The Alphaville Herald

Op/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 [...]

Does 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 [...]

Greta Ghia Is A Roaster

Dolcett Play in SL – the other other white meat by Wendell Holmer Meatgirls and a state-of-the-art Slutoaster Greta Ghia stands proudly, shoulders back, chest puffed out, a brave smile on her face. This is the moment she has waited for all her life. For years, she has kept a strict diet and exercise regimen, [...]

Adv: Help Prevent Metaverse Ad Blight

Advertise in the Second Life Herald – before we start in-world ad farming Is this what you want to look at in SL? Herald advertisers reach thousands of Second Life residents every day. We offer box ads at the top of the left- and right-hand columns, banner ads at the top of the page, and [...]

New, Improved Copybot Demonstrated

Remote-controlled bot copies prims, linksets, textures, clones avatar profiles and outfits & saves copies to the user’s hard drive by Proper Prim [UPDATE: Apparently a similar (or perhaps identical) copybot is being sold on slexchange here. Should slexchange remove this user-created content? Might the Lindens decide to have a word with bot creator Marki Young? [...]

Dissident Run-For-Your-Life Olympic News Update

News from the Beijing 2008 Olympics DATELINE: Oriental Express, Second Life (194, 235, 24) Exclusive video coverage of the dissident run-for-your-life competition is now available from our friends at the Subrealism Action Group. Once again, Keiko Ketsugo and the PrimTime news team whips the news into shape with a story that has not even happened [...]

Op/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 [...]

Jenna Papp — Post 6 Grrrrl

[Note from Justine: Jenna Papp asked me about being a Post 6 Grrl months ago, and waited patiently for her turn. Then, one day while I was out shooting pictures for an article in SexySecond Magazine, I ran into her while shopping. Her snapshot as a fashionably dressed shopper now graces the pages of SexySecond, [...]

La Vida Linden

Breakthrough – SL Advertislands Work!!!

How to reach /b/tards and the *chan by Pixeleen Mistral, business desk After a year and a half of failed attempts at corporate marketing via the metaverse, Second Life finally found a secure place in the ad-supported media universe yesterday. Despite the predictions of a number of pundits, Google did not buy out SL, fix [...]