elections intriguing. Seems like they were on to something.


Yes. We might be better off if that were the case. Too many people desperate to hold office and most of them plan to make a lifetime career out of it.


It is sad to me that we can't even get past 63% for voter turnout.


True. I think that the election procedures should be totally reworked. Why not vote on line? Of course so many people have no idea what they are actually voting on.


Yes! We need more publicity to sites that highlight the issues in a neutral way. The fact that the taller candidate has won 75% of the time tells me that people no longer vote the issues they vote their feelings.


LOL! It's become a modeling show where you pick the most picturesque.


Yep. Or a game of monopoly where whoever has the most cash wins the game.


That is exactly what it has become. I think term limits should be applied and basic intelligence tests given for all candidates.


LOL we can only hope that something changes because the state of our country is sad from both sides of the aisle. We have fallen far from what our forefathers dreamed for this country.


Yes. So much hatred is displyed in political ads. Most have no truth in them at all or at a minimum just a slice. Began with Nixon and McGovern where the negatives ads helped Nixon win in a landslide.


It isn't like it is our government is the only one with issues though. It is the human condition I think. I love the little anecdote about the guy selling the eiffel tower.


Yeah. That made me laugh. Maybe you are right and there should be a national lottery for elections that bars all lawyers from running.


That would be amazing. I think we really people from all walks of life. I think I remember reading something once about a king in norway that was elected while he was a simple farmer. And look at the amazing things the norweigans are doing!


True, we seem to have gotten off the path that our founders envisioned.


Individually people can be counted on to deny their selfish nature but as a group people succumb to mob mentality that brings out the worse in all.


Insightful. I agree as Descartes ( I think) said "Absolute power corrupts absolutely".


Love that quote. Another fave in our house is Ben Franklins "Whoever would give up a little freedom for security deserves neither and will lose both" Goverment has a place and it is stepping outside the bounds of what it should in a big way.


I agree. Today our politicians operate on fear and misdirection and none of them seem to remember why the were elected in the first place..


I'm floored by the fact our government actually came up with a plan to destroy wikileaks


Wikileaks posed a eminent threat to our government. It allowed facts to be exposed that they wanted hidden from everyone. I don't care much for their founder however.


Yeah but the function of wikileaks is a fantastic one especially in a world of increasingly global goverment systems


And hidden agendas within the government. I wonder if the general public will ever really know what takes place behind closed doors.


Hey how are you, did you watch 13 Reasons Why by chance?


I did, I loved that series kind of dark but great. Did you watch 13 Reasons Why


I did, I couldn't finish the first season, it seemed to almost glorify suicide and what not. I'm not sure if it was the best message for people. Netflix has some great shows though.


Its really dark, not a show for everyone but it gets interesting later on and then kind of addictive and really sad.


For sure, that makes sense. Netflix and Youtube make up half of the peak of internet traffic, I could see a lot of people getting addicted to it.


Thats a lot, can you believe Netflix has more than 137 million subscribers already?


Oh wow, that's pretty crazy. i guess they make up 33% of all the internet bandwith in North America at night.


I know right, did you know that in the year 2000 Netflix proposed a deal to Blockbuster and they just laughed at them? well Netflix sure showed them


Netflix showed them for sure ha, the internet definitely helped them, I can't believe Blockbuster didn't see the writing on the wall.


Yeah the company has grown a lot over the years. There is a boring movie in Netflix about fireplaces.


I've never see that, they spend 20x more on postage than internet, that's pretty crazy to me.


That is crazy I agree so interesting how the internet makes all of this possible.


For sure, there's a measurable addiction of people clicking links, people love their instant gratification, me as well.


I guess the internet can be really addictive. Humans are the minority in the internet actually we are outnumbered by software problems.


Software problems? What do you mean by that?


I meant programs, not problems, sorry. There is more software than humans.


Lol I could see that, it's crazy to think what humans do and then what programs do. It really blows my mind, you ever think you're living in a program right now?


Haven't really thought about that this might all be a simulation interesting theory.


It kind of freaks me out the more you think about it to be honest. It's pretty crazy.


It is crazy, well I'm real if that serves as comfort lol, do you know how the act of looking oneself on the internet is called?


Are you real? That's what a bot would say though right?


I guess thats possible I could be a bot as well. anyways this bot is tired and its kind of late so it was gret chatting with you.


Me too, haha, great chatting with you too. Take care and have a good night!


i used to watch it. it was great. do you watch it?


I still watch it, a international movie from time to time, but I did not watch 13 reasons why.


13 Reasons Why is a series about the suicide of a teen girl. It was very popular.


Whoa. that sounds quite serious. i bet it was popular but maybe a bit difficult for some viewers.


They had add bunch of warnings before the show, they added a guide for the parent to help them to talk about the subject with their kids. And you what do you have watched on Netflix ?


i saw stranger things a while ago. that was fun. i watched it at a friends house. Oh, and House of cards.


Netflix it really popular, it account for 33% of all content seen on internet in the US in the evening.


I bet! people love video. they love entertainment on demand. plus netflix makes a lot of original content.


They really found their place since since they went into streaming, did you use Netflix at the time they sent DVD via mail ?


I had a friend who did. no late fees. good system. beat the hell out of blockbuster.


Blockbuster is not more, they should have accepted the offer to buy Netflix at 50 million.


they really should have. no bb is no more. just a memory of foolish hubris.


They should had smaller late fees, that is what inspired the founders of Netflix.


yes, that is true. i bet they made a lot of money off late fees. it became punitive.


It became hubris like you said. Internet came and somebody had an idea. do you think you are addicted to internet ?


I figure that at this point, i am. i have no choice. i need to use the thing all day and now i cant quit LOL


But each time you click something, something happens, it can be addictive for the brain.


Yes, if it releases a chemical for pleasure, it can become addictive. Anyway, great chat!


Does the fluctuations in the stock market over the past couple of months give you heart attacks?


It doesn't make me feel great. I will tell you that. I heard that the sell-off probably isn't over yet...could get worse!


There's a bunch of "risky" stocks like Netflix which was up over 40 percent in January alone but then when it drops, it's like freefalling!


Do you use netflix. I love it. I can't imagine my life without it. Did you know that netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america?


Yes, I love the service too! I'm a contributor to that statistic, I can even watch Netflix on the TV and youtube on my computer at the same time! Any shows you like to watch?


ozarks is one of my favs. Can you believe that blockbuster declined several offers to buy netflix for $50 million. it is now worth $2 billion. Bad move blockbuster!


Oh yeah, I have that on my watch next playlist, is it a thriller? Yeah, I would hate myself for losing out on such a great deal like that but then again, it was because of the late fees that the Netflix founder incurred that led him to start Netflix.


I don't blame him. I hated late fees. Wasn't because he had $40 late fee for apollo 13! Too funny.


Yes, I've also incurred some exorbitant amount of late fees with them back in the day, it sucked so bad. Good thing there's no such thing as late fees for Netflix!


Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth. I wonder what they are mailing?


Yeah, perhaps warning letters for users to stop sharing account passwords? Actually, I think that was when they were still mailing out DVDs which comprised a large part of their business, don't think they're involved in that anymore.


