I had been wondering for some time if I was going about things the wrong way by doing #OpenStreetMap workshops (where I teach people to use iD) at #FOSS meetups and conferences.

While I’d also try to cover why #OSM is important and how to use it, most of the time was taken up in learning to edit…which seemed backward. Why would someone continue editing afterwards if they weren’t convinced of the importance of the project?

There was also another thought stewing in my head…most of the people who have attended our mapping parties, and all the people who are regular participants, are all big on #SoftwareFreedom and #privacy. Maybe we should try focusing more on software freedom, and promote OSM in that context?

With these ideas in mind and after discussions with @ravi, I decided to prepare a new talk - one focused on getting people to use some #Libre map apps (CoMaps, OsmAnd, and OsmApp). If we can convince people to do that, they’ll probably also start contributing data, and participating in mapping parties…

This time, I added a lot more screenshots in the hope of providing a more engaging experience. I’ve also been burned by conference WiFi all too often, so this time I made many screen capture videos instead of demonstrating websites or applications live.

I gave the talk at today’s FOSS Meetup Delhi. It was far from perfect, but at least I got a clear path towards improving it - I need to cut down the run time and some irrelevant content, so I can present it in 15 to 30 minutes depending on the situation. And of course, there are still more screenshots and video demos to be added.

https://codeberg.org/contrapunctus/osm-presentations/src/branch/production/foss-maps-and-why-you-should-use-them

(All presentations made with #Emacs , #OrgMode , and #RevealJS )

This time I also made sure to arrive early so I could understand how to extend the display using the projector, and use RevealJS’s speaker view. That way, I was able to use the slides to guide me without giving away what I was about to say, and I could speak first and let the slide summarize it afterwards.

Relying on the laptop to act as a teleprompter has its drawbacks, though…you want to be focused on the audience, not the screen. And you want to be free to move around…

#contraMaps#Delhi#India#FreeSoftware

Oh, one more thing. There's a "joke" in the ActivityPub spec about having an ActivityPub client written in #emacs where you wrote the posts with the "source" language being in #orgmode (and as an even deeper joke, the character's name is an SICP character). https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#source-property

Except who would actually do that haha lmao

I DID I DID THAT

That screenshot of soci.el being used to compose posts that then rendered in Pubstrate?

IT'S USING ORGMODE lmao

Oh, one more thing. There's a "joke" in the ActivityPub spec about having an ActivityPub client written in #emacs where you wrote the posts with the "source" language being in #orgmode (and as an even deeper joke, the character's name is an SICP character). https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#source-property

Except who would actually do that haha lmao

I DID I DID THAT

That screenshot of soci.el being used to compose posts that then rendered in Pubstrate?

IT'S USING ORGMODE lmao

Here are some details of the new #logseq DB variant (currently in alpha):
https://discuss.logseq.com/t/logseq-db-unofficial-faq/32508

TL;DR:
- you can't edit the #Markdown files directly
- #orgdown support is lost
- EDN export is introduced besides MD export
- sync and RTC require a subscription
- practically, you can't run the sync on your own
- #Zotero no longer part of the core app

If this holds true, I can't endorse use of logseq any more.

I need to migrate other people's setups I was maintaining to a different solution. Too bad as it was the only good #PIM tool option I could find outside #Emacs #orgmode. 😔

Background: https://karl-voit.at/2024/01/28/logseq-from-org-pov/

#enshittification

I had been wondering for some time if I was going about things the wrong way by doing #OpenStreetMap workshops (where I teach people to use iD) at #FOSS meetups and conferences.

While I’d also try to cover why #OSM is important and how to use it, most of the time was taken up in learning to edit…which seemed backward. Why would someone continue editing afterwards if they weren’t convinced of the importance of the project?

There was also another thought stewing in my head…most of the people who have attended our mapping parties, and all the people who are regular participants, are all big on #SoftwareFreedom and #privacy. Maybe we should try focusing more on software freedom, and promote OSM in that context?

With these ideas in mind and after discussions with @ravi, I decided to prepare a new talk - one focused on getting people to use some #Libre map apps (CoMaps, OsmAnd, and OsmApp). If we can convince people to do that, they’ll probably also start contributing data, and participating in mapping parties…

This time, I added a lot more screenshots in the hope of providing a more engaging experience. I’ve also been burned by conference WiFi all too often, so this time I made many screen capture videos instead of demonstrating websites or applications live.

I gave the talk at today’s FOSS Meetup Delhi. It was far from perfect, but at least I got a clear path towards improving it - I need to cut down the run time and some irrelevant content, so I can present it in 15 to 30 minutes depending on the situation. And of course, there are still more screenshots and video demos to be added.

https://codeberg.org/contrapunctus/osm-presentations/src/branch/production/foss-maps-and-why-you-should-use-them

(All presentations made with #Emacs , #OrgMode , and #RevealJS )

This time I also made sure to arrive early so I could understand how to extend the display using the projector, and use RevealJS’s speaker view. That way, I was able to use the slides to guide me without giving away what I was about to say, and I could speak first and let the slide summarize it afterwards.

