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Ideal car (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by Stomata@sh.itjust.works to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I read an article once about a guy who got a NO PLATE licence plate and ended up being automatically blamed whenever a cop wrote in that a car had no licence plate. I wonder what 0X00000 would do.

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

NULL too.

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

I think that's what I was actually thinking of but I mixed it up.

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[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 1 year ago*

They both seem equally plausible. "NO PLATE" would be officers writing it in, and if they left it blank the computer would turn it into NULL.

I bet "BLANK" could cause similar issues

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