'null' != null
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In an product at my old company, the developers needed to ensure that the last name was filled out in an online form. They basically had something like this:
if(txtLastName.value == 'Null')
{
alert('Last Name Required');
}I am sure you can guess what happened....we got a support call because the client had a new employee whose last name was 'Null'....WTF!?
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I bet that's how the PHP conversion rules were made.
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I've never met anyone with a surname of Null.... I'll keep an eye on for them!
It also stands to reason that they never tested the form to make sure that their code worked.
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My dad reads alot of books from some guy named Dr. Null; I can't remember the doctor's first name or the title of the book. Also there was an article about a Dr. Null a while ago.
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Just search the web and found Gary Null - http://garynull.com/
He looks like an empty guy :D
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@GateKiller said:
I've never met anyone with a surname of Null.... I'll keep an eye on for them!
It also stands to reason that they never tested the form to make sure that their code worked.
http://www.distantcousin.com/SurnameResources/Surname.asp?Surname=Null
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/null-family-crest.htm (I think i'll keep the coat of arms)
http://genforum.genealogy.com/null/
http://names.whitepages.com/Alabama/last/Null
And that wtf for the fun: http://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebrities/people/list/celebrity-categories.asp?FD=lastname&ID=NULL
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I wish I had the pictures to prove it...
There was a guy with the lastname of Null running for office in a town I commute through.
I'm STILL kicking myself for not taking pictures of his campaign signs."Vote NULL for City Council"
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And his first name was "Unknown", right? (see http://forums.worsethanfailure.com/forums/thread/136787.aspx)
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@GateKiller said:
I've never met anyone with a surname of Null.... I'll keep an eye on for them!
The surname of Query is really common where I live. There is a graveyard with several headstones with 'Query' in big bold letters....I kind of chuckle whenever I see them. (No I am not laughing at dead people).
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That particular xkcd strip is starting to piss me off. Please post something more interesting.
(btw xkcd ftw)
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@nickfitz said:
@Pap said:
http://xkcd.com/327/
Completely irrelevant. You fail.If by "completely irrelevant" you mean "yes, I see that both the WTF and the comic deal with programming keywords as last names" then I agree wholeheartedly.
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@Pap said:
@nickfitz said:
@Pap said:
http://xkcd.com/327/
Completely irrelevant. You fail.If by "completely irrelevant" you mean "yes, I see that both the WTF and the comic deal with programming keywords as last names" then I agree wholeheartedly.
No, little Bobby Tables' last name is Roberts.
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He's Robert Roberts?