{"id":3238326,"date":"2015-12-23T15:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2015-12-23T15:00:50","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T19:00:50","slug":"tws340-stuffed-under-the-flying-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/spoken\/tws\/tws340-stuffed-under-the-flying-tree","title":{"rendered":"TWS340: Stuffed Under The Flying Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TWS340-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1367\" src=\"http:\/\/encaffeinated.ca\/tws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TWS340-logo-258x300.png\" alt=\"TWS340 logo\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On the show this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First World Problems<\/li>\n<li>Starring The Wars<\/li>\n<li>Inverted Expectation<\/li>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CQ: If some lessons can truly only be learned by encountering them in fiction, what stories should we tell to the AI to give them a better chance of turning out good?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: large;\">Full list of 17 articles after the jump!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1366\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First World Problems:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Would your dog pay that much to keep away from you and your fancy, breakable stores?<\/em>: <strong>The Consumerist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/consumerist.com\/2015\/12\/09\/would-you-pay-20minute-to-stow-your-dog-while-shopping\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Would You Pay $.20\/Minute To Stow Your Dog While Shopping?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Virtual parking or a lonely person&#8217;s carpool?<\/em>: <strong>The Washington Post <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/trafficandcommuting\/need-a-parking-spot-an-oil-change-a-gas-refill-theres-an-app-for-that\/2015\/12\/05\/4aba105c-92ce-11e5-b5e4-279b4501e8a6_story.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Need parking? Oil change? Gas? There&#8217;s an app for that.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>God is a whole different kind of cloud service..<\/em>: <strong>The New Yorker <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/following\/2015\/12\/uber-for-god.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link#\" >Uber for God: Inside India&#8217;s Religious Tech Industry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The gift that keeps on giving &#8212; so long as you do.<\/em>: <strong>New Scientist <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn28655-wearable-microbial-power-plants-generate-electricity-from-urine\/\" >Wearable microbial power plants generate electricity from urine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Also: great gag to play on annoying relatives staying over for the holidays!<\/em>: <strong>The UK Daily Mail <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-3363969\/Earthquake-proof-bed-swallows-senses-ground-shaking-Mechanism-drops-mattress-sealed-box-supplies.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Earthquake-proof bed &#8216;swallows&#8217; you when it senses the ground shaking: Mechanism drops you and your mattress into a sealed box full of supplies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>At what point do they introduce &#8220;dronesuits&#8221; or giant mecha?<\/em>: <strong>The Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/news\/12045733\/Tokyo-police-are-using-drones-with-nets-to-catch-other-drones.html\" >Tokyo police are using drones with nets to catch other drones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Suggesting that behind that cold, hard plastic often beats a warm, generous human.<\/em>: <strong>Unknown source: <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sardrones.org\/\" >SWARM Volunteer Search and Rescue Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring The Wars:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>When you think about it, are they not wrong? (Technically)<\/em>: <strong>ABC13 <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/abc13.com\/news\/7th-graders-star-wars-shirt-banned-at-school\/1119401\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >7th grader told his Star Wars shirt isn&#8217;t allowed in school<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Talk about going to the dark side..<\/em>: <strong>UPI <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Health_News\/2015\/12\/15\/Star-Wars-soundtrack-helps-doctors-detect-bowel-cancer\/3671450185249\/?spt=sec&amp;or=hn&amp;utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >&#8216;Star Wars&#8217; soundtrack helps doctors detect bowel cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>YES! Let me experience the story as it is told, not your crappy re-telling of it!<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/53126-spoilers-can-ruin-movie-enjoyment.html\" >Beware &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Spoilers: Enjoyment Suffers When Plot Revealed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inverted Expectation:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>As much as I want to rub it in vegetarian&#8217;s faces, it just makes me sad to have lettuce..<\/em>: <strong>The UK Telegraph <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/earth\/environment\/12052711\/Lettuce-worse-than-bacon-for-the-environment-scientists-claim.html?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Lettuce &#8216;three times worse than bacon&#8217; for the environment, scientists claim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Great! So now *breathing* can make me fat? I don&#8217;t stand a chance..<\/em>: <strong>BBC <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20151207-the-air-that-makes-you-fat?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >The air that makes you fat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Probably North Americans eat so much bacon..<\/em>: <strong>The Washington Post <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/to-your-health\/wp\/2015\/12\/16\/jokes-on-us-american-teeth-are-as-bad-as-british-teeth-study-says\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Joke&#8217;s on us. American teeth are as bad as British teeth, study says.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Cats are jerks, but the real question is: do they mean to be?<\/em>: <strong>ThriveWire <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/thrivewire.com\/stories\/an-expert-explains-why-cats-are-always-knocking-over-your-stuff?tse_id=INF_73a84034f97b4aaaaba7ad5e0c78ca37&amp;ts_pid=122&amp;utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >An Expert Explains Why Cats Are Always Knocking Over Your Stuff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>YES<\/em>: <strong>LiveScience <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/53063-elf-on-the-shelf-cute-or-creepy.html\" >Elf on the Shelf: Cute or Creepy?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Or really just the start of *different* work?<\/em>: <strong>The New York Times <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/12\/10\/opinion\/the-end-of-work.html?_r=5&amp;utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >The End of Work?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(EXTRA) <em>Even on the brink of extinction, the pandas have a bit of a moral highground, eh?<\/em>: <strong>Metro <\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2015\/12\/16\/scientists-have-discovered-that-pandas-need-to-be-in-love-before-they-can-make-babies-5569822\/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link\" >Scientists have discovered that pandas need to be in love before they can make babies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3939\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/Go-cEmL1Cj8\/TWS340-2015-12-19.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('3939','http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/Go-cEmL1Cj8\/TWS340-2015-12-19.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\/Go-cEmL1Cj8\/TWS340-2015-12-19.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3238326-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/TheWeirdShow\/~5\/Go-cEmL1Cj8\/TWS340-2015-12-19.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWS340-2015-12-19.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: First World Problems; 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