Category Archives: Philosophy
Another Good One Departs
(Image courtesy of Velveeta Biedermann) Three years ago, a newbie to Second Life managed to buck up his courage enough to venture forth into The Shelter in Isabel sim, then, as now, one of the premier newbie-friendly locations in Second … Continue reading
The Liberals And The Linden Prize
Back in my oft-cited “Disneyfication” post, one of the things I expressed concern about was a potential bias towards advancement of “liberal” social causes in the criteria for the Linden Prize. Well, now that Linden Lab has actually released the … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Current Events, Philosophy
BZZZT! WRONG!
Just two days after I posted my call to Linden Lab™ to cut the crap and make the Second Life™ Grid, you know, actually work, they’ve proven they can’t listen worth a damn: Today we are very happy to share … Continue reading
Linden Lab: This has gone FAR ENOUGH. Fix SL *NOW*.
As I write this, Selena has just had to cancel our Sunday night event because Second Life™ is broken. AGAIN. Most In world services are at reduced functionality at the moment. Please avoid L$ transactions or handling valuable (no-copy) assets … Continue reading
Snapshot In A Family Album
I don’t know how common the concept of “families” is in Second Life. I got an introduction to that concept some time back, when I was “adopted” as a father by Samaria, Lillindrial, Lexx, and so forth. Over time, this … Continue reading
Filed under Relationships
Sometimes, Dreams Have This Way of Coming True
As you might have guessed from my last post, I was still kind of adjusting to being single in both First Life and Second Life. I am privileged to say now that both of those conditions have been successfully altered. … Continue reading
Filed under First Life, Relationships
Sex and the Single Avatar
Our good friend Bells Semyorka, having recently separated from her longtime partner, has decided to take on a “femme fatale” persona with a new group blog, dealing with the dating life for female SL avatars. She’s currently soliciting authors for … Continue reading
Filed under Relationships
The Coming Disneyfication of Second Life
In the wake of the conclusion of the Second Life® Fifth Birthday Celebration–and especially in the wake of the remarks made by Linden Lab® board member Mitch Kapor on the 7th, as well as certain other announcements–one is left with … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics
Birthday Bust
Apparently, Resident reaction to Linden Lab™’s ham-fisted banning of the SL Kids from the Second Life® Fifth Birthday Celebration (previously, previously) had at least some positive effect: LL apparently called off the dogs, allowed the Kids to submit applications again, … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Current Events, Philosophy
