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Calm down Satan (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 days ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Isn't it actually illegal to call your child "null" or "nil" in some places

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

It depends on where you live. Some regions have a limited list of acceptable names, some places just have limited lists of unacceptable names, but I can't find anywhere that explicitly bans Null.

It does suck to be named Null, though. It's like two steps down from not being given a social security number as an infant

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Back in the 60s or early 70s the authorities rejected Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane trying to name her kid "God". But Frank Zappa got away with Dweezil and Moon Unit. And now there's Elon Musk's kid, "X Æ A-12".