Exactly 3 billion devices run Java. Every time you install Java on your computer some old DVR or something explodes to maintain the balance
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@root java is why I dropped out of compsci
@root It's at least 30 billion
@parker@dsmc.space 27 billion exploding DVRs... this power could wipe out life on earth
@root To destroy every computer on earth, simply install and uninstall java 3 billion times.
@root Sounds about right!
@root@isopod.zone *explodes your flex-secure*
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Can attest - 20 years ago I wrote Java for set top boxes. It was 10% functional code and 90% guardrails to stay in the 3B limit or perish.
@root I worked for Sun Microsystems, and can confirm. Back then we weren't quite there yet, so nobody had lost fingers to an exploding JavaME phone.
@root every time you install java on your computer Larry Ellison makes a bit more profit.
@root I ran Java back in the 90s but work recently uninstalled the Oracle JVM due to licensing changes.
Does that mean a DVR suddenly pops back into existence or someone makes a new device?
@root if a device with java on it is destroyed, java is automatically installed on someone's computer
@root that’s great lol.
@root Yes but what happens when I uninstall Java from my PC?