Forget universally compatible UID formats. Frameworks, APIs, and databases only need consistency within their own ecosystem. Want visually recognizable unique

Forget universally compatible UID formats. Frameworks, APIs, and databases only need consistency within their own ecosystem. Want visually recognizable unique identifiers? JAGRSW-UID-<192bit-input-from-urandom-encoded-in-base64> Need to shave off some bytes? JUID-<192bit-input-from-urandom-encoded-in-base64> Same byte size as UUIDs, arguably more "secure." Can I become an ACM Fellow for solving this problem now? Seriously, these UUID debates are about as sensible as arguing over XML.