Tainted Love Hunt Is On!

I thought I might mention what you can get from location number 11 in the Twisted Love Hunt.

Tuxedo, Footwear, and Jewelry. Basically everything you see in this picture except for hair, skins, eyes, and shapes.

Given the quality of what you can pick up in this hunt from the participating designers I would think everyone might want to get busy and grab these gifts before they are gone. See http://www.yellowjester.net/taintedlove.html to get started.

Hair designers need to look at this Jira

Hair designers need to look at this Jira:
http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/MISC-3776

This was discussed at a Linden Office Hour as an official agenda item so they are seriously considering this. What if they break all existing hair and their idea looks like those hair blankets in other games? There are no visuals to go with this request. Nothing.

So this might be a good idea. But might not. But clearly the person that entered this feature request and is getting LL to push it does not want your participation judging from this comment:

From Nyx Linden’s Office Hour on Jan 13, 2010
[12:42] Ann Otoole: actually this conversation needs to happen among the hair designers insstead of just among high level tech folks lol
[12:43] Morgaine Dinova: Ann: it would be great if the top level hair designers would look into it, but with one HUGE proviso: their ranks are entirely filled with people with L$ interest in preserving the status quo in which they have a ready market.

Hmmm that didn’t sound right did it?

So spread the word and let’s get some actual hair designer input going. Might be a neat idea. Might be destructive. Either way it is the hair designers that need to be making this call.

And start demanding LL communicate with actual customers on these suggestions instead of only listening to their little crew of office hour programmer buddies.

Xstreet WishList: Your Identity Outed

For years we have wanted a wishlist on xstreet. Well we are getting one but with a sinister twist.

Commerce Team Office Hour December 15 2009 Session 3
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[20:32] Colossus Linden: We’ve gotten a lot of request to add wishlist functionality over the last year and we’re now getting around to it.
[20:32] Colossus Linden: We’re working on a project which is split wishlists into a few phases. The ultimate goal is to give our shoppers the ability to add items to a publicly viewable wishlists, to allow them to share that wishlist, and to allow users to search for a friends wishlist and purchase items off of it.
[20:32] Pink Linden: (hello to all newcomers–if you have an off topic question, please feel free to IM me)
[20:32] Colossus Linden: For the first phase, we have created a shop on Facebook as a widget within our Second Life fan page
[20:33] Colossus Linden: This shop will have all active, non-adult items from Xstreet SL (Sorry, we can’t place adult items up there) and has some limited wishlist functionality
[20:33] Colossus Linden: We have pushed in this direction because it allows us to get some simple wishlists in place before the holidays
[20:33] Colossus Linden: Here, users will be able to browse items just as they can on Xstreet. But, they can also add those to a wishlist, and will be able to share that wishlist with friends.
[20:33] Colossus Linden: Anything that a shopper purchases off of a wishlist, they will have to mark as purchased
[20:34] Colossus Linden: Also, we’ll be enabling a widget which you can add to a web page which will scroll through the items on your wishlist (I saw it earlier today and it was cool).
[20:34] Colossus Linden: In Q1, we will take this a step further with some key wishlist integration features as phase 2 of the project
[20:34] Colossus Linden: We’ll allow a user to add an item to their wishlist from the detail page on Xstreet.
[20:35] Colossus Linden: And, we’ll tie into the Xstreet purchase process so that when a friend buys an item off of your wishlist, it is automatically removed from your wishlist
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What does this mean? Well it means that to use this wishlist you may be willingly revealing your real life identity and details. (A post Rosedale trend for LL) I had a look at some of the people that hang around the Second Life fake page on facebook. None of them have their SL avatar names posted. How is this wishlist supposed to work?

Basically this confirms that Linden Lab is moving in the direction of eliminating anonymity. Hope that was on your wish list. Be sure to let Mark Kingdon (M Linden) know exactly what you think of him and his idea that revealing RL identities is good.

