Pokemon Go! I'm obsessed

The game NEVER works for me. It always buggy and theres never any pokemon wherever I go. I cant even catch any at this point because its so laggy

Cartel Press is a fake news outlet.

http://www.snopes.com/teen-kills-younger-brother-because-he-thought-he-deleted-his-pokemon/

coach deez nuts wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

This is why as I have said in the past, being a state champ means nothing in and of itself. There are boys CC state champs in this country who won in over 18 minutes for 5k, so comparatively 9:30 and 4:25 are pretty good. As a comparison though, there are 4 boys on my sons HS team who can do better than what that state champ ran.

Show me a state champ anywhere in the country who ran over 18 minutes for 5k in the past year. I'll be waiting.

Ok...now that you've been proven wrong, I guess you aren't waiting anymore.

just make sure you buy a power bank bc your phone is gonna die really quickly

I am just going to walk around with my phone in my hand and tell people that random Pokemon "animals' are coming up. I will make up names based upon European soccer players (mostly retired)

"There is a Zizou about 1/4 of a mile on the left"

"A block away there is a Baggio"

"I found 4 Rooneys over by the 7-11"

fitnessisametalstate wrote:

As a former state champ, 4:25/9:30 2 miler who's been slothing for the past 4 years, this is great for getting me out of the house. I installed today, and got to lvl 7, my highest CP is ~150'ish (pretty bad i know). I've read 12-15 articles today on optimal playing, and will be hopefully taking over my church's/gym's within the week. I biked maybe 5-6 miles at least today, in spurts of interval training, and my everything is burning: quad/thighs...etc

you old timers should try it out, it'll get you up and in shape.

Anyone else obsessed now? i'm 25 for reference, and it's nice to burn time while i wait on employers to get back to me.

Less shocked about the obsession over a stupid App than I am you won state with PRs of 4:25/9:30.

Son, put down the moisturizer, take the hair tie out of your man bun, get a $9 haircut, put on pants that go all the way to your ankles and go get a job. I'll bet there are hundreds of retail establishments with help wanted signs in the window within biking distance of you right now.

A couple years in the Army would do you some good, too. Get you off that 'daddy was hard on me' whine.

I'm an idiot wrote:

I've been playing for three days. I have a cp 136. I have no idea about gyms, competitions, eggs, or anything else. I have been collecting Pokeballs like they're wheat cents.

Oh- and I'm 47 years old.

I'm 46 and downloaded the app after seeing a LOT of people walking around the downtown area near where I live. I go hunting when walking the dog and should be a level 5 soon. I really don't know anything about it other than the pokestops to get balls and catching pokemon. It is fun though.

the letter why wrote:

coach deez nuts wrote:

Show me a state champ anywhere in the country who ran over 18 minutes for 5k in the past year. I'll be waiting.

You're an idiot.

http://ms.milesplit.com/meets/218999/results/413101/formatted#.V4egyI-cGP8

And that's the AA meet. The A meet was won in over 20 minutes. Some of our states are small, have bad distance running in general, and have way too many class divisions. Get over yourself.

I've seen state meet 3200s won in 11:30, 1600s over 5:10. That happens pretty much every year in these small divisions.

Coach... You can take deez nuts out of your mouth now. Not sure how you fit both them and youe foot in there at the same time.

I'm a big fan of fads. The Pokemon Go! craze is gradually building up into a gigantic tidal wave because of the designers -- genius-- with social engineering. Consider this game has yet to be released in Japan? China?

I think it's good thing. But be careful and respectful for one another.

I think the designers should code it to where there is actual random interaction between people Version 2.0?

You heard it hear first on letsrun. They're on the right track.

Now, lets get it going folks.

Warning: Pokemon GO is a Death Sentence if you are a Black Man.

