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    What made you want land in sl?

    in Mainland

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    My 3rd year in SL, and in fact this image was captured on May 4 2010, I had been shopping at Distressed Textures on a region called Ares Aglaia, and out of curiosity I cammed-out to see the area upon which I was standing.  I realized I was at the top of a tall tall tall cliff; and the store was a little distressed shack on this massive expanse of land.  This little shack and a flimsy bridge between cliffs commanded the whole region.  I remember the emotional reaction I had to this location and to this whole aesthetic; and I realized "I want this."  In 2007 when I first rezzed, I was content to rent; and then in 2010 the dream for my own land came out, inspired by this one creator and the region they occupied.

    Distressed Textures.png

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    What would be too much of an "ick factor" ?

    in General Discussion Forum

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    53 minutes ago, EliseAnne85 said:

    What does "culturally homeless" mean?

    If it has anything to do with art or music, it wouldn't be correct as there are many, many fantastic artists here of all kinds.  It's part of the reason why I am here - it's creative and the art is excellent all around, suburb even.  

    So, I don't know what culturally homeless means?  Is that a real term?  I didn't look it up.

    I like how Coffee answered; but I'll also add something explicitly that is possibly only implied.  If one thinks of the "homeless" in part as those for whom the original home is simply too dangerous to inhabit, perhaps even too dangerous for "cultural" reasons i.e. the culture of the home is unsupportive, or violent, or filled with too much "ick" factor, that person who feels homeless can find a home they can make to their own standards of safety and joy in Second Life.  The artistic community doesn't necessarily feel safe practicing their art, sometimes, in the political climate of the world today, since art and politics often clash head-on; and here they can feel more safe to do so.

    And to bring this around to the original question about the "ick" factors that would really turn me off, anything that forces engagement or puts people in deliberate feelings of cramped personal space in which to choose.  Forced engagement, things that force a person to have to engage, that's number one "ick" to me.   

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    Effective daily/weekly Flickr routine?

    in Art, Music and Photography

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    On 5/11/2023 at 5:03 AM, Nikolai Fellini said:

    That is what I was asking. When I 1st returned to Flickr 6 months ago, I read about all the things people did just to boost their account. The "thank you" comments seemed like just a way to double comment count. Now that I have been active for a while, I think my judgement may have been a little cynical. It takes time to say "thank you" and many probably appreciate the courtesy.

    There's a balance to be struck here, I think; and from your original question about a daily AND WEEKLY routine it seems like a good idea if you want to save your "thank you"s for a once a week project.  Once a week, go in and give some thanks.  Gratitude is always endearing but as with anything else, too much of a good thing spoils it maybe. (?) So with your daily routine set, you can now focus on things you'd like to do weekly and the gratitudes can be one of them. 

    I think another thing you might like to add to the weekly photography-mindset (or maybe it's a thing you can meditate on monthly instead, if weekly ends up being sessions too close together)  is to "Take Stock."  Take inventory; take stock; take a good look; take a moment to remember what it is you've done and what it is you'd like to do.  Take a look at what worked; take a look at what got you some good audience appreciation.  Take an inventory of the props you have or need; take an inventory of the settings you've already used or want to use; take a broad-stroke big-picture overall perspective of your artistic journey and where it's going and where it's been.  Sometimes that means, too, changing the permissions on older photos (private only maybe, instead of for public to still see) so that what is left for the public to see represents a more unified vision or skill level.  (If that's important to you. For some artists it's not; for those, seeing the whole journey from the undeveloped to the finessed is desirable.)  So, doing a nice check-in once in a while to make sure the photos you want to be seen are visible; the photos you don't want to be seen are not. 

     

    Victorian Funfair at Merrymount

    in Linden Homes

    Posted · Edited by Lyric Demina

    2 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said:

    Since the official post does not allow comments, I would like to see how people are enjoying the Victorian Funfair at Merrymount!

