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I Have Many Worlds

A few aspects of Virtual Worlds (building/creative types, rather than game types) different from a certain famous VW: • Lower Traffic • Higher Creative Freedom • Less DMCA bullshit • Megaprims • Lower lag, yet worse performance In anticipation of our upcoming performance VB24 – Multiverse, which is slated to have 3 houses simultaneously occupied [...]

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Tizzers Foxchase

[2011/01/06 07:12] Tizzers Foxchase: <3 [2011/01/06 07:13] Vaneeesa Blaylock: hey Tizzers [2011/01/06 07:13] Tizzers Foxchase: hai! [2011/01/06 07:13] Tizzers Foxchase: [2011/01/06 07:13] Vaneeesa Blaylock: your face reminds me of someone I used to know [2011/01/06 07:13] Vaneeesa Blaylock: I think she went off to make cool B&W videos [2011/01/06 07:13] Tizzers Foxchase: I’m sure it’s [...]

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VB22-1/2 – Avatar Suicide

VIRTUAL BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA – With Burn2 set to open in less than 24 hours, one plot here on the playa stands completely barren: Burning Man – Bordello27. This is the parcel that was to have been the site of VB22 – The House with the Ocean View. It was to have been a [...]

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Tank Woman

If a merchant files a complaint, the lab will aggressively invade your inventory, delete your content, suspend your account, and ban your account. If a consumer files a complaint, the lab doesn’t care.

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Dear Professor Lessig

I’m very uncomfortable with the idea that Linden Lab, or Microsoft, or Apple, or Facebook are capable of being impartial protectors of consumer interests.

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Banned Books

A lot has been said about SL7B / Rosegate. A lot of fine ideas by a lot of thoughtful people have been expressed. Although I know this event was painful for a number of people on different sides of the debate, one silver lining to the event was that it got a lot of people [...]

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Mourning the Facebook Dead

If you need still more irony in your breakfast cereal, consider that the fictional film “Avatar” was #1 at the box office again this week… even as real Avatars are being executed on Facebook!

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