The “Brief Safe” is an innovative diversion safe that can secure your cash, documents, and other small valuables from inquisitive eyes and thieving hands, both at home and when you're traveling. Items can be hidden right under their noses with these specially-designed briefs which contain a fly-accessed 4″ x 10″ secret compartment with Velcro closure and “special markings” on the lower rear portion. Leave the “Brief Safe” in plain view in your laundry basket or washing machine at home, or in your suitcase in a hotel room
Nice idea, who'd want to rumage through a shitty pair of underpants.
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This new system, developed by Iran uses radar to track incoming projectiles, then uses a 'secret countermeasure' to detonate the head on the RPG/missile before it hits, meaning the only damage is done by the weight of the missile hitting. It's not exactly a forcefield, but from the video it looks pretty similar.
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The Mozilla foundation have closed the Firefox Flicks competition because some of the entries were apparently being spread in a ‘viral’ manner. The site was a place where anyone could create and upload a firefox commercial. The best one was supposed to be chosen by Mozilla to run on TV.
Video: Wheee!
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Google have released a web-based calendar similar to 30boxes. It allows users to build a calendar and make events visible to certain people. You can also import your events from Outlook or other sites which use open calendar formats. Like everything else at Google, it’s a beta, but it looks promising. I’m struggling to find motiviation to carry on with iZeit.
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A UK version of the Body Worlds exhibit is to open in the UK. The show proved popular in the US, claiming to show the general public what is normally reserved for doctors and medical professionals. Bodies are preserved using acetone to replace body fluids.
The sources of the bodies have been questioned in the past, and two had to be sent back because bullet holes were found in the back of their head. They were thought to be chinese prisoners who hadn't given their consent. Under chinese law however, it's perfectly legal to use the bodies of executed prisoners for medical research.
Bodyworlds
That’s the type of Honda advert machine for anyone that doesn’t know. This 9 minute video must have taken hundreds of takes to make.
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My 300Gb HD died this morning. I have a feeling it was brought on by the IcyBox external enclosure I bought for it. It lasted about five years I think, which is pretty much average as far as drives go. I've never had a drive fail on me before, and the first time hurt's the most 
I've decided to go with SATA II drives, even though my Mobo doesn't have any SATA II ports. The whole setup cost me £200 for 500Gb (2×250Gb, 2MOLEX->SATA power convertors, 2xSATA data connectors). I have my eye on a really nice case for £200. Now I just have to have one of those arguments with myself and try to persuade myself to let me buy it… 
4th April 2006: Turns out my motherboard does have SATA ports. Kind of suprising that they'd bother using a motherboard with SATA ports but not include any SATA hard drives the the PC.
9th April 2006: This has actually turned out for the better. Now I have an excuse to buy a new case with a side window and a new PSU.
These special collectors edition mario stamps are available in Japan for 80 YEN (£0.30) each.
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Did you know that a five digit alphabetic password can be cracked in 20 minutes. Quadruple the length to 20 digits, and it would take 63 quadrillion years (no really). I think most of my passwords are pretty secure, the one for this site is a combination of three different passwords, which makes it… 19 digits, alphanumeric with uppercase letters. Unless you have a CRAY, bring it on
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