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  1. Double click and long click are pretty common in scripted things. I use both frequently. A lot of the LL scripts use them too, in places like Belliseria and the games.
  2. Yeah, life does that. My sister is dealing with a couple of nasty health issues and will be in a back brace the rest of her life, so I know how that works. You deal with the life you've got. At least in SL you can fall splat from high places and just pick yourself up as if nothing happened. We're not only young and nimble, we're indestructible, which is pretty cool
  3. That's a good point. When I play a game is SL, it's usually trivia. I really don't care whether I win or lose. The prize (if there is one) isn't big enough to make a difference anyway, and the whole point is just to have fun. The same thing is true of the Linden Lab games like Paleoquest and Linden Realms. I know some people spend hours playing and they get really good at dodging all the perils. As far as I'm concerned, the L$ you get for winning isn't enough to get excited about. The fun part is avoiding the rock monsters and the booby traps. If you get zapped by one of them, it's no big deal. The joy is in the chase, especially if you are around other players and can have a silly "Oh, geez!" moment when one of you gets caught.
  4. Yeah, I know what you mean. I almost never go to clubs in SL (and never in RL). They're popular for lots of people but they're not how I want to spend my time. Don't feel bad if they aren't your thing either. You might try just hanging around at Builder's Brewery when you can find time. If there's someone building in the sandbox, watch to see how she does things. Check out her profile. Maybe introduce yourself, compliment her work, and ask if she knows someone who might be willing to show you how to do a few things. Who knows? You might make a new friend, or at least learn enough to make baby steps toward building your skills.
  5. Everybody has limitations. I happen to be old -- probably a lot older than you are -- so I discover new limitations every day. It can be frustrating. I also have friends who are going blind, or are dealing with an ailing partner, or who can't afford to go anywhere beyond the front door. We all deal with what we have, and we try to find joy where we can. It's there if you look for it. I'm not going to suggest taking a break from SL. Instead, start looking for small things -- maybe things that you already have or are right around you. Get curious about what they look like up close. Figure out how they work. See if you can make them look different or behave in some new way. These don't have to be big challenges. Start with rearranging your furniture or making different outfits with clothes in your inventory. Take photos of places you find, and then try to take several photos from different angles to get a different feel for them -- maybe discover hidden features. Make up your own games. (When I am in a new city in RL, my own game is to go looking for something that I know will be hard to find -- like a street musician -- or to take photos of graffiti and wall painting.) Discovery and fiddling can help with finding joy. In SL you can do it without getting rained on, annoyed by stray dogs and pooping pigeons, or worrying about what other people might think. Just stay here and do it.
  6. Sadly true, not that I condone anyone destroying someone else's property. It would be more logical to simply ban phone use in class. Teachers really don't get paid well enough to deal with some of the disruptions that can go on in classrooms. Good teaching is enough of a challenge all by itself.
  7. And of course sometimes the students really are trolling, just to see if they can derail the class discussion. An AI instructor would take all the fun out of trolling, so maybe not a bad idea. All in all, though, I think that AI instruction at this point may be OK for rote learning of facts but not much good for anything that requires deep individual thinking. Who knows what it may become in another 30 years?
  8. This has been true for a very long time. It would be rare to write a grant application in the sciences and not include a budget for paying page charges. Academic publishing comes at a cost that is spread among the learned societies, granting agencies, academic institutions, and individual researchers, each of whom has an interest in supporting research. There have always been arguments about how much of the total should fall on each of those parties, but all understand the game. I can only recall one or two times that I have published an article without paying some of the cost either out of grant funds or my own pocket.
  9. Creating a partnership costs each partner L$10. The person who initiates a "divorce" is charged L$25.
  10. J.C. Bach: Sonata No. 5 in A Major, Op. 17, No. 5 - I. Allegro
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