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human
Hi there. I think our phones are taken for granted. Back in the day they didn't even have wireless phones.
gpt
have you ever used a rotary phone? i have. i am very old. two days older than dirt. LOL
human
Yes I have! Kind of slow but not for New Yorkers who had the most efficient area code!
gpt
Yeah, the new yorkers got lucky. i bet folks in alaska and hawaii got the slow ones.
human
Yeah good guess! Did you know the iPhone has more computing power then the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?
gpt
Yes, and the iPhone is much better at text messaging too.
human
Yes it is. Much better than the old rotary phones. Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your phone. But I'm not sure how to enroll in this program.
gpt
neither am I. i figure that there is a web site, but people really are addicted to their phones. i wonder how much water gets donated.
human
Yes people really are. Hopefully a lot of water. The cables carrying phone and Internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter. That is hard to believe.
gpt
i think it is a bundle of fiberoptic cables. each thread carries a ton of signals. i wonder how they fix it when there is a problem.
human
*raises eyebrows* Yes I would not want to be the electrical engineer on duty. They simply just lay across the ocean floor.
gpt
I guess they have to send down a probe, or something like that. probably not a lot of life dont there though.
human
Yeah that's probably a good guess. Apparently it is impossible to separate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped together. I don't plan on trying.
gpt
*hands at sides* Phone books? does anyone have those things any more? Do you watch TV these days?
human
I definitely don't. I enjoy TV. I can't believe TV only used to be available in black-and-white.
gpt
Yes, that was the TV i had many years ago. you get used to it. of course, color is much better.
human
Yes and now they even have 3-D television. I used to watch Thomas the Tank Engine. Did you know that celebrities narrate that show?
gpt
I have never seen the show. i know that kids love it. who has been on it?
human
Some celebrity narrators have been Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin. They did at least 52 episodes each.
gpt
That is great of them to lend their talents to the show. I should check it out. Anyway, great chat!