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blaze Spinnaker

1/2 Serious

Join date: 12 Aug 2004

Posts: 5,898

09-22-2005 04:19

A friend invited me to a club last night..

But I told him I didn't want to go because of the lag.

"Whhhattt?"

Sometimes I even find myself shying away from high prim builds.

Clearly, been playing too much SL lately.

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Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :

"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."

Jesrad Seraph

Nonsense

Join date: 11 Dec 2004

Posts: 1,463

09-22-2005 04:23

I tried to terraform my workplace

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Either Man can enjoy universal freedom, or Man cannot. If it is possible then everyone can act freely if they don't stop anyone else from doing same. If it is not possible, then conflict will arise anyway so punch those that try to stop you. In conclusion the only strategy that wins in all cases is that of doing what you want against all adversity, as long as you respect that right in others.

Khamon Fate

fategardens.net

Join date: 21 Nov 2003

Posts: 4,177

09-22-2005 05:22

I was sitting in a meeting last night wondering why I couldn't zoom my view around the room.

Jim Stonecutter

Registered User

Join date: 13 Sep 2005

Posts: 19

09-22-2005 05:34

All comedy aside - I find myself using SL hotkeys to try to do stuff while working in PhotoShop, Quark and Illustrator.

Lora Morgan

Puts the "eek" in "geek"

Join date: 19 Mar 2004

Posts: 779

09-22-2005 05:38

I hold my cursor over parts of slowly-loading web pages I want to see first.

Ben Bacon

Registered User

Join date: 14 Jul 2005

Posts: 809

09-22-2005 05:55

From: Lora Morgan

I hold my cursor over parts of slowly-loading web pages I want to see first.

Lora - please, please, please - formulate that into a request right now and send it to Microsoft, Opera, Netscape, Firefox, etc etc etc. That would truly rock! (Tell them LL can tell them how to do it

)

Bond Harrington

Kills Threads At 500yds

Join date: 15 May 2005

Posts: 198

09-22-2005 06:06

I went to an anime convention recently and SO wanted to posrate and negrate people's costumes, that I half expected the Profile GUI to pop up in field of view and give me the choice.

Stephane Zugzwang

Brat

Join date: 26 Jun 2004

Posts: 192

09-22-2005 06:08

I find myself reaching "Alt-arrow keys" to switch the angle on pictures and photos...

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Stephane Zugzwang
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To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour

treebee withnail

purple amazon

Join date: 12 Oct 2004

Posts: 35

09-22-2005 06:12

travelling to placesz is jsut so hard? why cant we all just tp everywhere........getting to places is so annoying in rl

whoever makes the auto tp is gonna be bloody rich

Invect Hasp

Registered User

Join date: 5 Apr 2005

Posts: 200

09-22-2005 06:20

You start siding with the company and against the customers.

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Ledje Gorky

Registered User

Join date: 1 Jun 2005

Posts: 126

09-22-2005 06:20

yesterday i found myself compressing all my negative feelings into a single prim.
Then i made it phantom and released it in a cloud of particles.

It felt better.

Tere Karuna

Registered User

Join date: 4 Jul 2004

Posts: 159

09-22-2005 06:21

And who hasnt actually said "lol" at a joke, or used other online abbr. in RL before realised it.

Invect Hasp

Registered User

Join date: 5 Apr 2005

Posts: 200

09-22-2005 06:23

You know you have been in Second Life too much when you start thinking that virtual things are real, despite lacking everything that is essential to the real thing they are mockups of. Like virtual governments.

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Chip Marlowe

Registered User

Join date: 9 Jun 2005

Posts: 22

09-22-2005 06:24

I look up and to the right before I hug people in RL.

Ilianexsi Sojourner

Chick with Horns

Join date: 11 Jul 2004

Posts: 1,707

09-22-2005 06:30

When I was heading to work this morning, I caught myself thinking of the local commuter rail station as the telehub. And I've also tried to Alt-Zoom on other webpages.

