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diff --git a/2023/captions/emacsconf-2023-emacsconf--emacsconforg-how-we-use-org-mode-and-tramp-to-organize-and-run-a-multitrack-conference--sacha-chua--main--chapters.vtt b/2023/captions/emacsconf-2023-emacsconf--emacsconforg-how-we-use-org-mode-and-tramp-to-organize-and-run-a-multitrack-conference--sacha-chua--main--chapters.vtt index 6ec32228..2a53cea7 100644 --- a/2023/captions/emacsconf-2023-emacsconf--emacsconforg-how-we-use-org-mode-and-tramp-to-organize-and-run-a-multitrack-conference--sacha-chua--main--chapters.vtt +++ b/2023/captions/emacsconf-2023-emacsconf--emacsconforg-how-we-use-org-mode-and-tramp-to-organize-and-run-a-multitrack-conference--sacha-chua--main--chapters.vtt @@ -13,41 +13,41 @@ Information 00:02:09.160 --> 00:03:53.119 Properties -00:03:53.120 --> 00:04:29.119 +00:03:53.120 --> 00:04:29.719 Timezones -00:04:29.120 --> 00:05:39.079 +00:04:29.720 --> 00:05:41.779 Scheduling -00:05:42.360 --> 00:06:48.119 +00:05:41.780 --> 00:06:48.399 Templates -00:06:48.120 --> 00:08:03.959 +00:06:48.400 --> 00:08:04.379 Wiki -00:08:03.960 --> 00:08:27.679 +00:08:04.380 --> 00:08:28.199 Etherpad -00:08:27.680 --> 00:09:05.479 +00:08:28.200 --> 00:09:05.919 E-mail -00:09:05.480 --> 00:10:07.759 +00:09:05.920 --> 00:10:08.120 BigBlueButton web conferences -00:10:07.760 --> 00:10:36.199 +00:10:08.121 --> 00:10:36.699 Shortcuts -00:10:36.200 --> 00:11:03.319 +00:10:36.700 --> 00:11:03.679 Logbook -00:11:03.320 --> 00:12:12.519 +00:11:03.680 --> 00:12:13.219 Captions -00:12:12.520 --> 00:13:10.839 +00:12:13.220 --> 00:13:11.279 Crontabs and playing the talks -00:13:10.840 --> 00:13:49.639 +00:13:11.280 --> 00:13:49.879 Transitions -00:13:49.640 --> 00:15:05.200 +00:13:49.880 --> 00:15:05.200 Wrapping up diff --git a/2023/captions/emacsconf-2023-emacsconf--emacsconforg-how-we-use-org-mode-and-tramp-to-organize-and-run-a-multitrack-conference--sacha-chua--main.vtt b/2023/captions/emacsconf-2023-emacsconf--emacsconforg-how-we-use-org-mode-and-tramp-to-organize-and-run-a-multitrack-conference--sacha-chua--main.vtt index d97b9aa8..cbec1bb1 100644 --- a/2023/captions/emacsconf-2023-emacsconf--emacsconforg-how-we-use-org-mode-and-tramp-to-organize-and-run-a-multitrack-conference--sacha-chua--main.vtt +++ b/2023/captions/emacsconf-2023-emacsconf--emacsconforg-how-we-use-org-mode-and-tramp-to-organize-and-run-a-multitrack-conference--sacha-chua--main.vtt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -WEBVTT captioned by sachac +WEBVTT captioned by sachac, checked by sachac NOTE Intro @@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ based on the current region. I bind that to `C-c C-x p`. 00:02:56.040 --> 00:02:58.599 That makes it much easier to set properties -00:02:58.600 --> 00:03:00.639 +00:02:58.600 --> 00:03:01.239 that couldn't automatically be recognized. -00:03:00.640 --> 00:03:04.519 +00:03:01.240 --> 00:03:04.519 Sometimes it makes sense to dynamically generate a property 00:03:04.520 --> 00:03:07.679 @@ -265,19 +265,19 @@ NOTE Timezones 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:55.639 Another example of semi-structured information -00:03:55.640 --> 00:03:56.759 +00:03:55.640 --> 00:03:57.299 is speaker availability. -00:03:56.760 --> 00:03:59.319 +00:03:57.300 --> 00:03:59.619 We have speakers from all over the world, -00:03:59.320 --> 00:04:02.599 +00:03:59.620 --> 00:04:03.019 so we try to schedule live Q&A sessions when they're around. -00:04:02.600 --> 00:04:04.559 +00:04:03.020 --> 00:04:05.019 That means working with timezones. -00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:08.439 +00:04:05.020 --> 00:04:08.439 Completion makes it much easier to set the timezone property 00:04:08.440 --> 00:04:10.599 @@ -286,10 +286,10 @@ without worrying about typos. 