Archive for the year 2007
Linden Lab Locks Up Players On Orientation Islands
Compulsory orientation tutorial broken since April6 months of gross incompetence – or stealth population control for Second Life? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Welcome to Second Life! broken in April, still critical and unfixed in October On April 17th, the first reports of a borked metaverse orientation appeared: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/MISC-124. Six months later, in spite [...]
Full StoryLight Waves, Starax Statosky, and Hallucinogen
a little fish that’s grown up in the small pond of SL by Onder Skall I didn’t start out looking for proof that Light Waves was Starax. Originally I just wanted to figure out who was bankrolling Rezzable. They’ve built 35 sims and have no defined business model. Who is spending tens of thousands of [...]
Full StoryJimbo Quality – On the SL President Campaign Trail
The candidate is sent to study inflation in Second Life in preparation for the debates by Jimbo Quality I was upstairs at the Herald Office signing copies of my butt, trying to be as quiet as possible because I was using Tenshi’s markers again and because I’m pretty sure Miss Pixeleen knows that I’m the [...]
Full StoryScarlett Niven – Post 6 Grrrrl
[Note from Justine Babii- I was lucky enough to attend the Budweiser Select Lingerie Legends contests in July and August, where I first met this week's Post 6 Grrl, Scarlett Niven. Scarlett won the July competition and went on to win the whole contest. She is as talented as she is lovely, and I only [...]
Full Story20 Things To Do In Octoberville
by Onder Skall Octoberville is back again over at PixelTrix; a full sim of kooky creepy Halloween goodness courtesy of visionary Cherub Spectre. There’s more to see and do than could possibly be covered in a single article, and you really have to see for yourself anyhow. So, instead of boring you all with a [...]
Full StoryThe Strange Case of Teddy29
by Kris Dibou, warrior poet/pirate Across the sims of Second LifeA story has been toldOf Teddy29 Barthelmess, (Jerry Matthew Gold). How, in despair, a young girl thereWas thinking of the endWhen Teddy29 sat by her sideAnd became her closest friend From the pits of despair to SL, whereHe showed her heaven, paintedWith particle clouds and [...]
Full StoryRemembering Djduerer Zou
by Pixeleen Mistral, Sports desk I met Djduerer Zou as he was trying to sort out how to sail a Flying Tako sailboat in Sanchon – and having a rough time of it. I’d been racing sailboats in Second Life for a while, and I spent some time showing DJ some of the tricks – [...]
Full StoryLL Boots Herald Writer From SL Mentors Group
Are European VAT dissenters being kicked from volunteer helper group? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Failing to meekly accept yet another price hike from metaverse service provider Linden Lab appears to disqualify players from helping confused noobies, based on the experience of Herald Op/Ed writer Inigo Chamerberlin. Mr Chamberlin contacted the Herald offices Sunday [...]
Full StoryThe Tao of SL Volunteers – in Words and Video
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Fat avatars with spikey green hair, red lipstick, and Linux t-shirts look like trouble Sunday, I visited Mia Linden’s office hour to try to learn what policies – if any – cover removal of Second Life citizens from the “Second Life Mentors” group. The Mentors act as volunteer labor [...]
Full StorySubrealism Action Group – Everything Must Go!
We’re not consumer products – What a killer concept! How much for the rights? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Our friends at the Subrealism Action Group have just released a promotional trailer that begins, “Good Morning, its September 11th today, and tension is rising in the country because absolutely Nothing is happening. The terror [...]
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