Hi Peter. I'm from Brazil and I've recently finished my Master's in the US and have been working in CS under opt for the last 6 months.
My company missed the H1-b deadline. Do I have any other options / anything else they could still do this year besides applying for the stem extension?
It is because of institute hostility that there are fewer hacks.
That hack in particular took multiple months of preparation and was took down by the institute in less than 1 hour; before anyone could really see it. Also the amount of security and possible consequences has increased drastically in the last 2 years; continuing the trend of the last 6 years.
I don’t think that sort of hack would have been taken down any less quickly in the past. The only time dome hacks have lasted a while have been when they’re extremely tricky to take down.
I have some further opinions about what you allude to at the end of your comment, but that should probably be taken offline.
The terrorists won that day, not because of the physical destruction, but because of the literal description of their profession. Terror was instilled, and the public psyche still hasn't been treated properly, it's like the nation as a whole has PTSD.