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Sunday's kernel releases

Sunday's kernel releases

Posted Oct 29, 2012 17:46 UTC (Mon) by shaworth (guest, #87515)
Parent article: Sunday's kernel releases

Try marrying a woman with the same first name. The result, identical first and last names, addresses and phone numbers.

Namespace collision, more common than you think.

Mr. Shannon Haworth


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Sunday's kernel releases

Posted Oct 30, 2012 0:08 UTC (Tue) by anselm (subscriber, #2796) [Link]

For extra credit, marry a woman with the same first name and the same date of birth.

Sunday's kernel releases

Posted Oct 30, 2012 11:11 UTC (Tue) by bosyber (subscriber, #84963) [Link]

Twins don't need to marry to get the effect, just having their initials match gives at least quite a problem with some Dutch banks: Postbank, now taken over by ING - which only compounded the issue when one moves.

Sunday's kernel releases

Posted Oct 31, 2012 23:27 UTC (Wed) by Wol (guest, #4433) [Link]

Well, when my wife was a girl they had great fun at home. She, her elder brother, and her dad all shared the same first initial. When a letter arrived, it was often a puzzle (until it was opened) who it was addressed to.

Cheers,
Wol

Sunday's kernel releases

Posted Oct 31, 2012 23:25 UTC (Wed) by Wol (guest, #4433) [Link]

For a well known example, Mr Evelyn Waugh married a lady called Evelyn ...

Cheers,
Wol

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