Sure, that's an example of a user case where using a password manager can be inconvenient. But... + You don't have to have the password manager generate your password, meaning you can still use readable passwords. + The hassle of *not* using a password manager is potentially much bigger. Seriously, how often do most people log on to a site from a friend's computer? If regularly for a particular stie, just pick a readable, memorizable password for that one particular website.

...world problems.

Gmail and other good email clients are superb tools for dredging out old communications. Instant messengers suck at that, if only because the conversational format makes them much harder to read. How is ditching email an advantage?

At a GDP per capita of just over 5000 USD, Syrians owning iPhones is the equivalent of Americans owning a 5000 USD device and using that to bring the government down. Or requires the American equivalent of earning 500.000 per year to make the cost of the iPhone for these Syrians comparable to their income. Like, the masses, right? Clearly, not quite. Syrians owning iPhones are a tiny and rich minority. Claiming these people are rebels is like saying the 1% are, really, rebels.

Epinions appears to not allow for exports.

Thanks! I'm the OP and also a bit surprised by the quite negative reactions to the post. Particularly because user reviews are part of pretty much every website which promotes any type of product on a larger scale (Amazon, CNET, IMDB to name a few). The more contributors, the more trustworthy the site and the reviews. Can it be that few of the /. crowd actually every post a review on any of these sites? What annoys me with these websites, though, is that as soon as you start contributing to most of them, you lose ownership of the content you create, while adding value for the website in question. Goodreads is an exception, and thrives on a huge community of individuals who clearly are far removed from the commenters to this post (because, as, it appears, /. doesn't "give a fuck" and thinks these people are all rather "vain"). An open product review website would solve this.

Amazon doesn't allow for exports of your reviews. So once you start submitting, you're locked in.

Why do you carry cards in the first place? You will be able to pay everywhere with cash. Oh, wait, cards are convenient, aren't they? And with Visa and MasterCard on board, it's only a matter of time before all pos systems will be converted to accept NFC payments.

You must be American. The democratic process as we know it is extremely vulnerable to a dictatorship of minorities. During election times, those on the ballot will try to please as many as possible. If there's a small but vocal minority opposing, say, an adjusted taxation system, those on the ballot would rather avoid hot topics like these, during election time. Mr. Huitema is not a democracy-hater, he's a pragmatist.

Won't this also open the way to a tiered internet?