• Saturday:
  • gen: 177 peak + 14 peak lowres
  • dev: 226 peak + 79 peak lowres
• Sunday:
  • gen: 89 peak + 10 peak lowres

Server configuration:

YouTube livestream stats:

We did early acceptances again this year. That was nice. I wasn't sure about committing longer periods of time early in the scheduling process, so I usually tried to nudge people to plan a 20-minute video with the option of possibly doing more, and I okayed longer talks once we figured out what the schedule looked like.

There were 82 days between the call for proposals and the CFP deadline, another 49 days from that to the video target date, and 29 days between the video target date and EmacsConf. It felt like there was a good amount of time for proposals and videos. Six videos came in before or on the target date. The rest trickled in afterwards, which was fine because we wanted to keep things low-pressure for the speakers. We had enough capacity to process and caption the videos as they came in.

We continued to use an Org file to store the talk information. It would be great to add some validation functions:

• Check permissions and ownership for files
• Check case sensitivity for Q&A type detection
• Check BBB redirect pages to make sure they exist
• Check transcripts for ` because that messes up formatting; consider escaping for the wiki
• Check files are public and readable
• Check captioned by comment vs caption status vs captioner

Speakers uploaded their files via PsiTransfer again. I didn't get around to setting up the FTP server. I should probably rename ftp-upload.emacsconf.org to upload.emacsconf.org so that people don't get confused.

As usual, we announced the EmacsConf call for proposals on emacs-tangents, Emacs News, emacsconf-discuss, emacsconf-org, https://reddit.com/r/emacs. System Crafters, Irreal, and Emacs APAC, mentioned it, and people also posted about EmacsConf on Mastodon, X, BlueSky, and Facebook. @len@toot.si suggested submitting EmacsConf to https://foss.events, so I did. There was some other EmacsConf-related discussions in r/emacs. 200ok and Ardeo organized an in-person meetup in Switzerland, and emacs.si got together in Ljubljana.

