Pokemon GO, has been taking the world by storm this last month! Lots of good has come from it from people getting outside, being social, and just getting healthy and fit! But... With all good things, there are always some bad. The Good Like I said earlier, people are being forced to go out and play the game in order to "Catch em All" and because their out and about they are getting sunshine, meeting new people who share their interests, and learning about their own communities while still playing the game. I think that last point deserves more input then the rest though... why? Cause it important. People being involved with the history of their cities and learning it, while catching Pokemon, is providing a unique way of teaching the young and old things they may have never known. The idea of Poke Stops in (Mostly) historical areas and having the ability to drop lures in those areas are providing players a chance to learn, be social, and play. Its an amazing concept and has been shown to work very well. Even in my little city (Fort Saskatchewan) people are connecting in ways that maybe, perhaps, was a bit harder without this game. So....What could be wrong with Pokemon Go? The Bad With people looking down on their phones, and forgetting to look up, I've seen some interesting things. Like the person who walked into a poll, or someone tripping over a log in front of them. Thankfully I haven't heard any insanely negative things locally about the game, but it doesn't take long to find some online. Honestly, just search Pokemon Go on Google...And then cry yourself to sleep for 3 days out of fear that your nightmares are now filled with the fear of the unknown. Nevertheless, there are still some bad things due to the game that has been happening around town. The big issue is with garbage being left in areas that are usually quite clean. Thankfully though, this is improving and the people doing this usually get a good talking too from others involved in the community. So, the game seems amazing right? it must be getting good updates and Niantic must be supporting it quite a bit right?....Right....? Image from Niantic Twitter Account Niantic seems to be handling the community, that they established, in very...Shady ways. Why shady? well when you remove features from a game that bugged out instead of fixing them....Then why remove them...? Why not keep them in the game until you fix them? Or are you planning to remove them for now then re-add them when they work? Or...Better yet.. Why not clarify what the heck your doing? So what feature am I talking about? The "Nearby Feature" which tracks Pokemon around you, was working during the release. Then it just stopped, Niantic said they were aware of this. That's it. I assumed at that point that they would fix this issue but instead they chose to remove the step aspect in the nearby feature. This makes it...Almost impossible to track Pokemon. Might as well all it a tease feature now due to the lack of use it now has. So is it game breaking? No, not at all. But it does feel like Niantic doesn't understand what its community wants. And it's due to this that a lot of people are now leaving the game and asking for refunds because they've lost the features they enjoyed..Which is justified. I've reached out to Niantic to in order to get some kinda comment to this, if they do get back to me I'll be updating this post right below this. But, for now, lets talk about the next....big....smelly...shit show. The 2016 American Election is like watching a egg cook on the sidewalk! If that sidewalk was made out of brimstone and fire from Mt.DOOM. I actually don't know where to start with this...So please bare in mind that I might just rant on about this, then that, then this. Well...Where to start....How about the Trump.
Donald Trump If I had one word for this man... It's WTF (But Chris...That's an abbreviation, not a word! "I know and I don't care") The Ex Democrat now Republican has caused so much media outlets to go crazy that its hard to pin point his biggest issues.... Is it that he may or may not be racist? or that he wants to stop supporting NATO? or is it the fact that he wants to "bomb the shit out of them" (Terrorists and their families)? or is it his odd hair..? If the fact that this man beat 15 other Republicans for the nomination isn't saying enough about how messed up American Politics are these days, then maybe its his idea of a Wall. An insane Wall. But is there any good things about this man...? Well perhaps in some ways there is. His actions against political correctness being used all the time to dictate speeches and how it doesn't allow candidates to truly speak their mind is something that was in desperate need for change. Trump also does have plans for the country in which he serves, and even though it has said a great deal of outlandish things, I, personally, think he did that in order to stand out from a large crowd. Do I think he'll build a wall? no, even if he wanted too, he wouldn't be able to get that passed and I think he knows that... but it did grab him all the media attention he needed to beat the other 15 candidates. But, I did say that this was looking like fire and brimstone, so what about the other side of things....Well then... lets talk about Hillary Clinton This Ex-Republican now Democrat was a First Lady to Bill, Secretary of State to Obama, and has been involved in politics for the better part of 40 years. So what could be wrong about a lady with that much experience in politics? Well... She hasn't really done all that much and what's worse is that this lady has a huge amount of "sketchy" scandals. Which scandals am I talking about though??? Well... If your thinking its the one that she lied, failed at her job, changed sides, or created issues from something that wasn't? then which one are you thinking of? I'm not going to list them all, but I will lightly talk about some of the big ones. Hillary Clinton and Nixon - If you've heard about this before, its actually a false story. She was never fired from the Watergate Committee, and she did work with them. There was, however, some issues with her in the Committee, but instead of writing that out forever, there are plenty of official sources out there, so I encourage you (if interested) to find em, and read them. Hillary Clinton And Bill's Scandal - During Bill Clinton's infamous scandal with Monica (From Friends?!?!?! that would have been awesome), Hillary had made some odd decisions in order to protect and potentially silence a large amount of women that came to confess against actions he had (supposedly) done to them which include, sexual harassment, bribes, and threats. Some of these ladies even got out of court settlements from the Clinton's. But not very much is out there besides a lot of rumors... So this is another one to do your own research and make your own decisions. Bill and Hillary's Speech Payments - This one, has a lot of merit. It's no secret that Bill Clinton has been getting rather large sums of money for speeches he does for companies and countries. Most of these are claimed through the Clinton Foundation which is an organization built for "Creating Partnerships of Purpose". But, if you want to look more into the Clinton Foundation and its potential issues, I highly recommend watching "Clinton Cash" its available on YouTube and provides a accurate view point on it. But for the most part the payments these two received are huge, and sometimes very shady. Email Scandal - This one, even though some people may say wasn't a big deal, is a big deal. She had classified emails and info as the Secretary of State on a server in her house basement. She deleted a large number of emails and her crew did as well, then they wiped their phone, computer, and other devices in order for them not to be found. This to me, screams sketchy. Whats more is that she lied about this whole issue and the circumstances that led to the FBI recommended no further court appeal is very suspicious. Once again, do some research. Benghazi Attack - She lied once again, blamed the issue on something that wasn't the cause, then kept it hidden. Once again, look into it. Lots of sources out there that can provide a better, more detailed idea of this. For This, Now This - She flip flops (not uncommon for a politician but still should be mentioned). She was very strongly against gay marriage, then when she started running for President, she was for it. Supported Bush for the Iraq war, then went against it. Was all for NAFTA, then 100% against it. So on, and so on. So...What's good about her. Well......She's not Trump? I suppose there is that. But she's no Obama. She does have some interesting views on things, like her policies for trade with Canada (Which is where I live). But I can't help but feel that she has a lot of flaws, and what I can't get away from....is that this 2016 Election for the US is more of picking the Lesser of the Two Evils then actually a good candidate. But.... I'm just a happy go lucky Canadian! As long as neither of em decide to build a wall on our border or nuke us, I suppose that the 4 years that they're in won't matter much. And yes, I'm calling it now, whoever wins this election will only be in for 4 years. Because if the next set of candidates can't beat Hillary or Trump, then maybe Canada will have to cut off immigrants from America, cause....We can't have all of you here :D And so ends my first terrible blog post, let me know what you think of this kind of madness in the comments below!
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