:buffsuki: :Confused_Dog: on Nostr: \> have to deal with a string column in a db \> some of the values look like empty ...

\> have to deal with a string column in a db
\> some of the values look like empty strings
\> but they dont match an empty string `''`
\> they are also not null
\> they have a nonzero string-length
\> if you trim whitespace on both sides, they stay the same
\> look at hex representation
\> its a bunch zeros
\> it was just a bunch string terminators
\> I now have to check for an esoteric kind of empty string
\> mfw