[Cialug] OT, big time. If you named your child NUL

[Barry Von Ahsen]

um, maybe you should re-read this thread from the beginning :)

-barry


reinstall hell wrote:
> don't know if theres room on birth certificates for >1024 characters..
> 
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> Barry Von Ahsen wrote:
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>> Claus wrote:
>>
>>> No, naming a child Null wouldn't (shouldn't) cause any problems in 
>>> application that use some kind of database.  Of course Dave Weis' 
>>> suggestion of using special character would cause trouble.  Besides 
>>> how would you pronounce that.
>>>
>>> Working at the university and having to deal with names in databases 
>>> I did encounter lots of weird things.  People without a first name 
>>> doesn't seem to be uncommon.  Some of these even have a middle name.  
>>> Then there can be spaces in last or first names and who knows what.
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>>
>> yes, you should have a last name with a space.  my names:
>> Barry Von Ahsen (cannonical)
>> Barry Vonahsen
>> Von Ahsen Barry
>> Von Barry Ahsen
>> Von Barry
>> Barry Von
>> ....etc.  Don't forget to add misspellings to this list as well.
>>
>> For at least 2 semesters, my official name with the ISU registrar was
>> Ahsen Barry Von (first, middle, last).  Good stuff.
>>
>> As for the original topic, I think you can name a child any thing, so 
>> long as it has >1024 characters.  Then you can cause havoc with all 
>> kinds of applications :)
>>
>> -barry
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>>> Germany is quite more restrictive with names.  First names have to be 
>>> approved.  You can't just name your kid "toilette" instead the 
>>> government is protecting the child since such a name could harm the 
>>> child.  Also first names must identify gender.  So you can't name 
>>> your son Jennie.  Maria is a special case.  This name can be given to 
>>> a male as well (mostly in conjunction with another first name).  
>>> There always has to be an exception to make things screwy.
>>>
>>> On 1/11/2005 12:13 PM, Nathan C. Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you had a child, (an maybe you were missing a few marbles) and 
>>>> you named
>>>> your child Nul.  Would you mess up databases like the IRS DMV or . ..?
>>>> would you have to name them nul or null to cause the most problems? 
>>>> Is it worse than a boy named Sue?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for playing.
>>>>
>>>> -Nate
>>>>
>>>> Nathan Smith  McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C.  515.288.3667  
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