Rabble-rousing Rambling

It has not been a great start. It, however, has been a busy one. Don’t smoke (Stay quit!!) : Going strong! The urge to smoke still surfaces on occasion. I have, however, been able to avoid every time. I must admit that it gets easier, but it always take a bit of an effort.m Say yes more often: Doing ok. I have caught myself a couple of times. Still needs work

In the tradition of joining new social tools on the interwebs, here some thoughts on my experience. The usual steps are: The first few hours – mostly spent exploring the interface, the features, mired in the comparisons between the “old” and the “new” At some point, the lack of interaction and content of previous networks – the constant buzz of twitter, the inane conversations of facebook etc.

I hate passwords. Seems like several smart people are on the case of getting rid of the “password” Lucas Gonze, argues the loss of meaning around design of user authentication mechanisms. A world without passwords! How will we identify each other? Exchange tokens. Make “forgot password” the default. Passwords are the new pay-wall. A non-violent protest against the cruel overlord — the “password”. Justin Balthrop, calls for a boycott .