From the Glitch forum:
I think the last thing most people want here is another Second Life - is that the closest we've seen to the Metaverse? - with developers writing their own in-game elements. I *really* don't want graphic designers to be able to add infinite content (that my friends will then push on me via FB). I want to play the game the company has written, a finite world with limited choices. Tiny Speck have made quite a lot of tools available to developers within certain parameters, and if you can't find something there that's "in it for you" then maybe for now at least this just isn't going to be your game.
Labels: Glitch, It Came From the Forum
- 25 October 2011
Hey, free guano!
From the Glitch forum:
'I often whip up a few batches of pickles. Pickles are pretty easy to make (1 cucumber, 1 salt, 1 olive oil), and stack up to 40, which is conveniently the same stack size as the guano itself. Each pickle is worth 21 energy, so they're worth one guano each.
I just position myself beneath a bat and use the mouse. I click on the mat, click feed, click on the pickle, and then "just one". Over and over and over. Try not to think about how a bat is pooping on you the whole time. Also, just be careful to pick up your guano from time to time, as passing people will often steal some. (Either they don't know what you're doing and think it's free guano, or they just don't care because hey, free guano.) If you're good, it takes ~3 minutes to go through a stack of 40 pickles/guano this way. I often do about 80-120 per trip every couple weeks, and that keeps my garden going strong.'
Labels: Glitch, It Came From the Forum
04 June 2011
/me goes to the SL forums to look in the Machinima Forum to find out WHY the application for the Month of Machinima is for last month. sees that THE FORUMS HAVE BEEN JIGGLED AROUND AGAIN.
Why is Machinima put with Animation?
That makes no sense at all.
Is there a world-wide shortage of subforums atm resulting in unassociated topics being crammed in together?
jF
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21 February 2011
Bye Bye Forum (again)
It's the end of the blogorum today -supposedly something new is rolling out next week. I've been through so many endings of the official SL forums it's hard to get worked up about it. In fact this iteration, on the despised Jive software, harbours a lot of useless forumites and not much content. The next software is called (apparently) "Lithium." o.O LL should perhaps stop picking forum software by the words they think best apply to their customers.
The original forum was best, but most of that was due to the freshness of SL and how it attracted very interesting people.
Labels: It Came From the Blogorum, It Came From the Forum
12 April 2010
It's Back!
Labels: It Came From the Forum
14 February 2010
Forums
Oh, well - it's fun reading forums. I was *shocked* mightily last year whent the Goons succeeded in causing the demise of BoB - but I haven't been paying much attention to the EVE forum since then. Now, though, it seems the GoonFleet imploded royally in EVE a couple of weeks ago, but are already bullying the locals in STO, where they are Starfleet Dental, with a big molar logo. Their antics are always sort of amusing unless they happen to be playing fast and loose in one's own neck of the woods.
EVE players are looking down their noses at STO, which does sound buggy and much less hardcore. The EVE forums are nice because of the very blunt speech, which I find interesting to read. In a forum for "new citizens" someone asked about things to do for someone who isn't interested in PvP or working with others. Very bluntly (but usefully) they pointed out that the OP and the game were not a good match. Sometimes, it's true, there is no point in persisting.
I've considered trying it, in the past, except that almost no games work one-handed. It was like that with LOVE especially after Eskil made the AI more active (temporarily because he was trying to solve a problem that turned out not to be helped by doing that). I'd log in, then get killed after X (short) amount of time as the AI honed in on me in their rather relentless fashion. Then I'd log in again. I couldn't move and shoot, so I hardly ever got them before they got me. I'd log off after ten minutes, in agony because I'd try to do things I can't do, which is why I didn't re-up.
I was fond of shooting monsters in PE, and may one day go back and resume that pursuit. Part of the interest was in needing to read and study literally hundreds of pages of data on weaponry and things, for which the (now defunct) Entropia Pioneers were very useful. I just threw all that out recently, too. In There everyone hacked up their clients to have various player-made additions for er... emotes and GPS, I think.
