Sue Baskerville

Why can't Google+ have a nice editor like this?

2011-07-07T15:55:00.000-07:00

Why can't Google+ have a nice editor like this?

I wonder how this and G+ will end up being connected?

2010-11-01T16:40:00.001-07:00

To what uses are micro-arrays of piezoelectric components being put? http://amplify.com/u/ee7w

SL Jira VWR-17168 Separate Real World info from SL info in profile tab

2010-11-01T02:02:00.001-07:00

I don't want to see people's Real Life info unless I deliberately look for it.

Amplify’d from jira.secondlife.com

Separate Real World information from Second Life in the profile tab

Move the real world information to its own tab in the resident's profile. RL information will still be there for those who want to see it but not forced upon those who don't want to see it.

Read more at jira.secondlife.com

See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/echs

#SL Jira VWR-23024: Replace the sidebar icons with a main menu option

2010-09-18T10:35:00.001-07:00

I don't want little icons sticking into the 3D viewport all the time, nor most nor even some of the time. You shouldn't want that either.

Next I'll think I'll file an issue to get the "Stand Up" button out of the viewport.

Amplify’d from jira.secondlife.com

As a user, I'd like to have the sidebar icons replaced with a "Panels" option in the main menu

As a user,I don't want any icons, such as specifically the sidebar icons for inventory, people, etc. sticking into the 3D viewport. I'd like them replaced with a "Panels" option in the main menu.

Read more at jira.secondlife.com

See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/aqfn

#SL Jira: keep a searchable list of previously used display names to chose from #SecondLife

2010-09-18T09:25:00.001-07:00

Ceera Murakami proposed a nice idea: Keep a publicly searchable list of display names for a user to choose from - the user can change names easily, and others can find them by searching for one of the names in the list.

Amplify’d from jira.secondlife.com

Display Names: Retain a queue of previously used Display Names that the resident can switch between, and which remain visible in their Profile

Make the Resident's Profile display an "AKA list", located on the Profile tab, between their in-world info and their real life info, and showing the last 10 Display Names that the Resident has used.

Those ten names could be switched between at will by the resident for use as Display Names, with no fee, but new names could only be added to the list once per week (with or without a fee, or a requirement to be Premium, or other restrictions). That list would be searchable data, so even if the resident wasn't displaying "Trevor Bloodmoon the Werewolf" as their current display name, you could still find them in Search by that inactive but occasionally used display name.
Read more at jira.secondlife.com

See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/aqbl

SL Jira issue: Old style scrolling up the screen "Console Chat", with no chat toasts, no icons of chatters

2010-08-23T20:49:00.001-07:00

SL Jira issue: Old style scrolling up the screen "Console Chat", with no chat toasts, no icons of chatters http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-20918

I got an invite for the Lego Universe beta - but not as Sue Baskerville

2010-08-01T18:35:00.000-07:00

I got my invite into the Lego Universe beta, but not for a SuezanneC Baskerville based identity. I have yet to try it out. I'm sure I'd have tried it already if I'd been accepted for a Sue Baserville identity. Ah well, perhaps I'll try it tonight anyway.

My content creation level - posts on friendfeed, the SL blog-forum, friendfeed posts, and so on has dropped a lot. I spend too much time just tabbing back and forth reading stuff of no great value. Tonight I opened all the places on my Google profile and did something with each site. Man do I know how to party!

2010-03-10T21:12:00.000-08:00

The Lego Universe MMO looks like it would be fun.

Does a building game like this have any particular special appeal to those who like the Second Life virtual world?

Are there any techniques for rendering a changing world with user generated content used in Lego Universe that would be useful in Second Life?

Interface Or Content?

2010-03-07T08:00:00.000-08:00

I was thinking earlier this morning about Linden Lab's attempt to increase the retention rate for Second Life by making the interface in their Viewer 2.0 beta look more like a browser, the idea I guess being that browsers are popular or that people like browser interfaces or are familiar with them.

According to statements I've read, most people don't even know what a browser is.

People don't use browsers because they like browsers, they use browsers because browsers get them to the content on the web that they like. It's the porn and the gadget reviews and squirrel catapulting videos on YouTube that get people to use browsers.

Put porn, bootleg videos, and shopping sites in a Lotus 123 for DOS interface and people would use that.

Avatars United

2010-02-12T23:07:00.001-08:00

Avatars United is a sort of social network for people with lots of avatars.

Avatars United was recently purchased by Linden Lab, makers of the Second Life virtual world.

in reference to: Avatars United | Home (view on Google Sidewiki)

SLUniverse

2010-02-12T21:51:00.001-08:00

SLUniverse is the Second Life community's oldest user operated social web site. SLUniverse hosts the oldest running Second Life related forums in existence, including those operated by Second Life, since Linden Lab eliminated their old forum and replaced it with modified blog software.

Cristiano Midnight (an SL avatar name) is the operator of SLUniverse. Cristiano was known in early SL days for selling animations, and was a frequent poster in the official SL forums.

SLUniverse has been modified numerous times over the years. It used to have a java based IRC client to access the #secondlife IRC channel; this was removed presumably due to dwindling demand. I believe Cristiano ran a Ventrillo voice chat server prior to voice being incorporated into Second Life. SLUniverse is also the home of popular Second Life image storage and sharing site Snapzilla. Sign up with Snapzilla, link your Flickr account, and you can email an SL snapshot to Snapzilla and it will be forwarded to Flickr.

Once years ago I suggested to Cris that it would be good if the Snapzilla pictures offered a link that shrunk SL screenshots to the maximum desirable size for display in the official SL forums. In just a few days from the time of the request he made that available. Cristiano listens to his users and tries to accomodate them.

SLUniverse has a shopping system which at the time of this writing is in the process of being upgraded. I wonder what it will like when the upgrade is though?

in reference to: SLUniverse.com - Second Life Community (view on Google Sidewiki)

Reaction Grid

2010-02-12T21:35:00.001-08:00

Reaction Grid is a virtual world built on OpenSim technology.

Reaction Grid offers, among other things, a computer set up with a virtual world consisting of nine sims. That's something that might be of interest to a school that wants a secure virtual world where only the teachers and students can get in.

in reference to: ReactionGrid - 3D Collaboration for Educators and Business (view on Google Sidewiki)

ActiveLinks Co., Cool Robotics, powered exoskeletons

2009-11-08T17:32:00.001-08:00

I wish this site was more forthcoming with info.

Some videos would be nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYFDcQhHeSY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW-rVfpEv_4

http://www.robotsnob.com/archives/2009/10/activelink-builds-power-loader.php

in reference to: Site Map | Activelink Co., Ltd. (view on Google Sidewiki)

Metaplace embedded world: does it work in this blog post?

2009-07-03T13:44:00.000-07:00

I've pasted the Metaplace embed code into this blog post.
I don't know if this will work at all.

オオカミとブタ。Stop motion with wolf, pig and 1300 pics.

2009-04-18T09:31:00.001-07:00

I really like this video, so much in fact that I've promoted it on YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Digg, orkut, and bebo, in addition to this blog post.

uWorld forums - why don't my posts show up?

2008-07-17T05:46:00.001-07:00

I'm registered with the forums for the uWorld virtual world, and I can sign in and make a post, and it appears to work except for one small problem: the posts don't show up in the forum index.

It's hard to deal with a website in a language you can't read, and which if you are using a translated version, doesn't work because you can't be signed in on the translated version.

The url for the uWorld forums is http://bbs.uworld3d.com/mvnforum/mvnforum/index .

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SL blast from the past: Impeach Bush!

2008-06-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

This image adorned many a sign in SL at one time. There would be a lot of them, on tiny parcels of virtual land, spoiling the view of the nearby users, driving some of them to pay exhorbitant sums to buy the parcel the signs were on so they could restore the view, or to sell their land, sometimes at very low prices.

This blurry image was probably captured from SL in a group's badge image or similar part of the interface. The words are "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS • End the Illegal War in Iraq • Support US credibility • IMPEACH BUSH"

Are Hipihi forums broken, and why is my Hipihi "Account Locked"?

