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Justine Babii — Post 6 Grrrrl

[I have very mixed emotions about this particular feature - it marks the end of an era. One of the all-time sexiest avatars in SL, a great friend, and an amazing photographer is posing as a Post 6 Grrrrl - the Herald's highest honor for avatar art. Sadly, this is also Justine's retirement . Despite [...]

Minnu Model Skins PhotoSourced from Renderosity???

Metaverse shocker — pirated skins being sold in SL!!! by Tenshi Vielle, fabulous fashionista – courtesy of shoppingcartdisco Do you remember a while back, when we were talking about “what ifs” regarding stolen content across virtual worlds? I think the best case has to be Renderosity.com artists’ work being bought then redistributed without their permission [...]

Jenn Villota: The Artist as a Young Av

Interview with a new and upcoming artist by Kris Dibou When I saw the pics for Jenn Villota’s gallery opening, I could not turn my head, nor scroll away. The thought passed through my head that I was in Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, X-rated editor’s cut. Indeed, it appeared that there were demons here, now [...]

ADV: SIERRA NEVADA – Sophisticated Mountain Living

So, you want a home for your second life? Before you spend a day TPing around the metaverse on a tour of overpriced, garishly cluttered, nauseatingly flat land… visit the Sierras. Sierra Nevada offers you a beautifully tranquil setting for sophisticated mountain living. Whether you choose a pine-covered beachfront lot surrounded by snow-capped peaks, or [...]

Fashion Advice for the Penniless Girl

by Lavinia Carver Noobs. Everyone’s been there at least once in their second life. And we all know that when we start, you have NOTHING. Unless you are extremely happy with the noob look, then you’re both broke and ugly. Fashion in SL can be such a delicate thing, what may look good in a [...]

Reaction to Dissention Weekend Attacks

A sense of ennui By Tillery Woodhen Car stalls due to black cube rain Sunday’s attacks by DiSSENTiON knocked out many sims, often trapping residents in lagged sims, crashing neighborhoods and limiting teleports. But, in spot conversations with those affected, no one really got angry. Annoyed, absolutely. But not raging. A few people, like one [...]

Leveling Up In The Game of Second Life

Is Plexus Linden hoping for a new griefing flava while protecting SL residents from those who would do them harm? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk “SL combat groups fight each other in their bases…who does that? I want to design a combat system that will work in non-combat areas – real armies and groups [...]

ADV: Various Failures Artwork Now on Display

Visit the MISO HORNY art gallery in Second Life Some Girls Wander by Mistake My first collection of artwork “Various Failures” is on display now in world at my Gallery “MISO HORNY”located in Devils Pocket and on Flickr. My next collection “Revenge is a BITCH best served cold” will be on display in world soon. [...]

Slexchange ATM Script Cracked?

Secret requested when Secret is unknown by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk UPDATE: According to über-scripter Day Oh, the bytecode/scripting exploit described in this story is real, but was fixed a month ago. Mr. Oh told the Herald that when crossing between regions, sometimes sims would randomly send sim-to-sim packets to clients. If scripts need [...]