Brother printers won't even let you print in black after you're out of yellow for three weeks.
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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.
Fighter pilot reflexes
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.
Agreed. See also: Benghazi, Hunter Biden, etc.
We have a bad habit of gliding down the slippery slope.
They did pretty well with Inside Out as well. Bing Bong wasn't even in any of the promotional materials at all.
Define recent? This one is almost a decade old.