Whenever I have people come brief and they mention sharding, I always look around to see if I'm the only immature one in the room.

Ok... and now that they do suck?

Yeah! Modern artists use MS Paint! The pinnacle of graphic design.

Won't be the case for all those internet.org users ten years from now.

I'm not quite on board with this.

So on the other end of the conspiracy spectrum, are we to assume wholefood companies had nothing to do with the success of any of Gibson's work?

I didn't get your comment until further down... HTTPS does provide security, it just doesn't guarantee it. Especially where China could probably install any client they want on many many computers.

Don't move to D.C. or Arlington, V.A. Military helicopters galore.

For WHOIS info?

He said D.C.

Do you mean the D.C. that voted to legalize and were told to shove off by the congress critters from other states that the rest of the country elected?

In Arlington VA I take the bus every day. It's not only faster (it takes HOV on 395 which is 10x faster than the regular travel lanes), but I don't have to pay for parking either. The only better alternative I could use for commuting would be to ride my bike, but I really don't have a good solution for my suit. WMATA has its huge flaws, but the buses are usually on schedule, clean, and safe.

Also a large portion of personnel working in that environment, even in the federal buildings are contractors. Only difference between that and this, is the location they're working. Which as you said, has to be vetted facility wise to meet the same standards as federal spaces.

Armageddon?

I think you're really not giving enough credit to those in charge of security auditing in the DoD. First, this may be the way the general likes to explain it, but I don't think it's entirely true, that their tactic is based on security through obscurity. Second, I don't believe those in charge of the auditing would let something as simple as not having the right device to read an old floppy foil their intrusion attempt. It may be old, but I'm willing to bet it's just as secure now as it ever was.