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I read on Ars Technica that:

"We wanted to ensure we took every logical step to deter player griefing," Ben Jones, a designer at Zipper Interactive, told Ars. "Features like protected spawn areas, vote-kick and auto-kick at a certain team kill threshold help to preserve the ideal gameplay experience. You'll also receive negative experience points for TKing, and in a game where XP is vital to progressing your character, we feel that's a solid deterrent."

Can anybody explain WTF this means? Is this even English?

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.

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.

We are entering the month of Movember. This year, I am putting my manly credibility (such as it is) on the line and have signed myself up. You can sponsor me through the Movember web site or alternatively, contact me directly and I'll put you on the list. All proceeds going to the prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand.