Robot or Not?

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Jason Snell asks John Siracusa to rule on the meaning of various words and concepts. It’s not just about robots anymore. Have a question for John? Email robot@theincomparable.com.

4 NOV

Fast Food

There are so many different ways to define fast food. Is pizza fast food? Also, Jason has a story about the Shake Shake in the Minneapolis airport....

11 min
21 OCT

Window

I can see clearly now....

3 min
7 OCT

Henchman

As so often happens with us, discussions of evil henchman end up becoming discussions of legal employment status....

6 min
25 SEPT

Relay Podcastathon Special 2024

Live from the Relay Podcastathon, Jason and special guest Casey Liss ask John a bunch of questions from the Robot Or Not question list. Topics include: All-In-One computers, dates, pasta, and antique vs. retro. It’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Please consider donating as a part of our campaign at stjude.org/relay....

16 min
16 SEPT

Catchphrase

Oh, Listener Sean wants to know about catchphrases! Well, isn’t that special?...

3 min
2 SEPT

Homepods and Other Robots (or Not)

In a rare timely episode, John and Jason discuss a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman that Apple is designing a series of robots, including a “robot” that sits on a table and moves its display around, and a “robot” that follows you around your house folding laundry, reminding you of your mortality, and possibly running a viral campaign for Apple TV+ shows....

9 min
19 AUG

Double Space

Listener Daniel would like John’s blessing for his practice of putting two spaces after every sentence he types....

4 min
5 AUG

Severe Weather

Listener Arne received a severe weather alert for a fire. Fires are very bad, but are they weather? Are some natural disasters weather, and others not?...

3 min

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Jason Snell asks John Siracusa to rule on the meaning of various words and concepts. It’s not just about robots anymore. Have a question for John? Email robot@theincomparable.com.