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That's funny as a human, amazing as a developer, and terrifying as a data processor. All at the same time.

I'll bet that pair has stories to tell.

I'm a man in my 40s. My eldest daughter is 17. We have the same first name (spelled differently, at least) and have had many cases where medical records have gotten confused.

We always double-check dosages for medications before taking them.

Wait until you live in the same zip code with another person that has the same first name, last name and date of birth!

This was a story I found amusing when I read it: "Letter from Chicago. Confusion oriented medical records."

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1605484/

When I was 18 I got called up for jury duty along with someone with the same name and age. It was confusing. They started referring to us by the suburb we lived in. Luckily both of us got passed over.

They both showed up in person, because that was NOT the first time that had happened.

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