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.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

 
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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....

349: Video Game

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?!

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

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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?!...

348: Colloquial Robot

Unofficial Fan of &#8220;Robot or Not&#8221; Alexander wants to know what makes something official. Why are David Smith&#8217;s <a href="https://podsearch.david-smith.org/shows/11">transcripts of The Talk Show</a> &#8220;unofficial&#8221; if John Gruber links to them?

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

 
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<description>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? &lt;p&gt;John Siracusa and Jason Snell.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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?...

347: Official

Listener Ed doesn&#8217;t keep his pizza wheel in his knife, but it&#8217;s got a blade and cuts things. What makes a knife a knife?

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

 
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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?...

346: Pizza Wheel

Listener Caleb saw an ergonomics assistance backpack at a trade show, advertised as a robot. Can you wear&#8230; a robot?

John Siracusa and Jason Snell

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

345: Wearable Robot

Jason Snell asks John Siracusa to rule on the meaning of various words and concepts. It’s not just about robots anymore.

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