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. It is early Autumn now. Average day temperatures in Cyprus still hover above 25 degrees Celsius. The mountains are always cooler, especially at night. Even during the peak Summer days, one needs extra...
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...
In this video I talk to Ekaitz Zárraga, a free software engineer and contributor to the Guix project, among others. I start by asking a few basic questions about the background of Ekaitz and the way to becomig a Guix contributor. We then...
UPDATE 2025-09-25 13:51 +0300: The original used “words..in bottles” and I have now changed it to “letters…in bottles”. Continue to put letters in bottles and toss them to the waves until years later on second read you realise your...
As I wrote in a recent entry, the forthcoming version 4.1.0 of Denote will provide the option to define custom identifier schemes. Here I explain one of the examples I have included in the manual, specifically, the idea of recording the...
I get asked the titular question every time I pass with my dogs through the streets of the nearby village. Ever since I started walking the puppies, I try to frequent the built up areas to expose the young ones to people, noises, smells,...
Here waits I at the point we meet except like poppies in Autumn I am out of place again
In this 27-minute video, I elaborate on the most important quality of the philosopher: patience. I use the example of walking as one of the best ways each of us can practice the skill of being patient. Walking is nice because it is a...
There are a lot of developments happening in denote and the various other extensions for it that I maintain. I will share more details in the release notes, hopefully before the end of this month. Just to give you a forewarning about a...
Despite all happenstance I keep finding the sequence of events that brings me to you
The inner critic is that voice of ours that reminds us of the standards we set for ourselves. Those may be of our own making or forced upon us by the role we assume in society. Whatever their origin, standards serve a normative function:...
My hesitation sacrifice to the altars of Kronos
The following is an excerpt from a private exchange. I am sharing it with permission without disclosing the identity of my correspondent. […] is sparta and the mythology around their toughness/discipline/focus on “real things” an...
In this video I talk with Julien Malka who is a PhD student on supply chain security. I have known Julien through Emacs, so we start our discussion with some comments on how Julien uses Emacs for note-taking and as a general purpose...
The following is an excerpt from a private exchange. I am sharing it with the express permission of my correspondent, without disclosing their identity. The quoted/indented parts belong to my correspondent. It just randomly occured to me...