Oracle Tutoring, Campbell River, BC
(250) 203-6544 (text) or (250) 830-0295 (talk)
Self-tutoring about economics: the tutor mentions economic complexity of a few countries. In my post from March 15 I mention economic complexity, which is a measure of the sophistication of the products a country exports. According to the oec, Japan …
Self-tutoring about geography and business: the tutor mentions a video he saw. I saw a video on YouTube, by CityGlobeTour, about the 20 countries who exported the most oil, 1970-2021. It’s a five minute video, with the countries changing places …
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Self-tutoring about US geography and demographics: the tutor mentions gun law in Maine. I’ve been to Maine numerous times. I recall it being a very friendly state. “Welcome to Maine,” was a greeting I heard often while visiting there. Maine …
Self-tutoring about US law: the tutor mentions the concept of “Duty to Retreat.” Duty to Retreat is, to a layperson, somewhat the opposite of Stand Your Ground. Duty to retreat means that, if you believe you can escape harm from …
Self-tutoring about US Law: the tutor mentions Castle Doctrine. Castle Doctrine is the philosophy, written in law, that an individual has the right to use necessary force, including deadly force, to protect themselves inside their home. ncsl.org
Self-tutoring about trees in western Canada: the tutor mentions the Douglas fir’s reach into Alberta. Douglas fir is a species we see everywhere on BC’s south coast. Sometimes we might even fall under the impression it only grows here on …
Self-tutoring about modern English and computer science terms: the tutor mentions one he stumbled upon. Today I looked up dunder and it was like opening an overfilled locker. Among its many meanings, dunder apparently can mean double underscore (found in …
Self-tutoring about the on-board text editor in Ubuntu, gedit: the tutor mentions typing special characters in it. Holding Ctrl+Shift+U, then typing its Unicode hex number, then Enter, seems to work to type a special character in gedit. Source: superuser.com
Self-tutoring about pop culture: the tutor mentions a curiosity. I was in the room when Terrifier 2 was being watched on TV. My back was to it, but I could hear it well enough follow along, more or less. It …
Self-tutoring about pop culture: the tutor begins about how computer science ideas have penetrated everyday life. I watch soap operas with my wife. One evening a few years back, we were watching an episode where two computer experts (on the …