2008-06-25T00:18:00.001-07:00

I can't start new threads in the Hipihi forums. Anyone know why, what to do about it, or how to get the Hipihi folks to fix the forums, or whatever?

Also when I try to log in to Hipihi now, I get an "Account Locked" message. Anyone know what to do about that?

Hipihi is open beta now

2008-04-18T21:50:00.001-07:00

The indented section following is copied from the HIpihi forums English language forum, the Overseas Zone:

HiPiHi enters open public beta

We are very excited announce the debuting of HiPiHi’s open public beta test, beginning from April 18^th,
2008. From now on, our HiPiHi world will welcome new residents from all
corners around the world and join our existing residents on this
magical land created by yourselves.

During this period, feel free to invite your friends to become new residents through our new resident registration page

For our existing residents (who did not complete the name-change process during April 2nd -17^th),
we will kept your virtual assets on our server but your username runs
the risk of being over-ridden by new residents as their “nickname”. You
can still use your old username and password to take back your assets.

Here are some examples for you to understand your situation:

Resident
“Happygirl” did not complete the name-change process during April 2nd
-17th. From April 18th, new residents may take this name as their
nickname.
If Resident “happygirl” trys to log in after
April 18th, she will be auto-directed to the name-change page, where
she may still use “Happygirl” as her username if it has not been taken
by new users, or to change her name (e.g. “happgirl_me”) if her old
name was occupied by a new resident.

We kindly remind you to enter our name-change page as soon as possible to protect your old username.

Note: Please download our 50021 customer side for your usage in this new period.

Download link: http://www.hipihi.com/download/HiPiHi_world_50021.exe

The start page for Hipihi is hipihi.com .

The English information page is at http://www.hipihi.com/index_en.html .

The English registration page is at http://service.hipihi.com/member/register/en/register.jhtml .

For help in English with Hipihi you can use the Hipihi OverSeas Zone forum, once you've registered with Hipihi. Note that the forum software itself is in Chinese.

Another place to go for help in English with Hipihi is www.ideashape.com.

. Note that the forum software at ideashape is in English.

There's also a Hipihi group in facebook.

The downloads from Hipihi have always been slow for me, and they might for you. So - be patient. It's not like you have to just watch the download screen it's downloading.

I'm still waiting for the download to complete, so I don't know exactly what to expect yet.

This is a beta; it's not the finished product. One can expect to have some rocky riding during a beta.

I'm not sure about the language requirements for this version, or the degree to which the interface is available in English.

So - why not give Hipihi a try?

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Hipihi: Box of Doom

2008-04-11T19:09:00.001-07:00

When Hipihi first added attachments I managed to attach a huge hollow box, a one room one prim building, to my avatar.

Now the giant box of doom reappears at times, at other times the huge box sits on the ground on my land.

I tried to put an embedded video here but it didn't work, so, here's the url: http://screencast.com/t/u1TInkdcE

Me.dium - what the heck is it? does it work?

2008-03-30T19:58:00.001-07:00

There's a Flock extension called Me.dium that apparently let's you see what other people are browsing on, or chat with other people that are using Me.dium.

The interface is confusing. The interface fits in a sidebar, and shows some sort of graph or diagram or website favicons that changes as you surf in the other side of the screen.

People type stuff in a tiny text entry area with a lot of typing lag, and then they can't see their text appear.

The comments appear disjointed like no one sees anyone else's comments and thus no one gets a response.

The scroll bar in the chat area vanishes when the cursor isn't over it so it might take you hours to find or maybe you wouldn't never find it at all.

I can't see what good this application is.

Blogged with the Flock Browser

Hipihi's HiTV

2008-03-29T23:12:00.000-07:00

I just now came across some Hipihi advertisements that I enjoyed watching.

If someone could translate the Chinese into English I'd appreciate it, and I'm sure there are others who would appreciate a tranlation into their native or preferred tongue.

Here's one:

And here's another one:

I've seen some Flash on prims in Hipih but I've not seen any video's of any length.

It's nice to see these video's on YouTube. The governments of the world may work to impede communication between the peoples of the world but the people of the world know better.

It's also interesting to see the toilet plunger attached to one of the avatars. Some important things, such as good will or plumbing tools, transcend national boundaries.

Looking for a beginners guide to Ruby using Heroku

2008-03-20T23:25:00.001-07:00

I'm looking for a beginners guide to Ruby using Heroku.

I have no experience with or knowledge of Ruby. I've looked at an old Ruby book long enough to think the syntax looked nice.

I think they've changed the syntax since then but maybe it's still not too bad.

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How to fill in the Meet-Me registration form?

2008-03-16T16:11:00.001-07:00

Google translate the registration form below for the Meet-Me virtual world as :

Please enter your personal information. (※: Required)
※ meet me ID -
'_','-', 3 to 15 alphanumeric characters. Turns is only the beginning.
※ password
Only alphanumeric characters, 6 to 20 characters
※ password
(Check)
※ Name Last Name Name (Kanji)
※ Name Last Name Name (Cana)
※ Sex Male Female
※ date of birth date
※ mail address
※ ZIP code --
State ※

I don't know what to put for the Name Last Name Name Kanji and the the Name Last Name Name Cana.

I also don't know what to put for zip code and state - this is from a Japanese company, there is no country asked for, so they must be looking for Japanese address answers.
?
I want to see the Meet-Me world. Can you help?

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SecondBlogger.com from FlipperPA Peregrine

2008-03-15T12:35:00.000-07:00

Second Life user FlipperPA Peregrine, well known in some circles as creator of SL Boutique, has a new project, a community blog that you can post to from the web or by using the postcard feature in Second Life.

The site is secondblogger.com.

Google Advanced Search changes for the worse

2008-03-15T10:12:00.001-07:00

Google has messed up their advanced search function, hiding some of the fields that I use in searching quite frequently.

Why dumb down the advanced search? Is this a bad attempt at popularizing something not likely to be popular no matter what you do, like Advanced Linear Algebra For Dummies?

What search engines offer good advanced search capabilities?

Google, maybe you've run out of good ideas if your idea of improving things is rearranging things and making them harder to get to and where you won't know what you are missing because you include stuff in the term "more".

If you want to attract "advanced searchers", give us boolean logic like the old Alta Vista and Hotspot sites had back in the day.

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Fixing Fouled Up Favicons in Flock?

2008-03-15T04:50:00.001-07:00

The favicons for SecondLife.com sites has gotten screwed up in Flock on my system.

The tabs for secondlife.com sites were tending to display some orange and black icon I don't recognize.

With a few minutes of my attention I've managed to get it screwed up even worse that before.

Now there's a whole bunch of sites showing the default favicon.

Doing About:Config and turning browser site icons off and back on doesn't fixing it.

Deleting a bookmark for the site and reinstalling it doesn't work.

I tried adding a Firefox extension that let's you change favicons for bookmarks but I don't necessarily have the favicons and the problem isn't just or primarily with favicons for bookmarks, it's the favicons for the tabs also.

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Second Life Community Entry Points

2008-03-02T18:25:00.000-08:00

Second Life has a number of places that new users can sign up with that start the user out at different places in Second Life, places operated by various third party in partnership with Linden Lab, with the different places having different styles according to the tastes of the Second Life community partner.

I was looking for a simple list of these places and I didn't see one, so I made one.

As always when making a static copy of something, errors in copying can occur, and the information may become out of date.

These links take you to the sign up pages for these community entry points.

Second Life Netherland

Beste Nederlandse bezoekers! De site www.secondlife.nl is volledig Nederlandstalig. Op deze website vindt je tutorials en lees je het laatste Nederlandse Second Life Nieuws. De site teleport je naar de Introductieboerderij in world. Hier leer je Second Life in een handomdraai. Als je vragen hebt, kun je deze stellen aan de vriendelijke Nederlandse avatars bij de boerderij. Zij helpen je graag verder op weg.

