yes, this is my vastly greater preference, running the original version.
i have bias against browser basing every thing, when we already have perfectly good desktops. the code for most "IF" is small and suitable for the functions a browser is capable of performing, but i just dont trust browsers as a consumption device.
im older than dirt so i work with files locally, isolated from internet environment.
I would also add 'Always set a timeout with -t' both to protect the keys from misuse, and so you don't forget your passphrase when you rarely type it in.
>> It abuses platforms that do not implement the BIOS Write Lock mechanism incorrectly
I agree that post-boot the BIOS should be read-only.
> The UEFI payload would work on Linux systems, yes. But the delivery system described would not.
There was a case of rm -rf / erasing UEFI variables on linux system, rendering the system unbootable. Mapping the BIOS into the file-system doesn't strike me as too clever, but then again what do I know.
They do last for quite a while, but eventually one of the switches will go intermittent, depending on how much minecraft the user has been playing...