Right. I think the goal of all this is to have everyone be on SSL so there aren't any mixed-content vulnerabilities. Hardware has come far enough where SSL is n

Right. I think the goal of all this is to have everyone be on SSL so there aren't any mixed-content vulnerabilities. Hardware has come far enough where SSL is no longer overly taxing to encrypt-decrypt streams between the user and the site. So SSL-enabling a site isn't problematic (and in my opinion should be encouraged). (Full disclosure: I wrote that article).