From 4f5b5ed84ef1ce98bfc820d3e3cc9ccd9762e9e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2022 12:52:35 -0500 Subject: add captions --- ...es-into-emacs-orgmode--bala-ramadurai--main.vtt | 323 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 323 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2022/captions/emacsconf-2022-handwritten--how-to-incorporate-handwritten-notes-into-emacs-orgmode--bala-ramadurai--main.vtt (limited to '2022/captions/emacsconf-2022-handwritten--how-to-incorporate-handwritten-notes-into-emacs-orgmode--bala-ramadurai--main.vtt') diff --git a/2022/captions/emacsconf-2022-handwritten--how-to-incorporate-handwritten-notes-into-emacs-orgmode--bala-ramadurai--main.vtt b/2022/captions/emacsconf-2022-handwritten--how-to-incorporate-handwritten-notes-into-emacs-orgmode--bala-ramadurai--main.vtt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0d944ae2 --- /dev/null +++ b/2022/captions/emacsconf-2022-handwritten--how-to-incorporate-handwritten-notes-into-emacs-orgmode--bala-ramadurai--main.vtt @@ -0,0 +1,323 @@ +WEBVTTcaptioned by jai + +00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.079 +Can you recognize this building? + +00:00:08.080 --> 00:00:09.799 +Some of you may have recognized this. + +00:00:09.800 --> 00:00:11.439 +This building is called + +00:00:11.440 --> 00:00:14.479 +the John Hancock building. + +00:00:14.480 --> 00:00:17.359 +This is in Chicago. + +00:00:17.360 --> 00:00:19.479 +I recently bought this building. + +00:00:19.480 --> 00:00:21.319 +Isn't it nice? + +00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:23.239 +Heavens no! + +00:00:23.240 --> 00:00:27.639 +I am in my home in Pune in India. + +00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:29.159 +I am Bala Ramadurai, + +00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:33.559 +an author, professor, and an innovation coach. + +00:00:33.560 --> 00:00:35.999 +Hello and welcome to my talk on + +00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:39.559 +“How to incorporate handwritten notes + +00:00:39.560 --> 00:00:42.279 +into Emacs Org Mode” + +00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:45.919 +Now, why did I show you this building? + +00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:49.399 +The name is of interest for this talk. + +00:00:49.400 --> 00:00:52.359 +In the US, someone's signature is + +00:00:52.360 --> 00:00:55.199 +also referred to as their Hancock. + +00:00:55.200 --> 00:00:59.679 +Your handwriting is pretty much part of your identity. + +00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:03.119 +It is as fundamental as that. + +00:01:03.120 --> 00:01:07.599 +Of course, there is a movie by that name too, Hancock. + +00:01:07.600 --> 00:01:11.999 +I could have started with a clip from that movie, + +00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:15.879 +but in spite of Will Smith and Charlize Theron, + +00:01:15.880 --> 00:01:24.159 +both my favorite movie stars in the movie, I hated it. + +00:01:24.160 --> 00:01:35.159 +[Clip from Hancock (2008)] + +00:01:35.160 --> 00:01:40.479 +But I digress. + +00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:44.199 +Handwriting has been a fascinating topic for me. + +00:01:44.200 --> 00:01:49.719 +However, note-taking has always been on my computer, + +00:01:49.720 --> 00:01:54.119 +in particular, in the Emacs Org Mode system. + +00:01:54.120 --> 00:01:57.359 +It is so easy to note down anything, + +00:01:57.360 --> 00:01:59.839 +add a schedule, add a deadline, + +00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:04.279 +search anything you want, link anything you want, + +00:02:04.280 --> 00:02:07.919 +export it to any format, track what you've been doing, + +00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:12.559 +clock your tasks, and on and on and on. + +00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:15.519 +It's such a squeaky-clean system to + +00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:17.559 +track everything and link it to + +00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:20.799 +anything from the digital world. + +00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:24.639 +Sharing the original notes is still a pain in the rear, + +00:02:24.640 --> 00:02:29.359 +but for personal stuff, it's awesome. + +00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:32.639 +But then what about handwriting? + +00:02:32.640 --> 00:02:35.639 +Research seems to suggest that handwritten notes + +00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:40.199 +can enhance clarity of thought, retention, + +00:02:40.200 --> 00:02:50.559 +sometimes even getting rid of your worries. + +00:02:50.560 --> 00:03:06.399 +[Fried, C. B. (2008). In-class laptop