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 Emacs since 2022, starting with DOOM Emacs.
 
 
+# Discussion
+
+## Questions and answers
+
+-   Q: I use org-roam for notes and find it very useful - have you
+    considered it?
+    -   A: I know about it; started with it, actually. Didn't like the
+        dependancy on an external db, e.g. if using syncthing from a
+        laptop to a desktop. Fair enough.
+-   Q: Do you use the Getting Things Done methodology as part of your
+    Org workflow?
+    -   A: I started with org, and then heard about GTD, so I didn't
+        exactly design my workflow with that in mind.
+    -   I probably don't do it the exact way.
+        -   audience: I can never Get Things Done :-\\
+        -   \<gs-101\> Personally, I just add checkboxes to TODO
+            headings. For example. I scheduled to learn scheme today: 
+        -   \* TODO Study Scheme \[0/4\] 
+            -   \- \[ \] A Scheme Primer 
+            -   \- \[ \] Structure and Interpretation of Computer
+                Programs 
+            -   \- \[ \] Video lectures of thre previous book 
+            -   \- \[ \] The Scheme Programming Language Fourth Edition
+            -   And each checkbox is a link to a bibliographic note of
+                the book/video.
+-   Q:org-fc and org-drill are emacs  org mode centric flash card
+    solutions, have you looked into them?
+    -   A: Looked into org-drill, but wanted to use Anki because I
+        wanted to use it on my phone, so that demotivated me.
+-   Q:What do other students think about your approach - and what are
+    they doing instead (if anything)? And your teachers - what do they
+    think?
+    -   A: Other students are usually just confused. They know I use
+        Linux but they don't know what it is, so they assume that
+        everything I do on my computer is hacking or doing some Linux
+        thing. I don't usually bother explaining it to them. That's
+        one of the reasons I made this talk, so I can refer people who
+        are actually interested in it instead of superficially
+        interested in it.
+    -   For my teachers, I think\... I showed them this year for the
+        first time. It didn't really interact where they would see what
+        happens. Export to LaTeX\... I did that for my physics class. My
+        teacher was pretty satisfied with the results for the math
+        programming. I think they don't really have a problem with it.
+        It's actually more convenient.
+        -   audience: I'm a teacher and I'd be over the moon. And if I
+            didn't know it yet, I'd be super inspired. I use it with
+            all my students (some complain but the best ones adopt it
+            pretty effortlessly).
+-   Q: What was your biggest source of frustration/friction/confusion
+    when getting started with Emacs?
+    -   A: I don't really remember; it somehow just clicked one day.
+-   Q: How did you come across Emacs? What got you into it?+1
+    -   A: I get asked this quite a bit; I have a prepaired answer. 
+        Similar to how I stumbled into Linux.  Saw screen-shots on
+        Reddit, saw video on YouTube (doom cast is what got me really
+        into it). Chat recommended: SystemCrafters' videos; yes, as
+        well as prot's videos about completion and embark.  i would
+        watch videos while washing dishes. 
+-   Q: What the situation with respect to "mobile" use (if ever
+    that's applicable)? (yes, Orgzly\...using that?)
+    -   A:  Didn't want to use a paid-app to sync files, didn't need
+        to look into too much because I carry a notebook and usually a
+        laptop.  I've seen others get started with eink tablets, can't
+        attest to how good that is.
+-   Q: Has using emacs led to expanded interest in programming/computer
+    science? (apologies if I forgot from your presentation) (+1; emacs
+    configuration seems like a natural entry-point into learning
+    programming)
+    -   A: Emacs is what got me started with lisp specifically,
+        otherwise I might not have looked into it that much other than
+        dabbling with Scheme from the Structures and Interpertations of
+        Computer Science book.  I was into programming before Emacs.  I
+        used vscode then vim, before emacs, but now I've done most of
+        my programming in Emacs.
+-   Q:You mentioned exporting notes, essays, etc. for handing them on to
+    other people. How does interaction with others work in technical
+    terms? We mostly find workflows centered around Microsoft products.
+    How do you manage with that? (+1; now that computers are fully
+    integrated into education, how do you deal with conflicts in terms
+    of the tools and workflows others expect you to use?)
+    -   A:
+
+## Notes
+
+-   Evangelism. We need more of that. Like the quote "Investing in your
+    future". Going to spread this.
+-   \<lounge-081\> (This high-schooler is definitely going places!)
+-   \* pizzapal makes note of anki
+-   For creating flash cards entirely from inside Emacs, there's
+    Gnosis:
+    [https://thanosapollo.org/projects/gnosis/](https://thanosapollo.org/projects/gnosis/){rel="noreferrer noopener"}
+-   \<robin\> i started living in emacs around age 13, this talk is
+    definitely bringing back a lot of memories \^\^
+    -   \<kswiss\> robin: wow! do you remember how you heard the first
+        time about emacs back then?
+        -   \<robin\> kswiss, hearing about some "linux" thing on the
+            radio and reading some LJ copies -\> my dad bought an old pc
+            from a grad student -\> reading a bunch of those "learn
+            everything about gnu/linux" tomes -\> switch todebian and
+            deciding to try out that Other Editor
+-   \<johnhamelink\> 👏👏👏 well done!
+-   \<ElephantErgo\> Great talk! Thank you! I'm really going to have to
+    try out some of those packages 😊
+-   \<oylenshpeegul, karthik\> 👏
+-   \<jkm\> 👏👏
+-   \<robin\> 👏👏👏
+-   \<FlowyCoder\> 👏👏👏👏
+-   \<kswiss\> 👏 (i wish i would have discovered emacs also in my
+    school time)
+-   \<ElfOfPi\> 👏👏👏👏👏
+-   \<lounge-548\> Fanstastic talk! I will save the link to the talk for
+    new users of org-mode.
+-   fantastic talk ty
+-   Like the moderator,  too, very upbeat just what I need on this day
+    of drizzle.
+-   Yes, 30-40 years back \*sigh\*
+-   \<gs-101\> I hope I get praised this much by the professors if I'm
+    able to join university 😄
+-   \<robin\> ah bardman is gone, if there are more people with
+    "learning scheme" on their TODO list, there'll be a sicp reading
+    group next year (loosely affiliated with
+    ##transgeeks/#guile-emacs/#systemcrafters), i think daviwil of
+    systemcrafters.net also runs guile scheme courses from time to time
+    -   \<robin\> privmsg or email me if you want a direct notification,
+        but i'll be mentioning it occasionally in those channels when
+        they're close to starting
+
 
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