Yes I think so! it was primitive back then though. They didn't even have a yellow line showing first downs in football games, ESPN had to invent that


I remember watch games on it prior to its invention.  They tried something similar with hockey, a blue or red laser following the puck around.  That didnt catch on though.


Don't think so I remember that as well. what do you think about the highest scoring football game of all time?


I dont even know how one team could score that much 222 Points?  THats amazing


Yes I agree. I bet the partying at Georgia Tech was incredible that day! How often do you use Google by the way?


Every day!  It is crazy that it requires more computing power for a single google search than it does to send people to the moon.


That's really crazy! I also can't believe that Google went down in 2013 and took about 40% of all web traffic with it.


I would believe it.  It is one of the most powerful engines out there.


It's very powerful and they're also very smart. They use Android devices to track how fast people are moving on roads, and then use that data to update Traffic systems on the road


That is genius.  I love traffic updates.  It really helps me be efficient with my drive.


Not since I was in the band in high school, or my brother played a few years after that.  I do watch some college ball though


Yes I always use Google to make sure I'm at my destination as quickly as possible, do you ever read any books like Starship Troopers by the way?


well I just know that Dakwandre Marshall is a very talented high school player, he rushed over 300 yeards in four straight games


That is some incredible talent.  Has he signed with a college yet?


No I don't think so. But someone definitely should sign him. What do you think about a locker room that was painted pink?


I think it is a nice little tactic to get in the heads of other players.  But it wold only work for so long.  Once you know about it, it's not such a shock.


Yep I agree. Do you like bowling by the way? You ever watch on TV


I have watched in passing a few times, it is pretty incredible how talented they are.  I on the other hand am only good a wii bowling.


Haha you like wii bowling, but yes bowling in the 60s meant that you made twice as much as a professional football player


I wonder what the pay was to have that kind of gap?  Was bowling really that popular?


Hello! Are you interested a lot in politics?


Ahaha I can imagine. I think the whole Senate would be a disaster with the two of them. Although it's had its issues in the past as well. Women couldn't even wear pants until after 1993.


Really was a boys' club. Times are changing though. I wonder how many senators take candy from the candy desk.


Haha I'm sure even senators are kids at heart. There was a senator that once had to be dragged by his feet into the senate chamber after trying to leave.


They can be a sneaky bunch too. I think it's funny that Richard Nixon broke the senate gavel.


It definitely seems that he'd be the angry type to do that haha. Speaking of animals, do you have any pets?


Neither do I! But I'd be interested to, maybe in other countries that treated them better. In germany, animals have legal rights by the constutution.


I guess they are big on rights in germany. I wonder who would represent the animals in court.


Maybe animal lawyers haha. There's over 20 quintillion individual animals, I bet several of them have their own courts of law somehow.


I don't think human beings would fare well in those courts. There are over 7 million animal species and we are just one. I guess the loch ness monster is also a species.


I sometimes follow politics. How about you?


That seems impossible but I guess every country has their own beliefs. I wonder if you could domesticate it, maybe it would develop a white patch like other animals that become pets


I have not developed a white patch, so I guess I'm not a pet. Well, I enjoyed chatting!


Haha let's hope it stays that way. Nice talking to you too!


I do but not very often! It seems that President Trump is very prone to freaking out at his staff.


I'm not surprised. Watch him on the Apprentice and in interviews. He's got a temper. I'm surprised he's not one of the top three richest presidents.


I am as well! The U.S. president's guest house is larger than the actual white house, I'm sure his ego must have taken a hit from that.


He could rent out the place. Just put up a Trump sign and then it's a hotel.


Oh absolutely, don't give him any ideas haha. To be fair a lot of presidents do seemingly unpresidential things. The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums in office.


He probably wants everyone to buy his albums. He can get a law passed mandating the purchase. I would be a hoot to see the old presidential election system in place. The one from pre-1805.


For sure, I hear it used to be that the runner up in the presidential election was automatically vice president, I'm sure that would never work today.


It would be fun to watch though. Clinton and Trump sitting at the same table every morning trying to run the country. Classic!


