From 93a15a13e60a1ba6d6530fc7d3d95700d6697b80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Deldycke Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 17:22:48 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add UK Address Oddities --- readme.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 85ec9f5..dd03dcf 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ On character encoding, string formatting, unicode and internationalization. - [Falsehoods about Addresses](https://www.mjt.me.uk/posts/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-addresses/) - Covers streets, postal codes, buildings, cities and countries. - [Falsehoods about Residence](https://twitter.com/samphippen/status/813896916534784004) - It's not only about the address itself, but the relationship between a person and its residence. - [Letter Delivered Despite No Name, No Address](https://twitter.com/loriskumo/status/735851511331356672) - Ultimate falsehood about postal addresses: you do not need one. +- [UK Address Oddities](https://paulplowman.com/stuff/uk-address-oddities/) - Quirks extracted from a list of most residential property sales in England and Wales since 1995. - [What is the Most Minimal UK Address Possible?](https://microblog.vladh.net/posts/most-minimal-uk-address/) - The trick is to rely on postcodes, which in the UK are pretty specific and “often identify one or a few specific buildings, unlike countries where a postcode represents an entire neighbourhood”. - [The Bear with Its Own ZIP Code](https://kottke.org/19/08/the-bear-with-its-own-zip-code) - Smokey Bear has his own ZIP Code (`20252`) because he gets so much mail. - [Why doesn't Costa Rica use real addresses?](https://www.crcdaily.com/p/why-doesnt-costa-rica-use-real-addresses) - Costa Rican uses an idiosyncratic system of addresses that relies on landmarks, history and quite a bit of guesswork.