[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO and Torontoist both report on the remarkable Honest Ed's plan. (More than a thousand residential units, all rental? That's rare.)


• The Dragon's Gaze notes the confirmation of a hard-to-find hot Jupiter orbiting BD-20 1790.


• The Dragon's Tales reports on the mysterious explosion of an American military satellite.


• The Everyday Sociology Blog observes that raw talent is not nearly enough to ensure, that capital of all kinds is needed.


• Joe. My. God. celebrates Slovenia's legalization of same-sex marriage and notes Russia's effort to block benefits for the same-sex partners of United Nations employees.


• Language Hat is apparently not fond of National Grammar Day.


• Language Log is critical of the BBC claim that a southern African group cannot see blue.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money starts a discussion about India's new aircraft carrier.


• Marginal Revolution suggests that the Greeks are badly overstretched as individuals.


• The Planetary Society Blog's Emily Lakdawalla considers Ceres.


• Towleroad notes the Russian government's revenge on an lesbian couple who embarrassed an anti-gay politician.


• Transit Toronto notes that the TTC now has a fourth super-long streetcar.


• The Understanding Society Blog looks at how knowledge is reproduced globally.


• Window on Eurasia criticizes the geopolitics of Eurasianism and warns of Russian involvement in Latvia.


• The Financial Times' World blog notes the many issues with the Greek job market.