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  1. Français: La langue et la communauté

    La langue est le médium pour connecter avec les gens.

  2. Welcome to my world, which is your world

    This is an entry from my journal about kindred spirits.

  3. Comments on material conditions, expectations, and community

    The following is an excerpt from a private exchange that I sharing with permission from my correspondent.

  4. Follow up comments on ‘The lie of socialist feminism’

    UPDATE 2026-09-08 08:27 +0300: I appended a section on patterns of behaviour and the nature of people.

  5. Re: how do you manage your curiosity?

    The following is an excerpt from a private exchange.

  6. The lie of socialist feminism

    UPDATE 2026-09-06 13:32 +0300: Also read Follow up comments on ‘The lie of socialist feminism’.

  7. Emacs: doric-themes version 1.3.0

    These are my minimalist themes.

  8. Poem: Rolling pine cone

    Rolling pine cone to the birthplace of the goddess Ionian sea salt you bring and alpine cold of a northwestern wind hoping to understand how the surface can differ from the depth

  9. About idols

    The idol is a reflection.

  10. Emacs: completion-preview-mode and the Completions buffer (Emacs 31)

    The built-in completion-preview-mode lets us expand what we type in a minimalist, distraction-free way.

  11. Français: Petit à petit

    Quand nous apprenons quelque chose, nous faisons souvent l’erreur de vouloir parvenir l’expertise rapidement.

  12. Games: Bravely Default II

    Bravely Default II is a modern Japanese Role Playing Game that pays tribute to the artstyle of JRPGs of yore (spoilers throughout).

  13. Le jeudi 27 août 2026 à 14:30 Sacha Chua, Fabrice Niessen, et moi nous réunirons une deuxième fois pour parler d’Emacs.

  14. Poem: Hymn to the falcon (Ύμνος στο γεράκι)

    Like the falcon I shall live in cliffs and wild mountains there I will build my nest on the land that rejects the opportunists Through my everyday life I will demonstrate to people that honour cannot be sold integrity cannot be bought and the values of the

  15. Selfie: on a warm August evening

  16. Je ne connais pas des chanteurs francophones.

  17. Independence, symbiosis, and trance music

    This is an excerpt from my journal.

  18. Breadth, depth, and personal connection

    This is an entry from my journal.

  19. About rootlessness and broken relationships

    Reading the leftist Jacobin magazine article with the title Toward Simp Liberation?

  20. Poem: Partitioned life

    Partitioned life you seek of joy minus the suffering Homesick you thus are for a land that never is aspiring to a state you shall not be present in This rugged boat of yours can sail to the furthest edges where glaciers never melt and fire burns eternal…

  21. The hyperoptimiser’s mechanical keyboard trap

    Mechanical keyboards give you the power to be maximally opinionated about your keyboard configuration.

  22. Prot Asks: Per Nordlöw about his Emacs extensions

    In this ~2-hour video I talk to Per Nordlöw about some of his custom extensions for Emacs.

  23. Cet jeudi, 20 août 2026, Sacha Chua, Abdallah Maouche, et moi nous allons avoir une discussion sur le sujet d’Emacs.

  24. Criticism and the Internet friend

    This is an excerpt from my journal.

  25. Poem: Golden shower

    Bound to the earth there you stand counting the stars as the heart takes you to the orange scarf that endows with enthusiasm those who turn their tears into a golden shower

  26. Hierarchy in the extended family

    This is an excerpt from my journal.

  27. About desire, authenticity, and moderation

    When we ponder our place in the world, we typically couch it in terms of our evolution as individuals or a group.

  28. Why I do not consider myself a Youtuber

    This is a topic that comes up from time to time, including in the latest “Prot Asks” I did with Oliver: https://protesilaos.com/prot-asks/2026-08-11-oliver-minimalism-distractions-independence/.

  29. About Emacs themes, Solarized, and wallpapers

    JTR from the blog The Art Of Not Asking Why sent me a few questions regarding Emacs themes, my opinion on the Solarized colour scheme, and even my choice of wallpaper.

