Self-tutoring about Windows: the tutor mentions how he creates a file from the command line. To create the file “new_file.txt” from the command prompt, I type in echo “hello” > new_file.txt The file is created with the word “hello” inside. …
Self-tutoring about computer science: the tutor explores the concept of “or”. In English, “or” means a choice: ham or bacon, for instance. In computer science, “or” is often called a logical operator, implying it yields 1 if true, but 0 …
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Self-tutoring about plateaus in strength training: the tutor mentions an idea he heard. Most athletes are aware of reaching a plateau, then perhaps even receding, and how it can derail confidence and motivation. Yesterday I found this video by Lee …
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor continues about the program that wants an update. In yesterday’s post I mention a program on this computer I can’t recall installing, that is requesting an update. I am unaware of anyone’s using …
Self-tutoring about Windows 7: the tutor shares an exploration. I’ve been busy lately, but today I’m more talkative, so I’ll begin a story. A software update panel appeared on this PC sometime in January. It promised a long licence agreement, …
Tutoring English, vocabulary evolves. The tutor mentions liminal. liminal (adj): occurring at a boundary, possibly straddling it. Source: dictionary.cambridge.org
Self-tutoring about music: the tutor mentions the song “Midnight City” by M83. Waiting in a car Waiting for a ride in the dark…. So begins “Midnight City” by M83, from 2011. I don’t recall if I knew it then, but …
Tutoring English, new vocabulary continually surfaces. The tutor mentions saltbox. saltbox: a house two storeys in front, but one in back. In pioneer times, the rear, one-storey section could be an add-on that developed from extending the roof back and …
Tutoring math, terms can be interesting. The tutor mentions idempotent. idempotent (adj): repeatable without further result, or unchanged by repetition of an operation. Source: encylopediaofmath.org
Tutoring English, discoveries continue. The tutor mentions exurb. exurb: a town outside a larger city, located past its suburbs. Source: Barber, Katherine et al. Oxford Canadian Dictionary of Current English. Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2005.