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A Labor Day Reflection

The Art Cafe

As summer winds down and we head into Labor Day weekend, it’s a good moment to pause and remember the people who fought for the rights many of us now take for granted—safer workplaces, fair hours, and the dignity of a living wage. A visiting minister at church this morning reminded us how costly that progress was, especially for children who once worked long, dangerous hours that cut their lives short. Those protections didn’t arrive by accident, and they aren’t guaranteed forever. Our community—and the wider world—does better when we insist on safe conditions and stand ...

New Pokemon Go level cap a needed rebalance

Area Life

Pokemon Go is about to become even more exciting for players as the game’s developers announced a rebalance of the in-game level cap, which goes into effect with an Oct. 15 update to the game. Players who are currently capped at level 50 will have an opportunity to grind experience points ...

Cena heel turn feels like waste of time

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In professional wrestling, the phrase "card subject to change" is pretty standard. You never know, even in scripted sports, if an injury can throw the entire show's trajectory into chaos, sometimes affecting every other story going on. In some scenarios, stories can pivot and change based upon crowd reactions, both positive and negative, even despite WWE's best efforts to make fans believe that they don't care what fans think of what they're doing with their product. And then we have this seemingly random, out-of-the-blue ending to the most talked about heel turn of the past several ...

GPS drift glitch causing problems

Code of the Cubman

In a private Discord server, a member of Pokemon Go's development team said they're aware of a glitch dubbed "micro GPS drift" and warned community ambassador leaders that players within their communities will be flagged by the game's anti-cheat systems moving forward. Micro GPS drift refers to players toggling their phone's GPS signal off and on or switching out of the app and back into the game, which allows players to participate in a raid battle from slightly beyond the gym's interaction radius with a free daily raid pass or a premium battle pass instead of a more expensive remote ...

Pokemon team-up with MLB is exciting

Area Life

Pokemon Go and Major League Baseball delivered on their word to “knock it out of the park” with their new partnership this summer, which has the potential to grow in future seasons. Last Thursday, Aug. 14, I drove nearly four hours to attend the Cleveland Guardians’ home game during ...

John Cena heel turn feels like a waste of time

Area Life

In professional wrestling, the phrase “card subject to change” is pretty standard. You never know, even in scripted sports, if an injury can throw the entire show’s trajectory into chaos, sometimes affecting every other story going on. In some scenarios, stories can pivot and change ...