New Users Shouldn't Have To Just Get It

23 November 2010 | 20:24 | Rants | 9 Comments

A few days ago there was an article about Second Life on TodayOnline: http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC101119-0000038/No-second-chance. Go read it, I’ll be waiting right here. No? Ok I’ll highlight it: As I roamed around, I found it empty … and boring. … Second Life feels clunky and has little indication that it’s moving towards an experience that mimics [...]



Configuring LSL Scripts Using A Notecard

17 September 2010 | 20:33 | Scripting | No Comments

Quick sample of a script that reads a notecard for data, will replace with a detailed example. integer NotecardLines; integer NotecardLine; string NotecardName = “Buff Names”; list Randomizer; key QueryID; default { state_entry() { llGetNumberOfNotecardLines(NotecardName); } dataserver(key queryid, string data) { NotecardLines = (integer)data; state Active; } } state Active { touch_start(integer total_number) { integer [...]



The Second Life Commercial I Want To See

16 September 2010 | 22:27 | Rants | No Comments

So Second Life has a new marketing VP named Kim Salzer and I’m sure she has her work cut out for her. Here’s my tiny little idea in the meantime. I would love to see a TV commercial where you see someone sitting on their couch, doing whatever. Suddenly they get a look that something isn’t [...]



Attention Linden Lab – You Need To Do This

9 September 2010 | 2:43 | Rants | No Comments

There’s a lot of things that AT&T does wrong, but look at this: New York AT&T customers have something in common with Second Life users: the both run into serious issues with their provider and feel like their pleas for assistance go unanswered. AT&T is doing a great thing here by clearly and concisely showing [...]



An Open Letter to Philip Rosedale

2 September 2010 | 22:40 | Rants | 1 Comment

This was originally a direct email to Philip Rosedale in response to his call for emails and suggestions but I’ve decided to post it publicly in case others have similar ideas. Hi Philip; Forgive the article format, hopefully it will make this easier to digest. Who Am I? My name is <REDACTED>. I currently manage [...]



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20 July 2009 | 10:32 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

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