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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Substitute provides a set of commands that perform text replacement (i) throughout the buffer, (ii) limited to the current definition (per narrow-to-defun), (iii) from point to the end of the buffer, and (iv) from point to the beginning...
I just added two new themes to my ef-themes package. ef-orange is a light theme with a noticeably tinted background that combines orange, yellow, and green hues. ef-fig is a dark theme with a dark purple background that relies on green,...
The following is an excerpt from a private exchange. The quoted/indented parts belong to my correspondent. I comment on how we can frame our thinking so as not to feel lost in the modern era. Keeping a sense of perspective is important...
This is an entry from my journal. It is a commentary on how people and societies are, as well as some relevant words of introspection. It is minutes past midnight. I woke up to the sound of fireworks and the barking of my dogs. Now I...
While you drown in ancient waters lured by a shadow's promise of comfort remember me Whenever bitter frost shortens your breath and the hierophant's teachings ring hollow remember me Once nobody recalls your brave foray into the...
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...
I just added .epub and .pdf versions of my free book Emacs Lisp Elements. All files are available in the Git repository: https://github.com/protesilaos/emacs-lisp-elements. I produced both of those from the source Org file. Here are the...
The following is an excerpt from a private exchange. I am reproducing it with th permission of my correspondent without disclosing their identity. I am sharing this because it might be useful to others as well. I was wondering what your...
As part of the current development cycle of Denote, I am refining the file prompt. It now has the following: Sorting: Files are sorted by last modified. Grouping: Files are organised by type (remember that the Denote file-naming scheme...
This package provides a global minor mode to increase the spacing/padding of Emacs windows and frames. The idea is to make editing and reading feel more comfortable. Enable the mode with M-x spacious-padding-mode. Adjust the exact...
I just published a new version of my Emacs Lisp Elements. Below are the release notes. Official page: https://protesilaos.com/emacs/emacs-lisp-elements Git repository: https://github.com/protesilaos/emacs-lisp-elements Emacs Lisp...
[ Also read the poem I wrote based on the closing words of this video: When you are in the wilds. ] In this 1-hour video I show one of my usual hikes with my four dogs. I first talk about the surgery Atlas had and then start commenting...
This is a slightly modified version of the closing words from the hour-long video I posted today while looking at the full moon: Vlog: hike and philosophy with my four dogs. When you are in the wilds and get to be moonbathed be inspired...
In this entry, I interpret one of my favourite songs from the works of songmaker Thanasis Papakonstantinou. Andromeda is a joy to listen to even if you do not pay attention to the lyrics or, indeed, understand a word of Greek:...
Invisible and unreachable as the uppermost juniper leaves against the evening sky On streets of cobblestone I greet your likeness hoping that my initiative inspires your courage To transcend the barrier of induced helplessness in search...