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    So what changed in the Terms of Service?

    in General Discussion Forum

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    13 hours ago, Starberry Passion said:

    Petite isn't teen, people think it is from the states but the average breast size for women Globally is an A cup to a B cup. Not to mention, there are women that do have flat chests so that's not really good enough to condemn them as a child.

    also can't forget curvy teens exist too, and usually those same teens get a lot of shame/crap while in school over it.

    as a side-note, I've taken alcohol training for my culinary/retail jobs. training emphasized how much makeup/clothes/hair can really change your perception of a teen vs adult. basically very hard to tell age. some places make you ID everyone now just to be certain.

    so it maybe tricky to establish what's a teen avatar is in sl without encroaching onto adult avatars too. it's a slippery slope. this will be a tough one for sure.

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    How does your Senra look?

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    11 hours ago, Dafadilia Wayfarer said:

    I've tried working with those ears in the past and some have luck with them. I never have. I have adjusted many elf ears over the years and I'm pretty much done working with elf ears that aren't attached to a head. It becomes a headache to do so. I got spoiled with Catwa and Lelutka.

    i understand. slink heads had rigged non-human ears and teeth too. i own one of of the ears but didn't snag anymore before it shutdown.

    hopefully, at least someone else reading the thread will find those simple elf ears helpful.

     

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    How did you hear about SL?

    in Make Friends

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    i'm pretty sure i saw ads for it online (on the tv too i swear) as a kid in the 2000s. didn't join until 2020 because a friend i had on discord was a sl user. they arent very active on sl anymore, but we still talk every now and then on discord.

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    Selling 'art' from Midjourney in SL and intellectual honesty

    in Art, Music and Photography

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    personally don't like generative-ai, bc of the unethical data sourcing the companies committed to create their ai tools and these companies. I also don't really like the idea of off-loading creativity to machines. however even if AI companies went through ethical routes of data training, i wouldn't touch it bc i'd rather learn and improve skills. i just like the process of creating.

    NGL i dislike coming across sellers and creators in SL on mp or inworld using ai, but not disclosing it. It's dishonest to costumers, especially when using ai on product photos so they look ultra-realistic (in the gen-ai type of way). the least someone could do is disclose it bc it somewhat comes off as scammerish to not do it. not everyone wants to buy generative-ai stuff.

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    Getting that feeling again :(

    in Make Friends

    Posted · Edited by Devilgrey

    On 3/17/2024 at 6:05 PM, CaitlinParker said:

    YouTube account I have.  However, I don't think I have the components to record on there.  PC if you're wondering.

    maybe bandicam? (https://www.bandicam.com/) i use it for no-commentary game playthroughs, and screen recordings (don't care to do voice overs). i bought the full version, trail only lets you do 10 min videos. you can always test it out.

    Getting that feeling again :(

    in Make Friends

    Posted · Edited by Devilgrey
    sl doesnt like the poop curse word

    On 3/17/2024 at 12:07 AM, CaitlinParker said:

    It's not that I don't like to create stuff... it's that I just suck at it.  I tried Blender and ultimately ended up uninstalling it as I couldn't understand it.  Writing... yeah... forget that.  I always had issues with writing (or explaining) anything.  Photos... I don't have the money and seeing the photos from others... yeah.  Scripting... too complicated for me.  Decorating and interior design... I end up taking long breaks from it or I just end up not finishing anything.

    sometimes you gotta make the bad stuff to get to the good stuff. no one starts out good, we all have to crawl before walking. And even then, you can't always expect to create bangers either.

    tbf I feel you about blender tho, i don't care to learn it past a few simple things. i sculpt irl and blender just over complicates it. so i stick to creating bom stuff, it took awhile for me to understand how to read the uv maps but i got better with practice. Also for SL photography (if that's what you mean by photos) you can try to get decent pics within sl without needing to heavily edit later with software. makes it easier. recommend skell's tips for fashion photos https://virtualbloke.com/archives/2954.

    maybe try joining a building or creative group within sl or on a SL discord/sm? getting advice and encouragement from others can make a difference when pursuing creative skill mastery. I'm in a writing/art discord and the encourage and help ppl give there makes it more fun.

    tho from your other comments it kinda seems you may need a break from sl. spend time away doing things you enjoy irl. no point in logging to sl if it feels boring atm.

     

     

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    Lack of friends...

    in Make Friends

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    On 1/29/2024 at 8:12 AM, SarahKB7 Koskinen said:

    "Level 1 Acquaintance" already kind of exists, when you give someone new your own Calling Card. I prefer to do this instead of accepting "Friendship", as a list of "Friends" who you once spoke to for a couple of seconds or minutes is unappealing and embarrassing when the so-called "Friend" never sees or contacts you again.

    kinda off topic but i never thought of using calling cards like this. I've mostly used my calling card within notecards for products i sell, just thought it was easier to have that there than customers having to type my name if they needed to contact me.

