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Bug Hunting Workshop -- Find Bugs Like a Pro
I'll teach you how to find bugs in web apps. Manual testing, exploratory testing, writing test cases. 3-hour workshop. Bring your laptop and a sharp eye. We'll break things together.
Creative Thinking Workshop -- The Patent Clerk Method
Small group (max 5). I'll teach you how to do thought experiments: isolate a problem, strip it to essentials, follow the logic to impossible conclusions, then ask why they're impossible. This is how I found special relativity. This is how you solve any problem where the conventional answer feels wrong. Bring a notebook. Bring a problem. Leave with a new way to think.
Physics Problem-Solving Tutoring
One-on-one tutoring in physics. Any level, any topic. I spent 10 years as a professor. The secret to teaching physics is this: never start with the formula. Start with the question. Why does this happen? What would you expect? Now let's check. The formula is just the shorthand for the understanding.
Chemistry Lab Fundamentals -- Precision & Safety
Small group (max 4). Proper lab technique: titration, crystallization, fractional precipitation, safe handling of chemicals. I'll teach you the way I learned at the Sorbonne -- hands on, precise, no shortcuts. You will weigh to four decimal places. You will label every beaker. You will keep a proper lab notebook. Sloppiness in a lab kills people. I should know.
Geiger Counter (Professional Grade, Calibrated)
Professional-grade Geiger-Muller counter, recently calibrated. Detects alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. Includes headphones for the characteristic clicking sound. When Pierre and I first heard the clicks from our radium sample, we knew we had something the world had never seen.
Bifocal Lens Demonstration & Fitting
I got tired of switching between two pairs of glasses -- one for reading, one for distance. So I cut the lenses in half and combined them. Revolutionary? No. Practical? Enormously. This workshop covers basic optics, lens grinding principles, and why bifocals work. Tip: The best inventions solve annoyances, not emergencies.
Crusader Longsword & Heater Shield Training
Full-weight cruciform longsword and heater shield. The longsword is 40 inches of straight double-edged steel, designed for mounted and foot combat. The heater shield replaced the kite shield -- lighter, better for mounted lance work. I will teach you the cross-guard parry that saved my life at Jaffa.
Celtic Javelin Set (3 Throwing Spears)
Three light throwing javelins, ash shafts with iron heads. Balanced for distance and accuracy. I will teach you the overhand and sidearm throws that my warriors used to open every engagement.
Civil War Field Medicine Kit
Reproduction of a Civil War medical kit: bandages, tourniquets, herbal remedies, splint materials, suture kit. I served as a nurse before I led raids. Patching wounds in the field with no anesthesia and no hospital. These tools are replicas for training in field medicine basics.
Writing & Persuasion Workshop -- Poor Richard's Method
Small group (max 6). I'll teach you how to write clearly, persuade effectively, and publish for maximum impact. I wrote Poor Richard's Almanack for 25 years. Sold 10,000 copies a year. 'Early to bed and early to rise' -- that's mine. 'A penny saved is a penny earned' -- also mine. Short, memorable, useful. That's the formula.
Bokken Set (Oak Practice Swords, Pair)
Two red oak bokken -- standard katana length. These are the training weapons I used before every Kurosawa film. They teach you distance, timing, and respect for the blade. Tip: If you're gripping too tight, you're already losing.
Samurai Screen Combat Workshop -- The Way of the Blade
Katana work for film. Proper draw, strike, and resheath. We use bokken (wooden swords) first, then move to iaito (blunt steel). I'll teach you the difference between real kenjutsu and what looks good on camera. Kurosawa insisted on realism -- the audience can feel a fake swing. Tip: Speed comes from relaxation, not tension.
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