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[–] jobes 0 points (+0|-0)

I had always assumed this should be a core directive of the NSA - improved security for open source software used throughout the country. Instead they just discover exploits in things like Notepad++ and Windows to spy on people. Nice to see a slight change

[–] xyzzy [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

One department of them tries to make software safe while another one tries to insert backdoors. Tax money at work.

[–] jobes 0 points (+0|-0)

Yay bureaucracy

[–] xyzzy [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

If you worry about unemployment rate, create more government jobs. Tune the stats which matter for reelection, solving problems would take longer.

There's a name for that, but I don't remember it. Something along "50 years old manager problem", tied to US car manufacturers.