It turns out umpires and judges are not robots or traffic cameras, inertly monitoring deviations from a fixed zone of the permissible. They are humans.

Life and career
He was born in Poughkeepsie New York to Chinese parents who immigrated from Taiwan. He was also an executive at RealNetworks. He wrote the 'Teachings' column for Slate magazine from 2002 to 2005.

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