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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 5mo ago

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 4mo ago

Official:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/347/

The Incomparable

Official (Robot or Not? 347)

Unofficial Fan of “Robot or Not” Alexander wants to know what makes something official. Why are David Smith’s transcripts of The Talk Show “unofficial” if John Gruber links to them?

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 4mo ago

Video Game:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/349/

The Incomparable

Video Game (Robot or Not? 349)

Listeners Mark and Matt wants to know if everything on a screen is a video game. Jason ponders the idea that a PDF printout of a crossword puzzle could be a video game. John says that he is being silly and he should take these questions more seriously.

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 6mo ago

Superhero Naming Conventions:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/342/

The Incomparable

Superhero Naming Conventions (Robot or Not? 342)

Listener Joshua is really focused on the grammar of Superhero and Supervillain names. Is Batman a bat? Does Doctor Doom have an advanced degree? Can Rogue keep her name while joining the X-Men? Are there any rules at all?

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 5mo ago

Wearable Robot:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/345/

The Incomparable

Wearable Robot (Robot or Not? 345)

Listener Caleb saw an ergonomics assistance backpack at a trade show, advertised as a robot. Can you wear… a robot?

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 7mo ago

Facial Hair:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/338/

The Incomparable

Facial Hair (Robot or Not? 338)

Listener Justin tries to get us to stretch the definition of “facial hair” beyond the beard.

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 4mo ago

Colloquial Robot:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/348/

The Incomparable

Colloquial Robot (Robot or Not? 348)

Listener Matt has caught John in a trap, because once on ATP John referred to something as a robot that is not a robot. Does John use his own definitions in real life? Are podcasts real life? What is the meaning of this?!

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 8mo ago

Open-Faced Sandwiches and French Bread Pizzas:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/334/

The Incomparable

Open-Faced Sandwiches and French Bread Pizzas (Robot or Not? 334)

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.

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 5mo ago

Pizza Wheel:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/346/

The Incomparable

Pizza Wheel (Robot or Not? 346)

Listener Ed doesn’t keep his pizza wheel in his knife, but it’s got a blade and cuts things. What makes a knife a knife?

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 5mo ago

Look-Up:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/344/

The Incomparable

Look-Up (Robot or Not? 344)

Listener Jason used ChatGPT to find information that answered a colleague’s question. But did he “look it up?”

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 5mo ago

Pizza Robot:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/343/

The Incomparable

Pizza Robot (Robot or Not? 343)

Live from Estes Park, Colorado, listener Kyle has eaten at a pizza place where his food was delivered via a robot! But… is it a robot, or not? After a swift verdict, John and Jason then spend far more time digging deep on Antonio’s Pizza and what sort of pizza it provides to the people of Colorado.

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· 8mo ago

Basement:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/332/

The Incomparable

Basement (Robot or Not? 332)

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?

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· 9mo ago

Supercars and Hypercars:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/331/

The Incomparable

Supercars and Hypercars (Robot or Not? 331)

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

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 7mo ago

Pop-Tart Pie:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/335/

The Incomparable

Pop-Tart Pie (Robot or Not? 335)

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.

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 6mo ago

Out of Pocket:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/340/

The Incomparable

Out of Pocket (Robot or Not? 340)

Listener Tom really wants us to explain what it means if someone is “out of pocket.” This leads to some existential questions about the pocket and the people who may not be in it.

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 6mo ago

Can:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/339/

The Incomparable

Can (Robot or Not? 339)

Listener Niels follows on from the logical question of if a glass can be made of plastic to ponder what makes a can a can.

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 7mo ago

Building:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/336/

The Incomparable

Building (Robot or Not? 336)

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

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 8mo ago

Scrolling:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/333/

The Incomparable

Scrolling (Robot or Not? 333)

Listener Scott’s wife sure has a strange definition of which way is up.

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Robot or Not? @robot@zeppelin.flights

· 6mo ago

Life on the Moon (and Mars?):

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/341/

The Incomparable

Life on the Moon (and Mars?) (Robot or Not? 341)

Listener Jack seeks a true definition of what it means when we say “humans will live on the Moon (or Mars).” Does a brief visit count? Do you need to grow your own potatoes?

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· 7mo ago

Shirt:

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/337/

The Incomparable

Shirt (Robot or Not? 337)

Listener Roy brings us into his debate with his teenage son about what makes a shirt a shirt.

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