Rands In Repose: Hacking is Important:
It happens quietly, but the projects that could be the most disruptive to the company begin in silence. Someone, somewhere has a bright idea and a handful of talented engineers are whisked off to a different building behind a locked door. Their status is “elsewhere” and their project is “need to know.”
[Nice idea. Nothing I have to worry about at the moment, but filed for future use.]
Source: Daring Fireball