my understanding was that her birth date and age was quite verified. also, a Japanese person lived to 119…Okinawan, I think.

too few people mention number of sexual partners, sharing food, shaking hands, and other ways of spreading germs mammal to mammal (include the human mammal). An overweight family member who didn’t have the best diet - though it wasn’t the worst - amazed me by living to age 95. She didn’t do well at allllll in her last 5 years, but still…I was sure she’d die by 80. I think having slept with only one man, being a germaphobe and neat-nik, and being a stay-at-home mother for many years helped keep her from the germs that can cause aging and lead to disease. Her only exercise was cleaning and running after kids and walking briskly room to room to make sure everything was done right. She didn’t like the outdoors at all and didn’t worry about her figure.

or just start a campaign that costs nothing: a petition to each local politician, one to the agency that regulates anti-trust, anti-monopoly stuff. I’m kind of shocked that China hasn’t sold us phones and apps that bypass some of thee American or western things we hate so much. It would seem China would encourage western dissent.

idk about crypto being an option for much longer - not in 10 years, I’d think. FIDO Alliance, a NWO/New World Order org, has been working for years to put for a mandatory biometrics/digital ID login each and every time a person uses the internet on phone or PC. There have already been authorities wanting to close down or control crypto. I agree, though, that metal coins will be used to trade: gold, silver, copper, maybe nickel, and not sure what else. They’ll probably be made illegal, too, but will still be used. I think we all need to find ways to work at least 5 to 10 hours off the books - a trade that is easier to hide. And, we need to start slowly to create black markets so that not only the bad guys are running black markets. Parallel societies are a great idea - dealing with mainly with people you know well…kind of like the Amish communities.

then the government must be bypassed in as many ways as possible.

well done!

heart-warming. uplifting. sometimes i feel that i live in a world where “cash is king” and ego matters more than almost anything else.

how much censoring do they do? Lemmy and reddit are very censorship-happy.

there are almost no frontends left working. i had to chase them to see what worked. LibRedirect has no way to flag when some don’t, thus removing those?

me, too, but it only allows 2GB. If you plan to encrypt it for when you aren’t needing it, then you can only use half that as encryption doubles files. I’ve been wondering if Owncloud, NC’s close cousin, has a free account, too. I could use Owncloud for images, I guess.

not all wars are bad. wars meant to defend one’s own people, assets, and territory is noble. But, I am not sure exactly what you are getting at. Hopefully, you weren’t being prejudiced against Germans.

i’m a bit surprised that China hasn’t released one to sell to Americans.

? Even the USA often ignores their Constitution.

they make us fight and fight and fight until we are haggard and have no more fight in us. i hate them. Having others trying to control the group is natural. Accepting it without fighting back seems unnatural. Even wolf packs have been known to eliminate a mean-spirited leader.

One of my old dentists told that that I could not have my own paid-for x-rays and my do’s vet told me the same. So, I had to repay to get new ones and expose the body to my radiation. I avoid “experts” now. The feeling of being ripped off and disrespected makes me feel the need for another expert - A SHRINK!

depends on the context. people telling socially-acceptable lies get treated far better than those telling unpleasant truths.

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so you have the ultra-cheap Mullvad service and it is fast enough for you? This is the same one where I can send in cash to Mullvad to pay - umm, the super-anonymous Mullvad VPN?

On a high quality flash drive, it will be decent. or, you can do the cheaper, more convenient way by installing Oracle’s free VirtualBox program and testing a bunch of distros. Be sure to try out as much of the software that a distro comes with as you can even if you dislike the distro itself. And, makes notes of the themes you like. I’d think an external drive might be a convenient option that can be used at work, at home, while visting your family in Kentucky…But, VMs are the cheapest and there is even software to clone a VM into an iso after you’ve customized it how you want it, then load the .iso onto a driveshaft to permanently install on “bare metal”.