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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago (4 children) Can you get insurance for a ship? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Liz@midwest.social 35 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes, there's rather shady business surrounding ship insurance, actually. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] unconsciousvoidling@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) Is there anything in existence that isn’t a fucking scam ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] AnxiousOtter@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago nope. permalink fedilink source parent [–] menemen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Don't know about all those artisan bakeries tbh. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ElCanut@jlai.lu 3 points 2 years ago Not of great use for bridges related accidents though permalink fedilink source parent [–] Trollception@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Woodworking permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Lumber prices... permalink fedilink source parent [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Gardening, libraries, USPS? permalink fedilink source parent [–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ooh, please do elaborate permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] subtext@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I don’t know what they’re talking about but here’s an example of a maritime insurer (as well as being one of the insurers that insures other insurers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd's_of_London E: sorry, Lloyd’s is not an insurer, but an “insurance and reinsurance marketplace” permalink fedilink source parent [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Sir I will insure your ship for just a $1000 premium. I only take payment in iTunes gift card. permalink fedilink source parent [–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Ship insurance is somewhat how modern capitalist world trade came into existence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company?wprov=sfla1 Bunch of people putting money together for ship to have a try going and returning with lots of goodies, is like an insurance I'm some way. I think insurance isn't just possible, it's obligated to be allowed to enter certain ports with certain shipsizes. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -16 points 2 years ago (1 child) My God, some of the questions being asked here just beggar belief. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 31 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Everyone learns something for the first time somewhere, but yeah. Lemmy is supposed to skew millennial. There is a legitimate concern that their policy doesn't cover a noticeable fraction of the damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lucky 10,000.xkcd permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I like the general sentiment but not the worked example,.the US is only ≈4% of the global population so 10k is low balling. https://xkcd.com/1053/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think it's reasonable to exclude a large portion of the population that isn't chronically connected, and English speaking. While, admittedly that's not only the US, it's much more than 4% with the vast majority of the world excluded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kelly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I can see an argument for taking internet usage as a proxy for education in which case the US swells up to ≈16%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users But I don't think we can exclude non-english speakers, supervolcanoes are a global phenomena, mentos is sold in 130 countries by an Italian-Dutch corporation, and insurance traces its roots back to Chinese shipping in 3rd millenia BCE. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago This is not a difficult thing to find an answer to, either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Liz@midwest.social 35 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes, there's rather shady business surrounding ship insurance, actually. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] unconsciousvoidling@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) Is there anything in existence that isn’t a fucking scam ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] AnxiousOtter@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago nope. permalink fedilink source parent [–] menemen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Don't know about all those artisan bakeries tbh. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ElCanut@jlai.lu 3 points 2 years ago Not of great use for bridges related accidents though permalink fedilink source parent [–] Trollception@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Woodworking permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Lumber prices... permalink fedilink source parent [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Gardening, libraries, USPS? permalink fedilink source parent [–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ooh, please do elaborate permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] subtext@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I don’t know what they’re talking about but here’s an example of a maritime insurer (as well as being one of the insurers that insures other insurers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd's_of_London E: sorry, Lloyd’s is not an insurer, but an “insurance and reinsurance marketplace” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unconsciousvoidling@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) Is there anything in existence that isn’t a fucking scam ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] AnxiousOtter@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago nope. permalink fedilink source parent [–] menemen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Don't know about all those artisan bakeries tbh. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ElCanut@jlai.lu 3 points 2 years ago Not of great use for bridges related accidents though permalink fedilink source parent [–] Trollception@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Woodworking permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Lumber prices... permalink fedilink source parent [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Gardening, libraries, USPS? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] AnxiousOtter@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago nope. permalink fedilink source parent [–] menemen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Don't know about all those artisan bakeries tbh. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ElCanut@jlai.lu 3 points 2 years ago Not of great use for bridges related accidents though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] menemen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Don't know about all those artisan bakeries tbh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ElCanut@jlai.lu 3 points 2 years ago Not of great use for bridges related accidents though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Trollception@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Woodworking permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Lumber prices... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Gardening, libraries, USPS? