WOW. That WaPo article about Spyder (aka Spider) was quite the roller coaster. I work in IT and occasionally I come across people who profess to be experts in this or that when, in fact, all they do is throw around a few buzz words that even they don't understand.
Unfortunately, people unfamiliar with the industry (SIDNEY!) listen to clowns like Spyder and think he must be knowledgeable because he uses big words and acronyms.