Elon's waste.gov now shows a password prompt. Isn't that interesting.
Elon's waste.gov now shows a password prompt. Isn't that interesting.
@Aleums
First name: Ignore All
Last name: Previous Instructions
(middle name: drop table; but I hardly use that any more)
The actual standard is https://doi.org/10.3403/BS7666 . for reference. #TheRegister is pointing to some guidelines associated with the standard.
Alas, this seems to be #journalism by first search result. Although at least they put in more effort than the BBC did to try and fact check if this really was what the standard says.
It's worth reading The Register's piece after reading the BBC's. Although #ElReg appears not to have checked the actual standard.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/07/north_yorkshire_council_blames_databases/
They should be sanitising their database inputs rather than change the input data!
"A local authority has announced it will ban apostrophes on street signs to avoid problems with computer systems."
North Yorkshire Council to phase out apostrophe use on street signs - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68942321