Dresden Ceriano
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Daniel Regenbogen wrote:Dresden Ceriano wrote:What on earth gives you the idea that your specific overheating problems are systemic? If they were, I assure you, we'd have see numerous people posting here about similar issues... the truth of the matter is that we haven't seen any such thing. I'm not saying that it's not an issue for some people besides yourself, just that it doesn't occur as often as you seem to think.I know next to nothing about using Mac laptops for SL, but I do know that Maddy has used them for years without the issue of which you speak and may be able to help you mitigate your supposed damages. Yet, you chose to dismiss her input and write off her successful use of the platform on a Mac laptop as some sort of anomaly. Your assertion may be entirely correct and yet, I'd wager that my anecdotal evidence far outweighs your personal experience....DresDres, feel free to ask around in the Macintosh User Group, the heat problem comes up there regulary, and they are *very* SL specific. Machines that run cool in more or less any other application add 30 or more degrees within minutes of running SL. Especially for densely packed machines like notebooks heat *can* be a killer. Which, in case of Macs, not only fits the mobile ones but to some degree also the iMac or the Mini.Just a little test I did now: Within 5 minutes of starting SL, the GPU temp went from 35°C to 72°C. And that's on a 27inch iMac which has a bit more breathing room than a MacBook. (1 minute after quitting SL, it is down to 50°C already.)
Let me reiterate... I have very little knowledge of the Mac user experience. That being said, it doesn't surprise me in the least that SL causes such heating issues. I wouldn't find it abnormal for a computer system to rise 30 to 50 degrees above normal while using SL. Not only is SL GPU intensive, but it also reeks havoc on a system's CPU. It's quite possible that Macs (especially Mac laptop's) aren't as well equipped to deal with such pressure as are Microsoft-based PCs... I have no idea.
But that wasn't my point, my point is that, if Maddy has been able to make it work for her, then, perhaps the OP could as well, if he would only listen to what she had to say, instead of arbitrarily writing her off.
...Dres
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Audriana LittleBoots wrote:hiSo you know you can tick the box so people can't see you online right, someone I'm in love with I think may have done this to me
they said they had to go and I've been suspecting something, I searched for him in a group he is in and it said he was online!! I checked other groups they all said offline???so my question is why did this one group take 25 mins for them to say their offline? is it because that was the tag they was wearing if he had ticked the box and signed out to make out he was going?why would one group lag 25mins to register? I know he may read this but its killing me and better than confronting feeling like this.please help I don't know what to do.
You've obviously been in SL long enough to know that even when someone signs off, the system takes a while to relay that information to the whole of the grid... why should groups be any less prone to such issues?
And yet, more importantly, why in hell would you want to continue being with someone for whom you apparently hold such distrust? I mean, honestly, if I found out that my partner, within minutes of me signing off, started searching groups of which I'm a member, with no other thought than to implicate me in devious behavior, I'd dump them like the lunatic they clearly are.
Do your supposed loved one a favor and tell him that you're far too unstable to continue pretending to love him... therefore, allowing him to go find someone who actually, honestly can.
...Dres
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Celestiall Nightfire wrote:Sassy, the IRS expects people to report prizes
Celestiall, the IRS probably expects me to report my fiance shoving a quarter up my ass in gratitude for a service well performed. In which case, I'm fully supportive of them reaching in to extract their percentage... I'm just hoping that they're willing to dig rather deeply in order to find it.
...Dres
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Tomarax Davidov wrote:The problem is systemic with this particular software and really needs to be addressed
What on earth gives you the idea that your specific overheating problems are systemic? If they were, I assure you, we'd have see numerous people posting here about similar issues... the truth of the matter is that we haven't seen any such thing. I'm not saying that it's not an issue for some people besides yourself, just that it doesn't occur as often as you seem to think.
I know next to nothing about using Mac laptops for SL, but I do know that Maddy has used them for years without the issue of which you speak and may be able to help you mitigate your supposed damages. Yet, you chose to dismiss her input and write off her successful use of the platform on a Mac laptop as some sort of anomaly. Your assertion may be entirely correct and yet, I'd wager that my anecdotal evidence far outweighs your personal experience.
