And of course, the first statement that comes from police anytime someone is shot despite being unarmed - "He had a gun". Doesn't matter that there are eyewitnesses on the scene saying otherwise, doesn't matter that there was virtually no reason for the victim to be armed, doesn't matter that the actual taking into…

Somehow, "police shoot unarmed teenager in his home" doesn't inspire me to think that the police are the only ones that should be trusted with guns.

Putting their lives on the line is the JOB. If they're incapable of handling that, they need to find other work, before events like this happen. The police carry greater responsibility than the average citizen - that means they need to be subject to higher standards, not lesser ones.

Who cares? The police shot someone for holding a Wiimote when answering his door. I don't care if Christopher Roupe was 17, 70, or any ages in between or beyond, that's an inexcusable use of lethal force.

Try All-Star Superman. It's a 12-issue limited series (easily found in graphic novel format now) written by Grant Morrison, one of the industry's best writers. Morrison wanted to write "a collection of 'timeless' Superman" stories, and the result is fairly impressive. The story doesn't dwell on his origins (dealt…

As mentioned before, the two companies have virtually zero overlap in footprint...

This is one of those situations where heroic intervention isn't necessary, because few things will get you hunted down and arrested (and probably beaten) faster than stealing from the cops.

Privacy is worth losing lives. It's an equation nobody ever wants to explicitly come out and say, but it's true. Privacy is worth a Boston Marathon, or an Oklahoma City, or even another 9/11. The reason this is true is because the loss of privacy can mean suffering for an infinitely larger amount of people. All it…

Yes. Their methods are intrusive and horribly overreaching, and there's been no evidence presented that their "protection" has actually WORKED to stop any kind of attack.

"Something bad is happening now, but it's always been done, so nobody should try to change that."

I faintly remember some Q&A session some of the Daily Show people did a few years back where they said they introduce themselves as vaguely as possible without outright lying. "We're from a relatively small cable channel and we want to do a story on you", "What channel? Well, we're channel ## in New York, not sure…

Can you source your claim about Nintendo making more money? All I can find is their 5-year financials which suggest they're not doing so well.

I'm not missing your point, I'm saying your point is not a good one. Yes, it's common knowledge that Nintendo home consoles are supplemental/secondary consoles. Aiming to be second is not a good sales strategy. It means people will pick up your console later, if at all, guaranteeing a smaller adoption rate and more…

But to say that "7 major titles a year just isn't enough" makes one think that you bought the Wii U for all the wrong reasons. Or that you are unfamiliar with how Nintendo works. Or how that math adds up over the years to being just as many, if not more 1st party games as MS or Sony.

One month of above average sales does not make up for months of dismal performance. Show us 3 months of growth, and maybe we'll buy the "momentum" claim.

Non-trans people never try to reinvent themselves with invented credentials and made-up work history? Her transition was when she chose to make up lies, but this story could easily have been that of someone who wanted to escape their family, their hometown, past crimes, past debts, and so on. Leaving her trans…

Name changes existed before trans people, as did reinventing one's life and lying about credentials. You could include all that information, and simply say "Dr. V changed her name TO this in XXXX, while prior to that, she was named in lawsuits concerning..."

Educational institutions and employers have more than just names on file. SSNs, prior addresses, bank info... it's not hard for trans people to verify employment/education. Most of the time, it's just a matter of making a note of it.

If an individual commits fraud, it shouldn't matter what sex/orientation/whatever they are, the fraud should be revealed.

It wasn't tactless if it was deliberate. He found out she was trans, and wanted "oh my god!" reactions from the subjects in his piece to drum up pageviews.