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  1. Solar Legion
    I'll preface this by saying that despite my contributions the last few days I have avoided doing much more than 'reacting' to things here as I have been fighting off the flu and thus on an even shorter trigger as far as my tolerance for BS goes. That out of the way ... There are members of this forum who can be predictably counted on for varied things: Their viewpoints, being helpful and such. There are also those here that one can reliably predict in a more negative fashion and a rather recent thread - one which is a joke, no matter what the OP claims - showcases this quite well. Said OP should have stuck to Reddit where they can carefully curate an echo chamber of empty headed agreement for their harebrained ideas while pretending to have the best interests of Second Life users (or anyone really) at heart. It is what they are good at and this has been shown time and time again. We also got to see the forum 'champion' show their true colors once more - even while they try to present their statements and actions in a positive light. And somehow there are people here who will give them the attention they crave. Therein lies part of my peeve: These are people with track records and whose true colors do not take long to show to someone they have not interacted with before. Why does anyone take either seriously? Brush them off, laugh them away and get on with your days. The other part of the peeve? Well lets just say it is getting quite irritating to see staff pretending that one must be nice to such types. If you want nice, don't run a forum. Run a drum circle and sing Kumbaya.
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    Oh no need to imagine. And of course, all went nowhere.
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    That's nice. It also does not change reality. Derendering is not considered by Linden Lab to be a basic function. Want to change that? File a feature request and see where it goes. LOD 6? Well there's one problem right there ... You need to use a bare bones, basic Viewer for side work? Really? As for the rest ... yes that is indeed a "personal issue". Now then if you want an argument of some sort - seek one out with someone else - preferably someone who actually wants to waste their time over this. In the meantime, the real world will just keep on going.
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    Point blank for you: Anything outside of the most absolute basic functions needed to use Second Life is the purview of TPVs. So no, over time the meaning of 'basic' has not changed. You do not require derendering to use Second Life - it is a nice little addition. Don't want a basic feature set, use a TPV. That is why they exist.
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    Only the more basic features however.
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    An eyesore, yes. Reportable as actual abuse? ... No, not without proving it is being done deliberately to get a rise out of you, to harass you or some other ToS Violation Viewer - not browser. You're using a 'browser' to view this web page (and still are if using the one built into the viewer or a Media On A Prim type) The Official Linden Lab Viewer is intended to be a basic, functional Viewer with no added bells and whistles. You want to derender something? Use a TPV.
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    They have some really nice flavors too! The Creamy Root Beer is one of my personal favorites alongside their Cream Soda! They've come a long way since their introduction - some of the flavors i did not care for at all have improved. The peeve for this? They're expensive compared to the normal brands.
  8. Solar Legion
    Type 2 Diabetic here and while I haven't had to make too many dietary changes, I have substituted some Stevia in for sugar in my coffee and tend to err to drinks and such that contain Stevia. On the off chance I do grab an energy drink it is always sugar free and I have only thus far found one brand I cannot drink (it causes my whole body to become mildly itchy after fifteen minutes of consuming it): C4.
  9. Solar Legion
    How to use a system avatar: Wear a skin Wear a hair base Use a bald one if using a mesh hair Choose/edit a Shape Choose your clothing layers (if desired) If wearing mesh, choose the right alphas Choose outfit pieces How to use a Mesh Avatar (once acquired/you choose one): Wear a skin Wear bald hair base Choose/edit a Shape Choose your clothes Optionally use tattoos. Everything else is done through a HUD and the majority of it does not need to be touched once set - this is the same for any item that uses a HUD, be it for a Mesh Body, a piece of clothing or what have you. But then again, that is my own experience as I find no reason to do much more once I have a form set up other than choosing what to wear.
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    Pardon me while I roll my eyes right out of my head in exasperation. I learned by doing. So no, I'm not the one making excuses.
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    Again, enough of the excuses. Ever since Windows XP (or perhaps slightly later) important system folders have been hidden away from the users. It is nothing new nor does it take much to learn how to get around or deal with. My present phone is still 'stock' - no rooting or such - and I can still access the majority of the file system using the file manager it came with. Directories outside of this selection/purview can be accessed via ADB/PC if need be and newsflash for you, the majority of users won't have a need to do so. An App developer might however. The most locked down device I own is a Quest 2 HMD. You have to go through hoops to enable Developer Mode on it if you want to 'sideload' any applications or do anything beyond what basic functions Meta allows (there's a culprit for you - walled gardens/locked down devices). iPhones are even worse as far as this goes. So yep - find a different excuse/scapegoat.