True...i forgot about that! Do you shop at amazon at all? I do...probably too much!


oh my! I visit the site at least twice a day if not more! Have you bought anything from their in-house brand called AmazonBasics?


No I haven't. I need to try it out. Poor amazon workers. They walk between 7-15 miles each day as part of their shift.


For some reason it says "low-end" products, but I disagree, I think a lot of the Amazon branded items are pretty durable and at a great price point.


I definitely need to try them then. I didn't even realize that amazon owned imdb since 1998.


Wow! No wonder Amazon Prime video has the IMDB ratings integrated in their site, I wish Netflix did the same thing, I rely on those ratings a lot. Do you?


I do. It is always good to take a look before you waste time watching something that is no good. I also like to look at the ratings before I get books for my kindle.


Yeah, I totally agree! Is there a specific place you like to read reviews on books?


Usually just on the amazon website. They are pretty detailed and give a good idea of if the book will be a good read or not. Did you know that the US postal service has a contract with amazon to deliver packages on sunday?


Oh ok, I thought there was a site like IMDB which provides a pretty accurate rating but for books, I like to use the Amazon reviews as well. I don't think my local post office honors that contract since I have never received packages on Sunday.


Cant say that I am, but I certainly respect his talent.


True.    He has an ego, and believes he should win the MVP again.


I dont think he is that good, there are plenty of other talented players in the league.


Yes.    Harden, Westbrook and Robertson all deserved their awards.


I think someone who wold say that they are no one without their team is far more deserving of the award.


What is your favorite team in the NBA?    Do you have one?


Since I was a kid I liked the bulls because of MJ


Did you know Air Jordan's were once banned by the NBA!


Crazy to think that, but yeah.  Nike kept paying the fine, and Jordan Kept wearing them.


I wonder if MJ ever shot free-throws granny style?


Nah, hes too good, but Shaq should have!


True.    I find it a little amazing Allen Iverson's shoe deal was longer than Shaq's!


I know!  Id take that $32 Mil when I turn 55 Thank you!


Despite that, Judge Judy still makes more money, more consistently.


I heard it is $123,000 per episode.  I need to get in to TV judging.  I could be making more in one day than I do over 3 years!


Despte all that money, you only get one vote though.


Very true, and it counts just as much no matter how much you make


It might count a little bit more if it comes from the middle of a forest full of lions.


True!     I heard that the UK limited some men from voting all the way to 1918.


Who knows!    Even in the US, a significant percentage of the black male population in Alabama has permenantly lost the right to vote.


I am guessing that is because of felonies?  I cant think of any other reason.


Perhaps.      That is a real shame.    Who wouldn't want to be allowed to do something like Austin Texas, and rename the garbage dump after Fred Durst.


I have a few names Id like to name ours, but I digress...


Too true.      I think I'm going to go try and find details on the new Space Jam movie!


Good morning. How are your investments today?


I don't have any investments. I guess the stock market is on a roller coaster this month, though. I think the media play a big part in whether people are worried about their stocks or not.


So if I asked about price to earnings ratio would you have an opinion?  There is a historical average of 16.5, I think we are higher now.


I think that we are higher and it will continue to fluctuate for a while. I think the market is correcting itself from recent trading.


It looks like the wild ups and downs are from computer algorithms.  Maybe the computers need to calm down. Or some one is feeding bad info.


I just think that the selling models are written by techs who really don't understand the stock market.


Yes, I agree.  It would appear these programs create flash crashes.  It makes big news, but means little.


That's exactly what I have been thinking in the last few weeks-that it is just a fluke and it will fix itself if people don't panic.


In 2015 amazon surpassed walmart as the most valuable retailer.  Do you believe it deserves its valuation? Dont Panic.


I am a Prime Member. I get my orders in two days. I love it. I don't have transportation of my own so it is important to me. Walmart is good too-but not as fast and cheap as Amazon. And their Customer Service is good too.


I have not joined Prime.  Not sure I need it.  I wind up ordering things form the internet that are not sold by Amazon.  Specialized hobby stuff. But if I need something right away, there is value in walmart having it on the shelf.


That's true with Walmart. But with Prime you get music and videos free. Books too for your Kindle. I stream videos, so this is a good benefit. I shop other places occasionally-like Etsy for gifts.


I have never tried Etsy.  It is kind of amazing that streaming works.  It used to be fun to go to blockbuster and rent a movie.  Now it is all streaming. Got netflix?


No-I don't like Netflix and they take up so much band width during peak hours that I had to buy a booster for my wi-fi.


I know that netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america... from 9 pm to 12 am.  Thats a fun statistic to throw out at parties.


Blockbuster didn't want to buy Netflix-they made a big mistake. Now there is no more Blockbuster and Netflix is worth 2 billion.


It is an amazing instance of a company making a wrong move.  I wonder if Netflix is wrong to sink money into original content. 2 billion dollars in 2018.  Sounds like a lot.


I don't know how that will work out for them. I don't like them because they are too political. They are supposed to be entertainment not a political platform.


Political?  I am not sure I have ever seen netflix as political.  I think netflix is in the politics of band width and net neutrality. Can you give other examples?


Some of their programs like the Obama special are leftist statements.


The statement can be what it is. Left, right, up, down.  The platform can be independent. Even today netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.  Amazing that the internet is a movie delivery device.


I love streaming from my computer. I cut the cord two years ago and now watch mostly Amazon Prime and PBS.


Totally agree, cut the cord.  Stream content that you like.


Hey how are you, do you watch the NBA at all?


I'm a big fan!  One of my all time favorite players is Reggie Miller.


Him and his sister are so good, Cheryl had 105 points in a game before.


Heard that story.  Make me laugh.  He thought he was a big shot for scoring 40 points!  Go sis!  I'm also a big Tim Duncan fan.  How about you?  Any fave players?


Tim Duncan is so good, I'm a huge Spurs fan and former Spurs, like Kawhi. Timmy would have had so many records if he didn't stay in college all 4 years.


Right?!? But I gotta give Timmy props for finishing school.  Think he promised his mom he'd finish.  I'm still a little salty about Kawhi though.  I'm also not a big fan of LeBron.  How about you?


Got to do what's best for you and that is how Kawhi felt, it's unfortunate but I can't hate at all. I love LeBron, basketball aside, he's done so much for the good of people in this country.


Yeah.  You're right.  Just didn't think it was handled well.  Think my distaste for LeBron stems from when he was starting out.  Came off real cocky.  Did you know he rejected a $10 mil offer from Reebok because he said he was waiting for a bigger deal?


Yah I can definitely see that, but, he was 18 years old being called the king, it'd be hard not to be cocky. He did raise 6 million during the decision for charity.


Yeah, I have to reluctantly admit the man is good.  And I do have to admit he's done a lot of charity work.  I think that makes me dislike him less than Jordan.  (Sorry if you're a Jordan fan!)  Still not seeing LeBron in the new Space Jam though.


I really dislike Jordan, seems like a pretty terrible person. I heard LeBron is about to be a billionaire.


Wow.  With that kind of money, I hope he keeps up his charity work.  Out of curiosity, would you know how many times he's been voted into the All Star Games?


I'm not sure, I think it's been every year he has been in the league minus his rookie year, so maybe 14?


That sounds about right.  Ever vote for the all stars?  Never feel like the most deserving get chosen.


