JD Long
@jdlong.cerebralmastication.com
CTO at a specialty insurance company. Perpetual cocktail party host, open source fan, econometrician, agricultural economist, and OReilly Author.
I’d wear it and escape humanity.
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I’d wear it and escape humanity.
I’m more like George Carlin: individuals are great. But groups of people are awful 😬
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I’m more like George Carlin: individuals are great. But groups of people are awful 😬
That really is at the crux. And they seem really interested in validating reality.
December 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
That really is at the crux. And they seem really interested in validating reality.
Here comes the enshitification train. Choo Choo.
December 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Here comes the enshitification train. Choo Choo.
My wife made similar comment about my burrito. But I’ve got an aisle seat and I ain’t afraid.
Ok maybe a little afraid.
Ok maybe a little afraid.
December 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My wife made similar comment about my burrito. But I’ve got an aisle seat and I ain’t afraid.
Ok maybe a little afraid.
Ok maybe a little afraid.
What I hear: “I can better assess our emotional compatibility if you get naked”
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
What I hear: “I can better assess our emotional compatibility if you get naked”
HA! I literally came here to say "skill issue". Glad you beat me to it. very high skill move 😂
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
HA! I literally came here to say "skill issue". Glad you beat me to it. very high skill move 😂
This is normal, I presume.
December 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is normal, I presume.
To illustrate the semi-obvious: If half of births end in death before age 1, and all who survived to 1 live to be 80, the average life expectancy is 40. To see improvements in mortality beyond infant mortality, we look at conditional life expectancy: years expected conditional on making it to 1
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
To illustrate the semi-obvious: If half of births end in death before age 1, and all who survived to 1 live to be 80, the average life expectancy is 40. To see improvements in mortality beyond infant mortality, we look at conditional life expectancy: years expected conditional on making it to 1