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Everything's impossible,'till it ain't. --Ben Hawkins, Carnivale

Help build a Utopian Playland-- www.doctorsteel.com. Music, robots, fun times!

Cessee Hedges

needs to stay on task.

Join date: 19 Oct 2004

Posts: 91

09-22-2005 06:32

Sign I've been in too long:

...son argued about cleaning his room, so I threatened to delete his items and let them get lost in the asshat server.

...keep forgetting alt + mouse camera viewing and cursoring over the image to load faster *only* work here.

...wanted to neg rate my mom for her crappy taste in clothes.

...keep wishing the dirty dishes and laundry would be returned to inventory when the sandbox is cleared or just de-rez. <Double Pout on this one>

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Usually edited to correct grammar or typos...

"Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature."
-Rich Kulawiec

Margaret Mfume

I.C.

Join date: 30 Dec 2004

Posts: 2,492

09-22-2005 06:48

Some come into SL, hone in on one negative aspect or another (WA lag, immature griefers, cliquish society), pronounce it to be not worth their effort and depart. But for those who respond to the seduction of SL and enter excited with possibility, the challenges presented by its limitations are accepted. Or put on hold? Much like a new relationship, the bloom on the sl rose fades. One's reaction to the now apparent annoyances are varied. Do you to retreat into your own little patch of sl, minimize your time, take a break or even leave? Maybe you can hit refresh, regroup and and find a way to move forward to the next level of the relationship/experience.

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hush

Blueman Steele

Registered User

Join date: 28 Dec 2004

Posts: 1,038

Sighyikes,

09-22-2005 06:52

yikes,

people complaining about weather

clothes being more important than nuke droppers

people with too little money vs those who have more than they know what to do with

yelling matches

mean liars.

*sigh.

well enough of that.. I want to log on to SL

(sure it exists in SL too, but I have a mute button there)

Margaret Mfume

I.C.

Join date: 30 Dec 2004

Posts: 2,492

09-22-2005 06:58

From: Blueman Steele

(sure it exists in SL too, but I have a mute button there)

Been in any rl situations where you wish you could say "I need to relog" and then come back on at home?

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hush

Angel Coral

Otherworldly

Join date: 12 Dec 2003

Posts: 224

09-22-2005 07:00

When I go out, I always want to right click on people and read their profiles!

Wished I had a mute button in my car everytime someone drives up with their windows down and loud obnoxious music blaring so that everyone in a five block radius can hear them.

Start thinking about all the things my alt could be getting into while at work!

While at my pc, try to project my view into the room beside me to see what my kids or coworkers are up to.

Margaret Mfume

I.C.

Join date: 30 Dec 2004

Posts: 2,492

09-22-2005 07:08

The original post seemed to inquire which inworld behaviors are an indication that you've been in SecondLife too much.

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hush

Fifth Musketeer

All for 2 and 2 for all

Join date: 17 Sep 2005

Posts: 1

09-22-2005 07:18

What is this "RL" and "going out" and "work" of which people speak?

Jesrad Seraph

Nonsense

Join date: 11 Dec 2004

Posts: 1,463

09-22-2005 07:19

From: Angel Coral

When I go out, I always want to right click on people and read their profiles!

Wished I had a mute button in my car everytime someone drives up with their windows down and loud obnoxious music blaring so that everyone in a five block radius can hear them.

Here's your mute button

And it lets you pin down vehicles like the Edit mode in SL, too !

_____________________

Either Man can enjoy universal freedom, or Man cannot. If it is possible then everyone can act freely if they don't stop anyone else from doing same. If it is not possible, then conflict will arise anyway so punch those that try to stop you. In conclusion the only strategy that wins in all cases is that of doing what you want against all adversity, as long as you respect that right in others.

Beau Perkins

Second Life Resident.

