Archive for February, 2008

First Meta and Meta Card

Pay reward points instead of interest? by Jessica Holyoke Prior to the banking ban being put into place I had an opportunity to sit down with JP Mougin and Tyra Fierrens, co-founders of First Meta and Meta Card, the first in-world Credit Card. They came up with the underlying idea behind First Meta a few [...]

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History of Second Life Herald Wins Prestigious Award, Bitches

AAP awards Best in Media and Cultural Studies – WTF? Yes, the infamous Doomsday book (The Second Life Herald: The Virtual Tabloid That Witnessed the Dawn of the Metaverse) penned by literary lions Ludlow and Wallace has shocked and awed friend and foe alike for months now, and the reviews have gushed over its Mark [...]

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Griefing for Dummies – In Bookstores Now!

DATELINE: Fri Feb 15 16:05:21 2008 PrimTIme News Service Fed up with clubs and shopping? Want some excitement in your pathetic Second Life? If getting banned was beyond your creative reach – Griefing for Dummies might just be the answer you were searching for. From old-school flying penises to bringing the grid down, everything is [...]

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Sexy Avies’ Reunion – Post 6 Grrrrls & Guys!!!

[Justine Babii has totally outdone herself this time - with the ultimate photoshoot of the sexiest avatars in the known metaverse. I don't even want to think about the lag that these models endured to create these historic pictures - I just know it was totally worth it! - the Editrix] click image to enlarge [...]

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LL Borks Shields – Just Another Phase?

Breaking user-created content to protect users by Siobhan McCallen, metaverse weapons expert Darling Brody – creator of the Quantum Core – and phase shield fan Okay, here you are, ready to test your first weapon, the Zingblatt XXX-4J Super-Defenestrator with Tint Control. But you don’t really want to build it in your little 512, surrounded [...]

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BCX Withstands Fraud Attack

BCX CEO claims Spinchief Akina, iblack Afarensis, chyk2u Arado, and Petrucci Jonson are thieves – thanks Linden Lab for assistance by Jessica Holyoke Travis Ristow Travis Ristow, CEO of BCX Holdings (traded on the International Stock Exchange) send the letter below to BCX account holders and shareholders today. In the letter, Mr. Ristow alleges that [...]

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Second Life Economy is in a Recession

Residents with a positive monthly L$ cash flow declines for second consecutive quarter by Jessica Holyoke After the banking ban, there are commentators who state that the Second Life Economy is in a recession and then there are the opposing commentators that say that the Second Life Economy is not in a recession.  According to [...]

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New ‘Permissions Exploit’ Uncovered – Drama Ensues on SLX

by Proper Prim, staff writer a possible source of drama For a few days now I have been monitoring a situation on SLX where users have discovered objects being sold that one user described as utilizing ‘a permissions exploit’. What is the nature of this exploit? A script loads an avatar’s profile from the web, [...]

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Rock at the Rock, Dude

by Sigmund Leominster Kali and Codex rockin’ the Rock You probably know the situation. You’ve been partying hard – and “partying” is a verb I hate to use, let alone inflect – and want a change of pace. Chances are you spirit yourself away to a new location, possibly with you special friend or enormous [...]

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Rap-age

by Kris Dibou, warrior poet/pirate In order to escape the naggageI came here without baggageThe women have no saggage;I love to watch their waggage,The major cause of laggage.

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