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- maquito4
My grandma, great grandma and great-great grandma, lived +100 years (granny blew 102 candles). It’s a curious fact that my mom uses to brag about and joke with my dad.
The two older ladies were born and lived in La Coruña, Spain. They were poor housewives, mothers of many kids. My grandma, the one who travelled and got married in Uruguay, worked in port customs. She loved eating asado, drinking wine, and even if she was an active woman all her life, she never did any sport, smoked till her 50s, ate whatever shit she wanted, and loved sunbathing.
None were billionaires.
Life might be short, or long; it can be hard, or easy, fun, boring, whatever,; but theres no moneys that’ll make you live any longer, nor here or in any other fucking place in the Universe.
Cheers!
- Good for them (I guess?). But money can help you live longer. I personally wouldn't like to but money can help you.palimpsest
- Of course there are cases where money can't help you but all things being equal money will give you an advantage.palimpsest
- Of course it can help you if your genetics suck or if you decide becoming addicted to K during your 40s.maquito
- ..but in the end we are going to die, even if we try to buy as many minutes of life as our wallet can afford.maquito
- What I tried to convey was the crazy fact of poor people living their lifes till becoming 100 y/o vs rich fucks that might be moving mountains to live longer.maquito
- So money can help you live longer?palimpsest
- I don't think living under 100 years means your genetics suck.palimpsest
- I don't think anyboy was saying that poor people can't live long lives.
It's all about getting hooked on phonics.palimpsest - The question is:
Can money help you live a longer life?
Not DOES but CAN.palimpsest - money is a definition of "fake"rzu-rzu
- think about this: if you do something just for doing that thing vs. when you do it for money, this weird, abstract, all-corrupting layer on top of thingsrzu-rzu
- the more your life is about money, the less your life is .. well.. liferzu-rzu
- Steve jobs_niko
- WAT?palimpsest
- OK, let me reformulate the question:
All things being equal money will give you an advantage in living longer?
Yes
No
Maybepalimpsest - I get your thought @pali, and I agree to certain extent. You can buy healthcare with money, thus, you can acquire a better health with money /maquito
- Perhaps what I meant, and I got tangled with my grandma's tale, is that there are still certain factors that affect health and aging that cannot be modified ../maquito
- That is all I'm saying.palimpsest
- I got what you were saying.
Mine was more a response to space Karen, which I think inspired your post. Wanted to make sure we kept things in their right place.palimpsest - I worked for an oncologic med of a huge big pharma lab, which purpose was, for $25,000 per month, to give 6-month survival to stage 4 prostate cancer patients /maquito
- I think the answer would be maybe. It depends on what you struggle with.maquito
- tks @pali :)maquito
- lol @space karenmaquito
- Tell it like it is.palimpsest
- Just because Space Karen is sucking some sad controller's dick doesn't mean she knows all there is to know about the universe.palimpsest
- It's not the controller that's making these unfounded claims, it's the lady that makes him sandwiches and probably runs an Etsy shop as a side hustle.palimpsest
- I was drunk, still am, but it doesn't change the fact that I was drunkrzu-rzu
- @rzu-rzu
That's my secret, Cap.palimpsest
- bainbridge0
Americans, do you do your own taxes?
Or quickbooks?
Or pay an accountant?
HR Block?- accountantYakuZoku
- Turbo Tax, ours aren’t that complicatedHijoDMaite
- Do my ownnb
- I've done all of these. Going with accountant from now on.monospaced
- yeah accountants are cheap for thisYakuZoku
- Ianbolton3
I'm in a Whatsapp group of old guy friends and 3 of them are brand new dads. They keep posting photos of their kids turds in their potty saying 'i don't get how all this comes out of such a small child'. It's so gross!
- lol, i too remember exclaiming with awed horror / pride the first few times I saw those megaturds pop out, just "whence?!"Nairn
- PonyBoy1
Anyone else reduce themselves to watching "Equalizer 3" on Netflix yet? I had a moment of weakness yesterday afternoon waiting for my wife to get ready (yep... I had that much time)... anyway... um... wtf, Denzel?
