[Final Linden Homes Poll]

2 minutes ago, Patch Linden said:

I really like the idea of potentially doing something with a combo on the themes depending on the outcome.

Well, it would be really hard to do a combo if Tiki wins so I predict that mid-century modern will be the one that wins.

[How do people over 60 find each other in SL?]

11 hours ago, Tripp Foxtail said:

Thanks for joining in the dogpile. I hope you enjoyed your ride. 

That's just the way the forum is. Takes getting used to.

I found your question a legitimate one.  When you are over 60 (I'm 62) there are just certain things you have in common that you wouldn't have with someone that is under 40.   Some don't care, some do. Neither is right or wrong but I get why you want to hang out with your age group.  I think the suggestion to make a group is a great one but please, please don't use the words, elder, gray, golden, etc in the name.  Make it something snappy and send me an invite.  We can get a group together and go crash the clubs 30 somethings go to!  

[The disillusionment of voice]

On 7/18/2024 at 8:18 AM, BillFletcher said:

I typically don't, in fact this was the first time since I started doing SL in 2015 that I used voice one on one with a person, there have been a few times for group discussions before but that is it.

But aren't you a female in RL. I thought I read something like that.  With everyone's alt's and multiple avatars on here it's hard to keep track.  Is it possible she was using a voice changer?

[Kalhene ERIKA Mesh Body]

21 minutes ago, Sparkle Bunny said:

Be aware that the latest release got me a warning when I took my kid to the Toddleedoo store. They think it's an adult attachment because it's named as such out of the box.

Fortunately it's mod so I just changed the name, and obviously the relevant bits were hidden anyway, but am now wondering whether I need to drag it out in a sandbox and try to remove them entirely for G-rated areas? Or just accept once and for all that it's an adult body intended for one specific purpose and revert to Freya?

 

Seriously? They are scanning people now to see what attachments they are wearing.  This is about as ridiculous as checking under your skirt to see if you are wearing panties.

[Why do they do that???]

It's probably along the same lines as "why did the chicken cross the road"?  Because they can.

[The End Of An Era and what was a wonderful, enlightened virtual world....]

Totally agree! I had to revert back to the old FS viewer because it just would not run on my computer.  Once FS is blocked I will no longer be in SL either.  I am currently weaning myself off of it now.  

The mobile app sucks too.  LL might be moving forward to stay with the times but they will lose a lot of their long term customers who aren't willing to jump through hoops just to log in and have a good experience.  There will surely never be enough new customers to replace the ones they lose and it will be a ghost town.  Most regions are beautiful empty places.  

[This Landcutting Is Too Much, Even For Me]

1 hour ago, BilliJo Aldrin said:

LOL, like i said before, I only AR someone if it affects me directly. Otherwise I mind my own business.

Besides, he's providing me with land I can buy to flip, I should thank him, not report him

You don't mind your own business. You write all about it on the forum for attention.  No wonder SL is the way it is because there are asshats like you that look for ways to get people in trouble for your own enjoyment.

 

[New SL-Dedicated Social Media, Blogging, and Photography Platform PrimFeed Opens! What Are Your Impressions?]

2 hours ago, MissSweetViolet said:

To give some examples of hat I mean, things like this are what I was thinking for G;

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/4980-Alice-Mini-Dress-Fatpack/26183144

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/BDR-Simone-Flare-Jumpsuit/26182968

Things on this order for M;

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/C-K-136/26183231

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ValkyrianCrushed-Black-Satin-Bardot-Dress-ADD/26183128

The later two would be fine in M, but not in G for sure.

If you start making the later clothing reportable in G, LL employees are going to busy only checking AR's for that.  IMO, both the dress and the swimsuit should be fine for G rated area's.  

I wouldn't wear this to my kid's school or to see my grandma but it's perfectly fine to wear in a G rated region.

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Blueberry-Power-Play-Tucked-In-Tops-Extra-10/18799500

 

[Free 30k prim sim can be yours but please read!!]

Why wouldn't they just buy a region from LL for the same price Less what you owe on it? Your logic doesn't make sense.  There is no upside to this at all.  If I were you I'd just let it go if you can't afford it.

