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Where is everyone?
Attendance at this year’s Second Life Community convention is much less than I expected. The last time I attended one, in 2009, halls were crowded with SL residents conversing and the Grand Ballroom was packed. This year there are a … Continue reading
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Don’t let a landbot take your Second Life land
My last post was about a landbot was able to buy for only eight cents the Second Life™ land that I had planned to sell for $150. Today I wrote a column on examiner.com that tells more about it. You … Continue reading
Can someone really take your $150 Second Life land from you for only eight cents? Yes they can.
When Saturday morning dawned, Hawk Lightcloud was looking forward to a starting his eighth year in Second Life by buying a full region with two friends. They intended making a beautiful place that would enhance Second Life. He had … Continue reading
If your Second Life land is stolen, Linden Lab says “be patient”
I contacted Second Life support as soon as they opened this morning, and was told by MichaelS Scout, “If you’re concerned, be patient”. There seemed to be no concern about my land being either stolen or transfered through a Linden … Continue reading
Beware – possible Second Life land theft
Some of my land on the Second Life mainland may have been stolen this morning. Either that or it’s a major Linden Lab error. I’m writing this now so others can beware until I find out what caused it. What … Continue reading
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Ways to help in Second Life with Japan relief
If you’re looking for a way to make a contribution in Second Life to relief efforts for victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, I’ve written two articles for examiner.com that give six ways you can help. You find five ways … Continue reading
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Kitely, finally
After two days of trying, I managed to login to Kitely. It turned out that there was a bug in their software preventing me from getting in. I was impressed with their quickness in finding a workaround. Here’s my new … Continue reading
SL Burning Man desert now looks more like the real thing
As much as I love the Burning Man events in Second Life – Burning Life and now Burn 2 – one thing about it has always bothered me: despite dedicated efforts to make the virtual Burning Man as close to … Continue reading
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Another attempt at hypergrid exploring
Pathfinder Lester (formerly known to Second Life residents as Pathfinder Linden) gave a talk about hypergrid adventuring at yesterday’s VWBPE conference. As reported in my last post, it’s exciting but still the stuff for pioneers, reminding me more of my … Continue reading
Hypergrid exploring
After reading Pathfinder’s reply to my last post, I couldn’t resist learning more about the Hypergrid Adventurers Club and about hypergrid exploring. After being in Second Life’s closed grid for seven years, the realization that I can teleport between worlds … Continue reading
