This is the sort of time saver that will cost you time later, when you want to spend your time on authentication even less. Twitter is wanting to cut off basic auth because of "security issues" (<a href="http://apiwiki.twitter.com/OAuth-FAQ#WhenareyougoingtoturnoffBasicAuth" rel="nofollow">http://apiwiki.twitter.com/OAuth-FAQ#Whenareyougoingtoturnof...</a>), and while OAuth isn't required now, it likely will be soon.