     

    ENJOYING SO MUCH ❤️

    This is wonderful.  So full of joy.  I am especially impressed (as usual) by the sound effects and soundscape generally.  What excellent work ❤️

    Edit to add applause for all the wee details there are to explore and admire.

     

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    Favourite creators of plants and flowers

    in General Discussion Forum

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    On 4/26/2023 at 3:58 AM, Sakura Sands said:

    Hey all, 

    I'd love to hear your recommendations for the best plant and flower makers in SL...I know some nice places but I'd love to hear what your faves are.  Particularly any creators who are new to the scene.  

     

     

    among all those listed, also A.N.C. Ltd.  and 8F8 rank in my inventory way way high up.

    https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/116811

    https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/123815

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    The new SL homepage machinima? What do you think?

    in General Discussion Forum

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    I think the video does a terrific job of capturing fantasy AND reality AND capability AND potential for future capability; the horses weren't the main feature for me as I was more immediately struck by the "nature" elements.  The landscape; the water in the background; the ability to visit lush green areas i.e. where the avatar is meditating.  It's a fairly good attempt in my opinion to throw together a dozen different "pulls" into the world of Second Life -- some come for the animals, some for the peace and quiet, some for the adventure, some for the music, some for the fashion, some for the trying-on different personas and different avatars.  I haven't paid much attention to past iterations of the login screen machinima but this one, coincidentally to your thread about it, actually impressed me.  

    To summarize, though I haven't been moved to comment on previous login screen video, this time I think this one is well done.

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    💡 Positive News Regarding Scripted Agents Function 💡

    in General Discussion Forum

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    18 minutes ago, Count Burks said:

    After the server update yesterday I was curious to see if any progress was made regarding the testing of the scripted agents restriction. I just tested this new function now and it appears to have been implemented on the standard Second Life server code. I even made a pretty picture of it.

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    Here you have the full tutorial Scripted Agent Estate Access FAQ - deny_bots setting : Linden Lab (freshdesk.com)

    For those who want to block scripted agents aka bots entering their region or sim or Homestead here is the easy to follow version.

    1. In the Second Life viewer you need to select the Developer Menu. 

    2. You select the consoles option in the Developer Menu

    3. You select Region Debug Console (not the Debug Console but the REGION DEBUG CONSOLE)

    4. In the new window which you see above you type this:      Set deny_bots TRUE

    5. To verify you did it correct you type this:  Get Deny_bots this will give you a confirmation that you activated the setting. I do not think a sim restart is needed after activation.

     

    *If you do not see the Developer menu in your viewer you press CTRL + ALT + Q

     

    This is an informational post to make people aware of this new feature, please don't post meaningless replies of anything off topic. Thanks to @Linden Lab to implement this in a timely manner.

     

    Thank you for this :)

    The bot war is over and the bot farmers have won :-(

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Istelathis said:

    We have to take into consideration all of the factors at play here, do we want an anonymous SL, do we want profiles, do we want to limit the views people can have on profiles, and there are a lot of other factors I am not even touching.  It is never as simple as we want it to be. 

    It's simple if we as Residents adhere to an opt-in philosophy, which a lot of SL gives us.  Whosoever wishes to fill out a fulsome and detailed and realistic and honest profile should be allowed to do so; since there are people who genuinely wish to be identifiable and who wish to find like-mindeds.  And whosoever wishes to remain anonymous (or "ignored" is really what I mean) should be allowed to do so.   People who wish to opt-in to be searchable by bots, places that wish to opt-in to be searchable by bots, brands who wish to opt-in to have their financials revealed etc... there's a place for them and it's in the "Click Here For Yes" line.  Everybody else can be left in peace as they want to be, or to change their minds and opt-in as they are free to.

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    The bot war is over and the bot farmers have won :-(

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    44 minutes ago, Coffee Pancake said:

    Lucky you. Since they sent a bot to my home because I publicly challenged their actions,  I've had a constant stream of random bot visitors coming to and landing on my horizons parcel specifically. 

