@jeffhelzner.bsky.social
Former academic philosopher. Currently measuring and estimating stuff in the insurance industry. Interested in decision making, uncertainty, and long walks on the beach.
My academic friends often ask what LinkedIn is like—and whether it’s a family-friendly place like Bluesky. Well, I just saw this on LinkedIn. You be the judge.
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
My academic friends often ask what LinkedIn is like—and whether it’s a family-friendly place like Bluesky. Well, I just saw this on LinkedIn. You be the judge.
@dol.gov really captured the two Pittsburgh schools of philosophy. On the left, someone who looks like they belong in an engineering department. On the right, someone who works in a faux-gothic tower.
August 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@dol.gov really captured the two Pittsburgh schools of philosophy. On the left, someone who looks like they belong in an engineering department. On the right, someone who works in a faux-gothic tower.
I live a few blocks from Di Fara.
I’ve eaten Di Fara pizza.
Di Fara pizza is a friend of mine.
You, frozen pizza, are no Di Fara pizza.
I’ve eaten Di Fara pizza.
Di Fara pizza is a friend of mine.
You, frozen pizza, are no Di Fara pizza.
August 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I live a few blocks from Di Fara.
I’ve eaten Di Fara pizza.
Di Fara pizza is a friend of mine.
You, frozen pizza, are no Di Fara pizza.
I’ve eaten Di Fara pizza.
Di Fara pizza is a friend of mine.
You, frozen pizza, are no Di Fara pizza.
At least it looks pretty tasteful
August 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
At least it looks pretty tasteful
Honestly wasn’t expecting something as understated as this.
August 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Honestly wasn’t expecting something as understated as this.
LinkedIn data science is a Black Mirror episode
July 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
LinkedIn data science is a Black Mirror episode
Do we really have to be this inept, New York? Come on.
July 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Do we really have to be this inept, New York? Come on.
Categorically no
June 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Categorically no
“PhD.Level Intellectual Questions” 😂
May 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“PhD.Level Intellectual Questions” 😂
lol, none of the candidates are “regular people”
May 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
lol, none of the candidates are “regular people”
Here’s a pic of him doing just that with my grandfather’s band in the early 80s.
March 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Here’s a pic of him doing just that with my grandfather’s band in the early 80s.
No context Brooklyn
March 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
No context Brooklyn
I will begrudgingly admit that Napa is pretty nice. They should move it closer to NYC.
February 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I will begrudgingly admit that Napa is pretty nice. They should move it closer to NYC.
Man, I get those every day. LinkedIn has its own brand of darkness. Always has.
February 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Man, I get those every day. LinkedIn has its own brand of darkness. Always has.
Bots on X don’t do statistical consulting.
January 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Bots on X don’t do statistical consulting.
I don’t think that I was exaggerating 🤷🏻♂️
January 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I don’t think that I was exaggerating 🤷🏻♂️
Whole Foods is apparently getting their strawberries from Chernobyl Farms these days
January 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Whole Foods is apparently getting their strawberries from Chernobyl Farms these days
I love my parents, but there simply isn’t enough therapy for this.
January 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I love my parents, but there simply isn’t enough therapy for this.
You can tell that LinkedIn’s AI isn’t very good because it thinks that academics use LinkedIn
December 13, 2024 at 9:41 PM
You can tell that LinkedIn’s AI isn’t very good because it thinks that academics use LinkedIn
Can’t believe I ever agreed to do that.
December 10, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Can’t believe I ever agreed to do that.
What happens to your brain when you spend too much time thinking about human behavior and risk? You start keeping track of how many people trip or almost trip over this rope each week during your children’s soccer practice.
December 8, 2024 at 4:05 PM
What happens to your brain when you spend too much time thinking about human behavior and risk? You start keeping track of how many people trip or almost trip over this rope each week during your children’s soccer practice.