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Harvard Law Mock Trial: Jury Votes Bragg 6, Linden Lab 3
Since our interview with Bragg Attorney Jason Archinaco we’ve heard plenty of pontificating about the Bragg vs. Linden Lab case from the breathtakingly uninformed, but what would happen if a group of Harvard Law students held a mock trial? What would the jury decide? What would be the nature of their deliberations. Well, now we [...]
Full StoryFear and Loathing in Second Life, Part 7: The Sordid History of the Big Brother Fiasco, Day 1
[Readers of the Herald will recall our earlier reports on the disaster that was Big Brother in Second Life. Perhaps you *didn't* know that our faithful correspondent, Gideon Television was there, as a contestant! Well it is so. Today Gideon begins retelling (in day-by-day "blow"-by-"blow" fashion) the whole sordid tale. Sorry we didn't publish this [...]
Full StoryLock and Load: SL Combat Expo Gets All Fired Up
What sounds like a truly ambitious combat expo is coming to Second Life, March 24 to April 2 in the »Armory Island« sim. The first three days will include workshops and roundtable discussions on combat-related issues within Second Life, according to a press release from Apollo Case, who’s running the show. Weapons vendors will also [...]
Full StoryInterview With the Agoraphobic: Fighting the Fear in Second Life
by Aidan Aquacade Meet Roberto, quite an eye-catching avatar who is one of the more interesting characters that can be found frequenting random areas of the Second Life world that we explore from day to day. Above Roberto’s head is a floating, spinning, square picture of his real-life self. This floating image of himself is [...]
Full StoryPlywood Returns!
The Herald is proud to present the return of Plywood, the Web Comic! After its first smash run ended last year, Moriash Moreau (my neighbor in Louise, wouldn’t you know) has brought back our favorite Second Life comic strip (well, my favorite, anyway), which we’re delighted to feature in a nearly exclusive run in the [...]
Full StoryWhat the Hell, Buy a Car
The grand opening of Mororati Island today also coincided with a broadcast on Michigan Radio (an NPR affiliate) about the meatspace car biz in second life. Apart from the velvety Barry White voice talents of Professor Ludlow demonstrating his Scion and his Francis Chung Dominus Shadow, there is some interesting commentary from people that actually [...]
Full StorySecond Convention Hits Second Life, March 1-3
SL resident ZATZAi Asturias has announced the first Second Convention, to he held in Second Life, March 1-3. No word yet on how or whether you need to register in advance, but if avatars don’t choke Artificial Isle to a crawl, it could be a fun few days of sailing, speechifying, fun-poking, partying and hawking [...]
Full StoryAdvertisement: Gideon Television Sells Soul to Pontiac!
Hi, it’s Gideon Television! A word of advice – if you’re going to embrace Mammon, at least drive to the temple in a fast car. Friday at 7pm SLT, come watch the grand opening of Pontiac’s Motorati Island as I host… “Let’s Make A Dealership”!
Full StoryWatch Your Virtual Ankles, Roomba’s Cleaning Up In Second Life
If you’ve been worried about the detritus that builds up in Second Life as a result of prim drift and Tiny sex, worry no longer. Resident Mooba Sienkiewicz (aka Greg, the myRoomBud crew’s dad) sends word that he’s created a virtual Roomba for use in-world. “One day a real Roomba’s gonna come along and wash [...]
Full StoryA Tiny Reign of Terror?
by Onder Skall of Second Life Games Larger than he seems… Some might say it’s all innocent fun. Some might say that the advantages a smaller avatar enjoys couldn’t possibly destroy everything we hold dear. Some might say that Hitler wasn’t a bad guy either, but I’m not one of them. Are you? The Tiny [...]
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