People who are genuinely serious about blocking JavaScript (like me, and I’m sure many others in the HN crowd) are happy to install NoScript, especially since i

People who are genuinely serious about blocking JavaScript (like me, and I’m sure many others in the HN crowd) are happy to install NoScript, especially since it gives you much more fine-grained control than simply on/off. I agree that hiding it behind an about:config switch is perfectly fine, considering that there is rarely a legitimate reason to use the setting.