Second Life Brasil

A Mainland Brasil - um empreendimento da KAIZEN Games - Second Life Global Provider, em parceria com o IG (Internet Group) - foi lançada, no Second Life, como um espaço para a comunidade que fala a língua portuguesa. Na Mainland Brasil, os usuários podem tornar-se assinantes Premium dentro do território da Mainland Brasil e alugar ou comprar terrenos em locais fantásticos como a praia de Copacabana! A Mainland Brasil foi totalmente localizada para a cultura brasileira e os residentes brasileiros podem contar com meios de pagamento locais, suporte técnico 24/7 e um Mercado de Linden Dólares próprio.

The L Word

Are you a fan of The L Word on Showtime? Visit The L Word in Second Life today. Discuss last season with other fans while having a cup of coffee at the Planet, rent land and customize your dream house and talk to stars from the show during virtual chats. The L Word in Second Life is the virtual destination for everything "L.

Big Pond

The Pond is a uniquely Australian place run by Telstra BigPond and comprising 11 beautiful islands. Visitors can enjoy free building on our Pondex island. They can climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge and visit the Sydney Opera House and Uluru. There is dancing and car racing, glittering media events and water sports around our beautiful lagoon/ice rink. There's even an authentic Outback pub with pool, kangaroos and beer. And for BigPond customers, we make our best efforts to make the content on the BigPond islands unmetered.

Anshe Chung的梦国

作为Second Life中最为成功的社区,，梦国以超过500个专业设计的景观区
和16 个风格迥异的主题区而著称于世.。梦国的每一个区域都以其独一无二的生活方式和特色鲜明的建筑风格, 营造出截然不同的感受。梦国现有的成千上万的居民，包括很多杰出的企业家和艺术家吸引着现实中的政府机关、全球100强,、非营利组织、富豪和社会名流纷纷选择梦国作为他们虚拟人生的总部。作为梦国的首都，Plush City是Second Life中最大的商业和娱乐专区，现在已经成为了一个充满人生体验和无限商机的大都会。在开发商Anshe Chung建立的自由的社会环境和有序的经济环境下，梦国已经成为了一个集财富和激情于一身的大陆，更成为了虚拟现实空间史上的一个奇迹。作为第一个开创国际知名网络虚拟社区的中国企业，长期以来

Anshe Chung's Dreamland

With more than 500 regions of professionally designed landscapes, Dreamland is organized in 16 themed zones, each hosting a unique lifestyle, experience or architectural style. Plush City, the capital of Dreamland, is Second Life's largest business and entertainment district, a bustling metropolis full of life and commerce. Governments, fortune 100 companies, billionaires and celebrities have chosen Dreamland as their virtual home, as have thousands of enthusiastic residents.

STA TRAVEL

Visit STA Travel Island - the best way to get you started in Second Life! As home for the "Virtual World Traveler", our goal is to help you discover the must-see places and adventures in Second Life, while offering a great place to gather and socialize at the STA Travel Main Island. STA Travel is the world's largest travel company for student's and youth.

Melting Dots

メルティングドッツウォーカーは日本人専用のポータルスペースを提供しています。
日本語による登録、セカンドライフ内での操作方法のチュートリアルの他、フリーア
イテムデパート、フリースペース、自由に制作ができるサンドボックス、日本人向
け地域への案内等を行っています。また、日本人向けのコミュニティが運営されてお
り、日本人が活発に活動しています。

Second House of Sweden

Sweden's virtual embassy in Second Life is a place where you can learn about Swedish design, art, food, film and nature. Meet Swedes, attend regular live events, or explore a beautiful Swedish archipelago.

MagSL NET

MagSL （マグスル）はShibuya、Akibaなどを含む日本最大の日本人居住「MagSL Tokyo」、「MagSLTokyo2」、「MagSL Tokai」、情報サイトなどを提供しています。400万平米を超える広大な日本人居住区に新たに日本語チュートリアル島が加わりました！登録から操作方法まで日本語でOK！あなたのアバター（分身）の服装、住まいのことなど、セカンドライフを楽しむウェブマガジン「MagSL.NET」に詳しく掲載しております。ぜひご覧ください。

BEN & JERRY'S

"Ben and Jerry's has made the leap into the virtual world. Take a tour of their futuristic environmentally friendly factory. Have an ice cream cone. Play the game called "Methaniac" and help to power the factory with meadow muffins. Ben & Jerry's in Second Life is the perfect place to start YOUR Second Life."

The Azure Islands

One of the largest resident owned and operated continents, with over 13 square kilometers of virtual land to explore and over a thousand residents to meet! We've prepared a new user experience that gives you a grounding in how to get the most out of Second Life!

Avatar Island

Make Avatar Island your first stop in Second Life! On Avatar Island you will find everything you need to create and accessorize your avatar before heading out into the virtual world. When you arrive on Avatar Island you'll be greeted by a helpful Welcome Center that will show you around and offer you new accessories for your avatar?all for FREE! This unique starting point within Second Life will help you become the avatar of your dreams. Don't settle for a plain looking avatar when it's just as easy to make a work of art! Only on Avatar Island can you simply use a photograph of yourself (or anyone else!) to make a personalized and truly unique avatar. Visit the lab in the center of the island to upload your picture. We'll do the rest!

Frankfurt

Frankfurt ist die erste und größte deutsche Stadt in Second Life. Die Wiege der deutschen Demokratie präsentiert sich als virtuelle Erlebniswelt der deutschen Community. Sechs Clubs machen Party-Stimmung, dem Sport wird mit Eishockey und Fußball gedient, und das virtuellen Goethe-Haus und die Paulskirche runden das Kulturelle ab. Öffentliche Plätze bieten einen geeigneten Rahmen für große Open-Air-Events, Theater und Konzerte. Second Life Neulinge können im Anfänger-Parcours auf unserer Welcome Area die Grundlagen erlernen. Vor Ort helfen Euch Frankfurter Mentoren bei Fragen rund um das Bauen und Gestalten in Second Life. Eine "Sandbox" ermöglicht dann das Erlernte anzuwenden.

Orientation Station

Welcoming you to the Metaverse are five professionally built training regions and welcome area. Clever is our fun gamer region with cool Avatar appearances! Bright allows for general resident entry and also is a reservation region for VIP private use. Scholar is designed with extensive tutorials for educators and students. Business people who want quicker yet in depth training can enter our Genius region, where you will find business resources and corporate attire. Our Metaverse Mentors will provide personal attention and can even be paged from any region to assist you. OS supports 24 languages! We welcome you to enter a new experience in Second Life learning.

Gaia

Bienvenue dans Second Life ! Gaïa est le lieu de naissance idéal pour votre seconde vie. A l'école francophone la plus populaire de Second Life, découvrez avec l'aide d'une équipe de bénévoles "french mentor" comment débuter sereinement dans Second Life et apprendre à construire au "bac à sable". Faites également connaissance avec des débutants et des "vieux de la vieille" à la coopération française qui vous guidera vers d'autres régions francophones.

Spanish Orientation Island

Hablas español? Únete a la Isla "Ñ", la primera Isla de Orientacion en Español de Second Life. Nace en la mayor comunidad hispana, con miles de usuarios.Nuestros orientadores te ayudarán a dar tus primeros pasos en este mundo virtual. Equipate con cientos de elementos gratuitos y visita en metro los lugares más populares.

MundoSL

Ven a visitarnos a la isla de orientacion española que desde el portal MundoSL.com hemos puesto en marcha, aquí podras empezar a dar tus primeros pasos con una guia en castellano e integrarte en la comunidad española. Hemos preparado 3 escenarios para que elijas el que mas se asemeje a tu forma de ser y puedas aprender a gusto y de forma facil como moverte por este mundo virtual. Ademas, te invitamos a conocer la pagina Web http://www.mundosl.com desde donde podras conocer informacion de Second Life como noticias, eventos, negocios... y participar en sus foros.

newBERLIN

newBERLIN ist der maßstabsgetreue Nachbau Berlin. Komm vorbei und werde ein Mitglied der newBERLIN Streetlife Gruppe, erkunde die Metropole und nimm am Stadtleben teil. Es finden täglich verschiedenste Events und Partys statt. In newBERLIN lernst du Berliner Unternehmen und die Bräuche und Kultur der Stadt kennen. Außerdem kannst du Bewohner der Stadt und Leute aus der ganzen Welt treffen.
Ein Besuch newBERLINs ist ein Erlebnis der besonderen Art: Hier spürst du die Verschmelzung von Virtualität und Realität, die das 3D-Internet möglich macht.

