Remove the (empty) ThreadPoolExecutor.finalize() method

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      Prior to JDK 11, ThreadPoolExecutor.finalize() was specified to
      "[invoke] shutdown() when this executor is no longer referenced and it has no threads."

      In JDK 11, ThreadPoolExecutor.finalize() was re-specified to do nothing, leaving the finalize() method empty. (JDK-8190324).

      In JDK 18, finalize() was deprecated for removal (JDK-8276447), after first being "standard" deprecated in JDK 9 (JDK-8165641).

      The finalize() method can safely be removed from ThreadPoolExecutor.

            Assignee:
            Brent Christian
            Reporter:
            Brent Christian
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