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Ceka Cianci wrote: Paratrex wrote: No wonder 35,000 people stopped logging into this stupid game. Concurrent users use to reach upwards up 80,000 now it's lucky to have 55,000. Ahh, but you have include in that number all the ALTS and BOTS. Do you all keep up with Tyche Shepherd's Twitter. https://twitter.com/tycheshepherd ? Would you like a visual of what I'm talking about. Here is the lasted batch of regions going bye bye. http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/virtual-business/8523-new-sl-sims-past-week-87.html#post1871943 ya it used to be around 30k regions at it's peak if i remember right.. now at a little more than 26k regions? that doesn't sound like too hard of a hit since then really.. down 4k in regions over all? Unless you compare SL to the world it inhabits, which has grown ~15% since the SL concurrency peak...

Hi Tahlia, In addition to Steph's advice, I'll add that as you go around shift-clicking on things to add them to the linkset, shift-clicking on something already collected into the set will remove it again. This takes away some of the stress of gathering things up. If you get a little too click happy, you can backtrack. And if you don't yet know which prim you want to be the root, you do not have to wait until the end to shift-click it. You can gather up all the bits, then at the very end, when you've got a good look at all the highlighted stuff in your set, you shift-click the prim you want to be root... twice. The first shift-click removes it from the set, the second shift-click brings it back in, and makes it the root, since it's the last one in. And as Steph notes, if the thing you unlinked contained scripts to do magical things, those scripts may have depended on the linkset being linked up in some particular order. You are unlikely to accidentally put it all back together in the right sequence, so you'll either have to peer into the scripts to figure it all out, or do what I do... throw the damned thing away and decide you never liked it in the first place. ;-) Good luck!

steph Arnott wrote: I not really understand that, I was just saying do we go back to the days of the brutal win to work and the unfortunates starve, maybe I translate it wrong. I certainly don't want to go back to those days, which is why I think happiness should be part of the equation, and that may argue against using U-3 to gauge unemployment in the US. If someone wants more work than they have, we should acknowledge that. Around the world, if the trend isn't towards increased happiness, I think we're doing something wrong. Fortunately... And if happiness is the thing we're pursuing, I think we have to understand why we feel it... ... and that because happiness is comparative, it's hard to understand why someone else is happy. This may explain why few Americans would want to live in the (currently) happiest country on Earth... Guatamala (eta, or Norway!). (Yes, one could argue that this "happiest country" ranking is fluff, but I think there is enough truth in these ways of looking at it to warrant consideration.) If there's a point to what I'm saying, I can't find it. I'm just waiting for one coat of varnish to dry so I can apply another. ;-)

steph Arnott wrote: It means more profit and no responsibilities. ADDED: A old man i know here in UK say when he work on the docks the formen threw tags, those strong enough fought for them to do a days work. I'm a believer in Locke's "the highest perfection of intellectual nature lies in a careful and constant pursuit of true and solid happiness". The US founding fathers may have agreed, they scribbled "Life, Liberty, and the Purfuit of Happinefs" into the Declaration of Independence. Notwithstanding their terrible spelling, I think they were pretty smart people. I suppose we forget that the Declaration says we have a inalienable right to pursue happiness, not a right to catch it. We do have to put in some effort ourselves. And therein lies the human potential for disagreement over human potential.

Drake1 Nightfire wrote: I just figured if they could pull a random number out of their butt so could i. How is a part time employee unemployed? A part time employee may well be under-employed. I have friends who are not able to find full time jobs because employers avoid mandatory benefits for full time workers by avoiding full time workers. A local supermarket closed here several years ago, reformed itself legally, free of previous contracts. They then re-opened in the same building under a new name. The previous staff had been nearly all full-time, receiving health insurance and retirement benefits. The new staff is almost entirely part-time, no health insurance, no retirement benefits. This may be the new normal, and economics may necessitate it, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to understand what it means.

