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Ex PN Leader Open Sources Griefer Weapons
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Taking a cue from game developer Linden Lab, Mudkips Acronym has embraced open source software and published scripts for griefing weapons used by the notorious “Patriotic Nigras” griefing gang. Previously access to these scripts was limited to those who asked nicely, or passed some sort of initiation to join [...]
Full StoryWelfare Island vs. Reuters/Acura – Free Swag!
Impoverished residents ignore luxury vehicles, throng Welfare IslandBob Dylan sends a message to the concierge at the Linden RL embassy by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The contrasts could not be more striking between the Reuters’ virtual news corporate cathedral/Acura car dealership and the third most popular place in SL – Welfare Island. Reuters recently [...]
Full StoryBig Blog Dramha Roundup
Second Citizen closes – other blogs step in to fill drama gap by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Second Citizen, a Second Life-oriented over-the-top verbal mud wrestling site/forum has closed. Second Citizen was notable for generating large amounts of noise and drama, and an occasional worthwhile tidbit – much like Second Life itself. The Second [...]
Full StoryHawt Triple Instructional Video Action!
Educators agree – YouTube is your friend by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Now that YouTube has become the distribution channel of choice for instructional videos, one of our sources noted a striking similarity between the voiceover in Torley Linden’s metaverse how-to videos and this outstanding example of the state of the art in real [...]
Full StoryTeamATI to Provide Live SL Radeon Tuning
Staffed Live Help! by JayR Cela For the first time ever while visiting the TeamATI advertisland yesterday, I was greeted by an actual person – Tuttle Paster. Tuttle and another TeamATI member, cOOter Toll, gave me some insights of what to look forward to in the next month or so. The really big news is [...]
Full StoryLife 2.0 Summit Receives Royal Reproach
Unexplained avatar bans draw imperial frown by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The Dr Dobbs Life 2.0 fall summit concluded yesterday, but was marred by what may become an international incident – Princess Manqo of Yaximixche’s expression of pleasure at meeting virtual world experts is mixed with strongly worded warnings to event organizers about how [...]
Full StoryBurkah Babes of Second Life Protest Unfair Treatment
Culture Clash Results in “Broadly Offensive Banning” [Based on a fragmentary report from a confused noobie and satellite imaging, it appears the press release below is legitimate and the Oriental Express sim does have burkha babe outfits for sale, and is a great place to get a whole new SL look - or get stoned. [...]
Full StoryDreamland Slams Lab Leaders
“There is no leadership evident at Linden Lab” – Master Quatro by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Second Life’s largest land baron – Anshe Chung’s Dreamland – broke ranks with the fanboy-dominated SL media today and sent a group notice to Dreamland customers slamming the Linden game gods for lack of leadership in the seemingly [...]
Full StoryUnconscionable ToS for Second Life Updated
Linden lawyers expect to enjoy home cooking by Jessica Holyoke Today Linden Labs changed the Terms of Service (ToS). Previously, the ToS included a forced arbitration clause through the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Now disagreements between a resident and the Lindens for amounts under $10,000 can be brought through a telephone conference with a [...]
Full StoryAnti-Autoreturn Flaunts SL Laws of Nature
Perma-park on Linden land – why buy land? by Spikez Stine I was just roaming around some quiet sims in early August and met up with this guy, name of Tre Giles, at Pennekamp. Giles was just standing there on this platform he had parked out in that same spot in Pennekamp for at least [...]
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