use and +its effects on student learning] + +00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:13.639 +[Speaker displays articles on Note-taking] + +00:03:13.640 --> 00:03:17.839 +My experience seems to agree with that too. + +00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:21.199 +As a professor, my fear has always been + +00:03:21.200 --> 00:03:25.199 +this quote, “Lecturing is that mysterious process + +00:03:25.200 --> 00:03:29.239 +by means of which the contents of the notebook + +00:03:29.240 --> 00:03:31.879 +of the professor are transferred + +00:03:31.880 --> 00:03:34.919 +through the instrument of the fountain pen + +00:03:34.920 --> 00:03:37.279 +to the notebook of the student + +00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:40.639 +without passing through the mind of either.” + +00:03:40.640 --> 00:03:45.679 +Hmmm... So, question — How do we combine + +00:03:45.680 --> 00:03:48.159 +the efficient Org Mode system + +00:03:48.160 --> 00:03:53.719 +with the effective handwritten note-taking system? + +00:03:53.720 --> 00:03:56.799 +Merge the systems together. Absolutely. + +00:03:56.800 --> 00:03:59.359 +How do you do that? + +00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:03.679 +Step 1: Write the notes by hand + +00:04:03.680 --> 00:04:06.079 +on a notebook. Pen, pencil. + +00:04:06.080 --> 00:04:08.999 +Keep some convention for yourselves + +00:04:09.000 --> 00:04:13.039 +for tracking tasks like a star or an asterisk. + +00:04:13.040 --> 00:04:16.399 +Step 2: Scan them using + +00:04:16.400 --> 00:04:18.559 +your favourite mobile app. + +00:04:18.560 --> 00:04:23.439 +I recommend Adobe Scan or Dropbox. + +00:04:23.440 --> 00:04:29.999 +Step 3: store the document as a JPG file + +00:04:30.000 --> 00:04:32.679 +into a folder called Inbox. + +00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:37.759 +Make sure this syncs into a cloud storage folder + +00:04:37.760 --> 00:04:39.479 +and your Org Mode system + +00:04:39.480 --> 00:04:41.119 +has access to this folder. + +00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:45.919 +(Optional) Step 4: convert the notes into text + +00:04:45.920 --> 00:04:49.319 +using Google Keep or just type + +00:04:49.320 --> 00:04:51.519 +the damn thing one more time. + +00:04:51.520 --> 00:04:54.919 +Then you can process that + +00:04:54.920 --> 00:04:56.239 +in your Org Mode system + +00:04:56.240 --> 00:04:59.639 +as you always do in whatever + +00:04:59.640 --> 00:05:02.119 +is there in your inbox. + +00:05:02.120 --> 00:05:06.119 +But, three steps or four before I get access + +00:05:06.120 --> 00:05:09.399 +to my notes and into my Org Mode? + +00:05:09.400 --> 00:05:11.639 +What a precious waste of time. + +00:05:11.640 --> 00:05:14.119 +I'd rather be tinkering with my + +00:05:14.120 --> 00:05:18.799 +config file in that time, correct? + +00:05:18.800 --> 00:05:19.359 +Boy... + +00:05:19.360 --> 00:05:24.919 +Get or buy or gift or convince your partner, + +00:05:24.920 --> 00:05:29.719 +parent, or anybody else to gift yourself + +00:05:29.720 --> 00:05:31.959 +a touch-enabled large device. + +00:05:31.960 --> 00:05:37.879 +Then use an app like OneNote to write notes + +00:05:37.880 --> 00:05:41.439 +on the device and link the handwritten note + +00:05:41.440 --> 00:05:46.239 +directly into Org Mode by copying the link. + +00:05:46.240 --> 00:05:54.079 +You can use a shortcut like Ctrl-1 + +00:05:54.080 --> 00:05:59.479 +to mark the todos, but that means it remains + +00:05:59.480 --> 00:06:05.159 +only on OneNote ecosystem, the todos. + +00:06:05.160 --> 00:06:14.919 +You can use the same app to also convert + +00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:18.319 +the handwritten note into text + +00:06:18.320 --> 00:06:23.559 +just by the click of a button. + +00:06:23.560 --> 00:06:27.359 +As a bonus, you can even include screenshots + +00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:30.919 +from your online meetings. + +00:06:30.920 --> 00:06:33.439 +I like both my options. + +00:06:33.440 --> 00:06:36.439 +Option 1: use a regular notebook, + +00:06:36.440 --> 00:06:40.839 +scan and process them into my inbox. + +00:06:40.840 --> 00:06:44.559 +Option 2: write the notes in a digital device + +00:06:44.560 --> 00:06:46.479 +and convert them into text. + +00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:52.479 +Or, third option, I appeal to thee, + +00:06:52.480 --> 00:06:56.999 +oh great community, can you please build a package + +00:06:57.000 --> 00:07:00.959 +inside Org Mode that recognises handwriting + +00:07:00.960 --> 00:07:10.039 +to export it into our Org Mode, Emacs Org Mode. + +00:07:10.040 --> 00:07:38.640 +Thank you so much for your attention. 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