please read the Egyptian Sinuhe, a book by Mika Waltari. You'll love the book (everybody does) and you'll get the joke. http://www.amazon.com/Sinuhe-Egyptian-New-Portway-Reprints/dp/0855948450

Being paranoid does not mean they're not after you

on days like these, you can see it, smell it and... taste it.

most geeks are short-sighted (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myopia) hence their glasses would not help