Does he have some debilitating disease like Bruce that's lead him to roles like this? Don't get me wrong - I watched the whole thing and went 'wooah... gross... wow... what the fuck? lolol' more than once... I was entertained. But I'm just a bit taken back that the man from "Malcolm X", "Training Day" etc takes this role at this stage in his life. He looks pudgy, old... I swear those are dentures...
Are you sick, Denzel?
- aww it was OK, it's the last in the series (probably)Gardener
- Don't dissagree... but thought it was better than the second one.webazoot
- I liked how chill the locals were with the cold psychotic murders he committed. Getting that Liam Neeson moneyPhanLo
- give him a break, that dude died like 3 times. he is burnt out, just wants to settle down and die quite and peaceful.
I think he plays perfectly well.sted - It wasn't terrible.PhanLo
- very mediocrepango
- He was great in The Tragedy of Macbeth. But yeah, isn't he in his 70s? Not really.. action movie talent.garbage
- Training Day is his best work, fucking amazing film.garbage
- You're one shallow horsecanoe
- I enjoyed all three Equalizer, so surprised.utopian
- sted0
Please help me to find the copywriter for the Nike
"Yesterday you said tomorrow. Just do it." campaign.
All I could find out that it was made at Wieden+Kennedy Portland in 2007/2008, It's important.
Thanks in advance.
- this dude might know, was CD across NIKE at W/K in 2007 https://www.linkedin…whatthefunk
- dankested
- We have the Nike Global Design Director in here.ephix
- @ephix would you please be so kind and ask her/him to help discover the genius crew for this campaign?sted
- I sent an msg to Folino and got a super fast reply but he is still asking around.
He preceded this campaign so idk.sted - https://i.imgur.com/…
these guys insist that they invented it :)sted - are you on the QBN facebook group?ephix
- yepsted
- NBQ000
Adolf Hitler must be defeated
- https://i.imgur.com/…YakuZoku
- I think I have seen that telenovelaautoflavour
- https://dailygeeksho…pango
- i_monk3
There's a QBN discord?
- Invite sent!utopian
- Let me plug in my fax firsti_monk
- Modems onlydee-dubs
- Hit me up on my beeperKrassy
- Only the "special" users can access itHAL9001
- QBNpro account required.pango
- if you want to check it out, send me a msg on discord. and i'll pull you in.
"squanchy_c137"pango - Am I allowed?grafician
- will you participate the circle jerk?pango
- it's very cliqueyephix
- im just bitterephix
- imbecile1
these are technically deck shoes. perfect for the lake / jet ski. they have been coming in handy with all the slushy snow. no fabric or laces to hold snow / moisture. (not much in the form of traction either)
and due to a certain post last year, i got these for christmas and haven't taken them off around the house since
- Signs of getting old?dasohr
- add links duderobthelad
- https://www.amazon.c…
https://www.amazon.c…imbecile - Do you know what fucks me off about that..the bottom ones i was just thinking about getting... from $33 on that link...
UK amazon.. 70 fucking quid..(brexit cundee-dubs - @dee-dubs don't move to Aus. That's how it's always worked in all shops : /MrT
- sted0
The next industrial revolution will be forced due to unfavorable/tragic changes in the environment for humanity.
discuss.
- Gardener3
The famous Dibble Tree in my home town of Carnoustie which was a victim of a recent storm (I posted some pics of it a few weeks back) has been pruned to within an inch of it's life. The surprising thing to me is that some of the branches have not been saved with the intention of turning them into souvenirs for tourists, Carnoustie is a famous golf town in Scotland. But the council seemed to have missed a trick as they have all been chipped and left for scattering in the local park.
- the tree in happier days
https://i.imgur.com/…Gardener - Is the theory, here, that the tree will start branching out again from what's left of it?Continuity
- My wife says yes, and she knows about these things*
*actually everythingGardener - Life finds a way.palimpsest
- username checks outKrassy
- Was a beautifull tree man... sadOBBTKN
- Source: My SO spent several years as an arborist, both urban and forest planning, has her masters. I have learned a bit from osmosis.garbage
- In the second shot you can see some pollarded trees, but I imagine that thing was so broken that there wasn't much left to save.garbage
- They left the stump, so it will be a nurse someday. I'm not suggesting that the Gardener himself go plant seeds.. but yes that's what I'm saying.garbage
- am on it!Gardener
- +100garbage
- the tree in happier days
- Peter6
what on earth happened to this site
- you left!pango
- the cunts went on discordNBQ00
- Eh, we tried to have a Nice Week and it didn't work. You're an OG, I nominate you.garbage
- true. people are much nicer on discord.pango
- traitorsNBQ00
- aka circle jerk safe space cuntsNBQ00
- Hey you never know when you are going to need a helping hand from others.
