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Kremlinden Lab Rejects User Bill of Rights
In a disappointing ruling by Chairman Rosedale and Kremlinden Lab, a popular user-initiated proposal to institutionalize avatar rights has been rejected without credible justification. The proposal, called for the following rights: freedom of speechfreedom of expression in buildsfreedom of pressfreedom to bear arms in combat areasthe right to know charges against oneselfthe right to self-representation [...]
Full StoryAimee’s Bloomers
That guy Mark Wallace is at it again, this time in the pages of The Escapist, where it seems he’s managed to write an entire article about Aimee Weber’s panties. You might not be able to hold Aimee’s panties in your hand (as much as you might like to), but that’s not the point. You’re [...]
Full StoryBig Brother Linden is Watching You!
Big Brother — more demonic and horrifying than even Orwell could have imagnied. (pic stolen from Pirate Cotton’s site) There’s been some buzz on the forums lately about the extent to which the Lindens monitor convos in SL. I’ve always just assumed that in-game communications are unsafe, but perhaps that is a bit of paranoia [...]
Full StoryBad Bots! Computer characters mugged in virtual crime spree
There is a really interesting article in New Scientist about a guy in Japan using bots to mug other players on Lineage II and then of course selling the loot for RL currency. The culprit running the bots — a Chinese exchange student — was arrested. By RL Police. Cool.
Full StoryLindens Seize Land in Internal GIGAS Dipute
photo by Hiro Pendragon by Prokofy Neva Browsers of www.secondlife.com today were startled to see a lone, furry protester bearing a sign in the Dore Welcome Area populated by newbies, greeters, and Lindens. Coming in world, a reporter found Hank Ramos, an SL resident since November 2003, sporting the title “protester” and carrying a sign, [...]
Full StoryGTA San Andreas Banned Down Under. Is SL Next?
The following is by former Herald reporter Neal Stewart and was pilfered from his blog: “New York, NY – July 29, 2005 – Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) said today that Australia’s Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC), the Australian entity responsible for rating films and video games, has revoked the classification of [...]
Full StoryGosh w-hat a Surprise: W-Hats in the Middle of SL Hack Mess
Screenshot of the W-Hat property. Well, it looks like the recent hacking episode on SL – in effect, a hack that allowed users to view protected scripts for objects like the Seburo Compact Exploder – has been isolated and is being fixed, but guess who is in the middle of it – Plastic Duck and [...]
Full StoryGods and H4x0rs: SL Exploit Aims at Virtual Businesses
In what was probably the first effort aimed at SL’s vibrant business community, a Second Life client was hacked earlier this week to allow ‘god’ mode–in which a user may access copy-only scripts and make account balance adjustments, etc., that are usually available only to Linden Liaisons. Linden Lab moved quickly to patch out the [...]
Full StoryCensoring “Negativity”
Clickable Culture is reporting the latest in the worldwide parade of game company “let’s silence our critics” brain farts. This time it is MindArk‘s Project Entopia, which now has a clause in its terms of service stating that… “‘You cannot spread any rumors about MindArk, Project Entropia, and MindArk Staff or Partners, that can be [...]
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 [...]
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