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Second Life Stability Numbers Look Grim

24 Lindens work part time on 5% of the problem – what is everyone else doing? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Not WorkingOnIt Linden – 99% of the server bugs are safe The 5041 residents who signed an open letter to Linden Lab asking for virtual world stability ahead of new features may not [...]

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We Luv Borked SL Betaverse – Every Single Weekend!!!

Blinged-out Mia Linden leaves customer support award up for grabsLinden leadership missing – front line support left twisting in the breeze by Pixeleen Mistral, food critic Volunteers don’t have answers, and neither does Mia Long suffering residents of the Second Life betaverse – a sometimes semi-functional virtual world – enjoyed the by now traditional weekend [...]

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3 weeks in SL – A Photographic Portrait of the Betaverse

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk welcome area – 50% off

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Angel Fluffy’s Security Services Connected to PN Griefers?

Sources claim Angel Fluffy is Mudkips Ackronym – notorious PN leaderGriefing group created to fuel demand for Proactive Security? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Running what may have been an anti-griefing protection racket in the virtual world could have backfired on Angel Fluffy – if the rumors flying around the metaverse are true. A [...]

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Second Life Leaks Into Real Life

PNs protest Furries – Furries break PN’s signs – Los Angeles FOX 11 News Investigates LULZ and internet hate machine by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk PNs protest furry yiffing at Anthrocon 2007 Signs of trouble continue to mount, as scientists and engineers struggle to keep real life – or RL – functioning, despite an [...]

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Unstable Platform Rocks SL Markets?

Bank run on Ginko Financial, Dreamland fingers Linden Lab for unstable grid by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Dollars spent in Second Life – as tracked by Reuters Residents who play the fictional financial markets in Second Life were hard pressed to decide if the precipitous drop in in-world spending since Thursday is a rational [...]

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Web of Berzerk Squids Guard SL

LL does not not study history – prefers to repeat it by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Unruly squids have created problems for Linden Lab in the past, and the beasts from the deep seem to have surfaced once again – inside the Second Life client. This morning attempts at entry to Linden Lab’s alleged [...]

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Are Furries Doomed?

Fallout from enforcing bans on “Broadly Offensive” behavior may threaten furry avatars by Cinnamon Twist, spicy reporter Can furries yiff without being offensive? Great Britain had many rules on the books for many years that it didn’t enforce in the American colonies. They were there, sure, but they were largely ignored. When Britain started to [...]

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Jennifer Christensen & Olivia McDunnough – Post 6 Grrrrls

[Marilyn Murphy keeps finding new ways to delight and surprise - and this week she introduces the metaverse to a wonderful married couple - two amazing girls - Jennifer and Olivia. Marilyn, of course is the photographer and visionary behind Players, SL's in-world erotica magazine. Profuse apologies for the delayed publication of this week's feature. [...]

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Mr. FlipperPA Peregrin’s “Invention”

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Barney Boomslang reports that some of the scary-smart brains behind the Second Life Community Conference (SLCC) have made an astounding breakthrough in virtual world technology – and have applied for a patent on an amazing “invention”. Stop the virtual tabloid presses!! According to a number of reports, Mr. FlipperPA [...]

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