Join date: 25 Dec 2003

Posts: 1,061

09-22-2005 07:26

WARNING: Don't leap from your roof and try to fly in RL

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Angel Coral

Otherworldly

Join date: 12 Dec 2003

Posts: 224

09-22-2005 07:30

*chuckles at Jesrad* I can toast their car audio system and them with one push of the button! I can just hear the news anchor now.... 'and in another incident in Austin, Texas yet another young man is victimized by the drive by nuke 'em road warrior. We need to caution viewers as the pictures we are about to show you are brutal.'

Signs you've been in SecondLife too much
blaze Spinnaker 1/2 Serious Join date: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 5,898	09-22-2005 04:19 A friend invited me to a club last night.. But I told him I didn't want to go because of the lag. "Whhhattt?" Sometimes I even find myself shying away from high prim builds. Clearly, been playing too much SL lately. _____________________ Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds : "User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."
Jesrad Seraph Nonsense Join date: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 1,463	09-22-2005 04:23 I tried to terraform my workplace _____________________ Either Man can enjoy universal freedom, or Man cannot. If it is possible then everyone can act freely if they don't stop anyone else from doing same. If it is not possible, then conflict will arise anyway so punch those that try to stop you. In conclusion the only strategy that wins in all cases is that of doing what you want against all adversity, as long as you respect that right in others.
Khamon Fate fategardens.net Join date: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 4,177	09-22-2005 05:22 I was sitting in a meeting last night wondering why I couldn't zoom my view around the room.
Jim Stonecutter Registered User Join date: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 19	09-22-2005 05:34 All comedy aside - I find myself using SL hotkeys to try to do stuff while working in PhotoShop, Quark and Illustrator.
Lora Morgan Puts the "eek" in "geek" Join date: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 779	09-22-2005 05:38 I hold my cursor over parts of slowly-loading web pages I want to see first.
Ben Bacon Registered User Join date: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 809	09-22-2005 05:55 From: Lora Morgan I hold my cursor over parts of slowly-loading web pages I want to see first. Lora - please, please, please - formulate that into a request right now and send it to Microsoft, Opera, Netscape, Firefox, etc etc etc. That would truly rock! (Tell them LL can tell them how to do it )
Bond Harrington Kills Threads At 500yds Join date: 15 May 2005 Posts: 198	09-22-2005 06:06 I went to an anime convention recently and SO wanted to posrate and negrate people's costumes, that I half expected the Profile GUI to pop up in field of view and give me the choice.
Stephane Zugzwang Brat Join date: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 192	09-22-2005 06:08 I find myself reaching "Alt-arrow keys" to switch the angle on pictures and photos... _____________________ Stephane Zugzwang -- To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour
treebee withnail purple amazon Join date: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 35	09-22-2005 06:12 travelling to placesz is jsut so hard? why cant we all just tp everywhere........getting to places is so annoying in rl whoever makes the auto tp is gonna be bloody rich
Invect Hasp Registered User Join date: 5 Apr 2005 Posts: 200	09-22-2005 06:20 You start siding with the company and against the customers. _____________________
Ledje Gorky Registered User Join date: 1 Jun 2005 Posts: 126	09-22-2005 06:20 yesterday i found myself compressing all my negative feelings into a single prim. Then i made it phantom and released it in a cloud of particles. It felt better.
Tere Karuna Registered User Join date: 4 Jul 2004 Posts: 159	09-22-2005 06:21 And who hasnt actually said "lol" at a joke, or used other online abbr. in RL before realised it.
Invect Hasp Registered User Join date: 5 Apr 2005 Posts: 200	09-22-2005 06:23 You know you have been in Second Life too much when you start thinking that virtual things are real, despite lacking everything that is essential to the real thing they are mockups of. Like virtual governments. _____________________
Chip Marlowe Registered User Join date: 9 Jun 2005 Posts: 22	09-22-2005 06:24 I look up and to the right before I hug people in RL.
Ilianexsi Sojourner Chick with Horns Join date: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 1,707	09-22-2005 06:30 When I was heading to work this morning, I caught myself thinking of the local commuter rail station as the telehub. And I've also tried to Alt-Zoom on other webpages. _____________________ Everything's impossible,'till it ain't. --Ben Hawkins, Carnivale Help build a Utopian Playland-- www.doctorsteel.com. Music, robots, fun times!
