Category Archives: Community
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
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
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Sign, Sign, Everywhere A Sign
The blog firestorm over Linden Lab’s new policies for the Second Life® Birthday Celebration continues apace, and Vint Falken’s JIRA issue on the topic is up to 166 votes as of this writing. So far, the only comment from the … Continue reading
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And The Sign Said, “______ Need Not Apply”
I’ve been saying for some time now that one of the things I’d like to do is DJ one or more sets at the Second Life® Fifth Birthday Celebration (known as “SL5B” to the sort of people that appreciate abbreviations). … Continue reading
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Thoughts On “Thoughts On Ageplay” And The Controversy
You see them sometimes in Second Life: avatars that look like children. Which, in and of itself, is not particularly noteworthy; in a world where everyone can choose to look any way they wish, from supermodel-esque bombshell to bare-chested tough … Continue reading
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Welcome to Growth Corporation of America
And the numbers, as they say, just keep on climbing… Total signups, having just cracked the two-million mark in December, are now within the ace of breaking three million. The 60-day return visits counter stands at over one million, and … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Current Events, Philosophy, Roadside Attractions
Late Night with Linden Labs: Zee’s Charts & Graphs
Zee Linden (who appears to be LL’s new “Minister of Finance”) has a post up on the Grand Unified Linden Blog talking about the SL world’s economy, with a page full of charts to go along with it. Strangely enough, … Continue reading
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Beyond the Abuse Report
If the numbers quoted by Daniel Linden can be believed, close to 2,000 times per day, Residents pull down the Help menu, select “Report Abuse…” and fill out the form to report abuse of one sort or another. But, once … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Current Events, Griefers, Philosophy
The Two-Million Horizon
Tateru was kind enough to slip me a link to her latest posting on population counts. As an odd coincidence, earlier that evening, I had been discussing with Allie how soon we might reach the 2-million-registered-users mark. I was of … Continue reading
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