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    Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Linnea Evergarden

    6 minutes ago, Sammy Huntsman said:

    Your feelings and opinions are valid, and I totally sympathize with you. But I can say for certain, that creators will make for what is big, especially if it means they use their profits, to provide for themselves and their families. That being said, I think the best thing to do now. Is to learn how to draw and make textures and maybe try your hand at creating content like that for SL. 

    don't care everyone that has fallen for the Smoke and mirrors that is the proprietary AO map has has been hoodwinked over false advantages and universality made second life a Worse place because of it. and that is my Position no mater whatever snappy rejoinders anyone come up with.

     

    And it is My Pet Peeve.

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    Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Linnea Evergarden

    1 hour ago, Sammy Huntsman said:

    Maybe message the creator, and politely ask her if there is a possibility to add an SLUV version as well. But I wouldn't call creators making for the Lel EVOX part of a cult, I think they are just going where the money is. Especially if they use SL as a means to pay for their RL bills and stuff. 

    I did ask they stared they wont because of a partnership with *Introducer of propritary AO* and i stand by my analogy because it is poison for the compatibility we have enjoyed in Second life until now

    Secondly any "advantage" it has is Fiction pure smoke and Mirrors

    Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Linnea Evergarden

    5 hours ago, Sammy Huntsman said:

    I don't disagree with you that there are some high quality artists in SL. But I mean have you tried Nuve, for makeups. I know they make for catwa hd pro. 

    The issue is i bought a Fantasy Tatoo set the designer of it made it to work with a Eye shadow form a another shop who unfortunately drank the *Proprietary UV* cool aid like a Jonestown cultist   here is the picture of the ad with creative clipping to see what exactly i am looking for and part of the Tattoo set it is to go with as well as what it looks like on my prefured Skinset so you can understand why i dont want change (monetary considerations aside))

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    Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.

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    30 minutes ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:

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    Thank you, Scylla! Couldn't have said it better.

     

    I'll be super blunt - I think Lelutka's an amazing brand, but I *do not* like their female heads and I cannot stand Evo X (I hide and replace the ears right off the bat for piercings, so I'm getting zero benefit from it). I'll agree that they do have the best human male heads on the market, though, no question, and those I do wear regularly.

    For female regular wear, I'm sticking with Catwa. Sorry, the mocap anims make the faces so expressive, and the only rivals to that that I've personally found are in the furry market, where creators like Cerberus and SugarCult are out there killing the game. Trying to find good daily moods/expressions for my female Lel faces is a bad time. RBF everywhere. Blah. That weirdly works out well for the guys, though. 😄 My second runner up is AK - not for the animations, but some of the faces are too dang cute, they shape very well, and they include a bunch of fantasy ear options (mermaid ears, yaaaay!). Haven't seen any piercings for them though, so that's a peeve.

    As for being able to choose between Evolution and Evo X - that makes absolutely no difference when the majority of stores aren't selling anything for the SLUV map. It's not a real choice at that point. Even my non-human fantasy heads are swapping to Evo X maps because it's becoming too hard for their customers to find skins and makeup for SLUV. I know of a few places that still sell SLUV skins and makeup, but that's only because I'm a shopaholic. A casual shopper isn't going to know there are catalogs on Flickr for SLUV/Genus/Catwa products.

    Also, Genus is coming out with their own unique UV map, as well. They refused to entertain Evo X and created something entirely brand new, so we'll see how that works out when it releases.

    Peeves, peeves everywhere.

    it starts  "The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from" - Andrew S. Tanenbaum Computer Networks, 2nd ed., p. 254.

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    Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.

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    Posted · Edited by Linnea Evergarden

    4 hours ago, Sammy Huntsman said:

    What head do you wear? And what skin is that?  that being said, I am sorry you had to go through and dump a lot of stuff. But you can still wear classic sl uv on all mesh heads. Also EVOx gives you a choice in the HUD where you get to go back to the Classic SLUV. So i don't see why you have to throw it all away. 

     

    The head is the Catwa HDPRO MajerSoft whish i chose because i liked the shape of i also like the hud and found it the least confusing the skin is :[P]: & []TRAP[] - Atharia Skin (F) - Shizuko

    Both do not use *Proprietary UV* and finding good quality Fantasy skns is a war without worrying my about does this support this UV or that

    anger came while looking for makeup and finding some i liked and it being for *proprietary UV* only only than going to MP to see if i can find something even remotely the same  to find that everything made in the last year and a half not supporting what i own in favor of a Vendor locked System

    As far as buying something else it wont be happening and I wont be buying any *propratary UV* anything ever because i will not support vendor lock in its the bane of the real world IT industry and it would be sad if it became a more common in SL also i highly doubt even with a the *proprietary UV* head you could use a proprietary makeup BOM with a SL Standard Skin

    and is far as it having a higher definition there are some extremely talented artists who do some amazing things with the old uv (the "spots under the eyes on my skin for example) so I have a hard time being convinced that it effects anything other than the ears.

    Scylla up above very eloquently put my issues in a fantastic post thank you for finding the words i was far far to frustrated to convey.

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    Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.