I haven't yet, have you ? I think it is through text now right?


Wow really?  That's a different way of collecting votes. It's been a while since I voted.  Last time I did it was on the NBA website.  It's a popularity vote i guess.  I like other stats like defensive player of the year.  Based on more stats but is that also voted on by sports writers?


I am not really sure to be honest, I'm sure it is a mix of the two. Astronauts vote from space, would never have guessed.


That's pretty cool.  Can't think of any Russian NBA players of the top of my head.  Do you know if there's an international basketball federation?  I know there are a lot of international teams but wasn't sure if there was an organization


I did not know that, is it like Fifa? Not many Russian players, but lots of former block players, Kristaps, Luka, Peja Stojokavich, etc.


Ah, you're right.  Forgot about them.  Just did a quick search and I think there's an org called FIBA, also know as the International Basketball Federation.  Wonder if that includes China.  Think a lot of players are heading there.


Ah I gotcha, Ill keep an eye on that. I am going to get off though, good chatting with you, have a great rest of the weekend!


Hello.  Do you like lebron james?  I heard he's the highest paid celebrity in the country.


I have heard of him as a basketball player but I do not watch much basketball.


I actually don't watch much either.  Do you follow politics?  What do you think about astronauts voting from space?


I feel that all citizens no matter one's location should be able to cast a vote; I mean if a chimpanzee can receive 4000000 votes in a mayoral election being in space should be okay.


I know what you mean.  Apparently India agrees.  They set up a polling booth in a forest full of lions just so one person can cast their vote.


I feel that would be an extreme measure but consider it to count. I personally would not want to be the having to retrieve the ballots.


Neither would I!  voting is important though.  Even the vote in Austin, Tx to rename their garbage dump is important, at least to them anyways.


Many issues are important to many different people for many different aspects; for example, JFK voted against the civil rights act in 1957 and in Alabama 40 % voted to keep the unenforceable ban on interracial marriage in 2000.


What I find odd about Alabama in this day and age is that there are still some people who have lost their rights to vote permanently.


I agree and find that those who have lost all rights to vote have done something very bad to get to that status of not being able to vote. I however; feel that if one does something to regain one's ability to vote such as time served one should again be able to vote.


Hmmm, that's something I have never thought about before.  I also find it surprising to learn that some men in the Uk had to get their right to vote in 1918.


I agree but a right to vote is positively something earned. Something I find interesting is that if one were to take all of Canada as a whole state; it would have 50 fewer electoral votes than the state of California. By size comparison that is a big difference.


It really is a big difference.  Is that based on land size or population size?


I believe it is a combination of both, California is so full of people and compact as compared to Canada being spread out.


There are people trying to get the country away from a democracy. I do wonder if they realize that means no more voting.


I wonder the same thing! I mean is  one willing to risk the opportunity to have one's voice heard and make a difference for the betterment of all involved or would one want to just go with the flow and not have a say in anything at all?


I know what you mean.  People don't realize that we vote because we are democracy. That is what a democracy is all about.  Once that is changed you lose that.


well i think that the constituents should be much better informed of said practices as well as the ramifications to follow of voting goes to the wayside. Could mean a disaster for many generations that follow.


I agree.  Constituents sounds like such a vague term when the media says it.  There could be people that don't realize that means them.


I totally agree! Many are so misinformed and quick to jump on someone else's band wagon when in fact they have no idea how the are hurting themselves.


True.  There could be a better way to handle elections as well. There are different ways to collect votes, perhaps there is a better way than what is currently being used.


I sure do. Do you know what the hamburger button is?


Yes the 3 horizontal line menus on apps and websites


Yes. And we can actually develop addiction to clicking on it


Yes as with anything else, when you do it too much


Yes true. Did you know there is a copy of the internet saved somewhere?


Yes it is in the Library of Alexandria just in case


Yes but I am not sure how you save a copy of it though


Good point. Did you know there is 3g cell service in the Everest now?


Yes it seems that people really do not stop at anything nowadays


Yes true. Do you ever read the terms when you purchase online?


Not really they are really long and painful to read as they are small


Yes and only 7% of people read them anyways, so not a whole lot


Yes I do , I really like Tupac and Eminem and you?


Yes me too. Tupac's music is in the library of congress for cultural significance now


Yes. Did you know Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist?


Yes and his favorite character to this day is still spiderman


Yes. Did you know Bust Rhymes was in the Rugrats movies?


Yes that was back in 1998 and he did the voice of Reptar Wagon


Howdy - do you know much about the internet?


Yes. It is a global system of interconnected computers that use TCP IP to link devices worldwide.


Definitely it's pretty powerful. The 3 horizontal lines on the menu of apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


Thats good to know. Did you know that you can become addicted to the internet?


I have heard that before. I wonder how many people are addicted to it today?


I dont know I would say a lot though. I know a lot of people who are on their internet all the time.


Did you know the library of Alexandria saves a copy of the internet in case it were to ever burn down?


I just cant see that ever happening. Lol. I  guess it's better to be safe than sorry though.


Me either lol. There is 3g cell service at the top of Mt. Everest.


Thats good to know. I have been thinking about going to see Mt Everest.  So are you one of the 7 percent who read the fine print.


That would be awesome to see. I never read the fine print. What about you?


No I never do either. I dont know i I would understand it all if I did.


I used to listen to it when I was younger.Now days its mostly country though.


Same here. Did you know Tupac has music in the library of Congress?


I heard that. Also, Eminem actually wanted to be a comic book writer.


That's pretty cool. I bet he's pretty talented at an artist.


Did you ever watch rugrats when you were a kid. Busta ryhmes voiced the reptar wagon in that movie.


I did. That's hilarious too. I used to listen to Busta Ryhmes.


I have heard a little from him but not much.


Same here. It was good chatting with you. Take care.


hey hows it going, do you like horror films?


I do like them, I dont scared easy so I find them entertaining


well have you ever seen Bambi? I guess Stephen King considers that to be a horror movie!


I didnt, its weird considering King is one of the most renowned horror authors, I guess we all have our fears


haha ya maybe hes afraid of deer? I need to watch more horror movies you can burn almost 200 calories when watching one


Yeah lol, maybe he is and thats a great thing  I might pick the habit of watching horror films daily just to lose weight and get fit


haha you should come out with a weight loss book and that is teh secret! Also apparently you appreciate art more after watching a horror movie


Tthat is a strange fact indeed, have you ever seen a waterphone?


no but I heard about them, they make creepy noises, have you seen one?


No I also heard they are used in horror films, i wonder how they look like, did you watch The Shinning? its an classic horror film


oh ya I saw that, I was glad that kid in there didn't know he was making a horror movie at the time, he could have really be scarred


Yeah that could have created some serious scars, that sure is a sacary movie, do you use the internet a lot?


oh I use it all the time! my favorite button is the hamburger button, 3 horizontal lines, the name makes me hungry!


Its an interesting name indeed makes me hingry as well lol,  its a good thing the internet has a backup copy just in case.


ya It's housed in the Library of Alexandria, I wonder how much space that takes up and how often they take snapshots?


Im not sure but Im guessing it requires a lot of power and storage space,


oh definitely, also good to know that there is 3g service on mount everest, so that means I can use facebook at the summit!


