Archive for September, 2010

The Cat, the Reverend and the Slave

Those outside France interested in a view of the real life players behind the Second Life screen can only hope that The Cat, the Reverend and the Slave documentary moves into wider availability after last week’s opening in Paris. Perhaps the Oprah Winfrey Network will be interested in a companion piece to Life 2.0? Markus [...]

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Writing for The Nation – Urizenus Sklar’s Secret Shame!!!

Herald founder explains WikiLeaks and activist hackers Ignoring the life-and-death Second Life political scene for more ephemeral fare, Herald founder Urizenus Sklar (Peter Ludlow) weighs in on WikiLeaks and Hacktivist Culture at The Nation – a guilty pleasure to be sure – but one that may steer the Wikileaks debate in a more realistic direction. As [...]

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Peaches Limondi — Post 6 Grrrrl

[I saw Peaches Limondi at a shop one day and approached her about modeling for us. I was politely rebuffed. A couple of weeks later she contacted me, told me her story, and I haven't in recent memory met a more together, charming woman. It is a pleasure to introduce Peaches Limondi, this week's Post [...]

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Op/Ed: Our Responsibilities As Avatars

A Six Part Manifesto To Save Second Life by JS Uralia The Linden Lab economy is collapsing, with the market value of Second Life’s stock down over 35% since May, according to SharesPost. If we avatars are to survive, we must exercise good citizenship and socially responsible corrective action to remedy this situation at once, [...]

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Ban Hammer Smashes Emerald – Phox Threatens Linden Tell-All

Eshi Otawara Creates Protest Nazi Deathcamp — Soviet Woodbury Celebrates Linden Lab’s ban hammer struck the Emerald Second Life viewer Wednesday, as all versions of the formerly popular client were locked out of Philip Linden’s user-generated-content cyber paradise. Meanwhile, two high profile members of the Emerald gang – Lonely Bluebird and Arabella Steadham – discovered [...]

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Kasandra Rage — Post 6 Grrrrl

[Kasandra Rage got in touch with me through a friend of mine because she wants to be a Second Life model. Always willing to help out where I can, I accepted her application for Post 6 and am thrilled to present to you the lovely, talented and eager supermodel-to-be, Kasandra Rage. If you are a [...]

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Emerald Developer Lonely Bluebird Interview

Soft Linden: I love that you guys are doing this — Lonely Bluebird: Saves you guys some work I guess This evening, Emerald developer Lonely Bluebird – a.k.a. Phox – took time away from what has certainly been a difficult day, for an exclusive interview with the Herald in which he confirmed that a leaked [...]

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Emerald Gang Implodes – Viewer Ban Hammer Next?

Jessica Lyon has resigned from the Emerald viewer team and published the formerly secret requirements Linden Lab made of the group – which include the expulsion of Skills Hak, Discrete Dreamscape, and Lonely Bluebird (a.k.a. Phox) from the development team – previously Fractured Crystal resigned from the group. Emerald meeting M Linden, Marty Linden, Joe [...]

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Juliana and Ariella Moonstone – Post 6 Grrrrls

[Juliana and Ariella Moonstone contacted me when I was on vacation and wanted to pose. As you will soon see, it was an easy sell because they are two wonderfully creative people. It is an honor and pleasure to introduce the beautiful and talented sisters as this weeks Post 6 Grrrls ~Timothy Morpork] What seems [...]

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