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Self-tutoring about being Canadian: the tutor reflects…. In light of recent discoveries of graves, Canadians might well be more careful about how we view our country. We’ve always been known for being more or less innocent, especially compared with others. …
Self-tutoring about baking: the tutor mentions cream cheese icing and an easy way to make it. I finally made red velvet cake with cream cheese icing. Beforehand, I’d baked a red velvet cake, but not made cream cheese icing, so …
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Self-tutoring about surviving and working in the heat: the tutor begins. When you do almost everything by, and for, yourself, you might not work on a schedule. Rather, you do Task A “when there’s time.” Such is often my situation. …
Self-tutoring about electric drill use: the tutor mentions how he got a chuck loose. From the point of view herein, “chuck” means the part of the drill you loosen to pull out a bit, then tighten to hold a bit. …
Self-tutoring about produce: the tutor mentions something he learned. I’ve never bought mango, but tonight they were on “3 for 5”, so I thought I’d try them. I wasn’t sure how to eat one, so I watched the helpful video …
Self-tutoring about school supplies: the tutor reboots his ideas about erasers. Notice: philosophical, nostalgic post ahead I’m hopelessly nostalgic, perhaps especially in the summer, still thinking like it’s the 70s. Moreover, to me, ignoring the 5 Ws about a given …
Self-tutoring about the electronic lifestyle and internet safety: the tutor mentions a way to check a site before you go there. The other day it happened again: I was referred, by an academic search, to a site so obscure, the …
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Self-tutoring about text editors: the tutor mentions why Notepad isn’t always preferred. Notepad, of course, comes onboard with Windows. It’s a great text editor, and I’ve written many programs on it, even recently. The first big draw of Notepad++ or …
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Self-tutoring about text editors: the tutor mentions his comparison of VS-Code to Notepad++. I’ve used both VS-Code and Notepad++. VS-Code is great, but I find it can strain an older computer. Notepad++ seems to use less resources, so is more …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects… Today, in conversation, my wife mentioned a tent trailer. I haven’t heard the term in decades, nor can recall seeing one in that same span. Believe it or not, …