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"In todays lab gab interview Patch Linden revealed the next theme for the Second Life Linden Lab homes. Watch my news flash to see all SEVEN different home options available with this theme" Watch the video on YouTube.
"We have made great progress with our new website. Check it out here – we think you'll find it useful. It offers a web map, which you can browse directly and a searchable illustrated database of available stamps. Each entry in your search has a View on Map button to show you exactly where to find it. If your viewer supports it, you can then go to the location directly from the teleport link on the map! Failing that you can just copy and paste the SLURL." Read more on the blog.
"Continuing our series on the resources available at BBB and Bellisseria Diplomatic Corps locations, this week we draw your attention to the Embassy Room at BBB HQ in Swordfish, Bellisseria, where you can find information about our embassy locations. It's across the landing from our photo studio upstairs." Read more on the blog.
"I am delighted by the participation in this years SL20B Event. I personally thank the BBB Team – the greatest team in SL –for all their hard work, including the laborious hours they put into its success. Amanda – who threw the parties and made all the stamps. Dave – who reset The Gazette I don't know how many times to include EVERY new stamp to be collected. Robert – who fixed all my errors and mostly with a smile! Laurel – who worked overtime on passports, licences, and licence plates. Teresa – who had her own build at SL20B, but still gave us all she could." Read more on the blog.
"I just wrote about how Second Life was inspired by both the Metaverse of Snow Crash and Burning Man of orgiastic arts festival fame, and the SL20B exhibit has a cool installation that demonstrates both: A giant butterfly and flower created in Second Life - that was then exported as a design and built in real life at Burning Man!" Read more on the blog.
"We were delighted to see so many of you at our BBBlast Off!! SL20B party last Sunday. We maxed out the region so that, sadly, some people had to try repeatedly before they could join the fun. We thank them for their persistence and are glad they got to enjoy at least part of the event." Read more on the blog.
"We know our most enthusiastic passport holders are working hard to "get them all" when it comes to the special event stamps for SL20B. Every year there are easy stamps to get (your Editor's for example) and "rares" (e.g. our chief scripter North, who has been particularly elusive this year)." Read more on the blog.
"On Wednesday, June 28th, 10th, 2023, Linden Lab streamed a special session of Lab Gab as a part of the SL20b celebrations, featuring Linden Lab board member and Executive Chairman Brad Oberwager (Oberwolf Linden), together with Linden Lab founder (and now Second Life Strategic Advisor) Philip Rosedale (Philip Linden).
This is a summary of that session, with the video embedded at the end." Read more on the blog.
"Discover the game-changing features of Inventory Item Preview and Single Folder View, designed to revolutionize inventory management. Streamline your workflow, save time, and boost productivity with these powerful tools. Explore how these features enhance efficiency, simplify organization, and provide real-time insights. Upgrade your inventory management game and stay ahead of the competition." Read more on the blog.
"The Premium Plus homes are finally available. PP folks can't pick their lot yet and I suspect many were scrambling to get what they could after a year of waiting :D. As of July 10 lot choosing will be available, perhaps on new areas. Eventually hopefully everyone will find their perfect spot." Read more on the blog.
"Along with many other SL groups, creators and designers Bellisseria's bureaucrats, consultants and diplomats are waiting to meet you at Second Life's 20th Birthday Celebrations. Our build is in keeping with the futuristic theme of the event. It's a space station, accessible by rocket shuttle from our surface location; BBB Liftoff at SLB Delightful." Read more on the blog.
"Enjoyed reading this long UK Guardian feature on Second Life's 20th anniversary by Simon Parkin, who also does excellent reporting on gaming culture for The New Yorker." Read more on the blog.
"It's hard to believe our virtual world is two decades old. Twenty years ago the initial Second Life® was smaller than the area set aside this year for its 20th Birthday celebrations!
SL20B begins on June 22nd and continues to July 11th. Of course no other metaverse has Second Life's storied past, but the theme for this year's celebration is "the Future." We have embraced that with enthusiasm. Whatever humanity's future has in store, we're confident bureaucracy will be part of it!"
"Your editor is taking a break for the next two weeks to make a road trip through Europe. His access to the internet may not be as reliable as usual, so it's possible that The Gazette may not appear - or may be published in reduced form. Normal service will be resumed from 10th June." Read more on the blog.
"Much of our bureaucratic work is about promoting awareness of Second Life® geography. The Mainland Continents and Bellisseria are locations in a (mostly) connected virtual world with terrain, oceans and airspace through which our avatars can travel. Many residents love to traverse it in vehicles, trains, boats, planes or space craft. Why, when we can teleport instantly to anywhere we want to be? Because we want to get to know it; to experience the shape of it rather than just tp'ing thoughtlessly from place to place." Read more on the blog.
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