Yesterday the FCC closed its proposed rule making procedure pertaining to the use of cellular phones during air travel. The FCC decided to uphold the ban on in-flight cell phone use, citing a lack of technical evidence that in-flight cell phone use would not interfere with regular cell phone transmissions. There was no mention in…
So where’s the flood?
Hmmm, don’t know what was up with the virtual flood event that was supposed to happen this morning. I set my clock extra early to rez into the sims at the appointed times. Some of the sims were flooded, others were dry as a bone. No one appeared to be on hand filming or directing…
My Moo cards are on CNET!
This is pretty cool. This picture of my Moo business cards I had done a couple weeks ago is running alongside a CNET story about how Moo cards as the hippest networking tool. It’s interesting to see which Moo card is the most popular with people I give it to. So far its the one…
Second Life flooded tomorrow! Come get drowned for a cause!
I got word that Adventure Ecology and Ogilvy marketing are sponsoring tomorrow a flood of several sims in Second Life to highlight the dangers of global warming. Here’s the details: To highlight the potential devastating effect of climate change Adventure Ecology & Ogilvy will flood several locations in Second Life including Tokyo, Ibiza & The…
NSA to Open Virtual “Black Box” Office in Second Life
My buddy Jeff Porten sends along this choice "news" item from the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s April 1st newsletter: NSA to Open Virtual "Black Box" Office in Second Life The National Security Agency announced today plans to open a virtual office in the popular online game Second Life. The office will consist of a large black…
J. Walter on the accident that made him a jazz musician
I got news that my buddy jazz trombonist J. Walter Hawkes was featured on the NPR show "Studio 360" a couple of days ago, talking about the near fatal accident that transformed him into a jazz musician. Here’s the direct link to the audio stream (or just click on the image). There’s also a much…
Serenity authorized blueprints available soon
I just got word that Quantum Mechanix Inc will be offering what looks like a beautiful set of of blueprints of the spaceship "Serenity" from the movie of the same name. I gotta admit I get a little goosebumpy just looking at the images. Reminds of the giant cutaway poster I had of the Starship…
Second Life and the limits of religious tolerance
Doing my duty as event guy at New World Notes, I’ve been noticing that there are lots and lots of events being sponsored by a new Hare Krishna group in SL. Which has made me wonder, what are the limits of religious tolerance in Second Life?
My interview on Pacifica Radio Program “Deadline LA”
I did a short interview that was broadcast today on the KPFK Pacifica Radio program "Deadline LA" hosted by Barbara Osborn and Howard Blume. The whole program is very interesting, dealing with YouTube and human rights abuses. From the description: Is YouTube the new forum for human rights abuses? Could be. A Guantanamo detainee was…
Chat log from in-world Obama event today
Some folks asked for the chat log of the Obama in-world "appearance" today. So here it is, with some of the extraneous "lol" and side comments not included. I hope it’s helpful to someone.