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Self-tutoring about bargain shopping angst: the tutor mentions a gem he overheard. Yesterday my wife and I went bargain shopping in earnest. You might say we got more than we bargained for. We started in the purse/handbag section, then moved …
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Self-tutoring about lifestyle: the tutor mentions last night’s trip to the dollar store. When I was a kid, we didn’t have dollar stores – at least not that I knew of. Today, they are all around here, and I couldn’t …
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Tutoring English, I still run across words that surprise me. The tutor mentions disabuse. disabuse: to convince someone out of a belief that’s false. Source: vocabulary.com
Self-tutoring about domestic cattle: the tutor begins… Apparently, domestic cattle come from the aurochs, which once roamed across Eurasia and North Africa. It could be six feet at the shoulder and weight 3000 pounds. The last one died in 1627. …
Tutoring English, words might come up whose meanings aren’t certain. The tutor mentions bullock. Apparently, bullock can mean a steer or a young bull. The difference between steer and young bull is that the steer has been castrated whereas the …
Self-tutoring about Gmail: the tutor mentions the receiving limit for an attachment. In yesterday’s post I mention sending attachments via Gmail, and the fact that the capacity is 25MB. The receiving capacity for attachments in Gmail, however, may be 50MB. …
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Self-tutoring about sending attachments: the tutor mentions the Gmail size limit. Tonight I went to email some photos via Gmail: eight photos in all. I wondered if I would have to spread them over several emails since they range in …
Self-tutoring about environmental conditions and effects: the tutor looks at snow melt rate. After much snow, we have rain today: the melt is on. Question: how much more quickly will ice melt at 5°C vs 3°C? By Newton’s Law of …
Self-tutoring about mobile phones: the tutor mentions SAR. SAR means specific absorption rate. It’s measured in Watts per kg, meaning Watts absorbed over a kilogram of body mass. Source: apple.com fcc.gov
Self-tutoring about USB connections: the tutor mentions a couple of points. My wife bought me a USB C thumb drive on which I put some files to share. Problem was that the people with whom I wanted to share didn’t …