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    clothing stores for legacy classic mesh bodies

    in Fashion

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    19 hours ago, Persephone Emerald said:

    You can get the Atenea body for free, but then you should buy the BOM HUD for it for $L 250. Even if you spend $L 250, the Atenea body will save you time and money vs. the Legacy free body, the Erika group gift body, or any other free body, because Atenea can wear all the free Maitreya Lara mesh clothes that are available. With the BOM applier HUD, you can also wear free skins, tattoos, and BOM clothing layers such as stockings, underwear or tank tops under your mesh clothing.

    i forget atenea isnt bom out the box. the selena body which is what i wore bc atenea wasnt released yet was bom-enabled from the get go.

     

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    LaraX?

    in Your Avatar

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    i have too many outfits i love on the old maitreya body, so I'm not ready to swap to the new body just yet. it's going to be tiresome having to sort through what i own to figure out what is, or isn't being re-rigged for the larax. new body does have better shoulders. and that's the biggest improvement for me. i just don't have the energy to sort my inventory and get stuff redelivered just to have nicer shoulders.

    I stuck with slink's male body until slink closed. however, i was thinking of swapping before bc lots of the clothes wasn't really my style. i still haven't dropped the slink heads yet, I love the heads. typically i just stick with bodies i own already until it's support isn't there anymore, or finding clothes i like is a hassle. when it comes to maitreya's old body, there wont be much of a issue finding clothes.

    i try to keep my mesh bodies i use to a minimum. keep myself sane. heads are a different story though, i have so many.

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    Editing pictures is hard, I can't make it look good

    in Art, Music and Photography

    Posted

    i use krita (it's free software😁) and the standard built in photo app for windows to edit my photos. but in those programs it's usually just cropping, maybe contrast/levels/saturation.

    I spend time picking angles, environmental lighting, and most stuff in-world until i like it, so i have very minimal editing to do post sl. I also tend to take larger resolution photos in sl then resize them in krita for posting online.

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    From System Avatar to Mesh Avatar

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    if anything fabulously free has a freebie mesh body & head section that you can look at. https://fabfree.wordpress.com/the-fabfree-mesh-body-and-head-listing/

    some of the freebie bodies work with rigged clothes for the popular mesh bodies. lucy body is another cheaper alternative that can also wear clothes from other popular bodies (i think it was Maitreya clothes, and slink shoes). lucybody even has a mesh head now too.

    personally i still use a freebie head by the black sheep on one of my avatars just bc i like it. and i haven't been able to find a lel or other more expensive head that looks similar enough when i've tried demos of curiosity.

    when it comes to mesh, i kinda feel like you should stick with what works for you. No need to feel pressured into buying expensive mesh that's popular if thats not what you want. especially for bento mesh heads, there's so many out there. try demos and mess with shapes/skins until you find something you like. I'd pass on any mesh body or head that has no demo tho, unless it's like only L$1.

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    How does your Senra look?

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    On 10/30/2023 at 8:21 AM, Devilgrey said:

    i personally like the freebie heads by the black sheep (i still use one of them for my non-starter avatars).

    going off this idea i quickly put together blake. swapped the head with the black sheep's rehead remod Asian head to test the body with it.  i used the the mesh head's original shape, only adjusted the arm/legs muscles bc they looked so thin. the hair, socks, and jacket were freebies. jacket is by gabriel, hair from dura, and socks from curious kitties. the legacy sized jacket was the closest to fitting blake's body. still needed alphas bc parts poke out with movement, also had adjust the but size to make it not clip through the jeans. everything else (pants, shoes, skin, eyes, hairbase, and brows) is standard senra stuff.

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    One thing or person that you wish you can get back in SL?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Devilgrey

    On 10/27/2023 at 1:55 PM, Rolig Loon said:

    That's probably very wise, and it certainly would reduce clutter. I have a hard time doing this for people I have been close to, though. I have a hard time believing in an afterlife, but I do have a strong feeling that we are "alive" as long as someone remembers us.  My parents and grandparents are alive in my mind, and I hope I remain alive to some people well after I am gone.  It's not nostalgia in the wistful sense; it's hard to explain.  Somehow, removing a person from my friends list just because she has passed on in RL shuts a door that I don't want closed.

    i feel like in the case of being close to someone makes it different. i cleared out ppl i friended when i was more lax with accepting requests where it never went anywhere past a one to a few interactions. i have one true sl friend that if she went offline for good, i'd never remove her. my friends list only contains the users i'm close too at this point.

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