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Marianne Little wrote:A new mesh head, a new closeup. Raw shot, only cropped and resized.I will not copy and paste a lot of text here, if you are interested just follow the link.... this thread is mainly for images as I see it.But I can say that I ike it. It is a bit chin heavy, and that can't be edited BUT it is rigged to head stretch and head length, so I made the whole face shorter and rounder. Overall I still prefer The Mesh Project head, but I hope this will take over as other creators start to make makeup and skins. Maybe the future will see more mesh heads from LeLutka, and perhaps it is possible to rig them more. Mouth size nd eyes size would be an improvement. Variety is what I miss most.
Perhaps I'm being a bit too critical, but what's wrong with her forehead? It looks as if she's suffering from some sort of minimal, yet rather shiny rash. Then, there's the strange coloring on the insides of her nostrils... what's up with that? Hell, Marianne, your base avatar face (as shone here on your badge) is much more attractive than this mesh monstrosity. It's no wonder you prefer another mesh head over this. It's possible that other (better) skin creators can do something with it, but if this is any indication of what the actual creators think can be accomplished with it, they may not even want to try.
...Dres
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Josephine Carissa wrote:pps. to answer the obvious question yes i've tryed to upload and post a picture but for some reason unable to : ( oh well i am able to enjoy all of your efforts.
What happens when you try? We might be able to offer you some suggestions if we knew exactly what was going wrong. For starters, what browser are you using and have you tried using any others?
...Dres
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Devlin Davis wrote:Huzzah for Vanty Threads!Heres an attempt of a selfie pic lol.
What is this? New blood? Is this what new blood looks like?
...Dres (Who the hell knew new blood looked so damn good?)
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Deltango Vale wrote:Moreover, they'd have the brains to comprehend the core nature of Second Life.
If only such a thing were to become reality.
...Dres *tries his best to reject our current reality in order to replace it with his pipe dreams*
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Innula Zenovka wrote:Derek Torvalar wrote:Innula Zenovka wrote:I had no idea that Drax holds contentious political views until now (and, indeed, I'm still not sure what's said to be so contentious about them, but that's neither here nor there), and I think we can be pretty certain that none of the target audience for these promotional videos will have heard of either Drax or his political views, either.Maybe it's different in the USA, but as a Brit I'm really not aware, that, for example, an advert for a particular product is made by M&C Saachi, a British advertising agency founded and part owned by Maurice Saachi, the present Chairman of the Conservative Party, and even if I were, I wouldn't take a particular company's decision to have M&C Saachi handle its advertising as any sort of endorsement of Maurice Saachi's political views.I just don't see the force of objections to Drax's videos, unless it's simply, "LL can do nothing right."
But if you were the president of said company that advertised with R&M and Saachi went on the telly and said that everone who voted Labour were crazies, and had no empathy, insulting half your customers and alienting other potential customers, how the hell would you feel about that? Would you continue to use R&M as your representative for your products???I see. So you're not saying Drax was a bad choice because potential customers might, on seeing the promotional videos, say, "But they're made by the notorious Draxtor Despres, a household name and byeword for immoderate political views! No right-minded man or woman would do business with Linden Lab when they use someone like that to make their videos!" (or words to that effect).Rather, you're saying that LL -- who some people might think have better things to do with their employees' time than have them follow forum drama -- should have refused to use his services because he's apparently been in some forum spats?Except, it wasn't just some forum spat. Drax made the decision to use his newly acquired status in order to espouse his political views for the purpose of singling out those who hold differing beliefs as crazy. As I've previously stated, I don't believe that this should disqualify him from having LL sponsor his videos. I simply believe that Drax should consider his status in the community and refrain from such divisive rhetoric or step down from such a position. Then he can say whatever the hell he wants... sans the audience he's been able to command because of his sponsored position.