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nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) (timestamp (:standard-properties [3465 nil nil nil 3481 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type inactive :range-type nil :raw-value [2024-11-08 Fri] :year-start 2024 :month-start 11 :day-start 8 :hour-start nil :minute-start nil :year-end 2024 :month-end 11 :day-end 8 :hour-end nil :minute-end nil)))) (table-row (:standard-properties [3501 3501 3502 3562 3563 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [3502 nil 3503 3512 3526 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) EmacsConf) (table-cell (:standard-properties [3526 nil 3527 3560 3562 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) (timestamp (:standard-properties [3527 nil nil nil 3543 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type inactive :range-type nil :raw-value [2024-12-07 Sat] :year-start 2024 :month-start 12 :day-start 7 :hour-start nil :minute-start nil :year-end 2024 :month-end 12 :day-end 7 :hour-end nil :minute-end nil)) - (timestamp (:standard-properties [3544 nil nil nil 3560 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type inactive :range-type nil :raw-value [2024-12-07 Sat] :year-start 2024 :month-start 12 :day-start 7 :hour-start nil :minute-start nil :year-end 2024 :month-end 12 :day-end 7 :hour-end nil :minute-end nil))))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [3564 3564 3564 3886 3887 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We did early acceptances again this year. That was nice. I wasn't sure about committing longer periods of time early in the scheduling process, so I usually tried to nudge people to plan a 20-minute video with the option of possibly doing more, and I okayed longer talks once we figured out what the schedule looked like. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [3887 3887 3887 4374 4375 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) There were 82 days between the call for proposals and the CFP deadline, another 49 days from that to the video target date, and 29 days between the video target date and EmacsConf. It felt like there was a good amount of time for proposals and videos. Six videos came in before or on the target date. The rest trickled in afterwards, which was fine because we wanted to keep things low-pressure for the speakers. We had enough capacity to process and caption the videos as they came in. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [4375 4375 4383 5166 5166 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 4439 5164 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Data :title (Data) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-data) (section (:standard-properties [4383 4383 4383 5166 5166 0 nil section nil nil nil 4383 5166 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4441 4441 4441 4556 4557 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We continued to use an Org file to store the talk information. It would be great to add some validation functions: ) (plain-list (:standard-properties [4557 4557 4557 4906 4907 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #14] :type unordered) (item (:standard-properties [4557 4557 4561 4603 4603 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4561 4561 4561 4603 4603 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check permissions and ownership for files )) (item (:standard-properties [4603 4603 4607 4653 4653 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4607 4607 4607 4653 4653 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check case sensitivity for Q&A type detection )) (item (:standard-properties [4653 4653 4657 4706 4706 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4657 4657 4657 4706 4706 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check BBB redirect pages to make sure they exist )) (item (:standard-properties [4706 4706 4710 4804 4804 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4710 4710 4710 4804 4804 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check transcripts for ` because that messes up formatting; consider escaping for the wiki )) (item (:standard-properties [4804 4804 4808 4844 4844 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4808 4808 4808 4844 4844 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check files are public and readable )) (item (:standard-properties [4844 4844 4848 4906 4906 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4848 4848 4848 4906 4906 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check captioned by comment vs caption status vs captioner ))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4907 4907 4907 5165 5166 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Speakers uploaded their files via (link (:standard-properties [4941 nil 4985 4996 4998 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/psi-4ward/psitransfer :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/psi-4ward/psitransfer :application nil :search-option nil) PsiTransfer) again. I didn't get around to setting up the FTP server. I should probably rename ftp-upload.emacsconf.org to upload.emacsconf.org so that people don't get confused. ))) #9 (headline (:standard-properties [7779 7779 7791 11019 11019 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 7851 11017 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Schedule :title (Schedule) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-schedule) (section (:standard-properties [7791 7791 7791 11019 11019 0 nil section nil nil nil 7791 11019 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7853 7853 7853 8089 8090 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The schedule worked out to two days of talks, with two tracks on the first day, and about 15-20 minutes between each talk. We were able to adapt to late submissions, last-minute cancellations, and last-minute switches from Q&A to live. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [8090 8090 8090 8474 8475 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We added an open mic session on Sunday to fill in the time from a last-minute cancellation. That worked out nicely and it might be a good idea to schedule in that time next year. It was also good to move some of the usual closing remarks earlier. We were able to wrap up in a timely manner, which was great for some hosts and participants because they didn't have to stay up so late. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [8475 8475 8475 8782 8783 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Sunday was single-track, so it was nice and relaxed. I was a little worried that people might get bored if the current talk wasn't relevant to their interests, but everyone managed just fine. I probably should have remembered that Emacs people are good at turning extra time into more configuration tweaks. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [8783 8783 8783 9101 9102 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Most of the scheduling was determined by people's time constraints, so I didn't worry too much about making the talks flow logically. I accidentally forgot to note down one speaker's time constraints, but he caught it when we e-mailed the draft schedule and I was able to move things around for a better time for him. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [9102 9102 9102 9500 9501 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) There was a tiny bit of technical confusion because the automated schedule publishing on res had case-sensitive matching ( (code (:standard-properties [9224 nil nil nil 9242 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 17) t])) was set to (code (:standard-properties [9254 nil nil nil 9259 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 4) t])) ), so if a talk was set to "Live" Q&A, it didn't announce it as a live talk because it was looking for (code (:standard-properties [9362 nil nil nil 9368 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 5) t])) . Whoops. I've added that configuration setting to my (code (:standard-properties [9422 nil nil nil 9450 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 27) t])) , so the ansible scripts should get it next time. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [9501 9501 9501 10021 10022 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I asked Leo and Corwin if they wanted to manually control the talks this year. They opted to leave it automatically managed by crontab so that they wouldn't have to worry as much about timekeeping. It worked reliably. Hooray for automation! The only scheduling hiccup was because I turned off the crontab so that we could do Saturday closing remarks when we wanted to and I forgot to reenable autopilot the next day. We noticed when the opening remarks didn't start right on the dot, and I got everything back on track. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10022 10022 10022 10305 10306 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Like last year, I scheduled the dev track to start a little later than the gen track. That made for a less frantic morning. Also, this year we scheduled Sunday morning to start with more IRC Q&A instead of live Q&A. We didn't notice any bandwidth issues on Sunday morning this time. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10306 10306 10306 10499 10500 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) It would be nice to have Javascript countdowns in some kind of web interface to make it easier for hosts, especially if we can update it with the actual time the current video will end in MPV. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10500 10500 10500 10646 10647 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I can also update the (link (:standard-properties [10522 nil nil nil 10555 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-stream.el :format plain :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-stream.el :application nil :search-option nil)) code to make it easier to automatically count down to the next talk or to a specific talk. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10647 10647 10647 10795 10796 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We have Javascript showing local time on the individual talk pages, but it would be nice to localize the times on all the schedule/watch pages too. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10796 10796 10796 11018 11019 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Most of my stuff (scheduling, publishing, etc.) is handled by automation with just a little bit of manual nudging every so often, so it might be possible to organize an event that's more friendly to Europe/APAC timezones. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [11019 11019 11038 14417 14417 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 11105 14415 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Recorded videos :title (Recorded videos) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-recorded-videos) (section (:standard-properties [11038 11038 11038 14417 14417 0 nil section nil nil nil 11038 14417 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [11107 11107 11107 11495 11496 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) As usual, we strongly encouraged speakers to record videos to lower everyone's stress levels and allow for captioning by volunteers, so that's what most speakers did. We were able to handle a few last-minute submissions as well as a live talk. Getting videos also meant we could publish them as each talk went live, including automatically putting the videos and transcripts on the wiki. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [11496 11496 11496 11744 11745 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We didn't have obvious video encoding cut-offs, so re-encoding in a screen was a reliable way to avoid interruptions this year. Also, no one complained about tiny text or low resolution, so the talk preparation instructions seem to be working out. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [11745 11745 11745 12180 12181 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Automatically normalizing the audio with ffmpeg-normalize didn't work out, so Leo Vivier did a last-minute scramble to normalize the audio the day before the conference. Maybe that's something that volunteers can help with during the lead-up to the conference, or maybe I can finally figure out how to fit that into my process. I don't have much time or patience to listen to things, but it would be nice to get that sorted out early. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12181 12181 12181 12417 12418 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next year we can try remixing the audio to mono. One of the talks had some audio moving around, which was a little distracting. Also, some people listen to the talks in one ear, so it would be good to drop things down to mono for them. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12418 12418 12418 12724 12725 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We think 60fps videos stressed the res server a bit, resulting in dropped frames. Next year, we can downsample those to 30fps and add a note to the talk preparation instructions. The hosts also suggested looking into setting up streaming from each host's computer instead of using our shared VNC sessions. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12725 12725 12725 12847 12848 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) There was some colour smearing and weirdness when we played some videos with mpv on res. Upgrading MPV to v0.38 fixed it. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12848 12848 12848 12974 12975 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Some people requested dark mode (light text on dark background), so maybe we can experiment with recommending that next year. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12975 12975 12975 13307 13308 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I did a last-minute change to the shell scripts to load resources from the cache directory instead of the assets/stream directory, but I didn't get all of the file references, so sometimes the test videos played or the introductions didn't have captions. On the plus side, I learned how to use (code (:standard-properties [13269 nil nil nil 13273 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 2) t])) in MPV to reload a subtitle file. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [13308 13308 13308 13610 13611 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Sometimes we needed to play the videos manually. If we get the hang of starting MPV in a screen or tmux session, it might be easier for hosts to check how much time is left, or to restart a video at a specific point if needed. Leo said he'll work on figuring out the configuration and the Lua scripts. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [13611 13611 13611 14165 14166 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I uploaded all the videos to YouTube and scheduled them. That was nice because then I didn't have to keep updating things during the conference. It turns out that Toobnix also has a way to schedule uploads. I just need to upload it as unlisted first, and then choose Scheduled from the visibility. I wonder if (link (:standard-properties [13921 nil 13981 13993 13996 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.npmjs.com/package/%40peertube%2Fpeertube-cli :format bracket :raw-link https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40peertube%2Fpeertube-cli :application nil :search-option nil) peertube-cli) can be extended to schedule things. Anyway, since I didn't know about that during the conference, I just used (code (:standard-properties [14106 nil nil nil 14138 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 30) t])) function to upload videos. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14166 14166 14166 14416 14417 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) It was fun playing (link (:standard-properties [14185 nil 14232 14296 14299 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.youtube.com/watch?v=urcL86UpqZc :format bracket :raw-link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urcL86UpqZc :application nil :search-option nil) Interview with an Emacs Enthusiast in 2023 [Colorized] - YouTube) at lunch. I put together some captions for it after the conference, so maybe we can play it with captions next year. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [14417 14417 14443 15162 15162 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 14517 15160 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Recorded introductions :title (Recorded introductions) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-recorded-introductions) (section (:standard-properties [14443 14443 14443 15162 15162 0 nil section nil nil nil 14443 15162 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14519 14519 14519 14819 14820 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We record introductions so that hosts don't have to worry about how to say things on air. I should probably send the intro check e-mail earlier--maybe on the original video target date, even if speakers haven't submitted their videos yet. This will reduce the last-minute scramble to correct intros. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14820 14820 14820 14994 14995 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) When I switched the shell scripts to use the cache directory, I forgot to get it to do the intros from that directory as well, so some of the uncorrected intros were played. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14995 14995 14995 15161 15162 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I forgot to copy the intro VTTs to the cache directory. This should be handled by the subed-record process for creating intros, so it'll be all sorted out next year. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [15162 15162 15176 16756 16756 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 15238 16754 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Captioning :title (Captioning) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-captioning) (section (:standard-properties [15176 15176 15176 16756 16756 0 nil section nil nil nil 15176 16756 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [15240 15240 15240 16015 16016 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We used (link (:standard-properties [15248 nil 15286 15294 15297 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/m-bain/whisperX :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX :application nil :search-option nil) WhisperX) for speech-to-text this year. It did a great job at preparing the first drafts of captions that our wonderful army of volunteer captioners could then edit. WhisperX's built-in voice activity detection cut down a lot on the hallucinations that (link (:standard-properties [15540 nil 15577 15591 15594 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/openai/whisper :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/openai/whisper :application nil :search-option nil) OpenAI Whisper) had during periods of silence in last year's captions, and there was only one instance of WhisperX missing a chunk of text from a speaker that I needed to manually fill in. I upgraded to a Lenovo P52 with 64GB RAM, so I was able to handle last-minute caption processing on my computer. It might be handy to have a smaller model ready for those last-minute requests, or have something ready to go for the commercial APIs. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [16016 16016 16016 16585 16586 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The timestamps were a little bit off. It was really helpful that speakers and volunteers used the backstage area to check video quality. I used (link (:standard-properties [16160 nil 16197 16203 16206 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/ :format bracket :raw-link https://www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/ :application nil :search-option nil) Aeneas) to re-align the text, but Aeneas was also confused by silences. I've added some code to (link (:standard-properties [16294 nil 16329 16334 16337 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/sachac/subed :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/sachac/subed :application nil :search-option nil) subed) so that I can realign regions of subtitles using Aeneas or WhisperX timestamps, and I also wrote some code to (link (:standard-properties [16447 nil 16544 16581 16583 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2024/11/checking-caption-timing-by-skimming-with-emacs-lisp-or-js/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/11/checking-caption-timing-by-skimming-with-emacs-lisp-or-js/ :application nil :search-option nil) skim timestamps for easy verification) . ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [16586 16586 16586 16755 16756 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Anush V experimented with using machine learning for (link (:standard-properties [16639 nil 16677 16698 16700 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //gitlab.com/jun8git/sub-seg :format bracket :raw-link https://gitlab.com/jun8git/sub-seg :application nil :search-option nil) subtitle segmentation) , so that might be something to explore going forward. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [16756 16756 16788 19618 19618 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 16868 19616 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value BigBlueButton web conference :title (BigBlueButton web conference) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-bigbluebutton-web-conference) (section (:standard-properties [16788 16788 16788 19618 19618 0 nil section nil nil nil 16788 19618 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [16870 16870 16870 17815 17816 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) This year we set up a new (link (:standard-properties [16896 nil 16931 16944 16947 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //demo.bigbluebutton.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://demo.bigbluebutton.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) BigBlueButton) web conferencing server. The server with our previous BigBlueButton instance had been donated by a defunct nonprofit, so it finally got removed on October 27. After investigating whether Jitsi or Galene might be a good fit for EmacsConf, we decided to continue with BigBlueButton. There were some concerns about (link (:standard-properties [17259 nil 17318 17332 17335 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/bigbluebutton/bbb-install/issues/261 :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bbb-install/issues/261 :application nil :search-option nil) non-free Mongo) for BBB versions >= 2.3 and < 3, so I installed BBB 3.0. This was hard to get working on a Docker on the existing res server. (link (:standard-properties [17461 nil 17516 17526 17529 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacsconf.org/2024/organizers-notebook/#bbb :format bracket :raw-link https://emacsconf.org/2024/organizers-notebook/#bbb :application nil :search-option nil) We decided) it was worth spinning up an additional Linode virtual private server. It turned out that BBB refused to run on anything smaller than 8GB/4core, so I scaled up to that during testing, scaled back down to 1GB/1core in between, and scaled up to 16GB/8core dedicated during the conference. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [17816 17816 17816 18043 18044 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I'm still not 100% sure I set everything up correctly or that everything was stable. Maybe next year BBB 3.0 will be better-tested, someone more sysad-y can doublecheck the setup, or we can try (link (:standard-properties [18010 nil 18033 18039 18041 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //galene.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://galene.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) Galene) . ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18044 18044 18044 18339 18340 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) One of the benefits of upgrading to BBB 3.0 was that we could use the smart layout feature to drag the webcam thumbnails to the side of the shared screen. This made shared screens much easier to read. I haven't automated this yet, but it was easy enough for us to do via the shared VNC session. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18340 18340 18340 18708 18709 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) On the plus side, it was pretty straightforward to use the Rails console to create all the rooms. We used moderator access codes to give all the speakers moderator access. Mysteriously, superadmins didn't automatically have moderator access to all the rooms even if they were logged in, so we needed to add host access by hand so that they could start the recordings. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18709 18709 18709 18969 18970 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Since we self-hosted and were budgeting more for the full-scale node, I didn't feel comfortable scaling it up to production size until a few days before the conference. I sent the access codes with the check-in e-mails to give speakers time to try things out. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18970 18970 18970 19130 19131 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) (link (:standard-properties [18970 nil 19097 19126 19128 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/emacsconf-backstage-figuring-out-our-maximum-number-of-simultaneous-bigbluebutton-users/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/emacsconf-backstage-figuring-out-our-maximum-number-of-simultaneous-bigbluebutton-users/ :application nil :search-option nil) Compared to last year's stats) : ) (table (:standard-properties [19131 19131 19131 19509 19510 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14] :type org :tblfm nil :value nil) (table-row (:standard-properties [19131 19131 19132 19184 19185 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19132 nil 19169 19169 19170 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16])) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19170 nil 19171 19175 19177 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 2023) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19177 nil 19178 19182 19184 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 2024)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19185 19185 nil nil 19239 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type rule)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19239 19239 19240 19292 19293 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19240 nil 19241 19273 19278 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Max number of simultaneous users) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19278 nil 19279 19281 19285 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 62) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19285 nil 19287 19290 19292 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 107)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19293 19293 19294 19346 19347 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19294 nil 19295 19330 19332 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Max number of simultaneous meetings) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19332 nil 19333 19334 19339 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19339 nil 19343 19344 19346 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 7)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19347 19347 19348 19400 19401 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19348 nil 19349 19384 19386 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Max number of people in one meeting) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19386 nil 19387 19389 19393 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 27) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19393 nil 19396 19398 19400 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 25)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19401 19401 19402 19454 19455 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19402 nil 19403 19422 19440 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Total unique people) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19440 nil 19441 19443 19447 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 84) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19447 nil 19449 19452 19454 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 102)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19455 19455 19456 19508 19509 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19456 nil 19457 19477 19494 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Total unique talking) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19494 nil 19495 19497 19501 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 36) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19501 nil 19504 19506 19508 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 40))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [19510 19510 19510 19617 19618 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) (Max number of simultaneous users wasn't deduplicated, since we need that number for server load planning) ))) (headline (:standard-properties [19618 19618 19645 20534 20534 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 19720 20532 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Tech checks and hosting :title (Tech checks and hosting) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-tech-checks-and-hosting) (section (:standard-properties [19645 19645 19645 20534 20534 0 nil section nil nil nil 19645 20534 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [19722 19722 19722 19902 19903 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) FlowyCoder did a great job getting everyone checked in, especially once I figured out the right checklist to use. We used people's emergency contact information a couple of times. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [19903 19903 19903 20265 20266 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Corwin and Leo were able to jump in and out of the different streams for hosting. Sometimes they were both in the same Q&A session, which made it more conversational especially when they were covering for technical issues. We had a couple of crashes even though the tech checks went fine, so that was weird. Maybe something's up with BBB 3.0 or how I set it up. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [20266 20266 20266 20533 20534 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next time, we can consider asking speakers what kind of facilitation style they like. A chatty host? Someone who focuses on reading the questions and then gets out of the way? Speakers reading their own questions and the host focusing on timekeeping/troubleshooting? ))) (headline (:standard-properties [20534 20534 20547 22382 22382 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 20608 22380 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Streaming :title (Streaming) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-streaming) (section (:standard-properties [20547 20547 20547 22382 22382 0 nil section nil nil nil 20547 22382 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [20610 20610 20610 20809 20810 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I experimented with setting up the live0 streaming node as a 64GB 32core dedicated CPU server, but that was overkill, so we went back down to 64GB 16core and it still didn't approach the CPU limits. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [20810 20810 20810 21067 21068 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The 480p stream seemed stable, hooray! I had set it up last year to automatically kick in as soon as I started streaming to Icecast, and that worked out. I think I changed a loop to be (code (:standard-properties [20995 nil nil nil 21007 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 11) t])) instead of making it try 5 times, so that probably helped. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [21068 21068 21068 21447 21448 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I couldn't get Toobnix livestreaming to work this year. On the plus side, that meant that I could use OBS to directly stream to YouTube instead of trying to set up multicasting. I set up one YouTube livestreaming event for each shift and added the RTMP keys to our shift checklists so that I could update the settings before starting the stream. That was pretty straightforward. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [21448 21448 21448 22023 22024 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) This year, I wrote a little randomizer function to display things on the countdown screen. At first I just dumped in (link (:standard-properties [21565 nil nil nil 21620 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/gnuemacs.acro.exp.en.html :format plain :raw-link https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/gnuemacs.acro.exp.en.html :application nil :search-option nil)) , but some of those were not quite what I was looking for. (... Probably should've read them all first!) Then I added random packages from GNU ELPA and NonGNU ELPA, and that was more fun. I might add MELPA next time too. The code for dumping random packages is probably worth putting into a different blog post, since it's the sort of thing people might like to add to their dashboards or screensavers. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22024 22024 22024 22164 22165 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I ran into some C-s annoyances in screen even with flow control turned off, so it might be a good idea to switch to tmux instead of screen. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22165 22165 22165 22381 22382 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next year, I think it might be a good idea to make intro images for each talk. Then we can use that as the opening slide in BigBlueButton (unless they're already sharing something else) as well as a video thumbnail. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [22382 22382 22396 22976 22976 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 22458 22974 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Publishing :title (Publishing) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-publishing) (section (:standard-properties [22396 22396 22396 22976 22976 0 nil section nil nil nil 22396 22976 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22460 22460 22460 22704 22705 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The automated process for publishing talks and transcripts to the wiki occasionally needed nudging when someone else had committed a change to the wiki. I thought I had a (code (:standard-properties [22631 nil nil nil 22642 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 9) t])) in there somewhere, but maybe I need to look at it some more. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22705 22705 22705 22975 22976 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I forgot to switch the conference publishing phase and enable the inclusion of Etherpads, but fortunately Ihor noticed. I did some last-minute hacking to add them in, and then I remembered the variables I needed to set. Just need to add it to our process documentation. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [22976 22976 22988 23859 23859 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 23048 23857 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Etherpad :title (Etherpad) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-etherpad) (section (:standard-properties [22988 22988 22988 23859 23859 0 nil section nil nil nil 22988 23859 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23050 23050 23050 23296 23297 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We used (link (:standard-properties [23058 nil 23083 23091 23094 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //etherpad.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://etherpad.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) Etherpad) 1.9.7 to collect Q&A again this year. I didn't upgrade to Etherpad v2.x because I couldn't figure out how to get it running within the time I set aside for it, but maybe that's something for next year. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23297 23297 23297 23586 23587 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I wrote some Elisp to copy the current ERC line (unwrapped) for easier pasting into Etherpad. That worked out really well, and it let me keep up with copying questions from IRC to the pad in between other bits of running around. ( (code (:standard-properties [23527 nil nil nil 23548 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 19) t])) in (link (:standard-properties [23551 nil nil nil 23584 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-erc.el :format bracket :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-erc.el :application nil :search-option nil)) ) ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23587 23587 23587 23700 23701 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next year, I'll add pronouns and pronunciations to the Etherpad template so that hosts can refer to them easily. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23701 23701 23701 23858 23859 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) If I rejig the template to move the next/previous links so that notes can be added to the end, I might be able to use the Etherpad API to add text from IRC. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [23859 23859 23866 24458 24458 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 23921 24456 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value IRC :title (IRC) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-irc) (section (:standard-properties [23866 23866 23866 24458 24458 0 nil section nil nil nil 23866 24458 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23923 23923 23923 24074 24075 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We remembered to give the libera.chat people a heads-up before the conference, so we didn't run into usage limits for (link (:standard-properties [24041 nil nil nil 24067 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //chat.emacsconf.org :format plain :raw-link https://chat.emacsconf.org :application nil :search-option nil)) . Yay! ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24075 24075 24075 24332 24333 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Aside from writing (code (:standard-properties [24094 nil nil nil 24114 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 19) t])) ( (link (:standard-properties [24116 nil 24149 24165 24167 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-erc.el :format bracket :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-erc.el :application nil :search-option nil) emacsconf-erc.el) ) to make it easier to add text from IRC to the Etherpad, I didn't tinker much with the IRC setup for this year. It continued to be a solid platform for discussion. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24333 24333 24333 24457 24458 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I think a keyboard shortcut for inserting a talk's URL could be handy and should be pretty easy to add to my Embark keymap. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [24458 24458 24480 26746 26746 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 24550 26744 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Extracting the Q&A :title (Extracting the Q&A) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-extracting-the-q-a) (section (:standard-properties [24480 24480 24480 26746 26746 0 nil section nil nil nil 24480 26746 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24552 24552 24552 24861 24862 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We sometimes forgot to start the recording for the Q&A until a few minutes into the talk. I considered extracting the Q&A recordings from the Icecast dump or YouTube stream recordings in order to get those first few minutes, but decided it wasn't worth it since people could generally figure out the answers. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24862 24862 24862 25203 25204 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Getting the recordings off BigBlueButton was easier this year because I configured it with (link (:standard-properties [24953 nil 25065 25105 25107 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //docs.bigbluebutton.org/3.0/administration/customize/#install-additional-recording-processing-formats :format bracket :raw-link https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/3.0/administration/customize/#install-additional-recording-processing-formats :application nil :search-option nil) video as an additional processing format) , so we could grab one file per session instead of combining the different streams with ffmpeg. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [25204 25204 25204 25490 25491 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I did a quick pass of the Q&A transcripts and chat logs to see if people mentioned anything that they might want to take out. I also copied IRC messages and the pads, and I copied over the answers from the transcripts using the new (code (:standard-properties [25436 nil nil nil 25479 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 42) t])) function. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [25491 25491 25491 25905 25906 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Audio mixing was uneven. It might be nice to figure out separate audio recordings just in case ( (link (:standard-properties [25587 nil 25650 25656 25658 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/issues/12302 :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/issues/12302 :application nil :search-option nil) #12302) , (link (:standard-properties [25660 nil 25723 25740 25742 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //groups.google.com/g/bigbluebutton-dev/c/oPzJy0mKOrw :format bracket :raw-link https://groups.google.com/g/bigbluebutton-dev/c/oPzJy0mKOrw :application nil :search-option nil) bigbluebutton-dev) ). We ended up not tinkering with the audio for the Q&A, so next time, I can probably upload them without waiting to see if anyone wants to fiddle with the audio. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [25906 25906 25906 26073 26074 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Trimming the Q&A was pretty straightforward. I added a (code (:standard-properties [25961 nil nil nil 25985 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 22) t])) function to (link (:standard-properties [25997 nil 26032 26037 26039 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/sachac/subed :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/sachac/subed :application nil :search-option nil) subed) so that I can trim files easily. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26074 26074 26074 26252 26253 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Thanks to my completion functions for adding section headings based on comments, it was easy to index the Q&A this year. I didn't even put it up backstage for people to work on. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26253 26253 26253 26511 26512 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Nudged by (link (:standard-properties [26263 nil 26318 26326 26328 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //mastodon.social/@ctietze/113627423761735937 :format bracket :raw-link https://mastodon.social/@ctietze/113627423761735937 :application nil :search-option nil) @ctietze) , I'm experimenting with adding sticky videos if Javascript is enabled so that it's easier to navigate using the transcript. There's still a bit of tinkering to do, but it's a start. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26512 26512 26512 26745 26746 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I added some conference-related variables to a (code (:standard-properties [26559 nil nil nil 26576 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 15) t])) file so that I can more easily update things even for past conferences. This is mostly related to publishing the captions on the wiki pages, which I do with Emacs Lisp. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [26746 26746 26770 27572 27572 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 26842 27570 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Budget and donations :title (Budget and donations) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-budget-and-donations) (section (:standard-properties [26770 26770 26770 27572 27572 0 nil section nil nil nil 26770 27572 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26844 26844 26844 26880 26881 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Costs (USD, not including 13% tax): ) (table (:standard-properties [26881 26881 26881 27055 27056 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14] :type org :tblfm nil :value nil) (table-row (:standard-properties [26881 26881 26882 26938 26939 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26882 nil 26883 26888 26890 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 52.54) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26890 nil 26891 26926 26938 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Extra costs for hosting in December)) (table-row (:standard-properties [26939 26939 26940 26996 26997 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26940 nil 26942 26946 26948 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 3.11) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26948 nil 26949 26988 26996 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Extra costs for BBB testing in November)) (table-row (:standard-properties [26997 26997 26998 27054 27055 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26998 nil 27001 27004 27006 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 120) (table-cell (:standard-properties [27006 nil 27007 27052 27054 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Hosting costs year-round (two Linode nanodes)))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27056 27056 27056 27107 27108 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Total of USD 175.65 + tax, or USD 198.48 for 2024. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27108 27108 27108 27298 27299 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The Free Software Foundation also provided (link (:standard-properties [27151 nil 27182 27201 27204 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //media.emacsconf.org :format bracket :raw-link https://media.emacsconf.org :application nil :search-option nil) media.emacsconf.org) for serving media files. Ry P provided res.emacsconf.org for OBS streaming over VNC sessions. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27299 27299 27299 27571 27572 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Amin Bandali was away during the conference weekend and no one else knew how to get the list of donors and current donation stats from the FSF Working Together program on short notice. Next time, we can get that sorted out beforehand so that we can thank donors properly. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [27572 27572 27598 30144 30144 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 27672 30142 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Documentation and time :title (Documentation and time) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-documentation-and-time) (section (:standard-properties [27598 27598 27598 30144 30144 0 nil section nil nil nil 27598 30144 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27674 27674 27674 27959 27960 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I think my biggest challenge was having less time to prepare for EmacsConf this year because the kiddo wanted more of my attention. In many ways, the automation that I'd been gradually building up paid off. We were able to pull together EmacsConf even though I had limited focus time. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27960 27960 27960 28041 28042 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Here's my Emacs-related time data (including Emacs News and tweaking my config): ) (table (:standard-properties [28042 28042 28042 28466 28467 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14] :type org :tblfm nil :value nil) (table-row (:standard-properties [28042 28042 28043 28147 28148 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28043 nil 28044 28048 28050 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Year) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28050 nil 28052 28055 28057 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Jan) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28057 nil 28059 28062 28064 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Feb) (table-cell 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nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 12.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28382 nil 28385 28388 28390 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 5.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28390 nil 28393 28396 28398 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 6.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28398 nil 28400 28403 28405 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 3.3) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28405 nil 28407 28410 28412 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 9.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28412 nil 28413 28417 28419 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 11.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28419 nil 28421 28424 28426 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 4.7) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28426 nil 28427 28431 28433 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 36.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28433 nil 28435 28439 28441 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 40.3) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28441 nil 28443 28447 28449 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 52.3) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28449 nil 28451 28455 28457 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 67.7) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28457 nil 28460 28463 28465 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 320))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [28467 28467 28467 28617 28618 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) (and here's a (link (:standard-properties [28481 nil 28573 28612 28614 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/analyzing-my-emacs-time-over-the-last-11-years-or-so/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/analyzing-my-emacs-time-over-the-last-11-years-or-so/ :application nil :search-option nil) longer-term analysis going back to 2012) .) ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [28618 28618 28618 29188 29189 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I spent 92.6 hours total in October and November 2024 doing Emacs-related things, compared to 179.8 hours the previous year -- so, around half the time. Part of the 2023 total was related to preparing my presentation for EmacsConf, so I was much more familiar with my scripts then. Apparently, there was still a lot more that I needed to document. As I scrambled to get EmacsConf sorted out, I captured quick tasks/notes for the things I need to add to our organizers notebook. Now I get to go through all those notes in my inbox. Maybe next year will be even smoother. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [29189 29189 29189 29713 29714 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) On the plus side, all the process-related improvements meant that the other volunteers could jump in pretty much whenever they wanted, including during the conference itself. I didn't want to impose firm commitments on people or bug them too much by e-mail, so we kept things very chill in terms of scheduling and planning. If people were available, we had stuff people could help with. If people were busy, that was fine, we could manage. This was nice, especially when I applied the same sort of chill approach to myself. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [29714 29714 29714 30143 30144 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I'd like to eventually get to the point of being able to mostly follow my checklists and notes from the start of the conference planning process to the end. I've been moving notes from year-specific organizer notebooks to the main (link (:standard-properties [29945 nil 29991 30011 30013 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacsconf.org/organizers-notebook/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacsconf.org/organizers-notebook/ :application nil :search-option nil) organizers' notebook) . I plan to keep that one as the main file for notes and processes, and then to have specific dates and notes in the yearly ones. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [30144 30144 30155 31757 31757 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 30157 31755 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 1 :raw-value Thanks :title (Thanks) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil) (section (:standard-properties [30155 30155 30155 31757 31757 0 nil section nil nil nil 30155 31757 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (plain-list (:standard-properties [30155 30155 30155 31756 31757 1 nil planning nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - 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nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30973 30973 30973 31044 31044 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to Amin Bandali for help with infrastructure and communication. )) (item (:standard-properties [31044 31044 31046 31138 31138 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31046 31046 31046 31138 31138 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to Ry P for the server that we're using for OBS streaming and for processing videos. )) (item (:standard-properties [31138 31138 31140 31369 31369 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31140 31140 31140 31369 31369 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to the Free Software Foundation for Emacs itself, the mailing lists, the media.emacsconf.org server, and handling donations on our behalf through the FSF Working Together program. (link (:standard-properties [31327 nil nil nil 31368 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.fsf.org/working-together/fund :format plain :raw-link https://www.fsf.org/working-together/fund :application nil :search-option nil)) )) (item (:standard-properties [31369 31369 31371 31734 31734 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31371 31371 31371 31734 31734 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to the many users and contributers and project teams that create all the awesome free software we use, especially: BigBlueButton, Etherpad, Icecast, OBS, TheLounge, libera.chat, ffmpeg, OpenAI Whisper, WhisperX, the aeneas forced alignment tool, PsiTransfer, subed, and many, many other tools and services we used to prepare and host this years conference )) (item (:standard-properties [31734 31734 31736 31756 31756 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31736 31736 31736 31756 31756 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to everyone! ))))) (headline (:standard-properties [31757 31757 31768 32989 32989 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 31827 32987 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Overall :title (Overall) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-overall) (section (:standard-properties [31768 31768 31768 32989 32989 0 nil section nil nil nil 31768 32989 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31829 31829 31829 32047 32048 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Good experience. Lots of fun. I'd love to do it again next year. EmacsConf feels like a nice, cozy get-together where people share the cool things they've been working on and thinking about. People had fun! They said: ) (plain-list (:standard-properties [32048 32048 32048 32329 32330 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #14] :type unordered) (item (:standard-properties [32048 32048 32050 32142 32142 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32050 32050 32050 32142 32142 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) "emacsconf is absolutely knocking it out of the park when it comes to conference logistics" )) (item (:standard-properties [32142 32142 32144 32228 32228 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32144 32144 32144 32228 32228 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) "I think this conference has defined the terms for a successful online conference." )) (item (:standard-properties [32228 32228 32230 32329 32329 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32230 32230 32230 32329 32329 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) "EmacsConf is one of the big highlights of my year every year. Thank you a ton for running this 😊" ))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32330 32330 32330 32409 32410 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) It's one of the highlights of my year too. =) Looking forward to the next one! ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32410 32410 32410 32685 32686 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) In the meantime, y'all can stay connected via (link (:standard-properties [32456 nil 32507 32517 32519 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news/ :application nil :search-option nil) Emacs News) , (link (:standard-properties [32521 nil 32550 32580 32582 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacs-berlin.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacs-berlin.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) meetups (online and in person)) , (link (:standard-properties [32584 nil 32617 32633 32635 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //planet.emacslife.com/ :format bracket :raw-link https://planet.emacslife.com/ :application nil :search-option nil) Planet Emacslife) , and now (link (:standard-properties [32645 nil 32666 32674 32676 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacs.tv/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacs.tv/ :application nil :search-option nil) emacs.tv) . Enjoy! ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32686 32686 32686 32989 32989 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) p.s. I'd love to learn from other people's conference blog posts, EmacsConf or otherwise. I'm particularly interested in virtual conferences and how we can tinker with them to make them even better. I'm having a hard time finding posts; please feel free to send me links to ones you've liked or written!))))] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Communication :title (Communication) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-communication) #6)]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [5250 5250 5250 6764 6765 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) As usual, we announced the EmacsConf call for proposals on (link (:standard-properties [5309 nil 5384 5398 5400 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-tangents/2024-06/msg00004.html :format bracket :raw-link https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-tangents/2024-06/msg00004.html :application nil :search-option nil) emacs-tangents) , (link (:standard-properties [5402 nil 5463 5473 5475 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2024/07/2024-07-01-emacs-news/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/07/2024-07-01-emacs-news/ :application nil :search-option nil) Emacs News) , (link (:standard-properties [5477 nil 5537 5554 5556 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss :format bracket :raw-link https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss :application nil :search-option nil) emacsconf-discuss) , (link (:standard-properties [5558 nil 5632 5645 5647 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacsconf-org/2024-06/msg00000.html :format bracket :raw-link https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacsconf-org/2024-06/msg00000.html :application nil :search-option nil) emacsconf-org) , (link (:standard-properties [5649 nil nil nil 5675 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //reddit.com/r/emacs :format plain :raw-link https://reddit.com/r/emacs :application nil :search-option nil)) . (link (:standard-properties [5677 nil 5734 5749 5751 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //systemcrafters.net/live-streams/july-12-2024/ :format bracket :raw-link https://systemcrafters.net/live-streams/july-12-2024/ :application nil :search-option nil) System Crafters) , (link (:standard-properties [5753 nil 5789 5795 5797 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //irreal.org/blog/?p=12280 :format bracket :raw-link https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12280 :application nil :search-option nil) Irreal) , and (link (:standard-properties [5803 nil 5864 5874 5876 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/november-2024/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/november-2024/ :application nil :search-option nil) Emacs APAC) , mentioned it, and people also posted about EmacsConf on (link (:standard-properties [5934 nil 5976 5984 5986 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //mastodon.social/tags/emacsconf :format bracket :raw-link https://mastodon.social/tags/emacsconf :application nil :search-option nil) Mastodon) , (link (:standard-properties [5988 nil 6050 6051 6053 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //x.com/search?q=%23emacsconf&src=typed_query&f=live :format bracket :raw-link https://x.com/search?q=%23emacsconf&src=typed_query&f=live :application nil :search-option nil) X) , (link (:standard-properties [6055 nil 6093 6100 6102 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //bsky.app/hashtag/emacsconf :format bracket :raw-link https://bsky.app/hashtag/emacsconf :application nil :search-option nil) BlueSky) , and (link (:standard-properties [6108 nil 6197 6205 6207 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=538504738701826&id=100076269125316&_rdr :format bracket :raw-link https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=538504738701826&id=100076269125316&_rdr :application nil :search-option nil) Facebook) . (link (:standard-properties [6209 nil 6252 6274 6276 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //toot.si/@len/113392360015917614 :format bracket :raw-link https://toot.si/@len/113392360015917614 :application nil :search-option nil) @len@toot.si suggested) submitting EmacsConf to (link (:standard-properties [6301 nil nil nil 6320 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //foss.events :format plain :raw-link https://foss.events :application nil :search-option nil)) , so I did. There was some other (link (:standard-properties [6353 nil 6452 6481 6484 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1h5c778/which_emacsconf_2024_talks_have_your_attention/ :format bracket :raw-link https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1h5c778/which_emacsconf_2024_talks_have_your_attention/ :application nil :search-option nil) EmacsConf-related discussions) in r/emacs. (link (:standard-properties [6496 nil 6585 6600 6603 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //200ok.ch/posts/2024-09-16_announcing_emacsconf__official_swiss_satellite.html :format bracket :raw-link https://200ok.ch/posts/2024-09-16_announcing_emacsconf__official_swiss_satellite.html :application nil :search-option nil) 200ok and Ardeo) organized an in-person meetup in Switzerland, and (link (:standard-properties [6653 nil 6726 6760 6762 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //dogodki.kompot.si/events/00a6f9ee-9087-400d-9d9b-d51b98561424 :format bracket :raw-link https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/00a6f9ee-9087-400d-9d9b-d51b98561424 :application nil :search-option nil) emacs.si got together in Ljubljana) . ) #3 (paragraph (:standard-properties [7078 7078 7078 7164 7165 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) Next time, I think it could be interesting to add more blog posts and Mastodon toots. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7165 7165 7165 7229 7230 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) Also, maybe it would be good to get in touch with podcasts like ) (plain-list (:standard-properties [7230 7230 7230 7571 7572 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((7230 0 - 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It worked out well. ))]) For communicating with speakers and volunteers, I used lots of mail merge ( #0 ). Most of the templates only needed a little tweaking from last year's code. I added a function to help me double-check delivery, since the batches that I tried to send via async sometimes ran into errors. )] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-mail.el :format plain :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-mail.el :application nil :search-option nil))). Most of the templates only needed a little tweaking from last year's code. I added a function to help me double-check delivery, since the batches that I tried to send via async sometimes ran into errors.

