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After a month-long test run running completely without it, PC Magazine writer Larry Seltzer has come to an interesting conclusion: "Java as a client-side platform is pretty clearly a failure, and all that remains of it is a big fat attack surface on your computer."

While that may be true, we think there are a few other things to consider before attempting at making your machine a Java-free runtime environment.

Is the real-time web just Silicon Valley buzz built up by hype-masters aiming to cash out? Good evidence otherwise comes from Woopra, an upstart real-time website analytics company that today announced that it's taking off its Beta label.

Founded in Lebanon and now international, Woopra said today that the service will lift previous account size limits, will offer paid user accounts and will limit free accounts to by invitation only. CEO John Pozadzides recorded an awesome video that's both humble and inspiring. We learned about the announcement from the blog ArabCrunch, and that blog's coverage is today's Real-Time Web Article of the Day.