Before I got to SL I'd read every single piece of documentation which (I didn't know at the time) were absolutely MAJESTICALLY out of date. I spent months expecting to pay to TP and to use light :-D I never did use light much because it was dinned into us that it was a resource hog. That was before fullbright and hardware lights - the only thing we had was local lighting - a huge fps hit that was left off until necessitated by a special venue (Gravity Space Station, once in a blue moon).
I spent ten minutes on the Blue Mars forum earlier, but BM makes me feel tired for some reason. I suppose my energy and enthusiasm has been used up.
Update: Oof, apparently the TGers are merged into the blogorum along with the rest of the people.
Labels: It Came From the Forum
08 February 2010
In a 2006 thread about griefing, Jopsy posted this great list:
I think the cornerstone for griefing is "disrespect" in any of it's many manifestations. Just for fun, here's a stab at the 7 deadly sins of SL =)
SLOTH: Unwelcomed Loitering and Littering
WRATH: Unprovoked assault (verbal) and/or battery (physical)
GREED: Selling freebies, begging/demanding L$, land swooping
GLUTTONY: deliberately lagging folks by hogging resources with scripts, excessive prims, bling/particle spam, many physical objects, too many light sources, enormous textures, ...
ENVY: annoying and inappropriate "Look at me!" stunts that interrupt events, parties, conversations or just people just trying to do their own thing
PRIDE: drama factories, like self-centered types that threaten a storm of community retaliation if they don't get apologies for whatever imagined slight they were offended by
LUST: foisting mature objects, textures or animations on uninterested people
Labels: It Came From the Forum
Regarding the Destruction of the Forums Set for 9 Feb 2010
(A little End-of-Times levity)
DV: This just in!
Apparently, no one currently employed at LL knows the admin password for the forums.secondlife.com server, so they cannot disable logins or posts! The only person who knew the password had left employment over 2 years ago.
Labels: Department of Bwuhahahaha, It Came From the Forum
05 February 2010
Tooltips
Someone on the forums in this thread expressed exasperation with the tooltips that annoyingly cover up things like the chat field. When some people erroneously thought she meant hovertips I said I thought she meant the squared-off boxes (annoying help messages), not the rounded hovertips (which I can't do without). I knew, theoretically, there was a way to alter the files to get rid of that, but had never done it, so there was nothing I could add.
SuezanneC jumped in most helpfully, explaining how to get rid of them, and the OP responded by saying, 'Thank you so much! The one that was driving me crazy the most was "Press enter to say, something else to shout". That file is called panel_chat_bar.xml.
Once I edited and relogged, it was gone! Yay!'
I agree - yay, and thank you, SuezanneC.
Labels: It Came From the Forum
03 December 2009
removals @ lindenlab.comThis is not very nice:
O.P.
"I bought an AO hud on Xstreet ( a freebee to be sure) and the next thing that I know, LL is theatening me.
Dear X: Linden Lab has received notification from a copyright owner, or its authorized agent, that you have infringed one or more copyrighted works in the Second Life environment.
The notification identified the following allegedly infringing work(s):
Description of Work(s):[FhangV] AO collection (and all animations within)
Location of Work(s):Your Inventory
Linden Lab respects the rights of both Second Life residents and copyright owners. In compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), 17 U.S.C. § 512, we ask that you remove or disable access to the above-identified work(s) from all locations including your inventory. If you do not do so within two business days, please be aware that Linden Lab intends to expeditiously remove, or disable access to, the allegedly infringing work(s).
If you believe that you did not infringe another’s copyright, or that removal of the above-identified work(s) was by mistake or misidentification, you may have the work(s) reinstated by submitting a sworn counter-notification. To be effective, a counter-notification must be in writing and contain the information identified in our DMCA Policy under the heading “To File A Counter-Notification,” located at [url]http://secondlife.com/corporate/dmca.php[/url].