Next time, I think it could be interesting to add more blog posts and Mastodon toots.

Also, maybe it would be good to get in touch with podcasts like

• System Crafters
• This Week in Linux
• Linux Unplugged
• Ask Noah
• Linux After Dark
• Lispy Gopher Show

to give a heads up on EmacsConf before it happens and also let them know when videos are available.

We continued to use Mumble for backstage coordination. It worked out well.

The schedule worked out to two days of talks, with two tracks on the first day, and about 15-20 minutes between each talk. We were able to adapt to late submissions, last-minute cancellations, and last-minute switches from Q&A to live.

We added an open mic session on Sunday to fill in the time from a last-minute cancellation. That worked out nicely and it might be a good idea to schedule in that time next year. It was also good to move some of the usual closing remarks earlier. We were able to wrap up in a timely manner, which was great for some hosts and participants because they didn't have to stay up so late.

Sunday was single-track, so it was nice and relaxed. I was a little worried that people might get bored if the current talk wasn't relevant to their interests, but everyone managed just fine. I probably should have remembered that Emacs people are good at turning extra time into more configuration tweaks.

Most of the scheduling was determined by people's time constraints, so I didn't worry too much about making the talks flow logically. I accidentally forgot to note down one speaker's time constraints, but he caught it when we e-mailed the draft schedule and I was able to move things around for a better time for him.

There was a tiny bit of technical confusion because the automated schedule publishing on res had case-sensitive matching (case-fold-search was set to nil), so if a talk was set to "Live" Q&A, it didn't announce it as a live talk because it was looking for live. Whoops. I've added that configuration setting to my emacsconf-stream-config.el, so the ansible scripts should get it next time.

I asked Leo and Corwin if they wanted to manually control the talks this year. They opted to leave it automatically managed by crontab so that they wouldn't have to worry as much about timekeeping. It worked reliably. Hooray for automation! The only scheduling hiccup was because I turned off the crontab so that we could do Saturday closing remarks when we wanted to and I forgot to reenable autopilot the next day. We noticed when the opening remarks didn't start right on the dot, and I got everything back on track.

Like last year, I scheduled the dev track to start a little later than the gen track. That made for a less frantic morning. Also, this year we scheduled Sunday morning to start with more IRC Q&A instead of live Q&A. We didn't notice any bandwidth issues on Sunday morning this time.

It would be nice to have Javascript countdowns in some kind of web interface to make it easier for hosts, especially if we can update it with the actual time the current video will end in MPV.

