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“Global Kids Guide to SL Presentations”: Thumbs Up!

Posted on November 29, 2006 by

Barry Joseph of Global Kids just sent out a link to their new "Guide to SL Presenting" that I think is enormously useful for non-profits and really anyone else thinking of holding a mixed real world / Second Life event.  I’ve already added it to the "Best Practices for organizing SL/RW events" wiki.  They cover…

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Forex: New SL Currency Exchange Opens Dec 1

Posted on November 27, 2006 by

Starting at noon SLT on Friday December 1 there’s a new currency exchange in town: the Forex comes to Second Life. The main ways that residents convert between real currency and Second Life Linden Dollars has been through the official SL Lindex market and the SLexchange site.  The difference with the Forex is that it…

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Hot Japanese hoofer / drummer girls: Go COBU!

Posted on November 25, 2006 by

Cobu is one of the most entertaining dance companies I know. The group specializes in a strange and electrifying blend of Japanese taiko drumming and funk tap. They have a show coming up from December 15-24 in Manhattan at the Flanmboyan Theater.  If you have a chance to catch them, don’t miss it!

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Giving Thanks

Posted on November 23, 2006 by

Things to be thankful for: My Beautiful Girlfriend: So supportive of all my nerdy pursuits and so good at making me happy. My Health. I realized this summer that I needed to get over my aversion to gyms and force myself to go at least a couple of times a week.  Surprisingly, I don’t hate…

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Apple Store coming to SL!?!

Posted on November 23, 2006 by

I got a tip from a posting by Dedric Mauriac on BlogHUD that a new Apple Store was opening in SL.  I TPed over this morning to investigate. And sure enough, there was all the plywood prims laying about that indicate a store in development on Skegemog (Teleport SLURL).  An Apple employee aptly named "Apple…

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Fantasy Congress : “gaming” the legislative process

Posted on November 22, 2006 by

My pal Tony just invited me to join his "Fantasy Congress" league.  I was a bit dubious about this effort to make the US legislative process into a game, but it seems actually quite well thought out. From the FAQ: Fantasy Congress™ offers you the power to "play politics." As in other fantasy sports, you…

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“Real Life Places in SL” HUD

Posted on November 21, 2006 by

I just finished playing with the new open-sourced TourHUD created by the Electric Sheep Company for the GSD&M ad agency.   The Tour HUD ("heads up display") is a very easy-to-use tool for creating your own custom tours of various spots in Second Life. There are already two — one for newbie-friendly areas and another of…

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iCommons lists CC-licensed free music sites

Posted on November 21, 2006 by

iCommons posts a great list of CC-licensed music from around the world, including Mexico, Finland and Portugal.  (Hmmm, wonder where Brazil is?) Can’t wait to explore the free music goodness. Oh, and Torley’s free techno still kicks ass.

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Ohio Attorney General goes after The Gift Assistant

Posted on November 21, 2006 by

Just got word from Aaron Forge that the wheels of justice are finally grinding their way towards the Gift Assistant company.  The Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro just announced that he wants the Ohio-based Gift Assistant to refund the money to all of its defrauded customers and to pay a fine of $25,000 for each…

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Every Time You Vote against Net Neutrality, Your ISP Kills a Night Elf

Posted on November 20, 2006 by

Hilariously titled "Every Time You Vote against Net Neutrality, Your ISP Kills a Night Elf" an article by Tony Greenberg and Alex Veytsel of Ramprate argues that online massively-multiplayer online games will be the first to get the knife if Net Neutrality provisions go out the window.  They contend that online video will survive in…

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