A Bit More Detail

Assorted Personal Notations, Essays, and Other Jottings

[BLOG] Some Thursday links

  • Centauri Dreams looks at the design of Japan for a laser-fueled ion engine for deep space probe IKAROS, destined for the Trojans of Jupiter.
  • The Crux notes the achievements of Jane Goodall, not least for recognizing non-human animals have personalities.
  • The Dragon’s Gaze reports on a model detailing the accretion of massive planets from icy pebbles.
  • Hornet Stories shares Tori Amos talking about her late gay friend, makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin.
  • Language Log reports on a powerful essay regarding the writing of the first Navajo-English dictionary.
  • The NYR Daily notes how the Russian government of Putin is trying to deal with the Russian Revolution by not recognizing it.
  • Roads and Kingdoms reports on the efforts of a visitor to drink the signature ikigage beer of Rwanda, brewed from sorghum.
  • Drew Rowsome quite likes the Guillermo del Toro exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario. (I should go, too.)
  • Towleroad notes early supports suggesting the Australian postal vote on same-sex marriage will be a crushing victory for the good guys.
  • Window on Eurasia notes the pressure of new education changes on smaller minority languages in Russia.