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[[!template new="1" text="""Hello everyone, I'm Jacob Boxerman.""" start="00:00:00.000" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I'm a sophomore at Columbia University""" start="00:00:02.440" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""studying computer science.""" start="00:00:04.320" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I'm so excited to be here today""" start="00:00:06.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""right at the end of EmacsConf 2023.""" start="00:00:08.520" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So glad to be able to share with everyone today.""" start="00:00:11.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""EmacsConf is really the epitome for me""" start="00:00:13.720" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""of sharing and of learning about Emacs.""" start="00:00:16.747" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And in my closing keynote""" start="00:00:20.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""titled &quot;Sharing Emacs is Caring Emacs,&quot;""" start="00:00:21.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I want to drive that home,""" start="00:00:24.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and I want to make every day""" start="00:00:25.820" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""a day for learning and for sharing in our community.""" start="00:00:27.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I'd like to share my own journey""" start="00:00:31.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""of sharing the joy of Emacs""" start="00:00:33.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and convince you that sharing the ways we share""" start="00:00:34.980" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and how we participate in our Emacs community,""" start="00:00:38.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""those are the most important things""" start="00:00:41.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to both grow our community""" start="00:00:42.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and to increase our own personal joy in Emacs.""" start="00:00:44.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""My journey of sharing begins with my journey of learning.""" start="00:00:48.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="""So I'll start by spending a bit of time on that.""" start="00:00:52.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I use Emacs every day for personal organization""" start="00:00:55.300" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and to-dos -- you know, schoolwork, projects,""" start="00:00:57.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""exams, readings. I use Org Mode for that,""" start="00:01:00.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""write essays, make presentations like this one.""" start="00:01:03.300" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I also write in various programming languages""" start="00:01:05.980" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""including Java, C, Python,""" start="00:01:08.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""locally and also remotely for projects, classes,""" start="00:01:10.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""other responsibilities.""" start="00:01:13.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I really started with Emacs during the pandemic.""" start="00:01:14.700" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I had tried Emacs before, but at the time""" start="00:01:17.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""all I knew it for was `M-x tetris`.""" start="00:01:20.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""But then its power and its configurability even then""" start="00:01:22.380" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""especially spoke to me.""" start="00:01:25.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So from those little humble beginnings,""" start="00:01:27.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""trying different preconfigured distros,""" start="00:01:28.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I slowly made my way to building""" start="00:01:31.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""my own 2000+ line configuration,""" start="00:01:33.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""which actually surprisingly has about 70 stars,""" start="00:01:36.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""a few watchers, a few forks on GitHub.""" start="00:01:39.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Pretty straightforward.""" start="00:01:40.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""But what exactly was that learning process like?""" start="00:01:42.380" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Now, Emacs was such a beast to me at first.""" start="00:01:46.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I was familiar with Python,""" start="00:01:49.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""with C, Java, languages like that.""" start="00:01:51.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I was no stranger to the shell configuration,""" start="00:01:52.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""anything like that.""" start="00:01:55.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""But the absolute infinity of possibility with Emacs""" start="00:01:56.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""was a bit overwhelming.""" start="00:02:01.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I find a sentiment in the community""" start="00:02:02.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""that exploring on one's own""" start="00:02:04.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""was greater than exploring and learning from others.""" start="00:02:06.940" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And now I see why people say that and it's true in a sense,""" start="00:02:11.020" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""but it might not be fully understood.""" start="00:02:14.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""At a certain point, we need to all create our own paths.""" start="00:02:17.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And I think that's just one of the ways Emacs is built.""" start="00:02:21.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""The minute possibilities of configurability are so vast,""" start="00:02:24.160" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""it's like a fingerprint or a snowflake --""" start="00:02:27.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""there are so many options to create""" start="00:02:29.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""a totally unique Emacs experience.""" start="00:02:32.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Of course that can't be found from somebody else --""" start="00:02:35.