Dolenni Diddorol / Interesting Links: June 18, 2007

Jets of matter clocked at near-light speed

"The fastest flows of matter in the universe shoot out of dying stars at more than 99.999% the speed of light, new observations reveal."

http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn12051-jets-of-matter-clocked-at-nearlight-speed.html

Plants 'recognize' their siblings

"Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they’re accommodating when potted with their siblings."

http://pressesc.com/01181755074_plants_recognise_siblings

Bones could allow data swaps via handshake

"Your backbone's connected to your shoulder bone, your shoulder bone's connected to your neck bone - and your neck bone's connected to your cellphone..."

http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/mg19426087.600-bones-could-allow-data-swap-via-handshake.html

Common Errors in English

http://www.wsu.edu/%7Ebrians/errors/errors.html

Largest Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island

Vulcan point in Crater Lake on Vulcano Island in Lake Taal on Luzon (PHI)

http://www.nonk.info/cool_pictures/cool_pictures/islands_and_lakes.php

Largest Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island

Crater Lake on Vulcano Island in Lake Taal on Luzon (PHI)

http://www.nonk.info/cool_pictures/cool_pictures/islands_and_lakes.php

The Impossibility of Colonizing the Galaxy

"I write SF for a living. Possibly because of this, folks seem to think I ought to be an enthusiastic proponent of space exploration and space colonization. Space exploration? Yep, that's a fair cop — I'm all in favour of advancing the scientific enterprise. But actual space colonisation is another matter entirely, and those of a sensitive (or optimistic) disposition might want to stop reading right now ..."

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/06/the_high_frontier_redux.html

ajaxWindows - Your Desktop Anywhere

http://ajaxwindows.com/apps/windows/content/index.html

Temporal Anomalies in Time Travel Movies

Time travel has been a staple in Science Fiction since H.G. Wells. Unfortunately, much of what passes for intelligence in this area is poorly considered ...