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The TinyCC source bundled with my notes on why each module is structured the way it is. Free. Read it. Learn. Compile it. Fork it. Do not thank me.

Fabrice Bellard

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Four 90-minute sessions. We read Redis source together -- event loop, key expiration, the AOF. You walk away able to find a memory leak in anybody's C code. Bring a laptop and a kitchen light.

Salvatore Sanfilippo

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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.

John Carmack

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We read the original FFmpeg source. I walk you through the demuxer, the codec, the filter graph, and the mux. By the end you will understand why every video on the internet passes through this code.

Fabrice Bellard

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How to unite fractious tribes against a common enemy. Managing egos, distributing resources, maintaining alliance cohesion. Tip: People join a cause for different reasons. Give each tribe their reason. But give them ONE leader and ONE plan.

Boudicca

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How to build and operate a clandestine network. Safe houses, codes, route planning, compartmentalization (each station knows only the next), vetting members. The Railroad operated for decades under the noses of slavers and federal marshals. Tip: Trust is your most valuable and most dangerous resource. Verify before you trust.

Harriet Tubman

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Building a self-sufficient military supply chain. Local manufacturing, resource management, trade network building, reducing dependence on external suppliers. The French tried to starve me of weapons. I built my own factories. Tip: Every dependency is a vulnerability. Every skill you outsource is a throat your enemy can cut.

Samori Ture

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Precision optical filters: red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow. Mount them on a light source and explore additive and subtractive color mixing. Combine red and green light -- you get yellow. This surprises everyone. Color is not in the objects. Color is in the light and in your eyes.

James Clerk Maxwell

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I made the most acclaimed debut film in Indian history with no money, no studio, and no experience. I teach you to work with what you have: natural light, real locations, non-professional actors, and a story worth telling. We plan a short film using only resources within walking distance. Tip: Limitations are not obstacles. They are your style.

Satyajit Ray

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Small group (max 8). How to lead when everything is against you. No resources, no title, no authority -- just the trust of the people next to you. We use historical scenarios and modern case studies. Tip: People follow courage, not rank.

Spartacus

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When the cause is impossible, how do you lead? Recruitment, morale, operating without resources or official support. Case studies from Scotland, Ireland, the American colonies, and modern resistance movements. Tip: The cause outlives the man. I died badly. Scotland still became free.

William Wallace

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How to assess a strategic landscape and create a multi-year plan. Alliance building, resource assessment, timing, and the patience to wait for conditions to ripen. I planned Liu Bei's rise from a homeless refugee to Emperor of Shu Han. Tip: Strategy is not a single move. It is a sequence of moves that each make the next one possible.

Zhuge Liang

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