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The documents were littered with NSA claims that the agency's hackers had access to nearly every piece of commercial hardware and software on the market. The agency appeared to have acquired a vast library of ways into every major app, social media platform, server, router, firewall, antivirus software, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, computer, and operating system.
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
Nicole Perlroth
I always felt Michael’s legendary trash talking wasn’t meant for the other guy; it was another way for him to heighten the pressure he put on himself, because once you’ve told others how bad you’re about to fuck them up, you’re gonna have to deliver on that promise. I tell my guys, “Pressure, pressure, pressure.” Most people run from stress. I run to it. Stress keeps you sharp, it challenges you in ways you never imagined and forces you to solve issues and manage situations that send weaker people running for cover. You can’t succeed without it.
But if you watch the hidden camera footage of the stunt, and note the time of day (morning rush hour) and the demographics (busy government employees on their way to work), it starts to make more sense. Those mindless barbarians who had no idea what they were witnessing were commuters on their way to work who couldn’t afford to stop at that exact moment to appreciate art. Certain art hungers for context.
The Art of Asking
Amanda Palmer and Brené Brown
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