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It has to come from you.""" start="00:02:37.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Still, building a strong foundation""" start="00:02:38.700" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""is much, much better when we have others.""" start="00:02:42.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Expanding on that foundation is, too, actually.""" start="00:02:45.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""My own process started""" start="00:02:48.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""with a lot of Googling, blog posts, YouTube, and Reddit.""" start="00:02:50.300" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I actually found Emacs on YouTube.""" start="00:02:53.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Seeing how other people used it""" start="00:02:55.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""was what really convinced me to try it for myself.""" start="00:02:58.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""At a certain point when my confidence grew,""" start="00:03:01.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""my trial and error became less error and more success.""" start="00:03:03.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I was also able to take what I saw other people do,""" start="00:03:07.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""learn from it, and expand, making it my own.""" start="00:03:09.980" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And through that time, I learned Emacs.""" start="00:03:13.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""But I also participated in Emacs learning.""" start="00:03:17.020" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""What's the difference?""" start="00:03:21.020" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""We often discuss the former,""" start="00:03:22.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""grappling with key binds, commands.""" start="00:03:24.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""But Emacs learning goes beyond these technicalities.""" start="00:03:27.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's a mindset. It thrives on collaboration.""" start="00:03:31.620" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's not a solo endeavor;""" start="00:03:35.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""it flourishes best when we do it together.""" start="00:03:37.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""This involves collaborating together,""" start="00:03:41.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""creating a collaborative mindset,""" start="00:03:44.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""sharing effective strategies,""" start="00:03:46.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""lifting each other""" start="00:03:47.980" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""through our collective pool of knowledge.""" start="00:03:49.076" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Together, we contribute to the growth of each member""" start="00:03:51.640" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""within our vibrant community.""" start="00:03:55.300" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Emacs learning is much, much harder to do alone.""" start="00:03:56.980" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And I wanted to help with that.""" start="00:04:00.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So this brings me to the second part of my talk,""" start="00:04:03.300" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="""my Emacs journey, how I got started""" start="00:04:05.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and where I am today with my YouTube channel,""" start="00:04:08.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""my Straightforward Emacs series with nearly 200,000 views.""" start="00:04:11.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""The Emacs Manual is often pushed""" start="00:04:14.820" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""as the best way to learn Emacs.""" start="00:04:18.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's an all-encompassing tome.""" start="00:04:20.380" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And as amazing as I think it is,""" start="00:04:21.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I don't think it's reasonable""" start="00:04:23.980" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to push the Emacs manual so hard,""" start="00:04:25.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""which is something I felt at first.""" start="00:04:27.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It can be really daunting. It's dense.""" start="00:04:29.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""There's a lot there.""" start="00:04:31.600" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's just a bit too much for a beginner,""" start="00:04:32.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""or even someone with a little bit of experience.""" start="00:04:34.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""These qualities, I feel,""" start="00:04:37.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""apply to many of the Emacs resources we can find out there.""" start="00:04:40.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""The best word for them is heavy.""" start="00:04:43.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""They look, they feel, they come across as heavy""" start="00:04:45.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""regardless of what they may actually be.""" start="00:04:48.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's not even that people are too lazy,""" start="00:04:50.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""or not capable enough (because that's never true).""" start="00:04:53.380" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's just a mental block that takes some getting over,""" start="00:04:56.520" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and that's okay -- so we need other things, too.""" start="00:05:00.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""For me, that was video.""" start="00:05:03.160" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I wanted someone to tell and show me""" start="00:05:04.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""what I wanted to know,""" start="00:05:07.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""as well as things I didn't even know were possible.""" start="00:05:08.940" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I realized this once I'd progressed a little further""" start="00:05:11.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""in my Emacs journey. I wanted to do my part.""" start="00:05:15.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I care about Emacs. I started to really care about Emacs.""" start="00:05:18.020" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So I wanted to share about Emacs.""" start="00:05:20.980" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So at that point, I refocused my work with Emacs""" start="00:05:24.320" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""beyond just myself. I wanted to help others""" start="00:05:27.