about 6 years ago Syntax Podcast
Hasty Treat - The Domain Name Game
- 00:26 Introduction to top level domain name guessing game
- 02:23 Explanation of game rules and scoring
- 03:55 First round begins
- 05:43 Round 1 ends, Wes in the lead
- 05:50 Round 2 begins
- 09:27 Round 2 ends, Wes still in the lead
- 11:00 Round 3 begins
- 12:21 Round 3 ends, Wes still leading
- 12:31 Round 4 begins
- 13:55 Round 4 ends, Wes still ahead
- 14:02 Round 5 begins
- 16:41 Round 5 ends, Scott makes a comeback
- 16:49 Final round begins
- 18:18 Game concludes, Scott wins in dramatic comeback
Round 5 begins
Scott Tolinski
points.
Wes Bos
They're both available. So if you got 700 boxes, you can get them up.
Wes Bos
that's the ASCII representation
Scott Tolinski
business? I got I got I got 20 points minus, to me. Alright. Well, try nail me a Scott. No. No. I'm not gonna have any bag wise here. Okay? It's not gonna happen.
Scott Tolinski
Yeah.
Scott Tolinski
No sense because if you screw up Node price, you're shot. You're totally shot. We talked about fixing this at the end of last time, and, of course, the benefactor of this all did not want to listen to that. So,
Scott Tolinski
20 minus 295
Scott Tolinski
Is it like a debugging type of a top level domain, like an actual, technical use for this top level domain? No.
Scott Tolinski
Oh, You negative 126
Scott Tolinski
talk about gossip that much. So okay. So next question JS, how much does it cost? Is it an it's for gossip?
Wes Bos
Scott Bagua.
Scott Tolinski
It is a Yep.
Wes Bos
Yeah. Okay. I'll give you that. Okay.
Scott Tolinski
They don't I watched a lot of Chinese films, and they don't ever, is oh, no. You don't have negative 126. That's me, Dotc0.ke.
Wes Bos
of a Chinese character domain name. The okay. So that's really interesting.
Wes Bos
Yes.
Scott Tolinski
Congratulations It is business,
Scott Tolinski
Seems like it's a Chinese thing.
Wes Bos
Companies domain. Okay. I can pronounce it for you if you want.
Scott Tolinski
Out of bounds.
Wes Bos
What do you mean, like, to get points for it? I'll give you let's give give them 5 points for knowing it's a Chinese domain name. K?
Scott Tolinski
ASCII characters. Okay. So, Bagua, what's it what's it for, though? So Bagua converts to gossip in Chinese. Oh, man. There's no way I would ever know Bagua.
Wes Bos
Xndashdash Oh, he is salty, folks. Salty. How much does it cost to register a SEO? I'm gonna go with, No.
Wes Bos
Because like, I think we both know right now. It's a And what about Wes? Yes.
Wes Bos
324.90.
Scott Tolinski
126.
Scott Tolinski
points, so that's great. Congratulations So negative 10 there.
Wes Bos
Dotxndashdash45q11c.
Scott Tolinski
Negative 401 K.
Round 2 ends, Wes still in the lead
Scott Tolinski
to negative 15. Wes, you're basically hanging tight, treading water, Hey, Wes. It's, been a hectic morning for both of us. So this one is guaranteed to be a mess, and I'm excited about that. But you know what won't be a mess JS your Wes site because you have a, one of our sponsors, which is LogRocket. And LogRocket is going to be the service that allows you to visually see that mess so you can fix it. Now what is LogRocket? Well, it is a visual
Wes Bos
Because the Kenya is, like, one of the only countries that starts with k e, and I know there's a lot of countries that don't have a dot whatever. They have a dot c o dot their their name. Like, toadotjp on.
Scott Tolinski
Wes. It's Kenya.
Wes Bos
This is a country. You're trying to throw me that it's Coke. It's not. It's, I'm gonna say it's Kenya. I see.
