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  1. On collaborative blocking of bulk mailers who spam

    Like I suspect most people with a long-running email address, I get a lot of spam. Lately, a huge chunk of it has been political -- from both sides of the aisle. I've never given my email address to any campaign, so I…

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  2. How does iOS know which apps can receive “calls”?

    This morning, out of the blue, someone I know called me -- on Facebook Messenger, on my iPhone. I was happy to hear from him, but also puzzled: I have all notifications for Facebook and Messenger turned off, and I…

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  3. Can someone explain this odd (anti)pattern?

    I work for a software company, and frequently interact with client-side IT. Very occasionally, and really only with very process-bound organizations, I run into a Policy that states that software must be installed onto…

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