I know that some of you absolutely refuse to visit Prokofy Neva’s blog – and generally, I don’t blame you. But a comment was posted yesterday that, if true, confirms most of our worst suspicions about the State of the Linden. Since some of you still won’t visit her blog, I’m reposting the comment below: [...]
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Are You Listening? An Open Letter to Philip Rosedale
Readers: I am deeply touched that this letter has struck such a chord among the Second Life community. I have seen this reposted in a few other places. I do not mind this at all, provided that you do not change or add to the letter, that you credit me as the author, and that [...]
Second Life Should Not Be Like the iPhone
Philip Linden says that Second Life should be more like an iPhone. It’s neat and shiny and fun to play with. It’s enjoyable to use from the moment you take it out of the box, whereas Second Life has a steep and challenging learning curve. The iPhone was built from the ground up, after careful [...]
Black Thursday and the Culture of Relevance
I attended Codie Redgrave’s memorial installation at Rouge last night. Botgirl said it so perfectly – you could not explain to anyone outside of our unique culture how a screenful of mostly-gray attendees attempting to walk through a molasses-murk of server lag to stand amongst row upon row of identical, digitally-engraved tombstones could tug at [...]
How to Succeed in Business … by Trying Your Little Heart Out
Too much caffeine. Bad bunny. You’re supposed to be sleeping right now. Making things is one of my greatest joys in Second Life. Sometimes I daydream of winning the lottery, or finding some generous philanthropist with whom I strike up a conversation about virtual worlds. I give such a winning testimonial about Second Life that [...]