Scott Tolinski
and I am plundering here, although last trend was was decently okay for me. Okay. So let's get into the next Node. Wes, what do you got for me? Dottr.
Scott Tolinski
You're gonna even out there. Big old whopping 0 on those because they're both available. So you have lost 5 points this round, which means you are Kenyans named Scott. Yes. Apparently. Yeah. So the current point total is negative 126 What? Oh, come on. I did so well.
Scott Tolinski
points for you.
Wes Bos
K. I'm going to say this is a country.
Scott Tolinski
Coke.
Wes Bos
Mhmm.
Scott Tolinski
Woah. That's pretty close. That's not bad. Yeah. That's not bad. That's a win in my books. That's the closest we've been. That's that's only negative fifteen
Wes Bos
Is Scott and Wes available? I'm gonna say Scott is not and Wes is.
Scott Tolinski
Dang. Gotcha. How'd you know this was Kenya? obviously.
Wes Bos
$39.
Wes Bos
is Japan.
Explanation of game rules and scoring
Wes Bos
Whoever wins, wins.
Wes Bos
a country, or is that for a a business that that can register that? The second 1 is what type of country business is it for? So you have to guess the country, or you have to guess what Scott of, like, what it's targeted at.
Wes Bos
The third thing is how much per year does it cost to register? O n g. What does that mean? Operation nongovernment?
Wes Bos
points for each of those.
Wes Bos
because there are some domain names out there that have been claimed by companies
Wes Bos
the last 1 JS, is Scott dot whatever and Scott there in West Scott whatever available? So, we're going to give you Yeah. Let's talk about how the points are. So we're gonna pick a t l d. A t l d is top level domain. Like, that means Scott or whatever. And Oh, good.
Wes Bos
or is it, like, a business or marketing domain name? So we'll pick 1 that we we've did before. Scott a f. Is that for 324.
Wes Bos
Rock Tuck, paper, scissors,
Scott Tolinski
Throw.
Wes Bos
Cool. So do you want a rock, paper, scissors for the first one? Whoever wins goes 1st. Okay. Do you do rock, paper, scissors, throw?
Wes Bos
and the the other person has to Wes, is it for a country,
Wes Bos
and a dot T. J. Maxx,
Wes Bos
And then finally, Oh.
Wes Bos
And you may also say unregisterable
Wes Bos
and you can't just go register those. Those Yarn those are saved by the companies.
Scott Tolinski
Rock, paper, scissors, shoot. Although throw is way more Canadian. Of course, we do would say shoot in America here. Of course. Yeah.
Round 2 begins
Scott Tolinski
And both are available. So you get an additional
Wes Bos
Oh, o n g?
Wes Bos
What type of corporation is it for? It is for a nongovernment Woah. It's a country?
Scott Tolinski
Okay.
Wes Bos
I'm so I'm I'm going ahead here, but I'm gonna say the type of business is some some sort of, like, something something group, Wes is for Sudan, and I Node. Wes CSS is for South Sudan. I just learned. I'm at 0 points now. Next one, how much does it cost to register 45q11c.
Scott Tolinski
It's going to be for, 20 plus points minus a hun 295 so you get plus 5.
Scott Tolinski
with no change in points, so I'm still at negative 126. That's fantastic. I'm very happy about that. Okay. Well, I have a fun one for you. How about this 1? Good luck.
Scott Tolinski
If it says private registration, does that mean it's unregisterable?
Wes Bos
Minus 20 points.
Wes Bos
Achilles' heel here. I've got a next one for you. It is
Scott Tolinski
20 points, which means you come out
Wes Bos
friends.
Scott Tolinski
So I'm currently at negative no.
Wes Bos
and this is gonna be some sort of business that is unregisterable.
Scott Tolinski
organization.
Wes Bos
It's actually not pronounced colon.
Wes Bos
unregisterable
Wes Bos
Woah.
Wes Bos
but not at all. Dot cologne.
Wes Bos
Really?