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""feel the excitement that I did.""" start="00:05:30.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="""So where did I turn, and why?""" start="00:05:32.720" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's so trite, but they say that""" start="00:05:35.300" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""a picture is worth a thousand words.""" start="00:05:37.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So how much is a video worth?""" start="00:05:40.160" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Everyone learns differently, and that's okay.""" start="00:05:41.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""But it's absolutely certain to me""" start="00:05:44.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""that you need to see something to believe it.""" start="00:05:46.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So for that, I turned to video.""" start="00:05:48.320" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And it turns out that seeing is believing.""" start="00:05:50.500" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I made a short video showing off Emacs Org Mode.""" start="00:05:54.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I didn't even have a voiceover.""" start="00:05:56.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""That video, less than five minutes long,""" start="00:05:58.960" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""but still incorporating some of my core principles,""" start="00:06:01.700" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""now has over 55,000 views and counting.""" start="00:06:04.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So, something must have been right.""" start="00:06:06.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And the positive reception to that video""" start="00:06:09.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""made me want to continue.""" start="00:06:11.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I decided to continue with the videos""" start="00:06:12.980" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""in a series I titled &quot;Straightforward Emacs.&quot;""" start="00:06:14.940" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And I'm asked: who is the target audience""" start="00:06:18.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""for Straightforward Emacs? It's me.""" start="00:06:20.940" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""They're the videos I wish I had existed""" start="00:06:23.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""when I was figuring out""" start="00:06:27.600" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Emacs' numerous and wonderful features.""" start="00:06:28.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Video does, I admit, come with its own set of challenges.""" start="00:06:32.700" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Complaints that video is less accessible, it's valid.""" start="00:06:36.620" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""They're more time consuming, it's valid too.""" start="00:06:40.400" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's harder to skim a video than a blog post,""" start="00:06:42.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and referring back can be a little annoying.""" start="00:06:45.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""To try and solve this,""" start="00:06:47.500" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I make video notes available as best I can though.""" start="00:06:48.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's not perfect. Despite these valid claims,""" start="00:06:50.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I believe video offers a sense of personality""" start="00:06:54.400" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""that written content just can't.""" start="00:06:57.380" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And that makes it well worth it.""" start="00:06:59.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""My first two videos in the series""" start="00:07:00.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""received a combined 35,000 views.""" start="00:07:03.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I still get kind comments today""" start="00:07:06.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""from viewers thanking me, asking questions.""" start="00:07:08.020" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So I must have done something right,""" start="00:07:10.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to outweigh those cons of video,""" start="00:07:12.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to outweigh those common complaints.""" start="00:07:14.500" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""What was it? I covered topics that had been done before.""" start="00:07:16.300" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="""But I wanted to present them in my way.""" start="00:07:21.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""In the way that I knew people would appreciate,""" start="00:07:24.020" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""because it's what I would have appreciated""" start="00:07:26.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""when I started my Emacs journey.""" start="00:07:28.300" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""In writing, I navigated towards clarity.""" start="00:07:30.920" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Crystal clear, step-by-step instructions.""" start="00:07:34.480" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Fully scripted, recorded in multiple parts and""" start="00:07:38.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""spliced together. That allowed me""" start="00:07:40.700" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to achieve my second goal: no wasted time, or word,""" start="00:07:43.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""or thought. I meticulously cut my videos""" start="00:07:48.600" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to create smooth dialogue.""" start="00:07:51.820" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I cut out large blocks of typing if not explained.""" start="00:07:54.080" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Though this does vary video to video.""" start="00:07:57.500" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Less scripted, more personal video receives less editing.""" start="00:07:59.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Like this talk itself, it's not edited at all.""" start="00:08:03.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And though prerecorded, I wanted to present""" start="00:08:05.