Then as smart phones took off, all the companies quadrupled down on the walled garden idea

Yahoo and MSN had interop before smartphones existed. AIM and Google Talk (Jabber) as well.

When smart phones took off, Facebook Messenger actually had Jabber support (which also gave it interop with AIM and Google Talk).

The consolidation and walled gardens unfortunately came back later.

in “Russia”

We never find out exactly what happens to Benny Russell beyond this point, as after the breakdown occurs, Captain Sisko wakes up. Back on Deep Space 9, it seems as if his experiences as Benny Russell were all just a fantasy.

Yes, we do. He ends up in an asylum. He is shown briefly while Sisko approaches the Orb of the Emissary.

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Orb_of_the_Emissary

They do. By default the system partition is straight up mounted read-only.

Is that… ICQ? Why?

They banned flavored pods. That’s why disposables took off. Those are banned now too, but enforcement is basically non-existent at the federal level.

So basically Crisis Point II?

##SKIPINTRO

systemctl disable systemd-critic.service

Systemd-init, the core part of systemd, offersa wide range of features surpassing other init systems. More features lead to more bugs and security vulnerabilities.

This is a bad take. Many of systemd’s features improve security significantly. And having all that code in one cohesive place can’t possibly be inherently less secure than the cornucopia of init scripts we used to use.

As opposed to Q?

Stargate SG-1 – Murica!

DO I LOOK LIKE I KNOW WHAT A HEISENBERG COMPENSATOR IS?

While we’re talking about that episode, I don’t think Pulaski gets enough credit for pulling off that Victorian look like a boss.

Google Lens turned up this: https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/star-trek-voyager-technical-manual.php