Akane Nacht
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1 hour ago, Drayke Newall said:
The whole Roblox only has games is a myth
Aren't Roblox "experiences" essentially games, from a commercial point of view, and the creators paid for traffic? I read somewhere they only called them experiences to fly under the radar of requirements to be listed on app stores.
disclaimer - I've never used Roblox myself and only heard stories of it secondhand.
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9 hours ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:
I've never played Roblox, so forgive my ignorance on this, but looking at it (on Youtube, Twitch, etc.), I can't for the life of me see why players would even be interested in SL in the first place. They just don't seem anything alike to me.
I can understand the technical comparisons but one look at Roblox and it's plainly for kids, as in under 16s. Not at all SL's target market. Kid's preferences will change enormously before they hit adulthood, and are ready for a self-driven experience like SL.
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I'm sure people are not deliberately ignoring any group, as others have pointed out. It's just that diseases that have touched us personally get more of our attention. My paternal grandmother died of ALS. Our family had little to no knowledge of it before her diagnosis.
I still take note when i read of new research in this area:
FDA Approves Oral Drug for ALS: Why It's Important (healthline.com) (from a few days ago)
Singapore scientists further unravel ALS mystery in groundbreaking new work | Healthcare Asia Magazine (not very new, but important)
I also think it would be good to see more groups/residents profiled who work towards raising awareness of various disability/health matters. It's not always easy to find via inworld search as many groups are no longer active.
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8 hours ago, Codex Alpha said:
I always commented about what a waste it was of a world that people would spend so much time building it, yet in practical use, most people just stood around in a 4m square space and chatted anyway.
I wouldn't call it a waste. I've got several friends who rebuild their islands on a regular basis, sometimes only for a week or two, then they flatten it and start again. It's like making sandcastles at the beach. If I could afford it I'd probaby do the same.
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my parents bought me this badboy as a pre-teen:
I played it til the buttons wore out. I'm sure I'd have been far worse with a smartphone.
While we don't have kids, I do notice the youngsters getting .. chunkier.. in the past 10 years. Can't help but wonder how much sedentary play is contributing to that.
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what my brain does when experienced coders say "it's trivially simple" and proceed to show reams of code and math terms I have never heard of
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the horror...
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3 hours ago, Codex Alpha said:
Although not always, older age usually comes with more rigidity, resistance to change, and a need for 'small, peaceful, safe' settings, while a younger demographic is more apt to explore new things and engage in new experiences.
This is a common assumption, but is it actually true in this case? there is a lot of variance within age cohorts, and SL draws a rather unique crowd. None of the people I have met inworld are shy to try new things or experiences. In fact they are more like a bunch of mad scientists.. young and old alike.
3 hours ago, Codex Alpha said:but those attitudes in general are not good for growth, nor the assumed profit aims of a company.
our attitudes don't mean anything as far as profitability goes. No one is holding back change by liking (and spending money on) the product as it is.
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9 hours ago, Codex Alpha said:
at best you might see more people around to socialize with, more people to buy your stuff,
nah, I'm good for both actually. The community is large enough for my needs.
9 hours ago, Codex Alpha said:I don't understand the "I like it small" attitude
oh that's easy - if we become massive like fb or other social media monstrosities, we'll be inundated with advertisers and scammers.
btw, most developed countries have aging populations, so nothing wrong with aiming for the oldies crowd as a business plan.
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16 minutes ago, Codex Alpha said:
but the masses don't care about that
from my perspective as a SL user, I'm cool with it not being full of the masses, young or old. If I wanted to play a game with masses, I would, and actually I do almost daily (though not WoW.. I find it kinda old and ugly). Also, though I am a fogie now, I wasn't when I discovered SL 😉
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10 hours ago, Persephone Emerald said:
her response was " I think Second Life is addictive and delusional".
If you have gained any wisdom or insight from SL, it's not delusional. Addictive.. yeah but who cares 😎
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peeve: We just (finally) almost completely opened up from covid restrictions, and now we have a massive dengue outbreak 😑 😑😑
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I once came across a 2d kitten that had a face that followed the camera from every angle. I do not know what witchcraft is this.
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3 hours ago, Coffee Pancake said:
The only reason myself and others push the "build your own" line is we know what we're looking at when we open a PC. It's very easy to spend a lot of money on not a lot of actual computer and have little to show for it beyond a nice big name brand name on the box.
I know, and I agree with you. I just don't want to do it personally - I outsource to someone who actually likes taking machines apart and putting them back together!
3 hours ago, Coffee Pancake said:OEM cards are often not the same as retail. .. They both might have the same core chip, but past that, all bets are off.
Yes, I've heard that too. The problem for a while was there simply weren't any cards to be had (not entirely due to crypto, supply chain disruption didnt help).
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when you lie on your resume..
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On 5/5/2022 at 11:24 PM, Ayashe Ninetails said:
I'm probably the only person in the entire world who absolutely hates the idea of building a PC from scratch (even though I mostly know how).
nope there are at least 2 of us 😁
I did it the old fashioned way of making friends with a computer servicing guy who was agreeable to a side job of fixing up my old ASUS.
Another problem is, thanks to cryptomining craze, it's hard to even get hold of a graphics card unless you buy a prebuilt machine. That seems to be easing up now though.
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45 minutes ago, kali Wylder said:
Seems like the beaches of SL are disappearing for some odd reason.
rising sea levels? 😧
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5 minutes ago, missyrideout said:
I hate this is my peeve but man, the amount of stuff I have to put on to feel like I am dressed to the nines at a club these days. Don't get me wrong, I love the creative looks people come up with but lately I feel like my outfit reads as unfinished if I haven't picked the right 2 rings for each finger, rolled myself in baby oil and glitter, attached neon tubing that flashes more than my GPU, fashioned a floating crown or glowing orb using some kind of wizardry, incremented my head pat counter, tamed the right animesh companion...
Damn. I'm getting old.
I share that peeve - This is fantasy roleplay sims in a nutshell. But I can't seem to break out of my old habit of dress, boots, my pipe and maybe a cloak. Cloaks are good actually, they hide the laziness of the outfit underneath. I suppose the club equivalent would be a hoodie. Maybe a pair of glowing eyes and leave them guessing what's beneath.
The peeviest part for me is super-dressed people who bring a wave of lag wherever they go, especially some of those pets and glow effects.
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12 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said:
That's what you get for (I assume) being born in, living in a country you can't afford!
This seems to be the case in a lot of places, the world over. I feel for young people who are struggling to afford a place to live. It was tough 30 years ago but it's insane now.
Peeve: inflation!
15 hours ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:I'm actually very curious if anyone met someone in SL (friends or more) and managed to move abroad successfully, and what that process was like.
I moved countries in my youth, from Canada to Singapore. It was easier back then I think, before things like 9/11 and covid happened, and very much cheaper! But if you are really determined, patient, and choose your destination wisely it's still possible.
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always off. I use it sometimes for taking pictures or if someone made something that really needs to be seen with advanced lighting (ie they tell me to switch it on).
It just makes it too laggy to move, and tbh I don't see a whole lot of difference visually.
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8 hours ago, Alycia Blaylock said:
How about showing us alts a little love and letting us have some fun too.
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