Oracle Tutoring: Fall 2023
Considering fall tutoring? The tutor mentions some details…. Fall 2023, Oracle Tutoring will continue with the online format. Subjects: math, sciences, English Students of all ages welcome.
Religion, Philosophy: Evolution and the Bible
Self-tutoring about new ideas surrounding Evolution: can Christianity incorporate it? When I was a kid, the world was divided between evolutionists and creationists. The creationists believed in the Bible and didn’t believe in evolution. Such a dichotomy might be passé, …
Finance: creditors to the US
Self-tutoring about government finance: the tutor mentions the leading holders of US treasuries. I once heard that, if the US were to get into another armed conflict, they would have to borrow the money from China. The person concluded, therefore, …
Electronic lifestyle: saving files in Downloads
Self-tutoring about using institutional computers: the tutor mentions a habit he’s developed. I’ve been using an institutional computer the past few weeks. When I got it, no personal files seemed on it. Either they are purged when a user returns …
Institutional lifestyle: vacant lockers
Self-tutoring about probability games: the tutor mentions vacant lockers. Especially since COVID, some institutions have banks of lockers assigned to no-one. At the same time, one can’t put a lock on one, either; the lockers are vacant, by decree. In …
Pop culture: Fantasy Island
Self-tutoring about TV shows: the tutor mentions Fantasy Island. I recall Fantasy Island from the late 70s and early 80s. It was an hour-long drama whose storyline was about people going to the Island to live their true fantasies. As …
Holidays: Halloween party 2023
Self-tutoring about festivals and holidays: the tutor mentions a Halloween party. To my knowledge, the last Halloween party I attended was in 2019. I guess COVID happened next, and last year I was in university, too busy to go to …
Lifestyle: walking speed
Self-tutoring about the pedestrian life: the tutor mentions walking speed. When I’m out for a walk, not in a hurry, I am a slow walker. I say this because people often pass me, or outwalk me, in such a scenario. …
Logic: the straw man fallacy
Self-tutoring about logic and arguments: the tutor mentions the straw man fallacy. The straw man fallacy means that, to oppose a point, you change its meaning to a related one and then argue against that, claiming that you are defeating …
Military: depleted uranium munitions
Self-tutoring about military technology: the tutor mentions depleted uranium munitions. Depleted uranium munitions contain low-radiation uranium that’s left over after the high-grade uranium has been removed from a large sample. The leftover uranium that’s used in munitions, according to the …
Everyday comedy: the other lane
Self-tutoring about everyday comedy: the tutor mentions the other lane. Walking home today as usual, I reached a crosswalk in a school zone where I typically cross the street. The near lane was free, although in the distance I could …