Monthly Archives: July 2006
In memoriam
It saddens me to report the loss of Chris Ellsworth, who died of a massive heart attack this morning, July 30, 2006. He was our friend, vendor of an exclusive line of T-shirts at The Cutlass Club, and soon to … Continue reading
Filed under People
Default Erbo
Have you any idea how hard it is to find decent menswear in Second Life? Or, at the very least, decent casual menswear? Seems like, when you look at the various clothing stores in SL, 90% of the available goods … Continue reading
Filed under Appearance
Philosophical Nattering During Grid Downtime
Inspired by some stuff I just read over in the forums… If you come into SL expecting to find a “game”…you’re likely to be disappointed. As a “game,” SL is relatively poor-performing; it can’t be as speedy as a typical … Continue reading
Filed under Downtime, Philosophy
Beyond the Dreams of Avarice
My nascent career as a club DJ (DJ Dr. Feelgood, thank you very much) is off and running. At first, my ability to play stuff was hampered by the fact that I don’t have a lot of “modern” music (my … Continue reading
Filed under Audio
Lessons learned
A complete accounting of last night’s events would just cause unnecessary pain, and to no point. Instead, what I’ll do is give some bullet points of lessons learned, in hopes that others may benefit. When looking for Arabian costumes in … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Philosophy
The Importance of Hardware Upgrades
Decoding Ordinal’s latest post and converting the language from the Victorian…I think she got a new video card. This illustrates an important point, though: SL can use as much hardware as you can possibly throw at it, especially CPU, RAM, … Continue reading
Filed under Technical
In Today’s Watermelon News…
Via Steven Den Beste’s anime blog Chizumatic (entry 20060726.2225), we find this little nugget of information: That ice-cold watermelon may be refreshing, but it can be less nutritious than watermelon served at room temperature, U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists reported … Continue reading
Filed under Current Events, First Life
Show Your Steel
The Cutlass Club project started with Valorna Edgeworth–Val, to most. She’d been one of my friends and regular dance partners at The Shelter for some time before she decided to go premium and buy First Land in Seopophang. Then she … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Roadside Attractions
Somewhere Deep Within
Last night’s marathon session included an interview of a new DJ (someone who’s been an RL DJ and who wants to do some spinning in SL), and then a high-level meeting designed to properly balance the workload for the organization … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Philosophy
