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Second Lag

A typical sunday in Second Life by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk /me sighs not again! oh come on…

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How Does Deadbeat Downbeat Dell Pay Land Tier?

Dell corporate island owner has no billing info on file by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk UPDATE – Today the Herald was able to contact Pyrrha Dell who assured us via e-mail that Dell is a good citizen – although the financial arrangements with Linden Lab are confidential. To try to entice Pyrhha to upgrade [...]

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Goon Creates SL Promo Video

Futuristic machinima from 1930 by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk “Second Life: The Virtual Utopia of the Future” is a retro-ironic vision of our brave new world available here on YouTube. The grainy 1930s-style black and white “talkie” machinima was created by Something Awful goon Mr. Decomposing Monstre and benefits greatly from the blurry YouTube [...]

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Animetia Bellman – Post 6 Grrrl

[Editor’s note: I know every SL Herald reader looks forward to our end-of-the-week tradition. I know this very well because I get loads of IMs every friday DEMANDING to see the newest Post 6 Grrrl/Guy/Furry/Robot as soon as possible - and each week Marilyn Murphy somehow finds a way to outdo herself. Marilyn is a [...]

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Protesters Demand LL Send Le Pen’s People to M-rated Sims

Pro/Anti Le Pen groups side by side in Matrix Mall by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk FN security is out in force In a press release today, the SL Left Unity group blasted the Front National party in Second Life as a fascist/racist organization and set the scene for ongoing confrontations by buying land next [...]

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Extortion! Brutality! Ageplay! Goreans!

Mafia extortion price lists revealed -by sparrowhawk perhaps [Gorean administrator Charles Tiramisu reveals mafia-style extortion attempts against Gorean cities along with price lists from alleged extortionists - services cost up to L$ 40,000/month -- nearly $200 USD. Admin Tiramisu also discuses extreme brutality, slave exports, women, and ageplay concerns in an exclusive interview with the [...]

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LL Deducts Millions in FurNation Assets

Did LL punish innocent furry recipients of multi-million L$ donations? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In an open letter to the FurNation community, Nexxus Ambassador tells a shocking tale calling into question ownership of in-world assets such as land and L$, and highlighting risks for those trying to support an online community though L$ [...]

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One Million Dollars Won’t Buy Mother’s Love

by Heartun Breaker, syndicated advice columnist. [Editrix's note: This column marks the debut of a new irregular verb -- -– -- which is copyrighted intellectual property of the Herald. We will open-source this verb in the future to allow others to contribute improved versions to us for possible inclusion in future publications. Un-authorized commercial use [...]

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Op/Ed: Sky Isn’t Falling – Ground Is Rising — Fast

Watermelon and gaffer-tape bodge by Inigo ChamerberlinWell, here I am, Wednesday 10th January 5 pm PST, stuck on my private estate, like I have been for the last 3 days. Objects are going off-world and NOT being returned like there’s no tomorrow, the packet loss (which according to Neotrace is all in the Linden Lab [...]

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Estate Ban’s Borked – Residents Asked to Cooperate

Do not access certain regions – especially when you can teleport to them by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk For land owners, the ability to ban others from their virtual real estate can be a powerful weapon in the sad, petty wars between rival factions in the metaverse. Earlier today, I was under the mistaken [...]

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