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Nov 24, 2023·edited Nov 24, 2023Liked by Alistair Dabbs

I have tens of thousands SMS messages just sitting there. And those are from Microsoft 2FA system alone, they grow by the hundreds weekly no matter how much I tell them to "trust me on this device" or "do not ask again for the next 7 days" or any other possible way to have fewer of them. I despair.

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Nov 24, 2023Liked by Alistair Dabbs

I spend a lot of time carefully checking my messages to ensure they are not misunderstood. On reflection at a later date, I find they are completely unintelligible even if the whole string is there.

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Nov 24, 2023Liked by Alistair Dabbs

Ah. Reminds me of the pseudo language that appeared in SMS/Textos due to T9 predictive entry.

Classics such as,

"Your mother pucks coal in hell."

and

"Dual Off."

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Nov 24, 2023Liked by Alistair Dabbs

Missed opportunity Dabbsy, you could have made a fortune selling that original SMS as an NFT.

Trying to remember now the last time I got an SMS that wasn't MFA verification or a reminder about a prescription/doctor/dentist appointment.

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Nov 25, 2023Liked by Alistair Dabbs

"In my head, I had inadvertently become the star of my own sitcom. At that moment, the in-laws turned up unexpectedly at the front door, my trousers fell down as I was pushing a sheep into the wardrobe and the vicar walked in."

Don't forget the polka dot underwear. Details are important. - B. Rix, Esq.

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Drop it off by hand.

Fnarr.

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