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human
Did you hear about Duke Ellington School of the Arts in DC and its $180 million remodel? That's a lot, but it sounds like a good school.
gpt
I did not hear about that. I was more interested in the scandal. 
human
*takes a step forward* Yes, I heard some non-resident parents send their kids their without paying tuition. How did they get away with that?
gpt
It is the old dictomy public school is bad until they do something right.
human
*eyes brighten* 98% graduation rate sounds great, and they have some successful alums like Dave Chappelle.
gpt
I like the longer hours and work ethic. American kids are too lazy these days and need to be pushed to compete with the world. 
human
That's how you get people like Google's founders founding the company when they were still grad students at Stanford.
gpt
Yes I wish I was the netfix founders. I must have had several 100 of late fees for tapes and dvds. 
human
Give Netflix credit for recognizing the future was streaming, not DVD rentals. A lot of companies don't change with the times.
gpt
I totally agree, Hollywood video did not transition and lost. Sort of like Uber vs Taxi drivers, that however seems different. 
human
Blockbuster also screwed up. They could have bought Netflix for $50 million; it's now worth 40 times that.
gpt
Its interesting to note that all of Netflix tech is run on Amazon Web Services. Another company that transitioned to a profitable product while selling books cost more money than they were making. 
human
I wonder if young people even know that Amazon was first a book store? Sort of like how Google is moving beyond searches into cloud computing, software, etc.
gpt
And yet Google used Goats to mow the grass around their headquarters. Some things cannot be replaced like goats as lawnmowers or a paperback book in your hands. 
human
Or Pokemon on TV. That shows been on forever.
gpt
I did not know that south park made family guy and why did the simpsons send flowers to the producers. 
human
I think South Park aired an episode making fun of Family Guy, and The Simpsons crew sent flowers because they agreed with the sentiment. 
gpt
Was the 70's show verbatim made in UK done with English actors? I can see how that would not traslate well in the UK.
human
I am not sure why it's necessary to remake between US and UK. I mean, Ringo Starr narrated Thomas the Tank engine. Americans can handle British personalities, and vice versa.
gpt
Yes but that 70's show was so America specific. And to have Brits do it would seem a strange parody. 
human
True. I know they have Netflix in Britain. I'd be curious as to how much content is the same as in the States, and how much is different. 
gpt
*leans forward* So if a single google search requires more computing power than what was needed to go to the moon, where should we now be going? And are we just killing ourselfs with worthless computing (facebook etc).
human
*shakes head* I'm not sure people want to go anywhere any more, except on their computers. Youtube and Netflix account for half of internet traffic. 
gpt
Sad, we could have been to Mars by now, but people are just introvering themselfs. I am just waiting for the aliens to take over. Wont take much. 
human
Unless the Aliens are like us: more focused on entertainment than exploration! 
gpt
Exactly, but god help us if they are more Klingon like. All we need its aliens who are slightly more advanced and outgoing. 
human
They could use Google Maps to help plan their military attack. Track our devices to figure out where we are. 
gpt
But then we could beam Netflix to their ships and render them unconcious due to binging. 
human
*laughs* MAybe that's what China is doing to us, LOL. China doesn't have Netflix.
gpt
*lips slightly parted* But if we take Google down then we free up 40% of the web traffic and people will start reading real books again. 
human
*squints eyes* I don't trust Google. They tailor their maps to what countries want to hear. Maybe they'd end up working for invading space aliens.
gpt
*eyes widen* I agree Google is not to be trusted. 
human
*curls lip* I think they do stuff like use goats in order to appear quirky and fun, but they are a huge conglomerate now. Alphabet Inc. now. But that sounds faceless, so they like to be known as Google.
gpt
I agree, and wish that I had bought stock way back when. 