Madelaine McMasters

It's a reactionary move. Lightweight mobile games have sucked all the oxygen from the room. I doubt LL would be an acquisition target. SL's learning curve is steep and gaming companies are discovering that people are not spending as much time in game as they once did (resulting in much of their development effort going unseen). There's a small and static market for SL. If I have a concern here, it's that even modest success in this new direction will draw attention away from SL.

DQ Darwin wrote: Oh heck why not..... /me starts swooning at 0:46

I'll trade you a Yoo Hoo for your Boo Hoo (mind the sweeties down in the chicken house)... And to compliment the odd story of being one's own grandfather, here's the definitive explanation of the butterfly effect... And finally, because I adore John Hartford and phonograph records and hors d'oeuvres in bed...

DQ Darwin wrote: Hugs all, ahhhhhh Sunday:) Time to get in the mood, go ahead shake it no one is looking.... I started playing it and thought my phone was ringing. "In the Mood" is my ringtone ;-) Here's one for all the Maple Leafers... And if that's not enough... Wake up, Everybody!

Void, I've never seen LOD factor not be sticky. How does it get unsticky to begin with?

Void Singer wrote: heavens know I live for infamy =D Hell knows too. This explains all the interest in your incineration.

Hippie Bowman wrote: Happy Saturday Everyone! Looking forward to Vals's Birthday party! YAY! For those not feeling well, I hope this changes for ya soon. I just drank a little chicken juice, an then stumble around for a bit, then collapsed on the couch. I wonder what else is listed in the ingredients. /me checks the list on the carton. Peace! We never said chicken juice was good for what ails you. It simply makes whatever ails you seem unimportant. Good morning, Everybody!

Lyra, I think PNG works as well as TGA, but TGA should work fine too. That's what I use. The fastest way to get to the bottom of this might be to share the .PSD file with one of us. I will be around a bit this evening. PM if you'd like me to take a look. When I've had this problem in the past, it's been because I somehow got to saving the .tga in some odd place and was uploading an old one, or because I was actually saving the file as a PSD with a .tga extension.

DQ Darwin wrote: Okay Maddy this is the way we should put it on the shell. Your thoughts? Wonderful, let's start shipping before the stuff eats its way out of the cartons. /me returns to the north forty to squeeze some more cute chicks.

Void Singer wrote: nah, that'd still be included in the gross.... wait, where I'm going!? surely you must mean where I'm coming from! Maybe you aren't going anywhere?

Void Singer wrote: so nobody actually caught my evil math? (25% of the net could NEVER exceed 50% of the gross) What if the promoter (Dillon) is actually willing to contribute to your singeing? Then we could have a net with no gross. Not that a net will help you where you're going.

DQ Darwin wrote: Oh Maddy well done do you have a bar code for this maybe? Yes we need to step things up a notch. I'll get back to you:) ETA: Do you think it is necessary to add the radioactive level of the thorium or is that not required until after the Senate Committee has reached a verdict? I registered the UPC code... http://www.upcdatabase.com/item/839289003897 If the Senate can get enough thorium laden commitee members into one room to vote, they'll go critical. No verdict will be returned.

Lillie Woodells wrote: /me Closes her eyes, holds her nose, and drinks in the love. Can I have a glass of water please!!!!! The juice is free, water is extra.

Void Singer wrote: Vacuous? hmmm that comment has given me the perfect one of my Av's to wear >=) PS I get 50% of the gross or 25% of the net (whichever is greater) for public appearances (cause I'm greedy) I expect 50% of the gross will equal 25% of the net.

DQ Darwin wrote: "Can I take the love that goes into it, but skip the juice?" Okay thats a deal, jumps in front of Maddy for a hug I'm sorry, Lillie. The love is in the juice, you can't strain it out. Dee, I think we need to step up the marketing a notch...

Dillon Levenque wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: Watch it, Ms. Singer. My fireplace awaits you. Oh, I think you could sell tickets for that one, Maddy. The Singeing of Singer. Oooh, if we can get the vacuous lass to commit to a date and time, we could celebrate "Burning Void, the Singeing of Singer"! I'll prepare the handbills.

Void Singer wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: [...] I wondered if I'd understand the inhabitants and would they accept me. I still wonder ;-) no. j/k =P Watch it, Ms. Singer. My fireplace awaits you.

Hi Makinoe, It sounds like you need to "rebake" your avatar's textures. The keyboard command for this is Ctrl-Alt-D on a PC and Ctrl-Opt-D on a Mac. If that doesn't work you may need to clear the viewer cache. How to do that depends on the viewer you're using. I haven't tried V3 yet, so don't know exactly where that's located. Some links (they may be old): http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Clearing_the_cache http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Rebaking_textures

Briana, the Mother Road is a favorite of mine as well. I also loved AM Radio's sims, most of which have recently vanished.

Dillon Levenque wrote: Celestiall Nightfire wrote: Here's a more obscure one that I recommend, it's an anthology of OSC short stories called "Folk of the Fringe". It's interesting from the Morman aspect infused into the stories, and reminds be a little of "Canticle for Leibowitz". A several years ago I corresponded with a woman who lives in NY...and she wanted to start a Church...based upon "Crafting". She was an avid crafter and felt that there were religious similarities to someone that crafts, or creates, and the spirituality that religions have. I was curious as to how it would pan out, and I signed up for her email list. Well, long story short...I now get regular emails from the Church of the Craft...the main branch located in NY..and happily check out the website where the COC has grown to other locations around the country. Which is the closest I get to a church. *laughing* http://churchofcraft.org/ I guess I shouldn't be surprised that at least two of the 'other locations' are in my home state. One's even within driving distance! Our reputation is, I supposed, deserved. But the best part of your post was the book. Haven't seen a reference to 'A Canticle For Leibowitz' in years. I read it again not too many years ago; still just as good. I too read Canticle and should re-read it someday. Church of Craft reminds me of SL, the only place where "Intelligent Design" is in evidence for me. I know quite a few people here who share a kinship through the shared experience of creating and through sharing their creations with others. I do sometimes feel like I'm crawling around inside someone's head when I visit a sim. It's a neat feeling.

Deltango Vale wrote: Celestiall Nightfire wrote: "and reminds be a little of "Canticle for Leibowitz"." ------------------------------------------------------ Superb novel. Reminds me of Doctor Mirabilis, by James Blish I read Canticle back in college, it's faded into the mists, but I know I read it all in one go. That doesn't happen often.

Canoro Philipp wrote: i think one of the things that newbies find most confusing, is not the interface, but the fact that we are faced with a world different from real life, we have no idea of what is possible, what we may find, we dont know what kind of people habitate this strange place. Canoro, this was very much my feeling on first entering SL. I knew I'd come to understand the interface but, as I had come to explore things I hadn't before online, I wondered if I'd understand the inhabitants and would they accept me. I still wonder ;-)

Marigold Devin wrote: Oh... and I also kill forum threads on a regular basis :matte-motes-big-grin-squint: /me jumps in behind you to revive it! ;-)

valerie Inshan wrote: Good morning everyone! Oooops I'm late today. Warm hugs and kisses to you all. What a lovely image, Val. I live just minutes (by bicycle) away from cows like that. I've milked 'em, I've tried to tip 'em over and they just stand there and think deep thoughts. Meanwhile those li'l flies zoom over the bovine landscape, giddy with excitement over the riches awaiting below. What a life. :-)

Hi, Kids! Lia, welcome home! I've posted this before, but I feel like doing it again! /me sends a special thanks to Sylvia for the gift of a ukulele some time ago.