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That was nice. I wasn't sure about committing longer periods of time early in the scheduling process, so I usually tried to nudge people to plan a 20-minute video with the option of possibly doing more, and I okayed longer talks once we figured out what the schedule looked like. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [3887 3887 3887 4374 4375 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) There were 82 days between the call for proposals and the CFP deadline, another 49 days from that to the video target date, and 29 days between the video target date and EmacsConf. It felt like there was a good amount of time for proposals and videos. Six videos came in before or on the target date. The rest trickled in afterwards, which was fine because we wanted to keep things low-pressure for the speakers. We had enough capacity to process and caption the videos as they came in. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [4375 4375 4383 5166 5166 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 4439 5164 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Data :title (Data) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-data) (section (:standard-properties [4383 4383 4383 5166 5166 0 nil section nil nil nil 4383 5166 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4441 4441 4441 4556 4557 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We continued to use an Org file to store the talk information. It would be great to add some validation functions: ) (plain-list (:standard-properties [4557 4557 4557 4906 4907 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #14] :type unordered) (item (:standard-properties [4557 4557 4561 4603 4603 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4561 4561 4561 4603 4603 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check permissions and ownership for files )) (item (:standard-properties [4603 4603 4607 4653 4653 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4607 4607 4607 4653 4653 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check case sensitivity for Q&A type detection )) (item (:standard-properties [4653 4653 4657 4706 4706 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4657 4657 4657 4706 4706 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check BBB redirect pages to make sure they exist )) (item (:standard-properties [4706 4706 4710 4804 4804 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4710 4710 4710 4804 4804 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check transcripts for ` because that messes up formatting; consider escaping for the wiki )) (item (:standard-properties [4804 4804 4808 4844 4844 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4808 4808 4808 4844 4844 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check files are public and readable )) (item (:standard-properties [4844 4844 4848 4906 4906 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4848 4848 4848 4906 4906 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check captioned by comment vs caption status vs captioner ))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4907 4907 4907 5165 5166 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Speakers uploaded their files via (link (:standard-properties [4941 nil 4985 4996 4998 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/psi-4ward/psitransfer :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/psi-4ward/psitransfer :application nil :search-option nil) PsiTransfer) again. I didn't get around to setting up the FTP server. I should probably rename ftp-upload.emacsconf.org to upload.emacsconf.org so that people don't get confused. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [5166 5166 5183 7779 7779 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 5248 7777 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Communication :title (Communication) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-communication) (section (:standard-properties [5183 5183 5183 7779 7779 0 nil section nil nil nil 5183 7779 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [5250 5250 5250 6764 6765 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) As usual, we announced the EmacsConf call for proposals on (link (:standard-properties [5309 nil 5384 5398 5400 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-tangents/2024-06/msg00004.html :format bracket :raw-link https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-tangents/2024-06/msg00004.html :application nil :search-option nil) emacs-tangents) , (link (:standard-properties [5402 nil 5463 5473 5475 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2024/07/2024-07-01-emacs-news/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/07/2024-07-01-emacs-news/ :application nil :search-option nil) Emacs News) , (link (:standard-properties [5477 nil 5537 5554 5556 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss :format bracket :raw-link https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss :application nil :search-option nil) emacsconf-discuss) , (link (:standard-properties [5558 nil 5632 5645 5647 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacsconf-org/2024-06/msg00000.html :format bracket :raw-link https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacsconf-org/2024-06/msg00000.html :application nil :search-option nil) emacsconf-org) , (link (:standard-properties [5649 nil nil nil 5675 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //reddit.com/r/emacs :format plain :raw-link https://reddit.com/r/emacs :application nil :search-option nil)) . (link (:standard-properties [5677 nil 5734 5749 5751 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //systemcrafters.net/live-streams/july-12-2024/ :format bracket :raw-link https://systemcrafters.net/live-streams/july-12-2024/ :application nil :search-option nil) System Crafters) , (link (:standard-properties [5753 nil 5789 5795 5797 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //irreal.org/blog/?p=12280 :format bracket :raw-link https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12280 :application nil :search-option nil) Irreal) , and (link (:standard-properties [5803 nil 5864 5874 5876 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/november-2024/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/november-2024/ :application nil :search-option nil) Emacs APAC) , mentioned it, and people also posted about EmacsConf on (link (:standard-properties [5934 nil 5976 5984 5986 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //mastodon.social/tags/emacsconf :format bracket :raw-link https://mastodon.social/tags/emacsconf :application nil :search-option nil) Mastodon) , (link (:standard-properties [5988 nil 6050 6051 6053 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //x.com/search?q=%23emacsconf&src=typed_query&f=live :format bracket :raw-link https://x.com/search?q=%23emacsconf&src=typed_query&f=live :application nil :search-option nil) X) , (link (:standard-properties [6055 nil 6093 6100 6102 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //bsky.app/hashtag/emacsconf :format bracket :raw-link https://bsky.app/hashtag/emacsconf :application nil :search-option nil) BlueSky) , and (link (:standard-properties [6108 nil 6197 6205 6207 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=538504738701826&id=100076269125316&_rdr :format bracket :raw-link https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=538504738701826&id=100076269125316&_rdr :application nil :search-option nil) Facebook) . (link (:standard-properties [6209 nil 6252 6274 6276 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //toot.si/@len/113392360015917614 :format bracket :raw-link https://toot.si/@len/113392360015917614 :application nil :search-option nil) @len@toot.si suggested) submitting EmacsConf to (link (:standard-properties [6301 nil nil nil 6320 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //foss.events :format plain :raw-link https://foss.events :application nil :search-option nil)) , so I did. There was some other (link (:standard-properties [6353 nil 6452 6481 6484 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1h5c778/which_emacsconf_2024_talks_have_your_attention/ :format bracket :raw-link https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1h5c778/which_emacsconf_2024_talks_have_your_attention/ :application nil :search-option nil) EmacsConf-related discussions) in r/emacs. (link (:standard-properties [6496 nil 6585 6600 6603 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //200ok.ch/posts/2024-09-16_announcing_emacsconf__official_swiss_satellite.html :format bracket :raw-link https://200ok.ch/posts/2024-09-16_announcing_emacsconf__official_swiss_satellite.html :application nil :search-option nil) 200ok and Ardeo) organized an in-person meetup in Switzerland, and (link (:standard-properties [6653 nil 6726 6760 6762 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //dogodki.kompot.si/events/00a6f9ee-9087-400d-9d9b-d51b98561424 :format bracket :raw-link https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/00a6f9ee-9087-400d-9d9b-d51b98561424 :application nil :search-option nil) emacs.si got together in Ljubljana) . ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [6765 6765 6765 7077 7078 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) For communicating with speakers and volunteers, I used lots of mail merge ( (link (:standard-properties [6840 nil nil nil 6870 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-mail.el :format plain :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-mail.el :application nil :search-option nil)) ). Most of the templates only needed a little tweaking from last year's code. I added a function to help me double-check delivery, since the batches that I tried to send via async sometimes ran into errors. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7078 7078 7078 7164 7165 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next time, I think it could be interesting to add more blog posts and Mastodon toots. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7165 7165 7165 7229 7230 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Also, maybe it would be good to get in touch with podcasts like ) (plain-list (:standard-properties [7230 7230 7230 7571 7572 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((7230 0 - nil nil nil 7281) (7281 0 - nil nil nil 7380) (7380 0 - nil nil nil 7431) (7431 0 - nil nil nil 7471) (7471 0 - nil nil nil 7523) (7523 0 - nil nil nil 7571)) #14] :type unordered) (item (:standard-properties [7230 7230 7232 7281 7281 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((7230 0 - nil nil nil 7281) (7281 0 - nil nil nil 7380) (7380 0 - 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nil nil nil 7281) (7281 0 - nil nil nil 7380) (7380 0 - nil nil nil 7431) (7431 0 - nil nil nil 7471) (7471 0 - nil nil nil 7523) (7523 0 - nil nil nil 7571)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7382 7382 7382 7431 7431 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) (link (:standard-properties [7382 nil 7413 7428 7430 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //linuxunplugged.com/ :format bracket :raw-link https://linuxunplugged.com/ :application nil :search-option nil) Linux Unplugged) )) (item (:standard-properties [7431 7431 7433 7471 7471 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((7230 0 - nil nil nil 7281) (7281 0 - nil nil nil 7380) (7380 0 - nil nil nil 7431) (7431 0 - nil nil nil 7471) (7471 0 - nil nil nil 7523) (7523 0 - nil nil nil 7571)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7433 7433 7433 7471 7471 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) (link (:standard-properties [7433 nil 7460 7468 7470 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type http :type-explicit-p t :path //asknoahshow.com/ :format bracket :raw-link http://asknoahshow.com/ :application nil :search-option nil) Ask Noah) )) (item (:standard-properties [7471 7471 7473 7523 7523 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((7230 0 - nil nil nil 7281) (7281 0 - nil nil nil 7380) (7380 0 - nil nil nil 7431) (7431 0 - nil nil nil 7471) (7471 0 - nil nil nil 7523) (7523 0 - nil nil nil 7571)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7473 7473 7473 7523 7523 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) (link (:standard-properties [7473 nil 7504 7520 7522 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //linuxafterdark.net/ :format bracket :raw-link https://linuxafterdark.net/ :application nil :search-option nil) Linux After Dark) )) (item (:standard-properties [7523 7523 7525 7571 7571 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((7230 0 - nil nil nil 7281) (7281 0 - nil nil nil 7380) (7380 0 - nil nil nil 7431) (7431 0 - nil nil nil 7471) (7471 0 - nil nil nil 7523) (7523 0 - nil nil nil 7571)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7525 7525 7525 7571 7571 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) (link (:standard-properties [7525 nil 7551 7568 7570 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //anonradio.net/ :format bracket :raw-link https://anonradio.net/ :application nil :search-option nil) Lispy Gopher Show) ))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7572 7572 7572 7672 7673 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) to give a heads up on EmacsConf before it happens and also let them know when videos are available. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7673 7673 7673 7778 7779 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We continued to use (link (:standard-properties [7693 nil 7721 7727 7730 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.mumble.info/ :format bracket :raw-link https://www.mumble.info/ :application nil :search-option nil) Mumble) for backstage coordination. It worked out well. ))) #9 (headline (:standard-properties [11019 11019 11038 14417 14417 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 11105 14415 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Recorded videos :title (Recorded videos) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-recorded-videos) (section (:standard-properties [11038 11038 11038 14417 14417 0 nil section nil nil nil 11038 14417 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [11107 11107 11107 11495 11496 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) As usual, we strongly encouraged speakers to record videos to lower everyone's stress levels and allow for captioning by volunteers, so that's what most speakers did. We were able to handle a few last-minute submissions as well as a live talk. Getting videos also meant we could publish them as each talk went live, including automatically putting the videos and transcripts on the wiki. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [11496 11496 11496 11744 11745 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We didn't have obvious video encoding cut-offs, so re-encoding in a screen was a reliable way to avoid interruptions this year. Also, no one complained about tiny text or low resolution, so the talk preparation instructions seem to be working out. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [11745 11745 11745 12180 12181 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Automatically normalizing the audio with ffmpeg-normalize didn't work out, so Leo Vivier did a last-minute scramble to normalize the audio the day before the conference. Maybe that's something that volunteers can help with during the lead-up to the conference, or maybe I can finally figure out how to fit that into my process. I don't have much time or patience to listen to things, but it would be nice to get that sorted out early. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12181 12181 12181 12417 12418 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next year we can try remixing the audio to mono. One of the talks had some audio moving around, which was a little distracting. Also, some people listen to the talks in one ear, so it would be good to drop things down to mono for them. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12418 12418 12418 12724 12725 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We think 60fps videos stressed the res server a bit, resulting in dropped frames. Next year, we can downsample those to 30fps and add a note to the talk preparation instructions. The hosts also suggested looking into setting up streaming from each host's computer instead of using our shared VNC sessions. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12725 12725 12725 12847 12848 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) There was some colour smearing and weirdness when we played some videos with mpv on res. Upgrading MPV to v0.38 fixed it. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12848 12848 12848 12974 12975 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Some people requested dark mode (light text on dark background), so maybe we can experiment with recommending that next year. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12975 12975 12975 13307 13308 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I did a last-minute change to the shell scripts to load resources from the cache directory instead of the assets/stream directory, but I didn't get all of the file references, so sometimes the test videos played or the introductions didn't have captions. On the plus side, I learned how to use (code (:standard-properties [13269 nil nil nil 13273 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 2) t])) in MPV to reload a subtitle file. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [13308 13308 13308 13610 13611 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Sometimes we needed to play the videos manually. If we get the hang of starting MPV in a screen or tmux session, it might be easier for hosts to check how much time is left, or to restart a video at a specific point if needed. Leo said he'll work on figuring out the configuration and the Lua scripts. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [13611 13611 13611 14165 14166 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I uploaded all the videos to YouTube and scheduled them. That was nice because then I didn't have to keep updating things during the conference. It turns out that Toobnix also has a way to schedule uploads. I just need to upload it as unlisted first, and then choose Scheduled from the visibility. I wonder if (link (:standard-properties [13921 nil 13981 13993 13996 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.npmjs.com/package/%40peertube%2Fpeertube-cli :format bracket :raw-link https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40peertube%2Fpeertube-cli :application nil :search-option nil) peertube-cli) can be extended to schedule things. Anyway, since I didn't know about that during the conference, I just used (code (:standard-properties [14106 nil nil nil 14138 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 30) t])) function to upload videos. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14166 14166 14166 14416 14417 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) It was fun playing (link (:standard-properties [14185 nil 14232 14296 14299 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.youtube.com/watch?v=urcL86UpqZc :format bracket :raw-link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urcL86UpqZc :application nil :search-option nil) Interview with an Emacs Enthusiast in 2023 [Colorized] - YouTube) at lunch. I put together some captions for it after the conference, so maybe we can play it with captions next year. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [14417 14417 14443 15162 15162 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 14517 15160 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Recorded introductions :title (Recorded introductions) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-recorded-introductions) (section (:standard-properties [14443 14443 14443 15162 15162 0 nil section nil nil nil 14443 15162 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14519 14519 14519 14819 14820 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We record introductions so that hosts don't have to worry about how to say things on air. I should probably send the intro check e-mail earlier--maybe on the original video target date, even if speakers haven't submitted their videos yet. This will reduce the last-minute scramble to correct intros. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14820 14820 14820 14994 14995 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) When I switched the shell scripts to use the cache directory, I forgot to get it to do the intros from that directory as well, so some of the uncorrected intros were played. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14995 14995 14995 15161 15162 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I forgot to copy the intro VTTs to the cache directory. This should be handled by the subed-record process for creating intros, so it'll be all sorted out next year. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [15162 15162 15176 16756 16756 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 15238 16754 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Captioning :title (Captioning) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-captioning) (section (:standard-properties [15176 15176 15176 16756 16756 0 nil section nil nil nil 15176 16756 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [15240 15240 15240 16015 16016 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We used (link (:standard-properties [15248 nil 15286 15294 15297 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/m-bain/whisperX :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX :application nil :search-option nil) WhisperX) for speech-to-text this year. It did a great job at preparing the first drafts of captions that our wonderful army of volunteer captioners could then edit. WhisperX's built-in voice activity detection cut down a lot on the hallucinations that (link (:standard-properties [15540 nil 15577 15591 15594 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/openai/whisper :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/openai/whisper :application nil :search-option nil) OpenAI Whisper) had during periods of silence in last year's captions, and there was only one instance of WhisperX missing a chunk of text from a speaker that I needed to manually fill in. I upgraded to a Lenovo P52 with 64GB RAM, so I was able to handle last-minute caption processing on my computer. It might be handy to have a smaller model ready for those last-minute requests, or have something ready to go for the commercial APIs. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [16016 16016 16016 16585 16586 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The timestamps were a little bit off. It was really helpful that speakers and volunteers used the backstage area to check video quality. I used (link (:standard-properties [16160 nil 16197 16203 16206 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/ :format bracket :raw-link https://www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/ :application nil :search-option nil) Aeneas) to re-align the text, but Aeneas was also confused by silences. I've added some code to (link (:standard-properties [16294 nil 16329 16334 16337 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/sachac/subed :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/sachac/subed :application nil :search-option nil) subed) so that I can realign regions of subtitles using Aeneas or WhisperX timestamps, and I also wrote some code to (link (:standard-properties [16447 nil 16544 16581 16583 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2024/11/checking-caption-timing-by-skimming-with-emacs-lisp-or-js/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/11/checking-caption-timing-by-skimming-with-emacs-lisp-or-js/ :application nil :search-option nil) skim timestamps for easy verification) . ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [16586 16586 16586 16755 16756 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Anush V experimented with using machine learning for (link (:standard-properties [16639 nil 16677 16698 16700 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //gitlab.com/jun8git/sub-seg :format bracket :raw-link https://gitlab.com/jun8git/sub-seg :application nil :search-option nil) subtitle segmentation) , so that might be something to explore going forward. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [16756 16756 16788 19618 19618 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 16868 19616 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value BigBlueButton web conference :title (BigBlueButton web conference) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-bigbluebutton-web-conference) (section (:standard-properties [16788 16788 16788 19618 19618 0 nil section nil nil nil 16788 19618 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [16870 16870 16870 17815 17816 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) This year we set up a new (link (:standard-properties [16896 nil 16931 16944 16947 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //demo.bigbluebutton.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://demo.bigbluebutton.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) BigBlueButton) web conferencing server. The server with our previous BigBlueButton instance had been donated by a defunct nonprofit, so it finally got removed on October 27. After investigating whether Jitsi or Galene might be a good fit for EmacsConf, we decided to continue with BigBlueButton. There were some concerns about (link (:standard-properties [17259 nil 17318 17332 17335 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/bigbluebutton/bbb-install/issues/261 :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bbb-install/issues/261 :application nil :search-option nil) non-free Mongo) for BBB versions >= 2.3 and < 3, so I installed BBB 3.0. This was hard to get working on a Docker on the existing res server. (link (:standard-properties [17461 nil 17516 17526 17529 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacsconf.org/2024/organizers-notebook/#bbb :format bracket :raw-link https://emacsconf.org/2024/organizers-notebook/#bbb :application nil :search-option nil) We decided) it was worth spinning up an additional Linode virtual private server. It turned out that BBB refused to run on anything smaller than 8GB/4core, so I scaled up to that during testing, scaled back down to 1GB/1core in between, and scaled up to 16GB/8core dedicated during the conference. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [17816 17816 17816 18043 18044 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I'm still not 100% sure I set everything up correctly or that everything was stable. Maybe next year BBB 3.0 will be better-tested, someone more sysad-y can doublecheck the setup, or we can try (link (:standard-properties [18010 nil 18033 18039 18041 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //galene.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://galene.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) Galene) . ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18044 18044 18044 18339 18340 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) One of the benefits of upgrading to BBB 3.0 was that we could use the smart layout feature to drag the webcam thumbnails to the side of the shared screen. This made shared screens much easier to read. I haven't automated this yet, but it was easy enough for us to do via the shared VNC session. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18340 18340 18340 18708 18709 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) On the plus side, it was pretty straightforward to use the Rails console to create all the rooms. We used moderator access codes to give all the speakers moderator access. Mysteriously, superadmins didn't automatically have moderator access to all the rooms even if they were logged in, so we needed to add host access by hand so that they could start the recordings. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18709 18709 18709 18969 18970 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Since we self-hosted and were budgeting more for the full-scale node, I didn't feel comfortable scaling it up to production size until a few days before the conference. I sent the access codes with the check-in e-mails to give speakers time to try things out. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18970 18970 18970 19130 19131 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) (link (:standard-properties [18970 nil 19097 19126 19128 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/emacsconf-backstage-figuring-out-our-maximum-number-of-simultaneous-bigbluebutton-users/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/emacsconf-backstage-figuring-out-our-maximum-number-of-simultaneous-bigbluebutton-users/ :application nil :search-option nil) Compared to last year's stats) : ) (table (:standard-properties [19131 19131 19131 19509 19510 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14] :type org :tblfm nil :value nil) (table-row (:standard-properties [19131 19131 19132 19184 19185 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19132 nil 19169 19169 19170 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16])) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19170 nil 19171 19175 19177 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 2023) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19177 nil 19178 19182 19184 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 2024)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19185 19185 nil nil 19239 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type rule)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19239 19239 19240 19292 19293 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19240 nil 19241 19273 19278 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Max number of simultaneous users) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19278 nil 19279 19281 19285 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 62) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19285 nil 19287 19290 19292 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 107)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19293 19293 19294 19346 19347 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19294 nil 19295 19330 19332 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Max number of simultaneous meetings) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19332 nil 19333 19334 19339 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19339 nil 19343 19344 19346 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 7)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19347 19347 19348 19400 19401 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19348 nil 19349 19384 19386 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Max number of people in one meeting) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19386 nil 19387 19389 19393 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 27) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19393 nil 19396 19398 19400 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 25)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19401 19401 19402 19454 19455 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19402 nil 19403 19422 19440 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Total unique people) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19440 nil 19441 19443 19447 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 84) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19447 nil 19449 19452 19454 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 102)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19455 19455 19456 19508 19509 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19456 nil 19457 19477 19494 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Total unique talking) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19494 nil 19495 19497 19501 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 36) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19501 nil 19504 19506 19508 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 40))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [19510 19510 19510 19617 19618 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) (Max number of simultaneous users wasn't deduplicated, since we need that number for server load planning) ))) (headline (:standard-properties [19618 19618 19645 20534 20534 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 19720 20532 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Tech checks and hosting :title (Tech checks and hosting) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-tech-checks-and-hosting) (section (:standard-properties [19645 19645 19645 20534 20534 0 nil section nil nil nil 19645 20534 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [19722 19722 19722 19902 19903 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) FlowyCoder did a great job getting everyone checked in, especially once I figured out the right checklist to use. We used people's emergency contact information a couple of times. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [19903 19903 19903 20265 20266 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Corwin and Leo were able to jump in and out of the different streams for hosting. Sometimes they were both in the same Q&A session, which made it more conversational especially when they were covering for technical issues. We had a couple of crashes even though the tech checks went fine, so that was weird. Maybe something's up with BBB 3.0 or how I set it up. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [20266 20266 20266 20533 20534 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next time, we can consider asking speakers what kind of facilitation style they like. A chatty host? Someone who focuses on reading the questions and then gets out of the way? Speakers reading their own questions and the host focusing on timekeeping/troubleshooting? ))) (headline (:standard-properties [20534 20534 20547 22382 22382 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 20608 22380 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Streaming :title (Streaming) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-streaming) (section (:standard-properties [20547 20547 20547 22382 22382 0 nil section nil nil nil 20547 22382 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [20610 20610 20610 20809 20810 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I experimented with setting up the live0 streaming node as a 64GB 32core dedicated CPU server, but that was overkill, so we went back down to 64GB 16core and it still didn't approach the CPU limits. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [20810 20810 20810 21067 21068 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The 480p stream seemed stable, hooray! I had set it up last year to automatically kick in as soon as I started streaming to Icecast, and that worked out. I think I changed a loop to be (code (:standard-properties [20995 nil nil nil 21007 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 11) t])) instead of making it try 5 times, so that probably helped. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [21068 21068 21068 21447 21448 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I couldn't get Toobnix livestreaming to work this year. On the plus side, that meant that I could use OBS to directly stream to YouTube instead of trying to set up multicasting. I set up one YouTube livestreaming event for each shift and added the RTMP keys to our shift checklists so that I could update the settings before starting the stream. That was pretty straightforward. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [21448 21448 21448 22023 22024 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) This year, I wrote a little randomizer function to display things on the countdown screen. At first I just dumped in (link (:standard-properties [21565 nil nil nil 21620 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/gnuemacs.acro.exp.en.html :format plain :raw-link https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/gnuemacs.acro.exp.en.html :application nil :search-option nil)) , but some of those were not quite what I was looking for. (... Probably should've read them all first!) Then I added random packages from GNU ELPA and NonGNU ELPA, and that was more fun. I might add MELPA next time too. The code for dumping random packages is probably worth putting into a different blog post, since it's the sort of thing people might like to add to their dashboards or screensavers. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22024 22024 22024 22164 22165 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I ran into some C-s annoyances in screen even with flow control turned off, so it might be a good idea to switch to tmux instead of screen. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22165 22165 22165 22381 22382 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next year, I think it might be a good idea to make intro images for each talk. Then we can use that as the opening slide in BigBlueButton (unless they're already sharing something else) as well as a video thumbnail. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [22382 22382 22396 22976 22976 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 22458 22974 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Publishing :title (Publishing) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-publishing) (section (:standard-properties [22396 22396 22396 22976 22976 0 nil section nil nil nil 22396 22976 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22460 22460 22460 22704 22705 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The automated process for publishing talks and transcripts to the wiki occasionally needed nudging when someone else had committed a change to the wiki. I thought I had a (code (:standard-properties [22631 nil nil nil 22642 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 9) t])) in there somewhere, but maybe I need to look at it some more. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22705 22705 22705 22975 22976 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I forgot to switch the conference publishing phase and enable the inclusion of Etherpads, but fortunately Ihor noticed. I did some last-minute hacking to add them in, and then I remembered the variables I needed to set. Just need to add it to our process documentation. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [22976 22976 22988 23859 23859 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 23048 23857 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Etherpad :title (Etherpad) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-etherpad) (section (:standard-properties [22988 22988 22988 23859 23859 0 nil section nil nil nil 22988 23859 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23050 23050 23050 23296 23297 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We used (link (:standard-properties [23058 nil 23083 23091 23094 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //etherpad.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://etherpad.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) Etherpad) 1.9.7 to collect Q&A again this year. I didn't upgrade to Etherpad v2.x because I couldn't figure out how to get it running within the time I set aside for it, but maybe that's something for next year. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23297 23297 23297 23586 23587 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I wrote some Elisp to copy the current ERC line (unwrapped) for easier pasting into Etherpad. That worked out really well, and it let me keep up with copying questions from IRC to the pad in between other bits of running around. ( (code (:standard-properties [23527 nil nil nil 23548 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 19) t])) in (link (:standard-properties [23551 nil nil nil 23584 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-erc.el :format bracket :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-erc.el :application nil :search-option nil)) ) ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23587 23587 23587 23700 23701 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next year, I'll add pronouns and pronunciations to the Etherpad template so that hosts can refer to them easily. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23701 23701 23701 23858 23859 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) If I rejig the template to move the next/previous links so that notes can be added to the end, I might be able to use the Etherpad API to add text from IRC. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [23859 23859 23866 24458 24458 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 23921 24456 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value IRC :title (IRC) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-irc) (section (:standard-properties [23866 23866 23866 24458 24458 0 nil section nil nil nil 23866 24458 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23923 23923 23923 24074 24075 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We remembered to give the libera.chat people a heads-up before the conference, so we didn't run into usage limits for (link (:standard-properties [24041 nil nil nil 24067 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //chat.emacsconf.org :format plain :raw-link https://chat.emacsconf.org :application nil :search-option nil)) . Yay! ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24075 24075 24075 24332 24333 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Aside from writing (code (:standard-properties [24094 nil nil nil 24114 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 19) t])) ( (link (:standard-properties [24116 nil 24149 24165 24167 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-erc.el :format bracket :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-erc.el :application nil :search-option nil) emacsconf-erc.el) ) to make it easier to add text from IRC to the Etherpad, I didn't tinker much with the IRC setup for this year. It continued to be a solid platform for discussion. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24333 24333 24333 24457 24458 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I think a keyboard shortcut for inserting a talk's URL could be handy and should be pretty easy to add to my Embark keymap. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [24458 24458 24480 26746 26746 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 24550 26744 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Extracting the Q&A :title (Extracting the Q&A) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-extracting-the-q-a) (section (:standard-properties [24480 24480 24480 26746 26746 0 nil section nil nil nil 24480 26746 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24552 24552 24552 24861 24862 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We sometimes forgot to start the recording for the Q&A until a few minutes into the talk. I considered extracting the Q&A recordings from the Icecast dump or YouTube stream recordings in order to get those first few minutes, but decided it wasn't worth it since people could generally figure out the answers. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24862 24862 24862 25203 25204 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Getting the recordings off BigBlueButton was easier this year because I configured it with (link (:standard-properties [24953 nil 25065 25105 25107 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //docs.bigbluebutton.org/3.0/administration/customize/#install-additional-recording-processing-formats :format bracket :raw-link https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/3.0/administration/customize/#install-additional-recording-processing-formats :application nil :search-option nil) video as an additional processing format) , so we could grab one file per session instead of combining the different streams with ffmpeg. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [25204 25204 25204 25490 25491 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I did a quick pass of the Q&A transcripts and chat logs to see if people mentioned anything that they might want to take out. I also copied IRC messages and the pads, and I copied over the answers from the transcripts using the new (code (:standard-properties [25436 nil nil nil 25479 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 42) t])) function. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [25491 25491 25491 25905 25906 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Audio mixing was uneven. It might be nice to figure out separate audio recordings just in case ( (link (:standard-properties [25587 nil 25650 25656 25658 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/issues/12302 :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/issues/12302 :application nil :search-option nil) #12302) , (link (:standard-properties [25660 nil 25723 25740 25742 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //groups.google.com/g/bigbluebutton-dev/c/oPzJy0mKOrw :format bracket :raw-link https://groups.google.com/g/bigbluebutton-dev/c/oPzJy0mKOrw :application nil :search-option nil) bigbluebutton-dev) ). We ended up not tinkering with the audio for the Q&A, so next time, I can probably upload them without waiting to see if anyone wants to fiddle with the audio. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [25906 25906 25906 26073 26074 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Trimming the Q&A was pretty straightforward. I added a (code (:standard-properties [25961 nil nil nil 25985 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 22) t])) function to (link (:standard-properties [25997 nil 26032 26037 26039 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/sachac/subed :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/sachac/subed :application nil :search-option nil) subed) so that I can trim files easily. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26074 26074 26074 26252 26253 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Thanks to my completion functions for adding section headings based on comments, it was easy to index the Q&A this year. I didn't even put it up backstage for people to work on. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26253 26253 26253 26511 26512 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Nudged by (link (:standard-properties [26263 nil 26318 26326 26328 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //mastodon.social/@ctietze/113627423761735937 :format bracket :raw-link https://mastodon.social/@ctietze/113627423761735937 :application nil :search-option nil) @ctietze) , I'm experimenting with adding sticky videos if Javascript is enabled so that it's easier to navigate using the transcript. There's still a bit of tinkering to do, but it's a start. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26512 26512 26512 26745 26746 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I added some conference-related variables to a (code (:standard-properties [26559 nil nil nil 26576 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 15) t])) file so that I can more easily update things even for past conferences. This is mostly related to publishing the captions on the wiki pages, which I do with Emacs Lisp. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [26746 26746 26770 27572 27572 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 26842 27570 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Budget and donations :title (Budget and donations) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-budget-and-donations) (section (:standard-properties [26770 26770 26770 27572 27572 0 nil section nil nil nil 26770 27572 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26844 26844 26844 26880 26881 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Costs (USD, not including 13% tax): ) (table (:standard-properties [26881 26881 26881 27055 27056 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14] :type org :tblfm nil :value nil) (table-row (:standard-properties [26881 26881 26882 26938 26939 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26882 nil 26883 26888 26890 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 52.54) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26890 nil 26891 26926 26938 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Extra costs for hosting in December)) (table-row (:standard-properties [26939 26939 26940 26996 26997 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26940 nil 26942 26946 26948 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 3.11) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26948 nil 26949 26988 26996 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Extra costs for BBB testing in November)) (table-row (:standard-properties [26997 26997 26998 27054 27055 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26998 nil 27001 27004 27006 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 120) (table-cell (:standard-properties [27006 nil 27007 27052 27054 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Hosting costs year-round (two Linode nanodes)))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27056 27056 27056 27107 27108 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Total of USD 175.65 + tax, or USD 198.48 for 2024. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27108 27108 27108 27298 27299 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The Free Software Foundation also provided (link (:standard-properties [27151 nil 27182 27201 27204 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //media.emacsconf.org :format bracket :raw-link https://media.emacsconf.org :application nil :search-option nil) media.emacsconf.org) for serving media files. Ry P provided res.emacsconf.org for OBS streaming over VNC sessions. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27299 27299 27299 27571 27572 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Amin Bandali was away during the conference weekend and no one else knew how to get the list of donors and current donation stats from the FSF Working Together program on short notice. Next time, we can get that sorted out beforehand so that we can thank donors properly. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [27572 27572 27598 30144 30144 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 27672 30142 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Documentation and time :title (Documentation and time) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-documentation-and-time) (section (:standard-properties [27598 27598 27598 30144 30144 0 nil section nil nil nil 27598 30144 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27674 27674 27674 27959 27960 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I think my biggest challenge was having less time to prepare for EmacsConf this year because the kiddo wanted more of my attention. In many ways, the automation that I'd been gradually building up paid off. We were able to pull together EmacsConf even though I had limited focus time. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27960 27960 27960 28041 28042 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Here's my Emacs-related time data (including Emacs News and tweaking my config): ) (table (:standard-properties [28042 28042 28042 28466 28467 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14] :type org :tblfm nil :value nil) (table-row (:standard-properties [28042 28042 28043 28147 28148 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28043 nil 28044 28048 28050 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Year) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28050 nil 28052 28055 28057 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Jan) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28057 nil 28059 28062 28064 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Feb) (table-cell 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36.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28327 nil 28329 28333 28335 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 86.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28335 nil 28337 28341 28343 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 93.2) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28343 nil 28344 28349 28351 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 113.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28351 nil 28354 28357 28359 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 432)) (table-row (:standard-properties [28360 28360 28361 28465 28466 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28361 nil 28362 28366 28368 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 2024) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28368 nil 28369 28373 28375 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 71.2) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28375 nil 28376 28380 28382 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 12.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28382 nil 28385 28388 28390 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 5.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28390 nil 28393 28396 28398 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 6.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28398 nil 28400 28403 28405 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 3.3) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28405 nil 28407 28410 28412 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 9.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28412 nil 28413 28417 28419 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 11.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28419 nil 28421 28424 28426 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 4.7) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28426 nil 28427 28431 28433 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 36.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28433 nil 28435 28439 28441 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 40.3) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28441 nil 28443 28447 28449 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 52.3) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28449 nil 28451 28455 28457 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 67.7) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28457 nil 28460 28463 28465 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 320))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [28467 28467 28467 28617 28618 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) (and here's a (link (:standard-properties [28481 nil 28573 28612 28614 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/analyzing-my-emacs-time-over-the-last-11-years-or-so/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/analyzing-my-emacs-time-over-the-last-11-years-or-so/ :application nil :search-option nil) longer-term analysis going back to 2012) .) ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [28618 28618 28618 29188 29189 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I spent 92.6 hours total in October and November 2024 doing Emacs-related things, compared to 179.8 hours the previous year -- so, around half the time. Part of the 2023 total was related to preparing my presentation for EmacsConf, so I was much more familiar with my scripts then. Apparently, there was still a lot more that I needed to document. As I scrambled to get EmacsConf sorted out, I captured quick tasks/notes for the things I need to add to our organizers notebook. Now I get to go through all those notes in my inbox. Maybe next year will be even smoother. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [29189 29189 29189 29713 29714 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) On the plus side, all the process-related improvements meant that the other volunteers could jump in pretty much whenever they wanted, including during the conference itself. I didn't want to impose firm commitments on people or bug them too much by e-mail, so we kept things very chill in terms of scheduling and planning. If people were available, we had stuff people could help with. If people were busy, that was fine, we could manage. This was nice, especially when I applied the same sort of chill approach to myself. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [29714 29714 29714 30143 30144 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I'd like to eventually get to the point of being able to mostly follow my checklists and notes from the start of the conference planning process to the end. I've been moving notes from year-specific organizer notebooks to the main (link (:standard-properties [29945 nil 29991 30011 30013 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacsconf.org/organizers-notebook/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacsconf.org/organizers-notebook/ :application nil :search-option nil) organizers' notebook) . I plan to keep that one as the main file for notes and processes, and then to have specific dates and notes in the yearly ones. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [30144 30144 30155 31757 31757 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 30157 31755 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 1 :raw-value Thanks :title (Thanks) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil) (section (:standard-properties [30155 30155 30155 31757 31757 0 nil section nil nil nil 30155 31757 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (plain-list (:standard-properties [30155 30155 30155 31756 31757 1 nil planning nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - 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:checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30544 30544 30544 30692 30692 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to our captioning volunteers: Mark Lewin, Rodrigo Morales, Anush, annona, and James Howell, and some speakers who captioned their own talks. )) (item (:standard-properties [30692 30692 30694 30772 30772 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30694 30694 30694 30772 30772 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to Leo Vivier for fiddling with the audio to get things nicely synced. )) (item (:standard-properties [30772 30772 30774 30838 30838 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30774 30774 30774 30838 30838 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to volunteers who kept the mailing lists free from spam. )) (item (:standard-properties [30838 30838 30840 30936 30936 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30840 30840 30840 30936 30936 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to Bhavin Gandhi, Christopher Howard, Joseph Turner, and screwlisp for quality-checking. )) (item (:standard-properties [30936 30936 30938 30971 30971 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30938 30938 30938 30971 30971 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to shoshin for the music. )) (item (:standard-properties [30971 30971 30973 31044 31044 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30973 30973 30973 31044 31044 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to Amin Bandali for help with infrastructure and communication. )) (item (:standard-properties [31044 31044 31046 31138 31138 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31046 31046 31046 31138 31138 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to Ry P for the server that we're using for OBS streaming and for processing videos. )) (item (:standard-properties [31138 31138 31140 31369 31369 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31140 31140 31140 31369 31369 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to the Free Software Foundation for Emacs itself, the mailing lists, the media.emacsconf.org server, and handling donations on our behalf through the FSF Working Together program. (link (:standard-properties [31327 nil nil nil 31368 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.fsf.org/working-together/fund :format plain :raw-link https://www.fsf.org/working-together/fund :application nil :search-option nil)) )) (item (:standard-properties [31369 31369 31371 31734 31734 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31371 31371 31371 31734 31734 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to the many users and contributers and project teams that create all the awesome free software we use, especially: BigBlueButton, Etherpad, Icecast, OBS, TheLounge, libera.chat, ffmpeg, OpenAI Whisper, WhisperX, the aeneas forced alignment tool, PsiTransfer, subed, and many, many other tools and services we used to prepare and host this years conference )) (item (:standard-properties [31734 31734 31736 31756 31756 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31736 31736 31736 31756 31756 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to everyone! ))))) (headline (:standard-properties [31757 31757 31768 32989 32989 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 31827 32987 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Overall :title (Overall) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-overall) (section (:standard-properties [31768 31768 31768 32989 32989 0 nil section nil nil nil 31768 32989 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31829 31829 31829 32047 32048 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Good experience. Lots of fun. I'd love to do it again next year. EmacsConf feels like a nice, cozy get-together where people share the cool things they've been working on and thinking about. People had fun! They said: ) (plain-list (:standard-properties [32048 32048 32048 32329 32330 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #14] :type unordered) (item (:standard-properties [32048 32048 32050 32142 32142 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32050 32050 32050 32142 32142 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) "emacsconf is absolutely knocking it out of the park when it comes to conference logistics" )) (item (:standard-properties [32142 32142 32144 32228 32228 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32144 32144 32144 32228 32228 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) "I think this conference has defined the terms for a successful online conference." )) (item (:standard-properties [32228 32228 32230 32329 32329 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32230 32230 32230 32329 32329 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) "EmacsConf is one of the big highlights of my year every year. Thank you a ton for running this 😊" ))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32330 32330 32330 32409 32410 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) It's one of the highlights of my year too. =) Looking forward to the next one! ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32410 32410 32410 32685 32686 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) In the meantime, y'all can stay connected via (link (:standard-properties [32456 nil 32507 32517 32519 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news/ :application nil :search-option nil) Emacs News) , (link (:standard-properties [32521 nil 32550 32580 32582 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacs-berlin.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacs-berlin.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) meetups (online and in person)) , (link (:standard-properties [32584 nil 32617 32633 32635 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //planet.emacslife.com/ :format bracket :raw-link https://planet.emacslife.com/ :application nil :search-option nil) Planet Emacslife) , and now (link (:standard-properties [32645 nil 32666 32674 32676 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacs.tv/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacs.tv/ :application nil :search-option nil) emacs.tv) . Enjoy! ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32686 32686 32686 32989 32989 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) p.s. I'd love to learn from other people's conference blog posts, EmacsConf or otherwise. I'm particularly interested in virtual conferences and how we can tinker with them to make them even better. I'm having a hard time finding posts; please feel free to send me links to ones you've liked or written!))))] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Schedule :title (Schedule) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-schedule) #6)]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7853 7853 7853 8089 8090 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) The schedule worked out to two days of talks, with two tracks on the first day, and about 15-20 minutes between each talk. We were able to adapt to late submissions, last-minute cancellations, and last-minute switches from Q&A to live. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [8090 8090 8090 8474 8475 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) We added an open mic session on Sunday to fill in the time from a last-minute cancellation. That worked out nicely and it might be a good idea to schedule in that time next year. It was also good to move some of the usual closing remarks earlier. We were able to wrap up in a timely manner, which was great for some hosts and participants because they didn't have to stay up so late. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [8475 8475 8475 8782 8783 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) Sunday was single-track, so it was nice and relaxed. I was a little worried that people might get bored if the current talk wasn't relevant to their interests, but everyone managed just fine. I probably should have remembered that Emacs people are good at turning extra time into more configuration tweaks. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [8783 8783 8783 9101 9102 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) Most of the scheduling was determined by people's time constraints, so I didn't worry too much about making the talks flow logically. I accidentally forgot to note down one speaker's time constraints, but he caught it when we e-mailed the draft schedule and I was able to move things around for a better time for him. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [9102 9102 9102 9500 9501 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) There was a tiny bit of technical confusion because the automated schedule publishing on res had case-sensitive matching ( (code (:standard-properties [9224 nil nil nil 9242 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :value case-fold-search)) was set to (code (:standard-properties [9254 nil nil nil 9259 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :value nil)) ), so if a talk was set to "Live" Q&A, it didn't announce it as a live talk because it was looking for (code (:standard-properties [9362 nil nil nil 9368 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :value live)) . Whoops. I've added that configuration setting to my (code (:standard-properties [9422 nil nil nil 9450 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :value emacsconf-stream-config.el)) , so the ansible scripts should get it next time. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [9501 9501 9501 10021 10022 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) I asked Leo and Corwin if they wanted to manually control the talks this year. They opted to leave it automatically managed by crontab so that they wouldn't have to worry as much about timekeeping. It worked reliably. Hooray for automation! The only scheduling hiccup was because I turned off the crontab so that we could do Saturday closing remarks when we wanted to and I forgot to reenable autopilot the next day. We noticed when the opening remarks didn't start right on the dot, and I got everything back on track. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10022 10022 10022 10305 10306 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) Like last year, I scheduled the dev track to start a little later than the gen track. That made for a less frantic morning. Also, this year we scheduled Sunday morning to start with more IRC Q&A instead of live Q&A. We didn't notice any bandwidth issues on Sunday morning this time. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10306 10306 10306 10499 10500 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) It would be nice to have Javascript countdowns in some kind of web interface to make it easier for hosts, especially if we can update it with the actual time the current video will end in MPV. ) #3 (paragraph (:standard-properties [10647 10647 10647 10795 10796 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) We have Javascript showing local time on the individual talk pages, but it would be nice to localize the times on all the schedule/watch pages too. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10796 10796 10796 11018 11019 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) Most of my stuff (scheduling, publishing, etc.) is handled by automation with just a little bit of manual nudging every so often, so it might be possible to organize an event that's more friendly to Europe/APAC timezones. ))]) I can also update the #0 code to make it easier to automatically count down to the next talk or to a specific talk. )] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-stream.el :format plain :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-stream.el :application nil :search-option nil)) code to make it easier to automatically count down to the next talk or to a specific talk.