Wes Bos
Close, Scott has 4, I have 4,
Wes Bos
So what type of business is it for? I am going to say it is a
Scott Tolinski
So Fantastic round for me. I come out at, Correct.
Scott Tolinski
negative 10. So the total at the end of round 1 is looking very similar to last time. Negative 126
Scott Tolinski
coconut trees.
Scott Tolinski
by 29, $19 Cool. Hey. 0 album, that's the first one that you Node. Yeah. Heck yeah. Nailed it. But there should be bonus points if you get it, like, exactly. Next time, we'll do that. We should just wipe out my negative
Wes Bos
what type of business is colon? I saw this one, and I was like, what could that possibly be? So I'm gonna say, what type is business support? It's for a large corporation.
Scott Tolinski
That is going to be from a business?
Wes Bos
Made for businesses Mhmm. Because it does have a price. I shouldn't have said this before. Oh, it does have a price? Okay. Hold on. Yeah. Then maybe not. Wes, like, just try to go ahead and and get it. So hold on. I let's let's go back to the 2nd quarter. It's available. Wes. Okay. Okay.
Scott Tolinski
$49. Node.
Wes Bos
and I guess that's how they spell it in German. That was a good one. That was rough. That was a rough the r u f f rough.
Wes Bos
dotkoeln.
Scott Tolinski
No. You're wrong.
Wes Bos
yes to both.
Wes Bos
That was pretty close. 29.
Scott Tolinski
to negative 10. I'm really bad with these prices. That's definitely gonna be my, No. There's not nothing technical about it. Nothing technical about it. It just exists.
Wes Bos
I'm gonna say I think so. Yes.
Wes Bos
of the Cologne community as well as residents of the city itself. So Cologne is a city in Germany, Wes. Is Scott dot Bagua available?
Wes Bos
So it JS a TLD
Scott Tolinski
No. Okay. So pricing here pricing on this one,
Scott Tolinski
Yes.
Wes Bos
I got even rougher one coming for you.
Scott Tolinski
Okay. Okay.
Scott Tolinski
I'm gonna go with $49 25.
Scott Tolinski
46 points. Well, I'm gonna say Wes and Scott are available, both of them. They are. Ding ding.
Scott Tolinski
again.
Wes Bos
business.
Round 5 ends, Scott makes a comeback
Wes Bos
Oh, Real Estate Investment Trust. That's a business that's,
Scott Tolinski
dotreit.
Final round begins
Scott Tolinski
you I have survived this round allowing you to have a pixel perfect replay.
Scott Tolinski
No.
Wes Bos
Okay. How much does it cost to get a REIT? I'm gonna say Organization nongovernment.
Scott Tolinski
1460 let's see how many points I actually have right now. It is, tool that gives you a scrubbable time line of anytime an error El Salvador.
Scott Tolinski
So you okay. Well, you didn't even wait for me to say yes. Okay. Well, I know. Okay. Go ahead. Tell me if I'm right. You are.
Scott Tolinski
I lost the game? Oh, looks like the the scoreboard. Yes. Unfortunately, Wes, you have lost the game on the very last round of the game.
Wes Bos
$39.
Scott Tolinski
plus It's for a large corporation.
Scott Tolinski
Getting down to Bagua level here. Wow.
Wes Bos
Mhmm. $1,000.
Wes Bos
Node way.
Wes Bos
Oh. You rounded up that round because
Scott Tolinski
So you finished that round with negative 1465.
Scott Tolinski
fourteen forty
Scott Tolinski
You are right, sir.
Scott Tolinski
So, yes, they're both available.
Wes Bos
and it's going to cost
Wes Bos
For Scott dot REIT. Is that true? I got it? No.
Wes Bos
Man, that was that was, like, Istanbul.
Wes Bos
dedicated to real estate,
Scott Tolinski
Ruh row. Big ruh row.
Scott Tolinski
Oh. Scott dot REIT Bos $1,499.
