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Collared! A Newbie goes to Port Kar and gets a taste of Gorean Iron
By Anonymous No0b “Next, the master told me to strip. I didn’t respond immediately, I think mostly because the idea that I was supposed to do something just because he said so didn’t compute in my brain. He repeated the request again, this time explaining that he needed to see me, because I belonged to [...]
Full StoryHeard on the Hardware
Heard at a Slingo game, May 16:Resident #1: Now you HAVE to tell us how old you are!Resident #2: No! You’ll crash the sim! Heard at the same game, same day: Resident #3: I swear, I can give up Slingo anytime!Resident #4: Yeah yeah, we all can LMAO!
Full StoryPost Six Grrrl – Angelica Ludovico
The Herald is pleased to present this week’s Post Six Grrrl – Angelica Ludovico. Angelica is the chief officer of the groups Decrepid Darkness and Dark Depressions. A big thank you goes out to Marilyn Murphy, the publisher of Players Magazine (available at Semang (208, 170)), who is responsible for these pictures and all of [...]
Full StoryUnconscionable!
CmdrSlack has a post on Grimwell Online, entitled “There’s Gold in Them Thar Pixels!: an examination of virtual chattels and property rights.” Of particular interest to denizens of SL, is the discussion of Linden Lab’s schizophrenic policy of simultaneously (i) saying they are not responsible for loss of property and (ii) advertising on their web [...]
Full StoryTrailer Park Trash!
The following is a public service announcement by Mrs. President Chomsky After my campaign against the culling and extermination of virtual pets on TSO (with my good friend St. Frank), I was so exhausted I was going to give up activism for a while, but this is Just. Too. Much. On a recent stroll I [...]
Full StoryIGE in licensing agreements with MMOs?
It is being reported on UO Powergamers.com (and of course discussed on Terra Nova) that uber-virtual-currency-trader IGE has negotiated licensing agreements with at least five different MMOs. These agreements would presumably allow them to conduct their currency trading etc for a payment to the game companies. Which shows you that for once history is on [...]
Full StoryAnshe and other Virtual Power Brokers in the LA Times
SL Power Player and Business Girl, Anshe Chung In Monday’s LA Times there was a very interesting article — entitled Virtual Power Brokers — that discussed some of the gold farmers and money traders in MMOs. Of particular interest to denizens of SL is the interviw with our friend Anshe Chung.
Full StoryJeff Brown is “Bastard of the Week”
EA’s Vice President for Corporate Communications, Jeff Brown Our good friend Jeff Brown (VP for corporate communications at EA) has scored the uncoveted “Bastard of the Week” award from Offshoring Digest. Not sure if there is an Orwell Newspeak Prize, but if there is he’s a lock to get that one too.
Full StoryNeal Stewart Departs
I am stepping down from my position at the Herald, to spend more time in-world experimenting with things like content-creation, land, events, management, porn-event-management, and government.
Full StoryLinden Lab’s Government: Under Neu Orders
In his final article for the Herald, Neal Stewart exposes Linden Lab’s secret support for Neualtenburg and a new Second Life player-run global government. Will a mysterious new sim give birth to a virtual-world utopia or a shameful miscarriage of justice? Is your freedom being voted away while you sleep?
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