[BLOG] Some Saturday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bad Astronomy's Phil Plait shares a video showing how tacos are made in space.


• blogTO shares some classic photos of the TTC in the 1960s and 1970s.


• The Crux goes into more detail about the mesentery.


• D-Brief notes how the binary star KIC 9832227 is projected to experience a stellar merger in 2022.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to one paper suggesting that exoplanets and brown dwarfs are as common around A and F stars as around dimmer Sun-like stars, and links to another paper examining the potential of detecting transits of exoplanets orbiting brown dwarfs.


• The Dragon's Tales links to an article wondering if China's seizure of a US navy drone could set a precedent for satellite seizures.


• Language Log links to Yiyun Lee's article about abandoning Chinese for English.


• The LRB Blog remembers philosopher Derek Parfit.


• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer looks at the recent riots in Mexico, caused by rising gas prices.


• Strange Maps shares informative maps exploring the Netherlands' internal distinctions.


• Window on Eurasia looks at how the Russian language has multiple standards despite Russian official claims, and shares complaints about Kaliningrad's vulnerability.