This week has been a catastrophe for Blackness. Two men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, were killed by police officers within 24 hours of each other. Neither had committed a crime that was punishable by death nor did they put any officers lives at risk. It’s inexcusable, unjustifiable, and is perpetuated by a system that disproportionately targets Black Men. Later in the week, 5 police officers in Dallas were killed in the line of duty by a single gunman during an otherwise peaceful protest concerning those cases of lethal force.* All of these deaths are completely senseless.

Those are the facts.

In another sector of the internet this week, a mobile game called Pokemon GO was released. Being of the geekish human variety, I was inexplicably excited about this game. They were giving me a chance to catch ’em all once again, this time in the real world using an obvious combination of technology and magic. I downloaded it immediately when I saw the news of its release.

Even in the wake of such sadness, the iconic theme music started and it was impossible for me to prevent the delighted grin from taking over my face. As I was introduced to Professor Willow, who tasked me with assisting him with his research by catching as many Pokemon that I could, I giggled like a middle school girl being approached by her secret crush on the schoolyard.

After capturing my first Pokemon, I started taking notes on the interface and how the game would work. It seemed straightforward enough. Using GPS, my avatar marks my position on a simplified version of what is essentially Google Maps. Little grass confetti animations show me where Pokemon might be located nearby. Seems reasonable that I should walk there and potentially this would allow me to catch one. I see a few that seem to be located in my apartment complex, but unfortunately it’s getting late (around 10:30 pm) and I have a good ole’ American nine-to-five job. Like a normal adult, I started up my computer, played a couple hours of Overwatch, poked around on Facebook for another hour while in bed, then went to sleep.

Early the next morning, shortly after my partner left for work, I couldn’t help but to give Pokemon Go another shot. I had about an hour before I needed to be at work so this seemed like the perfect opportunity. I threw some clothes on, fired up the app, and set out for an adventure.

Very quickly my Pokemon catching dreams were obliterated by the unfortunate reality that exist for a Black Man in America. I realized that if I keep playing this game, it could literally kill me.

(I play as a black female character because they are so few represented in video games.)

I spent less than 20 minutes outside. Five of those minutes were spent enjoying the game. One of those minutes I spent trying to look as pleasant and nonthreatening as possible as I walked past a somewhat visibly disturbed white woman on her way to the bus stop. I spent the other 14 minutes being distracted from the game by thoughts of the countless Black Men who have had the police called on them because they looked “suspicious” or wondering what a second amendment exercising individual might do if I walked past their window a 3rd or 4th time in search of a Jigglypuff.

When my brain started combining the complexity of being Black in America with the real world proposal of wandering and exploration that is designed into the gamplay of Pokemon GO, there was only one conclusion. I might die if I keep playing.

The breakdown is simple:

There is a statistically disproportionate chance that someone could call the police to investigate me for walking around in circles in the complex.

There is a statistically disproportionate chance that I would be approached by law enforcement with fear or aggression, even when no laws have been broken.

There is a statistically disproportionate chance that I will be shot while reaching for my identification that I always keep in my back right pocket.

There is a statistically disproportionate chance that more shots will be fired and I will be dead before any medical assistance is available.

The premise of Pokemon GO asks me to put my life in danger if I chose to play it as it is intended and with enthusiasm. Let’s just go ahead and add Pokemon GO to the extremely long list of things white people can do without fear of being killed, while Black people have to realistically be wary.

Honestly, I wish this was a joke post or a satire of some sort. It isn’t.

Something needs to change…like yesterday.

When Sergeant Kyle Smith of the Washington State Patrol last night spotted a car on the shoulder of a road near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, he assumed the vehicle was somehow disabled.

But when Smith approached the auto, he discovered that the male driver had pulled over while playing Pokémon Go simultaneously on eight separate phones.

As seen in the photo snapped by Sergeant Smith (and leaked to media), the driver had the phones secured inside a makeshift foam carrier rig.

The driver, cops say, agreed to put the phones in the car’s rear seat before resuming his commute. The motorist, who was not identified by police, was not cited for distracted driving or any vehicular violations.

http://thesmokinggun.com/sites/default/files/assets/pokemonrig19.jpg