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Isabeau Imako

P'tite Poulette

Join date: 13 Sep 2007

Posts: 2,335

04-11-2008 12:02

From: Petronilla Whitfield

I've learned that even though I was the department technophobe who could just about manage to turn her computer on and off to read email and process words, even I, when properly motivated, can learn enough about computers to have a happy SL. Seriously--I had never heard of a video card, didn't know *if* my computer had one, never mind what kind or how to find out what kind. I hadn't played a computer game (not that I'm saying SL is a only game, but a lot of its skills and vocabulary come from gaming) since a few unsuccessful attempts at keeping a suicidal Q-Bert alive--good lord!--twenty years or so ago. I have learned a tremendous amount in the last several months. SL has a pretty steep learning curve for those of us who are non-techies.

I came to SL maybe a month after getting my 1st computer. I honestly didn't know what a url was, much less a surl, so I know exactly what you mean.

Also, the kindness of perfect strangers. You can see that once you take away fear (of being robbed, attacked, etc) most people _do_ want to help their neighbours, no matter what nationality or background. It's something I've always believed, but it's been wonderful to have it confirmed.

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From: Macphisto Angelus

Just remember what my dear Grammy always says: "F**k 'em!"

Connor Jun

Registered User

Join date: 2 Mar 2007

Posts: 41

04-11-2008 12:09

Relearning something every n00b knows, that Second Life is just a Game.

Marianne McCann

Feted Inner Child

Join date: 23 Feb 2006

Posts: 7,145

04-11-2008 12:19

From: Rebecca Hynes

And I can't believe I gave credit in the same paragraph to: "out of the mouth of babes" and a lawyer! OMG what have I done.

Hee!

From: Isabeau Imako

Also, the kindness of perfect strangers. You can see that once you take away fear (of being robbed, attacked, etc) most people _do_ want to help their neighbours, no matter what nationality or background. It's something I've always believed, but it's been wonderful to have it confirmed.

Wel, we can be robbed an attacked in different ways, of course -- but ya, I agree. I have found that the majority of people in our world are happy to share their creations, their stories, an their lives, an do it more than one might ever tink of doin in RL.

Mari

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"There's nothing objectionable nor illegal in having a child-like avatar in itself and we must assume innocence until proof of the contrary." - Lewis PR Linden
"If you find children offensive, you're gonna have trouble in this world

" - Prospero Linden

Rioko Bamaisin

Unstable Princess

Join date: 16 Aug 2007

Posts: 4,668

04-11-2008 12:23

From: Ricardo Harris

You not a baseballl fan, right?

Yuck, No.

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Allegria Kanto

Trailing clouds of glory

Join date: 28 Nov 2007

Posts: 1,004

04-11-2008 12:31

Many of us spend a lifetime building defenses. I know I have… but, in RL, I found that all the defenses in the world won’t protect your heart when the really bad stuff happens, and the wall around your heart can be impenetrable to sweetness as well as pain.

My experiences in SL are helping me dismantle the walls, brick by brick, the shyness, the self-conscious fear, the prickly independence. Has it hurt sometimes? Yes. Has it been indescribably sweet as well? Yes. Joy and pain are two sides of the same coin. I’ve stopped labeling my experiences… Saying , oh this is experience is good, this experience is bad. It all just is.

Pixel life, real life, the people are all real, and are what makes both lives worth living.

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Let us pray that we ourselves cease to be the cause of suffering to each other. -- Thich Nhat Hahn

Derbor Torok

Lost soul

Join date: 21 Jun 2007

Posts: 1,016

04-11-2008 12:36

My biggest learnings have been about myself... about how I can relate to other people at a deeper level than I thought possible for such a limited medium. It feels good to be surprised by things, people, situations again - to put the cynic mask away... I learned that if I let myself I can feel things that I thought I would not feel again.

.d

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Dana Hickman

Leather & Lace™

Join date: 10 Oct 2006

Posts: 1,515

04-11-2008 12:43

I've learned that no matter how long you live in the same place on the old mainland, when the typical age of your neighbors is 2003 - 2005, you won't be picking up any extra primland any time soon

The biggest thing though, would have to be that people you never imagined becoming best friends with somehow wind up being the ones who know you best, even if they're not your favorite persons. The multitude of great people and the chance to meet them here is a wonderful thing.

Conifer Dada

Hiya m'dooks!

Join date: 6 Oct 2006

Posts: 3,716

04-11-2008 12:46

What have I learned from SL?

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it probably is an elephant in disguise.

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Trout Recreant

Public Enemy No. 1

Join date: 24 Jul 2007

Posts: 4,873

04-11-2008 13:17

From: Lindal Kidd

That is so sweet...and so true.