CSI:NY

You've seen the show...Now be the show! Investigate virtual crime scenes. Solve crimes in the CSI New York virtual lab. Match wits with the creator of CSI in the Murder by Zuiker blog game. Meet other CSI: NY fans in world. Explore New York in a whole new way. Virtual CSI New York...It's your world!

3Immersions

三境中国第二人生是为使用中文的第二人生玩家提供全面服务的综合性社区，里面有风景优美的环境，富有民族特色的建筑，别出心裁的学习区，开放民主的交流区。社区发起者三境公司专注于与Second Life相关的开发与服务。三境公司已为中国第二人生用户提供汉化客户端，方便不习惯英文的中国用户。 www.3jlife.com是三境公司为Second Life上的中文玩家和虚拟产品生产者提供的一个公平、公正、公开、便捷的交易平台, 帮助中文用户完成林登币交易，虚拟物品交易，虚拟地产交易等一系列商务活动。我们还专门在这个网站上设立了论坛，以便中文用户相互交流经验和技术。

SCION

The streets of Scion City seem laid back during the day, but as dusk falls and the shops close their doors, the nightlife begins to stir. Residents gather at underground clubs to share music, or in the streets to race their urban vehicles. Filled with misfits and even a local superhero, Scion City is a city unlike any other in Second Life. Is the sunset calling you home, or drawing you out?

The Brautigan & Tuck Holdings

The Brautigan & Tuck Holdings continent of Ancapistan features such basics as roadways and a functioning subway system that travels throughout a majority of the estates. The newly opened Ancapistan Capital Exchange (ACE), located in Venture Square, is just one of a host of other high-quality products and services that BnT Holdings has built its reputation upon. Visitors and residents are welcome to experience tutorials in Orientation Island, or sample a variety of entertainment venues, such as the Second Star Talent Contest, Teller Speedways, and Major League Combat. Ancapistan is a business-oriented continent with a positive vision of the metaverse and the free markets that are building it. At BnT Holdings, opportunity awaits you!

ISN Virtual Worlds

Sei italiano? Sei nuovo al mondo di Second Life? Entra a far parte della comunità ISN Virtual Worlds, sede del popolo italiano in Second Life! Qui troverete tanti amici disposti ad aiutarvi a prendere i vostri primi passi in questo nuovo mondo, oltre a musica, video, calcio, formula1, feste in spiaggia, serate a tema, eventi culturali, e altri eventi di ogni genere. E tutto in lingua italiana! La nostra comunità vi permetterà inoltre di far parte di tanti progetti che vi daranno la possibilità di contribuire al mondo e la vita quotidiana di SL. Crescete con noi, e aiutateci a far crescere Second Life.

France Pittoresque

Faites vos premiers pas, apprenez rapidement à vous repérer, maîtrisez les commandes indispensables, habillez gratuitement votre personnage pour évoluer dans ce monde virtuel et réalisez vos premières constructions sur le bac à sable. Besoin d'aide? Demandez à nos "éclaireurs". Ile paradisiaque et francophone sur Second Life depuis mars 2007, France Pittoresque une région de détente, culture, discussion, loisirs, shopping, où vous croiserez d'autres débutants comme vous, mais également des "anciens" avec qui vous pourrez échanger, qui sauront vous conseiller et vous donner de bonnes adresses. C'est également un groupe de plusieurs milliers de membres francophones, auxquels vous pourrez poser vos questions en cas de besoin

Dublin in SL

Dublin in SL is the vision and ongoing creation of Ham Rambler aka John Mahon, a Dubliner now living in London, U.K. Dublin in SL is a gathering place for the world, a place in virtual reality which reduces the barriers to entry for people of different backgrounds to get to know each other. Dublin in SL holds the Best Irish Bar In Virtual Reality, the Blarney Stone. Three things make a great Irish Bar and gathering place: Friendly People, Great Music, and Hostesses and Hosts to keep things movin' along. Social events and live DJ music held daily. Live music concerts held three times a week.

Mobile Factory

モバイルファクトリーが提供するセカンドライフ初心者向け登録方法には以下の特徴がございますのでご注意ください。 * 特徴１ : 登録が簡単すぎる！（約3分で完了！）
* 特徴２ : すぐに友達を作れるコミュニケーションツール「Wassr」をプレゼント！
* 特徴３ : セカンドライフの通貨「リンデンドル」がもらえるキャンペーン随時開催！
* 特徴4 : 日本人が多い！

Sera Korea

“새로운 인생, 새로운 커뮤티니” 세라코리아로 오세요!!세라코리아는 여러분의 꿈이 실현되는 신개념 3D 커뮤니티 공간입니다.
세 라코리아를 통해 세컨드라이프 가입을 하시면 체계적인 메뉴얼을 통해 세컨드라이프를 시작할 수 있으며 쇼핑몰, 영화세트장, 카페, 댄스홀, 샌드박스등이 마련되어 있는 세라코리아에서 다양한 컨텐츠 및 UCC 공간을 제공받으실 수 있고,
또한 세라코리아 인월드에서는 상시 거주하는 공식도우미 아바타(멘토)에게 어려움과 문제점에 대해 도움을 받을 수 있답니다. 다양한 정보를 공유할 수 있는 세라코리아의 커뮤니티 사이트(www.serakorea.com) 와 함께 세컨드라이프를 즐길 수 있는 기회도 놓치지 마세요.
* 세라코리아는 한국의 세컨드라이프 글로벌 프로바이더 입니다.

And of course the old faithful, Linden Lab's Orientation Island

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Tags: SecondLife Netherland, Second Life Brasil, The L Word, Big Pond, Anshe Chung的梦国, Anshe Chung's Dreamland, STA TRAVEL, Melting Dots, Second House of Sweden, MagSL NET, BEN & JERRY'S, The Azure Islands, Avatar Island, Frankfurt, Orientation Station, Gaia, Spanish Orientation Island, MundoSL, newBERLIN, CSI:NY, 3Immersions, SCION, The Brautigan & Tuck Holdings, ISN Virtual Worlds, France Pittoresque, Dublin in SL, Mobile Factory, Sera Korea, SuezanneCB, SuezanneC Baskerville, Sue Baskerville

Flock: much better when it's working right!

2008-03-02T14:20:00.001-08:00

I've been using the Flock browser for a little while now for my regular browsing,

I did not have the social networking features working properly.

I suspect this is because I junked it up by adding a bunch of Firefox extensions that messed it up. I'm not sure what the problem was.

I use two computers, the better one more for virtual worlds, and the slower one for surfing. Yesterday I decided to install the new 1.1 beta on the better machine, where it would have a fresh start, no old registry entries, no desire to copy anything from an old installation, etc.

I then went through and did the Tools Accounts and Services procedure, logging in to facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Blogger, Wordpress.com, gmail, yahoo mail, etc.

I now have the social networking features working properly for the first time. I have one list that has all my "friends" from Twitter, facebook, YouTube, and Flickr in one list. Each "friend" has options to message them, check their profile, etc, varying with which service the connection has been made with.

There's a search field to search for names, searching the combined friend's list for all the services.

It's quite neat really. I'd been pleased with Flock just for normal surfing. Now that I got it working more properly, and became a bit more familiar with the instructions, it's much better.

I definitely recommend giving flock a try as a browser.

Hmm, that reminds, I haven't updated my Opera Kestrel 9.5 beta yet this weekend.

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Bricabox - where are the instructions?

2008-02-29T17:26:00.000-08:00

If you want to make a Bricabox site that works like the premade discussion board one, but you want to do it starting from scratch, how do you do that?

I don't see in the way of instructions. There are some not very polished videos. There is very little action at the Bricabox Google group.

Google groups aren't really very good compared to a number of free forums one could use instead. I've got a Google group, I know, a company should do better than use a Google group. Be that as it may, a Google group would be ok if the questions get answered. I'm waiting for an answer to my question in the Bricabox Google group.

