Lost count of how many times this was mentioned, but it bears repeating still : You don't own what you can't control. Even if your name is on it, even if you'v

Lost count of how many times this was mentioned, but it bears repeating still : You don't own what you can't control. Even if your name is on it, even if you've given it to everyone, even if you use it on a million other accounts as a means of access and an identity, you don't really own it. This is why, I still keep a contact@domain for professional work while saving all my personal stuff on Gmail locally via POP. The nice thing about HN (or the bad thing; depends on your perspective) is that it doesn't need an email. I wish more watering holes were like that. Alas, people are flaky with passwords and need resetting from time to time.