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Comment Re:Time to just remove Java (and Silverlight)? (Score 2) 265

That'd be because Oracle's Java updater had a nasty habit of turning the browser plugins back on. Not sure if they've fixed that yet or not.

Besides, it's just standard security practice. If you don't need something, removing it is the safest way to go. At this point, most home users have no need for Java whatsoever.

Comment Re:1st amendment is for the government (Score 5, Insightful) 138

Nobody mentioned the amendment. Freedom of the press is a concept that existed long before that, and it's a pretty good one. In the case of a review site, what they're really selling is their reputation.

If your reputation is as a shill site that won't review something because some corporate types are fighting with some other corporate types, that's not good for your brand.

Comment Just remove Java and get it over with (Score 2, Insightful) 193

At this point there is no reason for most home user systems to have Java on them at all. Just uninstall it and remove this never ending hole from your life.

If you do need it for something (like Minecraft), you can remove it from the browser, which tends to also solve the security problems (unless the Java updater adds itself back in, which it's been known to do). Still a better option than just leaving it. There's very few websites left that actually use Java for anything today.

It sucks more in the corporate world, where there's a lot more Java and thus no easy answer for the security problems that plague it. But for home users? Just remove it and make your life easier.

Comment Re:What could possibly go wrong... (Score 1) 1388

How about it's a dumb idea because what he's describing is closer to magic than actual technology? Assuming all the stuff he describes actually works as described (which it wouldn't), how would you make it so that you can't just hack the gun to remove it? Preventing hacking is hard in digital stuff, let alone in what is fundamentally a purely mechanical system.

I need to be able to take the gun apart to do maintenance on it like cleaning. While I'm doing that, whats stopping me from ripping this junk out? Smart bullets maybe?

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