Madelaine McMasters

Hippie Bowman wrote: WOW am I late today! Hippie pokes the fire! Good day everyone! Hugs! Peace! Good afternoon, Sleepy! Hi, Kids!!!

7-23-2012 Hippie Bowman sleeps in and is scooped my Madelaine McMasters. 7-23-2013 Responding to increasing evidence that workplace dogs reduce stress, the US Postal Service introduces "Postal Pooches" to accompany carriers on their appointed rounds. The experiment quickly produces even stronger evidence that dogs truly don't like mailmen.

Perrie Juran wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: I recall reading long ago that the ten second limit is there to discourage copyright violation. I don't know if the length was negotiated with RIAA or the like to avoid scrutiny. Preview times at places like Amazon and iTunes have been negotiated up over the years (iTunes is at 90 seconds now, from the original 30 seconds), so there might be wiggle room. That's providing LL has an extra body available for such negotiations. It is possible in the aftermath of the Napster debacle that LL was concerned about getting sued. But briefly summarizing, the reason the original Napster was shut down was because based on the evidence the Court found that their primary purpose was to enable copyright infringement. (Yes, I know there is more to this and it's a broad generalization). However, Linden Lab enjoys safe harbor protection under the DCMA. The RIAA and such would have to prove that the purpose of the longer sound file was to enable infringement. But by comparison, by enabling Mesh, Linden Lab made it very easy for people to copy mesh builds from other services (i.e., steal them) and import them into Second Life. They don't appear to be too concerned about getting sued for enabling this. And based on comments I am reading in the Forums, especially the Merchant Fora, it's going on a lot. Honestly, I think the original limit had more to do with available resources (computing power, bandwidth, etc.) than copyright concerns. I do remember Torley making a comment several months ago that he couldn't understand why in today's computing environment it was still only ten seconds. Ten seconds of 44.1KHz WAV audio consumes 882Kbytes, about the size of a 1024x1024 texture. That would be an issue if longer recordings were allowed, although open source encoders were widely available at the time of SL's design (Ogg Vorbis, etc), so they could have encoded down to a tenth of that easily enough if they desired. There are countless DJs in Second Life, playing music for hire via licensed streaming services (and countless violators streaming from their personal collections). Had LL allowed uploading of audio clips long enough to allow DJ sessions directly from SL servers, and the corresponding trading of sound files , I think the RIAA would have peered over their glasses. Mesh has far more strategic value to LL than sound clips, and the gaming industry doesn't speak with the might of the music industry. So it's not suprising to me that LL can play faster and looser with mesh than audio. LL's early decisions were made during a time when they appeared to be operating proactively (and perhaps biting off more than they could chew). I believe they are now operating reactively, and neither bite nor chew. It's interesting that Torley doesn't understand why the product he sells has such limitations. I could understand that this is all a mystery to us. It should not be a mystery to LL.

I recall reading long ago that the ten second limit is there to discourage copyright violation. I don't know if the length was negotiated with RIAA or the like to avoid scrutiny. Preview times at places like Amazon and iTunes have been negotiated up over the years (iTunes is at 90 seconds now, from the original 30 seconds), so there might be wiggle room. That's providing LL has an extra body available for such negotiations.

7-21-2012 After 21 people were treated for second and third degree burns to their feet while fire-walking across hot coals at motivational speaker Tony Robbins' "Unleash the Power Within" event at the San Jose (CA) Convention Center, Mr. Robbins lawyers announced that his famous protective mantra "cool moss" would be changed to "wear shoes".

Charolotte Caxton wrote: Actually, if you hear her at all, just run. ~ \:catindifferent:/ You'd look divine in that gown, C.

valerie Inshan wrote: Lady, you would make a perfect Marie-Antoinette in this gown, just gorgeous! :smileyhappy: LadyFandango, that gown is georgeous for sure. But if you ever hear Val's compliment from me, run for your life ;-)

Hippie Bowman wrote: Good morning Val! Wow thoses pictures are fantastic! Have a great weekend Val! Peace! I agree, Hippie. Val, those are fantastic shots. Here's the fine work of Seth Casteel... http://littlefriendsphoto.com/index2.php#!/3/underwater_dogs/1 And here's a teaser from Seth's site... Happy Friday, Kids!!!

