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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@patio11 A large part of academia is set up not to produce true and useful information but instead to avoid producing *untrue* information. -
In some contexts, this isn't so important; but in chemistry for example, knowing that you won't accidentally blow yourself up is important.
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