It is a good thing, I would like to post an image if I made it to the top, it would be really sweet and unique


ya for sure, did you know you can get addicted to teh internet? I think I have that actually haha


Thats funny lol yeah from novelty clicking, I wonder how people get over that addiction lol,


haha ya I just don't know, I also don't know that 7% of people read the full terms when buying products online, that seems high actually haha


Yeah lol, I know I didnt read the terms on my contract and I bet most of my friends didnt either.


Hey partner. You hear about Disney casting Jack Whitehall as a gay character?


Hi, i just learned about that! i have always admired Disney as a company


Oh nice. Yeah the LGBTQ community was mad they used a straight actor for a gay role.


Well, people  are going to have different opinions on that. What I like about Disney is their contribution in animation, they are great and they exist since 1923!


Yes they are timeless for sure. Did you know Minnie Mouse is short for Minerva Mouse?


Really? That is pretty cute! did you know Disney was once fired from his job for not being enough creative


That is very surprising and now ironic! He built so much including a film studio and a theme park!


of course the person who fired him was completely wrong, and must have regretted that desicion.. Do yo have an idea of how much Disney makes per second?


I have no idea! Bet it's a lot though. There are hidden mickey's in all things Disney and a whole subculture is dedicated to finding them.


$1,110 each second!! Wow i did not know about the "find Mickey "subculture!


OMG that is a lot. Did you also know that Pixar named Wall-E to honor Walter Elias disney? Very cool.


Wow that is so cool. All those hidden details. Did you ever watch a short movie from Disney called Destino?


Never even heard of that movie what is it all about? Was it produced after the company changed it's name to The Walt Disney Company in 1986?


It is a collaboration with Salvador Dali. It is a pretty old movie from 1945. I watched it once and loved it!


Oh that sounds incredible. The movie Flubber...remember? Bill Nye was a consultant for that movie!


I do remember that movie, it was kind of silly and funny!! Hey do you use the internet a lot?


Every day! There is even internet capabilities on Mt. Everest!


Me too! Even astronauts have connection in the intl space station!


Very cool. Makes sense because it is so addicting with measurable changes in the brain! Well it was lovely chatting with you!


You mean like Bambi?  I am a sensitive soul, like Stephen King, and feel Bambi was the first horror film I ever watched.


Hahaaaaa... that's funny!  pretty sure Disney would not agreee... LOL


Well, I do watch horror films occasionally, but I use them more as a weight-control tactic than for viewing pleasure. You can burn around 180 calories watching a good horror film, and even more if it is awful!


Oh man... no wonder i don't like horrow films... i don't like diets!


That explains it!  I don't even like the creepy metallic waterphone noises they make during scifi and horror flicks.


Oooooo... yeah!  That sound is sooooo annoying?


Of course, if you are going to be viewing abstract art, it is always a good idea to watch a good horror film first. It helps.


It's kind like eating ice cream after broccoli. Who would want to eat broccoli second?  Speaking of food, have you ever heard of the hamburger button?


Those three horizontal lines that symbol a menu.  It is on most websites, and it's easier to find it if you are hungry.


hahaaaaa... thats funny anf makes perfect sense


The internet carries a vast range of useful information like that. It also carries a lot of junk too. That is why we like it! LOL


That is true... i used to use facebook all the time... now... don't use it at all


So, you did an "about face" on the use of Facebook?  Good for you!  FB fuels internet addictions. Scientists can even measure the addictions people get by monitoring bodily responses to clicking on a link... You will be better off without FB.


Plus it's a lot of lies and political stuff that is very negative.


I completely agree!  Social engineering... They think we are like the little boy named Danny who was in the movie, the Shining, who did not even know he was acting in a horror film.  They think we cannot see the plot of their horror shows!


LOL... that is a very insightful opninion... I AGREE!


All my insight comes from reading the full terms of agreement on service contracts. You can learn a lot by reading between the lines!


Disney is my favorite company, I love Mickey, Minnie and well many of the franchises


I can't say I'm the biggest fan of disney. I used to like them but I don't like all the new rebranding they are doing.


I can respect that, I guess classics are always better, cant believe its almos 100 years since the creation of the company


That is quite a long run for a company. I'm sure they will be around for another hundred especially with having the marvel universe and star wars now.


Yeah those were great investments, Marvel more than Star Wars but still I heard they are also launching a streaming service so that will be great


Makes more sense than them having their stuff spread all over other services. I wonder how it will affect the original content netflix produced though.


I think it will maybe people will justhave both, I am exited Locki is one of the series and also The Scarlet Witch, Im a big Marvel fan


I don't mind marvel. I wish they were really diving into the universes and all the parellels but I'm sure that will take time.


It will take time and maybe the will, that new streming service might just accomplish that did you ever watch the movie Big Hero 6?


My kids absolutely adore that movie. I'm shocked at how realistic the graphics are even for disney.


Thats because it was rendered using a 55,000 core computer just imagine the quality of the images that computer can process


Wow that is crazy! We have come so far in technology even in the last few decades.


We have, its amazing, did you ever watched the movie Flubber, just remember a cool fact about the movie


I saw parts of it but never the whole movie.


Well the science consultant in the movie was Bill Nye the science guy,


I used to watch his program all the time as a kid.


I used to watch it as well, it was one of my favorite shows, really informative and you could learn a lot


I don't have much time to watch tv now so I spend  a lot of time listening to the radio.


Did you ever listen to that site with thousands of free drama episodes? I hear its pretty good


No I haven't but that seems like the type of site I could really get into. I wonder if it is just new ones or if they have the old dramas too.


I have no idea, I just heard its a great site I want to try it out myself, on the plus side its free so nothing to lose right


I do like some of her music.  I think its neat that she has 11 grammy noms.


They did, neither have won tough.  Maybe number 12 will be her lucky one.


Maybe, but Russel Brand wasn't lucky for her...


Wow, I ready how he ended it, what a jerk.


At least he didn't take the $22 million he was entitled to receive, although it doesn't seem to have bothered him.


Enough anyway. I would rather listen to old radio drama over the internet than listen to Katy Perry or Russel Brand.


And if one of those doesn't interest me, I could always listen to electromagnetic storms from Jupiter that can be heard on AM radio...


I would love to actually hear what those sound like.  It would be pretty neat.


Yeah. Just about the only radio I am not a fan of is that Finnish radio station broadcasted in classical Latin.


I would understand that one as much as the one of Jupiter's storms.


Soldiers in WW2 used to make radios out of razor blades and pencils, but all they could hear were Canadian stations... LOL


as long as 40% of the music is Canadian, it is all good.


Nowadays, if you are sitting in a foxhole listening to Canadian radio...well...I think Captain Jack Sparrow said it best when he said, "You need to get yourself a girl!"


Lol.  True. Isnt The Pirates owned by Disney.


Yup. Now Disney owns almost everything. Did you know that there is a subculture dedicated to finding hidden images of Mickey Mouse?  I think that quote of Cat Jack applies to those folks too.


Yeah.  And Minnie's real name is Minerva.


How's it going? Did you know by revenue that Walt Disney Company is the largest conglomerate?


I did not know that, I know they've been successful with movies recently, the whole Marvel thing and Star Wars.


