Criticism and the Internet friend
Comment on how I have made some friends online and how I treat friendship in general.
Protesilaos: Master feed with all updates
Master feed with all updates
Latest posts
Hierarchy in the extended family
Comment on some of the benefits of having an extended family.
About desire, authenticity, and moderation
Commentary on how we can reason about our values to appreciate our place in the world.
Poem: August night
Just read the poem. No further comment.
About Emacs themes, Solarized, and wallpapers
My reply to questions I got about Emacs themes, the Solarized colour schemed, and my preference of wallpaper.
Why I do not consider myself a Youtuber
Comment on why I do not monetise my YouTube and why I prefer creative freedom.
Prot Asks: Oliver about minimalist life, distractions, independence, and more
4-hour video where I ask Oliver about all sorts of things and then he asks me details about my life.
Français: Séance en direct sur Emacs avec Sacha Chua et Fabrice Niessen @ 2026-08-13 14:30 Europe/Athènes
Nous allons avoir une discussion sur le sujet d'Emacs.
Français: En écoutant
En écoutant avec patience, nous agrandissons notre capacité de compréhension.
Poem: Hymn to the sea (Ύμνος στην θάλασσα)
Just read the poem. No further comment.
Emacs: conditionally expand abbrev-mode definitions
Video where I demonstrate how to define conditions for 'abbrev-mode' definitions, with practical examples.
Poem: Of Protesilaos (inspired by Bertolt Brecht)
Just read the poem. No further comment.
Games: Halo: Reach
About one of the games in 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection', plus philosophical commentary.
Interpretation of “The red river” by Eleonora Zouganeli
Translation of---and philosophical commentary on---a Greek song whose translated title is 'The red river'.
Metaphor and fact in religiosity
Extensive commentary on allegory and fact in the context of religion and beyond.
Emacs: the ‘speedbar’ built-in file explorer (Emacs 31)
I demonstrate the 'speedbar' file explorer that is built into Emacs and is greatly improved for Emacs 31.
Poem: Hymn to the mountain (Ύμνος στο βουνό)
Just read the poem. No further comment.
The way of the wizard
Comment on how the pop culture view of the wizard gives us a deeper appreciation of how we can operate in the world.
On the absolute other
Comment on the oneness of self and other.
Emacs live with @linkarzu on his workflow, Org capture, and projects (2026-08-01 22:20 Europe/Athens)
A live stream with Christian Arzu about the basics of Org capture, Emacs projects, and his NeoVim+Kitty workflow for session management.
Reply to @linkarzu about ‘What I Need From Emacs’
A comment on what Christian Arzu is searching for a better experience with Emacs.
Emacs: tmr version 1.4.0
Information about the latest version of my TMR package for GNU Emacs.
Poem: Hymn to the rock (Ύμνος στον βράχο)
Just read the poem. No further comment.
Emacs: default minibuffer completions overview (Emacs 31)
Overview of the default interface for minibuffer completions. This has been improved for Emacs version 31.
Français: Diffusion en direct sur Emacs avec Sacha Chua et Richard Bonichon @ 2026-08-06 14:30 Europe/Athènes
Nous allons avoir une discussion sur le sujet d'Emacs.
Poem: Hymn to the oak tree (Ύμνος στον δρυ)
Just read the poem. No further comment.
Poem: Hymn to the honeybee (Ύμνος στην μέλισσα)
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Poem: Hymn to the dog (Ύμνος στον σκύλο)
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Poem: Distant is the barking
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On the importance of rituals
Rituals help us experience the slow-paced life that is necessary for understanding the world all around us.
Beyond the temple
Commentary on the propensity of people to value tokens more than what they represent.
About the ethnic Greek rite I attended
I joined a group of polytheists and describe my experience.
Selfie: reaching the seaside
I attended an event that took place on a hill overlooking the sea.
Θρησκεία και θεολογία με θέμα τον Ελληνικό πολυθεϊσμό
Θέσεις για την σημασία της εθνικής Ελληνικής θρησκείας και των συγκεκριμένων χαρακτηριστικών της.
Poem: From sea you come
Just read the poem. No further comment.
Emacs: Substitute version 0.5.0
Information about the latest version of my 'substitute' package for Emacs.
Selfie: short hair for peak summertime
I cut my hair short because it makes it easier to deal with the heat when I am working outside.
Emacs: pulsar version 1.4.0
Information about the latest version of my pulsar package for GNU Emacs.
Attending a rite related to Dioskouri
This Sunday I will join a group of Greek polytheists.
Religion and theology in light of the Greek gods
Extended commentary on how I understand matters of ethnicity, religion, and theology.
Français: En parlant
En parlent nous pratiquons le langue et nous découvrons un peu plus de le monde.
On the war in Ukraine and social expectations of manhood
Comment on the unscrupulous interests that benefit from the endless war in Ukraine as well as a critique of certain narratives about masculinity.
Emacs: Completion in the buffer with completion-at-point-functions
In this video I explain how in-buffer completion works and what are the packages for interacting with such completions.
Français: La parrhésie
J'ai la qualité de m'exprimer sincèrement.
Emacs: ‘doric-lilac’ and ‘doric-borage’ coming to the ‘doric-themes’
I am developing two new themes for my minimalist 'doric-themes' package.
Selfie: on a casual walk, facing the sun
I was out on a walk and took this picture while looking in the direction of the sun.
Games: Halo: The Master Chief Collection
First-person shooter games from the expansive Halo universe, plus philosophical thoughts of mine.
Français: Une activité personnel et social
C'est important de lire et de parler pour développer les automatismes.
Vlog: Practicing French (Je réponds à Sacha Chua en français)
Aujourd'hui je parle français pour le première fois depuis ~10 ans.
Emacs: doric-themes version 1.2.0
Minimalist themes for GNU Emacs to complement my ef-themes (maximalist) and modus-themes (moderate).