Protesilaos
Protesilaos
I am a philosopher living in the mountains of Cyprus at a house I built myself which I affectionately call “the hut.” I spend my free time programming on GNU Emacs, writing essays on a wide range of life issues, and doing infrastructure work around my house. My background is diverse and reflects my intellectual curiosity as well as consistently high work ethic.
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Το θεματικό πάρκο είναι σχεδιασμένο με τέτοιο τρόπο ώστε να δώσει την εντύπωση πως είναι η ενσάρκωση αποκυημάτων της φαντασίας ή πως βρίσκεται σε κενό χρόνο. Οι επισκέπτες προσδοκούν να συναντήσουν τους αγαπημένους τους χαρακτήρες ή να βιώσουν το φαντασιακό καθώς γίνεται εκτατό. Πρόκειται για αυστηρά ελεγχόμενη...
In this video, I talk with Amin Bandali about free software, free knowledge, the importance of community and the commons, and life in Canada. Our discussion starts with the topic of EmacsConf, the annual conference about GNU Emacs. Amin has helped organise a few of those and I ask what kind of work is involved. As...
A theme park is a place designed to engender the impression that it came out of a work of fantasy or that it exists in a time capsule. Visitors expect to meet their favourite characters or witness familiar exhibits take a life of their own; a life that would otherwise not be given to them. It is a highly curated...
Fly away now the half moon be your witness and carry boast of the hope you wanted killed
For this article, I have chosen another gem of a song from the voluminous collection of Vasilis Papakonstantinou, titled I need (Έχω ανάγκη): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ki-SCanwoA. This particular version is from the live performance at the ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus that took place in 2005. It is...
These are my minimalist themes. They use few colours and will appear mostly monochromatic in many contexts. Styles involve the careful use of typography, such as italics and bold italics. If you want maximalist themes in terms of colour, check my ef-themes package. For something in-between, which I would consider...
In this short video I report on some of the construction work I keep doing in and around the hut. Today, I spent about four hours to install a second-hand balcony door I acquired. I placed it on a side of the wall that was unfinished and was held together by an OSB panel. I still have a lot of work to do, but the...
In this new video series, I talk to anybody who is interested to have a video call with me (so do contact me if you want!). The topics cover anything related to Emacs, technology, and life in general. More here: https://protesilaos.com/prot-asks/. In this video I talk with Alex about a range of interesting topics....
This package lets you preview a font inside of Emacs. It does so in three ways: Prompt for a font on the system and display it in a buffer. List all known fonts in a buffer, with a short preview for each. Provide a major mode to preview a font whose file is among the installed ones. Sources: Package name (GNU ELPA):...
For this entry in the series, I have selected a beautiful song that I can best describe as “straightforwardly erotic”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWjha97vCf0. It is a modern rendition of Personally, that was originally performed by Eleni Dimou (Ελένη Δήμου). The singer is Penny Baltatzi, who is also known for...
In this new video series, I talk to anybody who is interested to have a video call with me (so do contact me if you want!). The topics cover anything related to Emacs, technology, and life in general. More here: https://protesilaos.com/prot-asks/. In this video I talk with Ronnie Nissan about a range of issues...
This is an entry from my journal. The past ~2 months I have not written as many journal entries as usual. The time I would normally dedicate to journaling has been taken up by my two new puppies, Meelon and Oreeon. They are almost three months old now. At this age, they require a lot of attention. Their energy...
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