(⌐■-■)pango - Slightly used in good condition.skinny_puppy
- hey! nice to see ya Peter :)sted
- I leave for a decade and it's not the same!
Good to see some of you still around.Peter - good to see you too :)
at this point, after all these years, i don't think any of us are going to leave...exador1 - We got no place else to go and as a result are bitter, jaded, etc.
I still include it on my daily visits along with Apple News, Reddit, etc.
#Hugsideaist - Should play golf again in tokyo some time man!ephix
- bainbridge9
I got Covid
- get wrecked!pango
- https://i.gifer.com/…pockets
- lol @pockets
Good luck @bainbridge, just take it easy, gargle regularly. It lives in your nose and moves down your throat if gets the chance.skinny_puppy - zinc and vitamin Dcherub
- dead soon?Gardener
- Hope you didn't get off me.
Sorry.Continuity - Get some rest... feel better <3PonyBoy
- Covid kills nearly 10,000 in a month as holidays fuel spread, WHO saysutopian
- Had it over new year, brother-in-laws partner brought it via her grandkids. But only found out once she got back to Canada. Bonus.PhanLo
- Get well soon.PhanLo
- Damn!YakuZoku
- Lots of chicken soup and rest. You'll be fine in no time ;)OBBTKN
- HijoDMaite5
Ok party people, Kraftwerk is playing eight shows in LA in May. Tickets go on sale at 10am Pacific. I’m getting tix to the Friday night show. Who’s with me??
“ Over nine nights at Walt Disney Concert Hall, legendary German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their album Autobahn, which was composed, produced, and recorded by Kraftwerk founders Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1974.
The concert series will present eight Kraftwerk albums: Autobahn (1974), Radio-Activity (1975), Trans Europe Express (1977), The Man-Machine (1978), Computer World (1981), Techno Pop (1986), The Mix (1991), and Tour de France (2003). Each night will feature one complete album plus additional compositions from their catalog. Concert number nine will be a finale with groundbreaking works spanning five decades of the Kraftwerk repertoire.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 8PM - Autobahn
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 8PM - Radio-Activity
Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 8PM - Trans Europe Express
Friday, May 24, 2024, at 8PM - The Man-Machine
Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 8PM - Computer World
Sunday, May 26, 2024, at 8PM - Techno Pop
Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 8PM - The Mix
Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 8PM - Tour de France
Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 8PM - Finale with compositions from the entire catalog”
- Early access AUTOBAHNWDHijoDMaite
- i thought they were deadhans_glib
- Lol I’m excitedHijoDMaite
- Would love to but I just can’t do acid anymoreGnash
- Prices range from $350 - $1100 depending on which album.
No thanks....futurefood - saying that, Friday looks good lolfuturefood
- I just got Friday for $99 per ticket front TerranceHijoDMaite
- $99 I can do!futurefood
- Saw them last year, so good! It's a blastletterhead
- i'm so jelly. have fun!sted
- A friend of mine gave me a ticket to see them in Sydney.. was the 3rd time I have seen them. Sound was fucking awful. So quiet and poor mixed..autoflavour
- Their suits are fucking boss thoautoflavour
- bainbridge1
Did you have a holiday party (if you work in an office)?
- skinny_puppy11
Went to my parent's house today partly to plan a trip in September but also to clean out some cupboards. My parents are re-painting my old room. I last painted it in high school.
Going through my old stuff (I collected so much random shit as a little kid) and deciding what to keep and what to throw was tough. But even more so was seeing all the old ideas, art pieces from school, old work from college and detritus from various chapters of my life.
As PonyBoy commented a few posts earlier, "Regrets will eat you alive", so I'm not going to dwell too much. But I had a strong sense of wasted potential and lost connections. So many wonderful people I met and lost contact with. Sadness about how innocent and stupid I was. It all had a physical effect on me. At one point I just had to look out the window and just breathe.
