Archive for 'News from Second Life'

The Pregnant Man

Abandoned by furry mom, single father overcomes prejudice in metaverse – will deliver baby soon by Mony Markova When I first saw him, I thought this had to be a joke. He had a huge belly, which to me seemed just like a regular beer belly, except a little lower. As I was preparing to [...]

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One-Hour Abortion Clinic Opens In Second Life Mall

Mall cop says Minerva Linden deleted prim fetus after pro-life group abuse reports –W-Hat Goons’ Whatview Valley Mall also features Apple Store, Rei’s Rocks, Invisible Prim store by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk teens welcome Shoppers in WHAT sim will be pleased to learn that the conveniently located Whatview Valley Mall claims to have Second [...]

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Italian Space Program Orbits Rabbit Over Sardigna

Carrot feast follows feat by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Scientific proof – rabbit reaches an altitude of over 200,000 meters above Sardigna Maximilian Baxton sent a report to the Second Life Herald’s iMojowire 3G this afternoon, celebrating a new era of space exploration – propelling a rabbit avatar to the incredible altitude of 200,000 [...]

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LL Targeting W-Hat Goons?

Tardimal avatar maker hit with 3-day suspension for verbal abuse – on his own sim! by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk If Kyro Kilian is to be believed, certain Linden Lab employees may be running alt accounts or doing instantaneous favors for special friends by swinging the ban stick when the gameplay turns sassy. One [...]

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Banned 160 Times – Talkin’ Trash in Ballers City

Nicholas mafia member ignores SL rules – attacks other mafias by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk A long-time SL mafia member claims to have been banned from the metaverse nearly 160 times as part of his family’s campaigns against other in-world mafias – the current target is Black Hand/Satriale. Apparently this innovative form of gameplay [...]

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The Merczateers – One Life, One Fate

One of Second Life’s largest military forces — from the perspectives of its members, its allies, and its enemies. by Caine Constantine When it comes to armed combat in Second Life, there may beno more recognized military force than the Merczateers. They are massive, clocking in at 254 members as of thewriting of this article. With [...]

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ZOMG!! Military Warfare At Risk!!!

Will Linden Lab allow Second Life Militaries to go extinct? by Adrastos Fhang During my time in Second Life, many Second Life residents have gone through harrowing journeys. Upgrade after upgrade, Second Life attempts to become the new ERA for PC Games. In all of these upgrades, many things seem to go right, and then [...]

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Op/Ed: Tortured Thoughts

by Jessica Holyoke, Gorean kajira Torture has been on my mind lately, not only due to my Gorean excursions, but also in real life as well. Back in June, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was on the U.S. news magazine show "60 Minutes."  He was asked why is the U.S. government allowed to torture….I [...]

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Outrageous Harassment: Griefers Scramble Police To SL Resident’s RL Home!!!

When will the FBI get involved? by Stoli Babbage, staff reporter “Swatting”, is a term for a technology-enabled real life attack in which the perpetrator calls the victim’s local police department in hysterics to convince the 911 emergency operators the victim is in a hostage situation — or going on a shooting rampage. By making [...]

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Lively Lesbian Subtext to Google’s 3D Chatrooms?

Google’s Lively “Heather” & “Vanessa” Avatars Can’t Dance With BoysFighting breaks out in Jen’s Coffee House by Pixeleen Mistral, International Affairs desk I have enjoyed my time in Lively so far, but there are parts of the experience I find troubling – I simply cannot dance with irishJohn36. I met irishJohn36 in Jen’s Coffee House, [...]

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