I got quoted in the BBC about names which break computer systems: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160325-the-names-that-break-computer-systems … My post on this: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ …
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There is a stack of lessons there. If you have something to say about an important topic, WRITE IT DOWN WHERE PEOPLE CAN READ AND CITE IT.
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It is almost certainly the case that that article would have been read less and caused less positive change if it were e.g. my PhD thesis.
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