Self-tutoring about autos: the tutor mentions some ideas. I’m looking into changing the tires back to the summer ones; we don’t do mountain driving, and it seems the winter season is withdrawing here. Yet, a question came to me: can…
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Month: March 2020
Religion: does God know the future?
Self-tutoring about religion: the tutor examines a notion. Often, talking about the future, you may hear someone say, “God knows.” Yet, does God know the future? In Genesis 3.9, God asks, “Where are you?” to Adam and Eve. When Adam…
Business: what is a gilt?
Self-tutoring about investment instruments: the tutor finds a definition for gilt. A gilt is a type of UK government bond. dmo.gov.uk
Health: COVID-19 symptom(s) vs cold or flu
Self-tutoring about coronavirus: the tutor looks into specific symptoms. Since COVID-19 seems to have arrived during cold/flu season, an obvious question is, “If a person is sick, then do they have COVID-19 or just ‘the flu’ or a cold?” From…
History: what is a telephone “party line?”
Self-tutoring about lifestyle history: the tutor mentions the idea of a party line. I was at an apartment in the late ’80s where the resident said she had a “party line.” I didn’t know what she meant, but didn’t ask.…
English: recalcitrant
Self-tutoring about vocabulary: the tutor mentions recalcitrant. recalcitrant (adj): defiant of authority or duty. Hilariously, as a kid, I was called recalcitrant by someone who truly was. Perhaps it “takes one to know one:)” I hear recalcitrant rarely nowadays. Source:…
Biology: extinct, extirpated, and extant
Self-tutoring about biological terms: the tutor mentions definitions of three related ones. extinct: no longer existing anywhere. extirpated: no longer existing in a place it used to. However, it still does exist elsewhere. extant: existing. The trees and birds you…
Behaviour: cats and cars
Self-tutoring about animal behaviour: the tutor makes an observation connected with a long-ago memory. Many years ago I overheard someone discussing various animals’ behaviour as they would cross the highway. “Cats, if they see a car coming, always turn around…
Lifestyle during the ***demic: the tutor comments
Self-tutoring with a snapshot of life right now: the tutor relates. I went grocery shopping a while back. You can read my post about it here. Around noon today, I returned to the grocery store. Only able-bodied people were about.…
Computer science: significance of multiple cores
Self-tutoring about computer design: the tutor comments on what “multiple cores” means. As I understand, the benefit of a multi-core processor is that each core can work its own job simultaneously with the others. However many cores there are, that’s…
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