I think I'd rather watch one of those CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's "you laugh you lose" competitions.


I'm not familiar with you laugh you lose - sounds pretty straight forward, but are they told jokes or funny stories?


Yes, I read that Lewis and Tolkien liked to have "You laugh you lose" competitions. They would read terrible poetry, and the first one to laugh - lost.


Fascinating - those two literary giants engaged in a competition like that would be awesome to behold.  I'd actually pay to see that!


Did you know Starship Troopers was the first Sci-Fi novel on the reading list for 3/5 of the US Military branches?


I've heard that and I really enjoyed that movie - didn't read the book though.  I think Ender's Game is also on that list - makes sense.


I never read or saw Ender's Game, but knew it was suggested reading.


Both great movies (IMO) with a solid military overtone - which is why I think they show up on the reading list.  Pretty sure many generations ago, soldiers from rural areas learned to read in the Army, because they joined so young and were largely uneducated


Great chatting with you - have an awesome day!


Good morning!  I love reading and wish I could read more, like I used to before kids!  You?


I do, though I think I'd read much more if I were able to speed read like Anne Jones. She holds the world record!


I wonder about speed reading and how much the retain, understand, and are entertained when consuming that much that fast?


I'm not sure. She was able to read 4,700 words per minute, which seems impossible. Maybe she has a photographic memory, too?


Interesting - at a certain point the hard drive is full and you can't store any more data!  I supposed I'd rather have a photographic memory than a speed reading ability.  I like to enjoy myself at a moderate pace


Maybe you can store more data if you see everything as a .jpeg instead of a .doc! Haha, it's quite a talent, either way. Did you know literature and music and other forms of arts were Olympic events from 1912-1952?


I had no idea!  Talk about mental gymnastics - I would love to see that come back because some of the current Olympic events are pretty boring


Yeah, but I can't imagine someone sketching or answering trivia about architecture would much more entertaining!


Only if it was Jeopardy!  I would totally watch that event and maybe even try out to represent my country!!!


Hello.  What kind of entertainment do you like most?


September 2003.  Is there a replacement system by the same company?


I think that it is and I believe it is the Nintendo Switch if I'm not mistaken.


Apparently, Ronald Reagan was rejected for a movie role because the executive thought that he had no presidential look.


Are you serious!!! Ronald Reagan was one of my favorite US presidents.


Yes, he was mine as well.  Talking about horror films earlier, apparently when he was a child, Stephen King was terrified when he watched Bambi.


I didn't know this. Have you ever watched the TV drama show House?


Yes, I think the main guy is from England.


Yes. His name is Hugh Laurie and he was the highest paid actor ever in a TV drama in fact.


Now I remember him.  I heard that he was paid $700,000 per episode in House. It was a lot of money then and it still is now.


Yes I agree but he is a very talented actor as the TV show lasted many seasons.


I like music, drama and dance. How about you?


I agree with you.  Anyway, I've got to run now.  It was really nice chatting with you.


Me too!! Which TV drama do you like the most?


I like the Big Bang Theory (comedy drama). I do not like horror movies.


I like Big Bang Theory as well. I really don't like horror movies as well and I do hope one day they get banned from television and movie theaters to be honest.


I totally agree with you.  Are you familiar with nintendo entertainment system?


Yes. I use to play Nintendo when I was a kid.


I used to play Super Mario.  I was married then but I enjoyed a lot.  My husband hated it.


Super Mario was one of my favorite games. What a classic Ha!! Do you happen to know when the Nintendo Entertainment System got discontinued in Japan?


Hi, have you ever seen the movie called the incredibles?


Did you know that she is also a political commentator and bestselling author?


I did not! I am curious now and will go and do a little research of her and learn a little bit about her, thank you!


No problem! She is a very interesting person


From what you have mentioned, she definatley does sounds like an interesting person. Has she been a part of any other movies?


I am not sure. But the director would use artists on purpose he knew were going to quite, that is kind of not nice.


