Self-tutoring about locations meant to be sealed: the tutor mentions o-rings, gaskets, and washers. While washers have numerous potential uses, such as spreading the force of a tight fastener across more material or absorbing vibration, some do work to provide …
Self-tutoring about health: the tutor mentions a discovery about caffeine. My readers likely know that I’m a coffee drinker. Therefore, it was with pleasure that I read this article from the Jerusalem Post suggesting that caffeine can promote DNA repair …
Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor continues about a junco he saw about a month ago. In my post on June 3, I mention noticing a junco lacking noticeable tail feathers. Said bird was with another, apparently similarly able. To be …
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Self-tutoring about gmail: the tutor mentions some techniques to find emails. In gmail, some simple yet powerful search techniques are available. For instance, imagine a person wants to find all emails from given_sender between October 21, 2022 and October 24, …
Self-tutoring about homemade food: the tutor mentions hummus. Yesterday I made hummus for a low-fat vegan diet. Therefore, I couldn’t use olive oil or tahini. I started mashing up chick peas with a potato masher, then added some lemon juice, …
Self-tutoring about plant identification: the tutor mentions stonecrop. Due to unusual (yet pleasant enough) circumstances, I’ve been walking around town lately. Not that I mind walking; I just usually don’t venture through those places. Yet, I used to, around 25-30 …
Self-tutoring about email: the tutor mentions a solution he found. Like (one might assume) many people, I have numerous email accounts that use numerous email clients. About a year ago, one started not being able to find certain emails in …
Self-tutoring about politics in the UK: the tutor mentions an interesting idea from Reform UK. The following is my understanding, in plain terms, of the Britannia Card and the situation behind it. The UK attracts many high earners who, for …
Self-tutoring about calories in food: the tutor mentions a comparison. Apparently orange, at 47 calories per 100g, has less caloric density than apple, at 52 calories per 100g. Interesting, eh? Source: fatsecret.com fatsecret.com
Self-tutoring about flowering plants: the tutor mentions lamb’s ear. Lamb’s ear lived on the property when we arrived, over 20 years ago. It spreads easily, but seems happy to live on the margins, so never interferes with anything. Apparently, it’s …