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Passwords... Again. I can't believe I still have to create an account. Even for a website like HN that I'm completely addicted to, I would've never signed up if

• a3_nm 15y ago
  This isn't phrased very pleasantly, but it is a valid point. It would be very cool to have OpenID support like on HN.
  • 8bitpal 15y ago
    I'm working on it. Coming soon. (I developed Hackful)
• petercooper 15y ago
  Twitter, Facebook, or even GitHub authentication is certainly de rigeur, but I must admit I thought OpenID had fallen off the radar and I haven't seen any interesting new projects supporting it lately. Even 37signals gave up on it mostly due to lack of use: http://productblog.37signals.com/products/2011/01/well-be-retiring-our-support-of-openid-on-may-1.html http://productblog.37signals.com/products/2011/01/well-be-re... Nothing against OpenID, per se, but it doesn't feel like it has taken off. Or maybe the big sites that are using it are just getting on with it AOK :-)
• robgough 15y ago
  I only recently made the effort to switch to a tool like 1Password and it's great for creating on-the-fly secure passwords that I don't need to bother remembering. I believe there's quite a few products that do a similar job.