Oracle Tutoring: Fall 2021
Considering fall tutoring? The tutor mentions some details…. Fall 2021, Oracle Tutoring will continue with the online format. Price: $50/hr, one-on-one Subjects: math, sciences, English Students of all ages welcome.
Excel: get the set of unique values in a cell range
Self-tutoring about Excel: the tutor mentions a technique. If you’ve a cell range from which you want to know the unique values, you’re wise to make a copy of it first, then paste that copy some safe place, away from …
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Learning difficult or complicated concepts: the Feynman technique
Tutoring high school and college, study methods come up. The tutor mentions a good one. The Feynman technique begins with writing a non-technical explanation of what you’re trying to learn. To follow it properly, you don’t consult resources this time; …
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Trade: Iran with Venezuela: why is the US mentioned?
Self-tutoring about international trade: the tutor mentions an interesting situation. Apparently, Iran and Venezuela have come to a deal: Venezuelan heavy crude for Iranian diluting agents. The diluting agents from Iran will be used to thin Venezuelan oil into lighter, …
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Health: why does cracking joints feel good?
Self-tutoring about joint cracking: the tutor inquires why it feels good. Apparently, cracking a joint may feel good because the associated change in position can cause relaxation in the local muscles and tendons. Source: canarywharfchiropractic.co.uk
Retrospect: Jimbo
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects. One time in grade five, the teacher told us to write a story about someone in the class, with one catch: it was meant to be about someone you …
Yard work, outdoor living: attracting snakes to your yard
Self-tutoring about yard management and snakes: the tutor mentions a great find. When the kids were younger, I spent more time out in the yard, because they played out there. Perhaps for that reason, I used to see snakes in …
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Cooking: letting meat “rest” from the fridge
Self-tutoring about cooking: the tutor mentions a surprising tip. Apparently, cooking meat right from the fridge could be a mistake. Rather, it’s suggested to let refrigerated meat sit out from the fridge for awhile before cooking it. Just a short …
Retrospect: Thanksgiving decorations
Self-tutoring about the Thanksgiving time of year: the tutor reflects… When I was a kid, I lived in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, from April of grade four to the end of grade seven. It was a formative time of …
Devices: microphone quality: potential surprise
Self-tutoring about microphones: the tutor mentions a discovery. At an online site, I checked the quality of a gaming headset’s mic against the PC’s onboard one. The quality of the onboard one was reported around 10 times higher than that …
Bird watching: the kingbirds: some irony
Self-tutoring about the kingbirds found in Canada: the tutor makes an ironic observation. Most people likely agree that, in Canada, Vancouver Island is close to as far west as one can go. Yet, the eastern kingbird lives here, but not …