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Cake day: July 15th, 2023

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  • I don’t get your mindset. You acknowledge that the law being ignored is a problem. You admit that they might not have power over with it’s time. But you say extreme action is not the way to fix it. I mean, what other way is there?

    I hope they find him not guilty and vigilante justice starts reminding people in power, those that horde 99% of the wealth at our expense, that the people can fight back. That courts and politicians can be corrupted and bought, like we’ve seen, but the people won’t just lie down and take it.


  • My guess would be around your note. If someone mistakenly has two SSNs (due to fraud, error, or name changes), combining DOB helps detect inconsistencies.

    Some other possibilities, and I’m just throwing out ideas at this point:

    • Adding DOB could help with manual lookups and verification.
    • Using SSN + DOB ensures a standard key format across agencies, making it easier to link records.
    • Prevents accidental duplication if an SSN is mistyped.
    • Maybe the databases were optimized for fixed-length fields, and combining SSN + DOB fit within memory constraints.
    • It was easier to locate records with a “human-readable” key. Where as something like a UUID is harder for humans to read or sift through.