Archive for December, 2006
Missing Inventory Blog Post Not Found Thursday
Lindens caught correcting their less-than-positive blog entries by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs deskLindens never say missing A few residents were bemused thursday when they found the RSS headline from an official Linden blog entry on the metaverse’s database woes led to a missing web page. On the other hand, if your in-world inventory is returning [...]
Full StoryResident Government?
By Prokofy Neva, Community Affairs Desk Daniel Linden has just posted an announcement on the Official Linden Blob that the much-maligned Abuse Report system, generally acknowledged as ineffective or even abusive itself, is going to get an overhaul. But rather than add Linden or resmod hands to review some 2,000 reports coming in per day [...]
Full StoryNo Criticism Please, We’re Lindens
Prokofy Neva banned from official Linden blogby Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Thursday, Torley Linden banned Prokofy Neva from commenting in the official Linden blog, for “trolling”. Of course, trolling is in the eye of the beholder, and recent shortcomings in Linden Lab’s software may have led to short tempers for those in the Lab [...]
Full StoryCrayonista States the Obvious: The Herald Message is Viral!
So picture this. I’m on the Herald Yacht steaming through the Bosphorus on my way from the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea. The sun is rising and I am enjoying a delicious breakfast of iced turtle eggs and white melon with Turkish feta cheese sprinkled with Russian Osetra cavia. Delicious! Naturally, I am [...]
Full StoryBragg vs. Linden Lab: Interview with Bragg Attorney Jason Archinaco
It is rare event when Uri steps aside and let’s Peter Ludlow report a story, but this case is very important and it is very important to me that all of you read this and consider it thoughtfully. This interview involves the Bragg vs. Linden Lab lawsuit in which Mr. Bragg alleges that Linden Lab [...]
Full StorySL Art World Notes
by Budka Groshomme, raving reporterGolam’s gallery The SL art world was abuzz with talk when Tayzia Abattoir bought four of Golam Amadeus’ paintings – two of which grace the walls of her Crescent museum in Tabor (233,77,23). Tayzia is well known as an avid collector as much as for her discerning taste for fine SL [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: The Crying Game
by Eloise Pasteur, European Affairs deskWe all know that search is down, classifieds are broken and so forth. For a lot of us that’s an inconvenience, we can’t find the new shop selling cool clothes, we can’t find shops that sell kinky pose balls unless we’ve got them landmarked. Of course all these new residents [...]
Full StoryMermaid Synchronized Swimming at Elf Holiday Charity Fundraiser
UPDATED EVENT SCHEDULE on second page The Elf Circle’s charity fundraiser week kicks off with a splash at 6 pm SL time, December 7th as a the merfolk perform a synchronized swim and dance at Mystica (139,101,54). Mermaid synchronized swimming sounds like exactly the sort of thing that Herald readers need to experience – it [...]
Full StorySave a Child — Visit the Death Counter
by Fiend Ludwig At the risk of glorifying yet another real life organization claiming to be “first” in Second Life — in this case, “the first campaigning organisation to establish a permanent presence in SL” — and notwithstanding this vague and certainly debatable declaration, the goal of the World Development Movement (WDM) seems laudable enough [...]
Full StoryGet a Life – Readers Sound Out, Most are Angry
by Heartun Breaker, syndicated advice columnist. DEAR READERS: I get a lot of mail about this column, and not all of it is flattering or from fans. I thought I would allow my fans and detractors to have some voice in this space by collecting for you some of what they say. As is my [...]
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