Self-tutoring about education: the tutor reflects…. When I was a kid, we did lots of printing and then handwriting. I wasn’t great at it, but I guess I managed. I wasn’t gifted at colouring, either – we did much of …
Self-tutoring about lifestyle: the tutor mentions one of his favourite YouTube commentators. Bob Gymlan’s channel seems mainly about sasquatch and the debate over whether the species exists. His point of view is objective and scientific. Bob Gymlan’s a great reporter …
Tutoring English, new words – especially plain ones – are always interesting. The tutor mentions kerning. kerning: the space between adjacent letters in a word. Source: Carey, Patrick. New Perspectives on HTML, CSS, and Dynamic HTML. Boston: Course Technology, 2013
Tutoring English, homonyms, homophones, or whatever you might call them, are a favourite topic. boulder: a rock at least 10.1 inches long. bolder: less fearful Source: encylopedia.com
Self-tutoring about US population distribution: the tutor shares a fact that surprises him. Florida (est. pop: 21.6M) has more people that New York State (est. pop: 19.9M). Back in 1980, New York had around 17.5 million, while Florida had around …
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Self-tutoring about Windows file management: the tutor shares a story. Today, having downloaded some files, I opened command prompt (cmd) to copy them to different locations, etc. The copy and paste file management on this computer isn’t reliable. I opened …
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Self-tutoring about lawn care: the tutor mentions an idea he was reminded of…. I mention in yesterday’s post that I spread lime on the lawn to reduce acidity. An article discussing calcium carbonate mentions that the carbonate, not the calcium, …
Self-tutoring about lawn care: the tutor looks up a definition. For years I’ve bought what I call “lime” and spread it on the lawn to reduce soil acidity. The product’s name that I buy is actually dolomite. Yet, what is …
Self-tutoring about Windows: the tutor mentions a necessity he’s had to discover. To prove a program result, etc., a person might be asked for a screenshot. Alt+PrtScrn takes a screenshot of the active window and puts it on the clipboard. …
Self-tutoring about Canadian geography: the tutor continues from yesterday’s post about the Annapolis Valley. In yesterday’s post, I mention farms near mountain top in the Annapolis Valley. North Mountain and South Mountain, which encase the Valley, have elevation around 200m. …
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