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""my unfiltered, raw self.""" start="00:08:08.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="""Another goal of mine is high quality and accessible content.""" start="00:08:11.720" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I speak carefully and I tune my volume,""" start="00:08:15.940" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""making it easier to listen to,""" start="00:08:18.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and improving YouTube's auto-captioning.""" start="00:08:20.680" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Something I didn't consider at first,""" start="00:08:23.400" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""but was mentioned to me in a comment, was color scheme.""" start="00:08:24.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Now I try to select a scheme""" start="00:08:28.400" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""with good contrast and a readable font.""" start="00:08:29.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Content-wise, I design my tutorials""" start="00:08:33.280" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to ensure they cater to various skill levels,""" start="00:08:35.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""as well as learning preferences.""" start="00:08:38.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""My videos assume basic Emacs knowledge""" start="00:08:40.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""but not too much more.""" start="00:08:43.000" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Importantly, they're configuration agnostic.""" start="00:08:44.520" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""However you feel about Emacs' 'distributions',""" start="00:08:47.200" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Doom, Spacemacs, etc, they're out there,""" start="00:08:50.320" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and beginners often don't distinguish.""" start="00:08:53.120" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I admit it can be a bit frustrating to see a Reddit post""" start="00:08:57.920" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""asking a question about unexpected behavior,""" start="00:09:02.040" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""without mention of the fact that they have""" start="00:09:04.600" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""literally thousands of lines of non-standard configuration""" start="00:09:06.180" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""in the form of an Emacs distribution.""" start="00:09:09.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So I do my best to mention different possible keybindings""" start="00:09:12.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""a viewer might be using.""" start="00:09:14.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="""There was one thing, though, that turned out to be""" start="00:09:17.920" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
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[[!template text="""And it's one of the reasons itself for this talk.""" start="00:09:23.300" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""You may have already picked up on it.""" start="00:09:25.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's the personal aspect. Sharing myself.""" start="00:09:27.880" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Incorporating relatable examples,""" start="00:09:31.120" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""scenarios that resonate with my audience.""" start="00:09:33.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Seeing personal use cases, examples,""" start="00:09:36.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and demonstrations of real life Emacs use""" start="00:09:39.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""is really what began to build a community.""" start="00:09:41.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Because that's the stuff that can jump out of the video""" start="00:09:44.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and into the comments.""" start="00:09:47.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""The idea for this talk started""" start="00:09:50.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""as a story of my YouTube journey.""" start="00:09:53.200" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I wanted to share how I began sharing Emacs""" start="00:09:55.240" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and why I like it. And I think I've done that.""" start="00:09:57.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Thanks to the EmacsConf organizers, though,""" start="00:10:00.960" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I started to see a larger vision.""" start="00:10:03.720" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Each video I made took a lot of effort,""" start="00:10:06.200" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""from research and planning to script writing,""" start="00:10:08.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""filming and editing. But those comments made it worth it --""" start="00:10:11.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""people saying that straightforward Emacs""" start="00:10:14.400" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""was just what they were looking for,""" start="00:10:16.840" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and that they appreciated my sharing.""" start="00:10:17.620" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""That's what made me want to continue.""" start="00:10:20.720" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And what made me want to continue even more""" start="00:10:22.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""was the community I was building.""" start="00:10:25.700" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I'd start to see repeat viewers""" start="00:10:28.500" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""who'd come back for my latest upload.""" start="00:10:30.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It's hard for me to find time to produce videos.""" start="00:10:32.640" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""But whether it was two weeks or four months later""" start="00:10:34.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""when I finally got around to uploading,""" start="00:10:38.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""those same commenters would be there for me.""" start="00:10:40.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""And I found real joy in actively engaging with my audience.""" start="00:10:43.280" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""It was amazing to see how my videos --""" start="00:10:47.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""me sharing useful Emacs tips,""" start="00:10:49.500" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""sharing the way I do things -- sparked broader discussions.""" start="00:10:51.