Bitsy Buccaneer
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The building alt is a very adorable husky puppy now. I just asked her if she was a pet and she threatened to bite my leg off to make my pirating about more authentic.
I think that's a no.
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On 3/31/2020 at 6:28 PM, Prokofy Neva said:
I stand by everything I've written here because it's true. And I'll repaste what I said because it's true, again:
Another thing I can understand about it is that instead of serving the public, serving people and preventing their confusion, it's more important to you to rage about being "slandered". (By the way, "libel" is the correct legal term for *written* speech).
These Linden areas are all named the same which means landmarking them is pointless and cuts down on their visits and sharing.
It's hard to keep re-naming lots of landmarks as you fly around and it's easier for the Lindens to give unique names to parcels they make as they parcel them. After all, they want use of their free places.
It's not a big deal for anybody to rename a landmark BUT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. Many people landmarking these nice places DO NOT REALIZE THEY ARE ALL NAMED EXACTLY THE SAME and will have trouble sorting them and returning them and - yes, renaming them.
I guess you don't have that many customers so you don't think first of what is a problem for YOUR CUSTOMERS, then a problem for you as the manager of a small boutique business. I do.
If you log in and travel, that's great, but since so many of the mainly anonymous and unaccountable people on these forums do NOT, and make avatars with zero activity to post on the forums, it's a safe assumption.
Most people who are ordinary and not on the forums and not special and not in with the Moles find it difficult to do this. Some don't even know you *can* do this. Some can't make landmarks. You are not thinking of this because you don't deal with the masses; you deal with a small sub-sett of the SL population who buy old mosaics for their walls. bTW that includes me, who has a) bought your products for years b) won a design contest in your house, giving you enormous amounts of publicity.
It's easier to keep sniping and raging and imagining that things you do are the norm though, isn't it?
Well, don't.
PPS I stopped by your store. I didn't see any landmark givers of interesting places to explore, but that's ok, it's not required, people can just be hobbyists and just collect places and sometimes share them. Let's recall how you greeted my point about this problem:
So before you rant and rage some more about "slander," consider that your nasty, vicious, stupid, vitriolic comments to me about things that we both know I know and are obvious -- and aren't the point -- just to be "clever" -- they get a pushback from me. You then focus on that pushback and not your behaviour as if you are flying around in a white robe like one of your art pieces.
PPPS I considered buying the Pompei Bouillabase which is nice but I knew you had copied it from the Internet -- it's in the public domain after all -- and I could pay $10 and upload it -- after lightening it in Paint -- rather than $225. I do buy public domain from people even for that much. It's a skill to get it framed and lighted properly and looking good in SL and I value that. But sometimes my own $10 upload will do.
The public domain version has a massive slash across the centre. I spent three weeks working on the digital "restoration" of it and that's what I'm selling. It's a tremendous piece and I was determined to "repair" the damage, no matter how long or how many new techniques I had to develop. Price is higher as a nod (it's what, 70 cents) to the amount of skill and work which went into the repair and serious history buffs and art collectors are fine with that; they know the original so they're able to appreciate what I've accomplished. There are many cheaper items for those who are budget-conscious or just want something historic to put on the wall.
It's a curious quirk of this work that the more successful I am with a restoration, the harder it is to spot. But now that it's been pointed out to you, if you like you can always take a closer look and compare it to the original. That piece is probably my best work and I'm damn proud of it. The Ulysses and the Sirens mosaic in the other room is another good one for seeing what I can do (lower right corner was "rebuilt" through layering). I didn't name my shop Restorations for no reason
As for the rest, I never claimed to have landmark givers. I said that I include notecards with landmarks with some things I make. See the difference? I acknowledged that quantity of LM matters. Did you miss that? I wasn't "sniping or raging". If that's the tone you read my words in, it came from you, not from me. Look at the words I used to end my post - "Have a lovely day, all the best". They were sincere. I still wish you well, despite everything you've tried to throw at me here.
All the best, Prok. Be well.
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18 hours ago, Prokofy Neva said:
I think you and Tari Landar have never visited these Linden places so you can't understand what I'm talking about, but that's common.
Anyone who explores a lot in SL and enjoys the Linden places get this, but you don't because you don't.
It's a chore to have to re-name LMs especially when you deal with thousands of them constantly because you run rentals and a land preserve where they are constantly needed and updated and when you put them on servers to be issued every day. But that's not an experience you have, either, so never mind.
