…with crypto-locked bootloaders/ECMs/tractors to make sure none of the serfs threaten the king’s power with digital pitchforks.

Assuming they keep the upstream pronunciation theory, I think it would be: fringe-n-x

What are you doing, step-dog?

Abducted.

I would sooner blame the management, that would even think of excluding “untested” or “unsupported” browsers, like some kind of technofacist dictator, instead of choosing a helpful “if you’re having problems with our shit site, use chrome” message… or even literally doing nothing… everything is broken these days, and a half-functional site is better than an intentionally-broken one.

Factorio

The ability to financially support those one would leech off of (both bandwidth & sourcing)… Nothing mandatory, but perhaps being able to post a bounty for particular hard-to-find material, or for someone to seed a dead torrent.

Pretty much anything from protectli. Very flexible.