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NeilLife Blog Blown Up – Copybot Client Claims Script Exploit

Emerald faction claims partial victory in Second Life open source viewer wars as NeilLife blog is shut down – NeilLife blog claim script exploits with the rogue client – Zyngo scripter Aargle Zymurgy says the most recent script security problem was closed by Linden Lab in November

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Linden Lab Censors Critic of JLU Gang Leader

Henry Darkthief alerted the Herald to a troubling pattern of selective censorship on the official Second Life blog that attempts to silence critics of well known vigilante gang leader Kalel Venkman. In a thread discussing greifers and stalkers Mr. Darkthief responded to Justice League Unlimited leader Kalel Venkman’s advice that players maintain abuse report records [...]

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The Wurkin’ Girls of Little Paradise

Pre-teen girls modeling for L$25/hour – plus tips – say SL needs “more wadies who wanna dopt widdle ones” by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Tabitha and Yoshiko twirl in place live modeling clothes — Sonja0606 Eichel disrobes and is ejected from Little Paradise Recently, I visited the Little Paradise sim – and discovered a [...]

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LL’s Super-Secret Corporate Facebook Network

Facebook might not be totally secure from SL residents by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Philip Linden’s page in the secret Lab Facebook network After a time in the virtual news business a reporter starts accumulating stories that might be better left untold – and in the name of maintaining a generally civil society these [...]

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Kissing a Pony Naga – Amber Linden’s Shame!

Not invited to the March 15 Linden Lab party? Blame it on the Valentines Day party. Half pony, half snake Kayi Laa prepares to kiss Amber Linden on Valentines day While some believe the Lab is limiting saturday’s party to concierge-level residents because the Lindens love virtual land high rollers, the motivations behind the Linden’s [...]

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LL Holds A Party — You Are Probably Not Invited

Why would anyone ever want more than 25 groups anyway? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk I stopped by the Herald offices to empty the cat litter box, sign a purchase order for another 55 gallon drum of virtual ink, and retrieve the copy of Pighed Stonecutter’s book “I, Avatar” that I loaned to Jimbo [...]

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Philip Linden’s Toy Rocket Keeps Crashing

Can’t fix the game – so fix the mission statement?20-25% total crash rate unchanged since January – October statistics still MIA by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk LL’s clue inventory is unavailable Reclusive game god Philip Linden announced a new, slimmed-down mission statement for Linden Lab on Wednesday, and said the Lab might need to [...]

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Dreamland Accuses LL of Aiding & Abetting Griefers!!!

Class action lawsuits or direct e-mail to Philip Linden may be our only hope by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Anshe Chung’s Dreamland virtual land business today advocated “a massive outpouring of disgust against this apathy or a class action lawsuit” in attempt to motivate the Lindens to do something to protect their virtual paradise [...]

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SL Business Embraces CSI:NY – Players Shrug

Television viewers yawn, move on with first life by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk CSI:NY adotped by native SL businesses Responding to the CBS-funded Second Life hypervent for CSI:NY, in-world entrepreneurs are now using CSI search terms to help promote their largely sex-based businesses. Querying the Second Life search tool for CSI yields a number [...]

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Cookie Cutter Crime Wave

CSI:NY – Massively Repetitious Online Roleplay by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk CSI sims come in packs of 4 Residents braced themselves for a spree of identical crimes scheduled to occur Wednesday, courtesy of CBS television. The lumbering old-media dinosaur will be promoting – on television, no less! – the opportunity for coach potatoes to [...]

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