Still Rotting
US consumers
Aug 2026
In late 2024 and early 2025 Americans paid record prices for a dozen eggs — $6 and up, with empty shelves, buying limits, and restaurant surcharges. The story you were told was bird flu. The fuller story is a cartelized market that used a crisis as cover. This is the enshittification of the American breakfast. […]
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Still Rotting
Microsoft
Aug 2026
In July 2026 the world learned that every Windows installation carries a permanent, invisible serial number – a device fingerprint that Microsoft assigns, reports, and cannot be turned off. It isn’t new. It isn’t a bug. It has been running on Windows for years, quietly identifying your machine across Microsoft services, and it is only […]
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Still Rotting
End users / small office
Aug 2026
A fresh Windows install refuses to complete setup without a Microsoft account. Field notes on the wall at first login.
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