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    Three-quarters of my screen is blued-out

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    Hey, @Rolig Loon -- you were right after all.  I was just shopping for a mesh head and body, and after trying all the new stuff on, I went back to the sim where I had a problem, and the blue overlay is gone!

    I don't know what it was or what it was attached to, but I'm sure you're right.  I'm going to look a little more at what my two accounts have in common, and find the exact culprit.

    Thanks!

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    Three-quarters of my screen is blued-out

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    Posted · Edited by palmiera

    13 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said:

    It looks like you have a prim attached to your screen, like a HUD but without a script.  Open the WORN tab in your inventory to figure out what it is and detach it.  The fact that it's not always there tells me that it's either (1) always there but usually transparent or (2) usually in your inventory but attached by a script that is in something you are wearing (maybe a HUD?). 

    Thanks -- that makes a lot of sense. So I tried taking off everything that shows as worn or attached, and replaced my skin and shape and eyes and brows, but it didn't change anything.

    I also tried logging into another account of mine, and the same thing happened when I went to that sim. It's not the only sim where this happens, although I can't remember which others prompt this weirdness.

    Luckily, it happens so infrequently that I can live with it.

    Three-quarters of my screen is blued-out

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    A weird thing happens occasionally when I visit some sims.  It hasn't happened for a long while before today. Attached is a screenshot of me at LAQ.

    I'm using Firefox on Linux.  I can see through the blue, and I can move around enough to see through the clear part.

    Does anyone have an idea of what's up with this?

    thanks,

    Palmiera

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    Is there some trick to steering a motorcycle?

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    I bought a motorcycle and a scooter and I've spent a little time riding on public roads and on railroad tracks, and I have a lot of trouble steering. It's hard to keep going straight, even on a flat, direct stretch of road. When I start to drift left or right, and I ever-so-lightly touch the opposite arrow to correct, it goes too far. Especially when going uphill, I tack back and forth like crazy, and sometimes go flying off the road. I've also tried stopping for a couple seconds when I need to straighten out, but my aim is still not accurate.

    Is there some trick to steering? Do I need to get a better vehicle? Am I doing something wrong?

    Is it possible to just wander around in SL?

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    Posted

    11 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said:

    Go almost anywhere in Bellisseria and start following the roads.  As long as you stay of roads or paths, or are cutting cross-country and avoiding resident parcels, you are on Protected Land, which is open for anyone to visit.  I have hiked, swum, and ridden all over Bellisseria, as documented in travelogues I posted in the Linden Homes Photo Thread from mid-summer 2019 through the first months of the pandemic.  Many other residents have done the same thing, so I have met a lot of other riders on horseback, likers, and mermaids on my travels.  The continent keeps growing all the time too, so there are always new places to explore, from the ridgetops to the valleys.

    Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to know. I'll check out your thread as well.

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    Newbie having Lindens issue

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    Posted · Edited by palmiera

    6 hours ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

    If you continue to have problems, contact Billing.  It is one of the few things you can actually call LL about.

      Billing support phone numbers
        Toll-Free (US/Canada): 800.294.1067
        Long-Distance: 703.286.6277  
    Our Billing team is available from 9am to 6pm EST(6am to 3pm PST), Monday through Friday.
    https://lindenlab.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/31000131008-billing-support
     

    Thanks for that info!  I just tried using Firefox, and everything worked as it should. I was able to immediately add a credit card and buy lindens.

    So I'm all set.

     

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    Newbie having Lindens issue

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    Posted · Edited by palmiera

    I've also got this issue. I see exactly what was described: a black circle going around and around. I have let it run for more than a minute before killing it, but NOTHING downloads that slowly on my home computer.

    • It happens when I try to add a credit card.
    • I've tried it in two different browsers.
    • I've tried it morning and evening for three days running.
    • I'm in the US.
    • I've tried add the credit card during attempts to buy lindens
    • I've tried adding the credit card as a separate operation
    • My internet connection is as powerful as steam engine

    I hadn't said anything because there was nothing on the status page about problems with linden-getting or card-adding, so I figured it was my attitude or something.

    And honestly, I was waiting for tomorrow, when I can try from the office.

    I will report the results (or the lack thereof) by first light.

    Why do so many shapes have ugly, block-like heads?

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    1 hour ago, RowanMinx said:

    If the shape you are looking at also say for ..catwa, genus, lelutka....those are shapes for those specific mesh heads and @LittleMe Jewellanswer would be the reason the head is large.  I've not seen a demo shape for a system head/body have a large head but as the others mentioned, they usually have large hands and feet.  

    Right -- that makes sense. I looked through my inventory, and all the big-head shapes AREN'T demos, and they all have "catwa" or "genus" on them.

    I'll have to get a demo head and see how it squishes all that extra shape inside.

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    Why do so many shapes have ugly, block-like heads?

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    Posted · Edited by palmiera

    3 minutes ago, Fritigern Gothly said:

    Yes, this is true. Note that the ones that you describe are demos. Not all demos have grotesque heads, some have huge hands and/or feet.

    Demos are supposed to show you what you will be buying, and to make sure you don't just use a demo instead of the actual item creators make it so that it is not attractive to wear the demo. With shapes this is done by changing a body part to make you look otherwise ridiculous, but skins, clothing, hair, etc, typically have demo written over it or have an extra demo sign that you carry around.

    Okay, demos -- got it. But then I'd have to buy the real shape to see the right face.

    Why do so many shapes have ugly, block-like heads?

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    Posted

    Just now, LittleMe Jewell said:

    The shapes are likely designed for specific Mesh heads.  The underlying shape for Mesh Heads almost always looks really odd, but it works right once the applicable mesh head is attached.  The vendor/ad for those shapes should mention the mesh head that the shape is designed for.

    Thanks for that. But still, the heads must be huge, right?  I haven't seen that many people in Second Life, but I haven't seen anyone with a head that size.

    Why do so many shapes have ugly, block-like heads?

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    Posted · Edited by palmiera

    I've been looking at skins and shapes, and I keep finding free or almost-free shapes that have nice bodies but great big heads. Why is that? Some shapes are normal, have normal-size heads and nice faces, but A LOT of them have enormous block-like heads with weird faces.

    Is this a style?

    Someone told me it was so you'd have to pay for the REAL shape (with a normal head). Is that true?

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