Protesilaos

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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At the temple of the goddess while desert wind burns through your skin become the mirror that reflects light towards the heavens where the twin sisters claim their dominion And remain steadfast in the knowledge that shifting sands...
One day the flock was out in the mountains. All the sheep were happy to eat fresh grass from the sunny slopes. “Such a lovely day to be a sheep!” they said and danced along. Suddenly, a white wolf came out of the nearby forest. Nobody...
It is Alexander's sister who emerges from the seabed to warn wanton sailors that exotic landscapes shall not free them from the ocean's spell I wrote this as a conclusion to the essay Writing to refine my ideas and discover new ones...
This is taken from my journal. I write to understand my ideas better. It is the verbal equivalent of drawing a chart to visualise some data. Ideas that stay in my head remain disjointed until they wither away. When I set out to express...
Memories of the Wind Fish were our encounters a world unto themselves whose sprawling narrative speaks of the moment's beauty
I just expanded the manual of the modus-themes with complete step-by-step examples on how to define a derivative theme. Here is the commit: commit c94938ff794d043447ed4ffe9b55f1031039f667 Author: Protesilaos Stavrou...
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...
Locked gates in the watch dog's stead Cracked walls amid decaying conifers Forgotten hopes of experiences never had Such is the state of being without becoming
The standard-themes are a collection of light and dark themes for GNU Emacs. The standard-light and standard-dark emulate the out-of-the-box looks of Emacs (which technically do NOT constitute a theme) while bringing to them thematic...
Where no fairy flies there are forerunners who build in silence their world of magic
I just published the latest stable release of the Modus themes. The change log entry is reproduced further below. For any questions, you are welcome to contact me. I will now work to apply these same changes to emacs.git, so please wait...
Set ideologies aside The flocking crows shall guide you to look skyward where the travelling Sun paints its November skies I wrote this in the context of my journal entry Slowing down and appreciating the little things (2025-11-05).
This is an entry from my journal. I seldom travel. If I go further than a few kilometres, it will be to the next closest city for some essential task, such as to buy a new pair of glasses or take the dogs to the vet. Otherwise, I just...
In this +2-hour video, I talk to Logan about story-telling, finding conflict and escapism in fiction, and related life lessons. We start with a brief introduction to what Logan is doing right now. He is a university student in the field...
In this +2-hour video, I talk to Logan about story-telling, finding conflict and escapism in fiction, and related life lessons. We start with a brief introduction to what Logan is doing right now. He is a university student in the field...
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