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Who needs to login anyway?
OK, We all know it. The logins were broked for an extensive period of time and yes it did indeed suck. However it wasn’t a problem too much for me (personally). A lot of my friends will know that I am indeed a Dr Who fanatic. Infact my avatar is not of Human based origin BUT a Time Lord (but that doesn’t really matter).
The point is that last night, Dr Who returned and with other things like YouTube the grid downtime did not affect me. However I shall now write some of my top tips for downtime.
1. Download Podcasts!
You don’t need an iPod to listen to any podcasts. All you need is something that plays .mp3 files and IF you don’t have one of those then you don’t have a computer that can run Second Life’s client. A lot of great audio podcasts can be found at http://slpodcast.net and no that is not just a plug. I’ve had people come up to me and say they listen to the shows at work/in-world/car etc. The point is there is some great discussions there for everyone. However if you like the idea of TV there is all those great video shows over at SLCN such as Tonight Live (which i am watching streamed live right now as I right this).
2. Read…
Another thing I was meaning to do was get through all my RSS feeds and stuff. If you like to read internet content but don’t like the hassle of entering in all those URLs there is a better way. Use a webapp called Google Reader. I use it personally and love it. What I do is tag all the blogs into certain categories like say “Second Life” or “Tech News” and as soon as a new entry is up it displays on my window to read. This helps me get up to date on all the news so I can find all the good content about things. That’s one of the things I do with podcasts. Go through all the junk and podcast it in a entertaining way if possible.
3. Get Away from that computer…seriously
Sure you need your SL fix but just step away from that monitor and get some of that good ol’ fresh air. I personally try to do a hell of a lot more these days because even though I am young…I really need to start getting out more. A lot of the time when nothings happening in the feeds or in SL for me, I just sit around. One thing I have been trying to commit more to is walking around. The area I live in is a village so theres some good scenery. What I do is A) Get my podcasts synced… B) Grab my dogs leash C) Go Walking…
I read somewhere that we as humans are naturally lazy and being the climate today we just become victims to it…
Theres a few things for some avatars to do while the grid is down and being broken. Also I mentioned in section 1 that I was watching Paisley Beebe. Well as i still write this the show hasn’t really started yet because of all those SL problems. If Linden Lab™ is wanting to make sure that it’s product is to succeed in the future they need to tackle the problems now. I predicted earlier this year (i’m sure I said this on The Podmafia Podcast) that this year was going to be the year when the Linden Lab™ was going to try and sort out all of the problems with lag such by rolling out things like Havok4 and Mono. Right now they are at the deployment phase. The next task is refining those tools in the real enviroment of the grid and getting to all work. At least thats what I think they are doing
I Used to Sleep - Rich Desoto
At this rate i’ll have every single Rich Desoto song on video!
I also did another recording of No Copy No Mod…but that only gets a link and not a blog entry
The Flashback VIP Club
As we all know, in the search area there is a “Popular Places” tab. Now most of these “popular” places are either gambling / money / sex related. Cue the teleport to the Flashback VIP Club where you can get L$6 for 60 minutes worth of camping!
OK so it’s not that great and I even donated cash to these people and didnt get a word of thanks for my L$10 worth of generosity.
Scapoli Mall
After reading about a Mall in Scopia on Dedric Mauriac’s blog, i decided to check out this place for myself. Heres a video of what i saw.
The Problem with places like these in Second Life is that they sell on freebies that creators in Second Life offer for a profit and do not pass any cash to the creators. This in a sense then is theft which sucks. I have a feeling this place may get shut down soon though because they offer Zyngo (a SLingo rip off) and that falls under the Gambling ban since they are charging people to pay into a game and then offer a cash prize for a winner.
Rich Desoto performing No Copy No Mod
I recorded this last night during the Open Mic Night at Los Arboles. I’m thinking im gonna have to lower draw distance in the future but…
I like the drag all the settings to the top even if i do get a slower framerate. I’d rather have visual perfection than smooth performance…but that’s just me. Also with those new Nvidia’s coming out soon, i’m confident that the 8800 Ultra will drop in price…not much but it will…i hope.
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