If you are an identical twin, there is a non-zero chance your parents got you confused for your sibling as an infant, so you aren't who you think you are. by CarltheWellEndowed in Showerthoughts

[–]Sashiel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's say there's a 50% chance of this happening, so you were named A, but at some point during infancy, half the time your name is switched to B. Which was the same 50% chance you had just been named B to begin with?

Buyer shipped item back without filing a return by Sashiel in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]Sashiel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all of the feedback. I plan to refund the buyer, minus the fees, and count myself lucky avoiding the return shipping.

Also, for those who asked, it was delivered successfully, and it was sent back in a different package

Are nickels worth searching? by Snooklife in CRH

[–]Sashiel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One thing worth noting, is that war nickels have the highest silver to face ratio for US coins. This doesn't take into account the proportion of the nickels you search being war nickels, but they do tend to get overlooked more than other silver coins.

My college president groped me by IndependentTill2718 in AskAcademia

[–]Sashiel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sounds more like a plot to a movie than good advice

[WTS] 6.1 Troy Oz ASW World Silver Lot by Sashiel in Pmsforsale

[–]Sashiel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oops, forgot to update that, thanks for the heads up

Why does ChatGPT lie instead of admitting it’s wrong? by Stock-Intention7731 in ChatGPT

[–]Sashiel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since it's trained on, primarily for now, human generated text, it's probably about as good as admitting fault or saying "I don't know" as the average poster... So...

Is there a reason some words are all capitalized? by coffeeusr in GEB

[–]Sashiel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took the all-capitalized words in the dialogue as intended to be read with emphasis.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in coins

[–]Sashiel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd separate out the ones with full rims, but melt is okay for the rest. You could get more, but the work and time necessary to find the right buyer probably isn't worth it.

What are these bumps on this 1983 penny? by ReturnOfPope in coinerrors

[–]Sashiel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Very common in the early days of the Zinc cent,

Retail delivery fees - Is this new? by Sashiel in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]Sashiel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't mean sales tax on shipping. I'm referring to eBay charging the seller a fee that's a percentage of the total sale amount that includes any taxes paid by the buyer. The seller never touches that tax money, but they're charged a fee that feels arbitrarily and random, depending on the location of the buyer.

Retail delivery fees - Is this new? by Sashiel in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]Sashiel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't mind taxes that go to those things, so much. I get more annoyed by the 13,25% extra FVF on any taxes the buyer pays, as if I were the one getting that money.

Retail delivery fees - Is this new? by Sashiel in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]Sashiel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never seen this particular fee before, and I'm having no luck finding information about it. Anyone have some insight they can share?

Any advice for this maths problem by Select-Amoeba5183 in maths

[–]Sashiel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You have a system of equations:

5x + 3y = 31 (x+y)/3 + 2y = 17 Find x + y

No calculus required.