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[–] [email protected] 103 points 6 months ago (2 children)

How you going to become a Pokemon master if you don't accept the challenges?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can't become the very best if you are dead, now can you?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 months ago

Loser mindset, skill issue.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There is a legendary pokemon waiting to be caught at the top of the tornado.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Legendary flying cow

[–] [email protected] 95 points 6 months ago (8 children)

As a European, I find it insane to have an app that warns you about gunshots, like wtf

[–] [email protected] 42 points 6 months ago

Most of the reports are unfounded in these apps. The EFF wrote about them: https://sls.eff.org/technologies/community-surveillance-apps

[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

As a Chicago resident so do I. Just listen for the screams and shot reverberation off the nearby buildings. It doesn't take much practice to hone it down within 50yards or so. Don't need no app.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I've been to Chicago once (visiting a family member), it's absolutely crazy. I could never even imagine living like that. Never before in my life have I been genuinely scared that if I left the house at night, I wouldn't come back alive.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

I've also been to Chicago once (going to an Anime con up there; was a meet up for AMV creators worldwide, and while I wasn't one my brother was), but it was a chill and nice experience for me. The last time I heard gunshots was actually this past new years, when my neighbor fired off like 12-15 shots during fireworks (GA, not in Atlanta but not too far either).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

What is it like in Chicago? It’s really THAT bad?

(I’m an European)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

It's pretty normal during the day, but at night, once you hear gunshots a few blocks away, I would really avoid going out. I've never seen something like this before.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Statistically no, it's not very dangerous as far as big cities go. Its homicide rate is ranked 30-something in the USA. Pretty much every city has "bad areas", though.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Also works by changing European by almost any nationality you wish

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

As a gun-owning American, I agree with you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

hey now it's just philly

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's not like the app only does that. It warns you about all emergency alerts in your area. https://citizen.com/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I know, but god damn just getting a notification about gunshots is fucking crazy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Listen to emergency/police scanners you might be surprised what goes on in your area...hopefully not though!!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I really wish I could but unfortunately in Germany all police chatter is encrypted, and even if you could run a scanner it's super illegal

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Is that specifically what it is? I thought it was just a news alert

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Not an app, but here in Germany we have a public warning system that broadcasts an alert to all phones in an area in case of catastrophic events. Happened twice in my city since I moved here two years ago. Once for a mass shooting, and once for an accident at a chemical plant.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

I know about cell broadcast, it's common in many countries. But where the fuck do you live that you get so many alerts?

[–] [email protected] 45 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Go PIKACHU, I choose you!

Shooter uses BULLETS! It's super effective!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

palmworld told me that using it as a shield and them shooting the enemy works, very well actually

[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Do you live in a war zone? Or just USA things?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Nah, it's just acorn season

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago

If Ash Ketchum can brave a thunderstorm to save Pikachu while being chased by murderous Spearow, and can tank a well-timed lightning strike without dying, your lazy ass better get outside, catch some Pokes, and hatch some Eggs.

Tick-tock, Trainer. I thought you wanted to be the very best!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 months ago

Did shooting at the tornado work?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

But the tornado that's shooting people IS the rare Pokemon.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Tornadus used hurricane

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Once you add 'shooting' I'm pretty sure it becomes a Digimon.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Bullet seed would like a word with this sentiment

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Nevermind the turtle with cannons coming out of its shell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Those are just big squirt guns, though. It's not like Blastoise fires bullets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Gen 3 Pokédex says they shoot bullets of water, ther entries note that it can punch through thick steel, and the Let's Go games compare mega blastoise's cannon to that of a tank.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

Pokemon Go To The Storm Bunker

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

to be fair, Pokemon was first

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago

Pokemon knew all those things will happen.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Damn, did you emulate Pokemon red or smth?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

When the hell did Philly have a tornado warning?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

~~Climate change~~

I read why, not when.

Apparently May 6, 2024 @ 4:24 am.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

This was from 2 years ago by the looks of it (found a Reddit post of this from 2y ago, can't see the date on mobile though). It just was coincidental there was another one literally today too in the early morning hours.

Also a tornado warning will never last that long (over 15 hours), it's generally 15 to 30 min and very location specific. It may be longer if there's a long chain of storms all showing signs of active circulation on the way through, but anything over an hour is pretty rare, even in tornado alley.