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.

-11 H

Building

Listener Jack wants to know if a few famous gates and statues are also buildings. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

3 min
16 FÉVR.

Pop-Tart Pie

Listener Gregory thinks Pop-Tarts are pies. We have ratio questions. Also: We remember so many burned palates caused by calzones and McDonald’s fruit pies. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

4 min
9 FÉVR.

Open-Faced Sandwiches and French Bread Pizzas

Listener Gregory tries to confuse us with a question about open-faced sandwiches and pizza. We largely ignore him and talk about different ways to eat things that are like pizza, but aren’t quite pizza. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

7 min
2 FÉVR.

Scrolling

Listener Scott’s wife sure has a strange definition of which way is up. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

3 min
26 JANV.

Basement

Listener Joel has discovered some Canadians referring to the first floor of a two-story house as a “basement.” Does this defy all reason? How low must you go to be a basement? John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

6 min
12 JANV.

Supercars and Hypercars

Host John Siracusa asks himself to discuss the difference between Supercars and Hypercars, while Jason looks on. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

11 min
2025-12-29

Sleigh

The difference between a slegh and a sled. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

4 min
2025-12-15

Charger follow-up

Listener William challenges our ruling about chargers and we get deep into the weeds of car charging. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

7 min

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Perfect Fan Service

2018-11-08

Spiral Ganglion

If you know what this is, you'll love it. If you don't know what this is... this might not be the best place to start.
Incomparable Perfection

2015-06-03

David Schaub

This could just be the most perfect podcast on the The Incomparable network :) What could possible beat a conversation on whether a non-existent geeky thing (that people have unreasonably strong feelings about) matches up with a geeky term (that people all have their own definition of)?
Is love a robot, Jason?

2015-05-26

Robot Butler Helicpoter

If it is, then I robot this podcast. It’s like a comedy duo where one acts like he knows everything, and the other bumbles along, even though there’s no reason! The premise of the podcast is silly, and short and sweet keeps it fun. Snell could totally disagree with Siracusa on some of his premises. Why would @gruber have to exist in just one robot body to qualify as a robot? Ultron had many bodies. But it’s the off-the-cuff unresearched nature of the conversation that makes it so fun. More like this, please!

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.