[BLOG] Some Friday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Centauri Dreams explores Pluto and its worlds.


• Crooked Timber considers the question of how to organize vast quantities of data.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to two papers on exoplanet habitability, noting that the composition of exoplanets influences their habitability and suggests exomoons need to be relatively massive to be habitable.


• Geocurrents notes the inequalities of Chile.


• Joe. My. God. notes an article about New York City gay nightclub The Saint.


• Language Hat links to a site on American English.


• Language Log suggests that the Cantonese language is being squeezed out of education in Hong Kong.


• Languages of the World notes a free online course on language revival.


• Peter Watts of No Moods, Ads, or Cutesy Fucking Icons examines the flaws of a paper on a proto-Borg collective of rats.


• Spacing Toronto looks at the Toronto connection to a notorious late 19th century American serial killer.


• Towleroad notes a study suggesting that people with undetectable levels of HIV can't transmit the virus.


• The Volokh Conspiracy notes the issues of compliance with lawful orders.


• Whatever's John Scalzi likes the ASIS Chromebook flip.


• Window on Eurasia notes the connection between the wars of Yugoslavia and eastern Ukraine, looks at Buryat-Cossack conflict, and notes disabled Russian veterans of the Ukrainian war.