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A one-word magical spell. Several years back, that\u2019s exactly what Joseph Tartaro thought he\u2019d discovered. It was a spell that, if used properly, promised to make one\u2019s problems disappear. And so he crossed his fingers, uttered the word and cast the enchantment on himself. The result, however, was anything but magical.\nUnbeknownst to Joseph, by unleashing this spell, he\u2019d earned a lifetime membership into a cursed community. A clan made up of folks who, through no fault of their own, had become nameless and invisible. Today, the story of these unfortunate souls, the dark digital arts that took so much from them and the wizardry needed to give them new life.\nSpecial thanks to Sarah Chasins, Tony Hoare, Brian Kernighan and to Patrick McKenzie for writing that wonderful list of assumptions programmers believe about names. And also to all the folks who spoke to us and emailed us with stories of their own \u2018problematic\u2019 names.\nDOWNLOAD BRAILLE READY FILE HERE\nSupport Radiolab by becoming a member of\xa0The Lab\xa0today.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nRadiolab is on YouTube!\xa0Catch up with new episodes and hear classics from our archive. Plus, find other cool things we did in the past \u2014 like miniseries, music videos, short films and animations, behind-the-scenes features, Radiolab live shows, and more. Take a look, explore and subscribe!