This week: Russian server farms, too much racing, reasons to stop watching basketball, mail order metho, compressed in the West, having violence visited upon thee, this is not your 50-win Hawks, the least self-aware man in the universe, the AI Tiki Tour, we’re not going to look it up (narrator: they looked it up), Pop’s travel advice, move and countermove, wibbly wobbly Timelord stuff, forgetting Vince Carter, the political machinations behind the F1 intro credits, Netflix casuals, Sam Collins > Adam Collins, oh them Dukes, a distinct lack of Sweppervescence, and being honest about the limitations of your expertise. BALLS and tripping balls are available on their own RSS feeds, as well as being found together on Omny Studio, Spotify and Apple Podcasts (feel free to subscribe, rate and review) - and we welcome your reckons via Twitter, Facebook and email.