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""On any chat form out there, there's no doubt""" start="00:10:55.120" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""you'll find some sort of cross discourse.""" start="00:10:56.980" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I'd see viewers replying to other commenters,""" start="00:10:59.720" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and my videos were no exception. Seeing how""" start="00:11:02.200" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""my videos sparked conversation,""" start="00:11:04.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""debate and further interest was incredible.""" start="00:11:06.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""We've had two amazing days of sharing Emacs,""" start="00:11:10.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""putting ourselves out there, and sharing in a community.""" start="00:11:14.000" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I want to emphasize how amazing""" start="00:11:17.380" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""a strong community with the right values is,""" start="00:11:19.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and to inspire each and every one of us""" start="00:11:22.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to do our part to strengthen that community.""" start="00:11:24.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""The point of my talk isn't to tell you""" start="00:11:27.700" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to pick up your microphone and produce a YouTube video,""" start="00:11:30.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""though that wouldn't hurt.""" start="00:11:33.120" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""We're not all interested in that, and that's okay.""" start="00:11:34.560" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""First, I want everybody to pat themselves on the back""" start="00:11:37.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""for the mere fact that we are here together.""" start="00:11:41.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Then let's turn to the potential within our community.""" start="00:11:44.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""First, though, I'll briefly note""" start="00:11:48.020" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="""that everyone has their opinions about platforms,""" start="00:11:50.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and I'm not here to make judgments,""" start="00:11:52.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""but freedom, equity, and accessibility are important,""" start="00:11:53.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""but reach is, too.""" start="00:11:56.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Regardless of the platform,""" start="00:11:57.922" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""one thing remains certain:""" start="00:12:00.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""our strength lies in unity.""" start="00:12:02.700" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Like any online community, this calls for unique ways""" start="00:12:05.400" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to come together and share. How can we achieve this unity?""" start="00:12:08.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""The key is finding avenues""" start="00:12:13.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""where our collective knowledge and our support can flourish,""" start="00:12:15.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""while each person can find a place for themselves,""" start="00:12:18.800" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""creating a more connected and empowered Emacs community.""" start="00:12:21.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""From uplifting others with positive contributions""" start="00:12:25.680" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to engaging on platforms like Reddit,""" start="00:12:29.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""both idealistic and concrete approaches are really valuable.""" start="00:12:31.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""We can continue lively debate""" start="00:12:35.200" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""on community forums and discussion boards,""" start="00:12:36.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""encouraging a positive and inclusive atmosphere""" start="00:12:38.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""for asking questions and seeking help.""" start="00:12:41.620" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""We can leverage social media platforms to share quick tips,""" start="00:12:44.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""tricks, or interesting discoveries related to Emacs.""" start="00:12:48.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Those who enjoy writing""" start="00:12:51.480" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""can contribute to blogs and newsletters,""" start="00:12:52.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""sharing personal expertise and experiences""" start="00:12:54.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""with a larger audience.""" start="00:12:57.500" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Let's also not underestimate the value of online video,""" start="00:12:59.240" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""as I've said, and learning platforms too.""" start="00:13:02.960" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Creating and sharing tutorials""" start="00:13:05.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""on platforms like YouTube or educational websites""" start="00:13:07.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""addresses specific aspects of Emacs and benefits learners,""" start="00:13:10.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""while contributing a personal touch.""" start="00:13:14.020" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Participating in or organizing Emacs-related courses""" start="00:13:17.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""also fosters a structured learning""" start="00:13:20.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""environment where there's so much room""" start="00:13:22.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""for mentorship and support,""" start="00:13:24.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""which is valuable for everyone involved.""" start="00:13:26.080" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""We can also call on our open source [* free software] values""" start="00:13:30.000" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and focus on collaborative projects,""" start="00:13:32.