We have Javascript showing local time on the individual talk pages, but it would be nice to localize the times on all the schedule/watch pages too.

Most of my stuff (scheduling, publishing, etc.) is handled by automation with just a little bit of manual nudging every so often, so it might be possible to organize an event that's more friendly to Europe/APAC timezones.

As usual, we strongly encouraged speakers to record videos to lower everyone's stress levels and allow for captioning by volunteers, so that's what most speakers did. We were able to handle a few last-minute submissions as well as a live talk. Getting videos also meant we could publish them as each talk went live, including automatically putting the videos and transcripts on the wiki.

We didn't have obvious video encoding cut-offs, so re-encoding in a screen was a reliable way to avoid interruptions this year. Also, no one complained about tiny text or low resolution, so the talk preparation instructions seem to be working out.

Automatically normalizing the audio with ffmpeg-normalize didn't work out, so Leo Vivier did a last-minute scramble to normalize the audio the day before the conference. Maybe that's something that volunteers can help with during the lead-up to the conference, or maybe I can finally figure out how to fit that into my process. I don't have much time or patience to listen to things, but it would be nice to get that sorted out early.

Next year we can try remixing the audio to mono. One of the talks had some audio moving around, which was a little distracting. Also, some people listen to the talks in one ear, so it would be good to drop things down to mono for them.

We think 60fps videos stressed the res server a bit, resulting in dropped frames. Next year, we can downsample those to 30fps and add a note to the talk preparation instructions. The hosts also suggested looking into setting up streaming from each host's computer instead of using our shared VNC sessions.

There was some colour smearing and weirdness when we played some videos with mpv on res. Upgrading MPV to v0.38 fixed it.

Some people requested dark mode (light text on dark background), so maybe we can experiment with recommending that next year.

I did a last-minute change to the shell scripts to load resources from the cache directory instead of the assets/stream directory, but I didn't get all of the file references, so sometimes the test videos played or the introductions didn't have captions. On the plus side, I learned how to use j in MPV to reload a subtitle file.

Sometimes we needed to play the videos manually. If we get the hang of starting MPV in a screen or tmux session, it might be easier for hosts to check how much time is left, or to restart a video at a specific point if needed. Leo said he'll work on figuring out the configuration and the Lua scripts.

I uploaded all the videos to YouTube and scheduled them. That was nice because then I didn't have to keep updating things during the conference. It turns out that Toobnix also has a way to schedule uploads. I just need to upload it as unlisted first, and then choose Scheduled from the visibility. I wonder if peertube-cli can be extended to schedule things. Anyway, since I didn't know about that during the conference, I just used emacsconf-publish-upload-talk function to upload videos.

It was fun playing Interview with an Emacs Enthusiast in 2023 [Colorized] - YouTube at lunch. I put together some captions for it after the conference, so maybe we can play it with captions next year.

We record introductions so that hosts don't have to worry about how to say things on air. I should probably send the intro check e-mail earlier–maybe on the original video target date, even if speakers haven't submitted their videos yet. This will reduce the last-minute scramble to correct intros.

When I switched the shell scripts to use the cache directory, I forgot to get it to do the intros from that directory as well, so some of the uncorrected intros were played.

I forgot to copy the intro VTTs to the cache directory. This should be handled by the subed-record process for creating intros, so it'll be all sorted out next year.

We used WhisperX for speech-to-text this year. It did a great job at preparing the first drafts of captions that our wonderful army of volunteer captioners could then edit. WhisperX's built-in voice activity detection cut down a lot on the hallucinations that OpenAI Whisper had during periods of silence in last year's captions, and there was only one instance of WhisperX missing a chunk of text from a speaker that I needed to manually fill in. I upgraded to a Lenovo P52 with 64GB RAM, so I was able to handle last-minute caption processing on my computer. It might be handy to have a smaller model ready for those last-minute requests, or have something ready to go for the commercial APIs.

The timestamps were a little bit off. It was really helpful that speakers and volunteers used the backstage area to check video quality. I used Aeneas to re-align the text, but Aeneas was also confused by silences. I've added some code to subed so that I can realign regions of subtitles using Aeneas or WhisperX timestamps, and I also wrote some code to skim timestamps for easy verification.

Anush V experimented with using machine learning for subtitle segmentation, so that might be something to explore going forward.

This year we set up a new BigBlueButton web conferencing server. The server with our previous BigBlueButton instance had been donated by a defunct nonprofit, so it finally got removed on October 27. After investigating whether Jitsi or Galene might be a good fit for EmacsConf, we decided to continue with BigBlueButton. There were some concerns about non-free Mongo for BBB versions >= 2.3 and < 3, so I installed BBB 3.0. This was hard to get working on a Docker on the existing res server. We decided it was worth spinning up an additional Linode virtual private server. It turned out that BBB refused to run on anything smaller than 8GB/4core, so I scaled up to that during testing, scaled back down to 1GB/1core in between, and scaled up to 16GB/8core dedicated during the conference.

I'm still not 100% sure I set everything up correctly or that everything was stable. Maybe next year BBB 3.0 will be better-tested, someone more sysad-y can doublecheck the setup, or we can try Galene.

One of the benefits of upgrading to BBB 3.0 was that we could use the smart layout feature to drag the webcam thumbnails to the side of the shared screen. This made shared screens much easier to read. I haven't automated this yet, but it was easy enough for us to do via the shared VNC session.

On the plus side, it was pretty straightforward to use the Rails console to create all the rooms. We used moderator access codes to give all the speakers moderator access. Mysteriously, superadmins didn't automatically have moderator access to all the rooms even if they were logged in, so we needed to add host access by hand so that they could start the recordings.

Since we self-hosted and were budgeting more for the full-scale node, I didn't feel comfortable scaling it up to production size until a few days before the conference. I sent the access codes with the check-in e-mails to give speakers time to try things out.

Compared to last year's stats:

(Max number of simultaneous users wasn't deduplicated, since we need that number for server load planning)

FlowyCoder did a great job getting everyone checked in, especially once I figured out the right checklist to use. We used people's emergency contact information a couple of times.

Corwin and Leo were able to jump in and out of the different streams for hosting. Sometimes they were both in the same Q&A session, which made it more conversational especially when they were covering for technical issues. We had a couple of crashes even though the tech checks went fine, so that was weird. Maybe something's up with BBB 3.0 or how I set it up.

Next time, we can consider asking speakers what kind of facilitation style they like. A chatty host? Someone who focuses on reading the questions and then gets out of the way? Speakers reading their own questions and the host focusing on timekeeping/troubleshooting?

I experimented with setting up the live0 streaming node as a 64GB 32core dedicated CPU server, but that was overkill, so we went back down to 64GB 16core and it still didn't approach the CPU limits.

The 480p stream seemed stable, hooray! I had set it up last year to automatically kick in as soon as I started streaming to Icecast, and that worked out. I think I changed a loop to be while true instead of making it try 5 times, so that probably helped.

I couldn't get Toobnix livestreaming to work this year. On the plus side, that meant that I could use OBS to directly stream to YouTube instead of trying to set up multicasting. I set up one YouTube livestreaming event for each shift and added the RTMP keys to our shift checklists so that I could update the settings before starting the stream. That was pretty straightforward.

This year, I wrote a little randomizer function to display things on the countdown screen. At first I just dumped in https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/gnuemacs.acro.exp.en.html, but some of those were not quite what I was looking for. (… Probably should've read them all first!) Then I added random packages from GNU ELPA and NonGNU ELPA, and that was more fun. I might add MELPA next time too. The code for dumping random packages is probably worth putting into a different blog post, since it's the sort of thing people might like to add to their dashboards or screensavers.

I ran into some C-s annoyances in screen even with flow control turned off, so it might be a good idea to switch to tmux instead of screen.

Next year, I think it might be a good idea to make intro images for each talk. Then we can use that as the opening slide in BigBlueButton (unless they're already sharing something else) as well as a video thumbnail.

The automated process for publishing talks and transcripts to the wiki occasionally needed nudging when someone else had committed a change to the wiki. I thought I had a git pull in there somewhere, but maybe I need to look at it some more.

I forgot to switch the conference publishing phase and enable the inclusion of Etherpads, but fortunately Ihor noticed. I did some last-minute hacking to add them in, and then I remembered the variables I needed to set. Just need to add it to our process documentation.

We used Etherpad 1.9.7 to collect Q&A again this year. I didn't upgrade to Etherpad v2.x because I couldn't figure out how to get it running within the time I set aside for it, but maybe that's something for next year.