...Dres
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Innula Zenovka wrote:Dresden Ceriano wrote:Innula Zenovka wrote:I had no idea that Drax holds contentious political views until now (and, indeed, I'm still not sure what's said to be so contentious about them, but that's neither here nor there),
I'm surprised you've lived so long ignorant of the fact that political views are usually always contentious to those who hold opposing political views....Dres (BTW, I've boycotted and supported the boycott of many businesses that are run by or support anti-gay groups and politicians. Just because you don't care if you give your money to people who use it to undermine your best political interests, doesn't mean everyone else is so lackadaisical.)I think what you mean is that you have boycotted and supported the boycott of many businesses that you know to be run by or support anti-gay groups and politicians. Do you really inquire about the views of -- for example -- the proprietor of a gas station before filling up your car there? Sure if you know he's anti-gay, then boycott him, but do you don't know his views, do you really check first?I'm not so obsessive that I would ask every single business owner with which I do business their political affiliations, but if I found out that the local, owner-operated gas station where I buy my gas regularly contributes to anti-gay causes, you bet your ass I'll discontinue giving them my money, as well as advocate that anyone I know do so as well.
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Have you noticed how many venture capitalists have invested in LL? They don't care about customer satisfaction... their only purpose is to squeeze as much milk as possible out of a dying cow, before it kicks the bucket. I see no reason to consider LL's fabulous new platform anything but veal.
I want to believe that the new platform will be incredibly wonderful and maybe it will, but unless LL, all of a sudden, becomes once again enamored with their users, failure is most certain. But, failure means nothing to venture capitalists, because they know how to rig things in order that they'll profit regardless of whether a company in which they've invested thrives or goes bankrupt. They're happy to just suck a business dry, than move on to the next venture.
I sincerely hope that the opinion which I've asserted here is unsubstantiated... as it very well may be. But I honestly don't ever see LL going back to a climate wherein they interacted with their user base in a way which you've suggested. Perhaps the both of us are just overly presumptive for suggesting that we know what's best for LL and Veal World... in which case, I'll believe it when I see it.
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It would help if you stated which operating system you use. Regardless, I can tell you where it is in Windows 7...
Users/Computer user name/App Data/Roaming/Viewer name/SL user name
...Dres
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Innula Zenovka wrote:I had no idea that Drax holds contentious political views until now (and, indeed, I'm still not sure what's said to be so contentious about them, but that's neither here nor there),
I'm surprised you've lived so long ignorant of the fact that political views are usually always contentious to those who hold opposing political views.
...Dres (BTW, I've boycotted and supported the boycott of many businesses that are run by or support anti-gay groups and politicians. Just because you don't care if you give your money to people who use it to undermine your best political interests, doesn't mean everyone else is so lackadaisical.)
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Theresa Tennyson wrote:Dresden Ceriano wrote:Theresa Tennyson wrote:So your position is that people should be subjected to a political litmus test when considering things they do completely unrelated to those beliefs?
I think you missed the point, Theresa. It's not Drax's political views that are at question, it's his attempts at vilifying anyone who disagrees with his political views that are so very troublesome....DresDeltango was stating that Linden Lab needed to do a certain type of promotion.I pointed out where they did in some cases exactly what he asked for through a Second Life resident.Who is apparently obnoxious, at least in certain people's opinion.The videos are actually pretty good though.Now, should they have been rebranded as being by Videographer Linden, similar to how Moles are incognito residents? They'd be the same thing, by the same person though.Or should any possible contributor be vetted on his or her obnoxiousness? In Second Life? Seriously? The number of residents who'd pass muster would fit in a small travel trailer, with breathing room.Or should they bring in someone from the outside? But this is "our world, our imagination", isn't it? What do you think the comments about bringing in "an outsider who doesn't understand Second Life" be like?Or should they just throw up their hands and say, "There's no making these whackadoodles happy so why bother?"I fail to understand why you're asking me all of this. I said nothing about Drax's videos and, in fact, think they're rather good. I simply take issue with your assertion that Derek was suggesting people be put to a political litmus test, when, in actuality, it's Drax who seemingly requires people to pass his own political litmus test... or else they should be dubbed one of the "crazies".
I couldn't honestly care less who LL decides to sponsor, but surely even you can tell the difference between user content and LL sponsored content. By accepting LL sponsorship, Drax has placed himself in a position which requires a bit more scrutiny than that to which other, simple users are subject.
While I wouldn't feel it necessary to call him out simply because someone points to his videos, I generally agree with Derek's position on Drex's behavior. I'm not suggesting that LL should not make use of his videos because of this... I'm suggesting that Drax needs to consider how that type of behavior looks, in light of his elevated position in the SL community.
