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Gangsta asks “She Lyin. What Ima Do? I Hella Mad!”
by Heartun Breaker, syndicated advice columnist. HEY HEARTUN ~ My wife, girlfriend, ‘partner’ whatever — I think she cheating on me. We ben talking about her livin Textas (sic) and moving up to me in Detroit and what not. We good together. We play alla time. But month ago she play that Wow (World of [...]
Full StoryDatabase Problems Cause Haiku Outbreak
Linden Blog infected – citizens seek poetic justice by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk A highly infectious strain of Haiku has struck the official Linden Lab blob – affecting residents whose immune systems may have been weakened by chronic exposure to disappointing performance in their game world. As editors scrambled to find a new way [...]
Full StoryGerman Army Beats Unbearable “French Lag”
Land owners’ triumph of will in Porcupine sim by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Ten days ago, after a series of violent yet faintly surreal pro- and anti- Front National (FN) protests, the FN group sold their land and moved from Porcupine sim to Axel leaving a demolished Matrix Mall behind. To the relief of [...]
Full StoryBlue Note Jazz Club Clobbered by Sim Crash
Only online Linden asks not to be bothered by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Blue Note before being eaten by databaseBlue Note blown away The Blue Note Jazz lounge was destroyed by a sim crash during a live DJ event – the building was devastated by an apparent bug in the Second Life server or [...]
Full StoryLL Answer Shortage Closes Official Answers Forum
Second Life customers should just STFU, OK? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Metaverse game gods might be completely out of answers and – with dim hopes of clues or answers arriving anytime soon – decided to close the Linden Answers forum friday evening. Previously, the Linden Answers forum was a venue for residents to [...]
Full StoryPatrice Cournoyer – Post 6 Grrrl
[Editor’s note: One of my best friends in SL is Marilyn Murphy, the photographer/visionary behind Players, SL’s in-world erotica magazine. At this point, Marilyn really knows how to get my attention - so when she said “Pixie - you HAVE to see Patrice, she will rock your world” I dropped everything and - OMG - [...]
Full StorySim Rollbacks Too Dangerous – Dreamland
Cure worse than disease — months of disappearing object bugs by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Today, Second Life’s largest landlord notified residents that sim rollbacks are too dangerous to attempt until “Linden Labs fixes the many bugs associated with sim activity”. This news may alarm residents who spend significant time creating elaborate structures and [...]
Full StorySégolène Royal: Second Life OK for French Socialists
SL not just for French fascists – Socialists can play too! by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Joyous news sure to warm the hearts of French socialists everywhere in Second Life arrived on the mojo wire this morning. Supporters of Ségolène Royal have formed a group, purchased land, and constructed offices to support their candidate [...]
Full StoryFall Real-Life Typist Convention in Chicago – SLCC 2007
truck stops deserted, basements left empty as SL typists convene by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Chicago city official brace for a possible influx of pale squinting kids leaving mom’s basement for the first time in years, obtuse academics, hep cat PR professionals, and swaggering metaverse consultants – some of the typists behind the avatars [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Virtual Paradise – But Never on Sunday
Take evenings and weekends off, OK? by Inigo Chamerberlin Trying to accompany a friend on a shopping trip Sunday led to me arriving half naked in, of all places, an InfoHub, or whatever they call those things where newly minted noobs are thrown in at the deep end these days, in Mauve. I logged out, [...]
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