RudolphFarquhar

This is a long-abused psychological test which the shrinks use to justify their fees, while not having to do much actual work themselves. The SuperIdentity project team that are looking for volunteers (if you are desperate for a £5 Amazon voucher head over to the SLEDU subforum, but make sure you have an uptodate photo to give them so they can track you down in real life) use this technique, but I thought that it might be interesting (or perhaps really, really dull) if forumites might want to offer insights into how their online presence was different, or similar to their real life existence. For example 1. In RL I am a grumpy old curmudgeon, whereas in SL I am a grumpy old curmudgeon. 2. In RL I am 60 years old, whereas in SL I am 28. 3. In RL I like steak and chips, whereas in SL I participate in Dolcett ceremonies. 4. In RL I have been happily married for 5 years (and unhappily for another 15) whereas in SL I am ecstatically partnered to myself. 5. In RL I cant puntuate or spel, whereas in SL I am a master of the keyboard. . . . . I am sure you get the drift. Oh, my answers to the other 15 "Who am I" questions would be the names of my various alts, but that would be too boring. **********Rudi**********

Looking into their "results" they are apparently using the hoary old "Twenty Statements Test" ie write 20 statements in answer to the self-addressed question "Who am I?" to assess personality. I reckon the US DHS is probably getting ripped off, especially if they are trying to establish biometric equivalences with avatars who generally make NBA stars look like midgets. They keep banging on about their mission being to "assure online anonymity", whereas one will get you ten that the DHS are looking for other ways to crack online identity, now they have effectively admitted that they can't penetrate the DarkNets. **********Rudi**********

There is yet another request over in the SLEDU subforum looking for volunteers: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Second-Life-Education/Second-Life-Avatar-Study-Volunteers-needed-for-5-amazon-vouchers/m-p/2360293#M583 This one is slightly different, not being your run-of-the-mill "I'm a student who would like my research paper done for me", nor "I'm in a multinational marketing function and I have to make a business case to establish a virtual storefront, nor even, "I'm a lazy journalist who would like someone else to write my article", but a full-on project fronted by an academic staffer whose details are easily confirmable at his University's site. What you have to dig a little for, though, is the source of funding of the SuperIdentity project for which he is seeking willing participants - who will have to provide a real life photo to assist in biometric analysis of similarity to their avatar. It's the US Department of Homeland Security! What do you think of the ethics of not explaining who is funding the project up front in the OP, especially given potential concerns regarding the data privacy and security? Or don't you mind who is bugging you?

Be warned! As I have pointed out in a post which has disappeared, presumably because of a software bug since I have received no notification of a problem, this study is funded by the US Department of Homeland Security. Or maybe the unexplained disappearance of my previous post might suggest something more sinister is afoot? **********Rudi**********

. . . he drives a silver Thunderbird. Down here, I'd be behind the wheel of a stealth-grey Maserati. **********Rudi**********

Sierra Oskar wrote: I adore being a woman in all worlds and i would never change that!!!!:catvery-happy: Presumably you endorse the sentiments expressed in this video. It is a little known fact that Nancy Kwan was born male . . . **********Rudi************

I presume that you didn't participate in a Thanksgiving discussion where this was relevant, then? **********Rudi**********

I usually put a box on my ******* head in RL when I play SL. **********Rudi**********

Your ******* name suggests you have ******* wings. ******* fly! **********Rudi**********

Sian2ndLife wrote: the other gender? Two ******* genders? You're ******* discriminating against all the ******* rest. And what about the ******* who play ******* furries, ******* robots and even ******* boxes? **********Rudi**********

Tears Serf wrote: open gates to secondlife without any check at all its a baaad idea. I ******* laughed! **********Rudi**********

I thought getting 100 FPS was ******* great. Then I ******* realised I had set the ******* display to ******* binary. **********Rudi**********

marysan2 wrote: Do you have what it takes to be our next Mr or Mrs Opinion? Join the Flavah Magazine team and participate in our advice column. You will simply be asked to give your opinion on the audience's subject matters. What you will need are 3 teaspoons of friendliness, 2 teaspoons of English writing skills and 3 tablespoons of humor! Please contact marysan2 (in world) for sample answers and for an evaluation of your potential Mr/Mrs Opinion skills. Talk to you soon, Flavah Magazine. I would be willing to do the ******* job if the ******* column could be entitled "When I want your ******* advice I'll ******* ask for it". Perhaps you should post an example of the stupid ******* questions you get, and candidates could post their suggested ******* answers here. As an indication, here is a link to advice I have recently offered. **********Rudi**********

Dresden Ceriano wrote: If you could deal with a few less teaspoons of friendliness and a few more teaspoons of English writing skills, I believe © The Judge would do a wonderful job. ...Dres I am afraid that The ******* Judge is on a temporary sabbatical, but if he were available he would be ******* critical of the misuse of English in the ******* OP's ******* post. The correct ******* description of the ******* measures are ******* "teaspoonsful" and ******* "tablespoonsful". **********Rudi**********

This is at least the third ***** thread about this ***** nonsense. ***** pointless complaining to an uninterested ***** LL is becoming just as much of a ***** nuisance as the ***** spam itself. ********** Rudi **********

I find ***** gypsies make good ***** horror villains. Have you seen "Thinner", based on a Stephen King book, where a fat ***** lawyer is cursed by a ***** gypsy. Apparently, lots of ***** desperately obese ***** women make friends with ***** gypsies, in the hope that they might learn the ***** secret of losing weight. ********** Rudi **********