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> Take the case of Jennifer Null, for instance, whose name was frequently rejected in input fields because the program treated her last name as a form of code, rather than text For all those who say javascript the language is fine: ^^
Edit: To all the Nulls, thanks for the downvotes.
Vice is getting their articles from imgur now? https://imgur.com/gallery/MeMGmx4
A similar problem happens when the name itself is only considered offensive in certain cultures, but is completely benign in the culture of the person with the name. I remember two gaming related incidents where people were blocked from making accounts; one was a south american using "negro" as his username being prevented from creating an account, even though english speakers with the username "black" are fine; the…
Which actually explains a lot about the infamous quote, "The main character, Spongebob, lives inside a giant pineapple. How do you think he acquired that house? Through jihad."
Probably not as bad as if your last name is Null. https://www.wired.com/2015/11/null/ In the early 80s I worked with a guy who wanted an unlisted phone number (back in the days of paper telephone directories). He was really miffed at the idea that the phone company would charge him an extra $10 (or similar) per year for this "service". ("Ten dollars to NOT do something?!? That's extortion!") He couldn't believe this…
1) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7364933
> Take the case of Jennifer Null, for instance, whose name was frequently rejected in input fields because the program treated her last name as a form of code, rather than text For all those who say javascript the language is fine: ^^
The value `null` and the value `"null"` are not the same thing in Javascript, and `null == 'null'` is `false`.
And []+[] = "" And []+{} = [object Object] And {}+[] = 0 And {}+{} = NaN
> Take the case of Jennifer Null, for instance, whose name was frequently rejected in input fields because the program treated her last name as a form of code, rather than text For all those who say javascript the language is fine: ^^
She should change her first name to 'or 1=1;drop table customers;commit;--', sit back, and watch the fireworks. by the way, best use case of this I've ever seen? It was pasted on a sticker on a car's bumper, right below the license plate, in a nice easy to read/OCR font. Now, I've no idea if the speed/traffic/tracking cameras read it and acted on it or not, but the idea amused me.
I'm pretty sure Caterina Fake[1] has talked about problems with signing up for everything from Facebook to buying plane tickets. These names need to be on those "things programmers believe about names that are false" lists closer to the top[2]. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_Fake [2] - https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-...
You wouldn't think a lot of sites check for a minimum name length, but they do.