Author Archives: Alexandre Gauthier

About Alexandre Gauthier

A freelance network guy, sometimes programmer and overall tinkerer. Said to be a decent writer, in both english and en français. Wears fancy pants with torn t-shirts on sundays. Enjoys writing long, vitriolic diatribes and short stories. Lives inside a unix shell, favorite text editor is vim.

I wrote a Quine

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Alexandre Gauthier

So I wrote my first Quine last night. A Quine is a program that, when run, outputs an exact copy of its source. It’s not immediately obvious in regard of how to accomplish that. At first it sounds pretty easy … Continue reading →

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Xapian Binaries

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Alexandre Gauthier

Just a quick post to mention that Charlie Hull from Lemur Consulting sent me an e-mail to mention that they are now providing actual binaries along with the makefiles. http://www.flax.co.uk/xapian_windows.shtml This renders my binaries redundant, so I will update the … Continue reading →

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Gah! Why? Part Deux

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

Yesterday, I close the lid on my first generation MacBook Pro, unplug it, pack it in my bag and head home from another long day at work. I make a pit stop at the Salon des Métiers D’Arts at Place … Continue reading →

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Nintendo DS Dev Kit

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

I went to Arcadia a few weeks ago and this small developement company had a DS dev kit running their game demo, so I snapped a picture of it, telling myself I would post it on my blog when I … Continue reading →

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We all have to start somewhere

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

Well, you know, in electronics like everything else, we all have to start somewhere. So my “hello world” of sorts, is making a LED blink using an Arduino Diecimila board. You might also enjoy:Building the MONOCHRON kit

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Megaman 9

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

I just want to point out something terribly uncomfortable about Megaman 9. THEY ARE ALL WEARING THE SAME GOD DAMN HELMET! Thank you. You might also enjoy:Spinning 360 Degrees.New WatchThis is my junk foodMy life is completeISP Change

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Mark Hoekstra passed away

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

So, Mark Hoekstra of Geek Technique has died of a heart attack earlier this week, while riding his bike. Shit. Mark was a really huge inspiration to me, I absolutely loved the guy and his work. I really related to … Continue reading →

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