[Does using links instead of copies of inventory items reduce resource use?]

In most instances when I use links in inventory other than in outfits, I could just as easily use copies of items. In terms of server, viewer, or other system resources, is there an advantage to using one or the other?

[Could Linden Lab even clean up Second Life if they wanted to?]

7 hours ago, animats said:

SL's reputation in mainstream media is more of a problem than what actually happens in SL.

Yep.

[Could Linden Lab even clean up Second Life if they wanted to?]

I probably spend over ninety percent of my time in adult regions. It's been at least a dozen years since I've seen behavior that would violate the current TOS. I don't go looking for bad stuff, but I make no effort to avoid it, and I don't find it. Therefore, I don't believe that there is a problem, or a blemish on SL's image, that needs cleaning up. If I don't stumble onto it, I don't think anyone is likely to, and people who look for it for it are not likely to be offended when they find it.

[Can you tell me about mesh body history?]

3 hours ago, Janet Voxel said:

I think someone said the final nail was making the body BoM only. People just weren’t ready for it and a lot of creators didn’t know how to make alphas.

I do think going to BOM only was a big mistake, and I couldn't understand why anyone would do it. I don't think anyone has mentioned what I consider to be the major issue with going to BOM only, especially early: people had  a lot of applier tattoos, skin effects, underwear, etc., many of which were unavailable as BOM, and, even if they were, people don't like having the buy the same thing twice.

[Changing all my previous hair to the new one?]

2 hours ago, skepwith said:

... I'm probably the only weirdo who makes links all over the place like that).

Nope. You have given me an idea for a feature request: Allow replace links to affect only selected folders, if some are selected.

Another way to put a link into multiple outfits is to copy the link (Not the target), select the folders you want to put it into, and hit Ctrl-V (Do not try to paste with the mouse).

[Best breast deformers?]

I use the breast deformer that is built into the The V Bento HUD, and I like it a lot.

[Blake sea and sex.]

On 7/18/2022 at 3:52 PM, animats said:

You have to go to a station and press the button to get a car. It's an on-demand system.

If you work at it, you can get on the track that goes through the mall in Mosh.

Why isn't this stuff publicized more? After I saw this, I went to Mosh and wandered around. I found not only the monorail stop but also the pod station nearby. I had no idea that there was a pod station. I thought I just had to see one going by and catch it. Once my BF and I spent considerable time trying to find one to catch. We finally just gave up.

IMHO, there is so much that is wasted in SL because people who would enjoy it don't know about it.

 

[Blake sea and sex.]

1 hour ago, animats said:

Come to Zindra. Zindra has a sizable ocean, and it's little used. There are some unmarked water rez zones:

• Mosh South/53/219 in the Port of Kama City. Linden-owned.
• Ursula Bay/109/167, a ruined dock, Linden owned.
• Pimuenti/22/176, a dock owned by Bay City Lands and open to the public. A few boats are docked there.
• Villareal/202/140, a marked private rez zone.

If any moles read this, it would help to mark the Linden rez zones in Zindra, both land and water. Few users know where they are.

LCC used to have a location in Zindra, but that seems to be gone.

You can also rez anywhere along the waterfront in Danim, in southwest Zindra.

[What can I use to get away from PayPal?]

3 hours ago, Lindal Kidd said:

I suspect LL only split off Tilia as a separate service to plug some potential legal liabilities in being both the issuer and redeemer of $L.

Didn't LL say at some point that they expected Tilia to process payments for other online services?

[Thoughts on LL's recent "How to Update Your Avatar's Body" series showcasing brand name mesh bodies.]

1 hour ago, Persephone Emerald said:

According to a friend who is a RL former body-builder, the Niramith Aesthetic is more realistic than Kario. That doesn't really matter though, if it's next to impossible to find clothes that fit either of these bodies.

Which reminds me to ask: Why don't mesh body makers partner with or line up clothing makers Make clothes for their bodies, or make some themselves, as Maitreya and Slink, and perhaps others of which I'm not aware, do?

[How can Linden Lab position the NUX body for success?]

2 hours ago, Rowan Amore said:

I don't think rigging for the body on a regular basis will be all that profitable but getting your name out there to new residents by offering free outfits is a good idea.  

It sure is. If I made clothing, I would beg LL to let me do it.. One of the biggest problems clothing creators have is making themselves known to potential customers. What a great opportunity for them.

[What is the allure of owning Mainland vs Private?]

3 hours ago, Lewis Luminos said:

Don't rule out parcels that are not flat squares of grass. A steep slope is a challenge to build on and rock terrain isn't as pretty as grass, but such land is often much cheaper than flat square grassland.

As a bonus for putting your house on a steep slope, you get to have a large basement.

[Any Way to Stop Pervert's from Derezzing Cloths ?]

Ever since I started reading this thread, I couldn't stop myself from thinking of Mormon underwear. I looked on MP expecting to find some, but didn't, so I made some admittedly low-quality ones. If you wear these all the time, nobody will see any interesting parts.

It's on MP for L$1. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Mormon-Underwear/23775002

 

[What is the allure of owning Mainland vs Private?]

