Fun fact: as I’m interested in Japanese culture, steam powered rail, AND I’m a Second Life (SL) resident it amuses me to stumble onto this: the slang or colloquial term for “steam train in Japanese is “esu eru” which is … Continue reading
Hands bloodied and soaked from the waist down, Rudyard Kipling was happy. Not just happy, “utterly, supremely, and consummately happy,” the famed author wrote, lying on the bank of the Clackamas River next to the first salmon he’d ever caught.
Today, historians and fishermen say it was actually steelhead Kipling and his two companions nabbed that day in June 1889, but it’s a minor discrepancy in an otherwise fondly written account of the trip that has resonated with anglers and local residents for more than a century.
Continue readingAs it happens, it’s my fifth rezday today, but the silly typist had some ridiculous singing practice thing and then was procrastinating on a web project. But hey, here’s another example of “good press” for Rod Humble, Linden Labs, Creatorverse, … Continue reading
I’m looking for information on the latest update of Linden Lab’s Patterns – for some reason screenshots were not working for me, where previously Steam has a hotkey of F12 that automatically sets up a screenshot and saves (in a … Continue reading
Here’s an opportunity – there are a couple of plots in Steelhead Shanghai available that are already set up to be light industrial slum-like factories with horrible working conditions complete with worker “housing” nearby. It’s like the future site of … Continue reading
$L30 via Second Life Marketplace – @DF@ Southwestern Swallows Pot
Continue readingUni-dimensional!
Shows very little wear!
Looks very well on rough or polished floors.
Easy to clean.
Adds genteel style to your Victorian, Steampunk, or Edwardian roleplay
$L25 via Second Life Marketplace – @LC@ Gently Used Persian Rug (c/m/nt)
Continue readingBlue “Chagall” Glass Wall Fountain with scripted sounds on/off and volume controls. You can reduce the sounds to 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 volume as well as mute by touching the glass. Turn on projector lighting by touching gold lamp (one … Continue reading
As streaming music on Second Life is a huge, huge part of my preferred immersive experience, this may be a useful issue to track: Rumors have surfaced that the owners of FMOD have pulled from their website archives the zip … Continue reading
UPDATE: Linden Labs CEO Rod Humble commented on Inara Pey’s post on the new products and the “major upgrade” tease – twice – and seems to be hinting that there may be more virtual worlds (the plural is deliberate) on … Continue reading