Good morning Prok, did you have a pleasant time slating and slandering us for taking part in the conversation? I hope you did
Anyway, I don't run rentals or a land preserve or a server. You're right on that. But I do sometimes make things to travel about on and include a notecard with some of my favourite scenic Linden locations and nearby rez areas (always Linden because they're stable and reliable). I have more annotated LMs for good places to take snaps to make the vendor images from. It's never been a big deal to me to amend an LM after I take it. It's just part of taking an LM 🤷♀️. I notice if it's sufficient or if more is needed and if more is needed, I add something. Do it with shops, places I come across on my travels, friends' places, wherever I think I might want to go back to.
When we were new, friends and I would explore endlessly. We'd spend days doing it and getting lost was part of the fun. We weren't in the mindset to document it all with countless LMs though, only enough to get us back to certain places and general areas. That we don't have your habits doesn't mean we don't enjoy Linden places. Why do you assume we don't simply because we don't share your particular habits?
May I be allowed to wonder how many are similar to me, my friends, Tari and how many might be like you? I suspect there's very few who process and update LMs in their thousands on a regular basis, and even fewer who do it without bots.
Anyway, wishing you a lovely day. All the best
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43 minutes ago, Arduenn Schwartzman said:
That's the fun part about infinity. It means that there's an infinite amount of you out there.
Yeah. Sometimes I used to take consolation in the idea that there might be another me somewhere, that my potential might not be entirely wasted.
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5 hours ago, Mollymews said:
and the not always serious. Like I used to be active in the Fake Doctors Association once. Fake consultations and prescribing fake drugs and fake treatments to fake patients with fake ailments. Which because all fake would be quite elaborately ingenious sometimes
that's the kind of madcap creativity i miss, like young children before we stifle their imaginations in the name of growing up
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7 minutes ago, Prokofy Neva said:
Yeah I know. I've been in SL 16 years. Again, when you take these landmarks, they are generic and don't help you remember where they are. If you are flying around and taking landmarks, and not stopping to edit them. Now, why is this? It seems to me the Lindens could make them work better so that no one has to edit them. Yes, if you click on them, you go back to that place, but again, there is nothing to make it have a unique name like every other place in SL.
The LM name comes from the parcel. The owner of the parcel gives it the name.
Are you complaining about this in general or because the Lindens didn't name things to your specifications in their parcels?
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16 minutes ago, Arduenn Schwartzman said:
If the universe is infinitely large, then, even if the occurrence of Earth is very very rare indeed, there will be infinitely many copies of you (yes you) in this same universe, and many of them (infinitely so) are evil.
Does this mean that there's a me somewhere that's healthy?
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23 minutes ago, Prokofy Neva said:
when you take their landmarks, you are left with a generic name that doesn't help you remember what it was.
Landmark names can be edited. A friend drops LMs on me when he finds somewhere he thinks I'd like and I always add a FROM GEORGE on the end so I can find it again
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5 hours ago, ChinRey said:
rather than have it moleified. The place could do with some updates, much of it is getting a bit old, but I really hope the style won't change.
I was in for a visit from the link you posted in another thread (TY for that btw) and I really liked how vibrant and saturated the textures were. So much mesh all soft and fuzzy and drab washed out neutrals. That has its place with the shabby chic crowd but it was good to see something richer and remember how that used to be the norm.
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1 hour ago, xTornTwilightx said:
You can sit back and play neutral in either a hippy or libertarian fashion and say things like "its whatever, just like, let people play the way they want" but ignoring the gravity of this doesn't make it go away. If you were very casual about SL then I'd give you a pass. But most of you are not. I feel like I'm bringing up an actual issue and some of you are treating me like the cause of the issue. And yes, it is "flawed' to think that you can play SL however you want without it impacting other players. Its a little difficult to put into words but player centrism can ruin the immersion of a character centrist player. However no one can "make" you not feel like a person sitting at a computer watching a chat. Every time I see a RL profile picture I want to call the cops.
The whole issue about revealing gender is complicated and there is no universally "right" answer. What one person needs (or thinks they need) will match with some and go against the needs/perceived needs of others. That is simply the way it is. Recognising this doesn't make us casual or any of the other more judgemental words you've thrown out. It just means we accept that not everyone uses SL the way we do.
