{"id":3231715,"date":"2014-09-27T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2014-09-27T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2015-10-24T18:17:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T21:17:25","slug":"tws290-all-features-great-and-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws290-all-features-great-and-small","title":{"rendered":"TWS290: All Features Great and Small"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TWS290-coverart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1157\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TWS290-coverart-257x300.png\" alt=\"TWS290 coverart\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Page<\/li>\n<li>Mysteries: Solved<\/li>\n<li>The World Come Undone<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: Is original art less valuable when it can be easily reproduced by technology?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Special guest co-host (and good friend) Pat joins me to keep the facts straight!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 32 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1155\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Front Page:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Great, so everyone will live longer to complain..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn26142-gene-variant-found-that-may-help-people-live-to-be-100.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VAk5R-cUZWY\" >Gene variant found that may help people live to be 100<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>And by &#8220;finalists&#8221;, they mean, &#8220;the best of those who didn&#8217;t get far&#8221;.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22329854.200-10-million-tricorder-x-prize-unveils-10-finalists.html?full=true#.VApdQ-cUZWY\" >$10 million tricorder X Prize unveils 10 finalists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Because everyone knows that flags make you immune to cars.. Or is that invisible?<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/florida_pedestrians_told_to_wave_red_flags_341998\" >Pedestrians told to wave red flag<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Such a wide price for a narrow home..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Britains_narrowest_house_up_for_sale\" >Britain&#8217;s narrowest house up for sale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8230; and then promptly gets an anullment, because he was lazy. And cursed.<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/woman_marries_dog_542392\" >Woman marries dog<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Ultimate ice bucket parody?<\/em>: <strong>Bolton News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/m.theboltonnews.co.uk\/news\/11462550._\/\" >Police investigate as semi-naked man in homemade burka does ice bucket challenge outside Bolton&#8217;s biggest mosque<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>As they often do..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/drink_laws_spoil_festival_454112\" >Drink laws spoil carnival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>He didn&#8217;t come to *my* table!<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/waiter_breaks_beer_carrying_record_345009\" >Waiter breaks beer-carrying world record<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mysteries: Solved:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>My theory of &#8220;history expanding behind us&#8221; gets larger..<\/em>: <strong>The Guardian UK <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2014\/sep\/10\/stonehenge-teeming-chapels-shrines-archaeology-research?CMP=twt_gu\" >Stonehenge researchers discover site is much larger than previously thought<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8230; or maybe they are the team responsible for unleashing these things?<\/em>: <strong>The Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2014\/aug\/30\/saviours-universe-four-unlikely-men-save-world#_\" >The scientific A-Team saving the world from killer viruses, rogue AI and the paperclip apocalypse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>No, they didn&#8217;t find the underground wires, but they may have found the underground why-ers..<\/em>: <strong>The Guardian <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2014\/sep\/01\/stonehenge-dry-spell-grass-perfect-circle\" >Dry spell at Stonehenge reveals secret that has eluded archaeologists<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>It really makes a mockery of the term &#8220;shrimp&#8221;..<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/47718-giant-alien-shrimp-caught-off-florida.html\" >Oversized Alien-Like &#8216;Shrimp&#8217; Caught Off Florida Is ID&#8217;ed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>History as tool of present propoganda? Or worth celebrating brave failure?<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-29131757\" >Sir John Franklin: Fabled Arctic ship found<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Yeah, but gym socks start to smell strongly..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22329852.800-wrecked-knees-nose-cartilage-can-fix-them.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VAk5cOcUZWY\" >Wrecked knees? Nose cartilage can fix them<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>His first words might have been &#8220;Wo mi&#8221;..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Man_wakes_from_coma_speaking_Mandarin\" >(O) Man wakes from coma speaking Mandarin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Generally, I&#8217;m opposed to plugging myself in, except when necessary.<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-27343047?ocid=socialflow_twitter\" >(O) Warning over electrical brain stimulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Technically, all writing is telepathic..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph\/AFP <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/northamerica\/usa\/11077094\/Brain-to-brain-telepathic-communication-achieved-for-first-time.html\" >(O) Brain-to-brain &#8216;telepathic&#8217; communication achieved for first time<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Maybe the fever is caused by a curse?