Self-tutoring about internet surfing: the tutor looks into the .za top level domain. .za means the website is from South Africa, according to my source. Source: www.zadna.org.za searchmicroservices.techtarget.com
Self-tutoring about breakfast foods: the tutor makes a comparison between cream cheese and nutella® Bagel and cream cheese is a classic, of course. Yet, nutella® is definitely part of our culture now. What about a comparison between them? The cream …
Self-tutoring about food: the tutor asks himself a question out of the blue, and finds a surprising answer. As a kid, I was told tomato leaves are poisonous. Yet, are they? I’ve found three sources, this morning, that mention tomato …
Self-tutoring about weather: the tutor loves to bring you this post about a phenomenon that’s long confused him. This morning, the temp was 6°C at 7am, but 4°C at 8am. The sun rose at 7:35am. I’ve observed, so often, the …
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Self-tutoring about fitness: the tutor reflects about running on a treadmill vs outside. I first tried running on a treadmill a couple of weeks back. I find it requires greater awareness than running outside, since specific position on the belt …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions the meaning of prandial. prandial (adjective): regarding mealtime or the consumption of food. Source: oxforddictionaries.com
Self-tutoring about trees: the tutor mentions a linden he’s noticed. In the northwest corner of a local sports field is a hardwood tree, perhaps 70 ft tall. Its trunk is oval; its max diameter might be 18 inches. The bark …
Self-tutoring about ratios: the tutor reflects about preparing oatmeal. The ratio of oatmeal to water, with the brand I use, is 1 and 1/3 cup to 3 cups. As such, it’s a less convenient ratio to scale up or down …
Self-tutoring about copying folders: the tutor mentions robocopy. robocopy this_dir j:\that_dir /e As I recall, the above command, from the command prompt, can be used to copy the local directory this_dir to the external location j:\that_dir. The switch /e at …
Self-tutoring about health: the tutor looks into ketosis. ketosis (noun): a state of metabolism in which ketones are being consumed for fuel. It results from low availability of glucose due to low carbohydrate intake. During ketosis, the body releases fat …