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Op/Ed: The VAT Tax Man Cometh
by Inigo Chamerberlin Yet another missive from those lovely folks at Linden Lab. On a Friday, as usual. I’m coming to actively dislike Friday eMails from Linden Lab. What now? Well, all us lucky EU residents are now going to be charged VAT (Value Added Tax to the rest of you) on ‘all payments to [...]
Full StorySurprise! European VAT Tax Surcharge in SL
Did LL really forget to collect tax until now – or is US$ exchange rate slide to blame? by Jessica Holyoke Linden Lab dares to be different – and forgets to include VAT tax in prices until now? Tax day has arrived in Second Life, but with a surprise twist. Instead of game-related tax collections [...]
Full StoryIris Seale – Post 6 Grrrrl
[Note From Justine Babii- I met Iris Seale for the first time right before this shoot, and I must say that she is one of the most pleasant and fun people I've met in SL. As you can see she's also as gorgeous as they come. I hope you enjoy these as much as I [...]
Full StoryWill Wear Red for Burma Friday Cross Over to SL?
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk This morning, I woke to a message on the mojo wire from Stef Wade, of Das SecondLife-Blog. Stef is wondering if the wear red for Burma this friday movement will cross over into Second Life – an interesting question. Certainly, long time SL should be sympathetic to the plight [...]
Full Story2nd Annual SL International Leather Contest
Something like Miss America with a whip by Tillery Woodhen, leather enthusiast 9 contestants in the Mister category, 7 for the Boy category Impulse Island hosted the second annual SL International Leather contest recently. And it was a case of art, or virtual life, imitating real life. For the uninitiated, a leather contest can be [...]
Full StoryDialing for L$s
Buy L$s without a credit card or PayPal – use your phone by Jessica Holyoke While investigating the current Euro to Linden trade rates in light of the decline of the US dollar, I found an operation called Telelinden. A resident makes a phone call to a German number, costing 1 Euro if you are [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: PN Leader N3X15 Is the Worst Sort of Furry
[G-Boy Anonymous tells the story of how he outgrew griefing - then learned the current leader of the PN has shocking furry sympathies. When I questioned GBoy's motivations for coming forward, he told me while he dislikes furries, he despises hypocrites. After trying to go straight, GBoy finds living a peaceful life is difficult, because [...]
Full StoryTeamATI to Provide Live SL Radeon Tuning
Staffed Live Help! by JayR Cela For the first time ever while visiting the TeamATI advertisland yesterday, I was greeted by an actual person – Tuttle Paster. Tuttle and another TeamATI member, cOOter Toll, gave me some insights of what to look forward to in the next month or so. The really big news is [...]
Full StoryTizzers Foxchase – Post 6 Grrrrrl
[Note from Justine Babii- I was panicking about getting this week's Post 6 done because my office kept exploding with ninja turtle pictures, annoying sounds, and flashes of light. It became so bad that I was afraid I might have to cancel Post 6 this week when a packet with Tizzer's bio came sliding under [...]
Full StoryBurkah Babes of Second Life Protest Unfair Treatment
Culture Clash Results in “Broadly Offensive Banning” [Based on a fragmentary report from a confused noobie and satellite imaging, it appears the press release below is legitimate and the Oriental Express sim does have burkha babe outfits for sale, and is a great place to get a whole new SL look - or get stoned. [...]
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