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Don't mix use cases. Privacy is different from uniquely identifying senders.

The reason for random email addresses is YOU finally can identify each vendor uniquely by the email they send you stuff.

It isn't about anonymizing, it's about identifying them.

I've been doing it for 30+ years on my own domains.

The point being it works without temp problems in Sonoma. Not Tahoe.

This discrepancy indicates they've changed the software so it works worse.

I'm confident it isn't purposeful. But no hardware errors can be found.

Virgin install Tahoe: grinds from 74-C up to 100-C within a minute and then throttles. Virgin install Sonoma: runs fine. No temperature change of note.

This isn't indicative of a hardware problem.

Because my account isn't signed into iCloud, that's the whole problem. To sign into my mac with iCloud requires it letting me sign in...

I've found the BBB to be a joke, TBH.

calling out versions: no, that's what kindof tipped me over the edge, as trying that and it wouldn't revert.

These package managers are much older. YUM came out in 2002 with yellowdog linux. APT as dpkg came out in 1998.