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[BLOG] Some Saturday links
- Bad Astronomy notes a new census of galaxies finding that there are two trillion in the universe.
- blogTO reports on a new twin condo tower proposed for downtown Toronto.
- The Dragon's Tales reports on findings suggesting Earth barely escaped a third snowball period.
- Joe. My. God. notes that no one wants to stay in Trump's new Washington D.C. hotel.
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[BLOG] Some Monday links
- At Antipope, Charlie Stross imagines what might become possible with cheap heavy spacelift.
- blogTO notes the vandalization of the iconic Toronto sign during Nuit Blanche.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper considering the detectability of interstellar comets.
- Language Log looks at Chinese language transcriptions for Obama, Hillary, and Trump.
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[NEWS] Some Friday links
- Bloomberg notes the closure of Poland's frontier with Kaliningrad, looks at how Google is beating out Facebook in helping India get connected to the Internet, notes British arms makers' efforts to diversify beyond Europe and examines the United Kingdom's difficult negotiations to get out of the European Union, looks at the problems of investing in ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Tuesday links
- Bloomberg notes Japan's neglected geothermal potential, looks at one Nobel laureate's concern over Brexit's fallout, examines Thailand's economic success, and looks at how labuor shortages are hindering Swedish economic growth.
- Bloomberg View looks at the role of Brazil's supreme court in fighting top-level corruption, and suggests the only thing ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Sunday links
- Beyond the Beyond references Vincent Cerf's concern about the fragility of new media.
- Crooked Timber considers the politics inherent in monetary unions.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes a paper suggesting Alpha Centauri A is quite evolved.
- Discover's Dead Things wonders if Georgia is the birthplace of wine.
- Joe. My. God. notes the claim of a Florida public ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Friday links
- Bloomberg reports on Dutch losses from Brexit, looks at the scene in Fallujah, observes the fragmentation of Venezuela's opposition, and notes the positive impact of a solar energy boom on Japan's fuel consumption.
- Bloomberg View notes the lack of regional pressure on Venezuela, reports that Brexit would hit Britain's poor and British-based banks ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Monday links
- Bloomberg observes Iran's boycott of the hajj and Iranian hopes for relatively strong economic growth this year, looks at the impact of Middle Eastern economic decline on Thai hospitals, and notes the absence of IKEA from Ukraine.
- CBC notes retesting has revealed eight Russian athletes who used banned substances at the London Olympics.
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[NEWS] Some Sunday links
- Bloomberg notes a recent improvement in the fragile health of the Thai king, and looks at the iron ore bust precipitated by slowing growth in China.
- The CBC notes how Uber's expansion is hindered by regulation, and observed that a storm in Mexico halved the monarch butterfly population.
- MacLean's considers/u> the prospects for electoral reform in ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Wednesday links
- The Associated Press notes the hostility in many American communities to Muslim cemeteries.
- Bloomberg explores the revival of watchmaking in East Germany's Saxony, and touches on the new two-day public work week in Venezuela.
- Bloomberg View notes Japan's rising levels of poverty, looks at the politicization of the Brazilian education system, and ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Sunday links
- The Atlantic notes Thailand's "fake children", life-sized dolls that are charms.
- Bloomberg View considers the costs to the United Kingdom of Brexit and the costs and benefits of said to the European Union.
- Discover looks at the increasingly appreciated place of South Africa in hominid origins.
- The Inter Press Service examines the closure of Bedouin ( Read more... )