It’s baseball’s Opening Day, so here’s our discussion of automated balls and strikes, also known as “Robot Umps,” how they relate to automated Hawk-Eye tennis calls, and why we won’t ever know how good human umpires could actually be.  - John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

Robot or Not? 284: ⚾️ Robot Umps ⚾️

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James Thomson, the developer behind PCalc and Dice by PCalc (and other things),  joins Scott to discuss "Genesis" (TNG S7E19). Topics include the many similarities between James and Neil Diamond, Blockbuster Video, and dubious science in this episode.  - Scott McNulty  with James Thomson.

Random Trek 260: "Genesis" (TNG) with James Thomson

With Dan away for the week John and Guy fumble their way through a brief look at whats on deck in superhero land.  - Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

Biff! 201: Tiny Size Super Hero Sweep

In the final episode of The Price of Beauty, the adventurers take the battle to the hags…when they aren’t repeatedly pulling Townley from the abyss.  - Tony Sindelar      with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, James Thomson, Mikah Sargent and Monty Ashley.

Total Party Kill 447: A Showoff Assassin

Strap in, friends! We’ve got so much to talk about this month, including Cowboy Carter, embracing our fandom selves — past and present, revisiting the 80’s, Heather’s first in the wild fan encounter, and Stacy’s first-time guesting on another podcast. (We’re a poly podcast.) Mostly, we’ve got a lot of squeeing going on.   - Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet.

Free the Squee 9: Permission to Squee (Especially in Sweden)

A tale of dishwashers and large sinks.  - John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

Robot or Not? 284: ⚾️ Robot Umps ⚾️

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