Some of us value the remaining diversity of SL highly. Some of us miss how there used to be even more of it. A diversity of approaches makes for a richer and more self-sustaining world. Some of us want lots of different people doing lots of different things in lots of different ways because that means there's a niche for a greater number of people.
None of us are saying that you are the cause of this issue. We're pointing out that your rigidity is complicating things for you. Can you see the difference? You're saying things like "Every time I see a RL profile picture I want to call the cops." It's your responsibility to address this, not ours. Not anyone who has a RL profile picture, especially those who are using it to tell others that they're bringing their RL selves into SL. Can you not just think "oh, not someone for me" and move on?
If you have very stringent criteria, it's up to you to make that known and seek out environments where your requirements are more likely to be met. That means much of the grid won't suit you. Much of the grid doesn't suit me at the moment. So I minimise the time I spend in situations which frustrate me and focus on the people, places and activities which make me happy.
You're determined to use SL in a very particular and narrow way. Why complicate it even further by getting upset with others who don't do it exactly as you want? Acceptance of others makes it a whole lot easier.
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1 hour ago, xTornTwilightx said:
"I would like to defend my use of multiple avatars"
Ok so this is where I do get a little stuck and it highlights another thing. I don't think its criminal to have multiple accounts but many people do. If you look at it through player centrism, that person is the same person on every account, therefore they must be hiding or doing something nefarious.
/me skips off to tell the boy alt he's nefarious. He'll be delighted as he thought his sole purpose these days was to paint the Belli house. He does it very well, mind you.
He did remind me not to tell the building alt. She's already taken on a slife of her own. Clean inventory for the beta grid we said. Yeah right said she.
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7 hours ago, xTornTwilightx said:
This is a bit of a rant because I'm not sure there is a solution. I think I came to SL a bit late and now people are through the looking glass, so to speak. I feel like I'm in a bit of a small minority in the Soft RP group. Maybe I should just learn to Hard RP and escape the problem completely. Anyway I really needed to type this out because its been driving me crazy but if you have any insight I'd love to hear it 😃
Are you inclined to over think things? It feels like it from the amount you wrote.
It might go better if you simply accept people as they are and not worry about it. Like anything else, because we're all still people, there will be some you click with and some you don't. In real life we just carry on adjusting to each situation, so why not do it here too? Not everyone will be your cup of tea, but sometimes someone different will surprise you.
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12 hours ago, Pamela Galli said:
Apparently Denmark has come up with an idea that other European countries are planning to copy https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/denmark-freezing-its-economy-should-us/608533/
But in order to do anything like that we would have to convince the so called president he thought of it first.
Denmark's government has been the most pro-active in Europe. They went to lockdown early too and have a low number of deaths to show for it. Their lead is a good one to follow. If only our governments would.
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1 hour ago, Arduenn Schwartzman said:
"Don't ask what Linden Lab can do for you. As what you can do for others using Second Life as a platform." - Abraham Lincoln
I was trying to figure out how to say this, except it was using many more words and not going so well. Thanks Arduenn
Off for some lockdown exercise now
(edit: Rather than focus on what you can do with money, perhaps a better hook given the monumental economic uncertainty would be a focus on what you can do in SL for free or very low cost. Then those who are inclined can find their own way into Linden homes or mesh bodies or whatever makes them happy.)
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2 minutes ago, Selene Gregoire said:
I have never said any of those things, nor thought them. I'm telling you what others in the US think, not what I think ffs.
My apologies then. It wasn't clear to me that others were and you weren't. I'm going to bow out as I only thought to help a wee bit and have only made things worse. Take care everyone, and stay safe.
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14 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:
This one isn't just Selene. This is a US thing. Many, many people over here have all sorts of negative connotations with the word 'lockdown'. That is why every single location in the US that is putting in similar type orders are using words like "Shelter in Place" and "Stay at Home" -- and the politicians are emphasizing that it is 'NOT A LOCKDOWN".
Despite how things are phrased, depending on the location, what is happening over here is very similar or even the same, as what is going on in some European countries.
It's not a word with otherwise positive connotations over here either. Somehow we've managed to not get our collective knickers in a twist over a word.
But it's not worth arguing over. This is an American forum, so we do things your way.
(you, being general and referring to the majority, not anyone specific)
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35 minutes ago, Selene Gregoire said:
If people can't distinguish between showing that in North America a particular term usually means something different from the rest of the world and saying don't shelter in place that's thier fugging problem, not mine.