00:04:10.600 --> 00:04:14.359 We can take advantage of the timezone list from the tzc package, -00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:16.679 +00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:17.159 which works with Unix timezone definitions. -00:04:16.680 --> 00:04:19.919 +00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:19.919 Then we can convert times using Emacs. 00:04:19.920 --> 00:04:22.639 @@ -301,18 +301,18 @@ makes it easier to parse. 00:04:24.400 --> 00:04:27.439 I can use those availability constraints to report errors -00:04:27.440 --> 00:04:29.119 +00:04:27.440 --> 00:04:29.719 when I'm experimenting with the schedule. NOTE Scheduling -00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:30.759 +00:04:29.720 --> 00:04:31.679 Now that I have the availability information, -00:04:30.760 --> 00:04:31.919 +00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:33.940 I can think about scheduling. -00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:38.239 +00:04:33.941 --> 00:04:38.239 When we were planning EmacsConf 2022, the schedule was so full, 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:40.839 @@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ also helped me test scheduling ideas and think out loud. 00:05:04.200 --> 00:05:06.879 I could change the time between talks, the order of the talks, -00:05:06.880 --> 00:05:08.599 +00:05:06.880 --> 00:05:08.939 and even what tracks the talks were in. -00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:10.719 +00:05:08.940 --> 00:05:10.719 This was helpful when I needed to include 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:13.239 @@ -372,27 +372,27 @@ I also love how I can have an Emacs Lisp block 00:05:25.400 --> 00:05:28.599 in an Org Mode document that updates an SVG -00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:31.279 +00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:31.999 that I can view right there in my text editor. -00:05:31.280 --> 00:05:34.799 +00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:34.799 Setting the timezone lets me automatically translate times -00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:36.919 +00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:37.819 to the speaker's local timezone when I e-mail them. -00:05:36.920 --> 00:05:39.079 +00:05:37.820 --> 00:05:41.779 That's mostly a matter of using `format-time-string` with a timezone. NOTE Templates -00:05:42.360 --> 00:05:43.159 -There's also a lot of text to work with, +00:05:41.780 --> 00:05:43.159 +There's a lot of text to work with, -00:05:43.160 --> 00:05:45.119 +00:05:43.160 --> 00:05:45.699 which means templates are super handy. -00:05:45.120 --> 00:05:48.119 +00:05:45.700 --> 00:05:48.119 There are a number of templating functions for Emacs Lisp, 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:52.959 @@ -401,10 +401,10 @@ like the built-in `tempo.el` or `s-lex-format` from `s.el`. 00:05:52.960 --> 00:05:54.439 I ended up writing something -00:05:54.440 --> 00:05:57.279 +00:05:54.440 --> 00:05:58.019 that works with property lists (plists) instead, -00:05:57.280 --> 00:06:02.199 +00:05:58.020 --> 00:06:02.199 since we use plists all over the emacsconf-el library. 