Protesilaos Stavrou
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On the strategic consequences of the US-Iran deal
The US-Iran negotiations are part of a wider shift towards a new world order.
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Selfie: relaxing at home
Take a rest while at home.
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Emacs: modus-themes version 5.3.0
Information about the latest version of my highly accessible themes for GNU Emacs.
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Emacs: ef-themes version 2.2.0
Information about the latest version of my colourful-yet-legible themes for GNU Emacs.
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Re: how to practice for public speaking?
My response to a question about having the courage to talk in public.
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Interpretation of “The sea is deep” by Nana Mouskouri
Translation of---and philosophical commentary on---a Greek song whose translated title is 'The sea is deep'.
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Emacs: testing common colour values with the doric-themes
Code I use to get a preview of common colours that I need to configure for my Doric themes.
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Beyond the want for happy endings
An entry from my journal in which I comment on how I accept the world as-is.
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Selfie: sunbathing around my plants
Plants all around me with the sun shining on my face.
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Emacs: flat Dired listing for REGEXP, optionally up to DAYS since last modification
Two custom Dired commands I use to have flat listings of files inside of Emacs.
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Interpretation of “In the night of the others” by Trypes
Translation of---and philosophical commentary on---a Greek song whose translated title is 'In the night of the others'.
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Games: Tales of Berseria
A nice Japanese role-playing game with a profound story.
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Emacs live with Sacha Chua about ‘Underappreciated Built-ins’ on Thursday 11 June 17:30 Europe/Athens
We will talk about the Emacs blog carnival topic for June, which is about underappreciated features that are built into Emacs.
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Interpretation of “My expatriated birds” by Alkyone (traditional)
Translation of---and philosophical commentary on---a Greek song whose translated title is 'My expatriated birds'.
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Selfie: beardless once again
I shaved earlier today. Took a picture of the beard and then of the end result.
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Games: Limbo
A puzzle platformer with a dark aesthetic and solid mechanics.
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Games: Age of Empires II
The Age of Empires II is one of the best games ever made. It is still getting support and has practically infinite replay value.
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On the absence of Greeks from Hollywood’s Odyssey movie
I explain why the lack of Greek actors from a Hollywood production is not a problem, given what art is about.
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Re: On learning something new
A private exchange in which I comment on how I approach the topic of learning something new.
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Games: Hyper Light Drifter
A wonderful adventure with impressive pixel art, memorable music, and interesting story-telling.
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Poem: Prints in the sand
Just read the poem. No further comment.
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Re: Living in seclusion and the woman question
An excerpt from a private exchange in which I answer how can I live in the mountains where there are no women, money, and status.
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Re: how to avoid doing XYZ when I want to do ABC?
Excerpt from a private exchange in which I comment how to recondition ourselves to do something we want.
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Games: Borderlands 3
An excellent first-person shooter that provides a commentary on the excesses of our world.
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Games: Florence (plus the First Six Months of Love)
Barely a 'game', but a fine story regardless.
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Selfie: experiment with light and shadow
Looking at the camera with part of my face exposed to direct sunlight.
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Emacs live with Sacha Chua about ‘May I recommend’ on Thursday 28 May 17:30 Europe/Athens
We will talk about the Emacs blog carnival topic for May, which is 'May I recommend'.
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Games: Gorogoa
A brilliant puzzle game with valuable lessons for life.
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Games: What Remains of Edith Finch
An interactive narrative about the misfortunes of the Finch family, plus some philosophical commentary of mine.
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I now also write about video games
My website has a new section dedicated to video games.
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Life issues and practical philosophy with Amin Bandali
A 2-hour talk about all sorts of issues that are relevant in our everyday life.
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Selfie: something a little bit more artistic
Three pictures I took using my phone's camera timer functionality.
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Emacs: ef-arcadia and ef-atlantis are part of the ef-themes
I added a new light and dark theme to my 'ef-themes' package for Emacs.
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Emacs: Denote version 4.2.0
Information about the latest version of my Denote package for GNU Emacs.
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Comment on a Marxist critique of Free Software
My thoughts on a 15.000-word essay that criticises free software without showing an alternative.
