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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For this interpretation I have picked an emotional song from the legendary Haris Alexiou: https://wwwyoutubecom/watch?v=MZQfbcWDP2g. Full moon, like many of Haris’ own writings provides insight into the emotional world of a woman. Below are the original lyrics, my faithful translation of them into English, and...
This is an entry from my journal in which I comment at length on how the desire for control can be useful and harmful. Another rainy day. The clouds have been low in the valley. I can barely see the opposite side, even though it is about a hundred metres away. Every time of the year has its beauty. This is no...
This is an entry from my journal. I comment on how the Internet can have a negative effect on one’s outlook when not used in moderation. The other day I was reading through my RSS feeds to catch up on the news. I noticed an article with a title along the lines of “I want to be allowed to hate on fatherhood” (me...
The ef-themes are a collection of light and dark themes for GNU Emacs that provide colourful (“pretty”) yet legible options for users who want something with a bit more flair than the modus-themes (also designed by me). Package name (GNU ELPA): ef-themes Official manual: https://protesilaos.com/emacs/ef-themes...
I write regularly. This helps me clear my thoughts. I understand myself better. Each time I expound on a given theme, I deepen all the mental paths that lead to it. This is exactly how it works in the physical world around us: the more we tread a path, the denser the soil gets and thus no vegetation grows there. The...
TMR provides facilities for setting timers using a convenient notation. Lots of commands are available to operate on timers, while there also exists a tabulated view to display all timers in a nice grid. Package name (GNU ELPA): tmr Official manual: https://protesilaos.com/emacs/tmr Change log:...
This is an entry from my journal. It is about how I am inspired to always put my best self forward. Minutes past nine. I just returned home from my final walk of the day. The temperature is hovering around 0 ℃. There is some snow at the highest peaks, though not enough for skiing. Tonight is especially humid. I...
This is an excerpt from my journal. I comment on how exposure to nature helps me understand my place in the world. Winter is the most quiet time of the year here in my mountains. The ever-busy swallows left us a few months ago. I enjoy their presence during the spring and summer months. Every evening they fly all...
In this ~15-minute video I demonstrate a package of mine called tmr (pronounced as an acronym or as “timer”). It uses a simple notation to set the duration of a timer at the minibuffer prompt. Once the timer elapses, Emacs shows a notification. The desktop environment will also include one, as well as an audio alert...
This package renders an indicator with an email count of the notmuch index on the Emacs mode line. The underlying mechanism is that of notmuch-count(1), which is used to find the number of items that match the given search terms. In practice, the user can define one or more searches and display their counters. These...
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...
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