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Wildcrafting While Taking a Walk

WildCraftingHoning in my wildcrafting skills during a walk on Monday. Needed a breather and decided to get up from my desk and take a 5 mile walk. Below are some of my finds. I didn’t have my field guide so I was not able to identify some other plants and decided not to catalog them. In order we have Sassafras, Persimmons and Chanterelle mushrooms.

I currently have plans to create an app to make field notes easier with tools and references. If anyone has interest in this even if beta testing please let me know.

Stranger Things Season 1

StrangerThingsHoly crap this is a fun ride! Only 4 episodes into it and trying really hard not to power through because there are only 8 total. That would lead to sadness and regret. Seriously though Netflix knocked it out of the park again. Another article will be put out when we finish watching but it has been so awesome I couldn’t resist.

Stranger Things can be described as a SciFi/Horror Mystery Adventure Thriller with an 80’s vibe. There are strange things happening in a small town centered around nefarious government research.

Millie Bobby Brown is an amazing young actress that has just blown me away. So much power with just few words spoken. I will be watching more with her in it.

Also Winona Ryder nails it when it comes to playing a crazy person. I’m thinking when she asked for direction they replied just be yourself. All in fun but seriously she plays a great crazy person.

If you’re not watching Stranger Things you should be because it’s What To Watch.

Pokemon Go Alternate IV Tools Update

pokemon_go_IVSadly PokeAdvisor is still down but in the mean time here are some new tools. This was going to be one tool but as updates roll in I ended up with 3.

 

 

 

IV Calculator for Pokemon GO

Found a new tool that helps calculate IV since Niantic disabled PokeAdvisor’s API access. In some ways its more awesome than PokeAdvisor in that it does not violate terms and conditions and that is a simple screen overlay. This one is not a 100% accurate nor does it provide hidden values but it gets you in the ball park in a fairly easy fashion.

This one is an Android App called IV Calculator for Pokemon GO. IV Calculator provides the tool as a screen overlay and as you can see below it is very close to the values provided by PokeAdvisor.

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And before I can even finish writing this MrsRedBeard finds more

GoStats

GoStats is an app for android that appears to use your login credentials to pull stats from Niantic. The end of the video below talks about it.

GoStats

PoGoBag

Ok so PoGoBag looks a lot like PokeAdvisor and appears to operate in the same fashion. I have a screenshot but I also got the following message so I’m not sure what their status is at the moment.

PoGoBag

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If you haven’t come across the Trainer Tips channel on YouTube yet be sure to do so. Each episode is packed with tidbits of knowledge.

Fully Equipped with a Moat and a Knight – A Castle In South Texas?

I would love to know the story behind a castle with monster trucks, sports cars and speed boats in south Texas. Seriously if you think you are fulfilling your dreams think again because you won’t come close to this. Seriously there isn’t a detail missed down to the moat and knight guarding the door. Because of their extreme dedication this is What To See especially if you’re ever in Alice, Texas. See the location and more images below.

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If you’re ever near Corpus Christi you have to see this place in person

 

Comic Book Store Finds

 

We have a local comic book store Kapow Comics with some pretty cool staff. So cool in fact I decided to move my box for regular purchases to Kapow.  They were having an anniversary sale this past Saturday so we paid them a visit. These finds were suggestions from the owner and one other guy on staff.

  • Mule – one of a kind custom cover art, # 12/20 signed
  • Happy – written by Grant Morrison & art by Darick Robertson
  • Long Walk to Valhalla – by Adam Smith & Matthew Fox

Bought a bunch of stuff from Kapow Comics this week, if anything is noteworthy I will post it up this week.

 

 

Alt Tools Cause Niantic is Blocking Everything

Here are some alternative tools for calculating your IV manually cause Niantic is destroying blocking everything. Don’t worry these are tools Niantic can’t block or monitor.  If you have a second tweet to Niantic or write to Niantic on facebook and let them know what you think.

If you know of other alternative tools please let us know.

Check out our Pokémon Go tips & Tricks page

Pokémon Go Tip – Eeveelutions

EeveeLutions---ClusterThis and many more tips are located on our Pokémon Go tips & Tricks page.

By now many of you may already know about evolving an Eevee into a specific evolution but do you know how to maximize that evolution? If you have not done this yet perfect we will go over the trick as well.

First you want to identify 3 Eevees that have the highest IVs preferably 85% or higher but the highest you have regardless. If you want to know how to check the IVs checkout the IV article and come back.

Second name the Eevees – Sparky, Pyro & Rainer. Note that these are the names of the trainers from the anime that originally held these. Also note this trick only works guaranteed once. These evolutions are listed below.

  • Sparky to get a Jolteon
  • Pyro to get a Flareon
  • Rainer to get a Vaporeon

Third now if you have enough candies evolve the 3 you renamed. If you used the trick above you should now have the 3 revolutions but with the maximum potential. Maximum potential unlike my Jolteon that I didn’t have this trick for before.

This and many more tips are located on our Pokémon Go tips & Tricks page.

Your bearded nerd – RedBeard

Dungeons and Dragons

D&D Starter SetI don’t think Mick has and I have never played dungeons and dragons before. I have watched people play D&D in the past and for me it was very boring until I watched a buddy I served with take on the role of a DM. The story was so creative with hilarious twists and outcomes. That’s been years but recently the guys were talking and we decided we needed to give it a go.

MrsRedBeard and I (MrRedBeard) have been wanting to have a game night for some time so when I brought up D&D she was not only on board she ordered the D&D Starter Set. I have the coolest wife. The Starter Set included dice, character sheets, adventure book, rule book and other reference materials.

On a side note for game night we also got the Rick & Morty card game but that is for another time.

If you have any D&D tips or resources for beginners please let us know by leaving a comment below, use the contact us page, or via social media.

The plan is to record audio and maybe video during sessions then release them here on MickRed.

Pokémon Go Tip – IV

This and many more tips are located on our Pokémon Go tips & Tricks page.

So what is IV?

Pokemon Go Screenshot IVIV stands for Individual Value and this value stays constant even after evolution. The values for IV range from 0-15 and can be calculated from CP, HP and Dust with a calculation we’re not entirely sure of yet.

As previously stated the IV seems to determine the max CP you can obtain so the higher IV means the higher possible CP.

Still not clear take a look at this IV Calc for possible clarification.

Highest CP may not always be the best because high defensive points but low CP might be a good gym defender. So don’t go getting rid of everything with a low IV score just yet.

It was found by RedBeard that it made life easier if you renamed the pokemon according to their IV because IV is not displayed in Game. This also gives alternate sorting and makes decisions to transfer easier to determine. See pic. The CP is the % value below the pokemon.

An IV list can be generated using PokeAdvisor

Pokémon Go tips & Tricks page

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