comador @lemmy.world to California@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 天前California Is About To Run Out of License Plate Numberswww.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia Is About To Run Out of License Plate Numberswww.thedrive.comcomador @lemmy.world to California@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 天前message-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/12448054 Just changing to a new numbering system when they run out.
minus-squareMelodiousFunk@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 天前How easy that is depends on how deep the 7-digit format is embedded in however many lines of dusty COBOL spread out over whatever systems grew from, and are dependent on, the original.
The plan: add a digit?
How easy that is depends on how deep the 7-digit format is embedded in however many lines of dusty COBOL spread out over whatever systems grew from, and are dependent on, the original.