Protesilaos Stavrou
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Welfare versus warfare considerations in Europe
Essay on the trade-offs that are involved in policy orientations between welfare and warfare.
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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics: society of spirit and “Prot’s glasses’s”
In this 1-hour video I talk at length about ethics, wellness, goals, rationality, and interpersonal affairs.
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Emacs live new Halloween theme for ‘ef-themes’ at 2026-10-31 14:00 Europe/Athens
I will develop at least one new theme for my 'ef-themes' package which will be in the spirit of Halloween.
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Emacs: ef-halloween-dark is in ef-themes.git
I added a new dark theme to my 'ef-themes' package for Emacs.
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Emacs live refinements for Denote at 2026-10-30 14:45 Europe/Athens
I am doing a live stream where I will make some refinements to Denote.
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Emacs live refining ‘ef-themes’ Diff/Magit colours at 2026-10-29 18:00 Europe/Athens
I am doing a live stream where I will revise colours that are used for diff interfaces.
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About the first criticisms
An entry from my journal in which I comment on some important instances of criticism that made me a better person.
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Poem: As robins do
Just read the poem. No further comment.
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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics: criticism, happiness, good-spirit-ness
In this video I comment at length on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. This is the second episode in the series.
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Of trance, exploration, and rationality
An entry from my journal in which I comment on trance music and then more abstract matters.
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Emacs: doric-themes version 1.4.0
Minimalist themes for GNU Emacs to complement my ef-themes (maximalist) and modus-themes (moderate).
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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics: on goals, institutions, sin of exaggeration
In this video I comment at length on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. This is going to be part of a series.
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Healthier lifestyle with Amin Bandali
Notes on an exchange with Amin Bandali about having a healthier lifestyle.
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On the importance of minimalism
An entry from my journal in which I comment on minimalism and living.
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Game: Breath of Fire IV
A JRPG game with lots of interesting ideas that is held back by flaws in execution.
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About public writing
An entry from my journal about the practice of writing and of doing so in public.
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Comment on violent protests
A general view on political violence.
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L’adaptabilité et l’optimisation
L'adaptabilité est plus difficile pour les organismes qui ont optimisé parfaitement contre l'ancienne situation.
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Reading ‘Letter in a bottle’ short story I wrote
In this video I read out loud the story I wrote titled 'Letter in a bottle'.
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Letter in a bottle
Short story about me writing a letter to a friend I have never met.
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When the mechanical keyboard moves to the periphery
An opinion about how I am able to optimise my interface for the sake of the greater goal of creativity.
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Emacs live extracting the Modus themes core at 2026-10-17 14:30 Europe/Athens
I am doing a live stream where I will start the work of abstracting the Modus themes core into its own library.
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On AI, despair, adaptability, and community
An entry from my journal in which I comment on why we cannot lose hope and how it is important to find our people.
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I will participate in EmacsConf 2026
I will join a panel discussion at EmacsConf 2026. Details will be available soon on the official website.
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Emacs: all my packages have an AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md to restrict use
I am following the policy of core Emacs to not accept LLM-generated contributions.
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Emacs live continuing ‘denote’ maintenance and refinements (2026-10-15 16:30 Europe/Athens)
I am doing a live stream where I will continue maintaining and refining my 'denote' package for Emacs.
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Notes on European geopolitics in Ukraine and the Middle East
An extensive analysis of political trends in Europe and the West at-large, with regard to economics, geopolitics, and culture.
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Writing without a topic
An excerpt from my journal in which I comment on creativity.
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Emacs ‘denote-data’ testing live today, 2026-10-12, at 16:00 Europe/Athens
I am doing a live stream where I will further test the new 'denote-data' feature for 'denote'.
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En écrivant sans sujet
Une note qui n'est pas de sujet est un processus d'exploration.
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Comments on an autism self-assessment test
Entry from my journal in which I comment at length about an autism self-assessment test.
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About dogs, power, trust, and decadence
An entry from my journal in which I comment on the ways power can be used and how justice is established.
