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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Eyes familiar in many faces Bishop I am in mouflon forest scion of the beheaded priest who led the rebellion Zenon I became in calm waters and travelling merchant to the further places As teenagers we once met on Balkan battlefields with boyhood aggression that no promise of comfort can contain In being George I did...
This is a collection of comments to the feedback I received regarding my article titled The lie of socialist feminism (2026-09-05). I group them by topic. Women can decide what to do Indeed. I never made an argument to the contrary. Actually, I wrote about harmony in the family and also talked about solidarity in...
This is an entry from my journal about kindred spirits. When you read my articles, you gain access to my expansive thoughts. I write at length on a variety of topics. Sometimes I amuse you, at others I trigger you. At all times, I make you think. And if you pay close attention, that thinking will take you much more...
The following is an excerpt from a private exchange that I sharing with permission from my correspondent. The quoted/indented parts belong to my correspondent. The topics relate to two recent publications of mine and there are references herein, which assume knowledge of these texts: The lie of socialist feminism...
In light of Gloria Steinem’s death, Jenny Brown writes in Jacobin how Gloria Steinem Was the Godmother of Neoliberal Feminism: The establishment’s favorite “radical” feminist, Steinem worked with the CIA to promote reactionary propaganda and helped direct the women’s liberation movement into a corporate-friendly,...
The following is an excerpt from a private exchange. I am sharing it with permission from my correspondent, without disclosing their identity. My point is how to make best use of one’s curiosity. Now, I would like to ask how you manage your curiosity. I have questions about almost every subject I encounter, which I...
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...
Rolling pine cone to the birthplace of the goddess Ionian sea salt you bring and alpine cold of a northwestern wind hoping to understand how the surface can differ from the depth
The idol is a reflection. In Greek, from where we get the English word, we say that “I am staring at my idol in the mirror” («βλέπω το είδωλο μου στον καθρέπτη»). The idol is a representation: it consists in indirectness. When we think of something as a false idol, we are either referring to an inaccurate...
The built-in completion-preview-mode lets us expand what we type in a minimalist, distraction-free way. It can also be combined with the default Completions buffer to show all the available options. The Completions buffer has several nice features, starting with Emacs 31, which make this an excellent combination...
Quand nous apprenons quelque chose, nous faisons souvent l’erreur de vouloir parvenir l’expertise rapidement. Mais le monde n’est marche pas comme ça. Si nous n’avons pas de patience, notre projets serons manqué. L’expérience est toujours le même: au début nous avons l’enthousiasme pour commencer, nous disons que...
Bravely Default II is a modern Japanese Role Playing Game that pays tribute to the artstyle of JRPGs of yore (spoilers throughout). As is the case with practically every entry in this genre, you are in control of a bunch of kids, or nerds, or nerdy kids, or you get what I am saying, who have no business being...
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