I agree about not being nice. This article says she has a few other acting credits to her name so I am curious to know if I have seen any of them. I am also curious to what she has authored in historical nonfiction catogory


I do. Do you know Bill Nye the science guy?


Hello, yes I have seen that movie. It was great! Did you get to see it?


Well he won a steve martin lookalike contest before, that is how he got his break in entertainment


That is cool! I will have to look him up and see if I recognize him. Steve Martin is pretty awesome also!


Yes, he was also an actor and was once rejected for a role because an executive did not think he had a presidential look to him. He later turned out to be our President.


That is interesting. Do you like video games?


In my younger years I did, not so much these days.  I remember when the nintendo first came out, and when it displayed 54 colors.. How about you? Do you like video games?


I do, The nintendo also finally discontinued in september of 2003 in japan. it was selling for a long time


I did not know that fact until I read it in this article. Interesting. Do you like comedy?


Yes, I liked it very much. Did you know the events in the movie were set in the 1960s?


Me too, it is my favorite form of entertainment. The Green Lantern film was originally going to star Jack Black in it.


That's cool. Do you like Bill Murray? He thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy" very interesting


Yes I do like him a lot! I also found that very interesting when I read that in the article.


Have you ever watched the channel comedy central?


I am not exactly sure but sounds familiar. I did read that they cancelled over 100 shows since they started in 1989. That is a lot of shows!


Yeah it is. Have you ever seen 3rd rock from the sun?


Yes I have and love that show! I read that it won the Golden Globe  for being the best comedy series in 1997.


That is awesome, I think they deserved it. Do you know about the programming language called python?


I do not, but read that it was named to honor the comedy monty python group.


I did not originally know that until I read that in the article. How about you, did you know that before reading the article?


Yeah, they are a good group. It was nice talking with you about this stuff.


I did not know that. I learned quite a few things. I also learned that there was a sequel to the incredibles in video game formed, called "the incredibles: rise of the underminer"


I did not know there was a video game released 13 years before Incredibles 2 either, until now that is. I also did not know that the voice of the costume designer was Brad Bird.


Yeah, Brad Bird could not find a better voice than himself for Edna.


Edna Mode was my favorite character.  The article says that they could not find an actress who could do the voice better than him. He did a fantastic job!  Did you have a favorite character in the Incredibles?


I think my favorite character would be Violet


Sarah Vowell did a great job on the voice for Violet. She would be my second favorite character. She was funny.


Mine are 5 & 7 so I have not had to cross the social meida bridge yet but I am not looking forward to it. Any tips?


Yeah, keeping track of their social media pages, giving them privacy but filtering them as there is a lot of violence, sexual language among other dangers out there.


Do you force them to Friend/follow you? I am so worried that technology will pass me by and they will be jerks without me knowing...


No not really, I just take a look at their activities once in a while I try to give them privacy but Im just too worried about the dangers of the internet.


Me too. I think my son has a great heart and wants to do well. I think he will be corrupted though and could be talked into poor choices...


That is my fear as well, I want my son to read more so Im buying him some novels, do you have any recomendations?


Not really. I read a lot of business books. How old is he?


He is 11 years old, do you think Starship Troopers could be a good choice? what are your thoughts


I think so. Although the movie is not appropriate for that age. I would suggest finance books too like Rich Dad, Poor Dad.


Ok I will look into those options thanks, you know the record of reading is like 4700 words per minute


Hello, im great, do you have kids? I think the article is dedicated mostly to parents as the main topic is focused toward the end of the school year.


I have kids as well, and I know how much they look forward to summer vacation lol,


Oh yeah! My son loves summer vacation. Although he thinks he can just sit around and watch tv. He's so naive...


I my kids are naive as well, there are many questions that I ask myself as a parent though, I think its important for parents to reflect and try to improve things for our kids.


I agree. I have a hard time saying "no" to tv. I do say it but it is just so easy to let them watch tv and leave me alone while I work.


I agree, its hard for parents after all we dont get summer vacation lol, still I try to find time to make my kids grow.


