Badges? Do We Need Your Stinking Badges?

Maybe be we do...? I'm still processing this one...

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Badges
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/08/mozillas-open-badges-project-a-new-way-to-recognize-learning/

One rather quick reaction though - how might this be different than grades that appear to show competency, but often just show survival skills? I guess I'll need to get some badges to find out.