/me hands Trout a big plate of warm toll house cookies with pecans.

I've also learned that if you speak from the heart, you get cookies. I love positive reinforcement!

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From: Jerboa Haystack

A Trout Rating (tm) is something to cherish. To flaunt and be proud of. It is something all women should aspire to obtain!

Jade Angkarn

Always a Night Owl

Join date: 6 Oct 2006

Posts: 209

04-11-2008 13:32

No matter where you Teleport, There You(r Avatars) Are.

Sunni Jewell

Who said so?

Join date: 22 Mar 2007

Posts: 748

04-11-2008 13:34

/me looks around furtively.

I'm not supposed to do this, but.......... (sorry, hun, have to answer this one)

I've learned that SL is a great world filled with wonderful creativity and can be a fun "escape". However, the biggest thing I learned is that nothing and no one in it can even come close to comparing to my RL and what I have with my husband and children. I also learned exactly how much my husband means to me and how much I mean to him (he knows what i mean). No matter what else happens, I'll always be grateful that SL taught me that.

/me scampers off again.

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Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain-The Wizard of Oz

Chantal Eun

Registered User

Join date: 15 Oct 2007

Posts: 15

04-11-2008 13:49

I learned a few things:

1. when you finally have some spare time in rl and wanne relax playing sl ---- > logins disabled
2. when your in the mood for going shopping ---- > money transfer denied because the requist was stale
3. when you wanne do some exploring --- > could not teleport in timely fashion
4. when you wanne start a goupIM or read one ----> error messaging chat session with... error making request please try again later
5. my friendslist is over 300 people and still not full, strange that i can have that and only 25 groups

Lol why am i still in sl, well its fun to

Aminom Marvin

Registered User

Join date: 31 Dec 2006

Posts: 520

04-11-2008 13:49

That every single human being has a creative drive, and even people who have had little experience can make incredible works of art.

Maggie McArdle

FIOS hates puppies

Join date: 8 May 2006

Posts: 2,855

The Biggest Lesson learned......

04-11-2008 13:59

Guard Your Heart.

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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.

Whispering Hush

™

Join date: 20 Mar 2007

Posts: 277

04-11-2008 14:06

Tolerance, and i'm still learning it.

Whispering Hush

™

Join date: 20 Mar 2007

Posts: 277

04-11-2008 14:09

From: Imnotgoing Sideways

I learned that a 9 foot tall humanoid black fox with animated swirly eyes, smoke coming out of it's nostrils, spikes, horns, a 3 foot long uh.....(O_O), uncountable body piercings, spikes, horns, a strappy gimp suit, and drool dripping from a gag-ball can consider a 10 year old kid to be "weird". (^_^)

ROTFLMAO!!!

SuezanneC Baskerville

Forums Rock!

Join date: 22 Dec 2003

Posts: 14,229

04-11-2008 14:12

From: Connor Jun

Game.

Platform.

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So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them.

I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to

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Lindal Kidd

Dances With Noobs

Join date: 26 Jun 2007

Posts: 8,371

04-11-2008 15:43

I beg to doubt that Schweitzer and Lincoln said those things in your signature.

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It's still My World and My Imagination! So there.
Lindal Kidd

Rebecca Proudhon

(TM)

Join date: 3 May 2006

Posts: 1,686

04-11-2008 15:52

There is no escape from idiocy especially in "your world, your imagination."

SuezanneC Baskerville

Forums Rock!

Join date: 22 Dec 2003

Posts: 14,229

04-11-2008 16:14

From: Lindal Kidd

I beg to doubt that Schweitzer and Lincoln said those things in your signature.

Are you suggesting I'm making some kind of joke?

From: someone

"We really said that stuff. Sue does not make up stuff like that."~Albert and Abraham

Oh, now I get it. You are suggesting that Schweitzer and Lincoln are pro-gradient.

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So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them.

I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to

http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne

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http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03.

Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard,
Robin, and Ryan

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Tristin Mikazuki

Sarah Palin ROCKS!

Join date: 9 Oct 2006

Posts: 1,012

04-11-2008 16:17

I've learned that the word Resolved really means Tacos lol

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Tristin Mikazuki

Sarah Palin ROCKS!

Join date: 9 Oct 2006

Posts: 1,012

04-11-2008 16:18

From: SuezanneC Baskerville

Platform.

Game
A platform is stable

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Colette Meiji

Registered User

Join date: 25 Mar 2005

Posts: 15,556

04-11-2008 16:20

From: Tristin Mikazuki

Game
A platform is stable

cept when theres coasters holding up the one table leg.

Macphisto Angelus

JAFO

Join date: 21 Oct 2004

Posts: 5,831

04-11-2008 16:34

That the Lindens truly live the expression "damned if you do, damned if you don't".

