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    Netroots Nation, Virtually Speaking, Dancing Liberally W00t W00t

    August 14, 2009 - By 

    I’m not at Netroots Nation, I’m watching a live stream via Dailykos’ live video feed. And then in Second Life, I’m about to watch Kos do an audio streaming appearance (with a typist standing in for him inworld). Live broadcast from Netroots Nation 09 – Daily Kos TV (beta) THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 5:45PM: Idella Quandry sings blues, funk and soul, with a little jazz thrown in for kicks. Come to Virtually Speaking and listen to a mixture of original music and favorite covers. Then stay for a conversation between Jay Ackroyd and Markos Moulitsas. Virtually Speaking’s InWorld Amphitheatre And then…

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    Erika Ordinary: Extra Ordinary

    August 11, 2009 - By 

    Random serendipity seems to be my rule for finding things to do on Second Life, and I happened upon a listing for music in the Search window that looked interesting. Here’s the Community Events listing: Second Life | Community: Events Erika is an Austin, Texas based singer/songwriter, with a diverse range of influences from Patty Griffin (another Austinite!) to Nirvana to Etta James to… Come out an join us at Crystal Gardens and hear some amazing new talent to SL music scene Yeah, astonishing is the word I’d use for Erika’s voice and playlist. And she plays a uke on…

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    Listening to Orcinus

    August 8, 2009 - By 

    I missed this event on #secondlife last week because I was traveling: Dave Niewert discussed his book The Eliminationists with @JC_Christian, the General. Jackson Street Books: David Neiwert in Second Life David Neiwert, founder and award-winning journalist and blogger at Orcinus and of late, at Crooks and Liars discusses his latest book The Eliminationists with Jesus’ General, GenJC Christian. Eliminationism: a politics and a culture that shuns dialogue and the democratic exchange of ideas in favor of the pursuit of outright elimination of the opposing side, either through suppression, exile, and ejection, or extermination. Rich in historical and journalistic detail,…

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    Musical Space Odyssey

    August 8, 2009 - By 

    Sometimes when inworld, I don’t care for whatever music is offered by shopping sites – especially when “on the hunt” for good quality freebies, popping in and out from one location to another. Some time ago I tinkered with various media players that can access Internet radio, and eventually settled on WinAmp (which has some rather annoying features, but it works for me). I have a fairly long playlist now of “My Stations” that include several favorite Real Life items, some encountered from trips. Recently via BoingBoing I found out about SomaFM’s amazing Mission Control project. It’s the ultimate in…

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    New Things To See and Do

    June 24, 2009 - By 

    New World Notes: Weekend Open Forum: What SL6B Exhibits Should We Make Sure To Catch? Next week Second Life celebrates its sixth birthday, and I’ve been painfully slow to follow all the activities and exhibits planned. (Then again, I usually space on real world birthdays too.) There’s over 300 SL6B exhibits listed here, based around the theme of “The Future of Virtual Worlds“. One of them is featured in the machinima above, Loki Eliot’s ambitious time-traveling information kiosk. What others should we make an effort to visit? Post descriptions and SLurls in Comments. (Yes, rampant self-promotion encouraged.) I really need…

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    The Big Sort

    June 6, 2009 - By 

    Yeah, yeah, I’ve been hunting treasures again, and now I think it’s time to knock that shit off for a good long while, because I’ve got a ton of stuff to sort through. I also have a lot of pictures to upload from fun events in the last week or so. So I’ll be online a lot, going through boxes and getting rid of unwanted stuff.

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    Kidnappings, Mayhem, Parties: Just Another Day In Northfarthing

    May 6, 2009 - By 

    My SL neighbor Mist started a blog for our home sim, and things are already starting to happen over there. Welcome new people… « Northfarthing I’ve got a handful of invites sent out, and a few new folks here at the NF blog and on WP. Welcome welcome, make yourself at home. Clean my kitchen. (Can’t blame me for trying…) Here’s a question, to get some conversation started: what do you like best about NF? It’s a quiet sim… not much happens there. People peacefully go about their business and nobody bothers anyone else, except for the odd kidnapping, or…

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    LOLCats Roleplay: Ur Doin It Rite

    May 4, 2009 - By 

    see more Lolcats and funny pictures Yes, the roleplaying has begun at my home sim, Northfarthing. So far, it’s playful and not too serious and there’s a lot of banter, so don’t be shy, drop by and bust a medieval move. Greetings my lovely gray maiden. « Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats – I Can Has Cheezburger?

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    Hunting Shamrocks

    May 4, 2009 - By 

    This is the kind of activity I find pretty relaxing and/or frustrating – treasure hunting in Second Life. Not sure why, except that I enjoy 1)free stuff and 2)figuring out puzzles and looking for free stuff 3)experiencing creative new places that I might like to visit again, that put out free stuff. Okay, I do actually have some scruples – it’s not actually ALL about the free stuff, because during the sorting-out that I do after a big hunt, I typically delete at least half of the items after trying them on, sometimes without even bothering to open the gift…

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    Dancing Liberally on Second Life: Pink Overload at a Very Swell Party

    March 8, 2009 - By 

    I was listening to Scott Simon discussing Second Life this morning, with someone who’s running one of many “virtual classrooms” in the virtual world. Scott gamely tried to describe the setup and what people were able to do. Well, he sure didn’t make it to one of my favorite things to do, a Thinking Liberally event. This is part of the Cafe Wellstone/Donkey Club group that gelled a year or more ago around politics, crazy outfits, and dancing to great tunes. Our fearless leader is The General himself, who’s an enthusiastic documentararian of hypocrisy (and occasional producer of Second Life…