CIA Headquarters Langley VA 2001 My co-founder and I are in the parking lot outside the visitor check-in building. We're two hours early for the meeting, and jet-lagged, so we try to nap a little in the car. The hard rap of an M4 barrel on my window startles me awake. Shocked, I roll down the window. The guy with the M4 is in black full body armor. "We're here for a meeting! We're just early and resting in the car!" I blurt out. "See that building over there?" He points the M4 towards the visitor building. GO check in first, then you can nap." Nevertheless, my lecture went well. Welcome to the FOUNDER GRIND! 🦾

The lecture was on encryption and packet routing.

@dp270 Amusingly, I recall very distinctly the CIA people telling us it was an Iranian shooter that caused all the security modifications before our visit in 2001. Only today when I looked at Wikipedia did I learn it was a Pakistani guy and the CIA guys told us the wrong thing.