[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO lists five classic Toronto signs at risk of disappearing.


• Centauri Dreams discusses plans for really, really big telescope arrays.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes that young star HD 169142 appears to be forming both a brown dwarf and its own planetary system.


• The Dragon's Tales reports on the use of a laser by the US Navy to accelerate a projectile to speeds of one thousand kilometres a second.


• Far Outliers' Joel reports on the last major uprising of the Ainu against the Japanese, in 1789.


• Joe. My. God. notes a report from some American homophobes claiming that lesbians, owing to their left-wing ideological commitments, are a big threat than gay men.


• Language Log examines a sign blending Mandarin and Cantonese.


• Marginal Revolution links to a news report suggesting readers absorb less from online reading than they do from paper.


• Peter Rukavina maps his travels over the summer.


• Spacing Toronto notes concerns over the cost of the high-speed rail connection to Pearson airport.


• Torontoist notes Rob Ford's newest conflict of interest allegations.


• Towleroad talks about Luxembourg's openly gay prime minister, set to marry his partner.


• The Volokh Conspiracy notes problems regarding the protection of eagles and religious freedom issues regarding holding eagle feathers for religious reasons.


• Window on Eurasia reports on claims by activists that Russia must federalize or disintegrate.