A recent decision in a lawsuit against Snapchat has Pokémon GO players buzzing. A judge in Spalding County, Georgia, dismissed a claim to hold the social media company responsible for a car accident in which a woman was trying out Snapchat’s “speed filter,” which tracks how fast users are moving when they take photos. The woman was attempting to drive 100 miles an hour to get a “speed filter” picture and hit another driver. So where’s the Pokémon GO connection? Forbes reports that Niantic, the software company behind Pokémon GO, disables all features of the game when players move at any speed that suggests they are driving. Even if players tell the game they’re just passengers, PokéStops won’t spin and Pokémon won’t spawn. Users hope that the Snapchat decision will result in Niantic restoring Pokémon GO to full functionality at any speed.
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Burke Harr is on a mission to overhaul his state’s flag, and the Nebraska senator has made a compelling case to the members of the legislature’s executive board. According to the Omaha World-Herald, the state flag flies over the State Capitol’s west side when lawmakers are in session. For 10 days, that flag flew upside down and nobody noticed. “It took someone drawing it to my attention before it was changed,” Harr told the board. That’s one of the reasons he’s sponsoring Legislative Resolution 3, which would create a task force to decide on a new design for the state flag. A survey by the North American Vexillological Association says Nebraska’s design ranks among the five worst flags in the nation. Brushing off criticism that there are more pressing matters to deal with, Harr said, “We can walk and chew gum at the same time.”