Thanks for kicking me when I about as down as I can get. I shouldn't have expected anything better than that from other humans.
Can you not let go of your attachment to a negative definition of a particular word? Look at what I wrote about our "lockdown" here. That's the sense in which it is being used with regards to the pandemic. It isn't a bad thing. It isn't a punishment. I'm sorry people have punished you unfairly in the past, but that's not what's going on here.
(Selene has informed me that she doesn't feel this way, so the you's refer to whomever does. Leaving the post in so you all know why she's pissed with me.)
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1 hour ago, Selene Gregoire said:nounNORTH AMERICAN
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the confining of prisoners to their cells, typically after an escape or to regain control during a riot.
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a state of isolation or restricted access instituted as a security measure."the university is on lockdown and nobody has been able to leave"Lockdown is a punishment.
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So basically my effort to provide an idea of what life is like living in a "lockdown" was a waste of time because you're stuck on a dictionary definition?
It's not a punishment here. It really isn't. It is the best chance we have of reducing the death count. Is that not worth it?
(Selene has informed me that she doesn't feel this way, so the you's refer to whomever does. Leaving the post in so you all know why she's pissed with me.)
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Is the term "lockdown" really that terrifying? We've been seeing it in English-language reports on the situation across Europe so when it was finally announced for the UK, it was very much welcomed. We can get food (one trip per day), we can get medicine, we can get one bit of outdoor exercise. We're not supposed to make social calls or gather.
It's more emotionally difficult than it is physically difficult. Grocery stores have been hiring and reworking their websites to cope with demand for deliveries. Time is doing weird things so these improvements feel slow in coming, but they haven't really been. Given my disabilities, it's been terrifying at times. But we're getting through. Some food items are hard to get and that poses challenges. This has hit me particularly hard. I'm still managing.
Living under lockdown requires adjustment and inner strength. But it's worth it because it saves lives. It reduces the strain on the health services, so fewer people will die, fewer nurses, doctors and paramedics will die. All that's being asked is that we make this adjustment for the time being.
If your state or the entire U.S. goes into lockdown, welcome it. It will save lives.
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This feels rather like a known troll. Oh well, it's something to talk about. How's the weather where you are?
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14 minutes ago, Seicher Rae said:
Sometimes not caring about stuff is a bad sign of depression, but not this time. Right now not caring, which also means not stressing, is a good thing. I have food and toilet paper and stuff. I live in social isolation anyway, which normally is something to be concerned about, but it turns out to be a blessing because *having* to do it is no big deal.
Sometimes we just need a break from caring, especially when there's been an overwhelming amount to care about ❤️
I went to my two social outlets to see the closed until further notice signs. It helped me feel more grounded in this new reality that I'm only sort of experiencing. Both are short walks so it was a way of giving purpose to some exercise.
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Thanks to Wulfie and all for this thread. Please keep talking, as this is making MD seem far less daunting than the more usual forum discussion about it
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8 hours ago, ItHadToComeToThis said:
If you are in an at risk category then self isolation is your friend.
As hard as it is, and I know that reality better than most, isolation is everyone's friend right now. The more we slow the spread, the less the health services are overwhelmed and more people, at risk or otherwise healthy, will survive. We absolutely have to think in terms of the good of everyone.
There is strength and mental health in understanding this and acting accordingly. The purpose of our lives right now is to get each other through.
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1 hour ago, Tari Landar said:
the odds right now are pretty damn good that someone reading your words is either not going to make it, or will lose a loved one, and it will likely be directly related to someone having not cared enough to take/perform the most basic of precautions and personal hygiene acts when this all started.....someone who probably says "eh, it's not that bad" 😉
^ cause it can't be said often enough. We're all in this together. Act for the good of those who are most at risk, not just yourself.
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Na, I say Blender is free, I can't afford Maya so I have to take it on trust when Maya users say Maya is better
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Blender was originally animation software. There's a ridiculous amount it can do that's not needed for making mesh for SL.
SL mesh has many quirks and requires many compromises, so there's a lot to be said for learning as you go. Make something, then slive with it awhile to get a feel for how it works inworld and figure out which compromises matter most for what you're making and what you want from it. It's at least as much an art in that respect as technical skills.
The beta grid is good for uploading practice and test mesh to avoid wasting too many lindens on upload fees.