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yregtoday at 3:41 PM1 replyview on HN

> no password, ever. we email a code that works once and expires in ten minutes.

Why? What's so horrible about passwords? They work so well with password managers.

I hate this forced email sign-in bullshit that's spreading like covid.


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ang_ciretoday at 3:51 PM

I've gone the opposite route with my recent project, using IRC-style nick + pass, with no email. I prefer this to associating everything with a unique identifier about myself.