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ooh, please do elaborate permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] subtext@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I don’t know what they’re talking about but here’s an example of a maritime insurer (as well as being one of the insurers that insures other insurers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd's_of_London E: sorry, Lloyd’s is not an insurer, but an “insurance and reinsurance marketplace” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] subtext@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I don’t know what they’re talking about but here’s an example of a maritime insurer (as well as being one of the insurers that insures other insurers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd's_of_London E: sorry, Lloyd’s is not an insurer, but an “insurance and reinsurance marketplace” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Sir I will insure your ship for just a $1000 premium. I only take payment in iTunes gift card. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Ship insurance is somewhat how modern capitalist world trade came into existence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company?wprov=sfla1 Bunch of people putting money together for ship to have a try going and returning with lots of goodies, is like an insurance I'm some way. I think insurance isn't just possible, it's obligated to be allowed to enter certain ports with certain shipsizes. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -16 points 2 years ago (1 child) My God, some of the questions being asked here just beggar belief. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 31 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Everyone learns something for the first time somewhere, but yeah. Lemmy is supposed to skew millennial. There is a legitimate concern that their policy doesn't cover a noticeable fraction of the damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lucky 10,000.xkcd permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I like the general sentiment but not the worked example,.the US is only ≈4% of the global population so 10k is low balling. https://xkcd.com/1053/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think it's reasonable to exclude a large portion of the population that isn't chronically connected, and English speaking. While, admittedly that's not only the US, it's much more than 4% with the vast majority of the world excluded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kelly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I can see an argument for taking internet usage as a proxy for education in which case the US swells up to ≈16%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users But I don't think we can exclude non-english speakers, supervolcanoes are a global phenomena, mentos is sold in 130 countries by an Italian-Dutch corporation, and insurance traces its roots back to Chinese shipping in 3rd millenia BCE. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago This is not a difficult thing to find an answer to, either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 31 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Everyone learns something for the first time somewhere, but yeah. Lemmy is supposed to skew millennial. There is a legitimate concern that their policy doesn't cover a noticeable fraction of the damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lucky 10,000.xkcd permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I like the general sentiment but not the worked example,.the US is only ≈4% of the global population so 10k is low balling. https://xkcd.com/1053/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think it's reasonable to exclude a large portion of the population that isn't chronically connected, and English speaking. While, admittedly that's not only the US, it's much more than 4% with the vast majority of the world excluded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kelly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I can see an argument for taking internet usage as a proxy for education in which case the US swells up to ≈16%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users But I don't think we can exclude non-english speakers, supervolcanoes are a global phenomena, mentos is sold in 130 countries by an Italian-Dutch corporation, and insurance traces its roots back to Chinese shipping in 3rd millenia BCE. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago This is not a difficult thing to find an answer to, either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lucky 10,000.xkcd permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I like the general sentiment but not the worked example,.the US is only ≈4% of the global population so 10k is low balling. https://xkcd.com/1053/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think it's reasonable to exclude a large portion of the population that isn't chronically connected, and English speaking. While, admittedly that's not only the US, it's much more than 4% with the vast majority of the world excluded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kelly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I can see an argument for taking internet usage as a proxy for education in which case the US swells up to ≈16%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users But I don't think we can exclude non-english speakers, supervolcanoes are a global phenomena, mentos is sold in 130 countries by an Italian-Dutch corporation, and insurance traces its roots back to Chinese shipping in 3rd millenia BCE. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I like the general sentiment but not the worked example,.the US is only ≈4% of the global population so 10k is low balling. https://xkcd.com/1053/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think it's reasonable to exclude a large portion of the population that isn't chronically connected, and English speaking. While, admittedly that's not only the US, it's much more than 4% with the vast majority of the world excluded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kelly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I can see an argument for taking internet usage as a proxy for education in which case the US swells up to ≈16%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users But I don't think we can exclude non-english speakers, supervolcanoes are a global phenomena, mentos is sold in 130 countries by an Italian-Dutch corporation, and insurance traces its roots back to Chinese shipping in 3rd millenia BCE. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think it's reasonable to exclude a large portion of the population that isn't chronically connected, and English speaking. While, admittedly that's not only the US, it's much more than 4% with the vast majority of the world excluded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kelly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I can see an argument for taking internet usage as a proxy for education in which case the US swells up to ≈16%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users But I don't think we can exclude non-english speakers, supervolcanoes are a global phenomena, mentos is sold in 130 countries by an Italian-Dutch corporation, and insurance traces its roots back to Chinese shipping in 3rd millenia BCE. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I can see an argument for taking internet usage as a proxy for education in which case the US swells up to ≈16%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users But I don't think we can exclude non-english speakers, supervolcanoes are a global phenomena, mentos is sold in 130 countries by an Italian-Dutch corporation, and insurance traces its roots back to Chinese shipping in 3rd millenia BCE. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago This is not a difficult thing to find an answer to, either. permalink fedilink source parent
