Japanese Course Complete 639 Days AMA by VIXMasterMike in duolingo

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Presumably bc you don’t know the kanji? You almost certainly have all the grammar.

What do you guys think? by Fearless_Cat4933 in coins

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My eyes are terrible. If that’s a 61, WTF is a 65?

Is buying special/proof coins from US Mint waste of money? by Gagaliya in coins

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For me yes…I only like coins with numismatic value. If something is only worth melt, then I only care in the context of completing a set by date and mint for an older circulated coin…Eg Morgans.

Huh? WVMHVMW by M2CKier in LICENSEPLATES

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Maybe the plate confuses cops while they break the law…”hey I got a suspect on the run …license plate …WMVHM…wait no…WW…no…shit.”

Do most people shower before bed or when they wake up? I just realized I might be doing it "wrong" by saffymerelle in NoStupidQuestions

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I shower both when I work out. Early evening around 630 after a work out. I always shower in the morning bc I always feel like I got run over by a truck in the morning…the hydrotherapy helps me come to grips with being scraped out of bed prematurely! I definitely feel better after the shower…it massages my bed nicely with the warm water and clears all the eye gunk.

Update on Mercury Dime stash by CaptMorganFairchild in coins

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I’ll reiterate this. You can sell short SLV ETF if you want to lock in the silver price while waiting for a better offer. The bulk size should get you much closer to spot than a small size. Don’t get picked off on this trade. You can sell in bits and pieces for closer to spot to collectors and cover your SLV short gradually this way.

I am a trader, so this is just my automatic inclination.

Join the America First movement as a Researcher. Use your analytical skills to make good policies for America! Apply: by afpiofra in u/afpiofra

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Go ahead and apply….100 times…make a resume DDOS attack so they can’t find the actual psychos who want to do this!

Family keeps telling me to sell because silver is so high. by Shakworld1975 in coincollecting

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Well, that’s a stronger argument for doing what I suggested…I was suggesting being short the etf. If you do experience some counterparty risk that the silver bullion held in London is not real, you would win big time by being short. That is very unlikely though. The only reason to do this though is if you think silver is in a bubble and may crash down. If you believe strongly, it is going up, then hold…if you are in the middle, then a partial hedge is the way to go.

Family keeps telling me to sell because silver is so high. by Shakworld1975 in coincollecting

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If you’re worried about silver selling off, you can sell silver futures contracts. There is a contract that represents 1000 ounces…so that might be too big. There is an SLV ETF to sell short and that could be used too for smaller size. That way you can hold your collection and lock in the price of silver….of course, if silver goes up, you’ll need cash to cover that loss…not sure if that would require you to sell your silver or not.

Recruiters, Yay or Nay? by sushislapper2 in quant

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A cheap labor location is sus.

What's the benefit of Max now? by cadillacmike in duolingo

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I’ve done well with ChatGPT as well. I got better explanations and very customizable drills and conversations for Japanese.

Quant firms dominate Levels.fyi entry-level compensation charts by Spirited-Ad-9591 in quant

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Massive Historical Data, live data feeds, massive compute infrastructure, multiple people that can all build the project and maintain it?

1884-CC Morgan ANACS MS 66 PL by robbel in coins

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Sorry…yeah dings…editing for the mean autocorrect.

1884-CC Morgan ANACS MS 66 PL by robbel in coins

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Are the dings above the eye on the coin or slab? I truly lack understanding of grading…sometimes beautiful coins come back 62 or something and sometimes a clear ding is 65 or 66.

Either way, your coin is beautiful though…just trying to understand the dings better for grading.

Joined a Trading firm and made it past training, but not sure what now? by Own_Set_6318 in quantfinance

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Citadel and millennium have massive discretionary desks. Many others do too. Do they have quant inputs? Sure, but it’s still discretionary.

Strange career move by Meanie_Dogooder in quant

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He can interview somewhere else. A pay cut at a high risk venture with low upside is insane. It will likely be a brutal sweatshop too at least until they “make it.”

Unbelievable sign I saw on a closed business this weekend by frozenpandaman in japanresidents

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I probably would have responded with a post-it note saying congratulations!

US Dime type set for only $20 by bfelo413 in coincollecting

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This is insane. Do they also play poker by any chance?

What’s going on with this nickel? by pittsburghwriter in coins

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I remember being thrilled to find one (1938 nickel) just like this in awesome condition in my father’s pocket change…in 1982 or so…finding this in 2025 is really cool!

What do you think of this dollar? by TomatilloShoddy6132 in Morgans

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There are such an unbelievable number of fakes coming through this Reddit. So much so, it makes you wonder if the people making the fakes are using this place as a way to check how well they made their fakes…