Archive for November, 2006
Colonia Nova: Civilization on the frontiers of Second Life
Confederation of Democratic Expands [editor's note: Saladin Salyut was a member of the original team that proposed the Colonia Nova project and will be a landholder in what is hoped to be a new democracy in Second Life. Here Mr. Salyut describes the project and their plans.] by Saladin Salyut Colonia Nova has opened to [...]
Full StoryHorse Racing: Horses Lag in Babcock Downs Grand Opening
By Flimflam Edelman Greetings Racing Fans. I spent the day at the grand opening of Babcock Downs, hoping to earn some spare change to make up for the recent shortfall in my earnings. This shortfall owing to me having shuttered my Fell Off The Truck appliance and cigarette store in protest of that ratfuck copybot [...]
Full StoryA Couple Copybot Podcasts (say that three times fast)
Actually, the first podcast is not about copybot per se, but SLlib. Johnny Ming and Walker Spaight interview SLlib h4x0rs Eddy Stryker (John Hurliman) and Bushing Spatula (Ben Byers) The Second is an episode of SecondCast, recorded *since* the copybot event, hosted by Johnny Ming, with Cristiano Midnight, Torrid Midnight (no relation), Jeremy Flagstaff, and [...]
Full StoryFleeced [CORRECTED]
[Editor's note/Correction: Contrary to some passages in Prokofy Neva's Op/Ed piece below, the Electric Sheep Company informs us that it does not have a real-life apparel retailer as a client and was not involved in the creation and distribution of CopyBot or the Mannequin avatars. (See comments from two Sheep, Giff Constable and Satchmo Prototype, [...]
Full StorySecond Life Philcon 2006 Schedule
Raving reporters likely to appear – exercise caution while in attendance As previously reported, the Herald will embed crusading SL journalists in the Philadelphia Science Fiction and Fantasy Society convention this coming Saturday – November 18. All sessions will be video streams to the SF Geeks Museum auditorium (INDIGO). The session may also be podcast [...]
Full StoryA Piece of My Heart
“A stupid person can make only certain, limited types of errors; the mistakes open to a clever fellow are far broader. But to the one who knows how smart he is compared to everyone else, the possibilities for true idiocy are boundless.” – Steven Brust by Eloise Pasteur, European Affairs deskWhat is Second Life? It’s [...]
Full StoryBABA SUCKS!
By Prokofy Neva, Community Affairs Desk This just in…seems that Baba really does suck. In a chat log published at SLuniverse.com, Baba Yamamoto tells his chums in the channel back on November 10 that the creation and deployment of CopyBot was deliberate, planned and malicious. The revelation confirmed what many including your faithful correspondent had [...]
Full StoryThe Day After: Bot Back-Lash and the People Speak
In Hooper at the Home of the Copy-Bot, Libsecondlife HQ. Seemingly anti-libsl protestor actually staging an arch, tongue-in-cheek pro-Baba action; Baba himself made the sign years ago. By Prokofy Neva, Community Affairs Desk The day after hundreds of people shut down their stores and stopped creating the fantasy world for the Lindens to sell their [...]
Full StoryWhy Dinosaurs are Extinct
If this cartoon is right, the trouble could have started when one dinosaur invented the “duplicator ray”! Thanks to Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics for permission to reprint this very topical strip, although he says he had no knowledge of the SL copybot phenomenon when he made it. Copybot is the Zeitgeist baby! I found [...]
Full StoryEddy Stryker Banned! Erm…Wait a Minute!
By Prokofy Neva, Community Affairs Desk Sources are playing the Herald like a violin : ) Who’s on First? Where is the *copy* of First??? But who is First’s Alt??? This is typical at times like this when there’s a Big Story and everybody is trying to stay on it 24/7 but it keeps getting [...]
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