Studio09

CheriColette wrote: You guys see the cat run past here? That is hilarious, :smileylol:

Don't take it personally. I knew that as soon as you used the word game there would be someone to bring up the endless discussion here whether SL is a game or not. Some people have a more narrow definition of what a game is and seem to need to contradict those who do not. Just ingnore it or this thread could devolve into another one of those discussions.

((hugs))

Good luck with your venture. I'll be interested in the results even if I don't have anything to contribute to its creation.

Yes, loved the video Coby. We had a cat, Mittens (she had an extra toe on each paw), who was best friends with our 95 lb German Sheppard. She would ambush him by leaping out from behind a tree when he ran by when we threw the frisbee for him. She also would throw herself down on her back in front of him and paw at his muzzle. They slept together and you knew when her claws dug too deep when she kneaded him because he would leap up out of bed with a yelp. Soon after we moved to a new house Mittens was laying on the ground in front of a big pine tree in the front yard when this aggressive 30 lb dog from across the street started charging toward her. She nonchalantly stood up and waited for the dog who started slowing down the closer it got to her. He stopped about 5 or 6 feet from her and didn't know what to do since she hadn't run. Completely confused he stiffly, cautiously walked away until he was a safe distance away and then kicked up some grass and dirt with his back feet, trying to still act macho. After we had to put down our German Sheppard a neighbor, who was involved with the local animal shelter, brought by a dog for us who looked similar to the aggressive dog across the street. This dog was used to chasing cats so when she spotted Mittens on the railing on the front porch she tried to chase her but the neighbor had her on a leash. Mittens arched her back, growled and leaped onto the trespassing dog's back. The dog freaked out but couldn't get away and Mittens was upset cause this dog didn't leave her yard. It took several months before the cat and dog became companions and stopped giving the other a wide berth when passing.

Kwakkelde Kwak wrote: ...I meant was: how could it be possibly be harmful in the scenario I gave? Any harm that may have occurred happened hundreds of years ago. If you are wanting my OK to appreciate the paintings now, I have no problem with that. I even appreciate listening to Jackson 5 songs now even though I have no doubt that Michael would have had a happier life if he had been allowed to have a childhood instead of being pushed into being the bread winner of his family at such an early age.

Kwakkelde Kwak wrote: Studio09 wrote: One reason is the same one for the statutory rape law. Many children are easily influenced to do things that are not in their best interests or is against what they want or how they feel. Some children may have a drive to be in the spotlight but some are pushed by their parents to have their beauty and/or talent exploited. ... I can't even begin to imagine how a painting of a naked child, displayed hundreds of years after the child's death (again if the child is a real person in the first place) can be harmful for this child in the same way as when it would be raped. ... Come up with a better agrument please, this is complete nonsense. ... Yes this is complete nonsense and not what I said.

Perrie Juran wrote: A3123 wrote: The innocence and vulnerability of a naked child should not be portrayed as art. Whether the child is from the 17th or the 21st century makes no difference. A child is a child regardless of which era they were born in. You still have not given us a reason WHY? One reason is the same one for the statutory rape law. Many children are easily influenced to do things that are not in their best interests or is against what they want or how they feel. Some children may have a drive to be in the spotlight but some are pushed by their parents to have their beauty and/or talent exploited.

Perrie Juran wrote: Canoro Philipp wrote: <snip> about child pornography, it could bring that kind of controversy if an artist would try to make that kind of art today, in some countries. </snip> I am aware of that, and I will continue to speak up about such prurient and perverted attitudes. Take for example the work of Robert Mapplethorpe or Sally Mann. I think whether a painting or a photograph is art or pornography depends on 2 things - the artist and the viewer. What was the intent of the artist, what were they trying to convey and how does the viewer perceive it. One person's art is another person's pornography and to some it can be both.

