Tag Archives: stupidity

Parsing the Windows sfc log from unix

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Alexandre Gauthier

Just a quick line to mention that the Windows System File Checker tool produces logs that are nearly unreadable, and a pain to parse. A friend of mine had some system files that did not check out, and could not … Continue reading →

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Up yours, Apple!

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Alexandre Gauthier

iPhone OS 4.0 is out, brings a lot of terribly useful features to the table. However, Apple arbitrarily decided to disable the following features on the older 3G model (which I actually own): Multitasking (this is the big one, most … Continue reading →

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Gentoo: Rebuilding package.keywords

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Alexandre Gauthier

We all mess up in the shell once in a while. Sometimes, while trying to cut corners, we’ll use “>” instead of “>>”, and that will overwrite an important file instead of appending a new line to it. I was … Continue reading →

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Mounting LVM Volumes inside a VMWare Disk Image

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Alexandre Gauthier

So, the situation is this. I’m sitting remotely at a client site, and suddendly, due to some sleep-deprived slip-up, ended up erasing part of the configuration for their local server. Being the kind of guy to plan things through before … Continue reading →

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I hate the new DST changes.

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Alexandre Gauthier

I have spent most if not all of last week frantically running around servers and devices trying to patch them up­. Some were pleasant, some were not. My Cisco PIX 501 for instance, was easy to patch for DST. azrael(config)# … Continue reading →

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GAH! Why?

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Alexandre Gauthier

I just woke up, glanced tenderly at my Mac Book Pro next to my bed, and plugged the cord in. I pushed the button on the battery that is supposed to tell me in what condition the charge is. Nothing … Continue reading →

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It’s 8:52 am

Posted on December 11, 2006 by Alexandre Gauthier

The guy in the office next to mine is listening to Andrea Bocceli, full blast. I gave him headphones with an obviously forced smile, but he didn’t seem to catch the subtle drift. Opera in the morning is too much, … Continue reading →

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