Self-tutoring about computer science: the tutor continues about grep. I mention back in my post from March 20, 2021 that on one system I use, grep handles the character classes \d and \w. Yet, one can’t count on all systems …
Self-tutoring about computer science: the tutor mentions a bump he hit and the investigation he performed because of it. Today I was using SQL Server and decided to experiment: I changed an outside program to set the integer id (which …
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Self-tutoring about English: the tutor mentions a discovery. hellion: a very difficult, chaotic person I’ve known the term hellion for years, yet thought it wasn’t a real word, but just one someone had made up and caught on locally. After …
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor mentions a non-literal file path. Windows is amazing for some things, but since it tries to be everything to everybody, it faces some challenges. I stumbled upon one such yesterday. For test purposes, …
Self-tutoring about ideas: the tutor mentions ontology. Ontology is a word I met maybe a year back. It’s used by philosophers, religious scholars, and computer scientists, among others. In some circles it’s used all the time, yet seems rarely used …
Self-tutoring about Chrome: the tutor mentions a new feature on it. I often have dozens of tabs open, which of course leads to difficulty finding a certain one. For the past month or two, I’ve been wondering about a “search …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects about elementary school desks. I mention in my post from April 21,2021, about organizing other students’ desks, at the teacher’s order, back in grade 4. Yet, that post rose …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects…. Earlier today I was at the supermarket, picking up a week’s worth of groceries. We’re a family of four, so the cart was getting full. Eggs were on the …
Self-tutoring about nutrition: the tutor mentions some complete protein sources that are vegetarian. I always thought that a combination of plant-based foods is needed to accomplish complete protein. Yet I learn now that some vegetarian foods, just by themselves, can …
Self-tutoring about English sentence structure: the tutor mentions one. She wondered if she’d like mussels; she proceeded to order them. I’d argue the sentence above is correct, but many would call it choppy. I like that jagged style, with less …
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