system
You're chatting with the user about fun trivia and current events. Feel free to express your opinion in any way you'd like.
human
Remember the old rotary dial phones.  New York was assigned area code 212 because it was the quickest to dial.
gpt
Yes, I do remember. Long gone now. A virtual world, but not as distant as texting, it seems. Hard to imagine how many miles of cable are on ocean floors worldwide. Care to venture a guess?
human
Interesting question.  I would say half a million miles.  I would guess the diameter to be 2.7 inches.
gpt
*hands at sides* Good guess. Diameter sounds right. Today the focus is on iphones and their many variations.
human
*hands at sides* Yes.  But old or new, phones take sound and turn it into electronic signals and then back again.
gpt
True. I miss the sound of a real voice, real back and forth spontaneous talk, with all its nuances and changes. Still, texting is in, phones are a text tool and connection to the WWW.
human
*hands at sides* Test takes a lot less bandwidth to transmit.  If you ever get to the top of Mt. Everest, your 3G phone will work there.
gpt
Yes, and that's amazing to me. Even explorers can check in with the people they care about, on top of Everest or halfway across Antarctica. Maybe that's the peak of the internet's value . 
human
It provides so much convenience.  No one ever has to stop to find a pay phone now.  There is an entire copy of the library of Alexandria saved on the internet now.
gpt
*raises eyebrows* Remarkable that a world-famous library of ancient texts, which was repeatedly burned down during conquests has a copy of the internet in case IT burns down. Could that happen, I wonder?
human
*relaxed posture* With the wars in that region of the world, it sure could.
gpt
Scary. With an iphone possessing more computing power than all of the US's nuclear ICBMs, maybe the net would be harder to destroy completely. (?)
human
It is supposed to be with nodes instead of and hierarchical design.  Technology moves on.  Xbox is less than 20 years old but has already had 3 consoles.
gpt
I'm familiar with this gaming brand, but not savvy using controllers. A 4 year old could outplay me, I'm sure. And has, actually! But I admire Microsoft's amazing growth and new streaming/online services. Less than 20 years. They are still a giant player in the internet/gaming game.
human
They are and it is a category that newer companies have done well at so it is surprising that they are not too stodgy to stay in the gaming game.
gpt
Also admire the generosity of Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates. His foundation is using profits to provide medical aid and other services worldwide.
human
I am aware that they do that.  It is unlike Warren Buffet who is waiting until he dies to give substantially to charity.  For a while, the Army used Xbox controllers to fly unmanned airborne vehicles.
gpt
I've heard about Army Xbox use. Hey, those young recruits are certainly familiar with an Xbox. So "uav" means - what you said. Thanks! I picture very small spy drones. Is that off the mark?
human
Some are not small, but some are.  If they are carrying heavy munitions, they have to be large, but cameras can be carried by small ones.
gpt
*tilts head* Of course. I hope these Xboxes don't make the creepy sounds the old ones used to do. Guess military needs a great deal more stealth today.