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Time for the Simethicone
By Prokofy Neva, Attendant, Ambulatory Pediatric Care UnitSecond Life experienced what Jeska Linden called “strange hiccups,” this evening, with teleports going haywire, profile strangeness (?), and inventory erm…”not loading,” as she explained. Another word for that is *missing* — a word that apparently is on the list of taboo words for the Blob.But many of [...]
Full StoryMissing Inventory Blog Post Not Found Thursday
Lindens caught correcting their less-than-positive blog entries by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs deskLindens never say missing A few residents were bemused thursday when they found the RSS headline from an official Linden blog entry on the metaverse’s database woes led to a missing web page. On the other hand, if your in-world inventory is returning [...]
Full StoryNo Criticism Please, We’re Lindens
Prokofy Neva banned from official Linden blogby Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Thursday, Torley Linden banned Prokofy Neva from commenting in the official Linden blog, for “trolling”. Of course, trolling is in the eye of the beholder, and recent shortcomings in Linden Lab’s software may have led to short tempers for those in the Lab [...]
Full StorySL Art World Notes
by Budka Groshomme, raving reporterGolam’s gallery The SL art world was abuzz with talk when Tayzia Abattoir bought four of Golam Amadeus’ paintings – two of which grace the walls of her Crescent museum in Tabor (233,77,23). Tayzia is well known as an avid collector as much as for her discerning taste for fine SL [...]
Full StoryMermaid Synchronized Swimming at Elf Holiday Charity Fundraiser
UPDATED EVENT SCHEDULE on second page The Elf Circle’s charity fundraiser week kicks off with a splash at 6 pm SL time, December 7th as a the merfolk perform a synchronized swim and dance at Mystica (139,101,54). Mermaid synchronized swimming sounds like exactly the sort of thing that Herald readers need to experience – it [...]
Full StorySave a Child — Visit the Death Counter
by Fiend Ludwig At the risk of glorifying yet another real life organization claiming to be “first” in Second Life — in this case, “the first campaigning organisation to establish a permanent presence in SL” — and notwithstanding this vague and certainly debatable declaration, the goal of the World Development Movement (WDM) seems laudable enough [...]
Full StorySecond Life Yacht Races Televised Live
by Denise Levertov, New Media Observer Today, Herald editrix and professional yacht racer Pixeleen Mistral announced sponsorship of a series of Second Life sailboat races this month – the ‘Fairly Unbalanced Cup Kompetition – Offshore Fun and Frolic’[editor: can we change that? the acronym is unfortunate] also known as the ‘Fairly Unbalanced Cup’. To kick [...]
Full StoryUpdate Wipes Shivar: Concierge Won’t Return Calls
If this is how they Treat Media Moguls Imagine the Service others are Getting Shivar before and after update. Well, I tried to be understanding about this. Called the concierge service three times, left a couple messages, emailed regular support. Fuck it: AT LEAST TELL ME YOU GOT THE MESSAGE. Obviously it won’t come as [...]
Full StoryReminder – Take a Gorean to Lunch – Today!
Second Life’s annual celebration of all things Gor celebrated in many ways A well-loved tradition in Second Life is the annual “Take a Gorean to Lunch” day – where scores of residents break bread with Gorean Masters, slaves, free companions, warriors and physicians. Across the grid, citizens ponder gifts appropriate to the celebration – collars, [...]
Full StorySecond Life Creates Strange Bedfellows
Will Linden Lab land shortage place Gorean slaves by the NBC Christmas tree? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In the lead up to a virtual Christmas tree lighting event to be staged for NBC television between 4 and 7 pm PST today, a real surprise was uncovered by Prokofy Neva – at least one [...]
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