In what has to be the oddest celebrity statement I've read all week, former model and actress Cindy Crawford says she prefers to be thought of as a MILF, a term described in the article as "an abbreviated slang term used to describe a sexy woman who has children."
Fair 'nuff.

Bits & Bytes was a New Zealand computer magazine which ran from 1982 to 199something. In its early days it had a strong hobbyist flavour, with reviews of all the latest 8 bit home PCs and sections with programmes to type in. I subscribed to it until the early nineties, when I decided it was all IBM PC clones and spreadsheets and had nothing in it for me.

In December 1986 Bits & Bytes published a hardware guide, giving the specs and cost of PCs under $5000. Some of my favourites are included:

• Commodore 64C, $595
• Commodore 128, $995; 128D, $1795
• Amstrad CPC6128, $1495 mono, $1895 colour
• Amstrad PCW8256, $2395
• Polycorp Poly 2 (I used these at school), $2,950
• Commodore Amiga, $4,295

Wow. Cool. See the attached PDF for details!

I was present at Parliament grounds today to protest against the proposed ACC levy hikes which would see the cost of owning my motorcycle jump by almost $500 per year. The atmosphere was incredible - I saw and heard no trouble at all from anyone there, despite the crowd being shoulder-to-shoulder throughout the grounds. I was in the centre very near the front, and on either side of me the crowd was a sea of leather. The speakers were all received well until the Minister for ACC, Nick Smith made his speech at the very end.
The organisation of the event was superb, and kudo goes to Brent Hutchison (aka StoneY), BRONZ, the Police and the many others who helped make it a success.
There was some excellent television coverage, including a handsome and well spoken chap who appears at about the 1:50 mark in the TV3 coverage video here.

Actor Edward Woodward, or Ewar Woowar to those unable to pronounce the letter "D", is reported to have died at age 79. I remember him as Robert McCall from The Equalizer".

To improve road safety in New Zealand it is now illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving. This should reduce the rate of accidents due to distraction considerably, though the rate of accidents due to not being able to see through the fraking window might increase if this photo is anything to go by.

Found here.