Cessee Hedges needs to stay on task. Join date: 19 Oct 2004 Posts: 91	09-22-2005 06:32 Sign I've been in too long: ...son argued about cleaning his room, so I threatened to delete his items and let them get lost in the asshat server. ...keep forgetting alt + mouse camera viewing and cursoring over the image to load faster only work here. ...wanted to neg rate my mom for her crappy taste in clothes. ...keep wishing the dirty dishes and laundry would be returned to inventory when the sandbox is cleared or just de-rez. <Double Pout on this one> _____________________ Usually edited to correct grammar or typos... "Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature." -Rich Kulawiec
Margaret Mfume I.C. Join date: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 2,492	09-22-2005 06:48 Some come into SL, hone in on one negative aspect or another (WA lag, immature griefers, cliquish society), pronounce it to be not worth their effort and depart. But for those who respond to the seduction of SL and enter excited with possibility, the challenges presented by its limitations are accepted. Or put on hold? Much like a new relationship, the bloom on the sl rose fades. One's reaction to the now apparent annoyances are varied. Do you to retreat into your own little patch of sl, minimize your time, take a break or even leave? Maybe you can hit refresh, regroup and and find a way to move forward to the next level of the relationship/experience. _____________________ hush
Blueman Steele Registered User Join date: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 1,038	Sighyikes, 09-22-2005 06:52 yikes, people complaining about weather clothes being more important than nuke droppers people with too little money vs those who have more than they know what to do with yelling matches mean liars. *sigh. well enough of that.. I want to log on to SL (sure it exists in SL too, but I have a mute button there)
Margaret Mfume I.C. Join date: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 2,492	09-22-2005 06:58 From: Blueman Steele (sure it exists in SL too, but I have a mute button there) Been in any rl situations where you wish you could say "I need to relog" and then come back on at home? _____________________ hush
Angel Coral Otherworldly Join date: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 224	09-22-2005 07:00 When I go out, I always want to right click on people and read their profiles! Wished I had a mute button in my car everytime someone drives up with their windows down and loud obnoxious music blaring so that everyone in a five block radius can hear them. Start thinking about all the things my alt could be getting into while at work! While at my pc, try to project my view into the room beside me to see what my kids or coworkers are up to.
Margaret Mfume I.C. Join date: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 2,492	09-22-2005 07:08 The original post seemed to inquire which inworld behaviors are an indication that you've been in SecondLife too much. _____________________ hush
Fifth Musketeer All for 2 and 2 for all Join date: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 1	09-22-2005 07:18 What is this "RL" and "going out" and "work" of which people speak?
Jesrad Seraph Nonsense Join date: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 1,463	09-22-2005 07:19 From: Angel Coral When I go out, I always want to right click on people and read their profiles! Wished I had a mute button in my car everytime someone drives up with their windows down and loud obnoxious music blaring so that everyone in a five block radius can hear them. Here's your mute button And it lets you pin down vehicles like the Edit mode in SL, too ! _____________________ Either Man can enjoy universal freedom, or Man cannot. If it is possible then everyone can act freely if they don't stop anyone else from doing same. If it is not possible, then conflict will arise anyway so punch those that try to stop you. In conclusion the only strategy that wins in all cases is that of doing what you want against all adversity, as long as you respect that right in others.
Beau Perkins Second Life Resident. Join date: 25 Dec 2003 Posts: 1,061	09-22-2005 07:26 WARNING: Don't leap from your roof and try to fly in RL _____________________
Angel Coral Otherworldly Join date: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 224	09-22-2005 07:30 chuckles at Jesrad I can toast their car audio system and them with one push of the button! I can just hear the news anchor now.... 'and in another incident in Austin, Texas yet another young man is victimized by the drive by nuke 'em road warrior. We need to caution viewers as the pictures we are about to show you are brutal.'

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