I’ve been thinking about how this is turning into the summer of transitions for me. My awesome roommate Paul Marino is heading off for the Great White North to seek his machinima fame and fortune. And I’m leaving my cool Financial District apartment at the end of August, after more than three years there. Most…
Rikomatic gets assimilated
Embracing my inner android, tonight I purchased a new cyborg avatar called the "HAV-2", created by the talented designer Hydrogen Excelsior. What’s awesome about it is that you can keep whatever "normal" human parts you want on your standard avatar and add various cyborg appendages as you wish. I was playing around with Photoshop and…
“Good Copy Bad Copy”: New documentary about copyright and culture available for download
Click To Play I just got word about a new documentary about copyright and culture called “Good Copy Bad Copy”, directed by Andreas Johnsen, Ralf Christensen and Henrik Moltke. The movie features a number of prominent academics (Benkler, Lessig) , artists (i.e. Girl Talk, Danger Mouse) and recording label representatives talking about intellectual property and…
Rep Jerry Nadler appears in Second Life to talk about Habeas Corpus
US Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) appeared in-world this afternoon to talk to SL residents about his stance on habeas corpus and civil liberties in light of the "War on Terrorism." This was during a mixed-reality demonstration organized by the ACLU entitled "Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice" held both in the real world…
Habeas Corpus Rally today at 12 noon EST in DC and Second Life!
I just got word that the American Civil Liberties Union is sponsoring a rally in Washington DC today to call for the restoration of habeas corpus and and end to torture in Guantanamo Bay. For those who can’t make it there, you can still participate by teleporting into the Second Life Capitol Hill and join…
Google ranks my Mermaid Parade post as #2?
For some reason my previous post “Mermaid Parade 2007: So Long and Thanks for the Fish” is #2 on Google search right now. And the Mermaid Parade flickr group started by my friend RubyMae is #6. Given the thousands of people who were there and taking pictures and blogging, it’s weird that we would be…
International SL meetup today at 9AM PST on the crisis in Darfur
My friend In Kenzo sends me news that there will be an international meetup on Better World Island (teleport SLURL) to talk about the ongoing crisis in Darfur and what folks can do about it. That’s at 9AM PST / 12PM EST, 6PM CET today. After the fold is the complete message from In Kenzo…
Mermaid Parade 2007: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
My friends Tomo, Sammy and Beckto So yet another, and possibly the last, Coney Island Mermaid Parade is history, and I have to say this was perhaps my favorite of all the ones I’ve ever been to. The weather was just perfect: breezy, cool, and sunny. The crowds were immense and incredibly positive and festive….
Bedroom available this summer in my awesome 2-bedroom apartment in Manhattan
I’m still looking for a short-term roommate for my super-sweet two-bedroom apartment on Ann Street in the Financial District of Manhattan. It’s available from July 1 to August 31. Definitely large enough for a couple, or someone who needs a space to work out of. Comes fully equipped with bed, dresser, desk, and wardrobe. I…
Cindy in a music video!
A couple of months ago, my girlfriend Cindy was asked to be a dancer in a music video for an indie band unpronouncably named "!!!" or "ChkChkChk." Finally, months later, the video has come out. Cindy, being the down-to-earth girl that she is, had pretty realistic expectations of her appearance, or lack thereof, in the…