Why the internet hates my surname

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The internet seems to hate my surname: O'Sullivan. It's down to the apostrophe, and if issue stems from the early coding days, why does it remain today?

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Video time stamps:
0:00 – The problem
1:13 – O' and Mac
1:42 – The early days of computers
2:39 – Issue 1
3:01 – Issue 2
4:21 – Issue 3
4:44 – Why are these problems today?
5:35 – Unintended side effects
6:40 – The fix

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