I started writing a response to the trolling and self-congratulatory garbage that followed after this part of your post, then thought better of it. Actions speak louder than words, don't they?
You'd be wise to calm down and think a little harder about what I wrote there.
Since it looks like you are bummin' around, Mike, lemme second that. I saw Todd's original statement as being more self-deprecating than anything. Many people probably did not, but who gives a fuck?
Relatedly, if we are playing 'spot the NSA' for merriment and diversion, I'd be more inclined to finger Todd than Hearn for reasons associated with the original comment. As it happens, I kind of doubt that anyone active here is intimately involve with state sponsored intelligence efforts. I write off the differences I have with the philosophical constructs of Hearn (in particular) as being mostly honest differences in opinion about what is 'good for the world' and what is an actual plausible 'threat' (as opposed to being some paranoid conspiracy theory.)