Archive for 'Media'

Once Upon An Internet

by Nidol Slazar, WU poet in residence Once upon an internet,Lived a group of ruthless trolls,Whom began to pose a virtual threat,With their vile and treacherous souls, This vast collective of hate,Wearing masks of anonymity,Feared not one place to desecrate,With their state of unanimity, Unknown to the public eye,Existed the people behind the screen,That could [...]

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State of the Economy

Lowest profit per capita growth ever in Q1 2008 by Jessica Holyoke Zee Linden recently posted graphs reflecting the strength of the SL Economy here – and Zee is very happy to report that the SL Economy grew by 15%. However, the story is not that simple. By several other measures, the economy growing slowly [...]

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poem

by Artfox Daviau oh btw atm im in IMand a noob at it imho it seemscos the ppl in here chat in shorthandomg wtf does it mean? ni went 2 the puter this amand the msg in there that i seencd a bin abt ne ol topicomg wtf does it mean? o skuz me brb [...]

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GameCyte’s Journalism Lesson

GameCyte’s Sean Hollister invited to join Prokofy Neva as a Jr. Author at Second Life Herald To: Sean Hollister – Assistant Editor, GameCyst.comFrom: Pixeleen Mistral, managing editor- Second Life Heraldre: Re: Re: News tip: The TRUE story of NASA’s MMO Funding Sean, Apology accepted – assuming you add the link to the Second Life Herald [...]

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GameCyte Needs A Clue

the Second Life Herald offers a PROTIP To: Sean Hollister – Assistant Editor, GameCyst.comFrom: Pixeleen Mistral, managing editor- Second Life Heraldre: News tip: The TRUE story of NASA’s MMO Funding Sean, Thank you so much for your e-mail. I did check out the story on your blog, and well, you can color me like just [...]

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SL Blues

by Dazz Anvil I was running low on lindensso I tried to get some cashwhen it failed I went get some helpand the simulator crashedIt took an hour to log back incuz the asset server’s downand there were no mentors anywhereJust a newbie dressed in brown–Second Life is borked againYeah what else is newMy clothes [...]

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Call of the Privateer

by Kris Dibou, warrior poet/pirate The call of the sea is deep and strong,Stronger than ale or beer;But not as strongAs the siren’s songand the call of the privateer. Pirates and corsairs sail the seasAlong with the buccaneers;But the noblest rogueWho’s still in vogueIs known as the privateer. Yes, on the sea of AntiquityWe sail [...]

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NASA Wants An MMO – For Free!

RFP asks developers to create a game for fun by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Friday, NASA released an RFP seeking a partner to help create a massively multiplayer online game to help teach science and engineering. The project has been seen as an exciting opportunity since it was initially announced in 2007 – a [...]

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Become an Hero

by Nidol Slazar When your life is spiraling downwards,after you’ve fallen through the crack,At the bottom there is nothing,and there’s no way of getting back, When things begin to lose their meaning,As your personality goes astray,People hate you more and more,As you live through another day, When the feelings pick apart your soul,I’m sorry to [...]

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Deja Vu

by Kris Dibou, warrior poet/pirate There was a little man in a gloomy little house,He wouldnt talk to you and he didnt have a spouse;But he had a ‘puter and an account to old SLWhere he became a man that could raise a little hell. He made himself so strong and he made himself so [...]

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