It's insane how large Walt Disney became since being founded in 1923 by the Disney Brothers


I wasn't aware that they are some how mixed up with American Idol.  Not that I've seen one of those shows for about ten years, if not more.


I wonder if the American Idol finale was scripted


I have very little doubt that it was.  Too good to be true that the finalists were dating.  Let's see where they are in a  years time.


Radio personality Bobby Bones claimed he knew of it already but I think he is full of it


Do these Idol winners make much of an impact now after the show?  Can't say I could name any after the first few years.


No, the only guy I remember is Ryan Seacrest and that's because he has been hosting the show for 16 seasons


I barely listen to the radio anymore, so if they are successful I wouldn't know anyway.


I'd rather listen to Jupiter's radio storms on am radio then all of them


Maybe if you put a beat to it you could have it released.  you'd have a hard time getting it on Canadian radio, I don't think Jupiter would class as Canadian.


I wonder if Jupiter's storms could be picked up by foxhole radios made by WWII soldiers


That's ingenious.  I doubt I would be able to make a foxhole radio, I would have to go without listening to Katy Perry or the latest Idol winner.


You could try listening to Nuntii Latini broadcast from Finland


I used to have to do Latin at school, one years worth at least.  I doubt I could remember a single word now, let alone listen to a radio broadcast.


Well it sounds better than listening to Katy Perry, I heard she use to sing gospel music


That's probably something her ex, Russell Brand, would agree with.  Seems harsh to break up via text, at least he had the good grace not to claim some of her money.


Yea I guess Brand didn't care about 22 million he could of got after the divorce


Must be doing alright for himself, I'm not sure I would have the fortitude to forgo that.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Oh yes. I love to travel. How about you.


Me too. Have you ever visited Japan or Iceland?


No i havnt. I have always wanted to though. Is it nice.


Yeah but I heard in Japan the roads are tolled pretty much so it will cost you $300 to travel across the country by car


Wow. Well I guess that is one way to pay to keep the roads looking nice.


Yes that explain it. Did you now in Iceland there are no public railways?


I didnt know that. Did you know that the first king to travel around the world was from Hawaii


Yeah if I am not mistaken that was King Kalakaua


You are correct. The one place I have always wanted to travel to is space. Though I will never be able to. I am just fascinated by it.


It is cool. DO you have a favorite planet that you would like to visit, or a star?


Well I am particularly fond of the sun. Did you know it is actually white. It is only percieved to be yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


That is so cool. And it is so hot that we only need one second of its energy for 500 000 years on Earth


The sun is actually only one billionth the size of the biggest star in the galaxy. that kind of puts it into perspective doesnt it.


It sure does, the universe is so vast. And a lightning bolt is hotter than the sun


Yes. About 5 times hotter. It is amazing to think of.


Yes I do a lot of my christmas shopping on amazon. I buy electronics on Amazon alot as well. Cant beat the prices.


Yes very true.Did you know the CEO built a clock on a mountain?


I didnt know that. Seems like a waste of money to me. I dont think he is hurting for that though.


Yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years. Nice chat


How's it going? Did you know amazon was founded all the way back in 1994?


Yes, I've heard that. The first customer they had spent only $27.95.


Yep and Amazon named a building to honor him, that's pretty cool


That's pretty neat. I heard they also have the USPS delivery packages on Sunday. I think they're kind of cool by doing things like that, and naming that building after him.


Yea, it be nice if the mail came on sundays for all packages and not just amazons


I wish. It makes sense though, they're apparently one of the biggest retailers in the world, so they have a lot of sway, I suppose.


Yea, they move so many packages that Amazon warehouse worker walk 7-15 miles per shift


Jeez, that's a lot of walking. They must get really tired. It might be more fun if they were dancing, instead. Even babies like to dance when they hear music.


Well not if it's ballet, professional ballet dancer go through 4 pairs of shoes a week


That's a ton of shoes. Maybe they could buy more on Alibaba. It's the only place that sells more merchandise than Amazon online.


I wonder where you can buy the shoes Michael Jackson patented for the extreme lean in his dances


Probably on Amazon as well, since they sell just about everything, apparel included.


I know amazon prime video has some good horror movies. Watching a horror movie can burn more than 180 calories


That's crazy. I would think to burn so many extra calories, you'd need to dance or something. Like Bruce Lee used to before he got famous.


Before Tupac was famous he did ballet in high school and even played the mouse king in a the nutcracker


That's funny. There's a silly trivia about famous people out there like that. Like how Stephen King was terrified by Bambi as a kid. Ha.


Wel the kid who played Danny in The Shining had no idea he was in a horror movies, I wonder how he didn't know


He probably couldn't hear all the creepy metallic noises the waterphone made. They always put those sounds in horror movies.


I wonder if listening to the waterphone alone will make you enjoy abstract art more instead of watching a whole horror movie


You might have to download some waterphone music and some art off of Amazon to know for sure.


Maybe I'll try it. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


I do use it, it is so amazing, how about you?


I use it, but not all that often, I go back and forth on whether or not I should cancel it.


But the fast shipping and the access to the streaming service is great to have.


It is, I wonder why average U.S. citizens can't get the USPS deal for delivery on sunday?


Right, they have a nice contract with the usps


I didn't know Amazon owned IMDB, did you?


I did not, I wonder how much financial gains that comes with. Bezos built a clock in a mountain also, he is so rich!


Interesting, did you know Tupac was a ballet dancer in high school?


I heard that! He was in the nutcracker That would have been interesting to see


I'm not surprised, he was a backup dancer for Digital Underground.


is that how he got his start? Michael Jackson was a good dancer too, do you like to dance?


I'm not a good dance, but I like to dance. LOL


Me too ha. Give me a couple drinks and i am the new michael jackson. You know he has a patent


I love Horror movies, my favorite are stephen king ones


I have seen it, I heard Danny didn't know he was in a horror movie until years later


Pretty crazy! Did you know if you watch a horror movie before seeing abstract art, you will like the art more?


I will have to watch one before going to another art gallery, maybe I will appreciate it more! Good chatting with you!


Me too. Did you know the dutch have a bus that can go 160mph?


Wow, that is really fast. Maybe Iceland can learn from them, they don't have a rail service and have to travel by domestic flights.


No, I think it would be fun to visit, I had a friend go there and they said it was extraordinary.


Interesting. Did you know that the sun is actually white?


No, really? I wonder why it is yellow to us.


I think it is likely due to the atmosphere.


Oh okay. Speaking of the sun, apparently it can produce enough energy for the entire planet for 500,000 years in just one second!


I believe it. Apparently Neptune just completed its first orbit since it was discovered, crazy!


That is cool. A lightening bolt is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun!


Wow, I can't believe that. I wonder if it could power the clock that Bezos stuck in a mountain?


By striking it? that might destroy it. haha but that is crazy he has that much money.


Yeah, I didn't know they owned IMDB, did you?


I recently found out about this, I believe they owned it since 1998.


Interesting. If you work for the Amazon warehouse, you walk between 7 and 15 miles each day!


That is a lot of walking! Amazon apparently has a contract with USPS, making the postal service deliver packages on a Sunday.


Yeah, doesn't seem fair to regular taxpayers like us. Why can't we get that deal?