<\/em>: <strong>Yahoo!\/AFP <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/fever-mounts-stunning-statues-found-ancient-greek-tomb-230438392.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory\" >Fever mounts as stunning statues found at ancient Greek tomb<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Hint: it happens very, very slowly, maddeningly so; still, don&#8217;t be a Playa hater..<\/em>: <strong>Doubtful News <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/doubtfulnews.com\/2014\/08\/mystery-of-moving-rocks-of-racetrack-playa-solved-by-science\/\" >Mystery of moving rocks of Racetrack Playa solved by science<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Or.. something did.<\/em>: <strong>NPR <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thetwo-way\/2014\/09\/08\/346791538\/meteor-leaves-40-foot-crater-near-managuas-airport\" >Meteor Leaves 40-Foot Crater Near Managua&#8217;s Airport<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Now if only we could fool *ourselves* that well!<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Student_tricks_family_with_fake_holiday\" >(O) Student tricks family with fake holiday<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The World Come Undone:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Through the scanner weirdly..<\/em>: <strong>Epoch Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/n3\/936107-a-physicists-view-of-the-afterlife-weird-quantum-physics\/\" >A Physicist&#8217;s View of the Afterlife: Weird Quantum Physics<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>If you know I know that you know, does that validate either of our existances?<\/em>: <strong>EsoterX <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/esoterx.com\/2014\/09\/04\/watching-me-watching-you-selective-attention-in-a-creepy-universe\/\" >Watching Me, Watching You: Selective Attention in a Creepy Universe<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Um.. No.<\/em>: <strong>The Herald Sun <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/news\/victoria\/are-we-doing-enough-to-learn-the-truth-about-ufos\/story-fni0fit3-1227051294851?nk=88dfe3a5d1ac12049bea30d8055eb3a2\" >Are we doing enough to learn the truth about UFOs?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I wonder if the population is proportionatly lower..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-28956395\" >Burton-upon-Trent farm claims largest scarecrow display<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Yeah, cuz courtrooms are immune to theatrics, strange logic and magic tricks..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-wales-28979459\" >Judge criticises lawyer for &#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; appearance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Sometimes, you have to call a spade a broom..<\/em>: <strong>British Humanist Association <\/strong> &#8211; <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/humanism.org.uk\/2014\/09\/01\/libel-tourist-nigerian-witch-hunter-self-styled-lady-apostle-helen-ukpabio-attempts-stifle-critics-suing-bha-half-billion-pounds\/\">Libel tourist and Nigerian &#8216;witch hunter&#8217; (the self styled) &#8216;Lady Apostle&#8217; Helen Ukpabio attempts to stifle critics by suing BHA for half a billion pounds<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Does it tenderize them? Pre-cook them? IS THAT WHAT PRE-COOKED BACON IS?<\/em>: <strong>The Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/europe\/germany\/11068298\/Radioactive-wild-boar-roaming-the-forests-of-Germany.html\" >Radioactive wild boar roaming the forests of Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Not just the Spanish Flu..<\/em>: <strong>Orange <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/web.orange.co.uk\/article\/quirkies\/Zombie_apocalypse_hits_Spain\" >Zombie apocalypse hits Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>I&#8217;d love to believe that a true amateur made such a discovery, but it&#8217;s too circumstantial..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2746321\/Jack-Ripper-unmasked-How-amateur-sleuth-used-DNA-breakthrough-identify-Britains-notorious-criminal-126-years-string-terrible-murders.html\" >WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Jack the Ripper unmasked: How amateur sleuth used DNA breakthrough to identify Britain&#8217;s most notorious criminal 126 years after string of terrible murders<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>The Rocketeer of Poland? Or Spring Heel Jack?<\/em>: <strong>io9 <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/observationdeck.io9.com\/the-springer-leaps-from-ww2-urban-legend-to-anti-fasc-1630171271?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&amp;utm_source=io9_twitter&amp;utm_medium=socialflow\" >&#8220;The Springer&#8221; Leaps From WW2 Urban Legend To Anti-Fascist Superhero<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>That explains midnight cravings..<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn26140-mammals-reptile-ancestors-may-have-hunted-at-night.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VAk5T-cUZWY\" >Mammals&#8217; reptile ancestors may have hunted at night<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2297\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/0303smcyIQs\/TWS290-2014-09-20.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2297','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/0303smcyIQs\/TWS290-2014-09-20.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/0303smcyIQs\/TWS290-2014-09-20.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3231715-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/0303smcyIQs\/TWS290-2014-09-20.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS290-2014-09-20.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the show this week: Front Page Mysteries: Solved The World Come Undone Extras CQ: Is original art less valuable when it can be easily reproduced by technology? 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