…what if we wanted to check these certificates in PowerCLI, recently I found a great PowerShell Advanced function which allows us to do just this, we are able to test the certificate of any given website and return the details.
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The code will output the most important details included who the issuer of the certificate is, whether it is valid and when it expires, both in date and length of time.
This could easily be adapted to check on a regular basis and email closer to the expiry date.
I can’t believe the press release. Aside from allowing someone to remove the bottom of a pint and replace it without detection (not that I know anything about that), a small plastic lid lock from Ben & Jerry’s costs almost twice as much as a pint of their ice-cream:
The Euphori-Lock is a tenacious two-part plastic security ring that slips around your pint’s upper lid for “udder” peace of mind. And not to worry – it comes complete with an easy-to-remember secret code when you’re ready to unlock your favorite treat!
An easy-to-remember secret code? What could go wrong? I mean for $6.64 I expect a plastic ring to have alpha-numeric upper-lower case code with symbols and more than eight characters. And that’s not to mention a motion-sensor, failed-access alarm and log…where’s the USB port or Bluetooth so it can communicate with my kitchen’s incident and event monitor?
The idea, still under development, is to create a simple robot with parts costing under $10 dollars that students would use to explore science and engineering topics. The robot would be connected via USB to a computer, and students would use open source software to program the robot’s behavior and share their results.
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…AFRON was inspired by other robotics initiatives such as the European Robotics Network (EURON), but while most networks have concentrated on research activities, AFRON focuses more broadly on education, research, and industry, including efforts aimed at exposing school children to robotics.
Rules have not yet been announced but note the definition:
For the purposes of AFRON, “Robotics†is broadly defined to include related areas such as automation, computer vision, signal processing, machine learning, mobile games, and other related topics.
The Cairo Hackerspace (“Hack like an Egyptian”) is already looking for hackers to join its team in the AFRON $10 Robot Design Challenge.
Neil Gaiman, a popular writer who The Guardian lists as the “winner of 3 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, 1 World Fantasy Award, 4 Bram Stoker Awards, 6 Locus Awards, 2 British SF Awards, 1 British Fantasy Award, 3 Geffens, 1 International Horror Guild Award and 1 Mythopoeic,” gives a compelling speech on how he has ignored barriers and social engineered his career to success:
