Not because we want to and not because its better, but because its in accordance with regulations written by the Federal Communications Commission. Right. Don't mention anything about that big cluster of wires that branch off into that secured room ran by people who don't work there. Stick to the 'better protect' copy.

The image above is what I got when I logged into my Comcast cable account to find out how much last month's damage was. I'm not really digging the sites that say, ok, you've authenticated with a username and password, but it looks like you're on a different computer or different IP address, so I'm going to add one more thing you need to remember and type in. Isn't agility what the web is all about? I know there's a balance to strike, but we aren't there yet. Where's that damn CardSpace and OpenID?