If you have no idea what Bricabox is and want to find out, go to bricabox.com, then this post will make a bit more sense.

"DD YOU" - Blogspot.com anomaly - what is it and how does one destroy it?

2008-02-27T05:12:00.001-08:00

At various points throughout the use of blogspot.com, the Google Blogger free blogging site, one see the letters "DD YOU" in stupid looking places where they ought not to be.

There's one right below the Triggit and above the "B" for blogspot/blogger

Why does this DD YOU appear and what does one have to do to stop if from appearing?

It's been annoying me for years.

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Second Life should be a Network in facebook!

2008-02-08T17:03:00.001-08:00

Hi,

I''m asking everyone who's in both Second Life and facebook to join the facebook group
"Add Second Life to available regional networks!"

If you aren't in both facebook and Second Life, well, join both!.

If you can post in the Second Life forum at, please show your support for this idea in the thread in the Resident Answers forum at http://forums.secondlife.com/forumdisplay.php?f=327 (note: only those registered with Second Life and who have payment info on file can access the Second Life forums).

Image of tempScreenshot.png - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
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Linden Lab: 503 Service Unavailable errors continue as of 1-31-08 3:00 SLT! Please fix the forum.

2008-01-31T15:00:00.001-08:00

Note to Linden Lab and the support staff:

The forums are producing frequent 503 Service Unavailable errors.

The problem is NOT FIXED as of 1-31-2008 2:58 SLT.

Please fix the problem, and please also do not make statements suggesting the problem is fixed.

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The Hipihi company gives its users the finger.

2008-01-21T17:23:00.001-08:00

The Hipihi company has given its users the finger. To be more accurate, it's given each of them ten fingers.

The fingers the users have received are attachment points, parts of the avatar body to which a virtual world object can be attached, or in Hipihi-English parlance, mounted.

The Hipihi company has not only given it's users ten fingers, it's also given them upper arms, elbows, forearms, wrists, and hands, and a bunch more attachment points on other body parts.

Hipihi now has the capacity for user created textures for objects like houses and furniture, user created textures for clothing, user created objects made from parametric prims, user modifiable pre-made objects, and user created custom animations. The custom textured, custom made objects can be attached to the avatars to create object-style costume pieces for humanoid avatars, like helmets and armor, or to create robots, animals, cartoon characters, etc.

With each finger having one attachment point, I bet users won't take too long to start asking for separate attachment points for each joint. That's just the way users are, eh?

Here I am with a few objects attached to upper arm, forearm, and skull.

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How do I get this box off my head? Avatar attachments come to Hiphi.

2008-01-19T17:00:00.001-08:00

Mentor, help me, I've got a box on my head and I can't get it off.

I'm not joking, the detach command may be in Chinese, I may need a mentor. Or a surgeon.

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Flock support forums are not posting?

2008-01-17T15:54:00.001-08:00

Looks to me like the Flock browser's support forum's posts aren't getting posted.

It's a "moderator approval before the post is shown" sort of forum.

Is the moderator on vacation?

It's not very social behavior for a social browser to exhibit.

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Voki avatar fights for fixing of Flock flaw!

2008-01-14T20:59:00.000-08:00

Get a Voki now!

Playdo - Merry Christmas from SuezanneC Baskerville - from Playdo Spineworld

2007-12-23T13:14:00.001-08:00

Playdo - Merry Christmas from SuezanneC Baskerville - from Playdo Spineworld, originally uploaded by SuezanneC Baskerville.

Playdo - Merry Christmas from SuezanneC Baskerville - from Playdo Spineworld

I just started using Flickr instead of Photobucket lately, and this is my first blog post from Flickr to my Blogger blog instead of my Wordpress.com blog.

Playdo looks to me like it would be for kids but the chat suggests to me that's it's more like a dating chatroom.

Second Life: What good is the big grid?

2007-10-19T21:59:00.001-07:00

With teleporting to keep you from having to traverse the simulated space in Second Life, and a new presumably far more effective Google powered search system to make it possible to find things without needing to look at a map or learn where things are by flying around, and it being impossible to simulate traveling inworld from one land body to another, just what is the purpose of having one grid for Second Life at all? You can't travel all across the grid, any significant travel occurs via teleporting, you can't even see all the sims on the map at one time, much less paddle your simulated canoe from one continent to another, so what's the point of having all the simulations be said to be in one big rectangular simulation?

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Replacing Google

2007-09-08T13:45:00.000-07:00

I have read that Google will be replacing it's static text ads with animated images, flash, and video ads. Whether this is true and when it might come about I don't know,but if Google does this then I won't have any reason to use Google instead of the alternative search engines, so this prompts me to wonder what the alternatives would be for those who don't like moving stuff on the screen such as video ads?

I'm registered with Microsoft's Office Live Basic, which give you Windows Live Mail. When I go use my Windows Live Mail, there are moving ads on the screen, and I hate it.

I have a Yahoo Mail account, same thing, after I try to use it for just a minute I think, well, even thought Gmail lacks folders because of some pigheaded ideologue on it's staff, at least it doesn't a bunch of video ads or animated gif ads or flash ads.

So will any other search company rise to the challenge of meeting the demands of those who hate moving or noise making ads?

Save Sky Eclipse, crasher of sims: SL Jira VWR-2281

2007-09-03T10:11:00.001-07:00

Second Life user Sky Eclipse has a problem: something about their account or their avatar causes the sim they are in to crash. The sim they are in crashes as soon as they log in to it , if I understand the problem correctly, leaving them no way to do anything like remove attachments or delete the last few items they acquired.

The only solution for this problem lies in the hands of Linden Lab: either fix Sky Eclipse's account, or fix the sim crash problem such that Sky Eclipse's account remains just as it is but the sim Sky is in doesn't crash.

There's a Second Life Jira issue to vote on related to Sky Eclipse's problem. The Jira issue is at https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-2281 ; if you'd like to help Sky Eclipse by convincing Linden Lab to devote resources to solving this problem go to https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-2281 and vote for the issue. (Only members of SL can vote for SL Jira issues, so if you aren't an SL user, just join SL at secondlife.com, then vote for Sky's Jira issue. )

There's a forums.secondlife.com thread on this topic at http://forums.secondlife.com/showthread.php?p=1661915#post1661915 .

The Sky Eclipse Jira issue VWR-2281 reads as follows
:

Second Life Viewer - VWR
Sky Eclipse's avatar crashes regions EVERYTIME she logs in, regardless of where she logs in
Created: Friday 02:42 AM   Updated: Saturday 04:58 PM

Component/s:    Crashes
Affects Version/s:    1.18.3
Fix Version/s:    None
File Attachments:     1. debug_info.log (4 kb)
2. SecondLife.log (161 kb)
Environment:     « Hide
CPU: AMD K7 (Unknown model) (1396 MHz)
Memory: 256 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP (Build 2600)
Graphics Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics Card: GeForce 6200/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!
OpenGL Version: 2.0.3

Hipihi 5th Resident Convention

2007-08-25T00:13:00.001-07:00

Technorati Tags: Hipihi, Chinese virtual world, Chinese Second Life, virtual worlds, Second Life Blogs, virtual environments, virtual reality, Asian virtual worlds

Hipihi just held it's 5th resident convention. I was unfortunately unable to be there in virtual person though I was their in actual spirit - i.e., I wasn't able to attend because the meeting time was while I was at work.

Above is a shot of the meeting. I recognize a number of the names floating over the assembled avatars. I believe that is the most people I've seen in one place at one time in Hiphi to date.

I have posted an essentially unedited Google Language Tools translation of the transcript provided in Chinese in the Hipihi forums at the IdeaShape forums, in the Residents sub-forum. IdeaShape is at http://www.ideashape.cn .

Below is a picture of the volunteers gathering.

A belated Hello and Best Wishes to those who gathered for the convention and thanks to the volunteers for the help they've given me in having the opportunity to be part of the beginning of a new virtual world and to meet and chat a bit with folks in China that I'd not likely have met elsewhere.

