Self-tutoring about technology: the tutor adds an observation about download speed related to multiple tabs open. For my phone, there doesn’t seem to be a consistent relationship between number of tabs open and download speed. With 8 tabs open it …
Self-tutoring about technology: the tutor explores the idea of ping. Apparently, ping is measured in milliseconds (ms), and is the time a device awaits an answer from another. The lower it is, the better. I’ve read that ping below 50 …
Self-tutoring about fitness and health: the tutor explores the idea of hiit (high intensity interval training). High intensity interval training means alternation between maximum effort and light effort. Of course, the exerciser needs to warm up first. Then, the typical …
Self-tutoring about religious history: the tutor examines the premise of Baal worship, which is forbidden by the Old Testament. A Baal is a local deity that some people of the Middle East, in antiquity, would worship. By one of the …
Self-tutoring about health: the tutor pursues the idea of how many calories a person might burn per minute, at rest. The rest calorie burn rate is approximately 1.2 per minute for a person of mass 70kg. Back in my post …
Tutoring English, new vocabulary is always interesting – especially unfamiliar short words. The tutor fields the question, “What are warp, weft, and woof?” Weaving fabric, there is fundamentally a grid that consists of lengthwise threads and cross threads. The lengthwise …
Self-tutoring about religion: the tutor looks at the definition of Torah. Torah (noun): 1. the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. 2. all the books of the Old Testament (from a Christian point of …
Self-tutoring about baking: the tutor follows up on the idea of sticky dough. Back in my post on July 21, I mention dough being to sticky to work: it stuck to my hands so I couldn’t knead it. The same …
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Tutoring English, spelling is always interesting. The tutor mentions the spelling of the word tambourine. tambourine (noun): a hand-held drum with metallic noisemakers attached. The Brits and the Yanks both spell tambourine this way. Source: Gilmour, Lorna (editor). Collins Essential …
Self-tutoring about colour choices: the tutor inquires about worldwide favourites. Blue is the most popular colour worldwide. From country to country, the second-favourite colour varies: typically it’s red or green. Yet, in Hong Kong, it’s purple! In both the US …