Silent Mistwalker

March 22

13 hours ago, Bertram Merlin said:

M Linden back to office.

OH HELL NO!

March 22

On 3/21/2024 at 1:12 PM, Quartz Mole said:

Please don't discuss, or even allude to, the details of the allegations in the article/blog post, particularly since Brad says

Ah. I see says the blind (wo)man. DC for the best of reasons. Legal. Thank you!

March 22

On 3/21/2024 at 12:26 PM, CaithLynnSayes said:

the infamous "Medium" article like i'm sure everyone by now did

Nope. Everyone hasn't. Didn't even know about it until today.

March 22

On 3/21/2024 at 9:40 AM, Craig Warrhol said:

No adult body and skin should scale down to child size. almost all female bodies have genitalia, so that in my opinion is reckless by the creator.

Those are limits that are hard coded by LL. Creators have no control over an SL body size and should never have that control. LL's limits are not unreasonable and should be left alone.

March 22

On 3/21/2024 at 9:19 AM, Craig Warrhol said:

I believe EA had to make significant changes when people started making adult mods for the sims. Maybe SL can learn from them.

I have played/play all 4 iterations of The Sims. This never happened in the 24/25 years I have played.

March 22

On 3/21/2024 at 8:51 AM, Scylla Rhiadra said:

Too much work.

Unless it involves nothing more than reclining on a couch being hand-fed peeled grapes, of course.

Screw the peeling. Just rinse them well, pop them into a bowl (stem included) and get out of my way! 💨

March 22

On 3/21/2024 at 5:04 AM, Zalificent Corvinus said:

Under 18's watching pron on the web? NEW Law! No access to smut online unless you have written affidavits from ALL 8 grandparents, in triplicate, clearly stating that you are old enough to know where babies come from.

But... I only had 4 grandparents and they died of old age decades ago. 🤷‍♀️

March 22

On 3/20/2024 at 6:28 PM, Scylla Rhiadra said:

legitimate

Legitimize is a word. 😉

March 22

On 3/20/2024 at 6:09 PM, Rolig Loon said:

That's sounds like a modern adage: "If it's on the Internet, it must be true." These days, the reverse seems more likely.

Dumpster fires.

March 22

On 3/20/2024 at 3:43 PM, Persephone Emerald said:

The original post was reported as being inaccurate and potentially libelous and was removed about a week after it was posted. I will also add that the self-proclaimed "journalist" who posted it didn't seem to have any other work posted online, at least not that I could find.

Some of what has been reported can be seen in the form of slam book images on the last week of Virtual Secrets for those who want to get some idea of what some of the accusations are.

Just FYI, Kess has started a new job and as a result has "closed" VS. It's still there just won't be any more submissions posted unless Kess changes her mind, or she passes VS on to someone else.

March 22

Haven't read the thread. Don't have time right now but this stood out to me:

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early preliminary internal investigations suggest that some of the accusations are unfounded,

He is saying that only some accusations are unfounded which means that there are those accusations that have [s]truth[/s] merit to them. That's not good but I doubt LL will ever "come clean" and be fully transparent as to what and who.

What I want to know is, these accusations/rumors have been ongoing for years, why has it taken LL so long to bother looking into it? I doubt we will ever know.

I am disappointed, Brad. Do better. Make it right. Ditch the Love Machine (sorry Philip) for a more traditional office atmosphere (I miss that, minus the sexist crap) while keeping the incentives.

That's all my brain wants to say before its first cuppa of the day.

Edit: I hate this forum software since they disabled bbcode. Consider "truth" to be stricken through and merit to be the correct intended term. 😶

March 22

On 3/20/2024 at 9:38 AM, Eddy Vortex said:

2010 noob checking in. I consider oldbies to be passing the 5 or 6 year mark. 10 years would be geriatric. Anyone with a rezz year in the aughts is a fossilized dinosaur. 😂

I am dinosaur! Hear me roar!

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None of my accounts are newer than 2009 so I guess I'm an oldbie several times over. 🤣

March 20

50 minutes ago, Charlemagne Allen said:

I am Class of 2007. I assume everyone after 6/6/06 is not oldbie. What is your definition of oldbie?

Class of 2004 here. You're not an oldbie! 😋

I'd say it has more to do with how many years you've been a resident. At least 2 years if not 5.

March 20

10 hours ago, Orwar said:

Of course, you could drive from your home to a dogging venue in Zindra and then drive back home. All the immersion!

I don't know what that is and I don't wanna know. 😆

March 20

2 hours ago, lovestofu said:

make driving and sailing work better

Both of which are conducive to the slex. /nods sagely

March 17

3 hours ago, Modulated said:

Yeah I have never understood the concept of a timed demo, it's just plain dumb. If the demo is timed there is a good chance I am not spending money with the merchant.

For me timed demos = lost sale/customer. Full stop. Do not pass Go. Do not collect. End of the line.

March 17

On 3/15/2024 at 12:24 PM, Coffee Pancake said:

while at the same time trying present a wholesome virtual world that demonstrably no one wants.

The no ones are afraid to speak up because they get dogpiled when they do. Even when they have no objection to Sex on the Grid and just want to preserve their "portion". Now when have I heard that before? Oh yeah... when Zindra was created.

Vengeance isn't nearly as satisfying as we want it to be.

March 17

On 3/15/2024 at 2:20 AM, Aethelwine said:

I tried to respond on the feedback portal in support of the suggestion, but pressing the Login button on the page just sends me to knowledgebase article about how to login to the portal. I get sent around in a circle trying to login.

Anyway, I fuilly agree that Zindra is half done. The gap in road between Kerano and Harriott a shocking example of a plan ended before completion. The value of land in Zindra and success of Horizons illustrates demand and is a good business argument to complete development

I was able to log in just fine. My only issue is you can't vote anonymously. 🍅

March 17

7 hours ago, Orwar said:

In which they dumbed down the social commentary that was integral to the original series, turned it into a mindless CGI action-fest.

And watching the new ones, you miss out on this!

.. Or this, if you prefer ..

I'll see your Charlton Heston and raise you Sean Connery.

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March 17

9 hours ago, Orwar said:

I didn't watch the new film(s?), for much the same reason I won't watch the remakes of the Planet of the Apes films - there's hardly anything to improve upon from the originals. It's just some of the best SciFi films in history, doing remakes of them is akin to an art student doodling a vague copy of <insert your favourite classical painting here> and trying to get people hyped because 'it's a Mona Lisa but with a ton more CGI!'.

They are actually worth watching. The CGI is phenomenal.

March 17

March 16

7 minutes ago, Orwar said:

Plus a fair few films. I'm so mad SGU was cancelled though, sure it was a slow burn but not everything has to be chaotic action 24/7 just because it's SciFi - the story was really intriguing and it had Robert fricking Carlyle in it.

Now apparently Amazon are going to pick it up and there's been talk of a 'reboot', which terrifies me; it doesn't need a reboot, it needs continuation, and it's not the company I'd want to produce anything I care for after what they did with The Rings of Power.

A reboot would be a huge mistake.

It's like Dune. SciFi/SyFy did the best version but didn't follow through. The new Dune is not up to par imo. SyFy are fools for not doing a continuation for either one. Dune or SGUniverse.