DNS Toys (2022)

Post by defrost » Sun, Jan 07, 2024, 9:17 AM UTC

aidos wrote: post #9

defrost wrote: post #4

Odd that dig A0.0,0.0/0.0,90.0.aerial @dns.toys and dig A0.0,0.0/90.0,0.0.aerial @dns.toys both produce TXT "aerial distance = 10007.06 KM" The equatorial circumference is 40,075.017 km (24,901.461 mi), while the polar circumference is 40,007.863 km (24,859.734 mi). I guess there's no great harm in assuming the earth is hypothetically cow shaped, and it avoids that awkward series for shortest distance twixt points fo…

Oh interesting - those circumferences are actually closer than I assumed they would be!

Post by martyvis » Sun, Jan 07, 2024, 10:14 AM UTC

ulrischa wrote: post #7

Nice, but why over DNS? Perhaps I simply didn't get the point.

Post by emmanueloga_ » Sun, Jan 07, 2024, 10:35 AM UTC

Uptrenda wrote: post #6

I like it. I just wish that dig were installed on every platform. I'm always annoyed that it isn't available on Windows and when I checked Debian doesn't have it by default (though easily installable.) OpenBSD and Mac OS X have it though so that's good.

Post by maxmouchet » Sun, Jan 07, 2024, 10:43 AM UTC

Havoc wrote: post #16

How does this actually work? Finding it hard to believe someone bought domains for all combinations of those unit conversions

  dig +short TXT mumbai.weather @dns.google
  # NXDOMAIN
 
  dig +short TXT mumbai.weather @dns.toys  
  "Mumbai (IN)" "30.90C (87.62F)" "45.90% hu." "clearsky_day" "15:30, Sun"
  "Mumbai (IN)" "28.10C (82.58F)" "56.00% hu." "fair_day" "17:30, Sun"
  ...

Post by kemotep » Sun, Jan 07, 2024, 10:48 AM UTC

anjanb wrote: post #14

WanderPanda wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

dns clients come preinstalled on virtually any os

what dns clients does one have in windows 8 or windows 10 ?