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SL Ban in Oz Worries Chicken Little
by Tenshi Vielle Concerned Australians in Second Life are donning chicken little avatars and chirping that the sky is falling, with news of Australia's proposed ban on adult online games including Second Life circulating. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has been nominated by the British ISP industry for its annual [...]
Full StoryJack Linden: Child Avatars Welcome In Adults-only Continent!
But sexual ageplay is not by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Friday, Jack Linden delivered a stunning rebuke to anti-child avatar advocates, saying “Child avatars are allowed on adult land as long as they are account verified like any other Resident. Those choosing to represent themselves with a child avatar do not represent a minor [...]
Full StoryThe Renaissance of Porn – Part 1
by Bunny Brickworks If Second Life residents are one big family, www.flickr.com surely istheir family album. Whenever something important happens, we take a snapshotand share the pictures with the community – our first, second and third wedding,a trip to a tropical beach, a party with friends and the fourth or fifthwedding. But as in every [...]
Full StorySecret Shadow Settings in New SL Viewer?
PCs with DirectX10 video might already have it made in the shade by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Are the Lindens sneaking support for shadows into the Second Life viewer? Rumors of a shadowy Second Life in the near future could be true, if the notecard Jenny Thielt sent the Herald is accurate. The notecard [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab Co-Founder Cory Ondrejka to Visit Metaplace
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Cory's Second Life profile After parting company with Linden Lab last year, Cory Linden Ondrejka joined EMI, where he seems to be doing well – and was recently promoted to senior vice president for digital strategy. Given Cory's credentials as a co-founder of Linden Lab and creator of [...]
Full StoryVaneeesa Blaylock Pushes Second Life’s Limits
I am a unique individual. And so am I. by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk My graphics card has nearly recovered from attending Vaneeesa Blaylock's "I Rez Therefore I Am" performance art event in early June. The artwork consisted of 25 silent female avatars wearing identical shoes and their own shapes – an invitation for [...]
Full StoryJenna Thurston — Post 6 Grrrrl
[Jenna Thurston has one of those avatars that you see and you just have to stop and look, which is exactly how I found her and begged her to pose for us this week. I was thrilled she said yes and I hope my pictures do her justice. I should mention that she showed me [...]
Full StoryMetaPRIDE Celebration – June 22
by Idorua Wellman, staff writer MetaPRIDE is a day-long Metaplace celebration of the diversity (racial, cultural,demographical, gender, and sexual orientation) featuring a variety of performers and speakers all day Monday June 22. Theevent will take place in the north area of Metaplace Central (the event area), the Lotus Club, Chooseareality's Metaequality Center, and the Alphaville [...]
Full StoryADV: Metaplace Needs Hugs
You can dance. You can give balloons. But where is the love? What if you lived in a world where shaking hands was impossible?A world where you couldn't even hug your best friends? A world without love… what kind of pixelated life would that be? Sadly, such a world exists today – in Metaplace. But [...]
Full StoryMystery Inside Investor Sells Stake in Linden Lab
Someone unloaded their Linden Lab holdings – but who? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk With reports circulating that an individual investor's equity stake in the Lab had been sold to Stratim Capital, the rumor mill can be expected to go into overdrive speculating about exactly which insider sold their shares – and why. Stratim [...]
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