Earlier today, the other Adam and I were chatting about how both of our names are pretty distinct, and that when you google either of our names, there isn’t very much variance in the people it returns. This sent me into a google frenzy.
First off, Google: Adam Dziki. This returns 2 distinct people (as far as I can tell). Myself, and a Polish proctologist. While I don’t believe there is a direct familial relationship, my parents told me that when I was born, they heard that there was a Polish doctor with the same name. Now, with the overall accessibility of the internet and information available on the ‘net, I can see exactly what he does, as well as w
hat he’s written and taken part of. The interesting thought is if this other Adam Dziki has sat down and googled himself, and thought “who is this American software engineer with my name?”.
Secondly, Google Image Search: Adam Dziki. The scary thing is that Polish Adam Dziki and my father, David Dziki, have the same exact hair. Straight from the 70’s! Here’s a comparison:
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David Dziki |
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Now that I look at it, it’s closer than I thought. Freaky.
What was also freaky was that Adam noted there was another Adam Darowski out there who was also 29 years old.
I had a similar idea a while back when Joseph Dziki friended me on Facebook. Joseph was my grandfather’s name, so I was very confused to see that name friending me on Facebook.
Small things like this go a long way to show how much the world has changed with the invention and availability of the internet. 30 years ago, I might not have known about a Polish doctor with the same name as me, or the other contingent of Dzikis out in the mid-west.