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Magikarp Jump hooks me to Pokemon again, and I can’t believe it

Doing the math, I must have tapped my phone screen close to a hundred thousand times playing Magikarp Jump, the new Pokemon-themed mobile game. I regret every single one of those taps. Some background: A Magikarp is a Pokemon. It looks like a gaping, stunted koi fish. It’s famously useless, save for the fact it turns into a huge water …

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Who needs more than one speaker?

The “How many speakers do I need” question comes up all the time, but there’s no easy answer. For music a single speaker placed just about anywhere in the room might get the job done for background listening, even for some of my more astute audiophile pals. When music isn’t the prime focus, like while showering, working, exercising, etc., one …

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