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    Seriously? People are wondering how the heck a pre-teen or teen can get away with using their parent's credit cards in this day and age? It's simple: The parents do not ask many questions. In some cases the pre-teen/teen in question will ask if they can use the card for a game subscription/transaction and the parents will allow it without any real questions or research. They'll see a transaction registered to Tillia and shrug, remembering that they authorized it earlier and not bother to dig into it. Welcome to the modern age - it has little to do with their personal finances unless said situation involves a fixed and incredibly limited income. Oh yes and when I was younger? I knew several in my age bracket whose parents were even more laid back! Some of those people later grew up to either be entitled, spoiled arses or they grew out of it and learned from their parent's mistakes.
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    Oh for ... What kind of absolute BS was that? Android applications utilize a preset directory wherein a downloaded item is sent to, with a fair few applications actually double checking this or requiring you set it yourself. The directory structure is also labeled in such a manner as to make finding items none too difficult with the exceptions being the installed apps themselves/their APKs or system level files. Modern PC applications can do the same thing, if set up that way and only pop up the dialog as a confirmation in such cases. Still not that difficult to learn how to use the directory system from that starting point - it has not been done away with entirely and the situation is being misrepresented here (has been for quite a while too) - enough. Find a different, more truthful argument. Oh and while it is fresh in my mind. .. Millenials did not cause it, many of us grew up with Windows PCs and/or even the Apple IIe. Many of us are in our 40's at this point. Out of here with that BS too.
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    I use two bodies (tried oh so many in the past) and due to the nature of my forms, oh so many different heads, tails and other parts. If you are having trouble with just the one body, head and a selection of clothing then I honestly do not know what I can say about that and remain withn guidelines. Oh yes - it was not any easier in years past either, not back before Mesh Bodies. Back then you had to deal with even MORE if you weren't using a Human form.
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    Ah yes ... Changing the name on the announcement to match the account name as opposed to the real person is such a scandal that demands one go digging up the original ... Get a grip people.
  16. Solar Legion
    Well would you look at that ... Fifty pages (which I have not even gotten into the thirties yet) of thread, essentially going exactly as I've suspected it would (with some of the exact BS 'arguments' being made across a bevy of semi-related topics) ... All sparked by what amounts to a tabloid article that could have been addressed well enough with a boilerplate announcement and a blackout on it from there. Ah well. Hopefully people have worked it out of their systems.
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    Unfortunately in this particular case we may well be looking at an end of sorts for some. No, not the types that are already banned under the ToS but it being extended further out or impacting segments of the user base that most here seem to think aren't even on the radar or firing range. There are rather valid concerns that have been voiced - some of those doing so are the sorts I'd usually peg as being trollish at best in most situations - that many seem to want to brush off because it does not affect them in any way to begin with or because they refuse to believe things could ever happen in such a way as to affect anyone other than those already banned per ToS. The Witch Hunt that started quite some time ago thanks to a particular piece of news never stopped. it died down, leaving only the most vocal Hunters alongside the most vocal of the Edge Case/Not Helping Matters types in the spotlight. That will change. For the worse I fear.
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    With what I am seeing thus far concerning the latest bit of drama news: Let the Witch Hunt resume begin!
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    .... Second Life is the product. Linden Lab is the company. Stop bloody saying things like "We will have to wait and see what SL/Second Life does ..." when you mean the bloody company!
  20. Solar Legion
    ... Is it really that difficult for some to comprehend when to stop their comments?
  21. Solar Legion
    @Persephone Emerald: My response regarding the relevance of older programming languages had to do with an attempt at making an analogy between knowing said older languages and a directory structure such as one finds in the Second Life Inventory or in PCs - it was not relevant nor accurate whatsoever. PCs do not utilize iOS or Android and (at least with most Android phones) such devices do still have file managers/browsers which do still utilize some form of directory structure/system presentation, albeit more in the form of a web browser style these days (my current phone has the current working path across the top). To the casual, modern user ... yes, very few see or utilize such systems these days - a mistake if I am being honest in my thoughts as such exemplifies the over simplification I've mentioned before. Think of me what you will but I rather dislike such oversimplification as to me it is another step closer to what should be an absurdity: Things being so simplified that if it takes more steps than pushing a singular button, people will be stumped at best and panic completely/break down at worst. There's a careful balance that ought to be maintained.
  22. Solar Legion
    No worries. In all honesty I really should not be bothering to respond to some of those I have responded to thus far - they've shown in the past that they're the sort to champion "change for the sake of it" (no real meaning whatsoever to such a change, no worth to said changes). I am welcome to be proven wrong but for that to happen, the changes would need to be implemented and not be so drastic as to cause further problems.
  23. Solar Legion
    Unless you are close to or above the average retirement age (in the US at the least) then you're quite a bit off on your presumption of my age/the supposed age gap between us. I was six when the Berlin Wall fell - to use a historical event.
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    Amazing how many straws people will grasp at .... ETA: To say nothing of their presumptuous attitudes.
  25. Solar Legion
    Ah yes, how nice of you to read your own bias into my words. No - it isn't. Move on, spend your energy elsewhere.
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