00:06:02.200 --> 00:06:03.999 @@ -419,60 +419,60 @@ I use this mostly because I have a hard time 00:06:07.560 --> 00:06:11.079 keeping track of which `%s` is which when I use `format`, -00:06:11.080 --> 00:06:13.919 +00:06:11.080 --> 00:06:14.299 and it's hard to get an overall view if I just use `concat`. -00:06:13.920 --> 00:06:17.599 +00:06:14.300 --> 00:06:17.599 The code looks for the properties and replaces them with the values. -00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:20.919 +00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:21.299 I just find it a little easier to think about sometimes. -00:06:20.920 --> 00:06:24.079 +00:06:21.300 --> 00:06:24.079 Getting all the information is just a matter of going over -00:06:24.080 --> 00:06:26.999 +00:06:24.080 --> 00:06:27.399 all the talk entries using `org-map-entries`. -00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:30.319 +00:06:27.400 --> 00:06:30.699 This builds the talk info by running a bunch of functions. -00:06:30.320 --> 00:06:33.439 +00:06:30.700 --> 00:06:33.819 Some functions get the information from the Org file. -00:06:33.440 --> 00:06:36.359 +00:06:33.820 --> 00:06:36.959 Other functions use the info already collected. -00:06:36.360 --> 00:06:39.039 +00:06:36.960 --> 00:06:39.259 This can take a while to do again and again. -00:06:39.040 --> 00:06:41.479 +00:06:39.260 --> 00:06:41.739 It's useful to `memoize` this function -00:06:41.480 --> 00:06:43.239 +00:06:41.740 --> 00:06:43.499 when I know I'll be using it a lot, -00:06:43.240 --> 00:06:45.679 +00:06:43.500 --> 00:06:45.959 like when I export the organizers notebook. -00:06:45.680 --> 00:06:48.119 +00:06:45.960 --> 00:06:48.399 Memoize caches recent values. NOTE Wiki -00:06:48.120 --> 00:06:50.239 +00:06:48.400 --> 00:06:50.239 We combine this templating function 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:51.479 with the talk information -00:06:51.480 --> 00:06:53.119 +00:06:51.480 --> 00:06:53.439 to fill in the conference wiki, -00:06:53.120 --> 00:06:56.279 +00:06:53.440 --> 00:06:56.479 since that's a matter of writing templated strings to files. -00:06:56.280 --> 00:06:58.279 +00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:58.279 The talk pages are generated once 00:06:58.280 --> 00:07:00.279 @@ -481,16 +481,16 @@ and then left alone for manual editing, 00:07:00.280 --> 00:07:02.399 while the navigation is regenerated -00:07:02.400 --> 00:07:04.199 +00:07:02.400 --> 00:07:04.659 every time we change the details. -00:07:04.200 --> 00:07:05.799 +00:07:04.660 --> 00:07:05.799 Here are some examples -00:07:05.800 --> 00:07:07.319 +00:07:05.800 --> 00:07:07.919 of how we fill in the conference wiki. -00:07:07.320 --> 00:07:10.959 +00:07:07.920 --> 00:07:10.959 We put in the format of the talk, how Q&A works, 00:07:10.960 --> 00:07:12.319 @@ -499,72 +499,72 @@ and what the status is. 00:07:12.320 --> 00:07:14.959 Once the talk is live, we include the video -00:07:14.960 --> 00:07:16.479 +00:07:14.960 --> 00:07:17.079 and the links to the files, too. -00:07:16.480 --> 00:07:18.719 +00:07:17.080 --> 00:07:18.719 The code is a little bit long, 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:20.079 but the important part is that -00:07:20.080 --> 00:07:22.639 +00:07:20.080 --> 00:07:22.879 we fill in a plist with the values we calculate, -00:07:22.640 --> 00:07:26.159 +00:07:22.880 --> 00:07:26.379 and then we can use `emacsconf-replace-plist-in-string` -00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:27.719 +00:07:26.380 --> 00:07:28.019 to put that all together. -00:07:27.720 --> 00:07:30.079 +00:07:28.020 --> 00:07:30.279 The schedule is a little more complicated. -00:07:30.080 --> 00:07:32.079 +00:07:30.280 --> 00:07:32.079 I wrote an Ikiwiki directive -00:07:32.080 --> 00:07:33.839 +00:07:32.080 --> 00:07:34.019 so that the markup is more manageable, -00:07:33.840 --> 00:07:36.159 +00:07:34.020 --> 