Madelaine McMasters wrote: I think I'm gonna be in the minority here, Perrie. I've seen a few classic paintings up close. They don't need any help coming to life. That's why they're classics. ... The suggestion that the paintings are lacking because they don't move reflects more on the author than the art. ... I totally agree. The only picture that I appreciated being animated was one of the first that depicted the water rippling in the light, but then I like landscapes better than portraits. Edited for spelling

It sounds like fun. I'm intending to go in world soon (haven't in several months) and this sounds like the perfect opportunity. I have something else scheduled for this afternoon but maybe I can make it before and/or after. Take lots of pictures and let us know where we can view them, just in case. (I've noticed you take really good pictures, as well everyone else in this thread.)

What exactly is hippiestock?

Yes, I'm better. You get alot of snow in your area so I guess you do have to clean it off as it accumulates and you just know as soon as your snow blower dies you'll get a big storm. Hope the snow delays until you can get it fixed or replaced.

Happy Friday. I'm back in sunny Florida. Got home yesterday after being sick for a week. Almost every time I go north to visit family for the holidays I get sick. Whatever anybody has I catch it. But today is warm and sunny - shirtsleeve weather. Plan on going for a walk in a little bit. Hope everyone has a great weekend. P.S. Maddy do you need to shovel? Just walk over the snow and pack it down, unless it is very deep. How much do you have? Coffee/hot chocolate breaks are something to look forward to, at least.

Maddy those pictures are amazing. Madelaine McMasters wrote: ... Here's my favorite from the series... This one almost looks like a wedding cake.

valerie Inshan wrote: Good morning Hippie, Maddy, Lia, Studio and all! Hope you're all safe and warm! Found this photo on a French newspaper's website today: you're not dreaming, this is Florida!!!! Warm hugs guys! Citrus growers in Florida will sometimes spray misty water on their orchards when a light freeze is predicted to help prevent the fruit from freezing. Looks like it got much colder than a light freeze. Hope the cold weather is past by the time I get back home to northern Florida next week. Of course that means I'll have to get off my lazy butt and start waking again. :smileyhappy:

Nyll Bergbahn wrote: Some tutorials here: http://strawberrysingh.com/tutorials/ Thanks for the link. And Ricky40 thanks for the thread.

Ceka Cianci wrote: After you read that one ,you'll need to get real sharp on this.. LOL

Oh poor Stewie. Cats have higher body temperatures than humans so they feel the cool even more that we do. Luckily he's got nice thick fur too.

Hippie Bowman wrote: Good morning Studio! Ahh! A fellow Floridian! Well it was 35F this morning here in the Tampa bay area! It promises to be a warm weekend though! Peace! If that's the high it's cold even for Tallahassee where I live. It's supposed to wam up here in Va for the weekend too.

Hi all. I'm visiting family in Virginia and the weather here is the coldest they've had in 20 years. Looking forward to getting home to Florida weather. Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Merry Christmas, happy boxing day and good morning. I'm currently spending the holidays with family in Connecticutt and Vermont so got some fresh snow for Christmas. Don't need any more snow since I've already had my taste.

Madelaine McMasters wrote: Good morning, Hippie!!! I think you'll find it's easier to decorate the tree now that I've laid it on the floor for you... He (or she) looks so adorably guilty. Hope everyone is having a great holiday.

This topic was already covered here: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Your-Avatar/To-wear-a-facelight-or-not/td-p/2178533

The reason for including what they considered "trigger" words such as bomb, communism, guns, etc was to flag messages so that the agencies monitoring would waste their time investigating completely irrelevant text. I do know that the FBI was monitoring the internet to investigate child pornography back in the early to mid 90's cause they investigated me. I had become the system admin of our first Unix server back then. I downloaded and installed a pgp server from a Scandinavian site cause it had better encryption than that legally available in the US. I gather that a lot of child pornographers also used pgp servers/clients from that site. The FBI traced my IP back to our network servers so they called and questioned our postmaster (he managed our mail server) about me. Also when I was the hostmaster (managed out DNS server) I was contacted by the secret service about someone on our network who had left a threatening message on a whitehouse web page. So I do know various agencies where monitoring the internet and investigating some of what they found.