From ddb3534de3726c8483adeaa0aaadcee4214842b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 13:50:05 -0400 Subject: add lessons learned, some speaker bios --- 2023/talks/adventure.md | 3 +++ 2023/talks/table.md | 11 +++++++++++ 2023/talks/taming.md | 8 ++++++++ 2023/talks/uni.md | 8 ++++++++ 2023/talks/writing.md | 8 ++++++++ 5 files changed, 38 insertions(+) (limited to '2023/talks') diff --git a/2023/talks/adventure.md b/2023/talks/adventure.md index 65e646c1..28bc710f 100644 --- a/2023/talks/adventure.md +++ b/2023/talks/adventure.md @@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ to use the built-in Emacs help system, the mechanic of emacs customization and the basics of programming Emacs Lisp. I believe this game is ideal as a light-hearted complement to the `C-h t` tutorial. +About the speaker: +Dr. Chung-hong Chan is a senior researcher at GESIS Leibniz Institute +for the Social Sciences, Germany. [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/adventure-after)" raw="yes"]] diff --git a/2023/talks/table.md b/2023/talks/table.md index aef1bc08..50c45fef 100644 --- a/2023/talks/table.md +++ b/2023/talks/table.md @@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ I’ll demonstrate some functionality I use for: For several years, I have been using that workflow, and I consider it is very natural with many advantages, like writing the reasons/feedback in the same file with the qualifications, or to be able to use a version control. +About the speaker: + +My name is Daniel Molina Cabrera, I am a senior lecturer in Computer +Science at the University of Granada, in Spain. I use only Linux in my +computer, and after been using Vim many years, last years I mainly use +Emacs for editing, as file manager, as email program, ... + +In my experience, using org-table is very powerful and useful, but +many interesting features are not well-known. Unfortunately, sometimes +it is difficult to see examples showing the possibilities, and I think +this example could be very informative. [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/table-after)" raw="yes"]] diff --git a/2023/talks/taming.md b/2023/talks/taming.md index b175e992..04246b62 100644 --- a/2023/talks/taming.md +++ b/2023/talks/taming.md @@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ computer will work for you, rather than the other way around. Because Emacs and Org mode can bend time and space - at least in a way, and you don't even need M-x butterfly! +About the speaker: + +I'm a tiny mouse, a hacker. I like to play with things. I'm also very +opinionated. These things don't always mix well. When I wanted to play with +NixOS and Doom Emacs, I faced a problem: I don't like the Nix language, and I +don't like how Doom's config has to be structured. I really wanted to play with +both, though. So I tamed them. With Org Mode. I'd love to tell you how, so you +can do the same. [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/taming-after)" raw="yes"]] diff --git a/2023/talks/uni.md b/2023/talks/uni.md index bbababf5..e2628b1a 100644 --- a/2023/talks/uni.md +++ b/2023/talks/uni.md @@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ workflows? It's not only possible, it's much more flexible and empowering than b entire software stack and workflows for authoring and presenting lessons, authoring and evaluating assessments, and engaging students both in person and in fully online teaching environments. +About the speaker: + +James Endres Howell has taught Molecular and Cell Biology, +Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology, Toxicology, and Molecular +Medicine at Penn State since 2006. Recently Dr. Howell has developed +popular courses for non-science majors in Genetics, Ecology and +Evolution; Science in Literature; and Science in Society. He has used +Emacs daily since 1988. [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/uni-after)" raw="yes"]] diff --git a/2023/talks/writing.md b/2023/talks/writing.md index 6c21a732..f40ad646 100644 --- a/2023/talks/writing.md +++ b/2023/talks/writing.md @@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ And with a complete post, I’ll then walk through the resulting export. Demonstrating the output to Hugo (and its shortcodes) as well as other formats. +About the speaker: + +Jeremy Friesen is a long-time software developer but only recently an +Emacs convert (as of May 2020). When he switched to writing posts +using Emacs, he observed an explosion in writing, in part because of +the joy of using a tool that he can shape and extend to meet his needs +and wants. + [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/writing-after)" raw="yes"]] [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/writing-nav)" raw="yes"]] -- cgit v1.2.3