Archive for January, 2007

Avatars

[editor’s note: Kris Dibou is one of the new wave of warrior poets/pirates that make Second Life such an exciting literary scene. Here is his latest work.] Avatars I went to sleep last night and dreamt of avatarsSymbolic of our souls desire made visible to allAnd through the eyes of avatars we danced, we loved, [...]

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SarahLouise Ellison – Post 6 Grrrl

[Editor’s note: SarahLouise Ellison... wow! What can I say? I met Sarah earlier this week when super-photographer Marilyn Murphy invited me to her studio. When I arrived I was speechless - something I know most people wish would happen more often. Sarah was so confident and cool and Marilyn showed why she is - as [...]

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YAAR! The Pirates of Sanchon, Parte the Second

by Tiny Newt The view from the crow’s nest [Editor's Note: Three cheers for the currents of the Adriatic, which found another champagne bottle clunking against our hull this morning as I walked the decks of the Herald yacht, attempting to keep down last night's caviar. Unfortunately, though, no hair of the dog was to [...]

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Ageplay or Pageplay? War Vet Camps New Virtual Capitol Hill

“We demand the People’s right to rez!” says demonstrator Rosenthal, complaining about all scripts turned off on the new Capitol Hill sim, preventing creation or operation of objects by non-group members. By Prokofy Neva, Dept. of Virtual Governments Sunmicrosystems and their chosen metaversal sherpa Clear Ink opened up an instance of the U.S. House of [...]

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Silent Sheep-bots Invade Ambat

Are mystery sheepbots connected to SLBoutique? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk three silent sheep appear in Ambat Silent sheep shaped avatars were mysteriously appearing at the Ambat infohub before departing for parts unknown last night. This strange and wonderful wooly tale of virtual sheep bots was captured on film by Kharma Dharma – one [...]

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Is Second Life Being Used for Money Laundering? Could it be?

Raph Koster has pointed to a sobering post by Kenneth Rijock, on the World-Check site. World-Check is a site that tracks risks world-wide, and Rijock is an attorney who has a rather interesting resume, to say the least: He has more than 25 year’s experience in the field of money laundering, as a practising laundryman, [...]

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YAAR! The Pirates of Sanchon, Parte the First

[Editor's Note: The Herald yacht is regularly buffeted by various forms of flotsam and jetsam, most of which we sell to the virtual tin man that plies the waters in which we roam. Recently, however, a champagne bottle clanked against our hull. Believing it to contain the sweet elixir that powers the Herald presses, I [...]

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Scientific Shocker – Virtual Torture Hurts!

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk it hurts me to shock you when you answer incorrectly While this may not be news to some of Second Life’s residents, researchers recently learned that administering imaginary electric shocks to a virtual reality characters creates significant distress for those applying the torture treatment – much as was found [...]

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Drilling for Dollars: Supply Linden Makes First Million

The ANWR Prim Rig at the heart of the Second Life economy. By Dow Jonas, Virtual Economy Desk Argggh my head! I had started in on the Stoli (chased occasionally with the Ararat–hard to get in these parts!) about 10 days ago on Western Christmas, knowing out here, I could party my way from Hanukkah [...]

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100 Position SL Sex Bed – in 70’s Porn Plaid!

Does plaid indicate Scotchguard anti-stain treatment? By Pixeleen Mistral – Interior Decorating Consultant inspecting the box spring’s workmanship – or a hawt new position? The IMs were flying today with rumors of a 100 position sex bed for Second Life – and concerns about Gideon Television’s heath should he attempt probe too deeply into this [...]

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