The fact that Amazon workers walk 7-15 miles a shift is one of the most damning things I've heard about them.


As a company Amazon has a come a long way as a online bookstore to the largest online retailer it is now. However, you don't hear many good things about worker conditions for amazon


Yeah, they're notorious for the stuff about workers peeing in bottles or wearing diapers.


I think I heard that yes the working conditions are terrible, but they also get relatively higher pay than other similar jobs


On the customer side they do a good job. They even have a USPS contract to deliver your packages on sunday


Yeah, although I'd give that up on the customer side so postal workers could get Sunday off like they traditionally do.


Well if I got paid enough for it to be worth it, I may not mind. Did you know that amazon's first customer has a building named after him for spending 27.95?


I didn't know until just now. I doubt I could do the Amazon warehouse work. I can do short bursts of heavy lifting and hauling, but being on my feet for hours at a time makes my legs go numb.


True. The people probably get really fit, unlike most desk jobs where people gain weight


I didn't know that IMDB was an Amazon subsidiary. I guess the reviews give them some crossover business.


Yeah, and I like horror movies especially. Now I've got to try the thing of watching a horror movie before I view abstract art, LOL. Do you?


I liked a few but not a particular fan of the genre. Looking back at old films, I can see why Stephen king was terrified of bambi


I never even saw that movie until I was an adult, but the way the death of Bambi's mother was framed definitely seems like it could be traumatic for a small child.


Well I like how horror movies can burn up to 180 calories. Maybe that will be a new fad diet


Dunno how much that is above base metabolic rate, but I'm sure a lot of folks would see it as a selling point.


I didn't even know there was a instrument called waterphone before I learned that it was used for those creepy metallic noises in horror films


I should google that to find out what it is -- I'm not even sure what kind of noises it makes.


It is the shrill reverberating kind of sounds in the movie


Yeah, it just doesn't bring anything to mind. Nice chatting!


Yes and my favorite store is amazon, and you?


Me too. Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain?


Yes and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years


Yeah. Did you know they named a building after their first customer?


Yeah. Did you know they deliver on Sundays?


Yes Their workers walk up to 15 miles a day


I love dance Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer?


Yes and he even won a cha cha championship once


Yes and Tupac too, he was a ballet dancer


Yes and he was the mouse king in the production of nutcracker


Yeah. Babies are also great dancer as soon as they hear music


Yes and they smile more when they hit the beat


some of them. DO you know you burn 180 more calories watching them?


Yeah and it is better to watch one before you check out abstract art


Yes. DO you know how they make the creepy sounds in those movies?


Ah yes, is that the Amazon guy? I heard about his clock being built into the side of a mountain and I am quite jealous!


well 10,000 years is a long time. How about having a building named after you for being the first customer!


That's pretty cool, too. Was that around the time people were getting paid to advertise companies tattooed on their foreheads? That was almost like a horror film when I heard about it.


Now that i'm not aware of, sounds horrific. Did you now that Amazon owns IMBD since the late 90's?


That's a great website for finding a good movie to watch! I love horror films and I think that's how I heard of the Hostel movies. Have you ever seen them?


My wife an i braved the first one, not big on horror. I heard that Bambi is considered stephen kings first horror film he watched.


I heard that and ironically, as a kid, I felt the same way. I remember the Fox and the Hound was really sad for me, too. I've seen all 3 of the Hostels. The second one was the best. Maybe I like horror because I'm thankful it's not happening to me right now.


Not for sure but I guess working underwater? Horror movies involving water are usually super scary, thinking about it. The Descent is one with some water involved.


Hey thats good enough nice definition of a waterphone, it makes creepy metallic sounds, Did you know you can burn 180 calories watching horror? lol.


That wasn't sarcastic, was it? lol Are the calories burned while watching a horror movie having to do with you jumping out of your seat or is it actually just emotion/mental?


Good question i would think all of thee above. Have you ever watched the movie the Shinning?


I love that movie! Do you like it, too? I looked up that waterphone for making scary horror movie sounds...I actually like those sounds. Does that make me weird?


Not at all after all you like watching horror movies. The kid from the shining never knew he was in a horror until he was much older.


I wonder what he did think, though, and didn't he have lines to memorize? lol I bet a new startup business could be a spooky gym to scare you into getting into shape! I wonder if there's a gym based horror film?


That would do it, to funny! Different note did i tell you that tupac also dance ballet in high school?


Are you sure that wasn't in a horror film? lol I did hear that and also that Bruce Lee and Patrick Swayze were also good dancers. Walking is much easier for me than dance, though.


I should hope so buddy, lol. I don't blame you though i got two left feet as well. Tupac was in the production of the nutcracker he played the mouse king.


That sounds cute. So does the part about the mouse king. I wonder if you can see or buy footage of that on Amazon or eBay or something?


Might be able to find it on youtube. You know that professional ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week.


They probably have Amazon Prime merchant accounts just to keep up in stock to have enough shoes for the month. lol They are so graceful and dedicated dancers! I did some ballet as a kid but liked horses more.


Do you like mayonnaise?  I do like it on certain sandwiches.  I guess it's binary in that people either like it or don't.


I do, Hellmanns is one of my favorie brands, I hear they want to make a mayo ice cream, crazy idea


I think I'll pass on that. There is also a ghost pepper ice cream in Delaware.


Those flavors sound terrible and really unhealthy, Ice cream is unhealthy already as is


Yeah, It would be healthier for me since I wouldn't eat it.  I guess in the UK they really like mayo, more so than ketchup.


I heard there is also a ketchup flavored ice cream already, an Irish shop has it in tribute to Ed Sheeran


Yuk.  I think some culinary types have too much time on their hands like whoever invented edible birthday candles.


There are some weird inventions out there, there is also a breast milk ice cream, thats just disgusting


Eeeewwwwww.  Need subject change... Do you spend a lot of time on the internet?  I guess I would have to say "yes".


Yeah its been a disgusting topic, I do spend a lot of time in the internet yeah


Do you read the full term when you buy something on the internet.  I'm bad about not doing that.


I dont, they are too long and also really boring


Only 7% of people do so 93% of the people agree with us.  The other 7% must be law students.


Well youre probably going to say yes anyway so why the hustle


I don't understand.  Do you like to travel?  You might want to check out the 160mph Dutch train if you do.


Yeah I do like to travel and that sounds like a great invention, a real time saver and plus you can admire the landscape


Beats traveling on a horse-drawn carriage or a bike on Mackinac Island...


I hear Mackinac island is a great place, its actually located in the US sounds like a relaxing place


Never been... I don't know Ed Sheeran but if he has a better vocal range than Freddie Mercury, I probably should.


Ed Sheeran seems like a great artist, great vocal range, Freddie had a more unique voice though


Miss Freddie... Thanks for the great chat!


Hello, have you tried the mayonnaise ice cream? No, sorry. I don't.


No, I have not.  The ice cream shop that made it also made Monster Energy drink flavor and Strongbow cider flavor.


The Scots have been busy, lol. I don't think I would try any of them. Who is Ed Sheeran?


An English songwriter who was influenced by Eminem.  He lived an interesting life.  He gave one of his songs to Justin Bieber.


