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DiSSENTiON in SL

YouTube communique warns of asset server attacks and malicious code by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk A new griefing group – “DiSSENTiON” – released several YouTube videos over the last week illustrating new weapons testing on help island, and warning of “ushering a new era of chaos into the virtual world of Second Life as [...]

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Hunter Talon Remembered

Our world loses a real superhero by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk I never knew Hunter Talon – a Justice League Unlimited (JLU) member who died last Thursday – but Tizzers Foxchase did, and took time from writing a farewell message for the JLU this evening to tell me about Hunter, and suggest that I [...]

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Vivna Wilberg — Post 6 Grrrlllll

[Note from Justine- A friend said I had to meet Vivna Wilberg, and was I ever glad I did! Though her avie is tiny, she has a big heart and a great spirit. I was thrilled to meet Vivna, and even happier that she agreed to pose for us!] Boy was I surprised when someone [...]

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SL Fashion – Copying or Inspiration?

by Tenshi Vielle I’ve noticed a lot of confusion about copying and inspiration from other designers, whether it be in real life or in a virtual world. Let’s look at the subject and “where the line is” — it might help all of everyone clarify where they stand. Maximilian Milos had an experience last year [...]

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Peace March Saturday

straight talk about violence by Jessica Holyoke Drive By Agony along with The Blue Angel Police and Firefighters Memorial, victims of crime and concerned SL citizens, will hold a March for Peace  in SL April 19th at 1pm by marching on the Virtual Capitol Hill   http://slurl.com/secondlife/Capitol%20Hill%201/129/1/32 .  In conjunction with the march, a live music [...]

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SL Military : Divided

by Proteus Hand, war correspondent Proteus Hand For those of you who don’t keep up with their events, there exist two treaties, the Ascendant Initiative, and the Iron Symphony. Most people will argue against this claim, but from what everyone seems to understand, the initial catalyst started when the Merczateers scripted together a riot shield. [...]

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The Other World Kingdom

Be a pony slave to the ladies! by Jessica Holyoke What if I told you of a place where men are lead about on leashes, women are fully in charge and there is a local made up currency to use?  Now imagine that it is now in Second Life. The Other World Kingdom, OWK, has [...]

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Jessica Holyoke Is Pulling My Chain

Wendell left grinding his hips in the empire of the Dommes by Wendell Holmer I stand in the town square wearing slave clothes and doing a belly dance. A woman clicks by in six-inch heels, dragging a man by a chain. My hips gyrate. My bare arms wave in the air. And I curse Jessica [...]

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Woodbury University Returns to SL!!!

Exclusive interview with Tizzers Foxchase by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Woodbury 3.0 Last July, Woodbury University’s educational sim was deleted from the metaverse in a controversial move by the Linden Lab governance team, and early this year Woodbury land group administrator Tizzers Foxchase was perma-banned from Second Life. However, Woodbury University is far from [...]

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Lab Discovers Secret to Stable Software – Unit Testing!

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Today, a reader pointed out an amazing innovation in software development being pioneered by the our friends in Linden Lab – the unit test. After years of something less than total grid stability, long term residents of the metaverse may have trouble believing that the game gods have an [...]

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