Archive for 'News from Second Life'

Strokerz Second Life SexToys Broken

Frustrated cheerleader shoots Data Linden — Lab blacklist blamed as thousands seek repairs for nerfed sexbeds by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In mid-april, thousands of residents of Second Life discovered the avatar animations in their virtual sex beds were non-functional – a disaster of epic proportions for players interested in working through the Kama [...]

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A Herald Fashionista’s Advice for New Media Journalists

by Tenshi Vielle – Fabuous Fashionista If you're a Herald reporter – or just wish you were – it is very important to carry a sense of theHerald's special style about you, in your attitude, your writing, and in the clothes you wear. As any of the Herald reporters can tell you, choosing clothing frommost [...]

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Underground in Gor: A Man Needs a Maid!

The Wanderer's Underground in Gor series outsourced to a contractor by Pappus Enochus, High Blutarch o' Bugtusslistan Well, it are nigh unto Memorable Day an' the Wanderin' Feller in Gor dun telled Miz Pixeleen he needed the day off tu go play with sum Panther Gals.   But for me, no rest fo' the wicked! [...]

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Second Life Grid Support Outsourced to ComSys?

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk A new clan sharing the Comsys brand last name have joined the pantheon of game gods. I personally witnessed a divine double sighting in Second Life earlier this evening. Based on both job postings and avatar profiles, it appears that Comsys is taking over first tier support from Linden [...]

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LL to Players: Stop Gaming Search Results With Camping!!!

Low-skill entry-level jobs threatened by policy change – "model" bots left untouched by Jessica Holyoke Camping for L$s may soon be banned in Second Life – a move that will prevent entry level players from being paid to park their avatars in place for hours at a time to skew the Search results. Yesterday, Jack [...]

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Zonja Capalini <3 Opensim in Linden Lab Smackdown

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Did Linden Lab really think through last fall's 66% OpenSpace price increase – and what it would lead to? You might wonder after reading Zonja Capalini's diary of the diaspora: The Openspace fiasco: six months later – a tell-all tale of her journey to metaverse self-sufficiency. The Lab's fanboys [...]

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Underground in Gor: Angst and a Wish for Orbital Bombardment

Gor is disgusting: get free, break a rule, get enslaved – part five in a series by The Wanderer I plan to heed the advice of my readers and go back to Panther-country, since that would be the Gorean-Male thing to do. But as I got ready for a teleport, I dragged my virtual feet.  [...]

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Herald Readers Smash 50,000 Comment Barrier

Militias, mafias, land barons, Lindens, griefers, Goreans, furs & fashionistas form huge drama pump by Pixeleen Mistral, Herald Editrix Friday, the Herald staff assembled at a local sushi bar to sample the fugu, watch the reader comment counter, and place a few friendly wagers. At issue – the content of the 50,000th reader's  comment. The [...]

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Underground in Gor: Panther Country

Sim line saves Wanderer from sex-slavery in part 4 in a series by the Wanderer The kajira looked up at me, worry in her eyes. “They will capture you and rape you, Master.” “Who?”“The forest-girls.  Don't go into the forest.” A noob Gorean like me can sure be stupid.  Despite several warnings, I went into [...]

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Lab To Cripple Furry, Tiny Avatars With Faux Bug Fix

Player protests on JIRA leads to 1 day suspension from Second Life by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Maya Remblai was given a one day suspension from Second Life last friday after some vigorous discourse with BigPapi Linden caused BigPapi to start SHOUTING IN ALL CAPS on the JIRA bug tracking system, while refusing to [...]

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