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ElGalloDeBorrachos Muliaina — Post 6 Guy

[I am used to people being well prepared for our Post 6 appointments. They have sorted out their clothes and hair, they hand in the notecards with their stories, they rebake and relog to look as good as possible. But this was the first time I was given a notecard with the perfect Windlight settings [...]

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Second Life Targeted for Shutdown as a “Game of Skill”?

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee hearings on H.R. 6870 today have some residents of Second Life concerned that the metaverse could become collateral damage in the war on online gambling, with suggestions that “games of skill” could be targets for regulation – most notably at the [...]

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Kiara Mazi – Second Life Dancers’ Union Organizer

Jimmy Hoffa reincarnated in the metaverse by Valentina Tiratzo Kiara Mazi – International Dancer’s Union organizer I admit it. I was a lousy dancer. Emote? What the hell is an emote? I thought all I had to do was play with this silly little menu to ogling eyes, and say things like “thanks Bub” or [...]

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The History of Neko

by Stacia Villota, virtual Neko Think of this lovely photo as the cover to your History lesson today… designed to reflect the artistic style of Japanese manga covers (for a very specific reason, as you’ll come to see). Open it up and turn to the chapter titled “History of Neko 101.” Are you wearing your [...]

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Scout Detritus — SLebrity Autobiography

by Scout Detritus “We chased all the Proks outta there, started buildin’ shit, they said they liked us, and that we could stay and make our money…” I started SL as a confused and bewildered wide eyed noob as I realized that SL was an endless possibility sandbox…I could be and do anything I wanted [...]

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Princess of Yaximixche To Remember 9/11 Victims in Private

Residents anxiously await royal return after 2 months of technical issuesYaximixche Palace Royal Press Office issues press release to calm concerned citizens by Idoru Wellman, staff writer HRH Princess Manqo The Royal Press Office announces that The Princess of Yaximiche will remember the victims of September 11 events in private this year. This is in [...]

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Corleone/Nicholas Mafia Gang War Escalates

Corleone underworld starts organized Abuse Report campaign against Nicholas mafiaCorleone associate claims connections to game god Philip Linden by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Zito Corleone: assclowns get no respect and the Lab is paying attention I was listening to the Jay-Z’s American Gangster album on my iMojowire 3g when the Roc Boys track was [...]

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Toxic Menges — Post 6 Grrrl

[It was those three Ms in Toxic's profile that gained my attention – Macs, music and machinima. A geek girl willing to get naked in the Herald? That was just too good to be true. Fixing an appointment wasn't easy but we finally got together Friday night. Yes, the crazy Friday that made logins and [...]

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World Stock Exchange Open for Business-mostly

by Jessica Holyoke The World Stock Exchange, WSE, is back up and running.  A few new things have been added since the Exchange went down for updates in January.  WSE 4.0 is active on www.wselive.com.  After the updates, all balances are now in WIC’s or World Internet Currency.  People who opened an account prior to [...]

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Gotham: City of Heroes – And Villains, Too

by Lavinia Carver Gotham Just randomly browsing round the metaverse can actually prove useful. I found that out a little while ago, when I stumbled upon Gotham. I had first seen Gotham when it was mid-construction, so it didn’t look too good. It also took forever to build, so I personally thought it would take [...]

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