  30. Poem: August night

    August night in cobblestone square musicality you are and latent passion Behind the curtain of shadow I now carry to the lighthouse no ship ever spots the gentle breeze of the Aegean

  31. In this entry in the “Prot Asks” series, I talk to Oliver about a range of topics covering minimalism, independence, art, philosophy, fitness, productivity, and more.

  32. Poem: Hymn to the sea (Ύμνος στην θάλασσα)

    It is you our sea who connects us with the further places You gives us the motive to strive for knowledge ships to build distant trades to do and thus to cooperate with people everywhere without ever wanting to enforce on them our own beliefs Είσαι εσύ θ…

  33. Français: En écoutant

    La semaine dernière j’avais une réunion avec Sacha Chua et Richard Bonichon sur le sujet d’Emacs.

  34. Le jeudi 13 août 2026 à 14:30 Sacha Chua, Fabrice Niessen, et moi nous parlerons sur le sujet d’Emacs.

  35. Emacs: conditionally expand abbrev-mode definitions

    In this ~15-minute video I show how to add conditions to abbrev-mode abbreviations that you define.

  36. Poem: Of Protesilaos (inspired by Bertolt Brecht)

    Inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s “Von armen B.B.”

  37. Interpretation of “The red river” by Eleonora Zouganeli

    I have long now enjoyed listening to singer Eleonora Zouganeli, though I had not discovered a song of hers that would seamlessly fit these philosophical interpretations I do.

  38. Games: Halo: Reach

    In my previous entry about Halo: The Master Chief Collection (2026-07-14), I did not want to elaborate on any of the individual games.

  39. Metaphor and fact in religiosity

    For years now I have adopted the view that religious narratives are fundamentally allegorical even when they contain elements of fact.

  40. Emacs: the ‘speedbar’ built-in file explorer (Emacs 31)

    In this video I demonstrate the built-in ‘speedbar’ command.

  41. Poem: Hymn to the mountain (Ύμνος στο βουνό)

    In you the tall mountain we find the stability that inspires our deeds In your open horizons we escape from the tunnel of our everyday affairs and with the patience that builds civilisation we restore within us the cosmic order Σε εσένα το ψηλό βουνό βρί…

  42. The way of the wizard

    Writing for the Under The Juniper Tree blog, author “Gyro” comments on the death of magick: I do not want to be performing sex rituals to summon demons á la Epstein, but I want to feel that not everything can be reduced to pure opportunity costs and ROI,…

  43. On the absolute other

    A comment on the cosmic continuum. 1 The other is that which differs from the self in quality or degree. 1.1 Other and self with equal qualities in equal degrees are identical. 1.2 The other and the self constitute the dissimilar. 1.3 The constitution of…

  44. In about 40 minutes from now I will do a live stream with Christian Arzu from the @linkarzu channel on YouTube.

  45. Emacs: tmr version 1.4.0

    TMR provides facilities for setting timers using a convenient notation.

  46. Reply to @linkarzu about ‘What I Need From Emacs’

    Christian Arzu from the @linkarzu channel on YouTube has just published a ~16-minute video with the title What I Need From Emacs: A Video for Prot.

  47. Poem: Hymn to the rock (Ύμνος στον βράχο)

    This rock I consecrate recognising that it too partakes of cosmic oneness I open my hands towards the sky to fill with energy and I look around me so that I may remember that I too am a member of the whole and that as a passenger on this earth I have a du…

  48. Emacs: default minibuffer completions overview (Emacs 31)

    In this video I provide an overview of the default interface for minibuffer completions in Emacs.

  49. Poem: Hymn to the dog (Ύμνος στον σκύλο)

    In your behaviour faithful dog I recognise the meaning of community To also be a supporter of those who walk alongside me And wherever I stand to tell the people there who did not respect the dog that we do not ever sell our friends Στην συμπεριφορά σου…

  50. Poem: Hymn to the honeybee (Ύμνος στην μέλισσα)

    From you the tireless honeybee I draw an example for my own life to remain consistent in my commitments to never make discounts on my principles and to always contribute with whatever way I can to the common good that unites us Από εσένα την ακούραστη μέ…