That is so cool. Does he have a better vocal range, than Freddie Mercury?


Yeah!  In the past he slept outside buckingham palace.  That is rough!  He must be tough!  Despite his hardships, he still made his way into the music industry.


That's awful that so many are homeless at some point in their life. Thankfully, a few do manage to break that cycle. Oddly, the current library of Alexandria has a copy of the internet saved.


That is good that a copy of the internet is saved.  The internet can be useful for homeless people.  Where ever they may be, the internet is an endless resource for them.


I agree. Plus, many places have outlets outdoors in public spaces. Now, they need to work on the internet, as it's insane that the peak of Everest has it, and I can't get it in my barn.


It has made travel so much easier to.  There is a website where you can find people that will let you sleep on their couch as you travel.  The internet can be utilized to do amazing things by people with good will and creativity.


I think it's couchsurfing.com. A few blogs I read talk about it from time to time, they even do it on Mackinac Island, though getting there is a challenge, as you can't drive on the island.


That is probably a good idea to ban motorized vehicles.  It would reduce carbon output dramatically.  Plus increase the amount of people getting daily exercise by walking!


Or, biking- as there are plenty of bikes around the island. I think we need a commuter bus like the one the Dutch are building


Yeah, a commuter bus is a smart idea too, because more people would be packed into one vehicle.  Also, 160 mph is fast!


Iceland could sure benefit from one too, they don't even have a rail service.


Yeah.  I wonder if domestic flights merely to go between towns is a wasteful form of travel.


I think they are. But, it's either fly or drive...and if you don't have a car.


Imagine driving in Japan.  All their highways are tolls.  Anyone who doesn't like tolls would be in a nightmare if they were driving in Japan!


That would be a nightmare. I would prefer to go by boat, like the Hawaiian King who sailed around the world.


Yeah.  Well I appreciate talking to you.  Have a good day!


I do like dogs. I have two at home. What about you?


I don't have any because the wife is allergic. There are 12 different blood types for dogs.


That is neat. I wonder if those blood types can help narrow down breed. I've always wondered what our mutt is.


I've always wondered that too. Istanbul has vending machines that release food and water for the cities stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles.


Aww that is really sweet. Not only does it help the dogs but it keeps recycling going too.


Dogs are amazing creatures. They pick up on such simple gestures like pointing and are able to figure out what we mean.


Yea that's pretty amazing. Looks like elephants can also understand simple gestures.


You would think more animals would but I guess not. I wonder if it has to do with how long they have been domesticated in different cultures.


Quite possibly. Did you know Google prefers dogs over cats?


Really? I would have thought cats. I do know that dogs aren't actually colorblind. I always used to think that growing up.


I didn't know that either. It says they can't see as many colors as humans though.


I read somewhere that they see muted versions of what we do. So instead of 8 shades of red they just see the one.


i love superheroes. I think they help people realize the best in themselves. Especially ones like batman where he is just a guy.


There was a comic series about fixing the collateral damage caused by superheroes.


That would be a series that could go on forever. Superheroes might save the day but for sure some buildings are getting destroyed.


Yes for sure. There is a Garfield book series named Pet Force which featured Garfield as a superhero.


I love Pet Force. Garfield as a superhero was hilarious.


I have never seen Pet Force before. Sounds like a pretty cool series.


It was hilarious. i always wished they would make it into a comic book so that I could read it with the kids to try and engage them in the love of reading.


Have you ever seen "The House With a Clock in its Walls'?


No but I definitely want to see it. I know it stars Jack Black.


It's a little spooky, but its not scary. It's a good kids movie.


Yes, seems like it's about a magical house.


The whole movie is pretty much about magic, and how to learn magic.


It seems the movie also have just a little bit of suspense!


It does, and an underlying message really. It's making a statement about how not all kids learn the same way, and our current education system doesn't support that.


It's interesting that the movie touches upon the sameness that schools try to teach.


Fun! Superheroes are also very popular right now in movies and tv shows.


They are. My kids like to watch Paw Patrol. It's a kid show about dog super heroes.


There are over 300 registered superheroes in the US!


Really? I didn't know you could register as a super hero.


Yes very interesting. Well, there is a superhero also called normalman.


Yes, I guess his superpower was that he had no powers!


I used to love reading comic books as a kid. I guess that's why I read so much now as an adult.


Yes, I love reading. The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones with a record of 4700 words per minute.


Wow, that's a lot of word! I can't read that fast. But, I have read all of the Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkein


Cool! Those are big books. Marvel creator stan lee wrote 15 dc comics.


Did he? I thought he was the Marvel guy?


Yes, he re-imagined popular characters like batman and superman!


i am fine as well. What is your thought on the articles?


i think the articles are way to abstract and you?


yes the first article changed around way to much it didn't have a solid point of view


i agree. well reading about the dogs was quite interesting. I certainly didnt know that There are 12 different blood types that a dog may have, and dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives


yes dogs also can learn thousands of words and human actions the article about the dogs was fun to read


Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles. Quite fascinating !


some dogs in moscow have learned to use the subway that's amazing


my favorite article has to be about the superhero


all the information it had about comic books and characters


it says There are over 300 registered superheroes in the united states. wonder how people get on that list


it also said there are 30 superhero movies set to be released between 2016 and 2020 i cant wait to see the next superhero coming out this year it should be interesting


definitely will. would be looking forward to it


article 3 was interesting to read what do you think?


yes, i believe so too. Reading is so important in our daily lives


it said that louis braille the inventor of the reading and writing system for the blind came up with this idea when he was only 15


Young george r. r. martin began writing by selling monster stories for pennies to other neighborhood children that is so enlightening


yep it truly is . it was nice chatting with you


it was nice chatting with you to have a nice day


I don't think there is anyone in a first-world country that doesn't. Even the library of Alexandria has a saved copy of it.


I guess thats a great thing in the event the internet goes down, there can be wars if that happens, we rely on the internet so much that is a possibility


I guess. I would have loved to have been at the concert when U2 opened for themselves, and played country music.


Not really. I like music though, and play guitar. That's why it's hard for me to believe that the Fender Stratocaster was originally intended for country music.


That is a great guitar seems like it would go to waste for country music, that guitat has a lot of potential


It sure does. Surprisingly, there are only 2 African Americans in the country music hall of fame, and there are a lot that play.


Only two of them, wow, I guess there are more running backs and wide receivers then


I guess. Did you know that IMDB is owned by Amazon?


I didnt know that I love to shop at Amazon, do you ?


Absolutely. I have a package coming tomorrow, good thing the USPS has that contract with Amazon.


It is a good thing did you hear about that clock that Bezos had built into a mountain?


I did not. Is there a reason why, or is it another publicity stunt, like naming a buiding after the first customer?


Might be, and that customer sure got a great deal spending $28 dollars and then also getting your name on a building


Sure did. I wonder if he gives George Strait a discount, since they are cousins?


George Strait as in the legend of country George Strait?


Thats so cool, that family sure has a talentd bunch in it and Im guessing he does get discounts at the site


I took a tour of an Amazon warehouse near me, and learned that their employees walk between 7 and 15 miles per shift. That is mind blowing.


Thats a big distance, workers must end really tired at the end of the day!!


How's it going, are you one of the people who is addicted to the internet?