00:07:36.519 and the Emacs Lisp function uses that. -00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:40.399 +00:07:36.520 --> 00:07:40.619 The Ikiwiki directive takes all the data and turns it into HTML... -00:07:40.400 --> 00:07:42.959 +00:07:40.620 --> 00:07:42.959 ...so we can use Emacs Lisp to iterate over -00:07:42.960 --> 00:07:44.679 +00:07:42.960 --> 00:07:44.819 a slightly smaller property list -00:07:44.680 --> 00:07:47.479 +00:07:44.820 --> 00:07:47.779 and put them into the format Ikiwiki expects. -00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:50.079 +00:07:47.780 --> 00:07:50.079 It's nice to be able to navigate between talks -00:07:50.080 --> 00:07:52.319 +00:07:50.080 --> 00:07:52.839 without going back to the schedule page each time. -00:07:52.320 --> 00:07:55.399 +00:07:52.840 --> 00:07:55.579 This is handled by keeping two extra copies of the list: -00:07:55.400 --> 00:07:57.319 +00:07:55.580 --> 00:07:57.559 one with the first talk popped off, -00:07:57.320 --> 00:08:00.159 +00:07:57.560 --> 00:08:00.359 and one with an extra element added to the beginning. -00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:02.439 +00:08:00.360 --> 00:08:02.439 Then we can use the heads of those lists -00:08:02.440 --> 00:08:03.959 +00:08:02.440 --> 00:08:04.379 for next/previous links. NOTE Etherpad -00:08:03.960 --> 00:08:06.679 +00:08:04.380 --> 00:08:06.679 Links to the next talks are also handy 00:08:06.680 --> 00:08:08.639 @@ -576,63 +576,63 @@ that we use for collecting questions, answers, and notes 00:08:12.040 --> 00:08:12.839 during each talk. -00:08:12.840 --> 00:08:14.679 +00:08:12.840 --> 00:08:15.299 Etherpad has an API... -00:08:14.680 --> 00:08:17.319 +00:08:15.300 --> 00:08:17.319 ...so I can start the pads off with a template -00:08:17.320 --> 00:08:18.559 +00:08:17.320 --> 00:08:18.939 before the conference. -00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:21.239 +00:08:18.940 --> 00:08:21.239 I don't want to accidentally overwrite a pad -00:08:21.240 --> 00:08:22.679 +00:08:21.240 --> 00:08:22.939 that has been manually edited. -00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:25.719 +00:08:22.940 --> 00:08:25.719 We can save the timestamp of the last modification -00:08:25.720 --> 00:08:27.679 +00:08:25.720 --> 00:08:28.199 and then compare it before overwriting. NOTE E-mail -00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:30.839 +00:08:28.200 --> 00:08:31.239 Templates are also very handy when it comes to e-mail. -00:08:30.840 --> 00:08:33.599 +00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:33.599 Sometimes we send e-mails one at a time, 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:35.199 like when we let a speaker know -00:08:35.200 --> 00:08:36.599 +00:08:35.200 --> 00:08:36.879 that we've received their proposal. -00:08:36.600 --> 00:08:39.559 +00:08:36.880 --> 00:08:39.559 That's mostly a matter of plugging the talk's properties -00:08:39.560 --> 00:08:41.119 +00:08:39.560 --> 00:08:41.559 into the right places in the template. -00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:44.799 +00:08:41.560 --> 00:08:45.019 Sometimes we send e-mails to lots of speakers at the same time, -00:08:44.800 --> 00:08:47.999 +00:08:45.020 --> 00:08:48.299 like when we send them instructions for uploading their files. -00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:51.439 +00:08:48.300 --> 00:08:51.619 Instead of sending one e-mail and Bcc-ing everyone, -00:08:51.440 --> 00:08:53.479 +00:08:51.620 --> 00:08:53.479 or sending people multiple e-mails -00:08:53.480 --> 00:08:54.999 +00:08:53.480 --> 00:08:55.139 because they have