In the NaBloPoMo review for 'G', Rashenbo mentioned the following:

I liked [blog] and wanted to comment... but Wordpress was making me register and I get tired of registering and entering captcha codes to make a comment... so I just scooted along!

That gave me something of an epiphany. I have only had one comment on this blog since its inception. I know it isn't the most interesting of topics or aimed at the widest of audiences, but I really would like feedback on the ideas. I didn't think that my fear of comment spam was restricting things, but I should have thought about it. I also hate registering with some site I don't really know, for them to do FSM-knows-what with, so why am I forcing people to do the same? I just changed the policy and now anyone can comment, without having to register. I'll rely on the magic of Akismet to stop comment spam for me. Enjoy the new and improved Shouting Distance Blog, Now With Less Tyranny(TM).