Posts by Adan Mathews

What about you? Did you start out full of enthusiasm, then taper off (like about 96% of users)? Or have you never left? Odds would probably put you in the former category, as the number of daily active users playing Pokémon GO has dropped to about 4 percent of its August peak of more than 10 million. Of course,...

Have you ever run into a celebrity on the street? Depending on the celebrity and the moment in which you catch them, you’re liable to get a variety of results, though most of these 17 encounters fall into the “What a cool person” category according to these AskReddit users. Especially this one: #1. Robin Williams...

If you’re one of the more pragmatic Pokémon GO players out there who just wants a clean game experience with some added features here and there and a consistently improving user experience, then Niantic has some good news for you. Media analyst David Cole sees real potential for Pokémon GO in the coming year, as...

#7. Public peeing is an architetural hazard. Source #6. Using your non-dominant hand can help you dominate your feelings. Source #5. FEMA uses Waffle House to rank natural disasters. Source They pretty much only shut down if they don’t have power. During 2016’s Hurricane Matthew, 25 Waffle houses closed down throughout Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, where the...

Nintendo only owns 32% of the Pokémon company. Back in July, that “revelation” was enough to send their stock “crashing back to earth,” after it soared in the week following the launch of Niantic’s AR phenomenon. See that big jump, followed by an almost immediate 50% dip? That’s a bunch of people throwing their money away....

Bullies suck. They all eventually grow up, but that doesn’t mean that they all stop being bullies – though some of certainly them do. Meeting your childhood bully rarely goes like in the movies or that short story that was actually too long to be a short story, you know that one you wrote/read in...

Just about everybody has a good/weird “meet the parents” yarn to spin. But does yours involve death or an involuntary pelvic exam? These 22 tales from AskReddit are especially weird, effed-up, awkward, and all-around especially fun to read: #22. “Aaaawwwkkkkkwwwarrrrrd” “I walked in the house to meet my boyfriend’s parents. Literally the first words out of...

Ever just had one of those days? These 13 people certainly have! They shared on AskReddit their stories of the horrible customers that made them lose it, and here they are, collected for your reading pleasure: #1. I’m just gonna move on past your attitude and grab my board. Own my own smartphone repair shop that opens at 10. Was running late one...

#8. Pigeons are just fugly doves. Source: 1, 2 This is a rock dove: #7. Cologne is killing your game, dudes. Source Sorry, bros… #6. If you’re gonna build a jail, best leave a way out. Source #5. There are times when the exceptions outnumber the rule. Source: 1, 2 I’m just now finding this out today. Apparently,...

The folks over at Pokémon Go Hub have put together a handy chart that lays out the best attack packages of Mons and move sets. I’ll give you the rankings and analysis of the top 5, and then we’ll glance through the top 20 or so: #5. Flareon Flareon is the easiest of the top five attackers to acquire. In fact,...

Food. It brings us together. It helps identify our culture. And it (literally) gives us a reason to live. Check out these 7 cool facts you might not know about the stuff you put in your belly. #7. Mushrooms are like family to us. Source #6. There’s a reason for that hole. Source #5. Mystery...

So, we’re all pretty sure that Ditto is eventually going to show up. I mean, there was definitely a Ditto in that 1 km egg Niantic sent to a dude named Cash after he lost some items during a server crash: The fact that the avatar didn’t pop up after the egg hatched was a...

To coincide with the talk show host’s week-long stint at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, the Conan show released an app called “Catch Coco” on iOS and Android, where you can search NYC for AR (“augmented reality”) versions of Conan eating 15 different sandwiches. I caught a Conan! Download the Catch Coco app to catch Conan eating...

#6. Dreams evolve with technology. Source #5. They can become reality. Source #4. For animals, dreams are basically normal life. Source Check this out: Whoa!

While not everyone can be a great storyteller, just about everybody has to have a good, campfire-worthy, creepy story from their life. These AskReddit posts are no exception. Some of them start out super-spooky, but have logical explanations. Some remain unsolved, or imply a sprinkle or two of the supernatural. Some are a crazy mix...