Archive for the year 2008
SL Fashion – Copying or Inspiration?
by Tenshi Vielle I’ve noticed a lot of confusion about copying and inspiration from other designers, whether it be in real life or in a virtual world. Let’s look at the subject and “where the line is” — it might help all of everyone clarify where they stand. Maximilian Milos had an experience last year [...]
Full StoryBecome an Hero
by Nidol Slazar When your life is spiraling downwards,after you’ve fallen through the crack,At the bottom there is nothing,and there’s no way of getting back, When things begin to lose their meaning,As your personality goes astray,People hate you more and more,As you live through another day, When the feelings pick apart your soul,I’m sorry to [...]
Full StoryPeace March Saturday
straight talk about violence by Jessica Holyoke Drive By Agony along with The Blue Angel Police and Firefighters Memorial, victims of crime and concerned SL citizens, will hold a March for Peace in SL April 19th at 1pm by marching on the Virtual Capitol Hill http://slurl.com/secondlife/Capitol%20Hill%201/129/1/32 . In conjunction with the march, a live music [...]
Full StorySL Military : Divided
by Proteus Hand, war correspondent Proteus Hand For those of you who don’t keep up with their events, there exist two treaties, the Ascendant Initiative, and the Iron Symphony. Most people will argue against this claim, but from what everyone seems to understand, the initial catalyst started when the Merczateers scripted together a riot shield. [...]
Full StoryThe Other World Kingdom
Be a pony slave to the ladies! by Jessica Holyoke What if I told you of a place where men are lead about on leashes, women are fully in charge and there is a local made up currency to use? Now imagine that it is now in Second Life. The Other World Kingdom, OWK, has [...]
Full StoryJessica Holyoke Is Pulling My Chain
Wendell left grinding his hips in the empire of the Dommes by Wendell Holmer I stand in the town square wearing slave clothes and doing a belly dance. A woman clicks by in six-inch heels, dragging a man by a chain. My hips gyrate. My bare arms wave in the air. And I curse Jessica [...]
Full StoryWoodbury University Returns to SL!!!
Exclusive interview with Tizzers Foxchase by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Woodbury 3.0 Last July, Woodbury University’s educational sim was deleted from the metaverse in a controversial move by the Linden Lab governance team, and early this year Woodbury land group administrator Tizzers Foxchase was perma-banned from Second Life. However, Woodbury University is far from [...]
Full StoryLab Discovers Secret to Stable Software – Unit Testing!
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Today, a reader pointed out an amazing innovation in software development being pioneered by the our friends in Linden Lab – the unit test. After years of something less than total grid stability, long term residents of the metaverse may have trouble believing that the game gods have an [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: New ‘Corporate SL’ – Ominous Sign of Things to Come?
Losing faith in Second Life by d3adlyc0d3c, ex-griefer I was recently banned from Second Life (again) where I had an account as Adromor Wierwight for a period of 3 months. During this time I established a company called ‘Pomilio Enterprises’ where I saw some success as an SL business person raking in over 34k Lindens [...]
Full StoryDolphins with Breasts — Newest SL Fashion Trend
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The Daily Show’s coverage of the recent congressional hearings on Second Life has had a surprising side effect on the 3D walled garden of cyber delights – skyrocketing demand for aquatic mammal avatars with D-cup breasts. Virtual correspondent Beowolf Porpoiseburg started the trend in the video clip below, and [...]
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