June 22nd, 2006 – 12:43pm
A quick apology:
I haven’t posted any metaphors recently as I’m having a lot of problems with my real life.
The metaphor: Resident’s perceptions of the development process of Second Life
The Dilbert Future, chapter 13 p221 (2000 edition), Scott Adams
Most things will improve in the future, but some things won’t, because the designers who make those things [...]
June 13th, 2006 – 10:05pm
So it looks like I might still be in with a chance….
Just found out from Tateru Nino that the population appears to have shrank. Is this an error ? Was the original figure an error ? Have over 7000 accounts been closed ?
Here’s hoping I beat the rush.
So Second Life now has 1 quarter of a million residents.
It may be a milestone, but statistics are misleading and you have to take into account all the alts people have, as well as abandoned accounts. It is a good thing though, since the more active residents there are, the [...]
June 10th, 2006 – 12:33am
Today’s Theme: Conversations that happened in Second Life, or will in the future
Showing of a build on a custom server/3rd party client combo.
Humans dating Mechs
Clubbing with Xcite! gear on
A surgery for fixing damaged furry avatars
Micro-tinies combined with a more advanced avatar mesh and the camera overriders
Setting the sun position to “fixed”
Making use of the photos [...]
Parents reacting to their kids getting jobs in Second Life.
One of the saving graces of Havok 1- griefers can’t puncture your tires.
Conversations with tinies.
The pitfalls of playing with the gender switching options in Second Life.
Focus on the last line of the last panel- Comparing Second Life to MMORPGs.
This is just too funny:
The Advertising Slogan Generator – Second Life Slogans
Here’s my favourites:
Have a Break. Have a Second Life.
Come Fly The Friendly Second Life.
Second Life Is Our Middle Name.
Get Second Life or Get Out.
Nobody Does It Like Second Life.
Have You Had Your Second Life Today?
A Second Life Is Forever
Better Living Through Second Life.
Only Second [...]
Today’s theme: Residents reacting to perpetual claims of major feature improvements being just around the corner
The Outter Circle
Sore Thumbs
Today’s theme: Be glad you can’t die in the sense of MMORPG’s
Second Life is not an MMORPG
Dueling Analogs
Anti-Hero for Hire
Filthy Lies
Apologies for the lack of updates- busy busy busy in SL and RL. Enjoy.
Be careful when experimenting with llAttachToAvatar()
The kind of things kai and myself talk about to gross people out
With all the diversity in Second Life, this could happen.
Be glad you only have to drag & drop a folder to change avatars
Be careful when [...]
Google Search Results
No idea how long it’ll remain that way, but I’m listed in 3rd and 4th place on a Google search that doesn’t contain my name :-).
Also worth noting is the fact I’m listed higher than Torley, Inside Mac Games, Apple, MakeZine, SLUniverse and MacUser. This was an accidental discovery, as I was trying [...]
