Weekly roundup March 11-17

17 March 2019

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TTC’s two-hour transfer has opened up the whole city Toronto Star

Montreal will reduce speed limits to make streets safer for pedestrians CBC

The hidden key to the SNC-Lavalin scandal National Observer

The Hottest Chat App for Teens Is … Google Docs The Atlantic

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Work From Home is overrated.

Instead, I propose Work From IKEA. Go to IKEA when it’s absolutely dead during the week and join a video conference from a different mock room every hour until your team notices.
— Rika (@NekomimiScience) March 10, 2019

Weekly roundup March 4-10

10 March 2019

Articles/Columns

Meet Amanda Cox, Who Brings Life to Data on Our Pages The New York Times

The Water Resource Right Outside the Window Governing

Doug Ford’s TTC subway upload and Margaret Thatcher’s cautionary tale Spacing

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As @romanmars would say, always read the plaque. pic.twitter.com/EGrAd6G8Ac
— Matt Galloway (@mattgallowaycbc) March 10, 2019

Weekly roundup February 25 - March 3

03 March 2019

Articles/Columns

Wilson-Raybould testify? Hey, what’s the worst that could happen? National Post

Meet New Orleans’s All-Female Biker Club The New York Times

The Harper government passed a measure 13 years ago to catch Liberal scandals. It worked perfectly National Post

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I’m not emotionally, physically, or financially prepared to have a 1 year old this obsessed with hoop 😅 pic.twitter.com/aAiIFPRdUG
— Bay Tu'ihalangingie (@bayharding11) March 1, 2019

Weekly roundup February 18-24

24 February 2019

Articles/Columns

The Deadly Spectacle of Brazil’s Gold Mines Topic

The official fast food French fry power rankings Los Angeles Times

Before Metrolink: Manchester’s lost great tram system Machester Evening News

Differential privacy, an easy case

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Yes, bats can swim! pic.twitter.com/bKSEkxtrxB
— 41 Strange (@41Strange) February 17, 2019

Weekly roundup February 11-17

17 February 2019

Articles/Columns

Canada, the show Maclean’s

Yes, the City could plow local sidewalks in the old city Spacing

Peculiar Pyongyang, a 4K Time Lapse Video of the North Korean Capital kottke.org

^ The video is neat.

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The world should feel great about the life of Oppy. Supposed to only survive for 90 days, she thrived for 15+ years! Drove over 28 miles! ON MARS!!! 9/
— Jacob Margolis (@JacobMargolis) February 12, 2019

So, cheers to Opportunity, Spirit and the entire team around the world that, since 2000, have furthered our understanding of the red planet and of the possibility of life existing elsewhere. 11/11 pic.twitter.com/KS7INP09XY
— Jacob Margolis (@JacobMargolis) February 12, 2019