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Emacs coaching with Amin Bandali about ffs, display-buffer-alist, Org, and more
I had a meeting with Amin Bandali in which we talked about his ffs.el package, display-buffer-alist, and a couple of Org-related topics.
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Reading my ‘The mask of Phantes’ story
In this video I read out loud the story I wrote titled 'The mask of Phantes'.
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The mask of Phantes
The story of a magic mask that brings attention to whoever is wearing it.
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Western strategic constraints in the war on Iran
Western powers are facing robust constraints. They cannot afford to treat issues lightly.
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Philosophy: Hades, introspection, wealth, misery, and resurrection
In this video I expound on the connection between deep thought and misery.
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Emacs coaching with Amin Bandali
I met with Amin Bandali to talk about Emacs, specifically Amin's upcoming ffs.el package.
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On Yanis Varoufakis’ appearance at ‘The Rest Is Politics’ podcast
I analyse the problems that leftists in Europe face in dealing with European Union affairs.
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Selfie: it snowed, then I got some sunshine
Topless picture of me enjoying the sunshine after an unprecedented snowfall in early May
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On the coming economic crisis
A major economic shock is coming our way and we are woefully unprepared to deal with it.
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Emacs live with Sacha Chua and Philip Kaludercic on 2026-05-14 17:30 Europe/Athens
We will talk about Emacs 31 and other developments for Emacs 32. We will also discuss the newcomer experience.
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Re: Emacs and keyboard ergonomics
I comment on keyboard ergonomics and Emacs key bindings.
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Emacs: save any buffer as PDF (my new buffer-to-pdf package)
Video demonstration of my new Emacs package called buffer-to-pdf.
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Selfie: from scholar to pirate
I cut my hair short but kept the beard with a light trim.
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Emacs: decent defaults I shared with Sacha Chua
Some basic settings for Emacs that I consider useful for most users.
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Poem: The echo of my steel
Just read the poem. No further comment.
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Doing what I must
An excerpt from my journal in which I comment on how I handle my everyday affairs in my land while respecting the greater magnitudes
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Philosophy: violence, safe spaces, and inevitability
In this video I explain the connection between violence and safe spaces.
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Selfie: looking away from the camera
Close up picture of me looking away from the camera.
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Emacs spontaneous live stream on Denote, TMR, and more at 19:00 Europe/Athens
I will continue my package maintenance work for Emacs, focusing on Denote and TMR.
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Selfie: the dogman (technically not a selfie)
Picture of me holding my four dogs on the leash while on a walk through some built-up area.
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Emacs live stream with Sacha Chua on 2026-04-30 17:30 Europe/Athens
I will do a live stream together with Sacha Chua where we will do some programming on Emacs.
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Interpretation of “Do not ask me” by Manos Loizos
Translation of---and philosophical commentary on---a Greek song whose translated title is 'Do not ask me'.
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Omitting the surname
From now on I will only be called 'Protesilaos' instead of 'Protesilaos Stavrou'.
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Interpretation of “The world that changes” by Alkinoos Ioannidis
Translation of---and philosophical commentary on---a Greek song whose translated title is 'The world that changes'.
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That which is inescapable
An entry from my journal in which I comment about processes in our world that do not fit into some neat divide between right or wrong.
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Emacs: new modus-themes-exporter package live today @ 15:00 Europe/Athens
I am doing a live stream where I will develop the new modus-themes-exporter package live.
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Not interfering in the affairs of others
An entry from my journal in which I comment how I do not meddle in other people's affairs.
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A lunch without alcohol
An entry from my journal in which I describe a little bit of life in the mountains and my experience at an Easter celebration.
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There goes another Easter
An entry from my journal in which I describe my thoughts as they occur moments to midnight.
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Emacs modus-themes live stream today @ 14:00 Europe/Athens
I am doing a live stream related to Emacs, where I will write tests for my modus-themes.
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Interpretation of “The Elves” by Socratis Malamas & Ioulia Karapataki
Translation of---and philosophical commentary on---a Greek song whose translated title is 'The Elves'.
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Selfie: a casual afternoon
Selfie picture of me on a walk wearing sunglasses
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Poem: From the age of myth
Just read the poem. No further comment.
