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DiggyJohnson commented on Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable   cnbc.com/2025/08/08/clima... · Posted by u/mooreds
beej71 · 15 days ago
> They'll happily insure high risk stuff, for an appropriate premium.

From what I've seen, this isn't always the case. My parents' insurer stopped offering fire coverage in their area with no option to buy at a higher price.

DiggyJohnson · 15 days ago
Presumably they could try and find a different insurance firm or a boutique.
DiggyJohnson commented on Is economics education fit for the 21st century?   rethinkeconomics.org/reso... · Posted by u/pramodbiligiri
belter · 19 days ago
Yeap :-) Pointing out that 1500% reductions are mathematically impossible is incredibly divisive. I am really splitting the room between people who passed 4th grade math and people who didn't.

If someone making US economic policy with a team of PhD advisors can say this unchallenged, then maybe that's exactly why economics education isn't fit for the 21st century. We made basic arithmetic a partisan issue.

DiggyJohnson · 18 days ago
This thread isn’t about Trump
DiggyJohnson commented on Leonardo Chiariglione – Co-founder of MPEG   leonardo.chiariglione.org... · Posted by u/eggspurt
scottLobster · 18 days ago
That's all great and noble, but at the end of the day it's about who has the resources. If you can get the necessary resources yourself and have complete control over their allocation, congratulations you won the jackpot of life. Plenty of people, some of whom are smarter and better than you, tried to do the same and failed due to reasons beyond their control. Try to remain a good person and not waste the opportunity if you ever get to that stage.

For the remaining 99.99% of us, we have to negotiate for resources as best we can. That typically means maximizing shareholder value in exchange for a cut of the profits. Not all your labor needs to be vacuumed up, I make enough to support my family, live a relatively safe and comfortable life with some minor luxuries and likely a secure retirement. Better deal than most people get today.

DiggyJohnson · 18 days ago
Why are you arguing so hard against someone that simply stated “I was interested in pursuing this topic as a career when I was in college but then I learned more about the field and decided to pursue something else”?
DiggyJohnson commented on Is economics education fit for the 21st century?   rethinkeconomics.org/reso... · Posted by u/pramodbiligiri
belter · 19 days ago
Why study Economics, when you can be mathematically illiterate and make it to US President?

[1] " "We've cut drug prices by 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500 percent. I don't mean 50 percent. I mean 14-, 1500 percent,"

[1] - https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-doubles-down-impossibl...

DiggyJohnson · 19 days ago
This is unrelated and divisive. How does it have to do with the actual content of the post?
DiggyJohnson commented on Genie 3: A new frontier for world models   deepmind.google/discover/... · Posted by u/bradleyg223
dingnuts · 20 days ago
lol I thought this was going to be the receipts but no, I guess asking for evidence is against the rules!

y'all are in a religion

DiggyJohnson · 20 days ago
I genuinely have no idea where you’re coming from on this. You’re assuming way too much about everyone you disagree with
DiggyJohnson commented on If you're remote, ramble   stephango.com/ramblings... · Posted by u/lawgimenez
throwaway2037 · 21 days ago
From my personal experience, internal Wikis are 90+% written by about 5% of the workforce. The vast majority of internal Wiki users are "read-only". That is fine. Really: Read that twice. It is OK that the vast majority of docs are written by the few who are highly motivated to do it. When I write for an internal Wiki, I am trying to reduce the number of future questions that people will ask me. If they do come with a question, my first answer is always: Did you search our Wiki? It only takes once or twice for them to change.
DiggyJohnson · 21 days ago
Appreciate the answer, I do think that is a good perspective.
DiggyJohnson commented on If you're remote, ramble   stephango.com/ramblings... · Posted by u/lawgimenez
xandrius · 22 days ago
Re-reading your own message should definitely be a bell for you to notice either your lack of trust in others and/or your twisted perspective that work is the goal of life.

Unless you are the one paying for that person and they are not performing as by contract, even if someone needs an extra day off to chill, you should be happy they do take it as it creates an environment where you also could take it off if you so wished.

DiggyJohnson · 22 days ago
I’m neutral on this topic between you and GP, but I do think you’re discounting the fact that distrust can be legitimate. You’re assuming that we should trust blindly, it seems.
DiggyJohnson commented on If you're remote, ramble   stephango.com/ramblings... · Posted by u/lawgimenez
tnel77 · 22 days ago
No. That happens once you get to work and you’ve had your first cup of coffee.
DiggyJohnson · 22 days ago
How do you mean?
DiggyJohnson commented on If you're remote, ramble   stephango.com/ramblings... · Posted by u/lawgimenez
jamesog · 22 days ago
> I collaborated a lot with a collage - James (Jog). I asked him loads of questions, from "how to login to a server", via "what is anycast" to "tell me how you mitigated this one, give me precise instructions you've run".

Hi, that's me! There were definitely a lot of fun conversations.

I liked that a culture of internal blogs became a thing too. It was good to see people brain dumping their experiments and findings. I think people learnt a lot from following all the internal blogs.

DiggyJohnson · 22 days ago
Always funny to see these sort of missed connections on HN.

> internal blogs

In my personal experience the problem is the total lack of writing culture at non-premiere companies.

Put differently: unless you’re working on a great team at a great organization roughly 90% of people cannot be expected to write/read well as a component of technical collaboration. Any thoughts on that? I may just be too cynical

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