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From: Natalie P from SLU

Second Life: Where being the super important, extra special person you've always been sure you are (at least when you're drunk) can be a reality!

From: Ann Launay

I put on my robe and wizard ha...
Oh. Nevermind then.

Colette Meiji

Registered User

Join date: 25 Mar 2005

Posts: 15,556

04-11-2008 16:35

From: Macphisto Angelus

That the Lindens truly live the expression "damned if you do, damned if you don't".

I always figured they lived by, "Damned If I know"

What Is The Single Biggest Thing You Have Learned From Your Time In Second Life?
Isabeau Imako P'tite Poulette Join date: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 2,335	04-11-2008 12:02 From: Petronilla Whitfield I've learned that even though I was the department technophobe who could just about manage to turn her computer on and off to read email and process words, even I, when properly motivated, can learn enough about computers to have a happy SL. Seriously--I had never heard of a video card, didn't know if my computer had one, never mind what kind or how to find out what kind. I hadn't played a computer game (not that I'm saying SL is a only game, but a lot of its skills and vocabulary come from gaming) since a few unsuccessful attempts at keeping a suicidal Q-Bert alive--good lord!--twenty years or so ago. I have learned a tremendous amount in the last several months. SL has a pretty steep learning curve for those of us who are non-techies. I came to SL maybe a month after getting my 1st computer. I honestly didn't know what a url was, much less a surl, so I know exactly what you mean. Also, the kindness of perfect strangers. You can see that once you take away fear (of being robbed, attacked, etc) most people _do_ want to help their neighbours, no matter what nationality or background. It's something I've always believed, but it's been wonderful to have it confirmed. _____________________ From: Macphisto Angelus Just remember what my dear Grammy always says: "F**k 'em!"
Connor Jun Registered User Join date: 2 Mar 2007 Posts: 41	04-11-2008 12:09 Relearning something every n00b knows, that Second Life is just a Game.
Marianne McCann Feted Inner Child Join date: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7,145	04-11-2008 12:19 From: Rebecca Hynes And I can't believe I gave credit in the same paragraph to: "out of the mouth of babes" and a lawyer! OMG what have I done. Hee! From: Isabeau Imako Also, the kindness of perfect strangers. You can see that once you take away fear (of being robbed, attacked, etc) most people _do_ want to help their neighbours, no matter what nationality or background. It's something I've always believed, but it's been wonderful to have it confirmed. Wel, we can be robbed an attacked in different ways, of course -- but ya, I agree. I have found that the majority of people in our world are happy to share their creations, their stories, an their lives, an do it more than one might ever tink of doin in RL. Mari _____________________ "There's nothing objectionable nor illegal in having a child-like avatar in itself and we must assume innocence until proof of the contrary." - Lewis PR Linden "If you find children offensive, you're gonna have trouble in this world " - Prospero Linden
Rioko Bamaisin Unstable Princess Join date: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 4,668	04-11-2008 12:23 From: Ricardo Harris You not a baseballl fan, right? Yuck, No. _____________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rioko1/
Allegria Kanto Trailing clouds of glory Join date: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 1,004	04-11-2008 12:31 Many of us spend a lifetime building defenses. I know I have… but, in RL, I found that all the defenses in the world won’t protect your heart when the really bad stuff happens, and the wall around your heart can be impenetrable to sweetness as well as pain. My experiences in SL are helping me dismantle the walls, brick by brick, the shyness, the self-conscious fear, the prickly independence. Has it hurt sometimes? Yes. Has it been indescribably sweet as well? Yes. Joy and pain are two sides of the same coin. I’ve stopped labeling my experiences… Saying , oh this is experience is good, this experience is bad. It all just is. Pixel life, real life, the people are all real, and are what makes both lives worth living. _____________________ Let us pray that we ourselves cease to be the cause of suffering to each other. -- Thich Nhat Hahn
Derbor Torok Lost soul Join date: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 1,016	04-11-2008 12:36 My biggest learnings have been about myself... about how I can relate to other people at a deeper level than I thought possible for such a limited medium. It feels good to be surprised by things, people, situations again - to put the cynic mask away... I learned that if I let myself I can feel things that I thought I would not feel again. .d _____________________
Dana Hickman Leather & Lace™ Join date: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,515	04-11-2008 12:43 I've learned that no matter how long you live in the same place on the old mainland, when the typical age of your neighbors is 2003 - 2005, you won't be picking up any extra primland any time soon The biggest thing though, would have to be that people you never imagined becoming best friends with somehow wind up being the ones who know you best, even if they're not your favorite persons. The multitude of great people and the chance to meet them here is a wonderful thing.
Conifer Dada Hiya m'dooks! Join date: 6 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,716	04-11-2008 12:46 What have I learned from SL? If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it probably is an elephant in disguise. _____________________
