I mean, that’s pretty much it. “I have a gun, so I am the ultimate authority.” Whether the person is a security guard, a cop, or a dude out in his front yard, that’s basically what goes through most of these people’s minds, and why there’s a new article about someone being shot to death for no reason at all every few…

I saw a neat article online predicting that “the American” isn’t Hopper but is actually Dr. Brenner, just so they can set it up for the surprise gotcha reveal (because everyone expects it to be Hopper).
Not that Hopper’s dead; I’m totally on board with the whole “jumped into the upside-down at the last minute” theory.

Not to be that guy, but isn’t it “Kaspersky” instead of “Kapersky?”

Wait, Burzum? Is that a “yeah, he’s probably the sort of guy who would listen to Burzum” reference, or is there actually a connection? Because the last time I heard Burzum referenced (and I don’t mean watching Lord of the Rings with subtitles on) was fifteen years ago, by that guy in high school we all knew was going…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting_(hoaxing)
Unfortunately, asshole anonymous teens have much more power than everyone would like to think.

Wait, I’m not sure I follow your logic. Wouldn’t more people having insurance equate to more people being prescribed opioids, and therefore a higher number of overdoses (if anything, simply due to an increase in their availability)?

Hm, coming at this as a non-physics guy who likes to think about these sorts of things, wouldn’t all of the materials in the ship be pulled “down” by gravity, and then when gravity is suddenly turned off, wouldn’t they spring back up? I’m sure a human standing on the surface wouldn’t notice, but maybe that little bit…

Bee tee dubs, that first link to Anime Feminist is broken; it’s accidentally including kotaku.com in its URL.
Great interview, though!