Archive for the year 2006
Scripted Dice Roll Themselves: D&D Comes to SL
by Fiend Ludwig Tringo, look out Tenderly spoofed by Stephen Colbert, and extolled by podcast pundit Alex Albrecht on Diggnation, pen-and-paper (or tabletop) Dungeons & Dragons—you know, that game with the Monster Manual and the Dungeon Master’s Guide and those funny shaped dice—seems to be experiencing a resurgence in popularity in a curious place: the [...]
Full StoryBotched Blog Move – Customer Name Security Nil
Resident masquerade text griefing free-for-all to follow? by Pixeleen Mistral, Herald National Affairs desk Ten hours after the Herald found a massive security problem with LL’s new official blog which allows anyone to grab another metaverse resident’s name, Robin Linden voiced grave concerns and said, “We’ll look into what needs to happen to give you [...]
Full StoryFriday Night Lottery – 100 Sims Win Extreme Makeover!
100 lucky winners get object free sims! By Pixeleen Mistral, Herald National Affairs desk Jeska Linden announces the lottery winners Friday, Linden Lab took the extraordinary step of holding an impromptu world-wide lottery, with special prizes – or surprises – for up to 100 lucky sims. Each winner received not only several hours of grid [...]
Full StoryClothing-Oriented SLLA Griefers Visit Reebok Custom Shoe Store
Is this part of the marketing campaign or a cunning plan to get LL shares? by Pixeleen Mistral, Herald National Affairs desk SLLA member Arrian Burrel stands between WkdSpirit Bayliss and her custom shoes WkdSpirit Bayliss said “the minute you shot me.. it was personal” and SLLA member Arrian Burrel responded, “Well, you are a [...]
Full StoryLindens Violate DMCA, Spam 828,653+ Citizens With Unlicensed “Big Rip Jeans”
Does running the game mean never having to pay? by Pixeleen Mistral, Herald National Affairs Desk Colt Spearmann wonders why the Linden’s GOM’ed his jeans without paying or asking Shortly before the usual Monday evening grid attack, the Herald offices paged me with the news the Linden Lab is no longer honoring some resident’s copyright/digital [...]
Full StoryShouting Party Hats for Everyone! SL Grid Crashes Monday
SHOCK: Linden Lab finds that 3-day suspensions do not deter grid crashers by Pixeleen Mistral, Herald National Affairs Desk After the grid was crashed -again- Monday evening, it is possible that one or two residents were surprised that a three day account suspension shown in the Second Life police blotter had not frightened away the [...]
Full StorySecondCast #34: And Now, The News
The latest episode of SecondCast, the only Second Life podcast that matters, is now available for your listening pleasure. We stick to the news in episode #34, covering Grid crashes, power outages at Linden Lab, and Hamlet’s recent video interview and wandering tongue, among other things. With special guest co-host, machinima queen Moo Money, for [...]
Full StoryCrocodile Tears in Baku
Lindens claim 60 banned, yet W-Hat’s can only find 22 “missing”Linden leaves memento at goon gravesiteBanned avatars use IRC Link to chat in-world by Pixeleen Mistral, Herald National Affairs Desk The W-Hats remember their own I arrive in Baku sim and meander over to a small goon graveyard, when — right on cue — Mephiston [...]
Full StorySecondCast #33: From Music to MySpace
There’s a new SecondCast on the air: in Episode #33 we talk to Mike Prevost of Muse Isle, a Second Life venue for live music performance, and Cylindrian Rutabaga, who often plays there. An interesting look at what it’s like to gig in the virtual world. Plus, listen along as the SecondCasters pimp their MySpace [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab Plans Fixes After Grey Goo Fence Fails
Stronger defenses and object blacklists coming soon by Pixeleen Mistral, Herald National Affairs desk “Work I already did will be locked and loaded for emergency deploy,” said Linden Lab code cowboy Andrew Linden yesterday. I was talking to Andrew after a pair of grid attacks hit Second Life Monday, resulting in complete SL grid shutdowns [...]
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