Scott Tolinski
finished that round at negative are now negative
Round 3 begins
Scott Tolinski
I would say Scott is not available. Wes is available.
Scott Tolinski
Is it for Trinidad?
Scott Tolinski
Nailed it.
Scott Tolinski
Is it really? so that's great.
Scott Tolinski
Yeah.
Scott Tolinski
T r is going to be a country.
Scott Tolinski
126. That's what we should.
Scott Tolinski
Yep. So that's 55 points from me. Now I gotta keep these 5 points. That's t r.
Scott Tolinski
How much does it cost to red shirt? They go with my, my good old friend, $49.
Scott Tolinski
that Trinidad was an okay guess. What is their TLD? Dottt, I think. Trinidad and Tobago. Yeah. It's dottt. I had I had a concern that Tobago had a part of this.
Wes Bos
Is Scott dot t r available? Scott dot t r.
Scott Tolinski
Man, my, memory this morning is just not going really great. I'm scanning the globe in my brain, in my visual brain space. I'm seeing the countries and projecting the map in onto a a a sphere instead of onto a plane.
Scott Tolinski
Mark. Yeah. Okay. So I have, ended this round with a big old zeros on the board. Negative 126.
First round begins
Scott Tolinski
It is
Wes Bos
dot Wes d.
Wes Bos
is Yes.
Wes Bos
It is available.
Scott Tolinski
negative Cost of money then, I'm gonna say it's $29.
Wes Bos
Yeah. That that's what I'm basing it off of. Should we just always use Scott? Node
Wes Bos
Okay. He cut I go 1st. Paper. Yeah. Alright. My first
Wes Bos
minus 49. You're at negative
Scott Tolinski
Wes,
Wes Bos
domain that you have to guess
Scott Tolinski
Yeah. Yeah. Keystone here.
Scott Tolinski
points. Man, this point thing really gets me. Alright. Is Scott
Scott Tolinski
Alright. Mine is 10. Man, I'm getting worked already. Alright. I will say Wes
Wes Bos
a domain name? So I just typed in Scott.
Scott Tolinski
available? I'm gonna say
Wes Bos
$75. Oh, come on. So you are that's 175
Wes Bos
It is 100 and Maybe. Yeah. That seems Kinda like a ORG. But Yeah. Interesting. Never heard of that one. How much does it cost to register per year? I'm gonna say $19.
Wes Bos
Is that a country or a business?
Scott Tolinski
I'm gonna say it's 49 54.
Scott Tolinski
It is available.
Wes Bos
No. It is Sudan.
Wes Bos
So you have to tell me how much does it cost per year. Do we have to search for Scott dot Wes to determine that? Or
Scott Tolinski
is also available.
Scott Tolinski
a country.
Wes Bos
Incorrect.
Wes Bos
126 Turkey.
Scott Tolinski
Yay. I finally did not lose points. So I I come out at the end of that round.
Wes Bos
Correct.
Scott Tolinski
Dot s d.
Round 4 begins
Scott Tolinski
It is Istanbul.
Wes Bos
available? I'm gonna say Scott is not And Wes is is available. Yes. Give me my 10 points there. And so is Scott.reit.
Wes Bos
But,
Scott Tolinski
Wow. Scottist. Get it. Yeah. I know. Right? It's, like, a100000.
Wes Bos
I'm going to go with
Scott Tolinski
They are both available.
Scott Tolinski
Oh.
Scott Tolinski
19.
Scott Tolinski
25. So Woah.
Scott Tolinski
Istanbul. Yeah. So
Scott Tolinski
It was just actually a city. Right?
Wes Bos
I'm gonna say it's a business, not a country.
Wes Bos
and Wes is because it's kinda cool, ist. Yeah. That is kind of a cool Yeah. Scott.
Wes Bos
that was interesting because that that's a new one. Like, that's not I've been around for a while, but it is a geographical
Scott Tolinski
Okay. So the you have rounded up that round with a a negative 10. So you were if we play this game for, like, 20 plus rounds, I might actually come out on top. The current score is negative 126
Wes Bos
Maybe.
