Archive for 'Miscellaneous'

Assault on Precinct 15

by Neal Stewart I’m taking a stroll through the Sido sim on Friday night when I notice a large concentration of green blips in the corner of my map. Something big is taking place. As the scene comes into a view I see an AH-1 Cobra Gunship parked on a rooftop. According to the map, [...]

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Op-Ed: Greenspanning the Grid

by Walker Spaight Hamlet Linden had the first of a two-part interview (or, more than one part, anyway) with Philip Linden yesterday on the recent economic changes in Second Life that’s certainly worth reading — though we find there’s not much new there that hasn’t already appeared on the forums and in meetings with Robin [...]

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AD: GinkoTec Financial, A Second Life Savings Bank

*** ADVERTISEMENT ***GinkoTec Financial would like to invite all Second Life citizens tocome to our bank headquarters in Arena (168, 112). We already takedeposits for savings accounts, paying a great 1% a week interest. Talkto the manager (Nicholas Portocarrero) to see if you qualify for apersonal loan, or to just ask questions, and click our [...]

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Turning the Pages at the SL Public Library

by Walker Spaight Anyone who’s enjoyed the view lately from Eddie Escher’s striking Seacliff Tower has probably noticed the clean lines and purple windows of the building that sits just across the water to the south, in Gualala. A good-sized build whose heavy dark columns make the rest of the structure seem to float easily [...]

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The Human Face of Economic Change

Orhalla Zander: victim of recent economic changesphoto by Herald Paparazza Miravoir Psaltry Miravoir Psaltry ran across this poor victim of the recent economic upheavals in Second Life. The plight of Orhalla Zander reminds us that while the Linden Lab game devs sup on caviar and toast points in the Company Cafeteria, not everyone is so [...]

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Post Six Grrrl January Bauhaus

We at the Herald are proud to announce the lastest Post Six Grrrl, January Bauhaus! January has done modeling work for both Madison Blanc’s Top Models modeling agency and Players Magazine. We would once again like to thank Marilyn Murphy, publisher of Players for the pictures.

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“Extortion!”: Anshe Chung Accuses SL Gangs of Using Criminal Tactics to Force Below Market Land Sales

Land Baroness Anshe Chung has had it with SL gangs that try to make her sell property on the cheap by engaging in what she says amounts to extortion. By erecting hideous builds, deploying lag objects, and scaring off potential buyers by their notorious behavior, the gangs are in effect attempting to intimidate Anshe into [...]

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Op-Ed: It’s a Beta, Beta, Beta, Beta World

by Walker Spaight While the Herald’s editorial board remains skeptical about certain aspects of the recent economic changes put in place in Second Life, the Lindens are to be applauded both for their effort to rein in an overheating economy, and for their attempts to keep the world of Second Life as creative as it [...]

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Damien Fate Closing Up Shop

by Miravoir Psaltery Damien Fate, a veteran SecondLife clothing and avatar designer who ranks up there with Nephilaine Protagonist with his detail and style, is closing his store, Atelier des Reves in Mocha. The store in and of itself is a beautiful landmark in SL. It will be sorely missed.

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Golden Calf Bleats No More. Are More Club Closings Far Behind?

by Walker Spaight Even before the economic changes recently announced by the Lindens went into effect, at least one club owner in Second Life had abandoned his nightspot when faced with having to maintain it in the absence of Linden event support, according to his landlord.

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