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It Has To Be Said: Pseudo-Realities
As reported here, two teens were sentenced to four years of prison each for using Facebook to incite a riot after UK officials monitored social media. Prime Minister David Cameron stated that while social medi can be used for good, the same media can also be used for ill and must be monitored and controlled. [...]
Full StoryIt Has To Be Said: No Men Allowed
I have been walking around a few different sims looking for feminist leaning cafes and the like. When looking for a feminist cafe, more often than not I run into clubs that says in big, huge letters "No Men." And really, those signs are saying "no male typists", not, "no male avatars". Now obviously, this [...]
Full StoryDon’t Like Your Voice? There’s a feature for that
For residents logging in since Friday, there was a new feature added to the SL platform; voice morphing. By downloading the new alpha test viewer 2.1 – which the Lab promises has no spyware – residents are able to test and purchase subscriptions for a packet that includes various voice modifications. For example, if [...]
Full StoryIt Has to Be Said: Time Beats Money?
I have been taking a break from Second Life lately by playing the MMO Allods Online. Its a free to play MMO similar to World of Warcraft developed by Russians. Seeing how their players respond to a situation is very telling on how MMO’s and virtual worlds might be paid for in the future. World [...]
Full StoryLinden 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 [...]
Full StoryIt Has To Be Said: Internet Lawyers
In the United States, there are a few states left where you don’t have to go to law school in order to be an attorney. In California, with some restrictions, you can be a lawyer over the internet. Some states allow someone to "read the law" or simply work with a licensed attorney in order [...]
Full StoryIt Has To Be Said: Second Life (R) Isn’t Addicting
As I have previously stated, I went to grocery bagger school in the Philadelphia area. (I must be a grocery bagger, I read it on the Internet.) And one of the funny things about Philadelphia, besides that the best cheese steaks are neither Pat’s nor Geno’s, is that the rest of Pennsylvania is pretty damn [...]
Full StoryIt Has To Be Said: Stop Calling it a Game
by Jessica Holyoke Second Life is like the Internet in many respects; its on the computer, no one knows that you are a fairy tale blind mouse and there is a heavy text and graphical basis for our interactions. And it looks like a video game; you can fly, you can be in space, you [...]
Full StoryIt Has To Be Said: What’s in a Name?
by Jessica Holyoke One reason why I am not too worried about people outing my identity is that I have a fairly common real life name. Pretending my real life name is "Stacey Fox," if you Google it, you will find many other people who share my name, some sharing my real life location, [...]
Full StoryQuick Guide to Intellectual Property
by Jessica Holyoke With all of the intellectual property stories going through the Herald lately, a quick reference guide is provided to our readers to understand what is going on. COPYRIGHT: This is the art major. Copyright provides protection for works of art and literature, anything that is an expression of an idea. It [...]
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