Archive for January, 2008

Ravenous Moths Decimate Gorean Markets

WWW.PRIMTIME.INFO NEWS SERVICE — Latest HeadlinesDATELINE: Tue Jan 15 12:34:02 2008 Gorean slaves are being forced to borrow burlap burkahs from the Al-Andalus sim following an invasion of moths devastating silk stocks. The future of Gorean culture is uncertain. “I’m not worried,” says Master Overlord Magnitude, who asked to remain anonymous: “The hoes can wear [...]

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Once More

by Kris Dibou, warrior poet/pirate Sitting at the counter tappingFingers, just this side of napping;Pondering at trip back in toSecondlife once more. Is she sitting somewhere waiting?As we speak she’s contemplatingThe blue button, taking her toSecondlife once more. Metaversal mem’ries clingingTo the real human being;Would it be safe for them back inSecondlife once more?

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Metaverse Clock Tower Glut Likely

NMC to announce content free-for-all wednesday by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Reliable sources report that Larry Pixel’s real life typist – Dr. Larry Johnson, the CEO of the New Media Consortium – announced in Boston this weekend that the NMC will make templates and designs for a number of its builds and clothing available [...]

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Adv: Second Style Issue #15 Available Now

Second Style issue #15 is now available for download in PDF format from our website http://www.secondstyle.com and from any in world kiosk like the one outside our in-world headquarters in Le Zoo (136, 36, 24). This issue of Second Style features an in-depth photo essay of Second Life’s many talented skin makers for both men [...]

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Cicatrice Oh – Post 6 Grrrrl

[Note from Justine. Ladies and Gentlemen, please allow me to introduce to you Cicatrice Oh, one of the nicest people I've met in Second Life, and, as I hope you'll agree from reading her bio, one of the truly great spirits of any world. Without further adieu, I give you this week's Post 6 Grrrl]. [...]

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Adv: Valentine’s Day Sale at Incandescent Artworks

Ready for Valentine’s Day? Have a loved one with a Second Life? Incandescent Artworks offers one of the most personal gifts that can be given for Valentine’s Day. And in honor of this holiday, all paintings are offered at half-price. At Incandescent Artworks, the tradition of oil painting meets one of the newest forms of [...]

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The Love Call of Cthulhu

SL’s Tentacult group reminds everyone that tentacles are sexy – for aliens, squid, and octopi by Wendell Holmer Stacks Kowalski stands in the eerie reaches of Yggdrasill, before a pair of ornate doors. She places a tentative finger on the ancient, carved wood. The universe turns inside out. She stares into the void between dimensions, [...]

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Op/Ed: Pumping Up Supply Linden

GOM Part II by Jessica Holyoke Substantial Risks to the SL Economy.  That’s the reason Ken D Linden gave when he wrote the blog post banning interest and rate of return investing in SL. But banks and stock exchanges pump money through an economy.  By allowing people to invest in these two services, the economy [...]

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Bankplay Banned – High Interest L$ ATMs Must Go !

Linden Lab reacts to Ginko Financial by declaring permanent spacebuck bank holiday? by Jessica Holyoke take the money and run Tensions mounted at the SL Capital Exchange/JT Financial as Linden Lab reacts to the Ginko Financial Collapse.  Ken D Linden posted on the Second Life Blog today a new policy in regards to the in-world [...]

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Scripter d3adlyc0d3c Retires From PN Griefing Group

PN griefers issue security alert for d3adlyc0d3c’s version of SL client Does LL’s open source GPL license require publishing exploits? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Even the most jaded metaverse resident may raise an eyebrow at the idea that Linden Lab’s open source software license could compel sharing exploits among griefers. But this is [...]

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