The planned trip itself is has an emotional element. It may be the last time my father goes back to his home country. I last went there with him decades ago, first time he had been back since he left.
Reflecting on my childhood and the years in between, I have noticed patterns of behaviour and thought that lead to feeling that I may have squandered or at least not made the most of the last 2 decades. And that I feel today I am at least aware of, if not actively working on. So good things ahead.
It was also good sense of perspective. I realised how focused I have become on business and money and it was a good point to let people and non-productive things into my life more.
It was a heavy, but good way to start the year. My New Years resolutions: 1. Take on less side-projects and finish what I start. 2. Spend more time with people.
- this is great, I feel you_niko
- People are overrated : )maikel
- I'm moving out in August.
Fuck you!
<3palimpsest - My biggest regrets in life are key moments when I chickened out and didn't do something, but I also wasted time on people to "be nice"bainbridge
- Do less things you don't want to do, cuz you feel like you're "supposed to" and follow your heart and livebainbridge
- Experiences > stuffbainbridge
- Stuff all becomes trash at some point, even art. But make art with friends and have fun making itbainbridge
- It can also be "lonely at the top", so "wasted potential" can be mehbainbridge
- But be careful. The trend of pursuit of experiences does not necessarily break free from materialism but rather transforms it into a new form.palimpsest
- In this trend surplus enjoyment is gained from the representation and recognition of experiences within a social context.palimpsest
- I'm happy that my parents threw out most of my shit after I left. The creepy part is way back in the day I knew an AA model, and had some big prints of her..garbage
- ..and her twin sister that were ripped off of a store wall. She wanted to take a trip to Mexico City with me, and I said no.garbage
- More confusing as to why that's the one thing my mom left in my room. Said girl is currently married to / beaten by Marilyn Manson.garbage
- I guess your mom has good taste. But that turned dark real quick.palimpsest
- I think it was half she thought I was dating the girl, half trying to shame me because she found giant prints of half-naked twins.garbage
- ha ha, if thats the case then mom got gameNutter
- She does, I was raised well enough to know she was one step ahead of me, at all times.garbage
- WhiteFace0
Can anyone recommend a invoice system to setup a monthly subscription to clients?
- bainbridge-1
15 years ago I was awkward and depressed and started hanging out with this girl that I had been obsessed with and she reciprocated. Somehow I was afraid to get close and pushed her away, because I was depressed and lacked confidence. And then stopped talking to her despite her trying a few times to reconnect. And then I hated myself for it, but couldn't even get coffee with her for some unknown reason.
I ran into her randomly last year for the first time in 10 years and she's married now and we're different people, but I occasionally still wonder what would have happened and think about how bad at everything I was, when it was all right there and could have been great.
- Hopefully you are in a good place now :)utopian
- Regret will eat you alive, dude. Be happy she's safe & happy herself. Allow me a cliche moment: If you keep looking back you'll miss everything in front of you.PonyBoy
- C'est la vie man.
A lot of people out there now still looking to meet you now.PhanLo - Heh, these girls, they won't wait for you :)sted
- also be happy that you haven't fucked up her life :Dsted
- Awbainbridge
- Gardener8
On the way back from the car boot this morning I passed this vending hut for potatoes, never seen one before and so bought a bag, cooked some for lunch & turns out they're delish.
- How many £ a kilo?OBBTKN
- works out £3 a sackGardener
- so whats init? just a potato?milfhunter
- Po Tay toeGardener
- there's an egg vending machine near my folks in hereford works exactly the same way.hans_glib
- OBBTKN2
In bed. Past eve/night drank a ton of beers with friends. Proud of myself, cos despite it, did'nt smoke anything :)
But, today we have lamb to eat (what I love) and my stomach is destroyed...
In a side note; yesterday I met with my sister and my father to go for a long ride in March, I only have 3 months to regain the shape I've lost in the last 4 years. It's going to be hard, lol.
- You can do anything if you believe.
I'm making a map of a road bike trip around your area right now.palimpsest - lots of good training plans available, do lots of zone 2 to rebuild!BuddhaHat
- Or zone 3 to make it better.palimpsest
- You can do anything if you believe.