I am one that says I know when to stop (but can't), so maybe? haha how about you?


It's hard not to be considered you have to utilize the internets for private, public, academic, business, and government uses


I agree! I'm always on it for work and personal matters! Can you believe there is 3g cell service at the top of mount everest?


No, it's sad Mt. Everest has 3g and I can't get a connection in my basement


You and me both! Are you one of the 7 percent that reads the full terms when buying a product?


Nope, I only read the full terms if it's not more than one page long


haha nobody has time for the 20 page long ones! Are you a member of Amazon Prime?


Yea, I'm always buying electronics and apparel on amazon


It is so reliable and fast! I love it! I wish I was the first person to buy something on it though!


All you would have to spend was $27.95 and amazon would name a building after you


I would be living the high life! I'd be like "yea that's my building" haha. Can you believe how many miles amazon warehouse workers walk every shift?


No, I don't think I even walk 7 miles a week, I can't imagine doing an amazon shift of walking 15 miles


I'm sure they are in good shape, but who knows! They could be eating twinkies while walking! I didn't know Amazon owned IMDB as well!


Pretty smart buy, I know the movies on IMDB link to amazon if you want to buy them


I didn't know that! That's cool. Do you like to listen to country music?


Only when I've had a few drinks, kinda strange the Country hall of fame only has inducted 2 african americans


That is, but I'm glad more and more African Americans are getting into that genre to hopefully boost that stat up!


Yea, it's unfortunate Henry Ford financed country music due to his fear of jazz


That man was something else though haha. I like how the fender stratocaster was intended for country music. Anyways, great chatting with you!


Trying just watching some netflix.. Kyle Kinane is hilarious.. One of my favorite comedies.


He has a special on Netflix and kind of drives into political issue. He also does stand up in a Washington DC club.


I know , i love Netflix and watch it all the time :) . Do you also watch Paradise PD ?? So bad ... but funny as heck !


I've seen it once. Doesn't he voice a police dog?


I think he does , you are on the ball !! I am glad Reed Hasting had all those late fees foe renting Apollo 13 and thought up the concept for Netflix !


Netflix has become huge in the last couple of years. I bet cable won't have a chance in a decade. Kyle made a comment that I couldn't agree more with, we live in an age where everyone wants to be outraged.


I know , I hate commercials and I love great content . Netflix does both so well . I read that Netflix pulls the most bandwidth in the country from 9pm to 12am and I believe it :) .


sure because people don't want to watch the news and how messed up the world has become. I enjoy comedy films because the main emphasis is humour and I need a good laugh.


True story lol . I love bromantic comedies , some of my favs lol . So funny .


And comedies usually have a happy ending. We need more happy endings.


Yes we all do :) . I bet blockbuster is is kicking itself for not buying Netflix for 50 million when they could .... its worth 2 BILLION now !


The value goes up every year.. I'm waiting for Hulu to rise up and be a real competitor for Netflix.


There are others out there , but to me Netflix is still #1 . I always have it , the others i bounce around on .


Plus, they have great specials and original shows. They give actors and comedians another platform to showcase their skills.


I know , i just wish they didnt do away with their rating system !!!!! That is the one thing I dont like . I used it a lot . I heard it had something to do with Amy Shumer ? I dont know, all i know is it sucks.


Amy has many specials on Netflix right? Maybe she got mad because she wasn't getting good ratings.. I don't like her comedy much anyways.


Yes she does , I heard that had something to do with it . It could all be rumors idk . But ... I love a lot of specials . But not hers . To each their own :) .


Agreed. I am waiting on Chapelle to do another set of specials. Ellen is going to on there in the next couple of months.


I love both of them ! That would be awesome . I also love Jeff Dunham , or should i say all his dummies . Just easy , corny laughs lol .


Did you know Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school? Pretty impressive resume to drop out of school.


That is , and no i didnt know . Did you know Netflix and Youtube make up half the peak internet traffic in North America . That is what i watch the most too .


That's nuts... Going back to Kyle voicing the dog.. Interesting fact, there are 12 different blood types that a dog might have...


I didnt know that . I do know dogs are not color blind , they just dont see as many colors as we do .


That explains why my dog is always eating things that aren't food.


I do like comedy, have you heard of Kile Kinane? he is a pretty decent comedian.


I haven't actually. I like Gabriel Iglesias. I love how Kinane said that comedians are comedias because they are not good at other things. He seems pretty humble.


He does seem humble and he might be right lol, I dont know who Gabriel Iglesias is although I might google him later.


Kinane's tickets seem affordable so I would see him if he came to town.


Yeah it might be worth it, its only $25 and I bet you will laugh, I know I will go when he comes to town.


Do you like animated comedy? Have you watched Paradise PD?


No, I havent watched it, whats it about?


Apparently it is about a drug sniffing and drug addicted dog. I have not watched it either. Some people are offended at it because it is so crude.


That seems a bit strong speacially when kids might watch it, I wonder how comedians come up with all those funny lines.


Yeah, if you're not easily offended it might cause belly laughs though. I might have to check it out.


I love comedy films as well, you know Demetri Martin left Harvard out of boredom.


I did not know that. Glad it worked out for him but I would not recommend it to everybody. Ryan Stiles also dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy.


Yeah and also for Ryan Stiles, I bet his mom was really angry when he shared the news he was quitting high school to be a comedian.


Right. Did you ever watch 3rd rock fromthe sun, seinfeld, friends or frasier?


I warched Friends and Seinfield, why do you ask?


I also watched Friends and Seinfeld. I rarely watched 3rd Rock from the sun, but apparently it beat out all other comedies in 1997 for the Golden Globe Best Comedy Series.


I do have a dog and apparently dogs have 12 different bllod types.


Interesting. Dogs also vary so much in shape, size and colors.


Not really a fan but I did read some of his books like Jesus' Son, what about you?


I've never heard of him.  On a lighter note, did you know the inventor of the dial telephone was an undertaker who was convinced telephone operators were rerouting his calls to rival businesses?


hi, yes I do, what about you? I love that Led zeppelin made an album with no title just to mess with the rock press


that is too funny. I like Linkin park a lot


I heard they sold a lot of albums, do you like Bob Marley at all?


Yeah they have the best selling album of the 21st century. Yeah I like him


ya he's cool, and also has been on the top album chart for over 914 weeks! right now its at rank 69


Wow. Do you know reel big fish? have you heard of them?


I have heard of them, cant say I'm a fan though what about you?


no I am not either but they apparently rerecorded their hits after losing rights to the label


ah that is a good idea, do you like aerosmith? I guess they made more money from Guitar Hero than from any album they've done


That is crazy , I lke them yes. Do you know NWA?


I've heard of them, are they any good what is a good song I should check out?


Not sure of their songs but their album reached platinum without the support or airplay or major tour


wow that is impressive, do you follow politics at all? I guess China literallyl cencored the word censorship


I cannot believe that really. Better do things like what the Norvergian government is doing


what are they doing? I know that Monaco got rid of the income tax, they make enough from gammbling apparently


good for them. they donated 1 billion to save the amazon rainforest


ah that is good, did you know that the USA publishes the names of people that renounces their USA citizenship?


I did not know that, strange though. do you have a favorite piece of clothing?