BBC - Future - These Unlucky People Have Names That Break Computers

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Link 1: BBC - Future - These unlucky people have names that break computers

 

Jennifer Null’s husband had warned her before they got married that taking his name could lead to occasional frustrations in everyday life. She knew the sort of thing to expect – his family joked about it now and again, after all. And sure enough, right after the wedding, problems began.

 

“We moved almost immediately after we got married so it came up practically as soon as I changed my name, buying plane tickets,” she says. When Jennifer Null tries to buy a plane ticket, she gets an error message on most websites. The site will say she has left the surname field blank and ask her to try again...

 

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Her daughter is named Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory.

 

Link 2: https://xkcd.com/327/