[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO shows the scope of the construction at College and Spadina, as streetcar track work continues.


• Centauri Dreams examines the evidence for a subsurface ocean on Ganymede.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper examining a very early Sun-like star and its debris belt, noting evidence that massive collisions are quite common.


• The Dragon's Tales links to a paper examining the thickness of the ice covering Europa's ocean, suggesting it might be 28 kilometres.


• Mathew Ingram notes how he and other GigaOM writers are now writing for Fortune.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money places the Germanwings mass murder in the context of the precarious nature of airplane pilots' careers.


• The Planetary Society Blog examines the very thin atmospheres of Io and Callisto.


• The Russian Demographics Blog celebrates 100 thousand page views.


• Towleroad notes how pro-gay ads help normalize depictions of queer lives.


• The Volokh Conspiracy is concerned about the impact of ignorant voters.


• Window on Eurasia notes Russian interest in making participation in censuses mandatory, observes fragile leadership in post-Soviet countries, and notes virtual republics declared by pro-Russians in southern Ukraine.