Madelaine McMasters

I've a friend who raises peacocks. Every spring the male sprouts a magnificent tail and struts around for the girls. I can't help but be reminded of putting on war paint and heels to entice my ex-hubby 20+ years ago. I morphed that into a "neener, neener, neener" moment for the bowling pin, who knows damned well there's nothing I can do to harm him. He also knows I can't stop trying. My friend Quinn loved to taunt me over my failures to kill her. I was raised in a family where being "insulted" or "shamed" was a sign of affection. So yes I'm drenched in shame at the moment. And since I imagine that put a smile on your face, I'm loving it. Thanks! ;-)

Hi Angel, We're residents like you and so are not in a position to address this concern. LL can be made aware of copyright/trademark infringement via DCMA takedown notifications. You could notify the Hells Angels so they can decide for themselves whether the usage of their trademarks in SL is acceptable. Send them examples of the infringement you've found, and the link to the SL DCMA takedown notifcation page. If they find the use of their intellectual property here objectionable, they'll have the mechanism to alert Linden Lab.

Hi SnowWhite, I think you'll find better luck asking your question in one of these subforums... http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Lifestyles-and-Relationships/bd-p/lifestyles_relationships http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Role-Play/bd-p/RolePlay http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Make-Friends/bd-p/MakeFriends Well, maybe you'll have better luck. The forum crowd can be a rough bunch!

Val's date was better looking than mine, which was an entire bottle of Guinness. Next year I'm drinking only half of it... Happy Tuesday, Kids!!!

Celestiall Nightfire wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Celestiall Nightfire wrote: You don't know who my friends are, or how I spend my time. I can help with that, Pussycat. To judge from my feed, most of her time seems to be spent giving enormously popular parties. (Of the non-political kind.) :-) * Laughs* Well, my feed tells a small bit the story. Like one piece of a puzzle. ; ) Every time I see a puzzle under construction, I am soooo tempted to noodle with it. One extra piece can drive a person nuts.

Bonjour Enola, Voici une page Web qui contient des instructions pour trouver votre fenêtre d'inventaire manquant. http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/missing_windows Bonne chance!

If the theme of my badges hasn't yet become clear, I'm trying to kill my bowling pin. Of course, as with all my other victims, I'm making no progress. When I was little, I fancied myself as the "Roadrunner". As (if?) I've matured, I've come to appreciate the ingenuity, tenacity and sheer cluelessness of Wile E. Coyote. The journey is the reward. And yes, Mari. I'm half Irish, so I've called on that heritage today.

Hippie Bowman wrote: Good morning! Monday again already? Peace! Yes!!! And it's St. Paddy's Day... ... so kiss me, I'm half Irish! Happy Saint Patrick's Day, Kids!!!

Hi Synyster, You may be suffering from "bake fail". Here's a guide for digging out of that problem... http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/fs_bake_fail Good luck!

Good morning, Hippie. Winter is hanging on tight, it's snowing again. So I gotta do what I gotta do. Playtime!... Happy Sunday, Kids!!!

LaskyaClaren wrote: Tari Landar wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: (PS. An idea I've floated before, and which I'll mention again, is the formation of a sort of SL "Better Business Bureau." A real one, that actually sets standards for its membership, isn't a sort of cliquish "gentleman's club," and takes the time to establish its credibility as a worthwhile setter of standards for quality.) This is something I would never support. Because again... who gets to decide? Who is on thie bureau? Who decides the criteria for standards? How do you know they aren't biased? Humans, in general, are biased. In SL, things like this have never worked because frankly we don't know jack from jill. I don't know if that dude who is at the head of the bureau table is the boyfriend of that merchant justa dded to the approved list. How do I know I can trust his opinions and trust that he will remain neutral in all situations? Few humans can remain neutral in all situtations. I sure as heck know I can't. It WOULD be clique-ish, plain and simple. There would be no real accountability. There is no real way to determine standards of quality when the personal opinions of others is involved. Take mesh clothing for example... just look at how many opinions there ar of quality, lol. What I think is quality is NOT typical, just from reading the forums and even being out and about in world. Things I think are hideous others mconsider the epitome of fashion. The same would apply anywhere else. There's just too much room for interpretation and not enough room for accountability on the part of the bureau. I can honestly say I do not determine quality based on what others say. I figure that out on my own. Likely because, like I said, I don't often agree with others' opinions, lol. I absolutely hate those labels, as if that particular group is the be all end all final judge of what is best and what is not. The people are often not the kind of folks I'd enjoy spending time with, much less take their opinions seriously. Not to mention they let that kind of "pwer" go to their heads, all too often. That is indeed a danger, and why I specified that it not be "cliquish." I'm not so cynical, perhaps, as you: while I agree that it would be difficult, and you'd have to establish some very firm and strong mechanisms to ensure that it didn't devolve into a self-serving clique, I think it's possible. But it would have to be very transparent and, obviously, very open. I don't think Tari is being cynical. In a system where participants are anonymous and cloneable, I don't think it's possible to have any, let alone strong, mechanisms to prevent exactly the sort of things she's concerned about. And the Better Business Bureau is not without its problems... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Business_Bureau http://business.time.com/2013/03/19/why-the-better-business-bureau-should-give-itself-a-bad-grade/ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/your-money/27haggler.html?pagewanted=all In my dealings with the local BBB over the years, I'd be hard pressed to give them better than a "D". I used to think their customer relations were terrible, until I realized I wasn't their customer. Oops! Also notice that the BBB is not a member of the BBB. ;-) ETA: If Tari's apprehension over a BBB type service in SL is "cynical", isn't the call to have such a service also cynical?