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Live: Ask me ANYTHING (2026-10-10 16:00 Europe/Athens)
I am doing a live stream where I will continue the work I am doing on the new 'denote-data' feature for 'denote'.
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Athletes and the happy hour
An entry from my journal about pacing ourselves and maintaining a balance in our life.
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Emacs: spontaneous live new ‘denote-data’ feature (2026-10-07 at 18:00 Europe/Athens)
I am doing a live stream where I will continue the work I am doing on the new 'denote-data' feature for 'denote'.
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Français: Les temps qui changent
On peut imaginer que chaque automne est un mini préparation pour les crises les plus sérieux.
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About memory and nostalgia
An entry from my journal in which I comment at length about memory and nostalgia.
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Selfies: hiking before the sunset
Three selfies from my hike earlier this evening.
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Emacs: ‘doric-meadow’ and ‘doric-mountain’ coming to the ‘doric-themes’
I am developing two new themes for my minimalist 'doric-themes' package.
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About psychopaths, bullies, and integrity
Journal entry where I comment at length on the psychosynthesis of the bully.
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On liberartianism and securitarianism
Essay on the general mechanics of political drifts and degredation at the social level.
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About Omarchy and reasonableness
Excerpt from comments I made at the 'Root Access' podcast about Omarchy, technology, and politics.
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About Emacs, AI contributions, and the politics of copyright
Excerpt from comments I made at the 'Root Access' podcast about Emacs, AI, and free software politics.
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About comments that only communicate feelings
Commentary on feedback that only communicates feelings and how that is not actionable.
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Notes on the underclass, materialism, corruption, religion, and ethnicity
Extensive commentary that covers a broad view of history, geopolitics, religion, and human nature.
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About structure, the little things, and critical thinking
An essay on the importance of structure at the person and social level.
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About the Toucan2 and other split mechanical keyboard considerations
My opinion on how to choose a split mechanical keyboard.
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About feeling judged, forgiving oneself, and moving on
A comment on the sense of judgement, forgiveness, and progress.
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Français: Les lignes de l’horizon
C'est normal d'avoir beaucoup des difficultés quand les lignes de ton horizon changent.
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Emacs: status update on the ‘denote-data’ cache for Denote
A status update on the project I am working on to have an opt-in, in-memory cache for Denote.
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Comment on guilt by association about Omarchy and the Modus themes
A comment I made on the 'Root Access' live stream about Omarchy and the Modus themes.
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Loneliness and the act of listening
Note about loneliness and listening.
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Français: La vitalité
Une petite note sur le sujet de la vitalité.
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Emacs live at the ‘Root Access’ stream on 2026-09-27 at 21:00 Europe/Athens
I will join @linkarzu and the folks over at the Root Access podcast series to do a live stream about Emacs.
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I updated my ‘About me’ page with a ‘guest appearances’ section
Announcement about the new 'guest appearances' section in my 'about me' page.
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Emacs: I am experimenting with a Denote cache
Information about the experimental 'denote-data' feature I am working on.
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Comments on Dao, pattern, and the simple life
An essay I wrote to a friend in 2022, which I am now sharing.
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Emacs live with Sacha Chua and Pedro about Org LaTeX export on 2026-10-02 at 13:00 Europe/Athens
We will talk about Pedro's work on the Org LaTeX exporter.
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Emacs: find a file in the ‘denote-directory’
Code samples that let you quickly find a file in the 'denote-directory'.
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Français: La superficialité
La superficialité caractérise les plusieurs affaires humaines. Mais nous voudrons ça qui n'a pas de prix.
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Comment on tutelary figures
A comment on what are tutelary figures and how they function in society.
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Français: M’immerger dans la culture locale (inscrire les paroles d’une chanson de Joe Dassin)
J'explique pourquoi je cherche des oeuvres artistiques de la culture française.
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Emacs: sxhkdrc-mode version 1.3.0
Information about the latest version of my Emacs major mode for editing the Simple X Hot Key Daemon files.
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About Europe teaching the values it does not have
Comment on the importance of collectivism and why European liberal democracy cannot support its beliefs.
