people are generally ok. put them in a situation where they can climb over other people to advance and watch the rot begin.

so, while people are generally ok, corporate people are generally not.

here here!

didn't think much of the sequels though

"we're on a mission from God"

personally, I have no desire to live longer than I'm intended to. living to that age with more vitality, however, that sounds great!

do you mean fusion? fusions the one that separate atomic nuclei that we've had since the 1940's. fusions the one where atomic nuclei are combined, that make headlines when the reactors run for more than a few seconds

yeeeeeeclaaaaw pardner!

North East, US here. probably fine but I don't trust it. we use a water filter for drinking

I thought he looked a lot like Chris Farley!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Farley_(businessman)#:~:text=He%20graduated%20from%20Georgetown%20University,and%20AHL%20player%20Tripp%20Tracy.

Jews call that sadaka. it's one of the ideas I remember fondly from my early years

many people come back from near death experiences with insight about the whole structure of the universe. one common theme they report is that we all chose the lives we're living because these lives offered the best opportunity to learn and grow. they say we come back many times until we learn everything we need to.

so, if true, the downside is that you and I will probably be back. but, the upside is that we won't keep coming back forever and that we can curtail the number of times we will return by being the best people we can and by learning as much as we can.

I've always had a niggling worry that downloading apps from 3rd party app stores came with a higher risk of getting apps with viruses and spyware.

any truth to this?

yep. that's the correct spelling for that sound