Relying on the laptop to act as a teleprompter has its drawbacks, though…you want to be focused on the audience, not the screen. And you want to be free to move around…

#contraMaps#Delhi#India#FreeSoftware

Here's my article where I summarize the subtle and no so subtle downsides when you choose Markdown for your information instead of a different markup syntax that doesn't come with all the downsides of #MD.

#publicvoit#orgdown #orgmode #LML #pandoc #rst #restructuredtext #asciidoc #Wikitext#BBCode#Creole#Crossmark#Djot#CommonMark #lockin

Here's my article where I summarize the subtle and no so subtle downsides when you choose Markdown for your information instead of a different markup syntax that doesn't come with all the downsides of #MD.

#publicvoit#orgdown #orgmode #LML #pandoc #rst #restructuredtext #asciidoc #Wikitext#BBCode#Creole#Crossmark#Djot#CommonMark #lockin

🕸️ Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on an Org Mode file over HTTP.

｢ Org-social is a decentralized social network that leverages the simplicity and power of Org Mode files. It allows users to create, share, and interact with posts in a human-readable format while maintaining compatibility with various text editors and tools ｣

https://github.com/tanrax/org-social

#orgmode #orgsocial #emacs

#21 [[bbb:OrgMeetup]] on Wed, Aug 13, 19:00 UTC+3

Another OrgMeetup will be scheduled on the second Wednesday of August,
tomorrow.

Previous meetup notes:
https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/87wm78cpo3.fsf@localhost/
https://orgmode.org/worg/orgmeetup.html

URL: https://bbb.emacsverse.org/rooms/orgmeetup/join

#OrgMeetup #meetup #emacs #orgmode

CC: @sacha

Just published my post on DeltaChat and Orgmode ☕️ It’s long, but I felt it had to be this way. In the future I’ll be adding new features and will keep you posted.
https://cnoceda.com/tecnologia/posts/20250615T191346--delta-chat-and-org-mode__blog_tecnologia.html
Now let's go for a coffee at my favorite spot — I’ve earned it!
Have a great Sunday! 🌞

#deltachat #orgmode #productivity #emacs#TechBlog#SundayVibes

Just published my post on DeltaChat and Orgmode ☕️ It’s long, but I felt it had to be this way. In the future I’ll be adding new features and will keep you posted.
https://cnoceda.com/tecnologia/posts/20250615T191346--delta-chat-and-org-mode__blog_tecnologia.html
Now let's go for a coffee at my favorite spot — I’ve earned it!
Have a great Sunday! 🌞

#deltachat #orgmode #productivity #emacs#TechBlog#SundayVibes

New ploast on my bog! Stundex.el makes an index from an Org file having certain properties. I go on to explain why one might want such a thing. #emacs #orgmode#SANS#GIAC

https://j.agrue.info/giacsans-indexing-with-emacs-and-org.html

New ploast on my bog! Stundex.el makes an index from an Org file having certain properties. I go on to explain why one might want such a thing. #emacs #orgmode#SANS#GIAC

https://j.agrue.info/giacsans-indexing-with-emacs-and-org.html

From Emacs Org Mode to your website – from one window. The Whisper Engine is open-source now. #WhisperEngine#Emacs#OrgMode#OpenSource

http://tomsitcafe.com/2025/07/31/the-whisper-engine-source-code-is-available/

Cool idea by Isa Mert Gurbuz for #Emacs#OrgMode: "execute" JSON babel blocks by running jq on them with a query specified in a header argument!

https://isamert.net/2022/01/04/dealing-with-apis-jsons-and-databases-in-org-mode.html

Here are some details of the new #logseq DB variant (currently in alpha):
https://discuss.logseq.com/t/logseq-db-unofficial-faq/32508

TL;DR:
- you can't edit the #Markdown files directly
- #orgdown support is lost
- EDN export is introduced besides MD export
- sync and RTC require a subscription
- practically, you can't run the sync on your own
- #Zotero no longer part of the core app

If this holds true, I can't endorse use of logseq any more.

I need to migrate other people's setups I was maintaining to a different solution. Too bad as it was the only good #PIM tool option I could find outside #Emacs #orgmode. 😔

Background: https://karl-voit.at/2024/01/28/logseq-from-org-pov/

#enshittification

Cool idea by Isa Mert Gurbuz for #Emacs#OrgMode: "execute" JSON babel blocks by running jq on them with a query specified in a header argument!

https://isamert.net/2022/01/04/dealing-with-apis-jsons-and-databases-in-org-mode.html

From Emacs Org Mode to your website – from one window. The Whisper Engine is open-source now. #WhisperEngine#Emacs#OrgMode#OpenSource

http://tomsitcafe.com/2025/07/31/the-whisper-engine-source-code-is-available/

My #emacs #writing #writingExperience #emacsCarnival submission.

Discussing my transition to #eev away from being a heavy user of the popular #orgmode.

My writing primarily concerns #lisp #programming, so the difference between #eepitch and #orgBabel features heavily.

Looking forward to hearing from everyone including the other emacs carnivalians.

CC @greg (Writing Experience emacs carnival host)