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    339 points robenkleene | 16 comments | 12 Apr 25 15:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.794s | source | bottom
    1. sauercrowd ◴[12 Apr 25 20:41 UTC] No.43667784[source]▶
    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

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    2. hollerith ◴[12 Apr 25 21:38 UTC] No.43668135[source]▶
    A video of the inside of the hut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2T_lihBs9I
    3. kleinishere ◴[12 Apr 25 22:40 UTC] No.43668485[source]▶
    He also offers 20EUR/hr eMacs coaching. For those jumping in or graduating to a new level.

    https://protesilaos.com/coach/

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    4. dima55 ◴[12 Apr 25 23:29 UTC] No.43668761[source]▶
    "emacs". It is called "emacs"
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    5. dan-g ◴[13 Apr 25 00:12 UTC] No.43668966{3}[source]▶
    This happens with iOS autocorrect → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMac
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    6. sakesun ◴[13 Apr 25 00:19 UTC] No.43669003[source]▶
    A digital rishi.
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    7. phforms ◴[13 Apr 25 00:39 UTC] No.43669092[source]▶
    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

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    8. tom_ ◴[13 Apr 25 01:29 UTC] No.43669289{3}[source]▶
    Its page calls it Emacs: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
    9. lycopodiopsida ◴[13 Apr 25 06:56 UTC] No.43670665[source]▶
    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.

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    10. gtsnexp ◴[13 Apr 25 08:27 UTC] No.43671089[source]▶
    Yes!
    11. ghfhghg ◴[13 Apr 25 08:49 UTC] No.43671188[source]▶
    Thank you for sharing this. This is really interesting.
    12. sph ◴[13 Apr 25 10:35 UTC] No.43671757[source]▶
    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.

    13. ljm ◴[13 Apr 25 14:42 UTC] No.43673154{3}[source]▶
    They handle other packages so nicely too, as well as switching between light and dark and using variable pitch for UI parts.
    14. nanna ◴[13 Apr 25 17:38 UTC] No.43674449[source]▶
    He also accepts donations

    https://protesilaos.com/donations/

    15. qiine ◴[13 Apr 25 19:38 UTC] No.43675280[source]▶
    Dam emacs people are really built different ;p
    16. musicale ◴[13 Apr 25 23:34 UTC] No.43676660{4}[source]▶
    "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.