I wrote some Elisp to copy the current ERC line (unwrapped) for easier pasting into Etherpad. That worked out really well, and it let me keep up with copying questions from IRC to the pad in between other bits of running around. 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That was nice. I wasn't sure about committing longer periods of time early in the scheduling process, so I usually tried to nudge people to plan a 20-minute video with the option of possibly doing more, and I okayed longer talks once we figured out what the schedule looked like. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [3887 3887 3887 4374 4375 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) There were 82 days between the call for proposals and the CFP deadline, another 49 days from that to the video target date, and 29 days between the video target date and EmacsConf. It felt like there was a good amount of time for proposals and videos. Six videos came in before or on the target date. The rest trickled in afterwards, which was fine because we wanted to keep things low-pressure for the speakers. 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It would be great to add some validation functions: ) (plain-list (:standard-properties [4557 4557 4557 4906 4907 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #14] :type unordered) (item (:standard-properties [4557 4557 4561 4603 4603 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4561 4561 4561 4603 4603 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check permissions and ownership for files )) (item (:standard-properties [4603 4603 4607 4653 4653 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4607 4607 4607 4653 4653 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check case sensitivity for Q&A type detection )) (item (:standard-properties [4653 4653 4657 4706 4706 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4657 4657 4657 4706 4706 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check BBB redirect pages to make sure they exist )) (item (:standard-properties [4706 4706 4710 4804 4804 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4710 4710 4710 4804 4804 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check transcripts for ` because that messes up formatting; consider escaping for the wiki )) (item (:standard-properties [4804 4804 4808 4844 4844 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4808 4808 4808 4844 4844 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check files are public and readable )) (item (:standard-properties [4844 4844 4848 4906 4906 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((4557 0 - nil nil nil 4603) (4603 0 - nil nil nil 4653) (4653 0 - nil nil nil 4706) (4706 0 - nil nil nil 4804) (4804 0 - nil nil nil 4844) (4844 0 - nil nil nil 4906)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4848 4848 4848 4906 4906 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Check captioned by comment vs caption status vs captioner ))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [4907 4907 4907 5165 5166 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Speakers uploaded their files via (link (:standard-properties [4941 nil 4985 4996 4998 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/psi-4ward/psitransfer :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/psi-4ward/psitransfer :application nil :search-option nil) PsiTransfer) again. I didn't get around to setting up the FTP server. I should probably rename ftp-upload.emacsconf.org to upload.emacsconf.org so that people don't get confused. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [5166 5166 5183 7779 7779 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 5248 7777 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Communication :title (Communication) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-communication) (section (:standard-properties [5183 5183 5183 7779 7779 0 nil section nil nil nil 5183 7779 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [5250 5250 5250 6764 6765 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) As usual, we announced the EmacsConf call for proposals on (link (:standard-properties [5309 nil 5384 5398 5400 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-tangents/2024-06/msg00004.html :format bracket :raw-link https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-tangents/2024-06/msg00004.html :application nil :search-option nil) emacs-tangents) , (link (:standard-properties [5402 nil 5463 5473 5475 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2024/07/2024-07-01-emacs-news/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/07/2024-07-01-emacs-news/ :application nil :search-option nil) Emacs News) , (link (:standard-properties [5477 nil 5537 5554 5556 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss :format bracket :raw-link https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss :application nil :search-option nil) emacsconf-discuss) , (link (:standard-properties [5558 nil 5632 5645 5647 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacsconf-org/2024-06/msg00000.html :format bracket :raw-link https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacsconf-org/2024-06/msg00000.html :application nil :search-option nil) emacsconf-org) , (link (:standard-properties [5649 nil nil nil 5675 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //reddit.com/r/emacs :format plain :raw-link https://reddit.com/r/emacs :application nil :search-option nil)) . (link (:standard-properties [5677 nil 5734 5749 5751 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //systemcrafters.net/live-streams/july-12-2024/ :format bracket :raw-link https://systemcrafters.net/live-streams/july-12-2024/ :application nil :search-option nil) System Crafters) , (link (:standard-properties [5753 nil 5789 5795 5797 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //irreal.org/blog/?p=12280 :format bracket :raw-link https://irreal.org/blog/?p=12280 :application nil :search-option nil) Irreal) , and (link (:standard-properties [5803 nil 5864 5874 5876 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/november-2024/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacs-apac.gitlab.io/announcements/november-2024/ :application nil :search-option nil) Emacs APAC) , mentioned it, and people also posted about EmacsConf on (link (:standard-properties [5934 nil 5976 5984 5986 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //mastodon.social/tags/emacsconf :format bracket :raw-link https://mastodon.social/tags/emacsconf :application nil :search-option nil) Mastodon) , (link (:standard-properties [5988 nil 6050 6051 6053 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //x.com/search?q=%23emacsconf&src=typed_query&f=live :format bracket :raw-link https://x.com/search?q=%23emacsconf&src=typed_query&f=live :application nil :search-option nil) X) , (link (:standard-properties [6055 nil 6093 6100 6102 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //bsky.app/hashtag/emacsconf :format bracket :raw-link https://bsky.app/hashtag/emacsconf :application nil :search-option nil) BlueSky) , and (link (:standard-properties [6108 nil 6197 6205 6207 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=538504738701826&id=100076269125316&_rdr :format bracket :raw-link https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=538504738701826&id=100076269125316&_rdr :application nil :search-option nil) Facebook) . (link (:standard-properties [6209 nil 6252 6274 6276 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //toot.si/@len/113392360015917614 :format bracket :raw-link https://toot.si/@len/113392360015917614 :application nil :search-option nil) @len@toot.si suggested) submitting EmacsConf to (link (:standard-properties [6301 nil nil nil 6320 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //foss.events :format plain :raw-link https://foss.events :application nil :search-option nil)) , so I did. There was some other (link (:standard-properties [6353 nil 6452 6481 6484 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1h5c778/which_emacsconf_2024_talks_have_your_attention/ :format bracket :raw-link https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1h5c778/which_emacsconf_2024_talks_have_your_attention/ :application nil :search-option nil) EmacsConf-related discussions) in r/emacs. (link (:standard-properties [6496 nil 6585 6600 6603 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //200ok.ch/posts/2024-09-16_announcing_emacsconf__official_swiss_satellite.html :format bracket :raw-link https://200ok.ch/posts/2024-09-16_announcing_emacsconf__official_swiss_satellite.html :application nil :search-option nil) 200ok and Ardeo) organized an in-person meetup in Switzerland, and (link (:standard-properties [6653 nil 6726 6760 6762 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //dogodki.kompot.si/events/00a6f9ee-9087-400d-9d9b-d51b98561424 :format bracket :raw-link https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/00a6f9ee-9087-400d-9d9b-d51b98561424 :application nil :search-option nil) emacs.si got together in Ljubljana) . ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [6765 6765 6765 7077 7078 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) For communicating with speakers and volunteers, I used lots of mail merge ( (link (:standard-properties [6840 nil nil nil 6870 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-mail.el :format plain :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-mail.el :application nil :search-option nil)) ). Most of the templates only needed a little tweaking from last year's code. I added a function to help me double-check delivery, since the batches that I tried to send via async sometimes ran into errors. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7078 7078 7078 7164 7165 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next time, I think it could be interesting to add more blog posts and Mastodon toots. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7165 7165 7165 7229 7230 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Also, maybe it would be good to get in touch with podcasts like ) (plain-list (:standard-properties [7230 7230 7230 7571 7572 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((7230 0 - nil nil nil 7281) (7281 0 - nil nil nil 7380) (7380 0 - nil nil nil 7431) (7431 0 - nil nil nil 7471) (7471 0 - nil nil nil 7523) (7523 0 - nil nil nil 7571)) #14] :type unordered) (item (:standard-properties [7230 7230 7232 7281 7281 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((7230 0 - nil nil nil 7281) (7281 0 - nil nil nil 7380) (7380 0 - 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nil nil nil 7281) (7281 0 - nil nil nil 7380) (7380 0 - nil nil nil 7431) (7431 0 - nil nil nil 7471) (7471 0 - nil nil nil 7523) (7523 0 - nil nil nil 7571)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7473 7473 7473 7523 7523 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) (link (:standard-properties [7473 nil 7504 7520 7522 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //linuxafterdark.net/ :format bracket :raw-link https://linuxafterdark.net/ :application nil :search-option nil) Linux After Dark) )) (item (:standard-properties [7523 7523 7525 7571 7571 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((7230 0 - nil nil nil 7281) (7281 0 - nil nil nil 7380) (7380 0 - nil nil nil 7431) (7431 0 - nil nil nil 7471) (7471 0 - nil nil nil 7523) (7523 0 - nil nil nil 7571)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7525 7525 7525 7571 7571 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) (link (:standard-properties [7525 nil 7551 7568 7570 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //anonradio.net/ :format bracket :raw-link https://anonradio.net/ :application nil :search-option nil) Lispy Gopher Show) ))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7572 7572 7572 7672 7673 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) to give a heads up on EmacsConf before it happens and also let them know when videos are available. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7673 7673 7673 7778 7779 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We continued to use (link (:standard-properties [7693 nil 7721 7727 7730 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.mumble.info/ :format bracket :raw-link https://www.mumble.info/ :application nil :search-option nil) Mumble) for backstage coordination. It worked out well. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [7779 7779 7791 11019 11019 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 7851 11017 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Schedule :title (Schedule) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-schedule) (section (:standard-properties [7791 7791 7791 11019 11019 0 nil section nil nil nil 7791 11019 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [7853 7853 7853 8089 8090 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The schedule worked out to two days of talks, with two tracks on the first day, and about 15-20 minutes between each talk. We were able to adapt to late submissions, last-minute cancellations, and last-minute switches from Q&A to live. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [8090 8090 8090 8474 8475 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We added an open mic session on Sunday to fill in the time from a last-minute cancellation. That worked out nicely and it might be a good idea to schedule in that time next year. It was also good to move some of the usual closing remarks earlier. We were able to wrap up in a timely manner, which was great for some hosts and participants because they didn't have to stay up so late. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [8475 8475 8475 8782 8783 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Sunday was single-track, so it was nice and relaxed. I was a little worried that people might get bored if the current talk wasn't relevant to their interests, but everyone managed just fine. I probably should have remembered that Emacs people are good at turning extra time into more configuration tweaks. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [8783 8783 8783 9101 9102 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Most of the scheduling was determined by people's time constraints, so I didn't worry too much about making the talks flow logically. I accidentally forgot to note down one speaker's time constraints, but he caught it when we e-mailed the draft schedule and I was able to move things around for a better time for him. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [9102 9102 9102 9500 9501 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) There was a tiny bit of technical confusion because the automated schedule publishing on res had case-sensitive matching ( (code (:standard-properties [9224 nil nil nil 9242 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value case-fold-search)) was set to (code (:standard-properties [9254 nil nil nil 9259 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value nil)) ), so if a talk was set to "Live" Q&A, it didn't announce it as a live talk because it was looking for (code (:standard-properties [9362 nil nil nil 9368 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value live)) . Whoops. I've added that configuration setting to my (code (:standard-properties [9422 nil nil nil 9450 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value emacsconf-stream-config.el)) , so the ansible scripts should get it next time. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [9501 9501 9501 10021 10022 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I asked Leo and Corwin if they wanted to manually control the talks this year. They opted to leave it automatically managed by crontab so that they wouldn't have to worry as much about timekeeping. It worked reliably. Hooray for automation! The only scheduling hiccup was because I turned off the crontab so that we could do Saturday closing remarks when we wanted to and I forgot to reenable autopilot the next day. We noticed when the opening remarks didn't start right on the dot, and I got everything back on track. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10022 10022 10022 10305 10306 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Like last year, I scheduled the dev track to start a little later than the gen track. That made for a less frantic morning. Also, this year we scheduled Sunday morning to start with more IRC Q&A instead of live Q&A. We didn't notice any bandwidth issues on Sunday morning this time. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10306 10306 10306 10499 10500 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) It would be nice to have Javascript countdowns in some kind of web interface to make it easier for hosts, especially if we can update it with the actual time the current video will end in MPV. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10500 10500 10500 10646 10647 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I can also update the (link (:standard-properties [10522 nil nil nil 10555 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-stream.el :format plain :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-stream.el :application nil :search-option nil)) code to make it easier to automatically count down to the next talk or to a specific talk. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10647 10647 10647 10795 10796 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We have Javascript showing local time on the individual talk pages, but it would be nice to localize the times on all the schedule/watch pages too. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [10796 10796 10796 11018 11019 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Most of my stuff (scheduling, publishing, etc.) is handled by automation with just a little bit of manual nudging every so often, so it might be possible to organize an event that's more friendly to Europe/APAC timezones. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [11019 11019 11038 14417 14417 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 11105 14415 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Recorded videos :title (Recorded videos) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-recorded-videos) (section (:standard-properties [11038 11038 11038 14417 14417 0 nil section nil nil nil 11038 14417 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [11107 11107 11107 11495 11496 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) As usual, we strongly encouraged speakers to record videos to lower everyone's stress levels and allow for captioning by volunteers, so that's what most speakers did. We were able to handle a few last-minute submissions as well as a live talk. Getting videos also meant we could publish them as each talk went live, including automatically putting the videos and transcripts on the wiki. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [11496 11496 11496 11744 11745 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We didn't have obvious video encoding cut-offs, so re-encoding in a screen was a reliable way to avoid interruptions this year. Also, no one complained about tiny text or low resolution, so the talk preparation instructions seem to be working out. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [11745 11745 11745 12180 12181 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Automatically normalizing the audio with ffmpeg-normalize didn't work out, so Leo Vivier did a last-minute scramble to normalize the audio the day before the conference. Maybe that's something that volunteers can help with during the lead-up to the conference, or maybe I can finally figure out how to fit that into my process. I don't have much time or patience to listen to things, but it would be nice to get that sorted out early. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12181 12181 12181 12417 12418 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next year we can try remixing the audio to mono. One of the talks had some audio moving around, which was a little distracting. Also, some people listen to the talks in one ear, so it would be good to drop things down to mono for them. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12418 12418 12418 12724 12725 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We think 60fps videos stressed the res server a bit, resulting in dropped frames. Next year, we can downsample those to 30fps and add a note to the talk preparation instructions. The hosts also suggested looking into setting up streaming from each host's computer instead of using our shared VNC sessions. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12725 12725 12725 12847 12848 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) There was some colour smearing and weirdness when we played some videos with mpv on res. Upgrading MPV to v0.38 fixed it. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12848 12848 12848 12974 12975 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Some people requested dark mode (light text on dark background), so maybe we can experiment with recommending that next year. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [12975 12975 12975 13307 13308 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I did a last-minute change to the shell scripts to load resources from the cache directory instead of the assets/stream directory, but I didn't get all of the file references, so sometimes the test videos played or the introductions didn't have captions. On the plus side, I learned how to use (code (:standard-properties [13269 nil nil nil 13273 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value j)) in MPV to reload a subtitle file. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [13308 13308 13308 13610 13611 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Sometimes we needed to play the videos manually. If we get the hang of starting MPV in a screen or tmux session, it might be easier for hosts to check how much time is left, or to restart a video at a specific point if needed. Leo said he'll work on figuring out the configuration and the Lua scripts. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [13611 13611 13611 14165 14166 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I uploaded all the videos to YouTube and scheduled them. That was nice because then I didn't have to keep updating things during the conference. It turns out that Toobnix also has a way to schedule uploads. I just need to upload it as unlisted first, and then choose Scheduled from the visibility. I wonder if (link (:standard-properties [13921 nil 13981 13993 13996 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.npmjs.com/package/%40peertube%2Fpeertube-cli :format bracket :raw-link https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40peertube%2Fpeertube-cli :application nil :search-option nil) peertube-cli) can be extended to schedule things. Anyway, since I didn't know about that during the conference, I just used (code (:standard-properties [14106 nil nil nil 14138 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value emacsconf-publish-upload-talk)) function to upload videos. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14166 14166 14166 14416 14417 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) It was fun playing (link (:standard-properties [14185 nil 14232 14296 14299 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.youtube.com/watch?v=urcL86UpqZc :format bracket :raw-link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urcL86UpqZc :application nil :search-option nil) Interview with an Emacs Enthusiast in 2023 [Colorized] - YouTube) at lunch. I put together some captions for it after the conference, so maybe we can play it with captions next year. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [14417 14417 14443 15162 15162 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 14517 15160 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Recorded introductions :title (Recorded introductions) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-recorded-introductions) (section (:standard-properties [14443 14443 14443 15162 15162 0 nil section nil nil nil 14443 15162 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14519 14519 14519 14819 14820 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We record introductions so that hosts don't have to worry about how to say things on air. I should probably send the intro check e-mail earlier--maybe on the original video target date, even if speakers haven't submitted their videos yet. This will reduce the last-minute scramble to correct intros. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14820 14820 14820 14994 14995 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) When I switched the shell scripts to use the cache directory, I forgot to get it to do the intros from that directory as well, so some of the uncorrected intros were played. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [14995 14995 14995 15161 15162 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I forgot to copy the intro VTTs to the cache directory. This should be handled by the subed-record process for creating intros, so it'll be all sorted out next year. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [15162 15162 15176 16756 16756 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 15238 16754 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Captioning :title (Captioning) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-captioning) (section (:standard-properties [15176 15176 15176 16756 16756 0 nil section nil nil nil 15176 16756 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [15240 15240 15240 16015 16016 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We used (link (:standard-properties [15248 nil 15286 15294 15297 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/m-bain/whisperX :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX :application nil :search-option nil) WhisperX) for speech-to-text this year. It did a great job at preparing the first drafts of captions that our wonderful army of volunteer captioners could then edit. WhisperX's built-in voice activity detection cut down a lot on the hallucinations that (link (:standard-properties [15540 nil 15577 15591 15594 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/openai/whisper :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/openai/whisper :application nil :search-option nil) OpenAI Whisper) had during periods of silence in last year's captions, and there was only one instance of WhisperX missing a chunk of text from a speaker that I needed to manually fill in. I upgraded to a Lenovo P52 with 64GB RAM, so I was able to handle last-minute caption processing on my computer. It might be handy to have a smaller model ready for those last-minute requests, or have something ready to go for the commercial APIs. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [16016 16016 16016 16585 16586 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The timestamps were a little bit off. It was really helpful that speakers and volunteers used the backstage area to check video quality. I used (link (:standard-properties [16160 nil 16197 16203 16206 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/ :format bracket :raw-link https://www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/ :application nil :search-option nil) Aeneas) to re-align the text, but Aeneas was also confused by silences. I've added some code to (link (:standard-properties [16294 nil 16329 16334 16337 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/sachac/subed :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/sachac/subed :application nil :search-option nil) subed) so that I can realign regions of subtitles using Aeneas or WhisperX timestamps, and I also wrote some code to (link (:standard-properties [16447 nil 16544 16581 16583 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2024/11/checking-caption-timing-by-skimming-with-emacs-lisp-or-js/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2024/11/checking-caption-timing-by-skimming-with-emacs-lisp-or-js/ :application nil :search-option nil) skim timestamps for easy verification) . ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [16586 16586 16586 16755 16756 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Anush V experimented with using machine learning for (link (:standard-properties [16639 nil 16677 16698 16700 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //gitlab.com/jun8git/sub-seg :format bracket :raw-link https://gitlab.com/jun8git/sub-seg :application nil :search-option nil) subtitle segmentation) , so that might be something to explore going forward. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [16756 16756 16788 19618 19618 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 16868 19616 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value BigBlueButton web conference :title (BigBlueButton web conference) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-bigbluebutton-web-conference) (section (:standard-properties [16788 16788 16788 19618 19618 0 nil section nil nil nil 16788 19618 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [16870 16870 16870 17815 17816 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) This year we set up a new (link (:standard-properties [16896 nil 16931 16944 16947 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //demo.bigbluebutton.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://demo.bigbluebutton.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) BigBlueButton) web conferencing server. The server with our previous BigBlueButton instance had been donated by a defunct nonprofit, so it finally got removed on October 27. After investigating whether Jitsi or Galene might be a good fit for EmacsConf, we decided to continue with BigBlueButton. There were some concerns about (link (:standard-properties [17259 nil 17318 17332 17335 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/bigbluebutton/bbb-install/issues/261 :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bbb-install/issues/261 :application nil :search-option nil) non-free Mongo) for BBB versions >= 2.3 and < 3, so I installed BBB 3.0. This was hard to get working on a Docker on the existing res server. (link (:standard-properties [17461 nil 17516 17526 17529 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacsconf.org/2024/organizers-notebook/#bbb :format bracket :raw-link https://emacsconf.org/2024/organizers-notebook/#bbb :application nil :search-option nil) We decided) it was worth spinning up an additional Linode virtual private server. It turned out that BBB refused to run on anything smaller than 8GB/4core, so I scaled up to that during testing, scaled back down to 1GB/1core in between, and scaled up to 16GB/8core dedicated during the conference. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [17816 17816 17816 18043 18044 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I'm still not 100% sure I set everything up correctly or that everything was stable. Maybe next year BBB 3.0 will be better-tested, someone more sysad-y can doublecheck the setup, or we can try (link (:standard-properties [18010 nil 18033 18039 18041 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //galene.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://galene.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) Galene) . ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18044 18044 18044 18339 18340 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) One of the benefits of upgrading to BBB 3.0 was that we could use the smart layout feature to drag the webcam thumbnails to the side of the shared screen. This made shared screens much easier to read. I haven't automated this yet, but it was easy enough for us to do via the shared VNC session. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18340 18340 18340 18708 18709 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) On the plus side, it was pretty straightforward to use the Rails console to create all the rooms. We used moderator access codes to give all the speakers moderator access. Mysteriously, superadmins didn't automatically have moderator access to all the rooms even if they were logged in, so we needed to add host access by hand so that they could start the recordings. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18709 18709 18709 18969 18970 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Since we self-hosted and were budgeting more for the full-scale node, I didn't feel comfortable scaling it up to production size until a few days before the conference. I sent the access codes with the check-in e-mails to give speakers time to try things out. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [18970 18970 18970 19130 19131 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) (link (:standard-properties [18970 nil 19097 19126 19128 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/emacsconf-backstage-figuring-out-our-maximum-number-of-simultaneous-bigbluebutton-users/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/emacsconf-backstage-figuring-out-our-maximum-number-of-simultaneous-bigbluebutton-users/ :application nil :search-option nil) Compared to last year's stats) : ) (table (:standard-properties [19131 19131 19131 19509 19510 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14] :type org :tblfm nil :value nil) (table-row (:standard-properties [19131 19131 19132 19184 19185 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19132 nil 19169 19169 19170 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16])) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19170 nil 19171 19175 19177 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 2023) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19177 nil 19178 19182 19184 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 2024)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19185 19185 nil nil 19239 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type rule)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19239 19239 19240 19292 19293 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19240 nil 19241 19273 19278 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Max number of simultaneous users) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19278 nil 19279 19281 19285 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 62) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19285 nil 19287 19290 19292 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 107)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19293 19293 19294 19346 19347 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19294 nil 19295 19330 19332 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Max number of simultaneous meetings) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19332 nil 19333 19334 19339 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19339 nil 19343 19344 19346 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 7)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19347 19347 19348 19400 19401 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19348 nil 19349 19384 19386 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Max number of people in one meeting) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19386 nil 19387 19389 19393 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 27) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19393 nil 19396 19398 19400 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 25)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19401 19401 19402 19454 19455 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19402 nil 19403 19422 19440 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Total unique people) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19440 nil 19441 19443 19447 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 84) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19447 nil 19449 19452 19454 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 102)) (table-row (:standard-properties [19455 19455 19456 19508 19509 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19456 nil 19457 19477 19494 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Total unique talking) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19494 nil 19495 19497 19501 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 36) (table-cell (:standard-properties [19501 nil 19504 19506 19508 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 40))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [19510 19510 19510 19617 19618 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) (Max number of simultaneous users wasn't deduplicated, since we need that number for server load planning) ))) (headline (:standard-properties [19618 19618 19645 20534 20534 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 19720 20532 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Tech checks and hosting :title (Tech checks and hosting) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-tech-checks-and-hosting) (section (:standard-properties [19645 19645 19645 20534 20534 0 nil section nil nil nil 19645 20534 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [19722 19722 19722 19902 19903 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) FlowyCoder did a great job getting everyone checked in, especially once I figured out the right checklist to use. We used people's emergency contact information a couple of times. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [19903 19903 19903 20265 20266 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Corwin and Leo were able to jump in and out of the different streams for hosting. Sometimes they were both in the same Q&A session, which made it more conversational especially when they were covering for technical issues. We had a couple of crashes even though the tech checks went fine, so that was weird. Maybe something's up with BBB 3.0 or how I set it up. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [20266 20266 20266 20533 20534 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next time, we can consider asking speakers what kind of facilitation style they like. A chatty host? Someone who focuses on reading the questions and then gets out of the way? Speakers reading their own questions and the host focusing on timekeeping/troubleshooting? ))) (headline (:standard-properties [20534 20534 20547 22382 22382 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 20608 22380 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Streaming :title (Streaming) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-streaming) (section (:standard-properties [20547 20547 20547 22382 22382 0 nil section nil nil nil 20547 22382 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [20610 20610 20610 20809 20810 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I experimented with setting up the live0 streaming node as a 64GB 32core dedicated CPU server, but that was overkill, so we went back down to 64GB 16core and it still didn't approach the CPU limits. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [20810 20810 20810 21067 21068 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The 480p stream seemed stable, hooray! I had set it up last year to automatically kick in as soon as I started streaming to Icecast, and that worked out. I think I changed a loop to be (code (:standard-properties [20995 nil nil nil 21007 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value while true)) instead of making it try 5 times, so that probably helped. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [21068 21068 21068 21447 21448 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I couldn't get Toobnix livestreaming to work this year. On the plus side, that meant that I could use OBS to directly stream to YouTube instead of trying to set up multicasting. I set up one YouTube livestreaming event for each shift and added the RTMP keys to our shift checklists so that I could update the settings before starting the stream. That was pretty straightforward. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [21448 21448 21448 22023 22024 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) This year, I wrote a little randomizer function to display things on the countdown screen. At first I just dumped in (link (:standard-properties [21565 nil nil nil 21620 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/gnuemacs.acro.exp.en.html :format plain :raw-link https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/gnuemacs.acro.exp.en.html :application nil :search-option nil)) , but some of those were not quite what I was looking for. (... Probably should've read them all first!) Then I added random packages from GNU ELPA and NonGNU ELPA, and that was more fun. I might add MELPA next time too. The code for dumping random packages is probably worth putting into a different blog post, since it's the sort of thing people might like to add to their dashboards or screensavers. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22024 22024 22024 22164 22165 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I ran into some C-s annoyances in screen even with flow control turned off, so it might be a good idea to switch to tmux instead of screen. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22165 22165 22165 22381 22382 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Next year, I think it might be a good idea to make intro images for each talk. Then we can use that as the opening slide in BigBlueButton (unless they're already sharing something else) as well as a video thumbnail. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [22382 22382 22396 22976 22976 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 22458 22974 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Publishing :title (Publishing) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-publishing) (section (:standard-properties [22396 22396 22396 22976 22976 0 nil section nil nil nil 22396 22976 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22460 22460 22460 22704 22705 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The automated process for publishing talks and transcripts to the wiki occasionally needed nudging when someone else had committed a change to the wiki. I thought I had a (code (:standard-properties [22631 nil nil nil 22642 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value git pull)) in there somewhere, but maybe I need to look at it some more. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [22705 22705 22705 22975 22976 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I forgot to switch the conference publishing phase and enable the inclusion of Etherpads, but fortunately Ihor noticed. I did some last-minute hacking to add them in, and then I remembered the variables I needed to set. Just need to add it to our process documentation. ))) #9 (headline (:standard-properties [23859 23859 23866 24458 24458 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 23921 24456 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value IRC :title (IRC) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-irc) (section (:standard-properties [23866 23866 23866 24458 24458 0 nil section nil nil nil 23866 24458 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23923 23923 23923 24074 24075 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We remembered to give the libera.chat people a heads-up before the conference, so we didn't run into usage limits for (link (:standard-properties [24041 nil nil nil 24067 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //chat.emacsconf.org :format plain :raw-link https://chat.emacsconf.org :application nil :search-option nil)) . Yay! ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24075 24075 24075 24332 24333 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Aside from writing (code (:standard-properties [24094 nil nil nil 24114 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 19) t])) ( (link (:standard-properties [24116 nil 24149 24165 24167 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-erc.el :format bracket :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-erc.el :application nil :search-option nil) emacsconf-erc.el) ) to make it easier to add text from IRC to the Etherpad, I didn't tinker much with the IRC setup for this year. It continued to be a solid platform for discussion. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24333 24333 24333 24457 24458 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I think a keyboard shortcut for inserting a talk's URL could be handy and should be pretty easy to add to my Embark keymap. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [24458 24458 24480 26746 26746 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 24550 26744 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Extracting the Q&A :title (Extracting the Q&A) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-extracting-the-q-a) (section (:standard-properties [24480 24480 24480 26746 26746 0 nil section nil nil nil 24480 26746 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24552 24552 24552 24861 24862 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) We sometimes forgot to start the recording for the Q&A until a few minutes into the talk. I considered extracting the Q&A recordings from the Icecast dump or YouTube stream recordings in order to get those first few minutes, but decided it wasn't worth it since people could generally figure out the answers. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [24862 24862 24862 25203 25204 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Getting the recordings off BigBlueButton was easier this year because I configured it with (link (:standard-properties [24953 nil 25065 25105 25107 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //docs.bigbluebutton.org/3.0/administration/customize/#install-additional-recording-processing-formats :format bracket :raw-link https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/3.0/administration/customize/#install-additional-recording-processing-formats :application nil :search-option nil) video as an additional processing format) , so we could grab one file per session instead of combining the different streams with ffmpeg. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [25204 25204 25204 25490 25491 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I did a quick pass of the Q&A transcripts and chat logs to see if people mentioned anything that they might want to take out. I also copied IRC messages and the pads, and I copied over the answers from the transcripts using the new (code (:standard-properties [25436 nil nil nil 25479 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 42) t])) function. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [25491 25491 25491 25905 25906 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Audio mixing was uneven. It might be nice to figure out separate audio recordings just in case ( (link (:standard-properties [25587 nil 25650 25656 25658 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/issues/12302 :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/issues/12302 :application nil :search-option nil) #12302) , (link (:standard-properties [25660 nil 25723 25740 25742 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //groups.google.com/g/bigbluebutton-dev/c/oPzJy0mKOrw :format bracket :raw-link https://groups.google.com/g/bigbluebutton-dev/c/oPzJy0mKOrw :application nil :search-option nil) bigbluebutton-dev) ). We ended up not tinkering with the audio for the Q&A, so next time, I can probably upload them without waiting to see if anyone wants to fiddle with the audio. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [25906 25906 25906 26073 26074 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Trimming the Q&A was pretty straightforward. I added a (code (:standard-properties [25961 nil nil nil 25985 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 22) t])) function to (link (:standard-properties [25997 nil 26032 26037 26039 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //github.com/sachac/subed :format bracket :raw-link https://github.com/sachac/subed :application nil :search-option nil) subed) so that I can trim files easily. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26074 26074 26074 26252 26253 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Thanks to my completion functions for adding section headings based on comments, it was easy to index the Q&A this year. I didn't even put it up backstage for people to work on. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26253 26253 26253 26511 26512 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Nudged by (link (:standard-properties [26263 nil 26318 26326 26328 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //mastodon.social/@ctietze/113627423761735937 :format bracket :raw-link https://mastodon.social/@ctietze/113627423761735937 :application nil :search-option nil) @ctietze) , I'm experimenting with adding sticky videos if Javascript is enabled so that it's easier to navigate using the transcript. There's still a bit of tinkering to do, but it's a start. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26512 26512 26512 26745 26746 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I added some conference-related variables to a (code (:standard-properties [26559 nil nil nil 26576 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :value [org-element-deferred org-element--substring (1 15) t])) file so that I can more easily update things even for past conferences. This is mostly related to publishing the captions on the wiki pages, which I do with Emacs Lisp. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [26746 26746 26770 27572 27572 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 26842 27570 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Budget and donations :title (Budget and donations) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-budget-and-donations) (section (:standard-properties [26770 26770 26770 27572 27572 0 nil section nil nil nil 26770 27572 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [26844 26844 26844 26880 26881 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Costs (USD, not including 13% tax): ) (table (:standard-properties [26881 26881 26881 27055 27056 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14] :type org :tblfm nil :value nil) (table-row (:standard-properties [26881 26881 26882 26938 26939 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26882 nil 26883 26888 26890 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 52.54) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26890 nil 26891 26926 26938 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Extra costs for hosting in December)) (table-row (:standard-properties [26939 26939 26940 26996 26997 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26940 nil 26942 26946 26948 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 3.11) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26948 nil 26949 26988 26996 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Extra costs for BBB testing in November)) (table-row (:standard-properties [26997 26997 26998 27054 27055 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [26998 nil 27001 27004 27006 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 120) (table-cell (:standard-properties [27006 nil 27007 27052 27054 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Hosting costs year-round (two Linode nanodes)))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27056 27056 27056 27107 27108 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Total of USD 175.65 + tax, or USD 198.48 for 2024. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27108 27108 27108 27298 27299 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) The Free Software Foundation also provided (link (:standard-properties [27151 nil 27182 27201 27204 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //media.emacsconf.org :format bracket :raw-link https://media.emacsconf.org :application nil :search-option nil) media.emacsconf.org) for serving media files. Ry P provided res.emacsconf.org for OBS streaming over VNC sessions. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27299 27299 27299 27571 27572 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Amin Bandali was away during the conference weekend and no one else knew how to get the list of donors and current donation stats from the FSF Working Together program on short notice. Next time, we can get that sorted out beforehand so that we can thank donors properly. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [27572 27572 27598 30144 30144 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 27672 30142 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Documentation and time :title (Documentation and time) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-documentation-and-time) (section (:standard-properties [27598 27598 27598 30144 30144 0 nil section nil nil nil 27598 30144 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27674 27674 27674 27959 27960 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I think my biggest challenge was having less time to prepare for EmacsConf this year because the kiddo wanted more of my attention. In many ways, the automation that I'd been gradually building up paid off. We were able to pull together EmacsConf even though I had limited focus time. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [27960 27960 27960 28041 28042 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Here's my Emacs-related time data (including Emacs News and tweaking my config): ) (table (:standard-properties [28042 28042 28042 28466 28467 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14] :type org :tblfm nil :value nil) (table-row (:standard-properties [28042 28042 28043 28147 28148 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28043 nil 28044 28048 28050 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Year) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28050 nil 28052 28055 28057 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Jan) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28057 nil 28059 28062 28064 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Feb) (table-cell 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36.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28327 nil 28329 28333 28335 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 86.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28335 nil 28337 28341 28343 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 93.2) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28343 nil 28344 28349 28351 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 113.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28351 nil 28354 28357 28359 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 432)) (table-row (:standard-properties [28360 28360 28361 28465 28466 0 nil table-row nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type standard) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28361 nil 28362 28366 28368 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 2024) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28368 nil 28369 28373 28375 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 71.2) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28375 nil 28376 28380 28382 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 12.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28382 nil 28385 28388 28390 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 5.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28390 nil 28393 28396 28398 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 6.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28398 nil 28400 28403 28405 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 3.3) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28405 nil 28407 28410 28412 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 9.6) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28412 nil 28413 28417 28419 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 11.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28419 nil 28421 28424 28426 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 4.7) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28426 nil 28427 28431 28433 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 36.0) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28433 nil 28435 28439 28441 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 40.3) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28441 nil 28443 28447 28449 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 52.3) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28449 nil 28451 28455 28457 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 67.7) (table-cell (:standard-properties [28457 nil 28460 28463 28465 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) 320))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [28467 28467 28467 28617 28618 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) (and here's a (link (:standard-properties [28481 nil 28573 28612 28614 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/analyzing-my-emacs-time-over-the-last-11-years-or-so/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/12/analyzing-my-emacs-time-over-the-last-11-years-or-so/ :application nil :search-option nil) longer-term analysis going back to 2012) .) ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [28618 28618 28618 29188 29189 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I spent 92.6 hours total in October and November 2024 doing Emacs-related things, compared to 179.8 hours the previous year -- so, around half the time. Part of the 2023 total was related to preparing my presentation for EmacsConf, so I was much more familiar with my scripts then. Apparently, there was still a lot more that I needed to document. As I scrambled to get EmacsConf sorted out, I captured quick tasks/notes for the things I need to add to our organizers notebook. Now I get to go through all those notes in my inbox. Maybe next year will be even smoother. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [29189 29189 29189 29713 29714 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) On the plus side, all the process-related improvements meant that the other volunteers could jump in pretty much whenever they wanted, including during the conference itself. I didn't want to impose firm commitments on people or bug them too much by e-mail, so we kept things very chill in terms of scheduling and planning. If people were available, we had stuff people could help with. If people were busy, that was fine, we could manage. This was nice, especially when I applied the same sort of chill approach to myself. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [29714 29714 29714 30143 30144 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) I'd like to eventually get to the point of being able to mostly follow my checklists and notes from the start of the conference planning process to the end. I've been moving notes from year-specific organizer notebooks to the main (link (:standard-properties [29945 nil 29991 30011 30013 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacsconf.org/organizers-notebook/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacsconf.org/organizers-notebook/ :application nil :search-option nil) organizers' notebook) . I plan to keep that one as the main file for notes and processes, and then to have specific dates and notes in the yearly ones. ))) (headline (:standard-properties [30144 30144 30155 31757 31757 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 30157 31755 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 1 :raw-value Thanks :title (Thanks) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil) (section (:standard-properties [30155 30155 30155 31757 31757 0 nil section nil nil nil 30155 31757 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (plain-list (:standard-properties [30155 30155 30155 31756 31757 1 nil planning nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #14] :type unordered) (item (:standard-properties [30155 30155 30157 30308 30308 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30157 30157 30157 30308 30308 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thank you to all the speakers, volunteers, and participants, and to all those other people in our lives who make it possible through time and support. )) (item (:standard-properties [30308 30308 30310 30416 30416 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - 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nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30418 30418 30418 30542 30542 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to our proposal review volunteers James Howell, JC Helary, and others for helping with the early acceptance process. )) (item (:standard-properties [30542 30542 30544 30692 30692 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - 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nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30774 30774 30774 30838 30838 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to volunteers who kept the mailing lists free from spam. )) (item (:standard-properties [30838 30838 30840 30936 30936 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30840 30840 30840 30936 30936 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to Bhavin Gandhi, Christopher Howard, Joseph Turner, and screwlisp for quality-checking. )) (item (:standard-properties [30936 30936 30938 30971 30971 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [30938 30938 30938 30971 30971 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to shoshin for the music. )) (item (:standard-properties [30971 30971 30973 31044 31044 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - 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nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31046 31046 31046 31138 31138 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to Ry P for the server that we're using for OBS streaming and for processing videos. )) (item (:standard-properties [31138 31138 31140 31369 31369 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31140 31140 31140 31369 31369 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to the Free Software Foundation for Emacs itself, the mailing lists, the media.emacsconf.org server, and handling donations on our behalf through the FSF Working Together program. (link (:standard-properties [31327 nil nil nil 31368 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #17] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //www.fsf.org/working-together/fund :format plain :raw-link https://www.fsf.org/working-together/fund :application nil :search-option nil)) )) (item (:standard-properties [31369 31369 31371 31734 31734 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31371 31371 31371 31734 31734 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to the many users and contributers and project teams that create all the awesome free software we use, especially: BigBlueButton, Etherpad, Icecast, OBS, TheLounge, libera.chat, ffmpeg, OpenAI Whisper, WhisperX, the aeneas forced alignment tool, PsiTransfer, subed, and many, many other tools and services we used to prepare and host this years conference )) (item (:standard-properties [31734 31734 31736 31756 31756 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((30155 0 - nil nil nil 30308) (30308 0 - nil nil nil 30416) (30416 0 - nil nil nil 30542) (30542 0 - nil nil nil 30692) (30692 0 - nil nil nil 30772) (30772 0 - nil nil nil 30838) (30838 0 - nil nil nil 30936) (30936 0 - nil nil nil 30971) (30971 0 - nil nil nil 31044) (31044 0 - nil nil nil 31138) (31138 0 - nil nil nil 31369) (31369 0 - nil nil nil 31734) (31734 0 - nil nil nil 31756)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31736 31736 31736 31756 31756 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) Thanks to everyone! ))))) (headline (:standard-properties [31757 31757 31768 32989 32989 0 (:title) nil nil nil nil 31827 32987 2 posts.org<2> nil nil #12] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Overall :title (Overall) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-overall) (section (:standard-properties [31768 31768 31768 32989 32989 0 nil section nil nil nil 31768 32989 nil posts.org<2> nil nil #13]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [31829 31829 31829 32047 32048 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) Good experience. Lots of fun. I'd love to do it again next year. EmacsConf feels like a nice, cozy get-together where people share the cool things they've been working on and thinking about. People had fun! They said: ) (plain-list (:standard-properties [32048 32048 32048 32329 32330 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #14] :type unordered) (item (:standard-properties [32048 32048 32050 32142 32142 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32050 32050 32050 32142 32142 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) "emacsconf is absolutely knocking it out of the park when it comes to conference logistics" )) (item (:standard-properties [32142 32142 32144 32228 32228 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32144 32144 32144 32228 32228 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) "I think this conference has defined the terms for a successful online conference." )) (item (:standard-properties [32228 32228 32230 32329 32329 0 (:tag) item nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil ((32048 0 - nil nil nil 32142) (32142 0 - nil nil nil 32228) (32228 0 - nil nil nil 32329)) #15] :bullet - :checkbox nil :counter nil :pre-blank 0 :tag nil) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32230 32230 32230 32329 32329 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #16]) "EmacsConf is one of the big highlights of my year every year. Thank you a ton for running this 😊" ))) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32330 32330 32330 32409 32410 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) It's one of the highlights of my year too. =) Looking forward to the next one! ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32410 32410 32410 32685 32686 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) In the meantime, y'all can stay connected via (link (:standard-properties [32456 nil 32507 32517 32519 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news/ :format bracket :raw-link https://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news/ :application nil :search-option nil) Emacs News) , (link (:standard-properties [32521 nil 32550 32580 32582 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacs-berlin.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacs-berlin.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) meetups (online and in person)) , (link (:standard-properties [32584 nil 32617 32633 32635 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //planet.emacslife.com/ :format bracket :raw-link https://planet.emacslife.com/ :application nil :search-option nil) Planet Emacslife) , and now (link (:standard-properties [32645 nil 32666 32674 32676 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #15] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //emacs.tv/ :format bracket :raw-link https://emacs.tv/ :application nil :search-option nil) emacs.tv) . Enjoy! ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [32686 32686 32686 32989 32989 0 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #14]) p.s. I'd love to learn from other people's conference blog posts, EmacsConf or otherwise. I'm particularly interested in virtual conferences and how we can tinker with them to make them even better. I'm having a hard time finding posts; please feel free to send me links to ones you've liked or written!))))] :pre-blank 0 :raw-value Etherpad :title (Etherpad) :level 2 :priority nil :tags nil :todo-keyword nil :todo-type nil :footnote-section-p [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-footnote-section-p nil nil] :archivedp [org-element-deferred org-element--headline-archivedp nil nil] :commentedp nil :CUSTOM_ID emacsconf-2024-notes-etherpad) #6)]) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23050 23050 23050 23296 23297 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) We used (link (:standard-properties [23058 nil 23083 23091 23094 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #7] :type https :type-explicit-p t :path //etherpad.org/ :format bracket :raw-link https://etherpad.org/ :application nil :search-option nil) Etherpad) 1.9.7 to collect Q&A again this year. I didn't upgrade to Etherpad v2.x because I couldn't figure out how to get it running within the time I set aside for it, but maybe that's something for next year. ) #3 (paragraph (:standard-properties [23587 23587 23587 23700 23701 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) Next year, I'll add pronouns and pronunciations to the Etherpad template so that hosts can refer to them easily. ) (paragraph (:standard-properties [23701 23701 23701 23858 23859 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #6]) If I rejig the template to move the next/previous links so that notes can be added to the end, I might be able to use the Etherpad API to add text from IRC. ))]) I wrote some Elisp to copy the current ERC line (unwrapped) for easier pasting into Etherpad. That worked out really well, and it let me keep up with copying questions from IRC to the pad in between other bits of running around. ( (code (:standard-properties [23527 nil nil nil 23548 1 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil posts.org<2> nil nil #3] :value emacsconf-erc-copy)) in #0 ) )] :type emacsconf-el :type-explicit-p t :path emacsconf-erc.el :format bracket :raw-link emacsconf-el:emacsconf-erc.el :application nil :search-option nil)))