 

[Is Lindenlab choosing a doomed path for SL ? Tell us if the EEP and PBR introduction changed the way you play SL]

1 hour ago, steeljane42 said:

Your settings are too much even for for the decent mid-range GPUs, and definitely not what you want for your IGPU if the Intel's one is the only one you have.

Turn off mirrors, space screen reflections (it's also bugged now, so water has artifacts aside of looking terrible), shadows (to none), and the draw distance to something reasonable and not the current 320m (I wouldn't put more than 60m on your machine), which is 1.5 regions worth of draw distance.

Well, I tried this and it "sorta" worked. I removed what you said and put my graphics to low and my FPS went from 11 in my linden home to 30 so that was good.  Rezzing objects took forever and if I looked away It had to rez all over again.  Some things never did rez at all.  So I'll go back to the old FS until I can get a new computer, which will be never so when I have to go to PBR hopefully there will be a viewer that you can turn it off.

I am rather disappointed though because even on the lowest graphic setting all the textures seemed to Pop.  My leather couch actually looked like a leather couch and not plastic and I was getting 30 FPS.  

 

[Is Lindenlab choosing a doomed path for SL ? Tell us if the EEP and PBR introduction changed the way you play SL]

32 minutes ago, Extrude Ragu said:

Those stats on their own should be OK, but what really matters is the graphics card - What graphics card do you have?

Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe graphics

What is the best wind light or EEP?

Right now I'm using midday 1 which seems "ok" but if there is a better one please let me know.  These are the settings I have and I'm getting about 11 fps at Rockin' Robin, which is not great.

 

[Is Lindenlab choosing a doomed path for SL ? Tell us if the EEP and PBR introduction changed the way you play SL]

1 hour ago, BriannaLovey said:

If this is with ALM enabled, it will probably be around the same. If it is without ALM enabled, then your FPS will be decreased by around 3/4 to 1/4 of what it was before, assuming you follow the antivirus whitelisting steps correctly.

Thanks! Yes I have ALM enabled now. Good information.

[Is Lindenlab choosing a doomed path for SL ? Tell us if the EEP and PBR introduction changed the way you play SL]

Can someone who is computer literate (there are many here)  tell me if I will have an issue running the FS PBR version?

12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1260P   2.10 GHz

16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)

64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

I run at about 30 FPS now on med graphics

Also, what settings do I need to change or disable right out of the gate?

Sorry, I know this is in all the posts but I'm having a hard time putting it all together.

[Locations where black people hang out at?]

54 minutes ago, Akira Bellisserian said:

This is why I am searching for people who are my race behind the computer.

 

What you are asking for is nearly impossible.  How would anyone know what race a person is behind their avatar unless you actually talked to them and they told you.?  Even then they could by lying.  

The best you can do is put a pick in your profile specifying what you are looking for and hope someone that matches IM's you.

I must say that it's a bizarre request.  I get the idea that you want to hang out with people of your race but to require that they actually be that race behind the avatar? That baffles me.  Also, your profile gives no indication at all what race you are.  Looking at the picture in your first life tab, I'd assume your avatar was white. 

You've been in SL for almost 17 years.  You know that is not how it works.

Also, forums are for discussion so no one is going to "can" anything.  Once a thread has been created it's fair game for anyone to respond how they see fit.

[Is it a good idea to use your Second Life password on the new primfeed site?]

7 hours ago, Sid Nagy said:

My take: No not at all.
Besides it is against the ToS from SL to give others your password. No?
And it is a third party website.

I don't quite think that's what they mean by the TOS saying not to give out your SL account information.   How would LL even know you used your SL password on another site?  I mean, it's stupid to do it but not against the TOS.

[Tier not being transferred]

Unfortunately if the previous estate is in default with LL it is highly unlikely that they even have to $L to transfer.  I'd chalk this up to a lesson learned and only pay for 1 week at a time in the future.

[NSFW on profile]

I've seen a lot of profiles with some sick stuff in it however, I'm not triggered or upset or really anything at all.  I just close the profile and move on.  I don't even AR them.