Drake1 Nightfire wrote: Paratrex wrote: Oh my. You don't' need politics to see people's Health Insurance cancelled www.mycancellation.com because of the biggest presidental lie of our time, or a 13.2% Unemployment rate. You can go to most reputable sites and find that. At a guess... That one. According to THIS page... it never peaked above 10%. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (as reputable a site as any?), you must decide what you mean by "unemployment" before you can pluck a number out of the database. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm Personally, I don't think U-3 is quite right. Demoralization is a societal cost, though I don't know the right way to quantify it. For that reason, it's helpful to see U-4/5/6, particularly over time. ETA: I see this furrow has already been plowed.

My fortress is nearly complete, enter my princessdom at your own risk... Hi, Kids!!!

Don't thank me yet. It may not do what you want. I have no idea whether the saccade values (which are offsets from the X/Y position of the avatar) are proper values, nor whether the random movement will look at all natural. I also don't know where the eye will point if there is no avatar in range. It might just roll back into the head! You may have to invite a friend over to give the script someone to look at. That wiki page I linked also has the script for a non-attached prim. You might try putting that script in a sphere rezzed on the ground to see how it works, it'll be looking at you, and won't require a second avatar. But as I said, it's a start.

Aha! The wiki's llLookat() page contains a script for making an object look at the closest avatar. If you drop that script into a prim eye, it may do what you wish. If you want saccade movement, you might add a small random amount to the X and Y axis components of the vector that's being added to the target avatar's detected position. Here's the unmodified script from that page... // Same as above, but for use inside a child prim or the root of an attachment.// Make the child or attachment look at nearest Avatar. default{ state_entry() { llSensorRepeat("", "", AGENT, 20.0, PI, 0.2); } sensor(integer total_number) { vector p = llGetPos(); llLookAt(p + (llDetectedPos(0) + <0.0, 0.0, 1.0> - p) / llGetRootRotation(), 3.0, 1.0); }} Here's the script with the addition of random saccade... // Same as above, but for use inside a child prim or the root of an attachment.// Make the child or attachment look at nearest Avatar. integer saccadeX = 0.1; integer saccadeY = 0.1; default{ state_entry() { llSensorRepeat("", "", AGENT, 20.0, PI, 0.2); } sensor(integer total_number) { vector p = llGetPos(); llLookAt(p + (llDetectedPos(0) + <llFrand(saccadeX), llFrand(saccadeY), 1.0> - p) / llGetRootRotation(), 3.0, 1.0); }} I have not tried this, so it may not compile, and if it does, it may not work. But it's a start. Good luck!

Hi JolieElle, That "vampire" is probably referring to the Bloodlines database. I don't know of any way to rid your name from it, but I believe you can have yourself marked as unbiteable (or whatever term they might use) by wearing the official garlic necklace. Try a search for "bloodlines garlic" in the marketplace. Here's what Bloodlines has to say about garlic. Gooooooooood luck, dahlink! ;-)

robinpalmer7 wrote: is the system experiencing difficulties? Yes, since 2002! ;-) If there's a particular difficulty you have in mind, come back and edit your question via "Options" over there on the right.

Those two creatures get along better than most of us here! We're more like this, I think... Hi, Kids!!! ;-)

Hi Streetx, Are you really running Version 2? I didn't think old viewers were able to log into SL anymore. If you really are running V2, I suggest you upgrade to the current 3.6.x. I have had crashing problems in the past, particularly after updates and usually on launch. I've found that tossing the viewer's "Saved Application State" folder gets things working again. To do that, quit the viewer, then open the system library folder by selecting "Library" from the Finder's "Go" menu, while holding down the "Option" key. From there, go to "Saved Application State" and locate the folder "com.secondlife.indra.viewer.savedState" (or something else that seems related to the viewer in question) and toss it in the trash. Launch the viewer. If that doesn't work, try a clean install. Instructions for doing that are here... http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/How-to-uninstall-and-reinstall-Second-Life/ta-p/1375231/comment-id/408 I've added more Mac specific instructions on that page, including those given above. Good luck!

