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Episode 219
Listeners Jono and Chris, and friend Tony Sindelar, have questions about what John defines as ‘camping.’ Suffering is surprisingly part of the calculation.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Photo
Episode 218
Listener Beth seeks enlightenment about what makes something a photo.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Floating Bridge
Episode 217
Listener Isaac wants us to judge if a certain “floating bridge” is actually a ferry. This leads, of course, to a discussion of infinite bridges and whether a fairy is a ferry in California.
John Sir…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Grocery Robot Swarm
Episode 216
If robots at a grocery-store warehouse works in tandem, are they robots? If they have a hive mind, are they still robots?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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…Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
A Criterion of Data
Episode 215
Singular or plural?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Religious or Spiritual
Episode 214
When you see an org chart and money changes hands, your spirituality has become something else.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Daylight Saving Time
Episode 213
Should we really spring forward and fall back?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Dishwasher
Episode 212
When do you run the dishwasher? Do you rinse the dishes first? And wouldn’t it be nice if our dishwashers were robots?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Rules for Watching TV
Episode 211
Do you always start watching at the beginning? And do you have to watch till the end?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Burrito, Part 2 (Qdoba v. Panera)
Episode 210
The strange case of the burrito sandwich.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 4 years, 6 months ago