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It sounds interesting, however the dependency on Facebook makes me not want to even try it. What about it requires Facebook integration?

We just needed it for faster integration. And we want to steal market share from FB. :)

Try BrowserID, it has the fastest integration I've ever used (this is with django).

Great idea. We may integrate that into the system in the next day or so.

This seems to be the theory https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Identity/VerifiedEmailProtocol Can any HN folk comment on the quality of security this provides?

Heck, I don't even like using services with a Facebook button.

But without a "Like" button, how else will you communicate to the world that you cry every time you read the story?