Matrix Online Refugees Welcomed to Second Life

Satin Tigress transgender neo-burlesque club and Catzi Radio — a cyberpunk <3 match by Timothy Morpork The MMORPG Matrix Online closed on July 31, 2009.  Though primarily a combat game,players  developed into a community that socialized in cyberpunkthemed clubs within the game.  With their virtual world closed, theyneed a new virtual space in which to [...]

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Spike Chunes — Post 6 Model

[Before the cries of cronyism start, Spike Chunes was twice in the right place at the right time, in addition to being good looking of course. Ages ago, when I was wandering around wearing a girl avatar, I met Spike. A girl named Timothy turned out not to be his thing but he remained on [...]

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Alien28 vs Plagiariser — part 8

Zilu builds stolen goods empire – Alien28 loses faith in Linden Lab by Coke Supply [PROTIP: read all the the previous episodes of Alien28 vs Plagiariser - click the comics for full sized images]

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The CryoLife Papers – Fear and Loathing

Copybot code published on Second Life Jira — con artists peddle snake oil by Junius Is the sky falling? The copybot code to make CryoLife and similar clients was published on the Second Life JIRA in mid-June. Anybody can compile a client and add copybot features to their Second Life viewer. It isn’t difficult to [...]

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The CryoLife Papers – Prims, Clothing, and Stealth

Pirated content export/import – CyroLife stealth and radar – prim puke by Junius a CryoLife user importing ripped prims In part one, the CryoLife papers documented exporting and pirating avatars. The papers continue with a view into importing stolen content and stealth. Importing Clothing Toimport clothing go to file and select “Import Wearable”.  Find theclothing [...]

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The CryoLife Papers – Exporting and Pirating Avatars

Second Life piracy made simple by Junius CryoLife is a copybot client that can be used to steal copies of in-world Second Life content. CryoLife does not steal scripts, animations or gestures – the piracy potential is limited to prims, textures and clothing. These papers are a description of Cryolife use and detection, countermeasures that work, [...]

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Alien28 vs Plagiariser — part 7

Massive pizza delivery counter-attack planned in Second Life intellectual property theft holy war by Coke Supply [PROTIP: read all the previous episodes of Alien28 vs Plagiariser -- click the comics for full sized images]

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Is China Blocking Student Second Life Access?

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Why Ning Listern can’t log into Second Life is a mystery – but some suspect selective filters are being applied to student Second Life access in China. According to a post on the Linden Lab RegAPI mailing list, Ning’s account is one of several created by Hongjun, a RegApi [...]

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Farmers Furious – Sion Chicken Updater Breaks Good Eggs!

Zaius says no to demands for damaged egg refundsby Hayseed Econobot, Agricultural Affairs desk Sion Zaius has admitting that a botched update intended to remove lag-tastic versions of sion Chicken eggs actually deleted any eggs placed in the “ proteggtors”- including the newest non-laggy chicken eggs. The unintentional egg breakage shocked a struggling chicken farming [...]

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Lonely Hyena Seeks Second Life Soul Mate

Will Erk Gloom find true love in the metaverse with a Herald personal ad?by Pixeleen Mistral, Matchmaking Affairs Desk Single hyena loves romantic walks and cuddling in the den – looking for a special someone who is open-minded, not easily offended. Hoping for SL companionship — maybe more. Seeking M/F/Bi/Fur professional career-oriented hyena who shares [...]

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