Re: I'm disappointed
" for a Techie publication, this place does seem to have a disproportionate share of luddites."
All it takes to be considered a "luddite" these days is to point out serious flaws in the tech? Really?
"there is a significant convenience factor to allowing and disallowing access to people at your whim."
Sure, there are such use cases (although they're not exactly common). But there are existing solutions that are not only well-established, but also don't rely on a third-party provider and are not insanely overpriced.