Next year, I'll add pronouns and pronunciations to the Etherpad template so that hosts can refer to them easily.

If I rejig the template to move the next/previous links so that notes can be added to the end, I might be able to use the Etherpad API to add text from IRC.

We remembered to give the libera.chat people a heads-up before the conference, so we didn't run into usage limits for https://chat.emacsconf.org. Yay!

Aside from writing emacsconf-erc-copy (emacsconf-erc.el) to make it easier to add text from IRC to the Etherpad, I didn't tinker much with the IRC setup for this year. It continued to be a solid platform for discussion.

I think a keyboard shortcut for inserting a talk's URL could be handy and should be pretty easy to add to my Embark keymap.

We sometimes forgot to start the recording for the Q&A until a few minutes into the talk. I considered extracting the Q&A recordings from the Icecast dump or YouTube stream recordings in order to get those first few minutes, but decided it wasn't worth it since people could generally figure out the answers.

Getting the recordings off BigBlueButton was easier this year because I configured it with video as an additional processing format, so we could grab one file per session instead of combining the different streams with ffmpeg.

I did a quick pass of the Q&A transcripts and chat logs to see if people mentioned anything that they might want to take out. I also copied IRC messages and the pads, and I copied over the answers from the transcripts using the new emacsconf-extract-subed-copy-section-text function.

Audio mixing was uneven. It might be nice to figure out separate audio recordings just in case (#12302, bigbluebutton-dev). We ended up not tinkering with the audio for the Q&A, so next time, I can probably upload them without waiting to see if anyone wants to fiddle with the audio.

Trimming the Q&A was pretty straightforward. I added a subed-crop-media-file function to subed so that I can trim files easily.

Thanks to my completion functions for adding section headings based on comments, it was easy to index the Q&A this year. I didn't even put it up backstage for people to work on.

Nudged by @ctietze, I'm experimenting with adding sticky videos if Javascript is enabled so that it's easier to navigate using the transcript. There's still a bit of tinkering to do, but it's a start.

I added some conference-related variables to a .dir-locals.el file so that I can more easily update things even for past conferences. This is mostly related to publishing the captions on the wiki pages, which I do with Emacs Lisp.

Costs (USD, not including 13% tax):

Total of USD 175.65 + tax, or USD 198.48 for 2024.

The Free Software Foundation also provided media.emacsconf.org for serving media files. Ry P provided res.emacsconf.org for OBS streaming over VNC sessions.

Amin Bandali was away during the conference weekend and no one else knew how to get the list of donors and current donation stats from the FSF Working Together program on short notice. Next time, we can get that sorted out beforehand so that we can thank donors properly.

I think my biggest challenge was having less time to prepare for EmacsConf this year because the kiddo wanted more of my attention. In many ways, the automation that I'd been gradually building up paid off. We were able to pull together EmacsConf even though I had limited focus time.

Here's my Emacs-related time data (including Emacs News and tweaking my config):

(and here's a longer-term analysis going back to 2012.)

I spent 92.6 hours total in October and November 2024 doing Emacs-related things, compared to 179.8 hours the previous year – so, around half the time. Part of the 2023 total was related to preparing my presentation for EmacsConf, so I was much more familiar with my scripts then. Apparently, there was still a lot more that I needed to document. As I scrambled to get EmacsConf sorted out, I captured quick tasks/notes for the things I need to add to our organizers notebook. Now I get to go through all those notes in my inbox. Maybe next year will be even smoother.

On the plus side, all the process-related improvements meant that the other volunteers could jump in pretty much whenever they wanted, including during the conference itself. I didn't want to impose firm commitments on people or bug them too much by e-mail, so we kept things very chill in terms of scheduling and planning. If people were available, we had stuff people could help with. If people were busy, that was fine, we could manage. This was nice, especially when I applied the same sort of chill approach to myself.

I'd like to eventually get to the point of being able to mostly follow my checklists and notes from the start of the conference planning process to the end. I've been moving notes from year-specific organizer notebooks to the main organizers' notebook. I plan to keep that one as the main file for notes and processes, and then to have specific dates and notes in the yearly ones.

