Perrie Juran

Regarding terminology, a very detailed discussion of what the realities behind the terms really mean: http://deltango.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/a-lesson-about-land-ownership/

Wilhiam Hydraconis wrote: (.. but seriously ..setting the horses to petfood only is like neutering them.) Now if only this would work for Avatars................. On second thought keep those snippers away from me.

Are you just wanting to know how many objects are 'rezzed' In World? Because there is also the issue of how many objects residents may be wearing.

Wilhiam Hydraconis wrote: .. but they're fun to ride .. and they actually become as happy as they can if you do .. ^.^ But I also understand the studs can get quite randy and will try to mount anything that gets near them, especially another horse.

I believe Crimson Phoenix Creations has what you are looking for: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monaco/215/168/22 I have a Unicorn from there and am very pleased with it. I was just there and they have several 'rezzables.'

The move to web based profiles sux. And if you are using viewer 2 you won't be able to see mine because I chose the privacy option that I DO NOT WANT MY PROFILE VISIBLE ON THE WEB. Period! They took something that was fast, fun & easy and made it slow, onerous & difficult.

I am a live music enthusiast in SL. I get to here performers and music that I otherwise might never hear. And being able to interact, talk with the performers is a fabulous plus. There is also the social aspect, interacting with other people I meet In World. Then there is pixel bumping too. It can be lots of fun at times.

Darrius Gothly wrote: LOL Before they were old enough to hack into the router, I was pretty safe. Once they got old enough and sharp enough to understand the permissions tables, I had to routinely change the password to stay safe. Then I hit on a really novel idea ... My oldest asked me for the password, so I told him "No way dude". He begged, pleaded, whined, bargained .. I could have had my laundry done till he was 50 .. but instead I kept replying "No way dude". (I see that twinkle in your eye .. LOL) So after a week of his constant harangue trying to wheedle it out of me, his younger brother came to me and quietly asked .. Is the router password actually "No way dude"? When I got done laughing, I told him yes. BTW: It was the youngest son's network cable I ripped out. (Then the little bugger hacked the WiFi. *rolls eyes*) My answer to my son who was trying to hack ours was , "You'll never guess it." He never did.

Mila Edelman wrote: I have taught some n00bs how to edit manually. Sometimes, they listen well. Other times, well, they don't. People get panicky when doing something new in the tech world for some reason I don't understand. So if something isn't 50-feet high and flashing, they don't see it and start clicking the wrong stuff or crying that they don't get it, then start blaming me for making a product that didn't fit their avatar exactly. Ah, life. If there is any one time that I find voice useful it is when teaching people basic editing. I also keep a collection of screen shots of the edit windows with the appropriate info marked. First thing I do when teaching is have them create a basic cube and show them the functions on that. That helps alleviate the fear of messing up their purchase. Or I'll give them a cruddy full perm freebie to experiment on first.

I understand the damned if you do, damned if you don't problem. In RL I'm a wash my hair and run kind of guy. I don't take the time to make sure every lock is in place. In SL, we'd rather be able to put an item on and go and not have to spend an hour tweaking prim by prim. And for nOObs that can be especially tedious to do. Also, people fail to read the owners manual. I was recently gifted with some items that are the first time I've had anything with resize scripts. And they are not working for me. The scripts are not moving the prims in the right direction in order for the item to fit my shape. I have purchased similar items in the past and never had trouble fitting them by working with individual prims. The resize scripts don't do what I need to have the item fit. I was planning on posting a thread about this problem. Just havn't got to it yet. Some people have suggested that LL could ameliate some of the problem by getting more powerful servers, faster CPU's, more RAM, etc, etc. But this would only help if LL imposed restrictions. Otherwise people who just create content that ate up the extra resources. Personally I don't want to lose any content. But weighed against the long term benefits might it be worth it?

I know that there are a lot of technical issues involved when dealing with lag. First of all there is what is already present in the SIM. The build itself. I have been at SIMs where I was the only avatar present and still encountered lag because of all the objects, scripts, poorly done textures, etc, that were already there. There is one live music venue I know that is laggy even when empty because of all the particle scripts that are running there. The second thing is what each Avatar brings into the SIM with them. I appreciate that some of the venue owners are trying to educate people about the issues. I know I thought WTF the first time a date told me she'd be showing up bald because she had to take off her hair in order to teleport! Crazy stuff. All of us (or at least I hope most of us) simply want to enjoy our SL with the least amount of muss and fuss possible. Simply put, I want to log in, get dressed and go out and have fun here. I've tried to take a bit of personal responsibility by looking at my own impact and taking some action to reduce it. I would hate to see content broken but just like in RL, things wear out and sometimes need to be replaced. We grudgingly accept this fact in RL. So it may be that we will need to accept this fact in SL also. I feel bad for some of the content creators who are going to take the heat for this should LL start disabling some content. Many of them have in good faith tried to provide a superior product. There are a few of them though who don't give a damn about SL. All they see is the money. Their days are numbered.

p.s. For those of you wondering about me being called a S.N., I was at a live concert the other night to hear one of my favorite performers. The club owner gives a prize to the person with the lowest script count. I have won it a couple of times. A girl started bitching in public chat, "WTF do I have to do to win it, take off all my clothes?" I did a quick check of her Avatar script count and well, I probably shouldn't have said anything about her shoes, but I did. At which point she called me a S.N. I should have known better. Saying something about a woman's shoes may be worse than telling her an item of clothes makes her ass look fat.