I think people worry a whole lot about getting AR'd.  The OP was AR'd and suspended for a day while they changed their profile. I think that is reasonable.

I do judge people on their profiles and groups though. LOL   

[SL should have object decay]

1 hour ago, Simo Vodopan said:

Now thats a vibe right there. I love it when things are purposely done like that. The very little details. A object with seemingly no story has a story behind it.

Well you don't know all the stories behind the supposed "abandoned" parcel.  Would it satisfy your love of these parcels if they erected a sign with an explanation of the build? 

[SL should have object decay]

2 minutes ago, Paul Hexem said:

Felt more like it was insulting all the people in the last 12 pages that were calling me names for daring to have such a thought.

Well tbf only two people did this. One does it on purpose and yes, the other one is definitely getting all bent out of shape over a hypothetical idea.

We all know this will never happen because this is a social platform,  not a game.

[SL should have object decay]

55 minutes ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said:

To be fair to Paul, many of us have wanted to have actual discussion and idea threads. Someone always comes in and attacks the people and ideas. It really doesn't become the wanted discussion.

It takes a certain kind of intelligence to be able to entertain an idea without actually believing in it. I'm afraid very few people here have that kind of intelligence. This leads nearly every thread exactly where this one is.

It stifles imaginations and any new ideas that might be brought up even if the intention was never a feature request (which you clearly stated it isn't.)

I wish discussion threads worked, but most people just don't have the maturity to discuss ideas instead of just attacking.

 

Well, this post insulted nearly everyone who posts on this forum.  I didn't realize the collective IQ here was so low. Thanks!

[SL should have object decay]

3 hours ago, Paul Hexem said:

Look up the top 3 reasons people cite when they say they'll never buy mainland.

This is your thread. If you want to make an argument for it then links help out a lot. No one is going looking for that information.

30 minutes ago, Paul Hexem said:

This keeps getting repeated despite several examples and situations where it's not true, and the fact that the parcels have been abandoned for decades seems to imply said examples are correct.

Did they pay for it at one time such as in "lifetime memberships" That would be the only reason I know of where land has been abandoned and the objects remain.  As far as the lifetime memberships, well they could be dead.  Hard to notify SL after that happens!

[SL should have object decay]

So now you have a bunch of land with nothing on it scattered all over the mainland because if someone is paying for land they can't just take it away from them.

[SL should have object decay]

1 hour ago, Arielle Popstar said:

As far as Opensim spin ups is concerned, you can look at this one which since it first came online in 2020, has grown to  29000 standard (256x256) sized regions. Since it is one of the commercial grids, it probably has a not so dead economy.

 

That is the only Opensim grid that has that much because the owner created most of those regions.  Not saying that his grid isn't a great place but I knew before I even clicked on it which one you were referring to.  All the other grids are DOA with a few hundred daily logins, if that.

[SL should have object decay]

As long as the land is generating revenue, in whatever way, then the land should be left untouched.  

Who is anyone to say something is ugly and should be removed?  Even if it is ugly to most people,  mainland is there as a sort of sandbox so people can be creative. 

You also have no idea what that structure represents to the land owner.  Maybe it was the very first thing they built when they came to SL. Maybe their partner or a close friend, who has now died, helped them work on a project or it's in remembrance of them.

If you don't like the looks of mainland there are plenty of other choices you can make such as getting a Linden home, renting from a private owner or purchasing your own sim from LL.  

Not everyone can build or create something beautiful but I guarantee that to them it's important.  

[Does a timer on a product demo increase your desire to purchase it?]

2 hours ago, Bree Giffen said:

Making my product limited to a 5 minute demo will make customers ____________________ . 

 

Angry and unlikely to buy from that store.

Especially if you don't know it's a timed demo ahead of time.  I have bought things in the past that had a timed demo and regretted it because after I purchased the full version I noticed the flaws. Most timed demo's I've seen are five minutes.  I've never seen a 10 minute demo.

There are things that need to be tested sometimes such as what hair you are going to wear. If you want to wear the item with a specific hair then you have to make sure the item doesn't clip into the collar or back as well.