NIST leans into the Backrooms meme with an official spooky video
philvenables · x · 2026-10-21
The official NIST account posted a short video styled after the 'Backrooms' liminal-horror meme, captioned 'Welcome to the NIST Backrooms.' Phil Venables, former NIST cybersecurity leader, quipped that it's cool but also makes him question his next visit to NIST. A government science agency embracing the meme is the fun part.
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