All of the LGBT folk that had a good run in Second Life without having to risk being murdered for being who you are? I don’t know what to say. For years you had an account in Second Life free of these rl threats. What will LGBT folk do if LL forces identity disclosure? I think maybe it may be time to engage the Real Life LGBT special interest groups and lobbies to commence activities against Linden Lab IRL. Apparently these new people running LL either do not understand what they are doing because they have no connection to the LGBT community or they are anti LGBT and literally want to see LGBT people murdered and otherwise harmed. Or is it that they are just insensitive cold callous assholes that laugh at the harm they inflict on others? It will be interesting to watch how the residents react to this situation. Will apathy be the reaction?

Here is what transsexuals were able to avoid in Second Life: Transexual murders

Some more data on what LGBT people have been able to avoid in Second Life: Hate Crimes Motivated By Sexual Orientation Bias

Is this a way to get Iranian Government approval of Second Life? Execution of Iranian Gays

Yes that may seem extreme but the reality must be shoved in Kingdon’s face so he can develop a comprehension of what the potential ramifications of his decisions are. Of course we can never tell. This might be why he was sent to LL in the first place.

When the video fits

Yea I’m working on something but as usual it is taking more time than a template + wrinkles + textures. In the meantime I have a tune for you…

Sure you may have heard this one somewhere. Where was that?
Did you really listen? To the words? Do these words hold some other meaning for you?

Enjoy!

Join our group and you will find
Harmony and peace of mind
Make it better
We’re here to welcome you

We’re all on a journey to
Finding the real inner you
Make it better
We’re here to welcome you

Time stops still when
You’ve lost love

Happiness
How’d you get to be happiness
How’d you get to find love, real love
Love, love, love

Floating in a magic world
Donate all your money we’ll
Make it better
We’re here to welcome you

We can see a troubled soul
Give us all your money we’ll
Make it better
We’re here to welcome you

Time stops still when
You’ve lost love

Happiness
How’d you get to be happiness
How’d you get to find love, real love
Love, love, love

We’ll be swimming in the sea
Of wisdom and serenity
Make it better

Happiness
How’d you get to be happiness
How’d you get to find love, real love
Love, love, love

Happiness
How’d you get to be happiness
How’d you get to find love, real love
Love, love, love

Happiness
How’d you get to be happiness
How’d you get to find love, real love
Love, love, love

Happiness
How’d you get to be happiness
How’d you get to find love, real love
Love, love, love

Unique Needs! Kicks Collection L$99 LIMTED TIME

INSANE PROMO 52 Styles of Canvas Shoes: *UN!* Kicks Collection L$99 LIMITED TIME

52 pairs of shoes for one insanely low price! These are Canvas Hi-Top style shoes in plaids/tartan, Christmas, Gothic, and other styles. Unisex and resizable to suit your avatar. Shoes are mod for maximum personal customization. Don’t want all 52? Singles are available in world at the main store.

Price will go up so don’t delay!

See detailed images and purchase on xstreet: https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1954818

Also available at:
http://slapt.me/market/index.php?act=market&id_item=13620
http://meta-life.net/second-life/item/76548-UN-Kicks-Collection
http://apez.biz/modules.php?name=Shop&op=product&id=183502

Included styles are:

Christmas Styles
- Candy Canes & Bells
- Christmas Tree Plaid
- Gold Holly on Green
- Gold Holly on Stripes
- Gold Paisley on Green
- Gold Paisley on Red
- Gold Stars on Green
- Gold Stars on Red
- Gold Snowflakes on Red
- Poinstettas
- Red Bows on Stripes
- Red Stripes & Trees
- Green Red Stripes & Trees

Brown Check
Brown Plaid
Green Plaid
Green Sheep
Peach Plaid
Pink Plaid
Pink Sheep
Retro Love
Stewart Dress Tartan
Stewart Royal Tartan
Techno Vicking
Unique Needs! Signature Plaid
White Canvas

Black Red Polka Dot
Red Black Polka Dots
White Black Polka Dots

Black Ahnks
Black Moon & Stars
Black Red roses
Black Web
Jupiter Square
Pentacle Abstract
Pentacle Circles
Pentacle Floral 1
Pentacle Floral 2
Pentacle Floral 3
Pentacle Goth Cross
Pentacle Shield Floral
Pentacle Stripes
Purple Moon & Stars
Purple Web
Red Black Checkerboard
Red Black Roses
Red Moon & Stars
Red Web
Sator Square
Sun Square
White Moon & Stars
White Web