Isn't this how the piratebay worked for so many years? It kept moving it's data to countries where there were no pirating laws or where laws were lax?

@scottalanmiller said in SW rant time:

@black3dynamite said in SW rant time:

What's up with all those deleted posts?

He thinks he is proving that you can delete posts that you own. But that was never discussed and of course, you can.

In theory, but how many data service providers do you think keep all the data on the back end and just remove the links to the front end display?

@DustinB3403

Explain this to me, let's say I have a computer repair forum. I do not block any countries at all, so everyone in the world that can access the site, can sign up. Let's say a user from Africa signs up, let's say Africa has a certain law about the internet forbidding some kind of content that is on my website. How does Africa enforce it's laws on me here in Texas (United States?)

Tell google that. . .

So mangolassi.it isn't accessible in Spain?

If it is, then you can be forced to comply with the laws of that country. Period.

I don't think it works that way.....

@dafyre said in Powershell issues with splitting or trimming data in a $string:

@computerchip said in Powershell issues with splitting or trimming data in a $string:
Change this: $data[0] | Out-File -filepath C:\temp\chip\whois_data.csv -append

to

$data=$data -join ","
$intLastChar=$data.indexof("DNSSEC")+2
$data=$data.substring(0,$intLastChar)

That converts $data to a string (separated by comma), finds "DNSSEC" and adds two to it (to remove the leading comma), and then tosses out everything extra.

I believe that's going to work, testing more now. Thanks!

@scottalanmiller said in SW rant time:

@brrabill said in SW rant time:

@scottalanmiller said

Oh, I missed that. How odd to want to close it after a few years.

Some people can only take so much.

But you just... don't log in. it implies that he's been logging in and lurking for two years?

You know how some people are paranoid. I was looking through old posts here last night and saw where Dennis Kelly as asking to remove his account here. I don't know exactly what paranoid people think will happen if they leave their account open though.

Frio Light while watching the last episode of S1 Westworld...don't judge...

@jmoore said in SW rant time:

Can we implement something like the daily challenge here as well?

That would be bad ass, but we would need competent people to review the entries.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

Just noticed that this thread has a negative rating. Really? Seems like an odd thing for people to be opposed to.

Bots?

I just finished a couple of really good books.
-The subtle art of not giving a fuck
-A man called Ove
Both were outstanding.

@stuartjordan said in SW rant time:

Don't hardly ever post over there since I joined here, not a fan of the new thread layout either.

I won't be posting over there either, I will probably keep doing the daily challenge, but that's it.

@dafyre
It already outputs everything to a file, that's the issue, it outputs everything, and I don't want anything after "DNSSEC"

@dafyre
I just have google.com in the domains.txt now for testing purposes, this it the output on the one domain.

google.com
Whois v1.14 - Domain information lookup
Copyright (C) 2005-2016 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
Connecting to COM.whois-servers.net...
Domain ID: 2138514_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
Updated Date: 2011-07-20T16:55:31Z
Creation Date: 1997-09-15T04:00:00Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z
Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 292
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2083895740
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: serverDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#serverDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: serverTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#serverTransferProhibited
Domain Status: serverUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#serverUpdateProhibited
Name Server: NS1.GOOGLE.COM
Name Server: NS2.GOOGLE.COM
Name Server: NS3.GOOGLE.COM
Name Server: NS4.GOOGLE.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/

Last update of whois database: 2017-10-17T18:17:02Z <<<
For more information on Whois status codes
NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the
registrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is
currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration
date of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring
registrar. Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to
view the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration.
TERMS OF USE: You are not authorized to access or query our Whois
database through the use of electronic processes that are high-volume and
automated except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or
modify existing registrations; the Data in VeriSign Global Registry
Services' ("VeriSign") Whois database is provided by VeriSign for
information purposes only
about or related to a domain name registration record. VeriSign does not
guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a Whois query
by the following terms of use: You agree that you may use this Data only
for lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this Data
to: (1) allow
unsolicited
or facsimile; or (2) enable high volume
that apply to VeriSign (or its computer systems). The compilation
repackaging
prohibited without the prior written consent of VeriSign. You agree not to
use electronic processes that are automated and high-volume to access or
query the Whois database except as reasonably necessary to register
domain names or modify existing registrations. VeriSign reserves the right
to restrict your access to the Whois database in its sole discretion to ensure
operational stability. VeriSign may restrict or terminate your access to the
Whois database for failure to abide by these terms of use. VeriSign
reserves the right to modify these terms at any time.
The Registry database contains ONLY .COM
Registrars.

I have team member who needs a powershell script to pull from a list of 3500 domains, and get the whois data for each and output to a CSV he can do filtering and pivot tables on. I am using the whois.exe tool from sysinternals to pull the data into a $string and I am trying to trim all the data out of the string after a set of characters and I can't seem to get it to work using .split or .trim. It always just outputs the entire returned results. Any ideas?

CODE:

$domains = Get-Content C:\temp\chip\domains.txt

foreach($domain in $domains)
{
$domain | Out-File -filepath C:\temp\chip\whois_data.csv -append
$data = .\WhoIs.exe $domain.split("DNSSEC:")[0]
$data[0] | Out-File -filepath C:\temp\chip\whois_data.csv -append
Write-Host "Query complete for" $domain
}

@tim_g said in Resume Critique:

because "freelance" doesn't.

That's not really a good argument.

I am going to have to agree with Scott on this, I would much rather see Consultant than Freelance. To me, freelance sounds like that guy who fixed his friends computer in the late 90s. The term just doesn't come across as professional sounding to me.

@tim_g How does "consultant" imply incorporation?

@gjacobse said in Resume Critique:

In your final - loos the boarder around the skills - nearly all resumes are digitally scanned and coded for key word searches. Boarders screw it up and you may get lost on a good position.

Any formal education - should also be listed. This isn't being negative - just not knowing your past... do you have any other experience? if possible - can you go back more than five years?

reallllyyyyy.... good to know, i have borders all over my resume.....

@quixoticjustin I didn't watch it at first because I thought it was an actual western...I was wrong.

I just started watching the TV show Westworld, so far so good.

So, it's been a slow steady decline of the past few years, but I am on my last nerve with spiceworks.
There are several factors to my frustration, for example people asking for PCI compliance help because they are getting fined and "IT Experts" respond with statements like "You can't get fined for not being PCI compliant." It seems like the intelligence level of the active community has been greatly reduced over the last 5 years.
Another thing that is putting the last nail in the coffin for me, is the shitty censorship. That David guy, the community mod, is the worst mod I have ever seen, not only in SW, but like ever. He deletes/censors posts arbitrarily. It's obvious there are some posters that can say anything they want, and not have their post removed. They can refer to people who get offended by anything as a "safe space pansy," but if you say they seem "triggered," then your post will be removed.

I am done with it, glad there is this place where I can still rant once a year or two and not have it censored.