Maitimo

With my first avie, in about October 2006, I was shown round by a RL friend who was also into SL. I got to Braunworth infohub first, which I hated because of all the fog making it difficult to see and navigate around. My friend showed me everything I needed to know, then he took me freebie-shopping. The pic below left is me at some point in my first week (it's small because I didn't know how to zoom in the camera). Below right is me now. My overall look actually hasn't changed much at all; always red hair, white shirt, black waistcoat and blue jeans. These patchwork jeans I've actually had since very early on, at least in my first year, and I love them.

Vania Chaplin wrote: Dogboat Taurog wrote: Matty Luminos wrote: I don't have a house in SL now but when I did, it mattered not one jot to me if anyone else wandered through while I'm not there. It's not like they can damage anything or leave used condoms on the floor. I wouldn't even know they'd been there (unless I used a visitor counter, I guess). But I wouldn't want to have strangers wandering in while I was there. its never clear cut though, once i had a fairly large argument with an ex GF because our bed had been used and i was of course blamed, another time a couple just rezzed in our home, 2 weeks ago someone just appeared in our garden and started talking to us, quite unwanted btw and kicked out. kinda breaks the mood eh? after reading the arrogant posts of some of the members here i decided to get full security 2 days ago. ok you may say, big deal, but its another hassle i can do without, forced on me by people who think its fine to do whatever they like wherever they like. respect, try it sometime. Hmm, I think I was following the worng topic. In the topic I'm following I can remember just one poster that was repeatedly arrogant. Is someone calling me arrogant here, or have I been quoted by mistake?

Do any of you people with fishing areas ever run tournaments? I've been hooked (pun intentional) ever since I accidentally won one... =^.^=

Drobak Village http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/DROBAK%20village/97/50/32

These eyes are from Exodi, I think they were a freebie or a hunt gift. They're called "grey" but when you look closer they're almost hazel.

Ishtara Rothschild wrote: I have to correct myself. The slider is called "package", and ranges from "coin purse" to "duffle bag". The Lindens do have humor. They used to have, a long time ago when they wrote that part of the code. But I think the reason that slider isn't used much is because the avatar mesh in that area is so awful it totally ruins the texture of whatever you're wearing. And I second the suggestion for Jungle Wear. I think Subversion have bulge underwear too but I'm not 100% certain without logging in and checking. ETA: This thread is meaningless without pictures.

Torley Linden wrote: Next time this topic comes up for discussion, I'm going to ask about this and other possibilities — like a makeshift link to a Destination Guide category that DOES have names and links. This would be a REALLY good solution.

Thanks Torley! I love your pictures. I guess if the places are gone it wouldn't help much. Maybe the sim name could be overlaid over the picture somehow, when it's on the login screen?

Two questions - Do you accept (gay) male dancers? Do you have events between 1pm and 4pm SLT?

Well I can't do it the way you do because I already have a debit card on file, which worked fine until it reached its expiry date a couple of months ago. But If I go to "update payment details", exactly the same way as I've always done before, it won't allow it, even though it's a replacement debit card for the same bank account. It doesn't even say "pending" for an hour like it used to. It just flat refuses the card immediately. And yes I've checked with my bank and they haven't blocked SL.

The main difference is that on Facebook, everyone else can see who your friends are. On SL, no-one but you can see them. So there's far less drama about who's friended with whom and "i-won't-be-your-friend-because-you're-friends-with-HER!" Sometimes I think "Friends" was a really bad choice of word for lists like these, because they're often used for lots of other purposes too. The word itself generates drama.

My best friends, in both SL and RL, are people who are not similar to me, although there's always something we have in common. It's difficult to maintain a friendship when there is no common ground at all.

I often help newbies and I often friend them to make it easier for me to tp them to helpful places or freebie stores. Very few of them maintain contact after that first day and I will delete them once they've been there long enough that I've forgotten who they are. People who are or were actual friends don't get deleted even if they haven't logged on in a long time.

So why does Mily's card work but not mine? The list on that wiki page says credit and debit cards are fine but mine doesn't work (and it is not a prepaid or gift card, it's a legitimate Visa debit card attached to a UK bank account).

I don't have a house in SL now but when I did, it mattered not one jot to me if anyone else wandered through while I'm not there. It's not like they can damage anything or leave used condoms on the floor. I wouldn't even know they'd been there (unless I used a visitor counter, I guess). But I wouldn't want to have strangers wandering in while I was there.

I am also in the UK and when my debit card expired I was unable to replace it with another. No bank card or credit card will work any more. I've lost my land because of this. The only thing you mighr be able to do is buy L$ from a third party website but frankly I don't trust them. As far as I know there is currently no possible way for a UK resident to update their payment info.

I think its because you are in the UK. I can't change the billing info on my account either My debit card is out of date and I can't update it. They're supposed to be making changes and adding more options but for now it seems that no UK cards will work. I've been forced to give up my land because of this.

Lisa Fossett wrote: For the strands you don't want to keep, pull them away from your avatar, so they're out of your way while you work. Remember, if you change your mind, you can undo the move--even if it's not the last strand you moved--by selecting the individual strand and using Ctrl+Z. [Note there is sometimes a glitch with the viewer and Ctrl-Z does not work. I find deselecting and reselecting the piece usually fixes this problem for me.] I find this option particularly useful for those strands I can't see well. Once you are happy with your hair, detach it. Then rez a copy. Unlink. Delete all the prims you moved away. Instead of unlinking and deleting the prims I usually just move them in towards the head. Another quicker way is to apply a totally transparent texture to the prims you want disappeared.

Only a very small handful of RL locations have been modelled in SL. Ones that do, often disappear after a short while, because the creator cannot afford to keep it open or because they move on to other projects. Ones that I know are still there are Dublin, London (Marble Arch), and I think Barcelona. Most places in SL are not copies of anywhere in the real world, they're totally new creations.

Mags Indigo wrote: in another thread I referred to myself as a... female gay person ... the word got bleeped out by auto bleeper. It appears that 'kids' are to be sheltered from normal language too - if it even hits as something someone might find offensive. I can't help but wonder does that mean that I am offensive simply by my existance on the forums. That's actually... really disturbing, and discriminatory. Especially since that word was bleeped and "gay" isn't... so, what, gay girls are more offensive than gay men? :smileymad: I wonder if Californian anti-discrimination laws would cover that?

Irene Muni wrote: As of this writing (2009-04-06), there aren't SLurls on the login screen. Torley explains related usability trickiness. In the meantime with related intrigue, look at Torley's Flickr stream for OMG AWESOME ADVENTURES, where just about every pic has a "Visit..." link you can click on to teleport to... and keep reading. Those are also very nice, but the login screen pictures don't appear to be in that collection.

Some of the places on the log-in screens are stunning. Where can I find a list of landmarks for the current set?

I'm not skilled enough to make anything that doesn't go straight into the trash. But I don't do much shopping either. I have a look that I like and I don't change it much.

I'd love to have my avatar's long hair but sadly at my age that's not goping to happen.

It's not just you. And it's not just them either. It's just another bug. This is why pants with prim cuffs are so popular.