• Thank you to all the speakers, volunteers, and participants, and to all those other people in our lives who make it possible through time and support.
• Thanks to Leo Vivier and Corwin Brust for hosting the sessions, and to FlowyCoder for checking people in.
• Thanks to our proposal review volunteers James Howell, JC Helary, and others for helping with the early acceptance process.
• Thanks to our captioning volunteers: Mark Lewin, Rodrigo Morales, Anush, annona, and James Howell, and some speakers who captioned their own talks.
• Thanks to Leo Vivier for fiddling with the audio to get things nicely synced.
• Thanks to volunteers who kept the mailing lists free from spam.
• Thanks to Bhavin Gandhi, Christopher Howard, Joseph Turner, and screwlisp for quality-checking.
• Thanks to shoshin for the music.
• Thanks to Amin Bandali for help with infrastructure and communication.
• Thanks to Ry P for the server that we're using for OBS streaming and for processing videos.
• Thanks to the Free Software Foundation for Emacs itself, the mailing lists, the media.emacsconf.org server, and handling donations on our behalf through the FSF Working Together program. https://www.fsf.org/working-together/fund
• Thanks to the many users and contributers and project teams that create all the awesome free software we use, especially: BigBlueButton, Etherpad, Icecast, OBS, TheLounge, libera.chat, ffmpeg, OpenAI Whisper, WhisperX, the aeneas forced alignment tool, PsiTransfer, subed, and many, many other tools and services we used to prepare and host this years conference
• Thanks to everyone!

Good experience. Lots of fun. I'd love to do it again next year. EmacsConf feels like a nice, cozy get-together where people share the cool things they've been working on and thinking about. People had fun! They said:

• "emacsconf is absolutely knocking it out of the park when it comes to conference logistics"
• "I think this conference has defined the terms for a successful online conference."
• "EmacsConf is one of the big highlights of my year every year. Thank you a ton for running this 😊"

It's one of the highlights of my year too. =) Looking forward to the next one!

In the meantime, y'all can stay connected via Emacs News, meetups (online and in person), Planet Emacslife, and now emacs.tv. Enjoy!

p.s. I'd love to learn from other people's conference blog posts, EmacsConf or otherwise. I'm particularly interested in virtual conferences and how we can tinker with them to make them even better. I'm having a hard time finding posts; please feel free to send me links to ones you've liked or written!

Here's the rule that makes a --reencoded.webm based on the original mp4, mov, mkv, or webm.

VIDEO_EXTS = mp4 mkv webm mov
source_patterns = $(foreach ext,$(VIDEO_EXTS),$(1)--original.$(ext))
emacsconf-%--reencoded.webm: SOURCES = $(call source_patterns, emacsconf-$*)
emacsconf-%--reencoded.webm:
  $(eval SOURCE := $(lastword $(sort $(wildcard $(SOURCES)))))
  @if [ -z "$(SOURCE)" ]; then \
    echo "No source file found for $@"; \
    echo "Tried: $(SOURCES)"; \
    exit 1; \
  fi
  @echo "Using source: $(SOURCE)"
  ./reencode-in-screen.sh "$(SOURCE)"

Reencoding can take a while and it's prone to me accidentally breaking it, so we stick it in a GNU screen so that I don't accidentally quit it. This is reencode-in-screen.sh:

#!/bin/bash
ORIGINAL=$1
BASE="${ORIGINAL%--original.*}"
REENCODED="${BASE}--reencoded.webm"
SLUG=$(echo "$ORIGINAL" | perl -ne '/^emacsconf-[0-9]*-(.*?)--/ && print $1')
LOCK=".lock-$SLUG"

if [ ! -f "$REENCODED" ]; then
    if [  -f "$LOCK" ]; then
        echo "$LOCK already exists, waiting for it"
    else
        touch "$LOCK"
        screen -dmS reencode-$SLUG /bin/bash -c "reencode.sh \"$ORIGINAL\" \"$REENCODED\" && thumbnail.sh \"$MAIN\" && rm \"$LOCK\""
        echo "Processing $REENCODED in reencode-$SLUG"
    fi
fi

which calls roles/prerec/templates/reencode.sh. Here's the templatized version from Ansible:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -euo pipefail

# Defaults
q={{ reencode_quality }}
cpu={{ reencode_cpu }}
time_limit=""
print_only=false
limit_resolution={{ res_y }}
limit_fps={{ fps }}

while getopts :q:c:t:s OPT; do
    case $OPT in
        q|+q)
            q="$OPTARG"
            ;;
        c|+c)
            cpu="$OPTARG"
            ;;
        t|+t)
            time_limit="-to $OPTARG"
            ;;
        s)
            print_only=true
            ;;
        *)
            echo "usage: `basename $0` [+-q ARG] [+-c ARG} [--] ARGS..."
            exit 2
    esac
done
shift `expr $OPTIND - 1`
OPTIND=1

input="$1"
output="${2:-$(echo $input | sed 's/--original.*/--reencoded.webm/')}"

command="$(cat<<EOF
ffmpeg -y -i "$input" $time_limit \
       -vf "scale='-1':'min($limit_resolution,ih)',
            fps='$limit_fps'" \
       -c:v libvpx-vp9 -b:v 0 -crf $q -an \
       -row-mt 1 -tile-columns 2 -tile-rows 2 -cpu-used $cpu -g 240 \
       -pass 1 -f webm -threads $cpu /dev/null &&
    ffmpeg -y -i "$input" $time_limit \
           -vf "scale='-1':'min($limit_resolution,ih)',
                fps='$limit_fps'" \
               -c:v libvpx-vp9 -b:v 0 -crf $q -c:a libopus \
               -row-mt 1 -tile-columns 2 -tile-rows 2 -cpu-used $cpu \
               -pass 2 -threads $cpu -- "$output"
EOF
)"

if [ $print_only == true ]; then
    echo "$command"
else
    eval "$command"
fi

Processing the audio is relatively straightforward.

emacsconf-%--reencoded.opus: emacsconf-%--reencoded.webm
  ffmpeg -i "$<" -c:a copy "$@"

emacsconf-%--normalized.opus: emacsconf-%--reencoded.opus
  ffmpeg-normalize "$<" -ofmt opus -c:a libopus -o "$@"

emacsconf-%--reencoded.vtt: emacsconf-%--reencoded.opus
  whisperx --model large-v2 --align_model WAV2VEC2_ASR_LARGE_LV60K_960H --compute_type int8 --print_progress True --max_line_width 50 --segment_resolution chunk --max_line_count 1 --language en "$<"

After this, we need to manually process the --reencoded.vtt and then eventually save the edited version as --main.vtt.

The next part of the Makefile creates the --main.webm from the reencoded, normalized, and edited files, or from just the --reencoded.webm if that's all that's available.

emacsconf-%--main.webm: emacsconf-%--reencoded.webm emacsconf-%--normalized.opus emacsconf-%--main.vtt
  ffmpeg -i emacsconf-$*--reencoded.webm -i emacsconf-$*--normalized.opus -i emacsconf-$*--main.vtt \
    -map 0:v -map 1:a -c:v copy -c:a copy \
    -map 2 -c:s webvtt -y \
    $@

emacsconf-%--main.webm: emacsconf-%--reencoded.webm
  cp "$<" "$@"

This works because the Makefile picks the most specific set of dependencies.

Finally, we need some rules to make various things. We do this with a wildcard match for all the original files, and then we make a list without the --original.*. After that, we can just use addsuffix to add the different file endings.

PRERECS_ORIGINAL := $(wildcard emacsconf-*--original.*)
PREFIXES := $(shell for f in $(PRERECS_ORIGINAL); do echo "$${f%--original.*}"; done)
PRERECS_REENCODED := $(addsuffix --reencoded.webm, $(PREFIXES))
PRERECS_OPUS := $(addsuffix --reencoded.opus, $(PREFIXES))
PRERECS_NORMAL := $(addsuffix --normalized.opus, $(PREFIXES))
PRERECS_MAIN := $(addsuffix --main.webm, $(PREFIXES))
PRERECS_CAPTIONS := $(addsuffix --reencoded.vtt, $(PREFIXES))

all: reencoded opus normal main
reencoded: $(PRERECS_REENCODED)
opus: $(PRERECS_OPUS)
normal: $(PRERECS_NORMAL)
captions: $(PRERECS_CAPTIONS)
main: $(PRERECS_MAIN)

I sometimes do the captions on my computer, so I've left them out of the all target.

Seems to be doing all right so far. It's nice having the Makefile figure out what's changed and what needs to be updated.

I used Inkscape to add IDs to our template SVG so that I could edit them with Emacs Lisp. From emacsconf-stream.el:

(defun emacsconf-stream-generate-in-between-pages (&optional info)
  "Generate the title images."
  (interactive)
  (setq info (or emacsconf-schedule-draft (emacsconf-publish-prepare-for-display (emacsconf-filter-talks (or info (emacsconf-get-talk-info))))))
  (let* ((by-track (seq-group-by (lambda (o) (plist-get o :track)) info))
         (dir (expand-file-name "in-between" emacsconf-stream-asset-dir))
         (template (expand-file-name "template.svg" dir)))
    (unless (file-directory-p dir)
      (make-directory dir t))
    (mapc (lambda (track)
            (let (prev)
              (mapc (lambda (talk)
                      (let ((dom (xml-parse-file template)))
                        (mapc (lambda (entry)
                                (let ((prefix (car entry)))
                                  (emacsconf-stream-svg-set-text dom (concat prefix "title")
                                                 (plist-get (cdr entry) :title))
                                  (emacsconf-stream-svg-set-text dom (concat prefix "speakers")
                                                 (plist-get (cdr entry) :speakers))
                                  (emacsconf-stream-svg-set-text dom (concat prefix "url")
                                                 (and (cdr entry) (concat emacsconf-base-url (plist-get (cdr entry) :url))))
                                  (emacsconf-stream-svg-set-text
                                   dom
                                   (concat prefix "qa")
                                   (pcase (plist-get (cdr entry) :q-and-a)
                                     ((rx "live") "Live Q&A after talk")
                                     ((rx "pad") "Etherpad")
                                     ((rx "IRC") "IRC Q&A after talk")
                                     (_ "")))))
                              (list (cons "previous-" prev)
                                    (cons "current-" talk)))
                        (with-temp-file (expand-file-name (concat (plist-get talk :slug) ".svg") dir)
                          (dom-print dom))
                        (shell-command
                         (concat "inkscape --export-type=png -w 1280 -h 720 --export-background-opacity=0 "
                                 (shell-quote-argument (expand-file-name (concat (plist-get talk :slug) ".svg")
                                                                         dir)))))
                      (setq prev talk))
                    (emacsconf-filter-talks (cdr track)))))
          by-track)))

(defun emacsconf-stream-svg-set-text (dom id text)
  "Update DOM to set the tspan in the element with ID to TEXT.
If the element doesn't have a tspan child, use the element itself."
  (if (or (null text) (string= text ""))
      (let ((node (dom-by-id dom id)))
        (when node
          (dom-set-attribute node 'style "visibility: hidden")
          (dom-set-attribute (dom-child-by-tag node 'tspan) 'style "fill: none; stroke: none")))
    (setq text (svg--encode-text text))
    (let ((node (or (dom-child-by-tag
                     (car (dom-by-id dom id))
                     'tspan)
                    (dom-by-id dom id))))
      (cond
       ((null node)
        (error "Could not find node %s" id))                      ; skip
       ((= (length node) 2)
        (nconc node (list text)))
       (t (setf (elt node 2) text))))))

From emacsconf-pad.el:

(defun emacsconf-pad-expand-intro (talk)
  "Make an intro for TALK."
  (cond
   ((null (plist-get talk :speakers))
    (format "Next, we have \"%s\"." (plist-get talk :title)))
   ((plist-get talk :intro-note)
    (plist-get talk :intro-note))
   (t
    (let ((pronoun (pcase (plist-get talk :pronouns)
                     ((rx "she") "She")
                     ((rx "\"ou\"" "Ou"))
                     ((or 'nil "nil" (rx string-start "he") (rx "him")) "He")
                     ((rx "they") "They")
                     (_ (or (plist-get talk :pronouns) "")))))
      (format "Next, we have \"%s\", by %s%s.%s"
              (plist-get talk :title)
              (replace-regexp-in-string ", \\([^,]+\\)$"
                                        ", and \\1"
                                        (plist-get talk :speakers))
              (emacsconf-surround " (" (plist-get talk :pronunciation) ")" "")
              (pcase (plist-get talk :q-and-a)
                ((or 'nil "") "")
                ((rx "after") " You can ask questions via Etherpad and IRC. We'll send them to the speaker, and we'll post the answers on the talk page afterwards.")
                ((rx "live")
                 (format " %s will answer questions via BigBlueButton. You can join using the URL from the talk page or ask questions through Etherpad or IRC."
                         pronoun
                         ))
                ((rx "pad")
                 (format " %s will answer questions via Etherpad."
                         pronoun
                         ))
                ((rx "IRC")
                 (format " %s will answer questions via IRC in the #%s channel."
                         pronoun
                         (plist-get talk :channel)))))))))

And from emacsconf-subed.el:

(defun emacsconf-subed-intro-subtitles ()
  "Create the introduction as subtitles."
  (interactive)
  (subed-auto-insert)
  (let ((emacsconf-publishing-phase 'conference))
    (mapc
     (lambda (sub) (apply #'subed-append-subtitle nil (cdr sub)))
     (seq-map-indexed
      (lambda (talk i)
        (list
         nil
         (* i 5000)
         (1- (* i 5000))
         (format "#+OUTPUT: %s.webm\n[[file:%s]]\n%s"
                 (plist-get talk :slug)
                 (expand-file-name
                  (concat (plist-get talk :slug) ".svg.png")
                  (expand-file-name "in-between" emacsconf-stream-asset-dir))
                 (emacsconf-pad-expand-intro talk))))
      (emacsconf-publish-prepare-for-display (emacsconf-get-talk-info))))))

• Using subed-record in Emacs to edit audio and clean up oopses
• sachac/subed-record: Record audio in segments and compile it into a file
• EmacsConf - 2023 - Talks
• emacsconf-stream.el

Yay Emacs!

I used Emacs Lisp to generate a list of videos in the order I wanted. That Sunday closing remarks aren't actually in the playlists because they're combined with the Q&A for my session on how we run Emacsconf.

(defun emacsconf-extract-check-playlists ()
  "Return a table for checking playlist order."
  (let ((pos 0))
    (seq-mapcat (lambda (o)
                  (delq
                   nil
                   (list
                    (when (emacsconf-talk-file o "--main.webm")
                      (cl-incf pos)
                      (list pos
                            (plist-get o :title)
                            (org-link-make-string
                             (plist-get o :youtube-url)
                             "YouTube")
                            (org-link-make-string
                             (plist-get o :toobnix-url)
                             "Toobnix")))
                    (when (emacsconf-talk-file o "--answers.webm")
                      (cl-incf pos)
                      (list pos (concat "Q&A: " (plist-get o :title))
                            (org-link-make-string
                             (plist-get o :qa-youtube-url)
                             "YouTube")
                            (org-link-make-string
                             (plist-get o :qa-toobnix-url)
                             "Toobnix"))))))
                (emacsconf-publish-prepare-for-display (emacsconf-get-talk-info)))))

I bulk-added the Youtube videos to the playlist. The videos were not in order because I uploaded some late submissions and forgotten videos, which then got added to the end of the list.

I tried using the API to sort the playlist. This got it most of the way there, and then I sorted the rest by hand.

(defun emacsconf-extract-youtube-api-sort-playlist (&optional dry-run-only)
  "Try to roughly sort the playlist."
  (interactive)
  (setq emacsconf-extract-youtube-api-playlist (seq-find (lambda (o) (let-alist o (string= .snippet.title (concat emacsconf-name " " emacsconf-year))))
                                        (assoc-default 'items emacsconf-extract-youtube-api-playlists)))
  (setq emacsconf-extract-youtube-api-playlist-items
        (emacsconf-extract-youtube-api-paginated-request (concat "https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems?part=snippet,contentDetails,status&forMine=true&order=date&maxResults=100&playlistId="
                                                (url-hexify-string (assoc-default 'id emacsconf-extract-youtube-api-playlist)))))
  (let* ((playlist-info emacsconf-extract-youtube-api-playlists)
         (playlist-items emacsconf-extract-youtube-api-playlist-items)
         (info (emacsconf-publish-prepare-for-display (emacsconf-get-talk-info)))
         (slugs (seq-map (lambda (o) (plist-get o :slug)) info))
         (position (1- (length playlist-items)))
         result)
    ;; sort items
    (mapc (lambda (talk)
            (when (plist-get talk :qa-youtube-id)
              ;; move the q & a
              (let ((video-object (emacsconf-extract-youtube-find-url-video-in-list
                                   (plist-get talk :qa-youtube-url)
                                   playlist-items)))
                (let-alist video-object
                  (cond
                   ((null video-object)
                    (message "Could not find video for %s" (plist-get talk :slug)))
                   ;; not in the right position, try to move it
                   ((< .snippet.position position)
                    (let ((video-id .id)
                          (playlist-id .snippet.playlistId)
                          (resource-id .snippet.resourceId))
                      (message "Trying to move %s Q&A to %d from %d" (plist-get talk :slug) position .snippet.position)
                      (add-to-list 'result (list (plist-get talk :slug) "answers" .snippet.position position))
                      (unless dry-run-only
                        (plz 'put "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems?part=snippet"
                          :headers `(("Authorization" . ,(url-oauth-auth "https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/"))
                                     ("Accept" . "application/json")
                                     ("Content-Type" . "application/json"))
                          :body (json-encode
                                 `((id . ,video-id)
                                   (snippet
                                    (playlistId . ,playlist-id)
                                    (resourceId . ,resource-id)
                                    (position . ,position))))))))))
                (setq position (1- position))))
            ;; move the talk if needed
            (let ((video-object
                   (emacsconf-extract-youtube-find-url-video-in-list
                    (plist-get talk :youtube-url)
                    playlist-items)))
              (let-alist video-object
                (cond
                 ((null video-object)
                  (message "Could not find video for %s" (plist-get talk :slug)))
                 ;; not in the right position, try to move it
                 ((< .snippet.position position)
                  (let ((video-id .id)
                        (playlist-id .snippet.playlistId)
                        (resource-id .snippet.resourceId))
                    (message "Trying to move %s to %d from %d" (plist-get talk :slug) position .snippet.position)
                    (add-to-list 'result (list (plist-get talk :slug) "main" .snippet.position position))
                    (unless dry-run-only
                      (plz 'put "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems?part=snippet"
                        :headers `(("Authorization" . ,(url-oauth-auth "https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/"))
                                   ("Accept" . "application/json")
                                   ("Content-Type" . "application/json"))
                        :body (json-encode
                               `((id . ,video-id)
                                 (snippet
                                  (playlistId . ,playlist-id)
                                  (resourceId . ,resource-id)
                                  (position . ,position))))))
                    ))))
              (setq position (1- position))))
          (nreverse info))
    result))

I needed to sort some of the videos manually. Trying to scroll by dragging items to the top of the currently-displayed section of the list was slow, and dropping the item near the top of the list so that I could pick it up again after paging up was a little disorienting. Fortunately, keyboard scrolling with page-up and page-down worked even while dragging an item, so that was what I ended up doing: select the item and then page-up while dragging.

YouTube doesn't display numbers for the playlist positions, but this will add them. The numbers don't dynamically update when the list is reordered, so I just re-ran the code after moving things around.

(defun emacsconf-extract-youtube-spookfox-add-playlist-numbers ()
  "Number the playlist for easier checking.
Related: `emacsconf-extract-check-playlists'."
  (interactive)
  (spookfox-js-injection-eval-in-active-tab "[...document.querySelectorAll('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')].forEach((o, i) => { o.querySelector('.number')?.remove(); let div = document.createElement('div'); div.classList.add('number'); div.textContent = i; o.prepend(div) }))" t))

In retrospect, I could probably have just cleared the playlist and then added the videos using the in the right order instead of fiddling with inserting things.

Toobnix (Peertube) doesn't seem to have a way to bulk-add videos to a playlist (or even to bulk-set their visibility). I started trying to figure out how to use the API, but I got stuck because my token didn't seem to let me access unlisted videos or do other things that required proper authentication. Anyway, I came up with this messy hack to open the videos in sequence and add them to the playlist using Spookfox.

(defun emacsconf-extract-toobnix-set-up-playlist ()
  (interactive)
  (mapcar
   (lambda (o)
     (when (plist-get o :toobnix-url)
       (browse-url (plist-get o :toobnix-url))
       (read-key "press a key when page is loaded")
       (spookfox-js-injection-eval-in-active-tab "document.querySelector('.action-button-save').click()" t)
       (spookfox-js-injection-eval-in-active-tab "document.querySelector('my-peertube-checkbox').click()" t)
       (read-key "press a key when saved to playlist"))
     (when (plist-get o :qa-toobnix-url)
       (browse-url (plist-get o :qa-toobnix-url))
       (read-key "press a key when page is loaded")
       (spookfox-js-injection-eval-in-active-tab "document.querySelector('.action-button-save').click()" t)
       (spookfox-js-injection-eval-in-active-tab "document.querySelector('my-peertube-checkbox').click()" t)
       (read-key "press a key when saved to playlist")))
   (emacsconf-publish-prepare-for-display (emacsconf-get-talk-info))))

Maybe next year, I might be able to figure out how to use the APIs to do this stuff automatically.

This code is in emacsconf-extract.el.