Please be aware that if you submit a counter-notification containing the required information, Linden Lab will forward your counter-notification, including your name, address, telephone number, and any other contact information that you provide, to the copyright claimant. We will also advise the claimant that we will reinstate the removed work(s) in ten (10) business days unless we receive notice that the claimant has filed a court action seeking an order to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity related to the work(s).
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in this matter. Sincerely, Linden Lab
OK, I deleted the content. My problem is that I bought the damned thing from the "official" online store of Linden Labs. Instead of a threat, perhaps an apology for passing me stolen content would have been more appropriate."
Second Person
"Shouldn't it be as simple as:
1. DMCA filed
2. LL identifies UUID
3. LL deletes all instances of UUID, making a back-up first of all residents with UUID in their inventory with a specific case number as a reference.
4. LL sends email to all residents with UUID in their inventories explaining that the content had to be removed to comply with a DMCA.
Then, depending on the situation:
5a. DMCA is challenged and LL is quickly able to restore the content.
5b. DMCA moves forward and all instances of the UUID are absolutely removed from the grid. You know, the way it's suposed to be.
5c. DMCA is challenged, UUID restored, and later proven; at which time the UUID can be removed again.
5d. DMCA is resolved in the favor of the accused and the content is restored.
LL shouldn't really have any more involvement then that, should they?"
O.P.
"As was pointed out, it cost me nothing as well. However, if the item did cost a substantial amount of $L, it is my understanding that LL would take a percentage for the sale via Xstreet. In cases like this, what do they do with their profits gained through the sale of stolen content?"
Labels: It Came From the Forum
07 November 2009
Suezanne found this Electric Sheep Co 3d Facebug application called StreamJam.
Shockingly... er... bowlegged ====:O
I just noticed I wrote Facebug without thinking *shakes fist at Candide*
ESC was prominent in SL once upon a time, with various things. They bought Flipper's SLBoutique and rebranded it OnRez. I used SLBoutique from the very beginning and kept away from SLExchange because of the awful fight way back when. Last year LL bought both OnRez and the rebranded XStreet and immediately chucked OnRez away (too bad).
Labels: It Came From the Forum
31 October 2009
A post on the forums brings up something hitherto undreamt of in my philosophy: midget-play. I can't decide exactly which slant this was written under - poking fun, deviously confusing the issue for nefarious purposes, or even *gasp* a straight query (although that seems unlikely).
Midget-play and Age-play
How does LindenLab differentiate between sexual (underage) ageplay and people who (role)play as midgets engaging in sexual behavior?
There are real life midgets who play Second Life and would sometimes like to create representations of their real selves in SL and by creating midget avatars, and engaging in romantic/sexual relationships with their partners (who may or may not be midgets in SL), they may unknowingly get themselves in trouble.
Of course, ageplay is not only restricted to appearances, but textual roleplaying as well. But if a stranger sees a midget avatar engaging in physical sexual activity with a "normal" avatar and reports abuse to LL, how does LL resolve this problem?
I am sure that LL does not discriminate against midgets.
There are real life midgets who play Second Life and would sometimes like to create representations of their real selves in SL and by creating midget avatars, and engaging in romantic/sexual relationships with their partners (who may or may not be midgets in SL), they may unknowingly get themselves in trouble.
Of course, ageplay is not only restricted to appearances, but textual roleplaying as well. But if a stranger sees a midget avatar engaging in physical sexual activity with a "normal" avatar and reports abuse to LL, how does LL resolve this problem?
I am sure that LL does not discriminate against midgets.
Labels: It Came From the Forum
12 October 2009
Nice Person: awww tyvm .. wow that was quick! i wasnt even out of forums yet LOL ... appreciated :)
Osprey Therian: heh yw
Osprey Therian: Forums RULE!
Nice Person: oh yes i get all answers i need there .. ppl veryyyy helpful
Nice Person: including you :) thanks again
Osprey Therian waves.
