Avian’s Blog

I just tried to order some electronic components through one of the Slovenian electronic web shops (I've been in their real-life shop yesterday, where they've told me that I will get my stuff a lot faster if I order it from their web site).

So when I got to the page where I had to enter my name and address, their super advanced software told me that I've made a mistake in my title (Red text says: "Your title does not match your first name. Please check your data." There are two choices for the title: "Mr" and "Ms" and I've chosen "Mr").

So, if their software is smart enough to figure out my gender better than I can, why do I need to enter it myself? Interestingly, I always thought my first name is a male name.

My experience with this shop went mostly downhill from there. The last straw was when they expected me to enter my credit card number on an unencrypted page (however they did display a fancy-looking long hex number called a "data security fingerprint" - it probably makes them feel all fuzy inside, I'm just not sure how that number would prevent my data from getting into wrong hands).

I guess I'll continue to buy my electronics the old-fashioned way.