I have lived at the same place in Danim in Zindra since it opened in 2009. The front of my house and one side face Linden roads, and the back faces Linden water. There is little lag. I enjoy having random visitors. I think of private islands as similar to gated communities IRL---cut off from the larger community and having less than a full experience. In my case the size of the accessible Linden water is small; I wish it connected to larger bodies of water. I do occasionally have a disagreeable visitor, but not many. The ban list for my land contains less than 100 names.

The main disadvantage that I experience with mainland is the clutter in the sky that is ugly if I am at the right height with the right draw distance. I wish it were technically impossible to build something unconnected to the ground below 2,000 m.

[How can Linden Lab position the NUX body for success?]

1 hour ago, skepwith said:

Why?

They aren't competing with those bodies. The point of NUX, from what I understand, is to give new users a starting body that doesn't look like it has a horrible disease. If it's competing with anything, it's competing with the old system avatar, in which case, congratulations NUX, I declare you the winner, sight unseen.

What makes people think LL is trying to compete with Maitreya or whoever? That's just bizarre.

Exactly.

1 hour ago, missyrideout said:

Retention of new users. A quality avatar that lets people jump confidently into the social aspects of SL without spending $100 and digesting a textbook worth of arcane technical jargon has massive value. If they stay, they will spend.

Exactly.

1 hour ago, Rowan Amore said:

If brands were smart, THEY would contact LL and offer to provide clothing for the new avatars in a specific area.  LL shouldn't have to pay anyone anything.  It's in creators best interest to make new residents aware of their brand.  A new resident using the NUX avatar wears items from those creators and when they decide to upgrade, they seek out those creators for their new body/head.

Win/win in my opinion.  

Exactly.

26 minutes ago, Coffee Pancake said:

LL aren't trying to win at mesh bodies, they just need to have something that makes the new user experience meaningful .. I mean, I don't know if anyone has rolled an alt in a while but the starting area is barren, over in 5 minutes and "dog bag lady" is dumped onto the destination guide, JOB DONE. They can't actually bring anyone up to speed on anything relevant.

Just so long as we have blender dev kits, creators will just start making stuff for it, hell, I will make stuff for it.

 

Exactly.

[Any Way to Stop Pervert's from Derezzing Cloths ?]

For the life of me, I cannot understand why anyone cares. I see what is on MY screen. THAT is "My World, My Imagination." Someone else sees what is on their screen. Perhaps it's different from what I see. It's THEIR world, THEIR Imagination. If their imagination wants a world of naked avatars, I don't care. After all, we are all just pixels.

As has been pointed out by multiple others, if you are bothered by the possibility that someone will see your integumentary pixels, just wear BOM/system layer underwear, and go about your SL confident that no one will see the pixels it covers replaces.

[42 days longest streak logged in (looking for streakers...)]

9 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said:

Same. Maybe we are "too old"? (Only residents who joined after a certain date get them?)

 

Or, maybe, they only send a certain number and then stop?

[42 days longest streak logged in (looking for streakers...)]

6 hours ago, Bridget Leavitt said:

So these stats come by email? Even in 15 years of being in SL, I never recall ever getting them. lol

Me, too. After this thread started, I searched my emails, and I couldn't find any.

I wonder why some get them and some don't?

[" HOW DO I REMOVE GROUP TITLES ABOVE MY HEAD "]

If it's your group, you can give a role a blank title. i have the Owner title in my land group set to blank.

["Ghost" payment notifications]

Does anything show in the transactions on the web site?

 

[Lady parts]

I have owned several of the leading brands. The V Bento by Session/ASA is hands-down the best I've seen. Support is excellent, and the devs actually listen to users.

ETA: I am primarily interested in appearance, and I think The V Bento is definitely the winner in that category. However, after buying The V for its appearance, I have found the included breast deformer to be very useful. I don't use sound much. I should mention that it can be worn unhidden without showing through some of my panties and pants.

[Lip Shaper/Deformer]

18 hours ago, Ceka Cianci said:

They probably used Lelutka's Axis Hud.. The picture you posted even looks like it was taken at the Lelutka store.

You can do all kinds of tweaks to your face with that.. it will work with any mesh head I believe.. I've used it with my genus before and worked fine.

I don't think it's on the MP but it might be.

 

 

18 hours ago, Nalates Urriah said:

The HUD is on the market place: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/products/search?utf8=✓&search[category_id]=&search[maturity_level]=GMA&search[keywords]=Lelutka's+Axis+Hud

L$1500 and there is a demo version.

 

Thanks! I had no idea that this existed.

[Thoughts on LL's recent "How to Update Your Avatar's Body" series showcasing brand name mesh bodies.]

7 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said:

But can you tell by looking at the body if it's Maitreya Lara, LucyBody Atenea, or even Legacy Female with a Maitreya deformer?

Yes, I can if I right click on it and click "Object Profile" on the menu.

[Thoughts on LL's recent "How to Update Your Avatar's Body" series showcasing brand name mesh bodies.]

I am always puzzled when I see these figures because at least 90 per cent of the women I encounter are wearing Maitreya. It makes me wonder where all the ones who wear the other bodies are. I suppose it must have something to do with the kinds of places I frequent.

 

[New to mesh bodies - recommendations July 2022]

1 hour ago, Sorciaa said:

any more you can put together a pretty good Avi for free.

It's like RL, where you can spend a lot of time and a little money shopping charity and consignment shops or a lot of money and a little time shopping department stores and look good either way.