For those who have dealt with Null values in programming and databasesyou will find this quite amusing.
This week on Radiolab...
FORWARD TO A FRIEND https://view.lists.wnyc.org/ftaf.aspx?qs=2d681a26e860f810ff89eb73d5f2eb03ce90c4010e478cd4bedc6acd25bb575cfeff5e93b0191ef464d28cb55bdd119c
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*New episode on the podcast feed: NULL https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=7a5991c4989f1900f20e9a7b7538a4e8a4689ad00bb924e1affb825f3a59890ad409ee181c3ddde01ae03b56f07f942f03c4e7cb01204881*
Several years ago, computer engineer Joseph Tartaro changed his license plate to read: “NULL.” It was an experiment. With this new plate, he wondered, would he ever get a traffic ticket again? Underlying his question was a simple fact: to a computer, “NULL” means empty.
This week we find out what happened to Joseph (spoiler, it didn’t go as planned) and hear from folks who feel cursed by their last name Null.
Read: a list of all the wrong assumptions about names that are embedded in the code of many web sites https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=7a5991c4989f190032e4b676c40400773c4f9574854fc09202f3d36b52933ae43e90d24e891921d94881b29247099ad980625715fc7f0e0b.
Listen to "NULL" https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=7a5991c4989f190072c82ce1228fb9ce403313e048ae037ffa826505b08d6c3ec234a1670de47735d5e07b240c764eb1302afa71145083d2
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Bill Reid