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Prot - the author - is a pretty incredible guy. He maintains a bunch of nice Emacs packages and themes. But maybe even more remarkable: he got kicked out of hi

Prot - the author - is a pretty incredible guy. He maintains a bunch of nice Emacs packages and themes. But maybe even more remarkable: he got kicked out of his flat in Greece, couldn't afford a new place, bought a small plot of land in the mountains and started building a hut from materials he was able to afford or from things neighbours gave him. Really the bare minimum (he often sat in his hut with a jacket in winter cause it wasn't well isolated/heated) Absolutely inspiration, all documented on his YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@protesilaos?si=MnjV7MhKtsT5RDSM https://youtube.com/@protesilaos?si=MnjV7MhKtsT5RDSM

hollerith 1y ago
A video of the inside of the hut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2T_lihBs9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2T_lihBs9I
kleinishere 1y ago
He also offers 20EUR/hr eMacs coaching. For those jumping in or graduating to a new level. https://protesilaos.com/coach/ https://protesilaos.com/coach/
- dima55 1y ago
  "emacs". It is called "emacs"
  - dan-g 1y ago
    This happens with iOS autocorrect → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMac https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMac
    - musicale 1y ago
      "Wouldn't it make life easier for us at Apple if we added all of our product name capitalizations like iMac, iPod, etc. into the autocorrect dictionary? Marketing would probably love it too." -Someone at Apple, probably, circa 2006 And here we are.
  - tom_ 1y ago
    Its page calls it Emacs: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
- nanna 1y ago
  He also accepts donations https://protesilaos.com/donations/ https://protesilaos.com/donations/
sakesun 1y ago
A digital rishi.
- gtsnexp 1y ago
  Yes!
- sph 1y ago
  I very much enjoy the fact that he is Greek in origin and lives an austere life, spending his free time teaching and writing philosophy. Haven’t seen much of that in 2500 years. As an emacs user and future philosopher-in-the-mountains, Prot is a great inspiration.
phforms 1y ago
My Emacs wouldn’t be the same without Prots modus themes[1], which I found to be a great foundation to build my own theme on top of. I am grateful for all the work he did for the Emacs community. I also enjoy watching his videos where he talks about various philosophical topics from a very clear, pragmatic and down-to-earth perspective. My impression is that he is a really kind and humble person and that he lives by his philosophical insights, without bragging about his lifestyle or judging about how other people live their lifes. [1]: https://protesilaos.com/emacs/modus-themes https://protesilaos.com/emacs/modus-themes
- lycopodiopsida 1y ago
  Modus themes are so rad - they look bleak at first, but after a while they grow on you. Then you try some other theme and notice how terrible it is to look at due to lack of contrast. I am convinced now that most theme makers have not the slightest idea what they are doing. Modus and PragmataPro font are two things which spoiled themes and fonts for me. But, Prot also has other incredible packages - I am a user of denote, his notetaking package. Then there are ef-themes, for those who like themes with more color. There are gems there, but really, one should try modus for a while first.
  - ljm 1y ago
    They handle other packages so nicely too, as well as switching between light and dark and using variable pitch for UI parts.
ghfhghg 1y ago
Thank you for sharing this. This is really interesting.
qiine 1y ago
Dam emacs people are really built different ;p

hollerith 1y ago

A video of the inside of the hut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2T_lihBs9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2T_lihBs9I

kleinishere 1y ago

He also offers 20EUR/hr eMacs coaching. For those jumping in or graduating to a new level. https://protesilaos.com/coach/ https://protesilaos.com/coach/

dima55 1y ago
"emacs". It is called "emacs"
- dan-g 1y ago
  This happens with iOS autocorrect → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMac https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMac
  - musicale 1y ago
    "Wouldn't it make life easier for us at Apple if we added all of our product name capitalizations like iMac, iPod, etc. into the autocorrect dictionary? Marketing would probably love it too." -Someone at Apple, probably, circa 2006 And here we are.
- tom_ 1y ago
  Its page calls it Emacs: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
nanna 1y ago
He also accepts donations https://protesilaos.com/donations/ https://protesilaos.com/donations/

sakesun 1y ago

A digital rishi.

gtsnexp 1y ago
Yes!
sph 1y ago
I very much enjoy the fact that he is Greek in origin and lives an austere life, spending his free time teaching and writing philosophy. Haven’t seen much of that in 2500 years. As an emacs user and future philosopher-in-the-mountains, Prot is a great inspiration.

phforms 1y ago

My Emacs wouldn’t be the same without Prots modus themes[1], which I found to be a great foundation to build my own theme on top of. I am grateful for all the work he did for the Emacs community. I also enjoy watching his videos where he talks about various philosophical topics from a very clear, pragmatic and down-to-earth perspective. My impression is that he is a really kind and humble person and that he lives by his philosophical insights, without bragging about his lifestyle or judging about how other people live their lifes. [1]: https://protesilaos.com/emacs/modus-themes https://protesilaos.com/emacs/modus-themes

lycopodiopsida 1y ago
Modus themes are so rad - they look bleak at first, but after a while they grow on you. Then you try some other theme and notice how terrible it is to look at due to lack of contrast. I am convinced now that most theme makers have not the slightest idea what they are doing. Modus and PragmataPro font are two things which spoiled themes and fonts for me. But, Prot also has other incredible packages - I am a user of denote, his notetaking package. Then there are ef-themes, for those who like themes with more color. There are gems there, but really, one should try modus for a while first.
- ljm 1y ago
  They handle other packages so nicely too, as well as switching between light and dark and using variable pitch for UI parts.

ghfhghg 1y ago

Thank you for sharing this. This is really interesting.

qiine 1y ago

Dam emacs people are really built different ;p