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Emacs live stream for writing Denote tests and more on Monday 6 April @ 20:00 Europe/Athens
I am doing a live stream related to Emacs, where I will write tests for Denote.
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Emacs live stream with Sacha Chua on 2026-04-16 17:30 Europe/Athens
I will do a live together with Sacha Chua where we will do some programming on Emacs.
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Emacs: new sequence scheme for the ‘denote-sequence’ package
Information about a new feature that I just added to the 'denote-sequence' package.
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Prot Asks: Hjalmar about Emacs for music, the joy of art, and Internet sociability
In this 2-hour video I talk with Hjalmar about using Emacs to write music, the joy of artistic expression, and sociability in the Internet era.
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Learning from the land
An entry from my journal where I comment on how I learn by observing the phenomena around me.
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When knowing it all does not matter
An essay from my journal in which I express the connection with my surroundings and how I do not need all the answers.
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Emacs coaching with Sacha Chua
I will do a coaching session with Sacha Chua. She wrote a blog post about it and I am making comments on it.
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Sacrifice in the era of the adultchild
An essay from my journal in which I comment on the prevailing norms in my culture and, probably, that of other cultures around the world
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Philosophy: about the God of war, anger, and nuance
In this video I expound on the Greek notion of 'god of war' and how we can generally think in nuanced terms.
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Maintaining projects long-term
An entry from my journal where I explain how long-term projects help me stay focused and not get disheartened.
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Prot Asks: Arkadiusz about blindness, Emacspeak, Hyperbole, Chinese and Slavic culture
In this 2-hour video I talk with Arkadiusz about how he uses the computer as a blind person and several other topics.
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Poem: Of carmine clouds
Just read the poem. No further comment.
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Emacs: spontaneous live stream Tuesday 24 March @ 21:30 Europe/Athens
I am doing a live stream related to Emacs, where I will continue working on my denote-sequence package.
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Emacs: spontaneous live stream Monday 23 March @ 17:00 Europe/Athens
I am doing a live stream related to Emacs, where I will try to implement a new feature for the denote-sequence package.
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Emacs: doric-themes version 1.1.0
Minimalist themes for GNU Emacs to complement my ef-themes (maximalist) and modus-themes (moderate).
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The responsibility to keep flowing
I describe the prevailing conditions in my mountains and how those relate to matters of complacency, responsibility, foresight, and adaptability.
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Maintaining the long-term view
An entry from my journal in which I describe how I do not lose my patience while working in my land.
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Preparing for springtime
I describe what I am doing these days and how I feel about the living environment I am a part of.
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Selfie: beard and hair are growing
Selfie picture of me from the side showing my beard while holding my hair
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Computing in freedom with GNU Emacs
A holistic introduction to Emacs: how useful it is and how it champions free software.
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My Emacs talk for FLOSS @ Oxford
I talked about how to do computing in freedom with GNU Emacs.
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This Thursday I will talk about Emacs @ OxFLOSS (FLOSS @ Oxford)
In this upcoming event I will introduce GNU Emacs to people at the University of Oxford.
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New coaching prices to reflect the current market
I have lowered the price of my coaching services to 10 EUR per hour.
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Emacs: four new themes are coming to the ‘doric-themes’
I am developing four new themes for my minimalist 'doric-themes' package.
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Taking it easy
An entry from my journal where I comment on how I do not worry about what will happen to this world.
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I talk with Joshua Blais about Emacs and life issues
I had a ~2-hour chat with Joshua Blais, a fellow Emacs user, about Emacs and philosophy.
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Poem: Not for an eternity
Just read the poem. No further comment.
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Finding enthusiasm in the face of boredom
A journal entry where I describe how boredom works and why it helps to be honest with our feelings.
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Selfie: reviewing some manual labour I did earlier
Selfie picture of me with part of the land I was working on earlier
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Keeping calm in the face of war and uncertainty
An entry from my journal in which I describe my immediate experience in light of the war that might affect Cyprus.
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Vlog: preparatory work for an infrastructure project at the hut
In this video I show some of the work I do to collect soil for an infrastructure project at the hut.
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International relations and impunity
Global justice is not attainable. What we can hope for is a viable balance of forces.
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