I was called a nazi the other night. To be specific, I was called a Script-nazi. Which in part has lead me to start this discussion and ask the question in the subject line. I am not sure what the number one complaint in SL is but I do know that lag is very high on the list. And one of the big culprits as I understand it from the SL blogs (both the official and the unofficial ones) is Scripts. Now I am not technically proficient enough to know this for a fact myself, but based upon what I have read, it sounds pretty plausible to me. Two of the issues I have seen discussed are older scripts and poorly written newer scripts. I have also heard re-size scripts brought to task as being nasty culprits. Now personally I did a little inventory of the items I most commonly wear. There was no need for a 'glow' script in my boots. My wrist cuffs, while I always wear them, I rarely use them. So I made a copy, removed the scripts and wear those when I am out and about. My hair has no scripts. Nor my hat that I am never with out. (OK, I do take it off in bed). But all this got me puzzling, I shouldn't have to be doing all this work. Except for the fact that I want to enjoy a lag free SL. I also got to thinking it is probably a very small minority in SL who have any knowledge about the causes of lag. And should it really be necessary to know? But before this gets too long to read and I go off on every tangent in my brain atm, I have been in SL for close to 4 years now. Sometime in late 2007, maybe early 2008, I remember there being a major change or upgrade to the Havok engine SL uses. And I remember that upgrade did break some content in SL. One of my favorite places at that time was a SIM called Zero Point and it had what is till in my mind the best roller coaster I have ever rode in SL. And the change in the Havok engine broke it. The creator even posted a sign by it explaining it may not work. And for whatever reason they chose not to rebuild it. I was sad to see it go but it happenned. So my question to you is would you be willing to sacrifice some content, would some items being rendered unusable be acceptable to you, if it should mean a major reduction in lag and improvement in overall usability? There are a few who are predicting that the Lab is going to step in and force this issue anyways. Are you prepared to deal with it?

Have these products been tested on furries? I have bad allergies and have to be careful about what I wear but still I hate when the products have been tested on furries.

Mind you that unless the pushee is congenial to being pushed, the viewer logs all pushes (at least it used to, I will double check next time I log in), pushing can be considered an ARable offense. Then again it can be fun to push AFK ava's into awkward situations. And one girl I knew, as a final good bye, I pushed her off a cliff.

Lonewolf Lightworker wrote: i only made these topic bc i foudn someone named "IBeatKittens" today.. he said all the normle names was taken I now know the name for my next alt: EveryTimeYouMasturbateAKittenDies, aka MasturKittenKiller

Sigmund Leominster wrote: <snip> I also believe that actually "wanting" to be one automatically disqualifies an applicant. </snip> “I wouldnt want to belong to any club that would accept me as a member.”

It is really not possible to answer this question. First of all when it comes to shape, that is a personal preference. Tall, short, skinny, fat, flat chested or bazookas, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Secondly your shape will affect the way your skin looks. I have several shapes in my inventory and on a few of them my skin looks at least in my opinion pretty nasty. But on my regular shape it looks pretty durn good. When choosing my current skin I tried on over 100 demos before deciding. People can be very sensitive about the way they look. I'm that way. I like my 'Second Life Me.' So the bottom line is "best" is in the eye of the beholder.

One thing that I found was very useful was hiding the Library: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/How_does_the_Library_work How do I hide the Library? While you can't delete the Library, if you're concerned it causes visual clutter, you can hide it: 1. Enable the Advanced menu. 2. Choose Advanced > Debug Settings. 3. Type noinventoryLibrary. It autocompletes. 4. Select TRUE. 5. Close the Debug Settings window and restart the Viewer.

partly in honor of one of our most prolific participants: Wasted Life

Because it is politically incorrect to single out an ethnicity here and would probably result in this post being RIC'd if I named one, you will need to fill in the blank. How do you drive a __________ crazy? Glue a penny to the side walk. (the other very politically incorrect answer to the question is "offer them a free ham sandwich).

Seraphiel Galaxy wrote: I've only just found this thread......I'm still having trouble finding my way around this place....so many corridors....sooo many rooms!! I need a map and compass :smileytongue: Welcome to the Matrix

Blondin Linden wrote: This definitely is a tricky situation and a great topic to talk about. I'm always amazed at the level of compassion that our customers have when others are in need. The $$ raised for Japan has been astounding and the Relay for Life events never fail to impress. I would agree with the other posters about doing your homework before donating money. Research, talk to your friends, ask the forums for thoughts! While I know that you currently follow some if not all things in the new Lithium forums, I don't know how much you followed the old forums. The opinions weighed heavily on the side of don't do it, even for some clearly recognized charities. I am fortunate to be friends with some of the people who are very involved with the non-profits sector of SL so am able to get good advice. Not everyone has access to that.

Shaman Till wrote: <snip> Perrie-thanks...sounds like it usually isn't worth trying, </snip> I did not mean to say it wasn't worth trying. There have been some places that their particular settings did really add to the experience. Changing the settings only takes a second or two. Less time than it takes for that annoying 'the region you have entered is a different version' pop up.