Some Hipihi pictures

2007-08-18T11:02:00.001-07:00

I stayed up all night this day, only going to bed after sunrise. In addition to my usual obsessive checking of RSS feeds on virtual world news and reading the Second Life forums and such, I took some pictures of a build in Hipihi, stored them on a Photobucket account, posted them on my Wordpress blog, and uploaded them into the Hipihi facebook group's photo storage area.

Taking the pictures in Hipihi was fun enough; taking screen-shots is one of the easiest ways to do something creative feeling in a virtual world. I used the snapshot function in Hipihi to take pictures, but this gives me pictures with program generated names rather than custom names, and to compound the naming annoyance, the program generated names are in Chinese, which is logical since I'm using a program with a Chinese interface, but makes the names even less useful than program generated names in English would be. Those who've used the Second Life snapshot-to-disk feature will be familiar with a similar naming aggravation; SL's snapshot feature let's you name on picture, then names the rest of the snapshot-to-disk shots you take with that name plus a number, so if you happen to run into Philip Linden and take a shot of yourself and Philip together and name it something like "Philip and me", then later go to your "Furry Gorean Mech Sex Fun Time" session and take a few more snapshots to disk, they will be named Philip and me 2, Philip and Me 3, etc. Or more commonly, one would get one picture taken in Ahern named Ahern, then the rest of the days shots taken all about misleadingly named Ahern 2, Ahern 3, etc. So to make the naming process easier, it is much nicer to use a screen capture program like Snagit or Irfanview.

Snagit is great for taking screenshots, but it doesn't quite do absolute best possible job for getting the pictures to a specific folder at Photobucket if you have a free Photobucket account, as I do. If you are content to have the pictures show up in your general, non-specific folder at Photobucket, and move them later, though, Snagit handles that quite easily. If that suits you ok, you don't even have to end up with a copy of the screenshot on your local hard drive, you can just press printscreen, take and edit the shot with Snagit, email it to your Photobucket account, then when you are ready you can go to Photobucket and rename the pictures and move them to the folder of your choice. That works fine, or if you have a paid Photobucket account you can use FTP to put pictures on Photobucket, and I would think that Snagit's FTP feature would let you FTP the pictures right into the proper subfolder at Photbucket right from the start. Irfanview is a free screen capture program that allows you do much the same thing. Irfanview also does a number of other nice image related things in a very impressive way. Everyone that wants to do image manipulation on a zero budget should check out the many features in Irfanview.

Right now I'm running on at great length because I am using Windows Live Writer to compose this blog post. Torley Linden recommended Windows Live Writer and that prompted me to try it. It is certainly far easier to use for posting a big long bunch of words than the editor built into Wordpress.com's free blog's editor. I've used Wordpress.com's blog post editor in Internet Explorer 6 and 7, in Firefox, in Opera, in Netscape, in Seamonkey, and in Maxthon 1 and 2, and I have to say, the Wordpress.com's blog editor is terrible. It stinks. The text doesn't display properly. Lines stop breaking for no reason. If you write a long post, the toolbar is scrolled off the top of the screen, requiring you to scroll back up and then back down. Taking the screenshots of the Hipihi Chinese architecture build and getting them on the internet was not a problem or burden, but creating the post that shows them on my Wordpress blog was quite miserable and tedious.

Thus, I am now going to explore using Windows Live Writer to post some pictures on my Blogger blog. So far I haven't posted any pictures but just writing this using the Wordpress.com's editor would have been torment, so already the process has been improved a great deal.

I used Photobucket's "check the selection boxes and then make it generate image display code" feature to get the code for what should be full sized images which link to my Photobucket site, then pasted the text for all the pictures above at one time into Windows Live Writer. Once the pictures displayed in WLW's editor, I right clicked one, which cause d the image properties editor to appear in the right WLW pane. I set the display size down from the original 1024 by 768 to 512; the WLW editor automatically scaled the other dimension down proportionally to 384, unlike the image property editor in Wordpress.com's editor. The WLW image editing window stayed right at hand as I went down the column of pictures and type 512 in over top of 1024. So far, it appears to be working just right.

Now to see what happens when I actually save this to Blogger.

First I've saved a local draft, having a copy on your local drive give a feeling of security that removes some stress from the process.

Well, the above is not what I thought I would get; I thought I'd have links to the full sized pictures on the photobucket site, but they aren't links. This was just an error on my part, not a problem with Photobucket, Blogger, or WLW. I will try again.

The next set will use the clickable thumbnail image code option on Photobucket.

I don't like the above small thumbnails. Let's see if I can make them into bigger thumbnails without too much trouble. My thinking is that I can edit the image properties and just type in a bigger number for the width, similar to how I shrunk the full sized images up above. Insert a line break after image and I hopefully will have the pictures 512 across, with the images being links to the full sized images on photobucket.

Well that didn't work out, it did work in a technical sense, but scaling the picture up from the small thumbnail image doesn't produce an accptable image quality at all.

I'll try another approach. First I paste the raw urls for all the pctures, generated by Photobucket, into WLW, then work with them once they are conveniently in the WLW editor.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/SuezanneC-Baskerville/Hipihi/Hipihi-ornate-textures-in-a-Chinese.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/SuezanneC-Baskerville/Hipihi/Hipihi-view-across-the-courtyard-fr.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/SuezanneC-Baskerville/Hipihi/Hipihi-aerial-view-of-Chinese-archi.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/SuezanneC-Baskerville/Hipihi/Hipihi-texturing-detail.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/SuezanneC-Baskerville/Hipihi/Hipihi-view-through-a-curved-gate.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/SuezanneC-Baskerville/Hipihi/Hipihi-view-through-the-windows.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/SuezanneC-Baskerville/Hipihi/Hipihi-columns-in-perspective.jpg

Now that was easy, but it's not what I want. Hopefully though I take those urls and make them into half sized images which are links to the full size things easily enough.

Well, I think I can see a way to do what I want, but not as easily as I'd like. The half sized images above are big enough to look ok. The automatically generated thumbnails which are links work fine, they just aren't as big as I'd like, and WLW doesn't scale them up very well from 160 to 512, which is not too surprising. The easiest way to accomplish something similar to, not quite like what I want, using the tools at hand, would be to have a plain link, the ones above, with a half sized image right next to it. That wouldn't be hard to do for one image, or even the seven links above, but for displaying hundreds or thousands of images on a blog like this, the process really needs to produce perfect results, totally automatically, with the absolute minimum of effort, with all the very minimal effort being applied in one step.

I'm sure there is a way to do this, I just don't know what it is at the moment.

My public Photobucket account is at http://s198.photobucket.com/albums/aa245/SuezanneC-Baskerville/ . I have another account but it has a few pictures that I don't want others to see, and it has a whole lot of pictures that no one else would want to see. I've not found a sufficiently easy way to record all the pictures there, delete the private and bad ones, and set the folder to public. This would be so simple if Photobucket just had the ability to designate some folders in an account as public and some as private, but alas, it doesn't.

That's it for this post. Writing this whole post using WLW was less troublesome than writing the much shorter post on the Wordpress blog. If you want to be a part of virtual world history, try the Hipihi beta. If you want to post pictures of the Hipihi beta or write much in a Wordpress.com, don't use the built in editor, use Windows Live Write.

Is this why Second Life's forum's vB Code is turned off?

2007-08-17T20:21:00.000-07:00

Second Life's forum, at forums.secondlife.com, has had it's vB Code turned off for a while now.

The Second Life forums use vBulletin brand forum software, verson 3.0.5. "vB Code" is vBulletin's form of BBCode, which allows forum posters to easily insert links, images, apply formatting, etc. in forum posts. No explanation has been given by Linden Lab. A statement was made that vB Code would be turned back on, but no further word on the subject has been issued.

Possibly it has something to do with the information presented below taken from http://forums.nexcess.net/showthread.php?t=596

JELSOFT SECURITY BULLETIN
http://www.vbulletin.com/
January 21st, 2005

This email contains important security-related information.
Please read it carefully.

