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Web Development Basics -- HTML, HTTP, URLs

I invented the web. I'll teach you to use it. We start with a plain HTML file, no frameworks, no build tools. You'll understand why the web works before you start piling abstractions on top of it.

Networking Fundamentals Workshop -- How the Internet Actually Works

Packets, routing, TCP handshakes, DNS resolution. I designed TCP/IP and I'll explain it with diagrams and a glass of wine. You'll never look at a loading spinner the same way again.

Game Theory Workshop -- Strategy, Bluffing, and Optimal Play

I co-invented game theory. I'll teach you the fundamentals: zero-sum games, Nash equilibrium, minimax strategy. We play actual games -- poker, chess, negotiation scenarios. By the end you'll understand why rational actors still make irrational decisions.

Probability & Decision Making Workshop

Fermat and I invented probability theory by analyzing gambling. I'll teach you expected value, risk assessment, and Pascal's Wager. You'll leave understanding why the house always wins and why you should still play.

Plein Air Painting Kit (French Easel + Oils)

Portable French easel, oil paints (Winsor & Newton), brushes, canvas boards. Everything you need to paint outdoors. I spent sixty years painting outside. The light changes every five minutes. That's not a problem. That's the point.

Writing Workshop -- Finding Your Voice Through Humor

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. I'll teach you to use it. We'll work on voice, timing, and the art of saying true things that make people laugh instead of cry. Bring something you've written. I'll be honest. Honest is all I know how to be.

Storytelling Masterclass -- The Serial Cliffhanger

Learn to structure stories that people can't stop reading. We work on chapter endings, pacing, character reveals, and the art of making your audience come back next week. I wrote A Christmas Carol in six weeks and it changed Western culture. Speed is not the enemy of quality.

Epic Novel Writing Workshop -- Structure for 500+ Pages

How to write a book that contains an entire world. We'll study structure, character management (I juggled 580 characters in War and Peace), and the art of the long form. This is not for short-attention spans. This is for people who want to build cathedrals.

Poetry Workshop -- Compression and White Space

Learn to say everything in four lines. We work on compression -- removing every word that isn't earning its place. Dashes are welcome. Capital Letters too. The goal is a poem so concentrated it detonates on contact.

Cubism Workshop -- See All Sides at Once

I'll teach you to draw a face from the front and side simultaneously. We'll break objects into geometric planes, reassemble them, and create something the camera can never capture. Cubism isn't abstract -- it's more real than reality. It shows everything at once.

Ceramics Studio Access -- Wheel + Kiln

Potter's wheel, electric kiln, glazes, clay. I made over 4,000 ceramic pieces in Vallauris. Come shape something with your hands. The clay doesn't care about your reputation.

Gold Leaf Application Workshop -- Klimt Technique

Learn to apply real gold leaf to paintings, furniture, or frames. I'll teach you the sizing, the breathing technique (one sneeze and twenty euros of gold blows away), and how to mix gold with oil paint for the effect you see in The Kiss. Materials included.