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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This is an entry from my journal. I comment on how I do not try to control people’s impression of me. Yesterday morning two labourers came to work at the neighbouring vineyard. Their task was to prune the grapevines. I had to bring the...
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,...
In this near-3-hour video I talk to Eric Frederickson about a broad range of issues that can be summed up under the theme of “cosmic consistency”. We start with a discussion about Eric’s endeavours with software development. I ask about...
In this near-3-hour video I talk to Eric Frederickson about a broad range of issues that can be summed up under the theme of “cosmic consistency”. We start with a discussion about Eric’s endeavours with software development. I ask about...
I just saw your selfie after you cut your own hair[1]. Even though I live in the city and have a barber, cutting my own hair has been always in the back of my mind, something I am “pining for” (lack of a better phrase). Do you have any...
I have added two new themes to my minimalist doric-themes package. The collection is growing to cover styles that range from austere to playful. doric-jade is a light theme with an emphais on green. doric-copper is a dark theme with...
For this entry in the series I pick a banger of a hit from the Blé (Μπλε) band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx33Ef57iJc. This is the best version of the song I have found online. The audio quality is top notch and the performance is...
beframe enables a frame-oriented Emacs workflow where each frame has access only to the list of buffers visited therein. In the interest of brevity, we call buffers that belong to frames “beframed”. Package name (GNU ELPA): beframe...
For this interpretation I have picked one of the many brilliant hits from the collection of the Pyx Lax band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhVp03i1fjI. The rhythm is upbeat, the words are thought-provoking, and the vibes are strong....
For this interpretation I have picked a well-known song performed by Christos Thivaios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WupPl4kX1_s. I am not another consists of the lyrics of Manos Eleftheriou, a major figure in the scene, and the...
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...
Lead me to the spring whose waters inspire dreams that outlive the mornings
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...
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...