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Inspired by Simon’s screencast, I’ve enabled OpenID comments on my blog. I’m sure I’ve overlooked something, so feel free to test it out on this post and tell me if something doesn’t work right. If you don’t have an OpenID yet, get one!

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By the way, I would have voted for Drew Brees for “most accurate,” and the evidence backs it up: Only 44 poor throws out of a league‐leading 479 pass attempts for a 9.9 percentage of bad throws… He’s also an astonishing 26‐for‐45 for 14 TDs, 2 INTs and 1,112 yards on throws that travel at least 21‐plus yards in the air. He leads the league in 20‐plus yard passes (55) and 20‐plus yard touchdowns (16). He has the best TD/INT differential in the league (+15). He’s second in passing for first downs (180 overall). He’s even second in the league in dropped passes by his receivers (28). Look, I know Tomlinson has been amazing, but Brees has been playing out of his mind with a collection of rookies and castoffs. He has to be the MVP through 14 weeks. No other choice is acceptable.

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We used to quip that “password” is the most common password. Now it’s “password1.” Who said users haven’t learned anything about security?

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Lamar Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, dead at 74. Arguably the greatest and most respected sports owner of all time, Hunt coined the term “Super Bowl” and helped make Major League Soccer a reality. The teams he owned were not just items in his portfolio — they were manifestations of his love of sports and the people around him. Kansas City is in mourning today. Sports fans everywhere should mourn with them.

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Time Warner Cable wants the NFL to “get real.” Cox had a similar squabble with ESPN a few years back. Why do the bickering parties in these disputes think they can get the public to pick sides? Just like labor disputes in professional sports, this sort of conflict reflects poorly on everyone involved.

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A movement started by a hockey fan on Something Awful is now getting coverage nationwide: the NHL now chooses its All‐Star teams starting lineups entirely by fan vote, so he started a movement to send Rory Fitzpatrick (an unheralded bench‐warmer) to the prestigious game. Whether it’s a salute to the NHL everyman, an affection for the underdog, or a vote of no confidence in the voting methodology… well, it’s pretty cool to watch. Right now Fitzpatrick is fifth in voting among Western Conference defensemen.

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The New, Soft Paternalism. Fascinating read about how new state laws are helping Americans stop themselves from doing things they should not (e.g., gamble). My “short‐term” self is rather weak‐willed, so I’ve had some success with letting my “long‐term” self take control: I embrace external authority, arbitrary as it may be, to get things done. (Like insisting on a penalty fee in a freelance project if the deadline slips.)

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Screens from Gamefly

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Gamefly, the Netflix of video games, does a nice thing when you try to rent your first game on a new system: Much better than being forced to go to an options page. However, the “GameQ” page — where you can specify the order in which you want your games delivered — needs a…

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