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rfmcdonald) wrote2016-01-02 02:32 pm
rfmcdonald) wrote2016-01-02 02:32 pm
Entry tags:
- armenia,
- astronomy,
- azerbaijan,
- baltic states,
- blogs,
- borders,
- canada,
- central asia,
- ceres,
- china,
- clash of ideologies,
- economics,
- ethnic conflict,
- european union,
- federalism,
- former soviet union,
- glbt issues,
- hong kong,
- internet,
- language,
- links,
- marriage rights,
- mass transit,
- ontario,
- popular literature,
- queen street,
- queen street west,
- russia,
- science fiction,
- south caucasus,
- space science,
- streetcar,
- toronto,
- ttc,
- ukraine
[BLOG] Some Saturday links
- blogTO notes the TTC's commitment to imrprove the 501 Queen streetcar.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes one white dwarf that has the debris of a planetary system about it and looks at a brown dwarf with detectable clouds.
- Far Outliers notes how, in 1988, Armenia-Azerbaijani disputes over Karabakh started destabilizing the entire Soviet Union.
- Language Hat considers what a language is.
- Language Log considers the linguistic effect of Reddit.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money mocks George Lucas' statement comparing his sale of Star Wars to Disney to white slavery.
- Marginal Revolution notes that Ontario is a very highly indebted subnational jurisdiction indeed, though much of this has to do with the fiscal elements of Canadian federalism.
- The Planetary Society Blog examines the findings from Ceres.
- The Russian Demographics Blog notes the hardening of Europe's borders.
- Transit Toronto notes that TTC has its thirteenth new streetcar and reports on the rollout of PRESTO.
- Towleroad reports on a legal challenge in Hong Kong to that jurisdiction's ban on same-sex marriage.
- Window on Eurasia notes the winddown of many of Russia's business dealings with Central Asia.