@scalzi.com I am reading Lock In right now, and having grown up in York, PA I’m curious why you decided to have one of the threep nutjob protestors come from my old hometown? (I’m just curious, not complaining. That nitwit could easily have been from York.)

It's driving distance to DC and it is a placename at least some people would recognize. Also I have a friend who lives there (she think it's a lovely place), so it was top of mind when I was writing.