I'm kinda shocked that of all the "experts" the reporter talked to, nobody used more than a dozen passwords. I'm no crypto geek, I don't force SSL everywhere, I've never used TOR or anonymous VPNs or anything - but I have a few different password systems that allow me to use and remember semi-unique, word-free passwords on any site I care about. If you were targeting me personally, and you obtained the plaintext of a few dozen passwords, you could probably figure one of them out; if you're running a typical automated attack, you're going to miss me.
I can't possibly be the fastest runner from this bear.