Please, understand that its not his political views with which I take issue, if for no other reason than my views are pretty much in line with the ones I've seen him express... his promotion of divisiveness is what I find objectionable. I've told him this before and would like to believe that he understands my position, even though he never responded to me concerning the matter. I get the feeling that his lack of response was reactive to the fact that my comments didn't quite fit with his objective of vilifying those with whom he disagrees. Of course, I've no real way of knowing.
...Dres
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Theresa Tennyson wrote:So your position is that people should be subjected to a political litmus test when considering things they do completely unrelated to those beliefs?
I think you missed the point, Theresa. It's not Drax's political views that are at question, it's his attempts at vilifying anyone who disagrees with his political views that are so very troublesome.
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Posting this here will most probably accomplish nothing. You really should've ARed this person as soon as you saw them, as impersonating a Linden is a big no-no. A friend of mine once got banned because she jokingly set her display name to something which included "Iinden", wherein the first letter was a capital "i". I can assure you that the powers that be will not take kindly to this person's user name, but they must be notified about it first. While there is an off chance that an actual Linden might see this thread, an AR would be much more effective.
...Dres
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You don't need a hud to protect yourself against this sort of attack. It's quicker and more efficient to simply hit Alt+Shift+S, which is the shortcut to ground sit. When sitting down, no one is able to knock you around or shoot you into the sky... and you don't have to take the time to find your hud (or wear one all the time) to render their actions ineffective.
Then, of course, AR them and block them. At no time ever should you actively engage with them... as that's their entire raison d'etre.
...Dres (If you find it difficult to remember that shortcut, consider what the first letter of each key spells and how it corresponds to what that person is being.)
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Helen Quirina wrote:Hi everybody,I discovered myselft imitating in RealLife my AVI AO movements :matte-motes-agape:Is this happening to someone else ? .... Have I to be worried ? :matte-motes-bashful-cute-2:
I believe the answer to your second question is entirely contingent upon the AO you use. I use two... a regular, everyday one and a drunken one. I find that I emulate the latter more often than the former... in which case, I'm quite sure I've nothing about which to worry.
...Dres
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YorkshireLadUK wrote:SL is such hard work, I even have to type in google how to post in this forum.
Wait a minute... you honestly found an instructive page concerning the proper way to post something on the Second Life official forum with Google?... WOW!!! Was it this same page which suggested that you embolden the entire content of your post... perhaps, leading you to believe that it would somehow result in garnering you more attention by doing so?
I believe it's time you discontinue considering Google your friend.
...Dres
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Derek Torvalar wrote:My suggestions were quite valid
Your suggestions are crap! Never have I been able to walk down a street, read a book, go to a pub, to a theater or museum and be able to find the huge amount of pornographic material that I'm able to find on the web with my computer. The only way that my emotions would cloud my judgement is if they were firmly embedding in my testicles... which they aren't.
...Dres (Denial is my best friend.)
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Drew Bhalti wrote:I'm hoping somebody has a transscript. I've checked the typical places and not finding any.
Give them time, I'm sure once it's transcribed you'll be able to find it in all the familiar places.
...Dres
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Take a step back, Bobbie, sweety. Our good friend, Henry, never once mentioned accosting the girl for sex.
Regardless of the ability of most of us who've been here long enough to be able to usually read between the lines, it takes a great leap of logic to assume that the OP wasn't just simply trying to being friendly, rather than actively advocating his position within her undergarment of choice. Should we not give him the benefit of doubt that we would give any other fool who dares to create such an amusingly self-delusional thread here? I think not.
...Dres
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Pamela Galli wrote:Looks up at forum name...
Bags of douche shall be forever known as douche bags.
...Dres
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Are you hiring?
...Dres (Or are you suggesting that ultra-perverted, homosexual activity is part of either of your or your
alter-egocounterpart's vast knowledge base. After all... that is my area of expertize.)
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Oh, I get it... I think. You're saying that there is a systemic problem which is not necessarily due to SL, but to certain Mac portables in conjunction with the use of SL... right?
...Dres *is not fond of being so very ignorant*