multiple talks, -00:08:55.000 --> 00:08:57.559 +00:08:55.140 --> 00:08:57.559 I like to draft these as individual e-mails 00:08:57.560 --> 00:08:59.799 @@ -641,98 +641,92 @@ to each speaker (or group of speakers, 00:08:59.800 --> 00:09:02.599 if more than one person is associated with a talk). -00:09:02.600 --> 00:09:05.479 +00:09:02.600 --> 00:09:05.919 That gives me an opportunity to personalize it further. NOTE BigBlueButton web conferences -00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:08.119 +00:09:05.920 --> 00:09:08.119 Many speakers answer questions live 00:09:08.120 --> 00:09:10.039 in BigBlueButton web conference rooms. -00:09:10.040 --> 00:09:12.639 +00:09:10.440 --> 00:09:12.639 Setting up one room per group of speakers 00:09:12.640 --> 00:09:15.199 makes it easy to give the speakers the details -00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:18.519 +00:09:15.400 --> 00:09:18.719 and associate the recorded video with the talk afterwards. -00:09:18.520 --> 00:09:20.599 +00:09:18.720 --> 00:09:20.599 For EmacsConf 2023, -00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:24.839 +00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:25.079 I used Spookfox to control Mozilla Firefox from Emacs -00:09:24.840 --> 00:09:27.479 +00:09:25.080 --> 00:09:27.479 so that I could automate creating the rooms 00:09:27.480 --> 00:09:30.919 and adding the URLs to the talk properties in my Org file. -00:09:30.920 --> 00:09:33.959 +00:09:30.957 --> 00:09:33.959 Then I can use mail merge to send each speaker -00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:36.399 +00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:36.899 the check-in instructions for their specific room. -00:09:36.400 --> 00:09:38.679 +00:09:36.900 --> 00:09:39.139 Some speakers will take questions by e-mail -00:09:38.680 --> 00:09:41.399 +00:09:39.140 --> 00:09:41.619 after the conference instead of attending live, -00:09:41.400 --> 00:09:43.359 +00:09:41.620 --> 00:09:43.359 so we send them shorter instructions -00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:45.119 +00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:45.539 just in case they want to drop by. -00:09:45.120 --> 00:09:46.479 -Live Q&A sessions start off +00:09:45.540 --> 00:09:47.799 +[Live Q&A sessions]: After the first rush of questions, -00:09:46.480 --> 00:09:46.919 -with just the speaker and the host. - -00:09:46.920 --> 00:09:48.119 -After the first rush of questions, - -00:09:48.120 --> 00:09:49.959 +00:09:47.800 --> 00:09:50.579 we can open it up for other people to join. -00:09:49.960 --> 00:09:52.759 +00:09:50.580 --> 00:09:53.039 This is handled by changing the public page -00:09:52.760 --> 00:09:55.119 +00:09:53.040 --> 00:09:55.119 from one that just refreshes in a loop -00:09:55.120 --> 00:09:58.119 +00:09:55.120 --> 00:09:58.820 to one that redirects to the actual web conference room. -00:09:58.120 --> 00:10:00.079 +00:09:58.821 --> 00:10:00.079 Just in case, we also 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:02.159 generate static copies of those redirects -00:10:02.160 --> 00:10:04.039 +00:10:02.160 --> 00:10:04.299 so that we can copy them if needed. -00:10:04.040 --> 00:10:06.679 +00:10:04.300 --> 00:10:06.679 That way, I don't have to count on Emacs being able to -00:10:06.680 --> 00:10:07.759 +00:10:06.680 --> 00:10:08.120 publish them over TRAMP. NOTE Shortcuts -00:10:07.760 --> 00:10:11.239 +00:10:08.121 --> 00:10:11.659 During the conference, I'm often jumping from talk to talk. -00:10:11.240 --> 00:10:13.199 +00:10:11.660 --> 00:10:13.199 Instead of going to the Org file 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:14.519 @@ -744,80 +738,80 @@ I've made a little Hydra with keyboard shortcuts. 