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Rufferta

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  1. I am in an underwater mine looking at something labelled 'prim ore'. This is from a 2011 project by Mouldy Mole that apparently was never completed. (From Adamburp's list).
  2. I've heard many references to "Logland" - the log home area, but are there also names for the other types of homes like Stilthouses, Modern, Victorian, Campers, Houseboats, Chalets?
  3. This is in Cerrado - 62/215/23 - Part of the Sailors Cove South group. Now I remember that Yukiko led a tour through the nearby Rainforest Reserve in Cooper Creek Wilderness. A very nice area, and the group has made certain parts of the area public access. I think I was blocking the memory because it was during this tour I paddled a kayak up a tree and then got lost in a cave*. *The tour guide tried repeatedly to send me a teleport to join the group, but I was too panicked to pay attention.
  4. I'm sure I've been there, but darned if I can find it.
  5. Random comments. Improving the newcomer experience. I was at an Infohub yesterday - it was in a courtyard in an impressive but otherwise empty building complex. There were the usual 'get Lindens/Information' kiosks but there was another kiosk directing newcomers to the '2009 Avi Choice Awards site', another kiosk 'Hot Spots in Second Life' that was broken, and one directed to what looked like Torley's videos but which sent you to something entirely different. There was a nice castle build on one side with cannons that could shoot cannonballs down into the Courtyard ("Take that! Welcome to Second Life!") If you could figure your way out of the Infohub there was a nice beach area nearby, but otherwise not much of interest. If I ran Second Life I would have put up clear signage to the beach and given everyone a driveable car so they could explore the roads, or a boat so they could sail along the coast for a bit. I recently read Mona Eberhardt's "Interpreting SL's 2020 Metrics" and watched the imbedded parts of Torulf Jenstrom's presentation on monetizing in-app-purchases for game makers, and I concluded that Second Life is more of a landlord than a game operator. New Users: I have been impressed by how educators are using virtual reality as a learning tool and hope Linden Lab will continue to offer educator discounts. Second Life is also a great resource for those of us who are unable to travel in RL, but most of my contemporaries don't have computers that can access it. Newcomer experience: One of the things I enjoy in Minecraft is building things - it would be nice if the new user experience in Second Life had some way of letting newcomers build a few things (Maybe it does, I haven't rolled up a new avatar since MyLastAlt).
  6. I always enjoy visiting Raglan Shire for their Annual Art Walk, and this year it was even better. There are many activities, and lots of art - so much art, in fact, that the best way to see the drawings and paintings is to hop on one of the cute Hedgepillars for a free tour. There are statues and interactive art in other regions, and at one point I accidentally clicked on "ride to the tower' and was given wings to fly there!
  7. I'm sorry I started this thread. I was just curious about the orange clouds, and apparently they DO have something to do with Gaming of Homes*, but there is no way to be sure that any of the lucky new settlers were actually involved. Yes, I suspect at least one, because her cloud-profile and resident-profile are very similar, but that's not proof. To be a bit pedantic, from Wikipedia "Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin: 'after this, therefore because of this') is an informal fallacy that states: "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X." It is often shortened simply to post hoc fallacy." Just because our new neighbors arrived after orange clouds, doesn't mean any of them were orange clouds or cheated in other ways. Please give them the benefit of the doubt before we tar and feather them. *Actually, at first I thought they were just code-farts.
  8. Underwater, near previously-mentioned sites, segments of a green-brick road lead to a sunken telehub. Along the road are at least 13 corroded go-carts, many of them driven by Pumpkin Tripsa's 'Strange Statues'. Where am I?
  9. In Okhotsk in Sea of Fables - 180 164 35 near Andromeda's chains. (I thought I had found it earlier in Seto, but the bones didn't match.
  10. Darn - that is frustrating. I did go look at the three stilts in Lost Caves, and the one in Plage Marsouin that had been haunted by orange clouds, and they don't seem to have been obviously claimed by any cabal*, although one does seem to have been claimed by one of the cloud's alts. The clouds are gone. Maybe I'll be the lucky one next time. *You know the cabal - the group called "All Your Stilts Belong to Us".
  11. This public park was established on the Mainland in 2007 as a place where you can find "Magic Windows to the best of the Web and Magic Doors to the best of SL since 2006!" I tried the door to Cosma, and it gave me a teleport link to another Exploration Center location which was quite interesting. I'm going back when I have time and try all the windows and doors Where was I? (Note: System avatar trying out free pose from Le Poppycock which was given out at current Cosmo Event - pose was made for an avatar with more complexity..)
  12. Moonlight Teahouse in Tuli - 153/152/42 (Although if you do a map search for 'Tuli' it takes you right there.) How beautiful - thank you.
  13. Here is a photo of the orange cloud at Plage Marsouin. (There are actually two there now, both with random number/letter names, no profiles, and no interaction. I tried to pay one a Linden and there was no response. The orange-cloud-with-a-profile is still at the stilt-house in Lost Caves, although it has moved underwater, indicating some level of intelligence. I'm still curious - does putting an orange cloud on a to-be-claimed parcel increase your chances of getting it later? Just wondering.
  14. I've been out at Lost Caves twice today, and I keep seeing orange clouds with what look like randomly-generated names and no profiles. Some of them appear to be inside the stilt houses but aren't moving or rezzing. This is an area which has apparently not been released yet. Anyone have any idea what/who these are?
  15. I'm stumped - I hadn't realized how extensive the rail lines were in Bellisseria. While I've discovered a lot of wonderful places, I can't find the pictured location. Is there a rez zone nearby?
  16. There is a free Continent Locator at the Memory Bazaar at Ross - you can also locate the script and put it in an article of clothing (like a bracelet)
  17. Clues - it is not too far from a scandalous snow sculpture "Frosty the SnowPimp".....and an Infohub.
  18. Julia Hathor is gone. I used to love wandering through her regions looking at her different designs and cute creatures. Her landscaping was very calming, but some of her decorating was rather flamboyant. I miss Yadni Monde's wonderful freebie store. I believe Yadni moved on to another virtual reality. One of the freebies in the store was a collection of "Under 40-prim houses" and I recently unboxed the "Chelsea Flat" from it - perhaps it should be in an architectural museum somewhere. As for flexi hair & clothing, what else can you wear when you are dancing on the ceiling?
  19. I was intrigued by a unique building that seemed to have a large rotating snowball on top. Empty bottles indicate that festivity has been taking place, as is also indicated by the descriptions on the ice couches. Where am I? (Brent Linden and a group called Blue Snow!, December 2008).
  20. This is from ::Static. It is in a gacha that gives you a voucher. Mine does have an AO, but I have a problem reading the small print.
  21. Speed demon doesn't know how to slow down...Wendigaunt on cycle from Freebie Dungeon. Unttan 179/253/15 (underwater because steering is a problem at the speed we're going).
  22. This is Lewis Forest, in Lewis, on a Continent that I call Sharp. A lovely collection of 'Mad Tea Party' objects set the scene.
  23. I know how to cheat, but I much prefer to find the hunt object by reading the hint and looking around at the store and what is there.
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