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    1 hour ago, Sammy Huntsman said:

    As a consumer, I want choice and variation. Which Lel EVOx gives me. I can choose between the Standard SLUV and the EVOx UV. 

    its not Support its not choice it's lock in  i understand you like what you get but to people who recently bought stuff that has be dumped its infuriating my choice has been take away the skin i adore which by the way is highly detalded aand was not cheep would be unusable if i moved just so i can use new make up their is absolutely no reason i should change my avatar or not be-able to buy makeup for what i have PERIOD

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    Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.

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    35 minutes ago, Sammy Huntsman said:

    EVOX has a setting in the HUD that you can toggle between EVOx and Classic mapping. But then again, due to EVOx being so big. It is very marketable for a lot of creators to create for that, instead of standard UV. 

    still not useful to me i have a CatwaPro HD head and a skin i like both are not evox both are less than a year old and expensive both of them i like and have no need to replace and now when i shop for makeup everything made recently is for EvoX

    its a proprietary plague and defective by design

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    Where can I find dark skins without ridiculous shine

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    2 hours ago, Ceka Cianci said:

    I had one guy at a beach say to me, this was when I was with my boys as well..

    Damn yummy girl, you dark as night! 

    I said, you best get inside Maynard, because you're lookin a shade off invisible man.

    I probably wouldn't have said anything , but my boys were there and I wasn't about to let them see momma get talked to like that and wreck their time..

    He's lucky my husband wasn't there, but then again he would have never said a thing then.. He'd a got wrecked.. hehehe

     

    This is why I don't use an Avatar that Reflects my RL Race. if your East Asian your a Fetish object  back when I did use such an avatar I have been told I should were a Sailor outfit, Kimono or *Insert some other Traditional or Stereotype clothing style here* because "it's hot" Anime freaks ask if they can date me so they can have a weal Wifeu etc. Which is why Most of the time I am either a Animal Some sort of Fantasy creature.

    When I do use a human Avi which is super rare I use a darker complexion 

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    How does your avatar look today ?

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    On 7/18/2023 at 7:03 AM, CandyCole said:

    Emma ^^, this is absolutely intended as a positive critique on an otherwise lovely avatar.

    Your hands are way too small and your arms are too short.  In RL, if someone stands up straight with their arms down by their sides with fingers straight, the fingertips reach around mid-thigh.

    I see this constantly within SL, so apologies for picking on you. it is not personal and I hope you take in the way it was intended. But, after all, your body, your choice.

    You see the exact opposite a lot as well people with arms that reach down to the knees or my personal favorite hands that are way too big or as I jokingly call them in reference to a Fallout 4 Perk Magazine "Mutant Fists" 

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    Who are you? We want to know

    in Make Friends

    Posted · Edited by Linnea Evergarden

    3 hours ago, Luna Bliss said:

    I once fancied doing that.

    What part of the country are you in currently, or are you on the road?

    I am currently in Northern Wisconsin on the Shores of Lake Superior enjoying the cool lake breeze because everyplace else is hotter than a cow on fire. in September i will start heading south west. this year i plan to take the old Route 66 and take in all the old road side stuff before it's gone for example one of the arrows at Twin arrows has fallen over

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    Who are you? We want to know

    in Make Friends

    Posted · Edited by Linnea Evergarden

    SL I have too many hobbies to nail things down so I will just mention my real life info 

    I am in my late 60's, I have Advanced degrees in Physical and cultural anthropology and taught both at universities for 20 years until I became sick of dealing with University students and went back to uni and got my Teaching credentials and taught Middle school history until I retired. I did a Short Stint in the Military to pay for my education I used to fly airplanes in RL 

    In my youth I did things that would make Indiana Jones turn white Like dive scuba dive in a Mayan sacred cenote  ("Well of sacrifice") 

    In my retirement I live in a Motor home and travel. 

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    Does it say something about me if I feel more "vulnerable" as a woman avi?

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    On 7/22/2023 at 11:51 AM, Luna Bliss said:

    You might try researching Aboriginal peoples (many still exist today that have not been so influenced by the Western mind of dog-eat-dog competitiveness).  They seek to exist in harmony with the world rather than conquer it.

    This has given me much hope for humankind as their existence (past or present) is proof that our minds were not totally formed by evolution and unable to change.  It's not totally 'evolution' that made us (in the Western World) the way we are....it was socialization.  And socialization (basically a kind of  subconscious brainwashing received from those around us, often not deliberately) has the potential of being undone through human awareness and choosing what we believe is true.

    Bringing this back to our OP's dilemma, if he can realize how he's been socialized to react in certain ways he has the opportunity to deny that brainwashing/socialization....and behave in new, more beneficial, ways.

    People were separated from the rest of humanity for 40,000 to 50,000 years on a remote Island continent are of course going to have a different world view from the rest of us due to a difference in selective pressure. To put some perspective on it the Ancestors of the Australian Aboriginal people traveled to one of the world's most remote places when Both modern humans and Neadertalls were competing with each other in Europe they were an extremely intrepid people 

    As as Anthropologist I am still wrapping my head around how this could have happened https://allthatsinteresting.com/ancient-australian-dna-south-america

    But tribal instincts and including of "others" is a well documented anthropological phenominon we all do it and it is most assuredly not a thing distinct to "Western" cultures.

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