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Re:Human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreadi... by hamasho on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:18AM (#30987671)
For reference [0].

It should be tough to have such a name. The most important systems like tax/insurance/airline booking are often the most unkind systems. If you're not familiar with computers, it's almost impossible to imagine the potential cause of problems is your name.

[0] https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160325-the-names-that-b... > These unlucky people have names that break computers

Re:Human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreadi... by jmchuster on Monday April 11, 2022 @09:19AM (#30988249)
I had a PM who would get deleted out of the company directory every 6 months. She resolved the issue by getting married.