00:10:17.240 --> 00:10:19.079 One of these shortcuts lets me -00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:20.799 +00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:20.959 jump to a talk with completion -00:10:20.800 --> 00:10:23.999 +00:10:20.960 --> 00:10:24.259 so that I can just type in part of the talk ID, -00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:25.679 +00:10:24.260 --> 00:10:26.399 title, or speaker name. -00:10:25.680 --> 00:10:28.679 +00:10:26.400 --> 00:10:28.679 I've also defined some Embark actions -00:10:28.680 --> 00:10:31.719 +00:10:28.680 --> 00:10:32.079 so that I can act on a talk right from the completion menu. -00:10:31.720 --> 00:10:34.719 +00:10:32.080 --> 00:10:35.079 For example, I might want to jump to the wiki page -00:10:34.720 --> 00:10:36.199 +00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:36.699 or e-mail the speaker. NOTE Logbook -00:10:36.200 --> 00:10:39.839 +00:10:36.700 --> 00:10:40.099 I can also add notes to a talk while looking at an email, -00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:41.639 +00:10:40.100 --> 00:10:41.639 like when a speaker lets me know -00:10:41.640 --> 00:10:42.839 +00:10:41.640 --> 00:10:43.279 that their video will be late. -00:10:42.840 --> 00:10:45.799 +00:10:43.280 --> 00:10:45.799 Making it easy to add a note turns Emacs into -00:10:45.800 --> 00:10:49.439 +00:10:45.800 --> 00:10:49.959 a very basic contact relationship management system, or CRM. -00:10:49.440 --> 00:10:52.439 +00:10:49.960 --> 00:10:52.439 The way this works is that we have a function -00:10:52.440 --> 00:10:55.159 +00:10:52.440 --> 00:10:55.459 that lists all the email addresses associated with a talk. -00:10:55.160 --> 00:10:57.919 +00:10:55.460 --> 00:10:57.919 We can then map that over the list of talks, 00:10:57.920 --> 00:10:59.959 look up the author of the current email, -00:10:59.960 --> 00:11:03.319 +00:10:59.960 --> 00:11:03.679 prompt the user for the talk to add the note to, and add the note. NOTE Captions -00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:04.679 +00:11:03.680 --> 00:11:04.679 On to captions. 00:11:04.680 --> 00:11:07.239 We've been doing captions for the last couple of years, -00:11:07.240 --> 00:11:09.959 +00:11:07.240 --> 00:11:10.419 and now we have a small army of volunteer captioners. -00:11:09.960 --> 00:11:12.679 +00:11:10.420 --> 00:11:12.679 They get early access to the recorded talks 00:11:12.680 --> 00:11:16.159 and fix up misrecognized words, format keyboard shortcuts -00:11:16.160 --> 00:11:19.359 +00:11:16.160 --> 00:11:19.579 to follow Emacs conventions, spell names correctly, -00:11:19.360 --> 00:11:21.839 +00:11:19.580 --> 00:11:21.839 and do all sorts of other wonderful things. 00:11:21.840 --> 00:11:24.399 @@ -826,152 +820,152 @@ One of our evil plans with EmacsConf 00:11:24.400 --> 00:11:28.359 is to get cool stuff out of people's heads into videos -00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:31.799 +00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:32.039 and also make captions so that those videos can be searched. -00:11:31.800 --> 00:11:34.999 +00:11:32.040 --> 00:11:34.999 To make that possible, we first need a backstage area -00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:36.639 +00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:36.919 where volunteers can get the files. -00:11:36.640 --> 00:11:39.839 +00:11:36.920 --> 00:11:39.839 This is just a simple password-protected directory -00:11:39.840 --> 00:11:43.559 +00:11:39.840 --> 00:11:43.739 with a static HTML page that lists the talks by status -00:11:43.560 --> 00:11:46.119 +00:11:43.740 --> 00:11:46.379 and shows the files related to each talk. -00:11:46.120 --> 00:11:49.599 +00:11:46.380 --> 00:11:49.899 As a talk moves through the process, I update its TODO state -00:11:49.600 --> 00:11:51.359 +00:11:49.900 --> 00:11:51.359 and republish this index. 