Archive for 'Opinion'
Op/Ed: The Point of View Inside SLLU
by Plot Tracer What sort of world would we live in if place names were trademarked? What sort of world would we live in where we could be banned for saying the wrong thing – for speaking against the government, or be banned for whatever takes the whim of those who wield power? The world [...]
Full StorySecond Life Left Unity’s Open Letter to LL
Dear Linden Labs We have been a group within your medium for 17 months. We are a political forum, essentially using the forum as a way to link with people of our political persuasion across the world. We felt this media would be a great way to do that and have managed to link people [...]
Full StoryBots Turfed Out of Liberty Island S
Letters to the Editor I’m writing about the article entitled “Bots Make Mockery of Traffic Statistics” on March 23, 2008 for the Second Life Herald. My name is Doran McCullough and I, along with Organa Ashley, just purchased the land written about from Harold Malpholisto. I want to say, unequivocally, that under no circumstances will [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: d3adlyc0d3c for CEO of Linden Labs
A perma-banned griefer’s perspective on Labs leadership changes by d3adlyc0d3c, ex-griefer As many of you are aware CEO Philip Rosedale has just announced his intention to step down as CEO of Linden Lab. This is big news for all of us. Admittedly, upon hearing the news I expected to see widespread panic and predictions of [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Linden Empire in Jeopardy???
by Barbie Starr, SL and RL Dominatrix Build an empire. They will follow. Lead the lost souls to the light. A Master’s dream to have his harem at his feet doing his bidding.The goals, the dreams, the future. Then – LIGHTS OUT – The Master is gone! Philip Linden, the King of Linden Lab, a [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: A Year In the PN Without Breaking the ToS
Griefers are better than cybersex addicts by Alyx Stoklitsky, ex-PN member TL;DR version: Yes, that’s right – I was a member of the Patriotic Nigras for over a year. Sure, I was only along for the ride – little more than a spectator and cheerleader for them – never an active nigra as I never [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: The Problem with China
by Jessica Holyoke I was reading on the BLT, the Blog of the Legal Times, about a mainland Chinese human rights lawyer who was beaten by police due to his advocacy for residents campaigning against a high tech railroad that would cut through middle class areas. In reading about Zheng Enchong, I was reminded about [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Why Releasing Server Code is A Terrible Idea
by d3adlyc0d3c, ex-griefer For awhile now rumors have been circulating that Linden Labs has been considering open sourcing their server/grid code, a welcome idea for many. While some residents see this as an opportunity for freedom, to break away from the ‘establishment’, I see this very differently. Releasing the server code will result in a [...]
Full StoryDoes Autism Speak in SL?
Metaverse is a battleground for Autism Speaks and Autism Speaks Doesn’t Speak For Me groups by Violet McGinnis There are two sides to every coin. Granted, you won’t oftenfind the tails side of a coin loudly denouncing the actions of the head side;that’s where the analogy rings untrue, especially in the case of the heatedbattle [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: I Hate It Here – Get Off My e-Lawn!
by Splatter Gomorrah, reasonable resident Today I went for a little walk on the mainland. I stumbledon large herds of new users fresh from their education, newbie skin shining inthe sunlight which glinted off their system hair as they tried to walk. Cleanand fresh-faced, they were; just like the Mormons who try to sell meWatchtowers [...]
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