Archive for February, 2007
Jolie May — Post 6 Grrrl
[Editor’s note: This week, Marilyn Murphy, the photographer/visionary behind Players, SL’s in-world erotica magazine - introduces Herald readers to Jolie May - a delightfully Irish addition to the metaverse. I’m sure everyone will be excited to see more of this classic celtic beauty.] Hi I’m Jolie May, I’m still a relative newbie on SL only [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: It’s Always My Fault
Getting blamed for something you didn’t do, or had no control over? by Seola Sassoon With each Second Life release, problems afflict some citizens, while others simply say “it’s fine for me”. What do these who have no problems have in common with Linden Lab? They both blame the victim! The droning advice of “update [...]
Full StoryWhat the Hell, Buy a Car
The grand opening of Mororati Island today also coincided with a broadcast on Michigan Radio (an NPR affiliate) about the meatspace car biz in second life. Apart from the velvety Barry White voice talents of Professor Ludlow demonstrating his Scion and his Francis Chung Dominus Shadow, there is some interesting commentary from people that actually [...]
Full StorySecond Convention Hits Second Life, March 1-3
SL resident ZATZAi Asturias has announced the first Second Convention, to he held in Second Life, March 1-3. No word yet on how or whether you need to register in advance, but if avatars don’t choke Artificial Isle to a crawl, it could be a fun few days of sailing, speechifying, fun-poking, partying and hawking [...]
Full StoryPOP!!!
By Prokofy Neva, Dept. of Virtual Estate The real virtual estate bubble which has prevailed in Second Life since island price hikes in November 2006 started to pop today as Linden Land whacked out some 40 new sims opening at $1000 bids, starting the list with one named “Badly Moor,” which seemed to set the [...]
Full StoryMagic Alley Closing
Metaverse Hogwarts students turned out on the street by Curious Rousselot, Magical Affairs desk Surprised members of the *Hogwarts Reborn* group learned the Harry Potter role playing sim, Magic Alley, would be shutting down when they received a group announcement shortly before 5:00 PM today. Petra Carpenter, the driving force behind the sim, felt she [...]
Full StoryAdvertisement: Gideon Television Sells Soul to Pontiac!
Hi, it’s Gideon Television! A word of advice – if you’re going to embrace Mammon, at least drive to the temple in a fast car. Friday at 7pm SLT, come watch the grand opening of Pontiac’s Motorati Island as I host… “Let’s Make A Dealership”!
Full StoryWatch Your Virtual Ankles, Roomba’s Cleaning Up In Second Life
If you’ve been worried about the detritus that builds up in Second Life as a result of prim drift and Tiny sex, worry no longer. Resident Mooba Sienkiewicz (aka Greg, the myRoomBud crew’s dad) sends word that he’s created a virtual Roomba for use in-world. “One day a real Roomba’s gonna come along and wash [...]
Full StoryA Tiny Reign of Terror?
by Onder Skall of Second Life Games Larger than he seems… Some might say it’s all innocent fun. Some might say that the advantages a smaller avatar enjoys couldn’t possibly destroy everything we hold dear. Some might say that Hitler wasn’t a bad guy either, but I’m not one of them. Are you? The Tiny [...]
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