* vBulletin 3.0.6 / 2.3.6 Released
* Performance Hit Since PHP 4.3.10 / 5.0.3
* Your License Information
* Contact Us

------------ VBULLETIN 3.0.6 / 2.3.6 RELEASED ------------

vBulletin 3.0.6 and 2.3.6 are security and bug fix
releases. They fix a recently discovered XSS issue
regarding BB code parsing.

All versions of vBulletin prior to 3.0.6 and 2.3.6 are
vulnerable. The only workaround is to disable BB code
parsing in signatures and all forums where untrusted users
can post.

The page at http://www.vulnerabilityscanning.com/vBulletin-BB-Tag-XSS-Test_16280.htm says:

Such versions are reportedly vulnerable to a
cross-site scripting issue involving its BB code parsing.

As a result of this vulnerability, it is possible for a remote
attacker to create a malicious link containing script code that will
be executed in the browser of an unsuspecting user when followed.

This may facilitate the theft of cookie-based authentication
credentials as well as other attacks

If this or a similar security issue is really the problem, is there a good reason why Linden Lab couldn't just say the vB Code has been turned off for a security reason and won't be turned on until the forum software is replaced, which may well never happen?

Virtual World moguls meet across shared Surface in Metaverse Poker Room August 16th, 2007 (virtual news, aka fiction)

2007-08-15T20:22:00.000-07:00

A story at http://blogs.cisco.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-c.cgi inspired me to write a fairly lengthy comment so I figured I’d repeat it here.
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Odd that I see a reference to http://blogs.cisco.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-c.cgi along with a reference to Cisco’s Telepresence technology just shortly after posting in my blog about my notion that it would be interesting to see Linden Lab link it’s San Francisco and Boston offices using Cisco’s Telepresence system.

What I had in mind in my idea was creation of a permanently linked area, a distributed place in the Linden Lab offices where for example Philip Rosedale might walk past in San Francisco and John Lester in the Boston Linden Lab metaverse room would see him walk by if Philip was in the shared location place in the Boston office.

Instead of a desk or table physically located in both Linden Lab offices serving as the shared, co-mingled focal point of the distributed location meeting area, a Microsoft Surface unit could be used instead, synchronized so that the San Francisco and Boston Surface units functioned as if there was one Surface simultaneously. Hence John Lester could sit in shared presence area in Boston and see Robin Harper, for example, displayed life sized on the Cisco Telepresence system’s monitor, apparently sitting across the way a few feet on the other side of the of the Microsoft Surface table unit.

By maintaining the telepresence link permanently, the nature of the shared location virtual place is changed from one that is created on demand in which to hold preplanned events to one that is more like just a normal part of the office, normal except that to a human it seems like one place but it has widely separated physical locations.

Why would Linden Lab have an interest in such a thing? Well, because it’s a metaverse idea and Linden Lab is a metaverse company.

I’d like to see this shared location space extended to other companies that are working on the creation of the metaverse, so maybe Hui Xu would sit down in front of the Beijing metaverse room’s Surface and see Nicole Yankelovich sitting in Sun Lab’s metaverse room in Menlo Park. Philip Rosedale would sit down at the San Francisco site, and John Lester in the Boston area.

Then the Friday night metaverse poker game would start.

Forterra bases National Security division on Orlando

2007-08-14T20:53:00.000-07:00

In an unusual and unprecedented move, virtual world developer Forterra, Inc. has decided to model it's recently formed National Security Division after the city of Orlando,Florida.

This make no sense, of course, after all, the city of Orlando is much too large to model a division of a private company after, the employees would be so far apart they'd have to drive to use the corporate bathroom, but apparently this will be the case based on how the Forterra site expressed it, and I quote:

"SAN MATEO, Calif. (August 9, 2007) - Forterra Systems, the market and technology leader in private virtual worlds, announced today the creation of a National Security Division that will be based on Orlando, FL."

Let's hope that the role Forterra plays in the processes involved in making the people of all the world's nations secure doesn't involve careful proofreading.

Punch SuezanneC Baskerville?

2007-08-14T17:43:00.000-07:00

Link: PlayMyGame

Libertarian Party forums - forums for all 50 states, etc., plus virtual world libertarians

2007-08-12T21:15:00.000-07:00

I've made a "Libertarian Party forum" which I originally intended to show the structure of the sort of forum that I think the U.S. national Libertarian Party should operate.

The address of this forum is http://z8.invisionfree.com/Libertarian_Party .

This forum in just a demo of what I want the LP to operate, yet it is a perfectly functional forum, and it might still be of some value or amusement, so I am announcing it's location.

If you'd like to see if there's any value to a forum of this sort, you might try posting in the forum for the state you are a LP member in. A brief word or two on the origin of your state and or local Libertarian Party, how to join your local party, the state LP's statement of principles, state platform, etc. seem like they'd be good things to start out with. Maybe you could get a friendly opponent to join you and start a doctrinal argument, forums are great for having doctrinal arguments in, and some folks enjoy watching the fur fly.

There's a virtual world libertarian category with a forum started for the Second Life virtual world.

Try the Hipihi beta!

2007-07-22T16:47:00.001-07:00

In response to Newsweek's article on Hipihi at http://international.talk.newsweek.com/default.asp?item=654607 I'll just say I'm having a nice time in the Hipihi virtual world beta test. The main site at www.hipihi.com is understandably designed for Chinese speakers, but if you don't speak Chinese, don't despair, here are some links that might help:

Chinese language primary web site: www.hipihi.com

English language forum sponsored by IdeaShape Studios: http://www.ideashape.cn (third party, run by Second Life member Jolly Heron)

English language MSN Hipihi group: hipihi@msn.com (also started by Jolly Heron)

English registration: http://www.hipihi.com/application/application_en.jsp

English Help and Support pdf file: http://www.hipihi.com/download/HiPiHi_World's_Help_and_Support(2007.7.20).zip

Download client: www.hipihi.com/download_client.html

English interface guide:
http://221.11.104.147/bbs/Topic.aspx?BoardID=2&TopicID=7

Hipihi skin & clothing templates:
www.hipihi.com/download/avatar_templet.zip

Hipihi company email addresses:

For general info, email info@hipihi.com
For support with installation or operation, support@hipihi.com.

The SuezanneC Baskerville forum in the group forums at forums.secondlife.com, http://forums.secondlife.com/forumdisplay.php?f=280 has some posts about Hipihi, which you can access if you are able to use the Second Life forums, and my blog at http://suezannecbaskervillle.wordpress.com might be of interest or use to some re Hipihi.

The other Hipihi users and the Hipihi company's employees have all been quite pleasant. The program looks to me like it has every chance of succeeding, and I'm hoping that the Hipihi company and Linden Research, maker of Second Life, will work together to further the creation of the worldwide, global, 3D internet, aka the metaverse, by making portable avatars, portable currency, and portable objects to the extent possible and profitable.

A note to the open source community: please start now convincing the Hipihi company to open source the Hiphi viewer. Linden Lab's had good results with their open sourcing of the SL client, why not learn from each other's successes? Libsecondlife and opensl need their libhipihi and openhiphi complements.

Hipihi is a must see for any serious virtual world enthusiast, student, or creator.

Merging unrelated Jira issues is a bad idea.

2007-06-13T05:17:00.000-07:00

Merging unrelated Jira issues is a bad idea.

Folks have taken to merging Jira issues made by separate people, that concern completely unrelated matters, into one proposal.

This unwise practice eliminates the ability for people to express their support or lack of support for separate, distinct, unrelated ideas by voting for some of the ideas and not voting for the other ideas which have been included in the merged issue.

Any unrelated issues that have been merged together in this fashion should be reopened separately, to gain votes or not, on their own individual merits, as their individual authors intended.

A permanent end should be made to the intellectually defective practice of merging unrelated ideas into one.

