My husband ( RL) went to one of those questionnaire websites inworld and got a bad virus on his computer and had to reformat his entire computer so be leary of these.
I know for a fact I have seen camping bots and they don't talk to you, they are programmed to travel to different sims in search of camping spots and I have seen them standing and they have no control over their movements and sortof twist to the right and then back forward on a constant basis while waiting to tp to the next destination planned. I seen 5 all in one area all joined the sametime and all dressed as noobs and they all stayed close together...weird! My hubby in RL and I sat one day for about 30 min just watching their movements so we knew no one was controling them at that particular time.
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Sheena Gelfand
Huh? Very perceptive
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11-05-2007 13:35
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Oryx Tempel
Registered User
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11-05-2007 13:35
I'm more of the velvety gray persuasion. It's neither black nor white, doesn't make a definitive statement, yet manages to connote a rich subtlety and understated elegance often desired and associated with cruises.
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Osprey Therian
I want capslocklock
Join date: 6 Jul 2004
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11-05-2007 13:43
I hate the idea that anyone can use us as an antfarm for their idiotic research. It used to be that permission was required but I don't think that's the case anymore.
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Solanghe Sarlo
Gypsy Free Thinker
Join date: 19 Jul 2006
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11-05-2007 13:51
I thought it was if you could lick it more than three times without biting... I believe that was the Tootsie Roll Pop and I couldn't.... _____________________
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Trout Recreant
Public Enemy No. 1
Join date: 24 Jul 2007
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11-05-2007 13:51
I'm more of the velvety gray persuasion. It's neither black nor white, doesn't make a definitive statement, yet manages to connote a rich subtlety and understated elegance often desired and associated with cruises. And it doesn't show stains like white or little fuzzies like black. What color is Legionaire's? That's the one to avoid. _____________________
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Solanghe Sarlo
Gypsy Free Thinker
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11-05-2007 13:52
I hate the idea that anyone can use us as an antfarm for their idiotic research. It used to be that permission was required but I don't think that's the case anymore. Well, permission is only required if the research directly impacts the subject in some way. Simple observational research doesn't require subject permission. Like an antfarm....  _____________________
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Marianne McCann
Feted Inner Child
Join date: 23 Feb 2006
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11-05-2007 14:03
A software bot that masquerades as an ill-mannered human user within the popular virtual world Second Life is being used by UK researchers to investigate the psychology of its inhabitants. The bot starts a conversation with human users and deliberately invades their personal space to see how they will react. ... Makes me wonder about the avatar Robin an I ran across yesterday. Pushed against her a couple times, shouted "what, are you deaf?," comment one or the other of us being "sexy," etc. Seemed very rude. Or maybe it was jes a newbie. At any rate, this "research" seems rude and intrusive, and frankly, a bit ill-conceived. I dun see how they can get any useful data out of this. Mari _____________________
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Maggie McArdle
FIOS hates puppies
Join date: 8 May 2006
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11-05-2007 14:39
me either... oh well /me loads up the flamethrower.....oh and i have always been partial to pearly greens for my ship colors.....have a blast Ray!
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Trout Recreant
Public Enemy No. 1
Join date: 24 Jul 2007
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11-05-2007 14:52
Let's be honest. There's about 40 of us in SL. The rest of the people you see are bots. Census bots, camping bots, obnoxious bots, sexbots and furries.
(kidding about the furries) We need to build a fort and pile inside to keep out the invading hordes of bots. Except Gaybot. He's ok. Edit: And Michael Bigwig. He's not a bot, but he's a HAV, which looks like the robots from I Robot, which starred Will Smith, who was one of the Men in Black with Tommy Lee Jones who starred in JFK with, you guessed it, Kevin Bacon. So we HAVE to let Michael Bigwig in. _____________________
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Raymond Figtree
Gone, avi, gone
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11-05-2007 14:54
And it doesn't show stains like white or little fuzzies like black. What color is Legionaire's? That's the one to avoid. _____________________
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Oryx Tempel
Registered User
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11-05-2007 15:05
According to this chart, the official color for Legionnaire's is "Yellow 3."
http://cloford.com/resources/colours/500col.htm _____________________
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Trout Recreant
Public Enemy No. 1
Join date: 24 Jul 2007
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11-05-2007 15:14
Funny you should mention that.... Our new tagline is Princess Cruises. 147 Days Without an Outbreak and Counting. I'm calling my travel agent as I type this. Am I in time for hurricane season? _____________________
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FD Spark
Prim & Texture Doodler
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11-05-2007 17:17
Only way I would be annoyed having my personal avatar space invaded would be if I was building and my view was blocked by a avatar or was in middle of something I kept getting bothered by someone.
I don't know why would some research people's behavior of having their avatar's space invaded unless they just to waste money like US government funding research on Ketchup. Anyone with a brain would know if given right situations, anyone can be annoyed by a rude person be it virtual or first life. That's just a no brainer. _____________________
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Zen Zeddmore
3dprinter Enthusiast
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11-05-2007 21:32
if you cut them in half and they don't bleed they're bots.
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Raymond Figtree
Gone, avi, gone
Join date: 17 May 2006
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11-05-2007 21:40
Anyone with a brain would know if given right situations, anyone can be annoyed by a rude person be it virtual or first life. That's just a no brainer. _____________________
Read or listen to some Eckhart Tolle. You won't regret it.
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Rebecca Proudhon
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11-05-2007 22:28
ok seriousness now: isnt this a sort of ToS violation? LL cannot get involved in Bot wars.  |
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Maggie McArdle
FIOS hates puppies
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11-05-2007 23:03
LL cannot get involved in Bot wars. cool! /me gets me light saber...bring on teh clones!!! _____________________
There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about lindens. Another, another interesting, uh, lindenism, uh, there are only three jobs available to a linden. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.You can bake cookies in a tree. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every linden aspires to.
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Trout Recreant
Public Enemy No. 1
Join date: 24 Jul 2007
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11-05-2007 23:23
Edit: And Michael Bigwig. He's not a bot, but he's a HAV, which looks like the robots from I Robot, which starred Will Smith, who was one of the Men in Black with Tommy Lee Jones who starred in JFK with, you guessed it, Kevin Bacon. So we HAVE to let Michael Bigwig in. I know it's poor form to quote yourself, but I can't BELIEVE this isn't getting more love. Come on people! Actually, I'm just posting to comment off-topic on FD's sig. FD - that Fallen Angel piece is really good. _____________________
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Maggie McArdle
FIOS hates puppies
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Remember Remeber....
11-05-2007 23:59
we forgot, twas the 5th of Novemeber.........
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There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about lindens. Another, another interesting, uh, lindenism, uh, there are only three jobs available to a linden. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.You can bake cookies in a tree. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every linden aspires to.
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