IISResetMe

function ConvertTo-Object {
  param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
    [AllowEmptyString()]
    [string[]]$InputString,

    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)]
    [string[]]$Pattern
  )

Vartkat

#!/bin/bash

# This script intend to mimic TimeMachine exclude list.
# As the exclude list can evolve between backups it has to be rebuilt before every backup
# Apple uses 5 types of excludes, four from the /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/StdExclusions.plist file
# and files from applications where metadata says to not backup, these can be found usinf
# sudo mdfind "com_apple_backup_excludeItem = 'com.apple.backupd'"

SYSLOG=/usr/bin/syslog;
TEMPFILE=$1;

BlaM

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Get rid of EU Cookie Banners
// @namespace    http://blog.deobald.org/
// @description  Get rid of EU Cookie Banners
// @license      http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
// @downloadURL  https://gist.githubusercontent.com/BlaM/6d826d6e9d77d2d77bf9a92fdad55788/raw/cookiebanner-go-away.user.js
// @homepage     https://gist.github.com/BlaM/6d826d6e9d77d2d77bf9a92fdad55788
// @version      0.3.4
// @author       Dominik Deobald
// @match        http*://*/*

Jaykul

function Start-Demo {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param(
        # A history file with a command on each line (or using ` as a line-continuation character)
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [Alias("PSPath")]
        [string]$Path
    )
    [Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine]::ClearHistory()

ruanbekker

My Elasticsearch cheatsheet with example usage via rest api (still a work-in-progress)

Shortlinks:

• Cluster Health
  • Index Level
  • Shard Level
• Nodes Overview
• Indices Overview
• Cluster Maintenance

gboudreau

Exporting your 2FA tokens from Authy to transfer them into another 2FA application

IMPORTANT - Update regarding deprecation of Authy desktop apps

Past August 2024, Authy stopped supported the desktop version of their apps:
See Authy is shutting down its desktop app | The 2FA app Authy will only be available on Android and iOS starting in August for details.

And indeed, after a while, Authy changed something in their backend which now prevents the old desktop app from logging in. If you are already logged in, then you are in luck, and you can follow the instructions below to export your tokens.

If you are not logged in anymore, but can find a backup of the necessary files, then restore those files, and re-install Authy 2.2.3 following the instructions below, and it should work as expected.

twolfson

I'm learning about SOPS and setting it up as my preferred mechanism for storing secrets. Here are my notes.

PGP

It’s security mechanism is that we (i.e. client) use a PUBLIC key from the receiver (i.e. server) and encode it with a random key (I’m saying nonce but it could be reused)

This varies from RSA and SSH because the server uses a PUBLIC key to identify the client.

Web of trust

Web of trust operates by still using PGP (i.e. encoding with recipient’s public key) but additionally, we can encrypt/sign the data as our own by signing it with the client’s private key.

This means the recipient will initially decrypt via our (i.e. client’s) public key (verifying the source) and then decrypting via their (i.e. server’s) private key to get the data.

JustinGrote

Function Get-WinEventXPathFilter 
{
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    This function generates an xpath filter that can be used with the -FilterXPath
    parameter of Get-WinEvent.  It may also be used inside the <Select></Select tags
    of a Custom View in Event Viewer.
    .DESCRIPTION
    This function generates an xpath filter that can be used with the -FilterXPath
    parameter of Get-WinEvent.  It may also be used inside the <Select></Select tags

jpoehls

### SYMBOLIC LINK FILES
# Create a new symbolic link file named MySymLinkFile.txt in C:\Temp which links to $pshome\profile.ps1
cd C:\Temp
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name MySymLinkFile.txt -Target $pshome\profile.ps1  # File
# Target is an alias to the Value parameter

# Equivalent to above
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path C:\Temp -Name MySymLinkFile.txt -Value $pshome\profile.ps1

# Equivalent to above

holman

require_relative "test_helper"

require "open-uri"
require "net/http"

class EmojiTest < Blog::Test
  def test_no_emoji
    posts.each do |post|
      content = File.read(post)
      refute_match /:[a-zA-Z0-9_]+:/, content,