For folks on the lefty-side of the political spectrum, there’s a virtual space for gathering with other organizers and activists in Second Life at RootsCamp on Better World Island. Here’s how they describe it: RootsCamps are 2006 post-election debriefs. Progressives — everyone from the "netroots" to precinct captains to field organizers to national message consultants…
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Reunited: Cindy’s and my first SL date
Hurray! I finally got Cindy to come into SL for a lil virtual date with me tonight. I enticed her with the promise of shopping. Sexist, but true.
My Mission: Arming Ewoks with light sabers
Sitting in an ouzo bar late at night in Athens last Friday, I got asked by a colleague out-of-the-blue what my "vision" was. Never an easy question to answer whether enebriated or not (I wasn’t.) I think I replied something along the lines of, "Hey, how about that Acropolis!" Sitting on the subway this morning,…
Video of virtual showing of Machinima Fest, uh, videos
Here’s some recursive fun for you: I was sent a link to a video of a bunch of Second Life avatars watching the live video feed from the Machinima Festival last weekend where various Machinima videos were shown. Whew! I wish more of the side-chat was shown in the video, which was often quite funny….
7,679 Online Now” / “Grid Closed for Maintenance”?
Hmmm, odd log-in screen this morning on Second Life. Either Linden Labs have hired a boatload of new employees (perhaps they really are "outsourcing the metaverse") or their online counter is stuck. Someone go kick the server over there in San Francisco.
Random Coolness: Your image as 1,024 fans or dancers
I was reading Torley’s always odd blog, which referred me to a cool Japanese site called www.madin.jp where you can transform any simple graphic into 1,024 very tiny people either dancing or holding up signs like at a ballgame. Or as Babelfish translates it: The device where the cheerful 1024 people of the systemic tights…
“And the Mackie Goes to”: Machinima awards announced
For those who weren’t there for the awards ceremony either live or in Second Life at the Machinima Festival this weekend, here’s the breakdown of who won what. It was a tough field this year, with excellent films in every category. Glad I wasn’t doing the judging. And the winners are… Best Picture: The Adventures…
Save State of Play IV!
Just got a message from some of the organizers of the conference "State of Play IV" scheduled for January 7-9, 2007 in Singapore that they are in dire need of additional sponsors for the event. Organized by Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, New York Law School, Trinity University, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore,…
The dirty, decaying, chaotic pleasures of Athens
After the frenzy of the Internet Governance Forum, I decided to spend a couple of days in Athens getting to know the city. Athens seemed like just the kind of place that I would like — full of rich history and urban grit. I had few preconceived notions about Athens, just a desire to see…
The Internet Governance Forum 2006 : A Tentative Success
As I write this I am flying back to New York from Athens where I attended the first ever Internet Governance Forum. It’s been a tremendous experience that I feel very fortunate to have been able to be a part of. What follows is a quick flyover of how the whole deal went down and…