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    Dahlings, Let's Beautify Second Life!

    in General Discussion Forum

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    32 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

    Ginger, dahling . . . it's not about being rich, it's about being stylish and beautiful! And we know how well you score on both of those counts!

    Think about how tacky so many of the "wealthy" are! The nouveau riche and Bradford millionaires (with or without silk hat!) need not apply to our set! Why, I've been compelled to snub Richard Branson (tedious vulgarian!) no less than three times this year!

    And a true artiste is always a little Bohemian, no?

    I am honoured! *bows* 

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    What’s The Story Behind Your Avatar Name?

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    When I joined SL oh, so many years ago, I was watching a Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers movie, and I like the spice ginger, so that was the first name sorted. I went through the then-available last names, and Shostakovich jumped out at me because Dmitri Shostakovich is one of my favourite composers. And there I was, a newly-rezzed Ginger Shostakovich, flying for the first time and crashing into the buildings on Orientation Island. 

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    Tilia takes over

    in General Discussion Forum

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    2 minutes ago, halebore Aeon said:

    But we got a fair amount of warning, the complete overhaul will not be until August 1st. How is that not a fair warning? I do agree their explanation was a little cryptic, and maybe in the next few days, they will explain it to us. I do have one question though, I know here in Ontario Canada, that only employers can have access to your social insurance number(The equivalent to the Social Security number) How will LL comply with laws outside the US? Will they expect me to scan my ID? Will they expect me to send a photocopied version over to them, via snail mail. I am not gonna give out my personal info like that, until I know more info.

    What irks me personally is the "accept our new toy or you can't play any more"- thing. Yes, it's going to be another month until this is implemented. 

    And speaking of non-US people, I think someone above already mentioned GDPR and how it would affect this new system. We're not all US citizens after all. 

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    Tilia takes over

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    3 minutes ago, Parhelion Palou said:

    Welcome to the reason they raised the process credit fee from 2.5% to 5%. It looks like the US Government has added some new requirements that would affect SL itself adversely if the money handling was kept with SL. I'd guess it meant requiring everyone to provide proof of identity ... the way out of it is to move that to another company that's only involved in the part the gov't cares about.

     

    That actually makes sense, if that's the reason they're doing it. But then why not just say so? 

    "Hey guys, the Government need us to do this so we set up a new company. Don't worry, nothing much is going to change for Normal User X. If you need to get money out of Second Life,  you already provided us with all the info we need, and if you let us know that you are OK with the new co handling this instead of ourselves, that'd be cool." 

    See? Sorted. 

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    Tilia takes over

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Ginger Shostakovich

    For a company which places so much value on user-created content, this "shoot first and answer questions later (if at all)"-approach tastes bitter. 

    Some warning would have been nice, some explanations even better. 

    You have to accept their TOS in order to continue using Second Life? No way to opt out of Tilia? Well. 

     

    PS: I didn't see the blog post; I got an email. Surprise!

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    E-books in Second Life

    in Art, Music and Photography

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    This seems to be the right category to ask. :) So - those of you who are creating e-books in Second Life, whether it be for a fashion catalogue or for text-only content, what kind of systems do you use? Last time I published in Second Life, all I had available were notecards and putting text on prims, but things have obviously progressed. I've been on the Marketplace and I've seen scrapbook makers and publishing systems from 0 to 2000 L$, and before I spend any money, is there one you would recommend? 

    Many thanks!

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    How does your avatar look today ?

    in Your Avatar

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    8 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

    Given the passage of the years, she might find it requires a few alterations . . . but I'm pretty sure she's still got the attitude to pull it off.

    Diana Rigg GoT - Blank.png

    Given the way that particular character's story played out - Hell yeah! :D

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    What is your avatar to you?

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    At first, my avatar was like a character I'd play in a video game, but over time, Ginger has become part of me and I of her, to explore strange new worlds and boldly go, as it were, doing things I can't do in RL.

    Odaraia, my alt, is definitely a barbie doll though. 

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