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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"Stay indoors" they say and "avoid the windows" Cower, then, in the dark drink poison from your fear as you regret all the times you did not stand up for honour To live in freedom for a day to mix my sweat with this land that I would not...
This is an entry from my journal. I describe how boredom works and why it helps to be honest with our feelings. My dogs understand all the verbal and non-verbal cues that signify “I am done with the computer for now”. I had a meeting...
This is an entry from my journal. The conflagration in the Middle East threatens to pull Cyprus into the conflict. The Republic of Cyprus is not directly involved in the hostilities. Though the island has two “sovereign” military bases...
In this 30-minute video I show some of the work I am doing at the back side of my land. I need to collect soil for some infrastructure project. To do this, I must first tear down a small side of the mountain. Then I can collect the soil...
The war of the United States of America and Israel against Iran is yet another case of power that runs unchecked within its sphere of influence. America has the privilege to operate with impunity in many parts of the world because there...
For this entry I have picked a beloved old song from the now-defunct band Ta Xylina Spathia (Τα Ξύλινα Σπαθιά): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aytFh3B_Ex0. Though I prefer this other version, which is performed live by Pavlos Pavlides...
This is a portrait of me by Ro, which was done live during our “Prot Asks” meeting: Prot Asks: Ro about programmatic thinking, political discourse, and self-discovery through art. It is available under the Creative Commons Attribution...
In this ~3-hour video I talk with Ro about a wide variety of topics that cover programming, politics, lifestyle, and art. We start by learning about Ro’s work as a software engineer for military projects. Ro studied electrical...
UPDATE 2026-02-23 08:34 +0200: The portrait is available here: https://protesilaos.com/selfies/2026-02-23-prot-portrait-by-ro/. In this ~3-hour video I talk with Ro about a wide variety of topics that cover programming, politics,...
Much of the maintenance work I do for my packages involves correspondence with users about potential bugs. Sometimes, a user will encounter a problem that I cannot reproduce on my end. I thus try to recreate the bug in a pristine...
For this entry in the “interpretations” series, I have picked the remix of a traditional song by Kadinelia. Kadinelia is a musical duo that draws inspiration from many genres, blending them with ancient motifs to deliver art that is...
People from the University of Oxford are organising events related to free software: FLOSS @ Oxford. On Thursday, the 12th of March 2026, at 6 PM United Kingdom time (GMT) I will give a talk titled Computing in freedom with GNU Emacs. My...
In this ~50-minute video, I reference some of the sayings of Confucius to comment on the overarching theme of a person’s behaviour and outlook. The comments I make are ultimately what I think about certain issues: I am not an expert on...