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Herald Editor Wins Presitigious Industry Award
His is not the prettiest face you’ll ever see in the Herald, but send him a a woot-ful congratulations anyway today. Who is he? He’s Peter Ludlow, the typist for Herald founder and editor emeritus Urizenus Sklar, and he’s just been named one of the ten most influential gamers of all time by no less [...]
Full StoryA SecondCast Offer You Can’t Refuse
You will listen to SecondCast episode #23, or we’ll send our guest — Sim Mafia boss Marsellus Wallace — around to your plot to break your virtual kneecaps while you’re napping in that camping chair. A hilarious and informative look at the purported escapades of Second Life’s mouthiest mafia don.
Full StorySLSF Celebrates First Anniversary
The Second Life Sailing Federation sends news of its summer sailing gala, being held this coming Saturday, June 10. The regatta celebrate’s the SLSF’s first anniversary, as well as the grand opening of Flappy’s Marina and Yacht Club at Chong (155,131,47). [< -- SL link] Festivites commence at 6:00pm SL Time, with fireworks at 8:00 [...]
Full StoryTempest in a Sandbox
by Fiend Ludwig Alliance Navy Admiral Jim Herbst At little less than one year ago, the Alliance Navy was patrolling the sandboxes in Second Life, hitting back at the griefers who were disrupting the areas with scripted weapons, guns and profanity. Today, however, we find a very different organization. According to Alliance Navy Admiral Jim [...]
Full StorySLCC Registration Now Open
Virtual reality takes on a more physical aspect this August as Second Life residents gather in San Francisco for the second annual Second Life Community Convention, to be held August 18-20. Registration is now open at the SLCC site. The three-day event is still in the planning stages, but already on the agenda are some [...]
Full StoryIn the Metaverse, No One Can Hear Your Accent
by Fiend Ludwig Time zones complicate Mel Cheeky’s Second Life One of every four residents you meet in Second Life lives a real life in a country other than the United States. Although an unabashedly American construct, SL seems to appeal to non-Americans in a big way. Do these residents (myself among them – I [...]
Full StoryHelp Wanted: Underpaid, Overworked Managing Editor of the Second Life Herald
One of the first things that happened to me when I hit Second Life is that I noticed this advertisement seeking an editor at the Second Life Herald. I answered the ad and it not only changed my experience of Second Life completely, but it launched a new phase of my RL career. At the [...]
Full StoryGrand Opening: Club Ecstasy With An S
From the Herald’s random press release department: This Tuesday, May 23, will see the grand opening of Club Ecstasy (not to be confused with Club Ecstacy) in the Ecstasy sim of Second Life, 5:00pm SL time. Owned and run by SL resident Steve Mahfouz, Club Ecstasy exists “to provide quality low-lag / lag-free dancing entertainment [...]
Full StorySecondCast Goes to the Prom
The latest edition of SecondCast is now available for your listening pleasure. While I was away at E3, the rest of the cast took a trip to the SL prom. Those guys get to have all the fun.
Full Story1.10 is Coming! 1.10 is Coming!
Well, probably. Pending “final verification of all issues,” according to this forum announcement, it seems Second Life is getting its latest dot version upgrade, going from 1.9.whatever to a full 1.10.0 this coming Wednesday. Be ready for a half-day of downtime while the new version is put into place — and then a fewl weeks [...]
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