July 2008
18 posts
New Tǝrm: Second Life ‘Intergrid Transport’ →
So we have had to learn some new terminology ever since coming into Second Life. I have no doubt you know of what I speak:
Linden Dollars (L$)
Newbie
N00b
Rezz (Rezzing; Rez-date)
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Pushovers: Garth Goode Lightens Your Day (and a... →
Garth on a bot platform
Oh yes! Garth rocks again. Another even funnier post than usual. The first and second pictures alone tell such a funny story, you simply have to read his…
Second Life: Torley Tules →
Torley sez: “And since I’m Resident Enlightenment Manager, guess who’s job it is to spread the word, so that you’re Enlightened and aware of this awesomeness?”
Okay, I don’t care….
Linden Lab, I Bite My Thumb at Thee! →
I bite my thumb at Linden Lab!
Note: I remind you this blog is officially and always has been officially ‘classified’ as R-rated. This is one of those posts. If you are easily…
Inside the Horse’s Mouth: No Rotten Teeth…Yet →
M Speaks. And its all pretty. The world is good. Calling all journaliststo repeat.
“M” posted another blog entry on the Second Life blog, his second in as many months.
It’s a good…
Second Life 1.20 Viewer Kick-Ass →
We love to bash Linden Lab over the grid performance and stability, their whacked-out governance overtures, the buggy viewer and so many other things.
However, you have to admit, there…
Second Life™ “Discovery” of SHARKS! →
“Shark Week” in Second Life
Second Life is really growing in the education universe. Colleges and universities are plopping campuses and virtual classrooms all over the grid and there…
Second Life for Sex? Duh. →
Finally, a decent news article about Second Life and it’s about Second Life as it relates to sex and cyber activities. A journalist that does do his research and tells it like it is.
No bogus…
Microsoft eyes OpenSim. Gulp! →
It was only a matter of time that Microsoft would want to stick its hand into the Second Life/Open Sim phenominon. Okay, they are the ones we love to hate to love to hate, but let’s face it:…
Getting Started is Half the Battle →
Top-Secret Torley Picture
We all know this. All those to-do things that need to get done. Whether it is a pet project, a mundane task or even a dreaded chore.
Getting started is the…
Good Thing Gold Doesn’t Rust →
When software developers write their software and it becomes just barely functional, they call it ‘alpha’ (first letter of the Greek alphabet.) At some point there are enough of the…
Yahoo! Buy’s Second Life (Who Knew?) →
Sorry, couldn’t help it.
Scanning the blogosphere and I had to admit the headline really caught my attention.
The first paragraph:
Google Labs, in its ever-increasing internet expansion, has…
Great Virtual Land Rush - WHOA BOY, WHOA! →
Anshe Chung has made their buckaroos and done quite well. In fact, it’s a model a lot of other people followed along: purchase and run a private estate in Second Life, a.k.a. “sim” or…
Good Thing About Virtual Feet: They Don’t Stink. →
Calling all virtual feet.
I don’t usually like to advertise anything here at all. In fact, as you peruse Common.Sensible, you won’t find any advertising at all, (though I really should…
Old News is Good News - It’s Not Linden Lab’s... →
There is often a lot of shrill whining and screaming at Linden Lab for things that need to be addressed on the grid. And I have always said ‘hey, Linden Lab is listening, have a little…
Second Life Grid…and Inventory, Linden Lab not... →
Wouldn’t it be cool to have an alternative to Second Life, be able to run your own sim and estate on your own computer and have all your Second Life inventory… but Linden Lab…
Second Life Blog: 1 in 64 is Better Than None →
Everett Linden posted an entry on the Second Life blog, like so many other yawners with respect the SL5B (Second Life 5th Birthday) - and of course, there were a number of gems…
The “Village” Sucks. Burn it Down Now. →
Remember how they were saying for the longest time that “it takes a village” to raise your children. Pardon my French, but the village is f*ck’d. The problem with ‘kids’ today is all because of…