Wes Bos
Oh, international space travel, Even now, they're both not available. Both not available.
Scott Tolinski
to negative
Wes Bos
Dot I s t.
Wes Bos
one.
Wes Bos
Is Scott
Scott Tolinski
$29.
Scott Tolinski
doing pretty good, Wes.
Wes Bos
you you you got points for that. I'll give it to you. Alright. How much does it cost to register to IST? that cannot be registered by you. Like, we just talked about this earlier. There's a Scott Node Depot
Wes Bos
The Scott cologne could be either there because it it was made for business purposes, but it also is geographical.
Game concludes, Scott wins in dramatic comeback
Wes Bos
Peace.
Wes Bos
$100.
Scott Tolinski
Type it in. Give it do do a verification check if you like.
Scott Tolinski
So sorry about that one. I I was I was feeling charitable. I had a 1 all nice one lined up for you, and then, you went bagua on me, so I had to go, bust out my reed my
Wes Bos
Wow.
Scott Tolinski
this show.
Wes Bos
like, a overtime shootout where everyone thought it was fine. I had a huge lead. Even halfway through, I knew what REIT was and the price. Are you sure it's $1,000? I was so cocky because I knew it. Mhmm.
Scott Tolinski
So sorry.
Scott Tolinski
my back pocket. I thought for sure bagua would would come and kill it. Yep. Alright. Wes the most part, dead. That was good. So, if you like that, let us know. Shoot us a tweet at syntax f m. Hopefully, you learned a few new TLDs today. Anything else to add? No. That was a lot of fun, and, definitely, I think we both have sort of rough mornings. This was a a nice little nice little kickoff to the day, so thanks thanks, Wes. I had a lot of fun. Beautiful. Alright. I'll catch you later. Later.
Introduction to top level domain name guessing game
Scott Tolinski
lost out to to the Wes. Wes, the the I'm trying to come up with a cool nickname for you, but I guess it's just Wes Bare. The domain Node master.
Scott Tolinski
sign up, and you will get 14 days for free.
Wes Bos
Wes Bos. Hey, everybody.
Scott Tolinski
with the console login errors. No more emailing
Scott Tolinski
in real time with the network request activity runies. It is Oh, here.
Scott Tolinski
Alright. Thank you. Log Drop a review if you like
Scott Tolinski
this Monday. Hasty treat. We're gonna be playing the top level domain game where we
Scott Tolinski
it's been a while since we've done this. So if you you haven't heard a top level domain game episode, what we do, basically, is we pick a top level domain from a list and the other person needs to guess it. We'll give you a a better rundown of the rules right before we start, but let's get into it. My name is Scott Tolinski. I'm a developer from Denver, Colorado. And with me, as always, is to me.
Scott Tolinski
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Scott Tolinski
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Scott Tolinski
Welcome to Syntax ESLint
Scott Tolinski
Trying to investigate some of these problems sometimes JS you become an investigator, but you Sanity see the problem. How do you how do you fix this? Well, this actually allows you to see the problem and see it happening
Round 4 ends, Wes still ahead
Wes Bos
I have got a good one for you. Oh, no. This might be a little bit out of bounds, but I'm going for it. There's no rules against it.
Round 1 ends, Wes in the lead
Scott Tolinski
Love it.
Scott Tolinski
this one's good, dot0ng.
Wes Bos
Alright. Hit me with what you got. Okay. So my first one for you,
Transcript
Announcer
Tolinski.
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Bos, and Scott, El Toro Loco,
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soft skill, web development, the hastiest, the craziest, the tastiest web development treats coming in hot. Here is Wes, Barracuda,
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Monday. Monday. Monday.
Round 3 ends, Wes still leading
Scott Tolinski
I s t.
Scott Tolinski
That was a a good round for me. Did not lose any more points. Okay. Wes, I have for you minus
Scott Tolinski
dot