Lately for some reason I've been trying harder than ever to help people who post on the forum, and though I don't always have an answer I usually can offer help in the form of information, objects, scripts, advice. Or, in the case this past week or two of someone needing a lot of detailed video help it meant write notecards, answer questions in detail, and finally, today, log into both SL and a video program together and walk him through the process.
I'm not the only helpful person there - not by a long shot. A community exists, with everyone from congenial slackers to extremely well-versed and helpful scripters, that offers access to a lot of good information and superspeedy help. Even a quick "welcome to SL" helps new people feel more at home. Neglected for years, and plagued by a kind of strangulation and far-from-petty annoyances, the forum has limped on, functioning very well in my book. It's said it will be garroted and embalmed in November; I hold out hope it may yet not come to pass. Many valuable people have left already as they don't wish to play the mournful waiting game, but I will just hang on, I suppose.
Labels: It Came From the Forum
10 October 2009
Bwahahaha!
x: Just added a Favicon to the site.
y: It looks like a penis.
x: All the best things in life do.
Labels: Department of Bwuhahahaha, It Came From the Forum, L.O.V.E
01 October 2009
lol
Avatar to RL like Image for a fee Want to hang a RL (like) photo of your avatar in your home?
Some offer you RL pitures to avatar shapes and skins. This is a reverse offer.
Want to see what your avatar would look like if it was you Real Life?
Contact _____ when you have funds. I will need a face close up snapshot.
And a full nude shap shot. Negotiations from there. Minimum fee 250L for the
first Photo. Framing costs separetly.
PM ____ with requests.
Some offer you RL pitures to avatar shapes and skins. This is a reverse offer.
Want to see what your avatar would look like if it was you Real Life?
Contact _____ when you have funds. I will need a face close up snapshot.
And a full nude shap shot. Negotiations from there. Minimum fee 250L for the
first Photo. Framing costs separetly.
PM ____ with requests.
Labels: It Came From the Forum
26 September 2009
Heh Forum Thread
Help-pregnant
Help-pregnant
can some please tell me how to get rid of my virtual pregnancy. i was in the middle of the "act" when i received a message saying i was pregnant. it also said i need to take a pill if i don't want it. can someone please tell me how i can get this pill
thanks
thanks
Labels: It Came From the Forum
11 September 2009
Article About IMVUs Hard Lesson, From a Dev Perspective
Des Shang on the SL forum said Kamilah Hauptmann pointed out this article by Eric Ries. It's a view of a hard lesson learned by IMVUs devs concerning customer relations - which is, of course, what people feel LL is having difficulty with .
Labels: It Came From the Forum
30 August 2009
Private rooms in senior citizen nursing home
Nice private rooms in nursing home/mental hospital
$50L/wk, 50 prims
[url]http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pouncival/207/199/84[/url]
Mike's Discount Nursing Home
conveniently located next to the outhouse, torture chamber and morgue <3
$50L/wk, 50 prims
[url]http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pouncival/207/199/84[/url]
Mike's Discount Nursing Home
conveniently located next to the outhouse, torture chamber and morgue <3
Labels: It Came From the Forum
27 August 2009
A Question in "Resident Answers"
OP:
make the 300L In time
Note: 259L = one USD at this time.
Reply:
(1) Keep it in inventory until the economy improves
(2) Sell it on SLX, they have a used category
(3) Sell yourself, escorting pays pretty well
(4) Maybe you should have thought about that *before* your ordered it
Labels: It Came From the Forum
21 August 2009
More Insanity
"Is this the new stupidity in SL??
My gf has this skirt from a designer I will not mention.
She rezzed it inworld and this text appeared:
System ANTI-COPYBOT has prevented your action!!! You have been notified and your information stored in our database.
This object was created, and has all the copyright reserved by ####
(Identification is removed to protect privacy)
When she wears this skirt, her avatar shows a 0.951 scripting time
Without this skirt it is 0.290
When o when do creators stop putting these useless pieces of scripts in their stuff???
Ow the response of the creator:
"Every big creator out there uses this script"
Are they serious?
omg"
Labels: It Came From the Forum