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""from coding projects where we can contribute and learn""" start="00:13:34.940" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to building shared documentation and guides""" start="00:13:38.240" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""that compile collective knowledge on specific topics --""" start="00:13:41.020" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""the Emacs Wiki is a great place""" start="00:13:44.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to start and continue that work as well.""" start="00:13:46.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Especially for those who might be less willing""" start="00:13:49.600" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""to put themselves out there,""" start="00:13:51.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""it's essential to recognize that every contribution,""" start="00:13:53.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""regardless of its scale, adds value to our community.""" start="00:13:56.200" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Documentation contributions, however small,""" start="00:13:59.520" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""can go a long way. So do translations,""" start="00:14:02.120" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""for those who are able to increase accessibility,""" start="00:14:04.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""as well as testing and bug reporting.""" start="00:14:07.380" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Reporting issues to package maintainers""" start="00:14:09.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""in their desired format -- speaking as one myself,""" start="00:14:11.380" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I appreciate when users give helpful feedback.""" start="00:14:14.020" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""There are options for everybody, big and small.""" start="00:14:16.820" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Remember, the strength of our community""" start="00:14:20.480" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""lies in its ability to share, collaborate,""" start="00:14:22.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and learn together. Whether through collaborative projects,""" start="00:14:25.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""sharing insights on forums, or leveraging social media,""" start="00:14:29.380" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""by embracing these ideas, we can build""" start="00:14:32.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""a more connected and empowered Emacs community.""" start="00:14:34.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Now Emacs is so very personal.""" start="00:14:40.300" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Those of us who have our own""" start="00:14:43.760" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""carefully manicured configurations understand --""" start="00:14:44.940" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Emacs molds to our liking and our person.""" start="00:14:47.680" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Our configurations and use-cases""" start="00:14:50.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""are a reflection of our individuality.""" start="00:14:53.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Nonetheless, the richness of our community""" start="00:14:56.380" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""lies in collaboration, sharing, and learning together.""" start="00:14:59.320" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""There's a lot of talk in the community""" start="00:15:04.620" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""about how to ensure Emacs' longevity.""" start="00:15:06.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I agree it's important.""" start="00:15:09.560" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""We care because of passion, excitement,""" start="00:15:11.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and utility. We want to share""" start="00:15:13.820" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and we want to have others love what we love.""" start="00:15:16.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""We also want a stronger community""" start="00:15:19.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""that fosters new innovation.""" start="00:15:21.100" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""I used to buy into complaints I'd read online""" start="00:15:23.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""that Emacs' defaults are too unapproachable.""" start="00:15:26.540" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""The default color scheme and the font is unappealing.""" start="00:15:29.500" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Fix that and people will flock.""" start="00:15:33.420" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Sounds fair, I'd think.""" start="00:15:35.700" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Turns out, it's not what we need.""" start="00:15:37.740" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Emacs is bigger than that.""" start="00:15:40.640" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""What we need is like what we've done here this weekend.""" start="00:15:42.680" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Like EmacsConf. It's the absolute epitome""" start="00:15:45.780" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""of sharing about and caring about Emacs.""" start="00:15:49.660" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""We are here both working to grow our community,""" start="00:15:53.900" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and to strengthen what we already have.""" start="00:15:56.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""We're here because we find joy in Emacs,""" start="00:16:00.140" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""and that joy is amplified by sharing it""" start="00:16:02.580" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""with and among others.""" start="00:16:05.860" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""So let's continue this journey together,""" start="00:16:07.680" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""navigating Emacs with a spirit of collaboration,""" start="00:16:10.220" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""because in unity, we find not just strength""" start="00:16:13.460" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""but the enduring legacy of a tool that we hold very dear.""" start="00:16:17.260" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Thank you to everybody here""" start="00:16:22.060" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""for being part of this shared adventure.""" start="00:16:23.340" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="""Let's go forth and share, together.""" start="00:16:26.500" video="mainVideo-sharing" id="subtitle"]]



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