In the early days of the web, many people used America Online as their first ISP, including me. Even then, signing up meant creating a unique username. I must h

In the early days of the web, many people used America Online as their first ISP, including me. Even then, signing up meant creating a unique username. I must have tried 10 or 12 names, all of which were rejected as having already been taken. Finally, in frustration, I used the name of a then-popular steak house, substituting ‘z’ for ‘s’ where ever it appeared. To be sure of its uniqueness, I doubled each ‘z’. It worked and I’ve continued using it for the last 35 years.