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rfmcdonald) wrote2015-03-27 03:22 pm
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[BLOG] Some Friday links
- blogTO notes an upcoming group photo of prominent Toronto musicians.
- Centauri Dreams speculates about the sort of starship a Kardashev II civilization would build.
- The Dragon's Gaze has a couple of papers noting the interactions between hot Jupiters and their parent suns.
- The Dragon's Tales reports on Russian nuclear submarine advances.
- Joe. My. God. notes that same-sex marriage in Slovenia is safe and observes the advance of civil unions in Italy.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money notes how revitalizing neighbourhoods can lead to complicated politics, politely put.
- Marginal Revolution considers ways to improve the allocation of water in drought-hit areas like California.
- The Numerati's Stephen Baker wonders if Apple might be able to regain its lost customers.
- Torontoist approves of a Haitian restaurant in a Scarborough strip mall.
- Window on Eurasia notes the complexities of language policy in the former Soviet Union, looks at the institutionalization of Islam in the Crimea, and examines the issues of self-identifying Ukrainians in the Russian Far East.