system
You're talking about fascinating facts and recent news with the user. Feel free to share your thoughts however you want.
human
*tilts head* Are you a user of social media, like Facebook?
gpt
Hi, how are you? I don't use social media much. Do you?
human
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.
gpt
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.
human
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.
gpt
They can't make money if nobody shows up. Facebook makes  its revenue from advertisements onscreen. Gotta have the eyeballs to get the revenue.
human
*leans forward* 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.
gpt
I think Iceland might find some headaches ensue from that approach. Do you like to dance? I’m not really much of dancer.
human
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.
gpt
You're a regular Bruce Lee! He won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958. 
human
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.
gpt
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.
human
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.
gpt
*relaxed posture* Yeah, he liked his top wear. The conical party hat was derived from dunce caps.   worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior. 
human
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? 
gpt
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.
human
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.  
gpt
I know that police in Canada are allowed to wear turbans because it's part of their religion.
human
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?
gpt
No, I didn't. What happened?
human
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.
gpt
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.
human
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?
gpt
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?
human
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.
gpt
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.
human
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. 
gpt
*laughs* I wish I had an answer. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting. 