The CA voter registration office unilaterally decided it isn't my legal first name. I am registered to vote by my middle name now instead.
That said, today I am frustrated again by reaction due to going by my given name, which is Starhttps://twitter.com/starsandrobots/status/740299046410063872 …
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Of course this doesn't match the cross-reference. So I have a letter today that I have to show ID to match this name. It won't work.
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Look, if you have a system where you ask someone what their name is, like, c'mon, take their word for it.
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Over the years, some folks have suggested that I could change my name. I mean that's like the definition of "now you have two problems"
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Also I can't really imagine telling someone else "you could just change your name" it's my naaaaame. And I've always been called this. How.
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Maybe this isn't exactly what befell my paperwork; worth re-upping anyway https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ … Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names
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If anybody's earned that name, you're definitely on the shortlist.
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Change it to *. THEN see how their forms and backends handle it!
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@mattblaze gets name challenged, as some people think it's a hacker handle.
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cc:
@mattdpearce checkout this tweet stormThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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