Trout Recreant Public Enemy No. 1 Join date: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 4,873	04-11-2008 13:17 From: Lindal Kidd That is so sweet...and so true. /me hands Trout a big plate of warm toll house cookies with pecans. I've also learned that if you speak from the heart, you get cookies. I love positive reinforcement! _____________________ From: Jerboa Haystack A Trout Rating (tm) is something to cherish. To flaunt and be proud of. It is something all women should aspire to obtain!
Jade Angkarn Always a Night Owl Join date: 6 Oct 2006 Posts: 209	04-11-2008 13:32 No matter where you Teleport, There You(r Avatars) Are.
Sunni Jewell Who said so? Join date: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 748	04-11-2008 13:34 /me looks around furtively. I'm not supposed to do this, but.......... (sorry, hun, have to answer this one) I've learned that SL is a great world filled with wonderful creativity and can be a fun "escape". However, the biggest thing I learned is that nothing and no one in it can even come close to comparing to my RL and what I have with my husband and children. I also learned exactly how much my husband means to me and how much I mean to him (he knows what i mean). No matter what else happens, I'll always be grateful that SL taught me that. /me scampers off again. _____________________ Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain-The Wizard of Oz
Chantal Eun Registered User Join date: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 15	04-11-2008 13:49 I learned a few things: 1. when you finally have some spare time in rl and wanne relax playing sl ---- > logins disabled 2. when your in the mood for going shopping ---- > money transfer denied because the requist was stale 3. when you wanne do some exploring --- > could not teleport in timely fashion 4. when you wanne start a goupIM or read one ----> error messaging chat session with... error making request please try again later 5. my friendslist is over 300 people and still not full, strange that i can have that and only 25 groups Lol why am i still in sl, well its fun to
Aminom Marvin Registered User Join date: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 520	04-11-2008 13:49 That every single human being has a creative drive, and even people who have had little experience can make incredible works of art.
Maggie McArdle FIOS hates puppies Join date: 8 May 2006 Posts: 2,855	The Biggest Lesson learned...... 04-11-2008 13:59 Guard Your Heart. _____________________ 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.
Whispering Hush ™ Join date: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 277	04-11-2008 14:06 Tolerance, and i'm still learning it.
Whispering Hush ™ Join date: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 277	04-11-2008 14:09 From: Imnotgoing Sideways I learned that a 9 foot tall humanoid black fox with animated swirly eyes, smoke coming out of it's nostrils, spikes, horns, a 3 foot long uh.....(O_O), uncountable body piercings, spikes, horns, a strappy gimp suit, and drool dripping from a gag-ball can consider a 10 year old kid to be "weird". (^_^) ROTFLMAO!!!
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	04-11-2008 14:12 From: Connor Jun Game. Platform. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Lindal Kidd Dances With Noobs Join date: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 8,371	04-11-2008 15:43 I beg to doubt that Schweitzer and Lincoln said those things in your signature. _____________________ It's still My World and My Imagination! So there. Lindal Kidd
Rebecca Proudhon (TM) Join date: 3 May 2006 Posts: 1,686	04-11-2008 15:52 There is no escape from idiocy especially in "your world, your imagination."
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	04-11-2008 16:14 From: Lindal Kidd I beg to doubt that Schweitzer and Lincoln said those things in your signature. Are you suggesting I'm making some kind of joke? From: someone "We really said that stuff. Sue does not make up stuff like that."~Albert and Abraham Oh, now I get it. You are suggesting that Schweitzer and Lincoln are pro-gradient. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Tristin Mikazuki Sarah Palin ROCKS! Join date: 9 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,012	04-11-2008 16:17 I've learned that the word Resolved really means Tacos lol _____________________
Tristin Mikazuki Sarah Palin ROCKS! Join date: 9 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,012	04-11-2008 16:18 From: SuezanneC Baskerville Platform. Game A platform is stable _____________________
Colette Meiji Registered User Join date: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 15,556	04-11-2008 16:20 From: Tristin Mikazuki Game A platform is stable cept when theres coasters holding up the one table leg.
Macphisto Angelus JAFO Join date: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 5,831	04-11-2008 16:34 That the Lindens truly live the expression "damned if you do, damned if you don't". _____________________ From: Natalie P from SLU Second Life: Where being the super important, extra special person you've always been sure you are (at least when you're drunk) can be a reality! From: Ann Launay I put on my robe and wizard ha... Oh. Nevermind then.
Colette Meiji Registered User Join date: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 15,556	04-11-2008 16:35 From: Macphisto Angelus That the Lindens truly live the expression "damned if you do, damned if you don't". I always figured they lived by, "Damned If I know"

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