Yeah. I just had my son next to me at my desk doing math homework. I hope I set a good example, at least...


I think it is, I try to reward my kids efforts that seems to work with me, I also try to limit their social media use among other things.


I know Neverending story! The other 2 not so much!


It's a modern classic!  I wish it were in VR. I would like to hold The Nothing in place, like Quill's enemies, and get rid of it with a few whacks.


Wouldn't that be satisfying! The game's overall animation quality coupled with its refined use of spatial depth often made me feel like I was the spectator at an animated theater.


Sony does amazing work with Playstation.  The US Dept of Defence used Playstaion 3's to make a supercomputer.  How cool is that!


That's awesome! Even more interesting is the way that numerous puzzles require the Reader to grab hold of enemies and position them on top of power buttons, or use their projectile capabilities to hit other kinds of switches.


I've heard they really take advanage of the added depth in VR.


It sounds addicting! The original playstation was released in Japan.


Even after the transition to digital television, I bet the VR has much greater depth.


I bet! The u.s. department of defense used 1760 playstation 3's to build a supercomputer because it was cheaper than the alternative


That must have been some supercomputer.  Still, nothing like human ingenuity.  Like that guy who studies law in prison to prove his innocence.


I do. I've been wanting to play the new one from Moss. You?


That was a good idea! If you publish a book in norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country.


Libraries are awesome. We have more libraries in the US than we have McDonalds!


Thank goodness! This is such a good idea. That the sacramento public library started a "library of things" earlier this year, allowing patrons to check out, among other things, sewing machines and other items that patrons may find useful, but don't need to own long-term.


I wonder if I could check out a Playstation?  LOL


That would be fun! In 1895, UK prime minister William Gladstone founded a public library. Aged 85, he wheelbarrowed his personal collection of 32,000 books  between his home and the library. His desire, his daughter said, was to "bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books"


After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white TV broadcasting became popular in the United States and Britain. I bet we have not read as many books, since then.


It might be picking up now with cable cutting!


Amen! When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


I was actually thinking about Mat and Trey this morning.  Did you know there is an episode of the Simpsons where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned?


I've never tried! It sounds good though. Playing "Moss" is like living inside a diorama where you can manipulate bits of the scenery.


I did not know that! Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each


Wow. That's a lot of episodes.  Almost as many as Pokemon. There are over 750 episodes.


I thought it felt like that! 70's show was remade verbatim in the uk. 'days like these' was cancelled after 10 episodes.


I guess it's like Coupling. It doesn't translate well across the Pond. Besides, people were probably busy with their PSPs. It 80 million units worldwide by November 2013.


They need to be at the library! It provides physical or digital access to material, and may be a physical building or room, or a virtual space, or both.


I agree. And they provide the services of librarians who are experts at finding and organizing information and at interpreting information needs. It's been very nice chatting. But I have to go.


Yeah, it sounds like Polyarc has made something amazing with Moss.


At the beginning of the game you find yourself seated at a long wooden table in a high-vaulted library.


Is that where the characters from the book burst into life?


I think so, Says the narrator starts telling you about the world.


I think it's interesting that the narrator voices several roles, including Quill.


This is neat! Sir Argus's niece, an anthropomorphized mouse named Quill, discovers a magic glass while out exploring the forest. The glass makes Quill aware of you, the Reader.


Very Neverending Story'esque. LOL!  I hope it's better than "Lucky's Tale" and "Edge of Nowhere".


I didn't know that 86% of land in Navada is owned by the US government


oh I worked at a juvenile facility. They would watch anything out of boredom but I never heard of Wreck it Ralph


Do you remember the game called Pac Man?


yes, I was horrible at it but I love Tetris


yes, part of it. Someone brought it and thought the boys wouldn't like it but they were so bored they watched it


In Factual Section 1, I was surprised to see that someone sold the eiffel tower twice. I would like to interview the people who thought that they were buying it.


That is funny. My grampa used to joke about selling swamp land in Florida


I am sure someone would fall for that plot. People have become somewhat gullible.


