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Da Shiz: Komuso Tokugawa

by peppermint fizz, seriously cool stuff that’s going on desk In a historic, groundbreaking, academically rigorous, yet fun new feature that someone might conceivably think is serious metaverse journalism – or at least virtual tabloid journalism – here is the seriously cool stuff that’s going on desk suggestion for what to do between spamming the [...]

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SL Speed Showdown: Linux Tops Windoze

Tests show Linux outperforms Windows Vista for Second Life by Stef Wade, courtesy of Das SecondLife-BlogI spent 10 months in Second Life logging in with my P4-Laptop, speeding through the grid with some 10 FPS. Last week, I bought a new computer. Not top of the shelf, but much better than what I had. So [...]

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Let’s Get Small – and Greenie

Are the rumblings true? Is Starax back? by Tenshi Vielle, Fabulous Fashionista Starax sculpture depicting a Linden staff meeting? “Wanna see something cool?” Arabella Steadham whispers in my ear, hushed tones suggesting something a little bit adventurous and secret. “Of course.” I’m always up for the adventure. Instead of a teleport, Arabella drops me a [...]

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London Spengler – Post 6 Grrrl

[London Spengler is this week's Post 6 Grrrl - an amazing vision from Europe - - and as always the amazing photographs are courtesy of my friend Marilyn Murphy. Marilyn is the visionary, business woman, and photographer behind Players, SL's in-world erotica magazine. Enjoy! - the Editrix] Hello. The first I want to say is [...]

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Is Second Life’s Economy Tanking?

Linden Lab’s numbers suggest we are in for a really bad recession. Like 3rd world bad. by Curious Rousselot, Voodoo Economist Linden Lab released the updated economic statistics for Second Life and it is time again for some fairly unbalanced analysis and speculation. Our friend Eric Reuters has provided a short summary also. Now, for [...]

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Op/Ed: Should We All Spy On Each Other?

Guilt by association creates a world of spies by Jessica Holyoke Reading the articles about the Woodbury situation and the actions and the reactions, makes me look around the real world and second life, sit back and ponder. I do support the underdog, the person who doesn’t have the ability to fight back. In this [...]

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Woodbury: University or Conspiracy?

by Janelle Kyomoon, former Woodbury University visitor the lost SL campus of Woodbury University Woodbury University, a liberal arts college located in Burbank, California, has been the heated subject of controversy since the conception of its virtual campus in March of 2007. The finger has been pointed at Woodbury for being a conspiracy and cover-up [...]

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Outraged SL Herald Readers Stage Protest

Signs, puppets, prims, & particles -shouting, shooting, & some furry intolerance by Jessica Holyoke, Marxist Whore correspondent Student and /b/tard protest? Wishing to see things with my own eyes, I decided to go to the “Fire Prokofy for Libel” protest outside of the SL Herald offices in Hyperborea sim. (Disclosure, Prokofy and I don’t always [...]

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Bashiri Mandelbrot – Post 6 Robot

[Bashiri Mandelbrot makes history tonight as the first-ever super-sexy robot to be featured as part of the always amazingly hawt Post 6 series - this ought to get the machine oils and lubricants flowing! Can you smell the extended life 10W-40 synthetic motor oil and graphite powder as teh robots are makin' baby robots? As [...]

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Three Fashionistas in a Boat

MO Islanders Swashbuckle the Fashion Industry by Pink Oh, junior fashionista intern Late yesterday – late, because 5pm SLT is quite, quite late in Europe – I had the special opportunity of attending the MO Island Fashion Show. Put on by MO Islanders Tenshi Vielle (senior SL Herald fashionista) and Marni Grut, they had quite [...]

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