> Wouldn’t time travel boop you into space?

You can set your inertial frame such that the device is considered the motionless center of the universe, and everything else moves around it. It would be some complex physics, but then so would time travel.

I like to consider the idea that time travel may be possible through a sort of gate, and that no one has traveled to the past so far because the earliest you can travel is to the creation of the first gate. But once the first is built, the floodgate will be opened and people from all times will be appearing through it.

In terms of only traveling via observation, there is an excellent short story by Asimov about this very thing.

I prefer duty to retreat. I feel stand your ground is a lot more feelings-based and has too low a bar for lethal force. I don't want it to be acceptable to shoot someone because their skin color made their yelling seem life-threatening.

That said, duty to retreat might also have too high a bar. For instance, if someone's entire life is contained in and dependent on their vehicle, I don't think it is reasonable to expect them to abandon it if they have the means to defend themselves.

It's tricky all around, and I don't have info at hand to say which is more effective, or even what effective would mean with this issue. Are we more worried about people dying, or are we more worried about putting the burden on the victim of violent altercations to do the right thing?

Is it "wrong"?

So...you're saying the front fell off when a (shock)wave hit it, but they managed to get the boat outside the (nautical) environment?

Cut him some slack, people.

It says right there how much tougher his life is.

Huh. I thought bed bugs exclusively fed on humans. I feel great sympathy for those chickens.

Looking for Mr Goodbar.

Yes, it's a subdued thriller, not action, but it's shot basically on a computer screen. Everything is skype calls and net searches and the like. I found it a decent enough story to make the gimmick worth it.

Are you looking for action? If not, the movie Searching might interest you.

Airheads

It's all about Reeves' acting. Pure talent. (I know you said you just watched this movie as well, but I wanted to highlight this scene.)

Some people really liked all the different ways he tied the motif of dealing with a wild animal together. There are layers to the ways he expressed that message all through the story, and in the subtle acting cues. People also liked how the creature "explained" a variety of unexplained reports of aerial phenomena through history - from UFOs to angels.

I agree with you (I think) that the movie was good, but not as incredible as some have made it out to be. I would suggest looking up the Reddit megathread if you are interested in how some people really dug down into the symbols and nods.

Soldier with Kurt Russel

Completely different tack, but you might enjoy The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. The guy who did the Super Size Me documentary details endorsements and product placement as he goes out and tries to find backers for the documentary about getting backers.