Bryce 5.5 Now Available On Downloads.com

2007-06-12T19:59:00.001-07:00

Online Store	Gallery	Free Tutorials

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Anarcho-Capitalist Stefan Molyneux on "Free Talk Live" 6-13-07

2007-06-12T16:58:00.000-07:00

I received the following group notice from Chumly Chandrayaan of the SL in-world group Anarcho-Capitalists:

Group Notice From: Chumly Chandrayaan

Tomorrow, on Wednesday June 13th, the prolific Anarcho-Capitalist podcaster, writer, and philosopher Stefan Molyneux will be a guest on the show 'Free Talk Live'. Stefan Molyneux is the host of the "Freedomain Radio" podcast (nearly 800 seperate audio files), the author of 70+ articles and several books. You can listen to free talk live through a feed in the Gimme Liberty Bar in the region Sorens (coordinates: 237, 173, 76). The show starts at 7:00 p.m. central U.S. time.

Be there or be square!

That location in secondlife linkable form is secondlife://237/173/76/

Second Life Jira Issue MISC-35: Allow default view looking at front of avatar

2007-06-12T05:32:00.000-07:00

Second Life Jira Issue MISC-35: Allow default view looking at front of avatar

Here's the text of my new feature issue:

Allow us to select a default camera position and focus position that would let us see our avatars from in front instead of always defaulting to having the camera in back staring at our butts.

Torley Linden responded:

This can currently be done using a scripted FollowCam attachment.

I'm pretty sure Torley is wrong. I find no evidence that such a scripted device exists. My attempts to produce such a thing failed. I think the camera controls are designed to prevent one from being able to do this. Torley has not supplied any examples of scripted FollowCam attachments that behave in the manner Torley described.

Every single other 3D program with avatars and a virtual world that I've ever seen has some form of this ability.

If anyone can tell me where to find such a script please do so.

Please stop by the SL Jira site and vote for MISC-35 .

https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/MISC-35

SL Jira issue - MOTD on IM open - VWR-1149

2007-06-10T16:54:00.000-07:00

There's a Jira issue created by Timeless Prototype, VWR-1149 that you might want to vote for.

When a user chooses to IM another person, as soon as the IM window is opened it should display the recipient's MOTD text that they will have entered in their preferences.

The text should be able to include http:// links that would open up a browser and could be used for FAQ pages etc.

It is essential that the MOTD appears before any messages are sent by the user. [Edit]It should display the MOTD regardless of whether the recipient is online or not.[/Edit] The idea is to reduce the massive number of IMs that come through to individuals, also known as "IM Storms".

Example use cases:

A person with a great deal of SL customers all asking the same questions: sets their MOTD to "Thank you for your interest in our products, if you are about to ask a question it is most likely answered already in our FAQ: http://www.example.com/faq.html. Please check that before sending any messages. Questions that are answered in the FAQ will not be answered via IM. Thank you."

A Linden Lab employee: "Hi, I am responsible for facilitating communications with open source developers. If you need some other kind of help from a Linden, please visit this page to directly contact a more appropriate member of staff: http://www.example.com/contacts_and_roles.html"

An RL business manager: "Please direct all queries via Joe Bloggs or Jane Bloggs as I am currently away on holiday. You can also contact us in other ways by viewing our contacts page: http://www.example.com/contacts.html"

An estate manager: "My hours of duty are from 18:00 to 21:00 PDT. For help outside these hours, contact Joe Bloggs"

2007-06-05T23:52:00.000-07:00

In order to simulate reality one might need to have some idea of what reality is.

People don't agree on what reality is.

The universe is a seamless whole. There are no isolated parts of the universe that don't interact with the rest of the universe outside them.

When you try to simulate reality you are limited by the size of storage and computational speed to trying to simulate only small parts of reality.

If you simulate a city block sized area, then how do you explain the gravity ? If you just say it's by fiat, then you aren't simulating reality very well. If you include the body of a planet in your simulation then it will need to behave as if it where a real chunk of planet material of some sort. If you come to the edge of your city and can't go any further, how do you explain that within the framework of your simulation?

One part of many description of reality deals with macroscopic objects, the sort of objects that one sees in daily life on earth , the cups and saucers and books and baseballs and such. These objects appear to behave in somewhat the manner described in Newtonian physics. Thus to do a good job of reality simulation one needs to simulate macroscopic objects of the sort one sees in everday life. One also encounters substances in reality, so one's vr system needs to simulate substances.

Reality can be seen from different levels, focusing on areas and time durations of varying extent. In reality one can focus in on a onion skin with a microsope and some dye and see the cells and and cell components, so in a virtual reality, if you've got onions, you'd best have some cells, and you'd best have some microscopes too.

Sculpted Prim Forum - Second Life Jira WEB-135

2007-06-03T05:42:00.000-07:00

There was a proposal in the Second Life Jira Issue Tracker for a sculpted prim forum with sub-forums for topics specific to different modeling software.

Sculpted Prim Forum - Second Life Jira WEB-135

The proposal is titled "Sculpted Prim Forum". It reads as follows:

A new Content Creation forum for discussion of Sculpted Prims seems logical.

There could be stickies or sub-forums for each major third party 3D modeling program used to create and edit sculpted prims for discussion of issues specific to each third party modeling program.

This would reduce the scattered placement of discussion about sculpted prims in the RA, texturing, building and other forums.

Torley Linden rejected it, marked it resolved, "Resolution: Won't Fix"

Torley's explanation for rejecting this idea is

I'm open to suggestions here, but if we're going to have one for sculpties, then from historical experience, we'd inevitably get follow-ups asking for sub-forums for flexi-prims, voice, etc. So, I suggest simplifying and starting new threads in Content Creation, generally Building, as appropriate.

Additional cultural aspect here: sculpties have been discussed extensively on the wiki, so that's another avenue:

Torley then mentions the high number of views the sculpted prim talk page in the Second Life Wiki has.

The reasoning in Torley's rejection eludes me. The evidence in the Jira shows no such proposals for the other issues Torley mentions. Torley is rejecting the sculpted prim forum based on imaginary requests, requests that exist only in Torley's mind. Further, rejecting a request for a forum because one imagines that people might in the future request other forums makes no sense. If that was the case one would have to reject the creation of the very first forum ever created, since it's existence might have spurred the creation of other forums in the future. The reason that people would request a forum in the future for different topics is the creation of a forum for sculpted prims worked well - if the creation of a forum for sculpted prims didn't work out, it is unlikely that would motivate people to request additional forums for other topics.

If people propose the creation of a forum for flexi-prims in the future, then that request should be considered on it's merit, not on the basis of potential but non-existent requests that might or might not be made in the future. Flexi-prims are variations of the same sort of prim that has existed since SL was started, and don't require the use of external software in their creation and editing, while sculpted prims are a new breed, not actually prims at all in the sense of prims being extrusions of lines, circular arcs, etc., and do require the use of external editing software with attributes quite different from the in-world object editor.

A good comparison is the Animation forum. The Animation forum was created in response to a change in SL that created a new type of entity, the custom animation, which required the use of external software, and I believe that has worked out rather nicely. It might be a good idea to use this model from actual SL history as the basis for one's thoughts on the appropriateness of creating a forum for sculpted prim discussion.

In addition, WEB-135 was made at a time when the jira system's login procedure was faulty, and the forum's BB code has been turned off, making it more difficult for people that support the idea to simply click on a link and log in and vote for it.

It's not surprising that the sculpted prim talk page in the Second Life Wiki was seen by lots of people, people can read the wiki without logging in, and the wiki is indexed by Google. If high readership is considered good, this suggests not that there shouldn't be a forum for sculpted prims, but rather that forums.secondlife.com be made viewable without logging in, and thus also indexable by Google. I've supported this idea for a long time. This would make a tremendous amount of useful information on how to use Second Life easily viewable by a large audience. A better measure of how effective a communication system a talk page in the Second Life wiki is would be the number of people posting questions there. That number, for the Sculpted Prims talk page, is not so impressive.

I suggest that those who want a sculpted prim forum make comments in the jira at the existing proposal mentioned above requesting that WEB-135 be changed back to unresolved status, and also that someone other than me create a new proposal of the same nature. Preferably someone real popular with a sunny disposition and lots of friends who can get the vote total up to at least a few hundred in a short time.

The Second Life Jira Issue Tracker is at jira.secondlife.com .