Protein showdown: tuna vs beef
Self-tutoring about food: the tutor checks a comparison. The numbers below are for cooked portions. beef tuna % protein ≈ 28 ≈ 28 Interesting, eh? Source: usda.gov usda.gov
Author: Jack
English: “Minder”
Self-tutoring about English: the tutor reminisces, mentioning the term “minder”. When I was a kid, I used to watch a British TV show called Minder. I’d say it wasn’t a comedy, yet was very funny. It was about a small-time …
Computer science: what is a search mask?
Self-tutoring about computer science terminology: the tutor mentions “search mask”. As I understand: search mask (n): a pattern that matches must follow. The masked parts are variable, possibly indicated by wildcards. An example might be qu#te, # being the wildcard. …
Cooking: temp to keep food warm?
Self-tutoring about cooking: the tutor mentions keeping cooked food warm in the oven. Wanting to keep prepared food warm, I looked up a recommendation. One site mentions 200F. Covering the food with foil is recommended. The chicken was already fully …
Windows: command line: forfiles command
Self-tutoring about Windows cmd prompt: the tutor mentions the forfiles command. I continue to use the command line when navigating Windows, likely because it seems quicker than the file explorer. To find files in the current directory last modified on …
Windows: command line: listing directories or files
Self-tutoring about the Windows cmd: the tutor mentions a trick he read for listing only the directories or only the files. Using the Windows Command Prompt, I wanted to sharpen dir. Keying in help dir, I read that dir /a:d …
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Color: random combinations
Self-tutoring about color choices: the tutor reflects…. Click me:) Hello! Welcome to random colors! Click…:) Clicking the button above makes a random choice of both text and background colors. Designers might seek that magic combination people can’t resist. Yet, would …
Color: tint
Self-tutoring about art: the tutor mentions the meaning of “tint”. “Tint” means change a color by adding white. How might a person imagine tint from the rgb point of view? Let’s imagine a color like rgb(150,175,0): ██ White is rgb(255,255,255). …
Weight loss: visualization
Self-tutoring about weight: the tutor reflects. About a year ago I was 165 lbs, wearing belts and pants left aside for years. I felt – and looked – younger. There was an important difference, however, between when I was 165 …
Internet: “Website unsafe” false warning
Self-tutoring about internet browsing: the tutor mentions a false positive, apparently from browser adware add-ons. A few days ago I was browsing the internet with ie11, on this Windows 7 PC. I keyed in a website name I visit all …