Completely. We used to get kids from Mexico, Central America, and South America at the juvie I worked at. I used to speak French so I could speak a little Spanish


That is so sad. I feel sorry for what other nations are going through. Americans are really blessed.


Really, I did not know either. did you get the information in the articles?


We are. I worked with a lot of US veterans and they said the US is one of the best  countries in the world


Trust me it is. I have traveled to different countries and have friends from many other countries and all I can say is the struggle is real. It was nice chatting with you, take care.


yes, I thought maybe some of the land was owned by Native Americans


Oh, I just saw it on the factual section 1. If it was owned by Native Americans, do you think things would be different in Nevada?


I don't know. I heard there was a silver mine there owned by Natives


yes, my grandmother retired there. Do you now what wreck it Ralph is?


Yes, I watched it before, numerous times. I once worked at a Playcare and the children used to request it all the time.


Thats a high standard. I love how a band earned $20000 on spotify for a silent album.


I love that album. Listen to it every night while I go to bed. I listen to it on youtube.


Same here! The Nintendo entertainment system only could display 54 colors.


Did you know police have blutube where there share video? I had no idea.


That is hilarious. It is also funny that Beibers "baby" video is the most disliked video on youtube.


That's the opposite of Psy's gangnam style. THat was so popular they had to upgrade to 64 bits.


That is hilarious. I never understood why it was so popular.


Me neither! I wonder what has been the biggest hit of 2018 and 2019, so far.


Good question. Did you know Bill Nye became famous because he won a steve martin look alike contest?


I can see it. At least he was never rejected for a science role that Regan was for a presidential role.


True that! It was nice chatting with you!


I do like music and use spotify every day. Did you know they have 4 million songs that have not been played once?


That's a lot of waste! Do you think they will be able to turn the platform into video too?


That would be interesting. Those 4 million songs make up 20% of all of their songs.


They need to do something because apple music is catching up to them. They are only 3M subscribers behind.


That is a close race! Did you know youtube is the second largest search engine?


I did not. That makes sense though because they are owned by google, the number 1 search engine. I was surprised to learn the creator is from sweden. No idea.


I did not know that! Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north America!


That's crazy! I was surprised to know an artist needs 130,745 plays a day to make minimum wage.


Hi there! How are you tonight? I am wondering if you are a football fan?


That is true. I do like some of the NFL rules pertaining to females. Have you heard any?


They can play, but if they are cheerleaders for the saints, they had better choose restaurants carefully.


Yes! I find the latter a complete crock! I can not believe a cheerleader can not eat at the same restaurant as an NFL player and even if she is already eating she has to leave.


The sexist attitudes need to change. the league has its priorities upside down. criminal behavior is tolerated, but political protest isnt.


I agree 100%! Have you heard about the technology that the NFL uses?


Um, the tracking chips? i would like to know who gets the data and how they use it.


It is interesting that they put the tracking chips in player shoulder pads to track their every move. I guess it must help with game plans.


Yeah, it could. i hope that it helps understand injuries and the situations where they arise.


Oh, I never thought of that. The NFL even uses the tracking chips in the footballs. Then they measure location, ball speed, velocity and rotation.


Yeah, it would great for modeling game behavior for video game design too. Anyway, great chat!


I sometimes follow football. especially around the playoffs. You?


I think that would help. It was nice chatting with you as well. Take care.


Yes, and for sure then! I watch all the time since there are 32 NFL teams.


I didnt get a chance to watch the super bowl this time. i was busy. i did watch last year. i heard this years was a bit boring.


A little, but I still love it. Can you believe there are typically only 11 minutes in an average NFL game?


Yeah, they do a lot of standing around and waiting. i would not want to buy a ticket for 11 minutes of action.


I would think the action is still good. Although I think I would be more on board for the salary of an engineer.


Yeah, people like the modern gladiators. it is a brutal game. I would rather do the engineering thing because there are fewer injuries too.


Yes and over a lifetime an engineer earns more than the typical NFL player.


Yeah, they make bank over the long haul. NFL players have a short career. most dont get endorsements.