Archive for April, 2010

Baby Starves – Korean Couple Pleads Ignorance, Internet Gaming Addiction

The Korean couple who’s child starved to death while they played marathon sessions of an online 3-D game plead guilty to negligent homicide Friday and apparently blamed an unfortunate combination of missing owners’ manuals for the child and Internet gaming addiction. CNN reports that the South Korean couple engaged in 10 hour overnight gameplay sessions [...]

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Joan Philbin — Post 6 Grrrl

[I met Joan Philbin back when I was blogging in fashion and was instantly impressed with her talent and her smarts. "You never know until you try" is an old but true adage, and in my case it was especially true as I took a shot and asked Joan to pose, and she not only [...]

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Worlds Collide at Virtual Pet Memorial Service

by MIllennium Sands, Urban Riots Desk Danny06 Aya is a grown up guy in First Life, but in Second Life he’s a boy. His real life typist suffers from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and it seems likely that his avatar reflects the true state of the way he experiences his life. When Danny06 Aya’s [...]

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Linden Lab’s New ToS: Some Things Improve While Taking Something Away

Linden Lab has unveiled today its new Terms of Service, the backbone of the interaction between the user and the Lab when it comes to using Second Life.  While some of the new ToS is very much welcome, there are hidden aspects that put a damper on things that have happened in the past.  First [...]

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