Hi Dawn, If you have a Linden Home, or own a parcel on which you've placed a home, see the "Allowing access for specific avatars" section of this page... http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Managing-your-parcel/ta-p/700113#Section_.6.3 That will give you instructions for allowing your partner access to your land. If you are renting your home from someone, it may be necessary to activate the landlord's group to rez things (you'd already be doing that), and you'll have to ask the landlord to add your partner to the group, then have your partner activate it. Good luck, have fun!

Kelley Wonder wrote: I regret sending this "poem" to steph Arnott and asking her to post it. I did not wish to cause her grief. I am sorry for that steph. I do not profess to be a "writer" nor a "poet", but I enjoy putting into words what I see in my minds eye. I only wished to share the place I had visited in my thoughts. I do not know the "rules" and "regulations" of poetry. I write what I feel, nothing more. I should not have presumed to share this as a poem. It is merely a collection of descriptive words, but they are mine and I shall treasure them. Thank you all for your feedback. I will leave poetry to the poets. Goodnight~ Kelley, From the Oxford English Dictionary... ___________ poetry noun literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature: he felt a desire to investigate through poetry the subjects of pain and deathshe glanced at the papers and saw some lines of poetryhe is chiefly famous for his love poetry a quality of beauty and intensity of emotion regarded as characteristic of poems: poetry and fire are nicely balanced in the music something regarded as comparable to poetry in its beauty: the music department is housed in a building which is pure poetry Origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin poetria, from Latin poeta 'poet'. In early use the word sometimes referred to creative literature in general ___________________ There may be rules and regulations of poetry, but poets probably won't recognize them. When someone professes to know those rules, particularly with certainty, be wary. Someone is certain in a matter of the heart? Salt to taste... or spit! I shall claim that is a Haiku. It has 17 syllables in 5-7-5 form. It does not allude to a season, but does use a seasoning. It also uses punctuation to compare two images. Rawr! Since I seem to know some rules, I'd take me with a grain of salt, too. ;-) ETA: To my mind, "Kelley Wonder" is a two word poem.

Dresden Ceriano wrote: Kelley Wonder wrote: I regret sending this "poem" to steph Arnott and asking her to post it. I did not wish to cause her grief. I am sorry for that steph. I do not profess to be a "writer" nor a "poet", but I enjoy putting into words what I see in my minds eye. I only wished to share the place I had visited in my thoughts. I do not know the "rules" and "regulations" of poetry. I write what I feel, nothing more. I should not have presumed to share this as a poem. It is merely a collection of descriptive words, but they are mine and I shall treasure them. Thank you all for your feedback. I will leave poetry to the poets. Goodnight~ I can't imagine what Steph might have done to make you regret submitting your lovely poem for inclusion in her book. As soon as I read about her idea, I thought it was wonderful and kicked myself for not thinking of it first. I must commend you for submitting your obviously very heartfelt assembly of words to be scrutinized by the general public... exposing one's self in this manner is never easy. There are no rules and regulations where poetry is concerned and one need not be a "writer" or "poet" in order to affect someone with their words. People who offer us negative commentary serve a very useful purpose, as long as we're able to put what they say into rational perspective. Sometimes what they've said can provide us with valuable insight... other times, it's complete and utter crap... which can still provide us with the opportunity to learn something from it. In closing, I suggest you continue putting your thoughts and feelings into words; then share them as you see fit. The worst thing you can do is stifle yourself for fear of what people may say. ...Dres Kelley made no claim that Steph had done anything, Dres. She was expressing regret for her submission causing Steph grief, which was brought on purposely by another.

Hi EatMonsters (don't eat them all, I like the cute fuzzy ones), Here's a post by the lovely and talented Amethyst Jetaime in a thread dealing with your interest. It may have a solution for you. We're discouraged from recommending vendors here in the Answers forum, but that thread is elsewhere!... http://community.secondlife.com/t5/General-Discussion-Forum/How-do-you-stream-online-radio-on-your-Person-and-people-around/m-p/2223309#M130172 Good luck!

You're correct, Vanessa. Twitching the eye would result in eyes that stay open, but change appearance. Even if the "closed" appearance of the eye matched the skin, the eyelids/lashes would remain open. That would be quite unnatural looking.

