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This has been going on for a long time. In the early 2000s I knew someone with the relatively common name Ian Smith who was routinely held up in airports becaus
by frereubu 1mo ago
This has been going on for a long time. In the early 2000s I knew someone with the relatively common name Ian Smith who was routinely held up in airports because someone else with that name was on a watch list. I think in the end he managed to get some kind of stamp in his passport that officially said "not that Ian Smith", and it seems mad this isn't easier to resolve these days.
- darkhorn 1mo agoIt looks like it will be a good idea to name a baby after those databases are checked so that he/she is less likely have a problem in the future.
- flurdy 1mo agoNow we know why Elon named his kid 'X Æ A-Xii'. UUID names next? v7 so we get the age...
- Henchman21 1mo agoHe named his children gibberish because he has a ketamine problem and is trying extra hard to “be cool”
- qingcharles 1mo agoHaving a single-letter first name is also a road to dystopian aggravation. I knew someone with a single-letter name and good luck flying anywhere -- most ticket sales systems won't allow it because the devs didn't read those Falsehoods guides. So you expand the name, e.g. T -> Tee so you can buy the ticket, but when you get to the gate your ticket doesn't match your ID and now you're being escorted out of the building.