Breaking News! EA Land “The Sims Online” is Dead!
This is breaking news. EA Land which is the new land for The Sims Online is closing. (If they had not changed their name I would have titled this post:
“The Sims Online is Offline”
Launched back in 2002 with a paid subscription it [...]

Have you been Dog Sledding in Second Life?
Have you been Dog Sledding in Second Life? Well you should! It is a ton of fun. And you avoid all that freezing required in real life. No dogs were harmed during the filming of this video:

We are pretty close to the great Alaskan [...]

This short Youtube Video shows another Griefing attack in Second Life. The amount of programming and visual elements incorporating into a griefer attacks is interesting.

At the end of the video a replicating color changing blog takes over a sim as prim colored squares fall endlessly from the sky. This is just crazy.
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The Linden Department of Public Roads is building roads.

Why when you can fly everywhere? Because it is cool to drive around in a car. Linden Department of Public Roads is expanding the road network in the Atoll continent.
Here is a cool YouTube video showing a car driving around:

You can [...]

This is a video of a Super Mario griefer attack in Second Life. This attack featured many different elements. The virtual sim seemed to be empty. Oh Super Mario why would you?!

Despite attempts to limit them and ban them these types of attacks still regularly happen in Second Life.
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Have you experienced a Griefer attack in Second Life? Well here is another one found on YouTube. This griefer attack has Michael Jackson music with it. I think it takes in the Gorean Market virtual sim. It is pretty clear how such attacks can cause significant issues with the users and [...]

This video shows off the full depth of the power of Windlight. From lighting strikes, to rain, shadows, treees moving in the wind, and waterfalls. This relaxing music video displays the awesome power of WindLight. Please view this short YouTube video below:

Very Cool!
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In case you didn’t know you can now get Second Life grid status reports in a variety of ways. My favorite has to be the Twitter SL Grid Status Report but there is also a web site, and the ability to get RSS updates. In other news Second Life will soon be providing [...]

Another rolling restart is planned. This rolling restart is to correct a bug in database simulators in the version 1.21 server software. No viewer is required. Regions will be given the standard warning five minutes before the restart. The Rolling restart will happen on Monday at 5pm for 1 hour, Tuesday [...]

The Second Life Book Fair just concluded. The event lasted from April 25, 2008 through April 27, 2008. The Book fair took place at the Publishing Island virtual sim in second life. The three day event was an art and culture expo. Over 50 exhibitors attended this great event.
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