Apropos on mastodon handles being "confusing", because the same username on different instances might be a different person: this reminded me of a funny scenario way back in the early 2000s.The stage: Entrance to a server park.Present: The guard, and a group of four young nerds.To enter the facility, the young nerds have to show their IDs to the guard, and sufficient documentation to prove they can enter. Our group of nerds first show the proof, then start showing their government issued IDs."Gergely Nagy", reads the first. Guard looks at him, picture looks valid: "go ahead"."Gergely Nagy", reads the second. The guard looks at him funny, but lets him pass."Gergő Nagy" (editor's note: Gergő is a nickname for Gergely, but also a name on its own). The guard is getting irritated, "You've got to be kidding me!", and calls their boss listed on the proof document. Boss chuckles, and confirms the names are correct, it's not a prank. "Fine, go ahead", the guard sighs."Gergely Nagy", the last reads. Loud cursing ensues from the Guard's part, and the group of nerds are trying very, very hard not to fall down and roll on the floor laughing their ass off.Funny thing is, none of us met the others before, and we have not met since. But on that day, at that time, we were there together, sent by four different companies, to deal with the same task together. None of the companies knew ahead of time who the others were sending.
