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A COMPANY in Hong Kong sends Feedback an invitation to buy "Spy DVR hidden watches". In case we weren't sure what we'd want one for, its website describes many of the watches as "a fun little spy tool that allows you to take video no matter where you go". It also warns: "Do not use this product for any illegal purpose."
But what caught our eye was the sign-off on the email: "Waiting for your earlier comments". Had we been able to comment before it arrived, we would probably have powers that render spy tools unnecessary.
"No chemicals allowed in this refrigerator," says the sign a safety officer posted in a lunch room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Dennis Chesters is "still trying to find edible stuff not made of chemicals" to ...
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