Qie Niangao wrote: I imagine they're also worried that whatever it is that's discouraging retention is also poisoning those new arrivals such that they'll never come back, so the more marketing they do, the more they're shrinking their future market. I agree, Qie. This has been my theory since LL announced crossing 20,000 new signups/day over a year ago, as if that was a positive achievement. I'd be making SL as invisible as possible until I figured out how to retain new customers. They are currently growing the population of people who will never again visit SL by 14,000/day.

valerie Inshan wrote: I won't tell you, she would kill me for that. Go get yourself a magnifying glass! Hugs you UC! :heart:

... stands upwind and waves to Val. Happy Thursday, Kids!!!

7-19-2012 After the snake-bite induced death of yet another religious fundamentalist pastor during a church service, the Devil places immigration restrictions on Hell.

Welcome aboard, Hillbilly! I've posted this before, I'll post it again, cuz smiling will always...

7-18-1973 Famed foley artist, Norbert "Knock Knees" Nusslebaum, who gained notoriety for his countless recordings of that whoop-whoop sound that corduroy pants make when you walk, dies of natural causes at the age of 92. Corduroy enthusiasts mourn his passing by sitting in chairs around his grave, alternately crossing and uncrossing their legs. 7-18-1985 Dozens of people suffer head injuries when searing heat and relentless sun forces the Arkansas State Fair to relocate their popular "Sooper-Dooper Trampoline Jump" to the shade of the fairground's four story parking structure. 7-18-2004 Recent high school graduate Martin "Dwindling" Prospects asks for the return of his promise ring when his girfriend of six weeks, Melissa "Rising" Starr, asks, for the forty second time, if she can have "just a bite" of his afternoon ritual Quiznos "Smoky Chipotle Turkey" submarine sandwich.

Happy Wednesday, Val. Hugs! Enjoy breakfast, Hippie! Good morning, Kids!!!

valerie Inshan wrote: Why? Isn't it convincing?(the dog looks VERY convinced btw!) The dog does look convinced, but Lexxi's a cat! ;-)

Eloise Baily wrote: It's time for El to leave. I'm leaving for the right reasons and I'm happy so no oh noes ty. My copy/mod stuff is laid out on my lawn. It's yours as long as you remember to TAKE IT AFTER YOU BUY IT. Ahem. After a couple of weeks it all goes in the bin and then my lovely land is up for grabs. That ain't free though! I'll miss you, think fondly of you, and be happy you're gone ;-)

valerie Inshan wrote: Hi Maddy! I suggest a breakfast some day where everyone should wear a hump dog! Hugs you! Good luck convincing Lexxi to come! ;-)

Hippie Bowman wrote: valerie Inshan wrote: Hiya Hippie! Good morning all! Oops I'm a bit late today. I've been browsing the MP and found something really nice to wear on hump days! HUGS YOU KIDS! HAHAHAHAH! I want one! Peace! I had one in RL. Don't wear your good shoes. Hi, Kids!!!

Good morning, Kids!!! Emmett, I'm glad you're busy and hope you're feeling better, no need to hurry back here until the wind changes direction. ... shakes her head at the rest of you.

There will be a lot of people unhappy with the absence of bacon, and I don't see root beer or spaghetti.

Innula Zenovka wrote: Oh, I see. I thought the OP wanted to control the appearance of a prim avatar by script. @Duncan. Sorry, but the skin mesh can't be affected by script. You'll just have to try to make an appropriate skin using Gimp or Photoshop, but I can't see any way you could make it actually reflect light in the way shiny prims do. RIght. The fastest/easiest way to get a shiny skin look is probably to go to a latex clothing store and get a black catsuit. There are probably full face masks available at some of those stores, too. They won't match the sheen of prims with shine, but it'll be better than just a plain black skin. I've also transparent/translucent skin overlays that give an oiled look. I imagine those would work over a solid colored skin, giving a shiny appearance.

Marigold Devin wrote: Qwalyphi Korpov wrote: Today I'm doing my due diligence and login to mysecondlife.com. Surprise - someone is following me. Okay - no big deal right? But wait - I have my privacy set so NO ONE CAN START FOLLOWING ME. So that's the puzzle. Oh-oh, sounds like another glitch in the system :matte-motes-mad: Run for your little life, Qwalyphi! There's a glitch following you!

Hi Bedlam, I sent you a quick prototype of a spiral slide with an exit chute. It'll need sanding and paint (and resizing) but should give you an idea how it's done with prims (two). I think you should be able to slide down it on a "sled" prim. As Rolig said, you may have to adjust the profile cut to make the outside wall high enough you don't go over it (I set it to a value I think will work, but you'll have to try it.. Tear it apart, examine the numbers, play with them, get a feel for how it works and have fun! Maddy