00:11:51.360 --> 00:11:54.519 Talks that are ready to be captioned show up in that section, -00:11:54.520 --> 00:11:57.679 +00:11:54.520 --> 00:11:58.179 and volunteers can call dibs on the talk they're interested in. -00:11:57.680 --> 00:12:00.799 +00:11:58.180 --> 00:12:00.979 That's all done with a function that formats the information -00:12:00.800 --> 00:12:03.839 +00:12:00.980 --> 00:12:04.319 and uses TRAMP to save the file directly to the server. -00:12:03.840 --> 00:12:06.679 +00:12:04.320 --> 00:12:06.679 You can find more details on our captioning process 00:12:06.680 --> 00:12:09.039 at emacsconf.org/captioning. -00:12:09.040 --> 00:12:12.519 +00:12:09.040 --> 00:12:13.219 I like using subed to edit subtitles within Emacs. NOTE Crontabs and playing the talks -00:12:12.520 --> 00:12:15.399 +00:12:13.220 --> 00:12:16.059 Let's talk about actually playing the talks. -00:12:15.400 --> 00:12:19.559 +00:12:16.060 --> 00:12:19.559 For EmacsConf 2022, we tried using Emacs timers -00:12:19.560 --> 00:12:20.519 +00:12:19.560 --> 00:12:20.939 to run the talks. -00:12:20.520 --> 00:12:24.079 +00:12:20.940 --> 00:12:24.079 It turns out that you can't call TRAMP from a timer 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:26.719 when you're already using TRAMP from another timer -00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:27.439 +00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:27.799 at the same time. -00:12:27.440 --> 00:12:29.719 +00:12:27.800 --> 00:12:29.719 I thought about just tweaking the schedule 00:12:29.720 --> 00:12:31.799 so that we always start things at different times, -00:12:31.800 --> 00:12:34.799 +00:12:31.800 --> 00:12:35.119 but I figured there's probably a more elegant way to do this. -00:12:34.800 --> 00:12:37.519 +00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:37.519 This year, I'm planning to experiment with using cron -00:12:37.520 --> 00:12:38.959 +00:12:37.520 --> 00:12:39.599 to start talks on autopilot. -00:12:38.960 --> 00:12:42.119 +00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:42.479 The shell scripts will take care of playing the videos... -00:12:42.120 --> 00:12:44.399 +00:12:42.480 --> 00:12:44.839 ... figuring out the appropriate Q&A... -00:12:44.400 --> 00:12:47.119 +00:12:44.840 --> 00:12:47.579 ... and joining the web conference if needed. -00:12:47.120 --> 00:12:49.599 +00:12:47.580 --> 00:12:49.599 We just need to format the information... -00:12:49.600 --> 00:12:51.759 +00:12:49.600 --> 00:12:52.219 ...and install it as the track's crontab. -00:12:51.760 --> 00:12:54.079 +00:12:52.220 --> 00:12:54.079 It's useful to be able to switch tracks -00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:55.599 +00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:55.879 to manual mode independently, -00:12:55.600 --> 00:12:57.679 +00:12:55.880 --> 00:12:57.899 just in case things go haywire. -00:12:57.680 --> 00:12:59.719 +00:12:57.900 --> 00:13:00.119 Then we can start everything manually. -00:12:59.720 --> 00:13:02.359 +00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:02.799 I can also manually update a talk's status, -00:13:02.360 --> 00:13:05.919 +00:13:02.800 --> 00:13:06.519 like when the host tells me that it's okay to open up the Q&A. -00:13:05.920 --> 00:13:08.719 +00:13:06.520 --> 00:13:08.719 The shell scripts we run from the crontab -00:13:08.720 --> 00:13:10.839 +00:13:08.720 --> 00:13:11.279 can also update the talk status themselves. NOTE Transitions -00:13:10.840 --> 00:13:14.319 -Then a bunch of things happen automatically based on +00:13:11.280 --> 00:13:14.319 +Then a bunch of things automatically happen based on 00:13:14.320 --> 00:13:15.599 the talk status changes. 