     

    That says so much, doesn't it, about the shadiness of the whole operation.   That right there.   If they target deliberately then they are weaponized, not random.  It is absolutely infuriating.

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    Fantassaria Survey?

    in Linden Homes

    Posted

    I don't worry at all how folks will react when the time comes to move into a new Bellisseria home, if that's the place they elect to make their virtual home.  Logic dictates that if they are there every day in their original Linden Home, then they are well aware that the time draws near and they may begin to make preparations.  If they are hardly there at all and rarely log in, then they obviously do not miss the place enough to worry about it that much.  It is not really worth worrying about.  It will be a thing that happens when the time comes. 

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    Copycat...

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Lyric Demina
    (forgot to add the other hand; wandering around the forum one-handed...)

    I noticed this phenomenon a lot in the Roleplay communities when I was there, years ago; whenever a person sported a new hair or a new gown or a new AO or a new sword or whatever else... the same thing would magically appear on everybody else the next day until it became "mainstream."  When a group of people do it it feels social; on the other hand when a person deliberately focuses on, mirrors and mimics another person obviously and actively, it feels anti-social and totally creepy.  To be the focus of someone's attention in that way makes us feel targeted and uncomfortable.

    The only way I could see handling something like that is to deprive the person of me; to simply be where they are not. 

    On the one hand, if it's a friend of mine then I feel like it would be easy enough to talk it through with them and try to arrange different "looks" that keep our separate and distinct personalities happy; on the other hand, if it's not a friend of mine then I feel like being where they aren't is pretty easy to do. 

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    The Creator Appreciation Thread

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    What a great thread 😀

    There are some creators whose brick&mortar (!!) stores I frequent lately who have taken great pains to make a lovely, easy, visually calming shopping experience while also offering really generous group gifts whose group-joiners are free.   I'm thinking of two clothing and two furnishing places especially.  Lovely touches.

    As I still keenly feel the loss of my favourite body-creator, it makes me also further appreciate the creators who are still around and who still keep going.  Nothing lasts forever and there's no shame in having to pack-it-in and move-on; but to those who are still around and still creating with their passion, I am so grateful and we are all very fortunate that these people do what they do and have been doing what they do despite the challenges they (and we all) face.

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    Any update on when we can expect Premium Plus Linden Homes?

    in Linden Homes

    Posted · Edited by Lyric Demina
    emphasis mine; I don't want to be lumped in with a broad statement.

    1 hour ago, io Cloud said:

    My question is: for those of us who signed up for Premium Plus, are we going to get an extra stipend or something for the loss of land use for the last 8-9 months (so far). We're paying for what we aren't getting.

    I don't agree with this; I'm getting a lot for what I'm paying for.  I've chosen specific houses I wouldn't have been able to do otherwise; I've uploaded a ton of things I would have had to save my stipends for otherwise; I have rather enjoyed the perqs that come with what I'm paying for and I don't think Second Life owes me anything else ahead of schedule.  Stuff takes the time it takes; and I chose to opt-in early with the existing array of neat stuff that I could put my (virtual) hands on and experiment with.  It was a choice I made without coercion, and I don't feel resentful for it.  But then again I'm a person who tends to be content with what I have.

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    Fantassaria Survey?

    in Linden Homes

    Posted

    12 hours ago, Thea Atheria said:

    Here are some pics of our Fantasy home and how we chose to decorate it.1_keep1_001.thumb.png.12db7c8b23baebd898a9bbf36d35e26c.png1_keep1_003.thumb.png.043213d0d94ba3ac4962e3ad1999198c.png1_keep1_004.thumb.png.6ce48ead269771c72a358f4d5d020e05.png1_keep1_006.thumb.png.275ed4977ea32eefb4da2475f4e558fc.png

    Looks fantastic :)

    I wouldn't have the Lab change a thing about the Fantasy regions.  I'm just glad there's a good Vic for me to inhabit and feel at home in.  But the decor in your place is terrific, no question about it! 

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