![]() ![]() ![]() The Moderators encourage reading Reddiquette prior to participating on Reddit. Command your squad of Colonial Marines to uncover planet Lethe’s secret and put an end to a new Xenomorph menace!ĭeveloped by Tindalos Interactive in collaboration with Disney's 20th Century Games and published by Focus Entertainment, Aliens: Dark Descent is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.Īll users are expected to act in a civil manner and use respect when participating in the subreddit. In this original Alien story, Moon Lethe’s human colonies are inexplicably falling to the Xenomorph species, while a rogue Weyland-Yutani scientist foments a sinister rebellion against the corporation. Or like him on Facebook at /stevenpetrow. USA TODAY columnist Steven Petrow offers advice about living in the Digital Age. Submit your question to Steven at. Would you want to know how long you have to live? Discuss below in the comments section Now I’m worried this will negatively affect my mood… and my lifespan. I’m left wondering which would be worse: Dying too soon, or so late that I outlive my money. Race, income, and education also play a role in wellbeing and longevity. Exercise and healthy eating matter a great deal. There were definitely some common trends: Smoking is not good for your life expectancy. Three quizzes, three different results: I could live to be 73, 90, or 97. You need to plan for the larger end to make sure you don't run out of money early.” As Foster notes, though, “one of the most important uses is for planning for retirement. Probably not, but I’m not even I sure I want to live quite that long. Of course, Northwestern is an insurance company that helps “people manage risks and achieve financial security,” so I wasn’t completely surprised when I was asked: “Are you financially prepared to live that long?” Thirteen questions later I got the best result to date-or at least the one suggesting the greatest longevity: 97 years. I also tried Northwestern Mutual’s Life Expectancy Calculator. After asking the basics plus about a dozen additional questions (about education, income, marital status, fitness, and diet), the calculator ran its program and - hooray! - spit out a much more optimistic result: I’d live to be 90. That is still the biggest.” Good, as a non-smoker, I feel a little better.įortunately, there are more scientific “life expectancy calculators” that ask more of you and provide a more customized result, including the one developed by Foster, the “How long will I live?” tool. So many simple life-table calculations ignore this and so you will likely outlive many life-table calculations.” I asked Foster what someone could do to improve life expectancy, and he responded: “Don’t smoke. “Further, most of your life will be lived in the future, where health care will be getting better and better. “Some calculators give exact dates: these shouldn't be taken very seriously,” Dean Foster, an emeritus professor at the University of Pennsylvania, told me. I needed a little reassurance that the clock didn’t really know my future quite that well. And when I checked “sadistic” for personality type, the Death Clock responded bleakly: “I am sorry but your time has expired. I also played around with the variables to see what I’d learn: If I were female, I’d be given another five years to live. Yes, I hear you, O Death Clock, especially the warning about “the lethal danger of being fat,” which read: “Excess weight has a dramatic impact on one's health.” All right, maybe I should reconsider using my Fitbit, which I dissed in last week’s column. That is-or it was when I took the quiz-481,730,933 seconds away. In seconds the clock revealed what it calls my “personal day of death.” Apparently that’s April 23, 2031, just 15 years from now. I answered all the questions truthfully (58, non-smoker, a healthy BMI, and a “normal” outlook on life), and the Death Clock dutifully ran its algorithm. No, it’s not the most exhaustive or scientific diagnostic, but it’s very fast, kind of fun (if dark humor is your thing), and a good wake-up call. “Eek,” I thought to myself - but at the same time I started to answer the handful of basic questions: Date of birth, sex, BMI (body mass index), whether you smoke or not, and your general state of mind (from “normal” to “sadistic”). Like the hourglass of the Net, the Death Clock will remind you just how short life is.” Your dream (or perhaps your nightmare) has come true: The Death Clock is a site that bills itself as “the Internet's friendly reminder that life is slipping away. Would you want to know how long you’d live? How about if you could do something to extend your days here? Although I’m not sure how I feel about the first question, I do know the answer to the second: By all means, yes! ![]()
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