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Downhome Junk Yard Blues
by Kaos Usbourne, virtual world traveler Richardina Petty and Kiff Clutterbuck relax on the docks It was a good day. The fickle SL winds were blowing, yet I found myself drifting among coastal swells. I was bored – so I pulled out the charts (world map) and located a red circle that seemed to promise [...]
Full StoryEx-Superhero on Woodbury, Griefing & JLU drama
Pierce Kronos reveals he “left the JLU in disgust” in exclusive interview by Proper Prim, staff writer A great deal of controversy has been circulating around the Justice League Unlimited of late raising questions about how much is real and how much has been manufactured – is someone is trying to troll and defame the [...]
Full StoryWelcome To Crunk Camden
by Pixeleen Mistral, photojournalist In the past, visits to Baku sim were always thought provoking, as the W-Hat goons pursue their artistic vision with a series of themed builds. However, since the W-Hats purchased an island – named What – Baku tends to be rather quiet. Saturday evening I stopped by the What sim to [...]
Full StoryAdv: Strokerz Toyz launches Affiliate Program
In response to the myriad of requests that Strokerz Toyz receives almost daily for a presence in retail spaces, Stroker Serpentine has formulated an Affiliate Program. The program takes advantage of the HippoVend v1.5 Catalog Vendor System. Each Affiliate receives, free of charge: a vendor, signs, textures as well as associated manuals to develop a [...]
Full StoryIBM Jilts SL – Now Dating ActiveWorlds!?
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Activeworlds, conference calls, and interactive web pages – but no SL It is hard to know exactly what to make of this, but a reliable source pointed us to the Kauffman foundation’s web site where this page http://www.kauffman.org/3D announces a “3-D Internet for Learning Summit” hosted not on Second [...]
Full StoryFurry/PN Drama in Ryder Sim — Continued
SHOCK! – Herald reporter’s in-depth investigations leads to retraction – and two new friendsPN statue and pool declared a historical landmark by d3adlyc0d3c, ex-griefer an historical landmark in Ryder sim The other day I created an alt and went inworld to meet with Fartgina Emert and Equino Faulkland to followup on an story I wrote [...]
Full StoryMony Mayfly: A Story of Addiction
by Sigmund Leominster This night I learned a bitter-sweet lesson. I learned that five hugs equal one kiss. And one kiss equals goodbye. But this is not a story about me. It’s a story about an addict and, to some extent, about every one of you reading. You’ll recognize aspects of yourself in this narrative [...]
Full StorySecond Inventory – Scam, Backup, or Copybot Revisited?
Can the in-world economy survive local backups of user-created content? by d3adlyc0d3c, ex griefer Use this power for good, never for evil Surfing the internet the other day, I stumbled upon a discussion thread on slexchange.com about a product called Second Inventory – a new intellectual property theft tool – or is it a legitimate [...]
Full StoryThe SL Zone
by Kris Dibou, warrior poet/pirate He thought he found himself in heavenWhen all his dreams he seized;All he wanted for the takingOr creating, as he pleased The months flew by and all he triedGrew tiring in the depthAnd degree of concentration made, To max the width and breadth Of all he ever fantasizedIn this life [...]
Full StorySecurity Alert — Metaverse threat level: Orange
Has any unknown person asked you to rez anything in-world? by Security Orb, Metaverse Homeland Security consultant This afternoon I spoke to a victim in Sandbox Cordova who was given a malicious object disguised as a gun. Normally guns are not malicious devices in Second Life, and are used for harmless pursuits such as pushing, [...]
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