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 [email protected].
Stephen Hackett has called us out and requests John’s ruling.
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What’s a blog, and what’s a news outlet? Are Jason and John bloggers?
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Listener Kev needs us to unpack John’s comment about “spiders and other bugs.” Does that mean spiders are bugs? And what are the other bugs? Spooky!
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Listener Matt can’t stand it when someone calls a USB cable a wire. But what does John think?
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Who scapes the lands? Who gardens the gardens? Who mows and who blows? Not us!
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John fields some important questions about pasta from listeners Connor, Joshua, and Lee, including the definition of Al Dente and noodles versus pasta.
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Listener Eric asks if vehicles are only motorized, and we ponder how small a thing can be before it’s not a vehicle anymore.
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Can a drinking glass be made out of plastic? Or is it just a cup?
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Summer is in full swing, so Listener Ken has asked us to differentiate between umbrellas and parasols.
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Listener Marc ponders the “VR headset market” and wants to know what makes a market a market.
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Listener Eric really needs his kids to differentiate between charger blocks and charging cables.
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