Hi Nethya, The concensus appears to be that NVIDIA cards play well with SL. Here's a searchable table of GPU benchmark ratings... http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php It's only a rough guide, as the benchmarks may not work the GPU in the same way as SL. I would not trust the pricing data, particularly for older cards. The GTX 660 should allow you to run SL on Ultra with a low draw distance. I run a GTX 680MX in my iMac. That benchmarks about as well as your candidate GTX660 and gives me 15-30FPS under Ultra, depending on scene complexity. Running the came GPU under Windows should yield even better performance. Good luck!

I'm late today. I tracked down the field mice's stash of Doritos, which included an unopend bag of those new "Jacked" hot wing style. The damned things can actually fly... Happy Saturday, Kids!!!

Hi Haruka, If by "no matter the viewer" you are actually referring to different versions of the SL Viewer, then go to "Library->Saved Application State" and delete the folder "com.secondlife.indra.viewer.savedState". Sometimes a setting gets corrupted when you quit the viewer and subsequent attempts to launch result in a crash. Even a "clean install" won't fix this. For a more complete explanation, here's the Knowledge-Base entry for clean installs... http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/How-to-uninstall-and-reinstall-Second-Life/ta-p/1375231 If you are referring to different versions of a third party viewer, my instructions apply, but with appropriately different folder names. And, if you mean you've tried multiple different viewers, I'm at a loss to explain this problem, other than to suggest that your graphics chip is overheating and Mac OS is throttling the graphics clock to maintain safe temperatures. This often results in SL crashing, while every other thing on your Mac runs fine. Make sure dust bunnies aren't mating inside your Mac. Or, it could be that your internet connection has changed in some way recently. People have been complaining of Firestorm problems related to Verizon recently. Good luck!

valerie Inshan wrote: Happy Friday Hippie and Maddy! Woot! Weekend is here! Think I got plans... Hugs you guys! This is what you do all weekend? What's the matter with you? Weekends are for this... Happy Friday, Val, Hippie and the rest of you kids!!!

The fact that there are still people on my friends list is all the proof anyone should need that you can't die in Second Life. One of my friends actually started a flickr album cataloging my attempts to kill her. Root-beer barely washes down the bitter taste of failure.

Hi, Saiints: We have heard from people who are unable to launch the viewer at all under Windows 8, and KarenMichelleLane usually arrives with helpful advice. Until she pops in here, I'll refer you to her general advice for Windows users who are having problems... http://community.secondlife.com/t5/General-Discussion-Forum/Windows-8-and-Fs/m-p/2547404#M163621 If this doesn't solve your problem, we'll need to know more in order to help. Come back to your question and edit it via "Options" over there on the right. Tell us what operating system your computer uses (Windows/Mac/Linux) and just exactly what you have done and what's not working. Good luck!

Hi R0zlyn, Val's shown you everything you need to know about seeing and controlling lookat crosshairs, but as you can see it only takes disabling their transmission to make it impossible for you to achieve your goal. So do what I do. Don't care! ;-)

LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: I still have that McCall's pattern book I got from you. Took an age to find the three yards of latex needed to make the cover ensemble, but it was worth it. Mmm, yes it was. Maddy, I found my way out. So can you. Just walk towards the big red light that says "Exit." Right next to the table full of herbal teas, "50 Shades of Grey" coffee mugs, and "Twilight"-themed potpourri. You didn't mention the fine print on the "Exit" sign. "to Eden" is a way in, not out. In our post-lapsarian age? Every time I try to get in that way, I find my path blocked by an Angel "at whose Front a flaming Sword, / In signal of remove, waves fiercely round." :-( Angel? Wrong Eden! Well, maybe books are the way to find a "Paradise within thee, better far." :-) If boosting me up to see over the hood of a Corvette is "paradise" (I'm not yet convinced) then yes, books are the way. Preferably large ones, with soft covers... like a phone book.

valerie Inshan wrote: Good morning guys! Happy Thursday to you too! Another lovely sunny day here! Enjoying before rain comes back next week! Hugs & love! I just happen to have some SPF 250 sunscreen... Happy Thursday, Kids!!!

LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: I still have that McCall's pattern book I got from you. Took an age to find the three yards of latex needed to make the cover ensemble, but it was worth it. Mmm, yes it was. Maddy, I found my way out. So can you. Just walk towards the big red light that says "Exit." Right next to the table full of herbal teas, "50 Shades of Grey" coffee mugs, and "Twilight"-themed potpourri. You didn't mention the fine print on the "Exit" sign. "to Eden" is a way in, not out. In our post-lapsarian age? Every time I try to get in that way, I find my path blocked by an Angel "at whose Front a flaming Sword, / In signal of remove, waves fiercely round." :-( Angel? Wrong Eden!

Hi maeglutz, The only way someone can animate your avatar is if you've given permission for an object to do that, or are wearing an object that is under the control of someone else. If the former is the case, select "Me->Movement->Stop Animating Me" (SL Viewer) or "Avatar->Avatar Health->Stop Animations" (Firestorm). If that's not the case, right click on your avatar and select "Edit Outfit", then carefully look at the items you are wearing to find something unfamiliar or unexpected. Note the name of the thing, take it off, then find it in inventory and delete it. Good luck!

LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: I still have that McCall's pattern book I got from you. Took an age to find the three yards of latex needed to make the cover ensemble, but it was worth it. Mmm, yes it was. Maddy, I found my way out. So can you. Just walk towards the big red light that says "Exit." Right next to the table full of herbal teas, "50 Shades of Grey" coffee mugs, and "Twilight"-themed potpourri. You didn't mention the fine print on the "Exit" sign. "to Eden" is a way in, not out.

I still have that McCall's pattern book I got from you. Took an age to find the three yards of latex needed to make the cover ensemble, but it was worth it. Mmm, yes it was.