00:13:15.600 --> 00:13:18.959 -This uses org-after-todo-state-change-hook. +This uses `org-after-todo-state-change-hook`. 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:20.359 We get the talk information -00:13:20.360 --> 00:13:21.959 +00:13:20.360 --> 00:13:22.519 and pass it to a list of functions. -00:13:21.960 --> 00:13:26.279 +00:13:22.520 --> 00:13:26.279 Internet Relay Chat or IRC is an easy way for people -00:13:26.280 --> 00:13:28.719 +00:13:26.280 --> 00:13:29.139 to join the conversation around EmacsConf. -00:13:28.720 --> 00:13:31.239 +00:13:29.140 --> 00:13:31.799 We announce a talk whenever it changes state. -00:13:31.240 --> 00:13:33.599 +00:13:31.800 --> 00:13:33.599 For example, when a talk starts, 00:13:33.600 --> 00:13:36.039 @@ -986,42 +980,42 @@ so anyone can see the current talk's information 00:13:41.880 --> 00:13:43.039 even if they're a little late. -00:13:43.040 --> 00:13:45.799 +00:13:43.180 --> 00:13:45.799 This is easy to do with a little bit of Emacs Lisp 00:13:45.800 --> 00:13:48.519 because (of course!) Emacs has an IRC client. -00:13:48.520 --> 00:13:49.639 +00:13:48.520 --> 00:13:49.879 In fact, it has several. NOTE Wrapping up -00:13:49.640 --> 00:13:52.799 +00:13:49.880 --> 00:13:53.139 It seems like a lot of automation and Emacs Lisp, -00:13:52.800 --> 00:13:56.439 +00:13:53.140 --> 00:13:56.899 but really, all of this was just built up little by little. -00:13:56.440 --> 00:13:59.279 +00:13:56.900 --> 00:13:59.279 And tinkering with this is *fun*, you know? -00:13:59.280 --> 00:14:00.679 +00:13:59.280 --> 00:14:01.259 It's like always being able to ask, -00:14:00.680 --> 00:14:02.159 +00:14:01.260 --> 00:14:03.300 "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if..." -00:14:02.160 --> 00:14:05.279 +00:14:03.301 --> 00:14:05.279 and then actually being able to go and do it. 00:14:05.280 --> 00:14:07.999 Sometimes it feels like EmacsConf is an excuse -00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:09.359 +00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:10.199 for me to play with Emacs. -00:14:09.360 --> 00:14:11.999 +00:14:10.200 --> 00:14:11.999 It's pretty amazing what you can do 00:14:12.000 --> 00:14:13.799 @@ -1051,28 +1045,28 @@ An email client. A chat client. 00:14:27.760 --> 00:14:29.639 You can smoosh them all together -00:14:29.640 --> 00:14:32.319 +00:14:29.640 --> 00:14:32.699 in a way that you couldn't if they were all separate things. -00:14:32.320 --> 00:14:35.879 +00:14:32.700 --> 00:14:36.279 The code is in the emacsconf-el repository. -00:14:35.880 --> 00:14:39.119 +00:14:36.280 --> 00:14:39.119 It's a bit of a tangle because it's accumulating organically 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:40.879 and I haven't really had the brainspace -00:14:40.880 --> 00:14:42.359 +00:14:40.880 --> 00:14:42.579 to step back and clean it up. -00:14:42.360 --> 00:14:45.519 +00:14:42.580 --> 00:14:45.919 But if you spotted anything interesting in this presentation, -00:14:45.520 --> 00:14:48.279 +00:14:45.920 --> 00:14:48.619 you can go check it out and see what you can scavenge. -00:14:48.280 --> 00:14:50.999 +00:14:48.620 --> 00:14:50.999 The link and this presentation are available 00:14:51.000 --> 00:14:59.119 |