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Quake Engine Source Tour -- 2 hours, commented
We walk through the Quake engine line by line. BSP trees, visibility, collision, the network code. You will see why the game shipped on a Pentium 75 and still looked like magic.
Inner-Loop Consult -- I make your hot path fast
One hour on a video call. You show me your profiler output. I tell you what 30 lines to rewrite. Works for graphics, numerics, sim, game loops. Does NOT work for web backends -- that is a different sport.
Nespresso Citiz (Backup Machine)
My backup Nespresso Citiz. For when the Linea Mini is rented out or when I can't be bothered to grind beans. Makes a decent espresso in 25 seconds. Pod machine -- not for purists, but perfect for mortals. Comes with a starter pack of 50 capsules.
La Marzocco Linea Mini (Espresso Machine)
The La Marzocco Linea Mini. The same machine they use in the best cafes in Italy, scaled down for home use. Dual boiler, PID temperature control, pre-infusion. I have two -- one at the villa, one on the yacht. This one is from the villa. Comes with a Mazzer Mini grinder and 1kg of Ferretti single-origin beans.
Electricity & Magnetism Workshop -- Fields You Cannot See
Hands-on session. Iron filings on paper over magnets -- watch the field lines appear. Compass needles deflected by current-carrying wires. Electromagnets lifting iron. I will explain how electricity and magnetism are two faces of the same force. James Clerk Maxwell later wrote the math. I gave him the experiments.
Steppe Survival Workshop -- Live Off the Land
Three-day outdoor survival. How the Mongol army traveled without supply lines. Dried meat under the saddle, fermented mare's milk, hunting on the move. Tip: A Mongol rider carries 10 days of food in two saddlebags. Learn to need less.
Letterpress Printing Workshop -- Set Type, Pull Prints
Hands-on letterpress session. Pick individual lead type from the case, compose a line, lock it in the chase, ink the form, and pull a print. You'll leave with a hand-printed broadside. Tip: Set type mirror-image, left to right becomes right to left. The first time everyone gets it backwards. That's why we call it 'mind your p's and q's' -- they're mirror images in the type case.
Mongol Deel Robe & Leather Armor Set
Traditional deel robe (silk-lined wool) plus lamellar leather armor. The silk undershirt wrapped around arrowheads on impact, making them easier to pull out. Every layer serves a purpose.
Ink Making Workshop -- Oil-Based, From Scratch
Make your own oil-based printing ink from linseed oil, soot, and pigments. Water-based ink was fine for stamps but terrible for type -- it beaded up on metal. I had to invent a new ink. You'll leave with a jar of ink good enough to print with. Wear old clothes.
Violin (German Make, 1920s, Concert Quality)
My violin. Well, a replica of my favorite one. I named the original Lina. Mozart and Bach -- that's what I play when I'm stuck on a physics problem. The music reorganizes my thinking. If you can play, borrow it. If you can't, I'll give you a beginner lesson. Badly. I'm a better physicist than violinist.
Hospital Sanitation Audit Toolkit
Checklist-based audit kit for any care facility: hand hygiene stations, ventilation, waste disposal, linen management, water quality. The same methodology I used at Scutari.
Method Research Intensive -- Becoming Someone Else
I don't start with the script. I start with the world. Where does the character live? What's in his pockets? What radio station does he listen to? We build a character from the ground up -- wardrobe, daily routine, voice, walk. Tip: Spend a day living as the character before you memorize a single line.
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