Wouldn't this be an issue to address via estate controls? If you're able to allow rezzing, you are also able to block/ban. If you are dealing with persistent griefers, you can restrict rights to members of a group with an admission fee (which you could refund) or that is by invitation only. I realize one shouldn't have to take such precautions, but there are ways to ameloriate the situation without relying on the Lindens, who are no better able to anticipate the griefer's next alt than you are.

Hi KyLady, We in the Answers forums are residents, just like you. As such, we have no idea when the profile feed problems will be fixed. If it makes you feel any better, I suspect the Lindens also have no idea! People have been lodging similar complaints here for the last few days. If you'd like to tell the Lindens, you can do so via the Jira mechanism here... https://jira.secondlife.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa? Click the "+ Create Issue" link in the upper right corner of the page. Welcome to the forums and good luck! ;-)

Good morning Hippie!!! There's a "light" snow falling this morning. I'm heading out to eat it... Hi, Kids!!!

Dillon Levenque wrote: "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year", Andy Williams. I've probably lost more tooth enamel (from biting down hard) because of that song than all the plaque ever known. Absolutely makes my skin crawl. I won't put a link here because even with my headphones sitting on the desk some of the song might escape while I'm saving the link. My neighbor would sing the refrain while waving to her son as he got on the bus for the first day of school each autumn. There is a time and a place for everything?

Innula Zenovka wrote: As Rolig says, my script does reset when the counter hits 10, so something must have changed when you adapted it. Besides putting in the llOwnerSay calls, I would check that you've not typed if (counter = max) (wrong) rather than if (counter == max) (right). That's easily done, and will compile but won't work. If Tulinz didn't copy/paste, I think this is the most likely error. While we're discussing this, I'll bring up a habit I've developed over years of fixing code written by an idiot (me). I am now leery of testing for equality to bound a counter. Doing so doesn't catch errors resulting from interesting ways I might modify the counter, like incrementing by ten to fast forward, etc. Nor does it catch my failure to initialize the boundary. At the very least, I'd code the termination test as if(counter >= max) which takes a little additional typing effort and may require additional machine instructions if the processor cannot test the zero and carry flags simultaneously, but does allow creative modification of the counter with less worry of breakage. If I were particularly conscientious (I'm capable of that under the right circumstances!), I'd code it as if( (counter<0) || (counter>=max) ).

Starlua0, a word of caution: Despite her claim to the contrary, Dillon's RL photo is real. Hiding in plain site works better than most people think. My RL photo is also real, though I was not terribly happy when the shot was snapped, as that blonde lady wouldn't stop sticking her fingers in my ears. I also happen to be one of those people who plays both RL and SL as a game in which I (usually) try to maximize the number of winners. Nevertheless, or for that reason, people seem to put up with me. Regarding the sharing of RL information, I'm pretty circumspect. RL hasn't got anything quite analogous to an SL profile, but if it did, I'd leave it blank. I do not have vanity license plates, my home phone number is unpublished/unlisted and my old business website listed a colleague's office address. I worked from home. I don't mind being memorable, but I like to have some control over the circumstances. For the most part, I prefer to be anonymous. There are, of course, times and places I will leave behind identifying information, but when I do, it's generally with one or a few individuals I've had at least a moment to assess, as in introducing myself to new people, or because it's necessary, as in handing my credit card to the waiter or my driver's license to the cute police officer ;-) When you put information in your SL profile, it's viewable by anyone at any time, without your knowledge. Much of what you say online is permanent and spread about, allowing people to come along at any time and piece together a picture of you, perhaps out of context and constructed from fragments, that is not at all like the picture you have of yourself. That's reason enough for me to be careful about what I reveal online. And because I've been circumspect, death threats here (I've only had one, but I'm not done yet) don't keep me up at night. That said, my closest friends here have some idea what my real life is like, and would probably be able to identify me at a party by recognizing the stories that, like Dil, I tell over and over again, or perhaps because someone will call me "Maddy". But even absent the stories and the name, I believe people who are comfortable with me here would be comfortable with me in RL... perhaps moreso as I'm much more careful with fire there.