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Français: En cherchant de la réassurance
J'écris toujours pour moi, parce que l'écriture est une activité solitaire.
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Interpretation of “Street flower” by Maria Spanou or Giorgos Rous
Translation of---and philosophical commentary on---a Greek song whose translated title is 'Street flower'.
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About the coolest Seoul neighbourhood and erosion of public spaces
Comment on the degradation of local culture, city life, gentrification, mass tourism, and ethnicity.
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Emacs: spacious-padding version 0.9.0
Information about the latest version of my 'spacious-padding' package for GNU Emacs.
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Selfie: ten days after the clean shave
I shaved my hair and beard ten days ago. But I have to do it again, which is too much work.
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About consistency and structure
A comment on how I write frequently and how this reflects my stability as a person.
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Français: Inscrire les paroles de «Amsterdam» (dans le port d’Amsterdam)
Voilà encore un petit exercice pour pratiquer la longue française.
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Poem: Dance of the bee-eaters
Just read the poem. No further comment.
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Emacs: dired-preview version 0.7.0
Information about the latest version of my dired-preview package for GNU Emacs.
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Français: Inscrire les paroles de «Alors on danse»
Un petit exercice pour pratiquer la longue française.
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Emacs: beframe version 1.6.0
Information about the latest version of my beframe package for GNU Emacs.
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Français: Par inscrire les paroles de «La dernière valse»
Un petit exercice où j'inscris les paroles d'un chanson.
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A different kind of ‘interpretation’ with 10 English songs
English songs from a variety of styles that I like, plus some philosophical commentary.
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Comments on AI, financial bubbles, and career orientation
Comments of mine on the realities of Artificial Intelligence and our options as ordinary people.
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Interpretation of “Palm trees” by Vasilis Papakonstantinou
Translation of---and philosophical commentary on---a Greek song whose translated title is 'Palm trees'.
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Emacs: reply to Einar Mostad about reading the documentation
Einar wrote about the importance of reading the manual, which I agree with.
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Reading ‘The blue room’ short story I wrote
In this video I read out loud the story I wrote titled 'The blue room'.
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The blue room
Short story about a blue room, which is so much more than a room.
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Game: Streets of Rage 4
A fine entry in the beat-em-up genre.
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The beauty of the Middle East
An entry from my journal in which I comment how the Middle East is also a metaphor for admixture.
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Selfie: from the festival
Just a picture while I was working at the festival the other day.
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Welcome to our festival
An entry from my journal where I comment on my experience at a local festival.
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Selfie: enjoying the walk
Just a picture while walking in the mountains.
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The courage of the polymaths
A comment on the character trait of the polymath and how it runs counter to bureaucratisation.
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Immigration, youth, old age, and Europe’s normalisation of the far-right
Europe needs mass migration but is becoming increasingly hostile to the facts.
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Français: La nostalgie et le mal de notre siècle
La nostalgie est effectivement le mal de notre siècle.
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Français: En trouvant les autres
Je partages mes idées pour trouver les autres en procès de chercher le personne que je suis.
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Selfie: I left the eyebrows
I did a clean shave of my scalp and facial hair.
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Re: fear, clinginess, curiosity, and injurious experiences
Excerpt from a private exchange where I comment at length on what it means to have fear and how to move on to the next phase.
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Gigantism and Europe’s far-right transformation
Essay on the trajectory of the European Union's transformation along the lines of far-right politics.
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Français: La langue et la communauté
Avec la communication nous pouvons avoir une communauté.
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Français: Comme ci, comme ça
Quelques expressions ne sont pas correctes, malgré leur utilité.
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Poem: Eyes familiar in many faces
Just read the poem. No further comment.
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Interpretation of “Coral tear” by Thanos Anestopoulos
Translation of---and philosophical commentary on---a Greek song whose translated title is 'Coral tear'.
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Follow up comments on ‘The lie of socialist feminism’
Comments at length on the article I wrote with the title 'The lie of socialist feminism'.
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Comments on material conditions, expectations, and community
Excerpt from a private exchange where I comment at length on material conditions, expectations, and community.
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