Self-tutoring about fabrics: the tutor makes a supposition about yarn. Today I wound up watching a video that shows how wool is spun into yarn. From what I observed, I think I understand the principle that makes it possible. Anyone …
Self-tutoring about anti-virus software: the tutor mentions a recent experience. I was programming the other day and then decided to send the program to another computer. It was written using an IDE, so it included a large collection of files. …
Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor wades into a subject of great interest. Today, in the search bar, I began with the word “can.” Just from that, the first recommended search was “can a narcissist ever change?” As I pondered that …
Self-tutoring about which trees grow where, and why: the tutor begins…. In the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, where I lived from 1980-83, pines and oaks were both common. Maples were even more so, but I’ll talk about them in another …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor continues about Jones, Smith, and God. (continuing from yesterday’s post): Perhaps what ignited the ongoing debate about God between Jones and Smith was a call-in show that had appeared. A …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions two he well remembers…. They weren’t really called Jones and Smith. Albeit with different names, however, these were real people – as real as I was. We were all …
Self-tutoring about yard work and improvisation: the tutor tells of a successful weed whipper “repair.” I generally like to solve problems from a pragmatic point of view, perhaps somewhat like the farmers I lived around as a kid. To them, …
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Self-tutoring about Canadian music: the tutor reflects and remembers…. It’s a beautiful day here, just like you’d hope for in mid-summer. On such a day I tend to get nostalgic. My mind landed, this time, on “Backward Town” by the …
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Self-tutoring about brands, product names, and nostalgia: the tutor reflects…. Yesterday, facing yard work with renewed vigor, I had to fix the weed whipper. Yet, what is a weed whipper? Technically it’s a “string trimmer:” a powered hand tool you …
Self-tutoring about PHP: the tutor mentions its exponent operator. In PHP, 32 is 3**2. This seems to work unless the base is negative. For instance, 2.6**2.9 and 10**(-2/3) will come out correctly, but (-8)**(1/3) won’t, in my experience. Source: php.net