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Perhaps I could offer your friends some unsolicited advice that in order for their website to scale, they should focus on reducing the number of HTTP requests and increase image compression, as a start. =)
I was flying a few weeks ago and the pre-check line was backed up with 30+ people, while the normal security line was empty and I passed right through in seconds. I haven't been to Dulles in years (described in the article), so I'm not sure if it is worse there.
[1] http://www.baylor.edu/nursing/nursing_grad/index.php?id=5668...
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/05/09/dy...
http://www.forumforthefuture.org/greenfutures/articles/turni...
The intel committee knows better than to ask for methods and sources, as it does not want to accidentally leak a national security secret. Their data is often received via NIEs [3]. They might ask for a few methods to cover their butt, but you know for sure that the DCI is never going to give up REAL source - it could cost lives.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_security [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President's_Daily_Brief [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_Estimate
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