Amanda Crisp

Until recently when RL interfered with my schedule, I was hosting for Velvet Thorn and my time-slot was VERY European (which I liked very much).

It followed me home.......

So my partner is on a trip to her parents and the giant Easter Bunnies she released will be loose outside our home until at LEAST next week. So I'm posting a photo of our kitchen.......... ...and Mister Rabbit...terrorizing my defenseless animated pets :-)

I've been paying Premium a little while now, but I'm not sure if "special privs for Premiums" is the way to go. Not because I don't think Sl is a business and membership should not have some perqs - Premium subscribers are "reliable income" for LL and having predictable income allows for capital to be spend more freely on things like server upgrades and infrastructure beyond "basic maint.". I think its a bad idea because of the demographics of SL. The population skews towards people who dislike the idea of a financial caste system (even when that caste system pays a lot of the freight). Similarly to the other recent RL protests, when this kind of thing goes sideways and active protest begins - it will not be *just* directed at Linden Lab; but also at Premium Members who have done nothing other than just pay their monthly tier. Rage is indiscriminate, and many at whom it will be directed would not really deserve to have their SL disrupted by it. So this is a bad idea because it red-flags people who have done nothing wrong and fans resentment when there is no need. Premium lets me own land and gets me a little stipend; that's enough for me. I can do without the drama ;-)

I'm loving the photos :-) I just returned from vacation today and discovered that my Partner has unleashed a giant Easter Bunny to roam our property, so *after* the Bunny is under wraps I will try and contribute something :-) I feel a Monty Python meme coming on.....

When you apply for a Hosting or DJ gig, you're applying for a job in SL's "Entertainment Industry". Just like the RL entertainment sector; sexy sells. Generally, contemporary mesh avatars have an advantage in Sexy - but there are also many talented folks in SL who Draw without a mesh avatar, based on talent and people skills.

I agree with Sassy, SL survives in large part due to the inworld economy; to fragment that would harm the economy as content creators would be building for multiple platforms and there are only so many hours in the day.

Count me in as "highly interested" :-) I'd love to play with some other pen-and-paper gamers in SL

Try Trompe Loeil in the market.....that might be them, and if not much of their work is in that genre.

I think they should not. People can vote with their feet of they choose not to visit regions that display objectionable (to them) material. After all, if a Linden Lab subjectively decided to ban all scantily-clad avatars from the forum; you'd need a new avatar - and that would deprive some of us of a treat :-) Just an example of what can happen when people get too happy censoring our world.........

I'm also "elderly" on the age scale you mention, but I'm very much into the stuff you spoke of and nerdiness in general. Feel free to ping me :-)

Are you representing a specific labor union?

The Ultima HUD is nice, but make sure you're using it in an area where such things are allowed. The previous posters are spoton about how people using Magic Huds are sometimes treated in non-Roleplay (and in some RP) sims when they use spell-effects without the permission of others

Faces were tough for me to learn! After a while, I found that I could get quite a bit of differentiation in my "look" by working the cheekbone sliders (puffiness and how high the cheekbones are) and working the jaw angle up or down. Forehead height makes a lot of visible difference as well, especuially now that many SL womens hairstyles are going to a more swept-back look. Body Doubles sells shapes and are not TOO expensive, but try the demos a lot on the skin you plan to wear (or a demo of it) before you spend Linden! "DemoCHurning" is also a good way to get a better feel for what you're looking for. Personally, I really like Pink Fuel skins - but everyone has their go-to ;-)

The clients available for Android and iOS are essentially texting/IM clients with some inventory management. So, you won't get a full SL experience, but you'll also be able to communicate with Groups and your Friends when you're mobile.

Agreed! Pocket Metaverse is about the best there is for iOS