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SuezanneC Baskerville
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04-05-2009 02:47
It never ceases to amaze me what a wealth of valuable, on topic info you can find in the Second Life Knowledge Base. There's really no way to appreciate it without reading the entire thing; one would never even begin to think to look for all the choice tidbits of knowledge one can find there. As an example of one of these things you'd have never dreamed you would learn from the SLKB, I present the following: https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417&task=knowledge&questionID=19This link contains the following: From: someone Robot
The band Daft Punk is made of robots. I'd have expected to have to use something like wikipedia or at least Google to find such stuff. I would just not think to use the SLKB for questions about the composition of musical groups. It must indeed be the font of all knowledge.
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04-05-2009 03:21
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Anti Antonelli
Deranged Toymaker
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04-05-2009 03:38
Well if SL is going to replace the boring old 2-D internet, I suppose the Knowledge Base needs get caught up.
Hey, it's a start.
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SuezanneC Baskerville
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04-05-2009 12:57
The Knowledge Base is not the only place LInden Lab makes high grade information available. This example, apparently written by Joshu Linden, provides in depth and accurate information on the technical aspects of both the Second Life Grid and the internet, as exemplified by the following: From: someone Linden Network
What is it: The tubes through which stuff travels. and this one, for those who are not only perplexed by the complex nature of the SLG but of the internet itself: From: someone Internet
What is it: A series of tubes These are from the SL Wiki article at http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Service_Disruptions . The next time there's a service disruption, I suppose we can just relax until the LL or internet plumbers arrive with their plungers and washers and pipe wrenches and fix it.
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23rdDjin Negulesco
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04-05-2009 13:43
tubey
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not tubey
that is the question
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Dnali Anabuki
Still Crazy
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04-05-2009 15:39
From: 23rdDjin Negulesco tubey
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not tubey
that is the question Nice..
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Osprey Therian
I want capslocklock
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04-05-2009 19:14
From: SuezanneC Baskerville The next time there's a service disruption, I suppose we can just relax until the LL or internet plumbers arrive with their plungers and washers and pipe wrenches and fix it. The tubes are actually more like the old-fashioned pneumatic tubes that bank drive-throughs use. That's why you can email, say, a grilled cheese sandwich from China to Sweden and have it arrive in good shape. Anything more I can clarify? |
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Ponsonby Low
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04-05-2009 20:49
From: SuezanneC Baskerville and this one, for those who are not only perplexed by the complex nature of the SLG but of the internet itself: Quote: Internet What is it: A series of tubes These are from the SL Wiki article at http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Service_Disruptions . The next time there's a service disruption, I suppose we can just relax until the LL or internet plumbers arrive with their plungers and washers and pipe wrenches and fix it. In fairness to the Linden who wrote the 'series of tubes' definition: he or she was almost certainly making an ironic reference to Senator Ted Stevens' infamous---and perfectly serious---2006 remark that the Internet consists of an actual physical set of tubes. (see:  for a discussion of the incident.) |
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SuezanneC Baskerville
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04-05-2009 23:03
From: Ponsonby Low In fairness to the Linden who wrote the 'series of tubes' definition: he or she was almost certainly making an ironic reference to Senator Ted Stevens' infamous---and perfectly serious---2006 remark that the Internet consists of an actual physical set of tubes. (see: for a discussion of the incident.) Gee, thanks, I'd never heard about that, I don't spend much time on the internet, so I don't pay attention to such things. In fact, I'd never even heard of the internet until I read about it in Joshua's article. I'll have to take a look at it one of these days. Of course, since I didn't recognize the reference, I couldn't have been passing the joke along.  Sheesh!  I think they should make a new tubeless internet where the bits are fired from cannons.
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Lee Ponzu
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04-06-2009 08:51
You cannot tuna fish.
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Eva Ryan
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04-06-2009 09:01
Of course, there is that definition of what a hippopotamus is: https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=6No wonder our support staff is slow. |
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Ponsonby Low
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04-06-2009 13:17
From: SuezanneC Baskerville I think they should make a new tubeless internet where the bits are fired from cannons. Yes, think of the human progress that could be realized from such a speeded-up internet! ^_^ |
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Clarissa Lowell
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04-06-2009 23:16
From: Osprey Therian The tubes are actually more like the old-fashioned pneumatic tubes that bank drive-throughs use. That's why you can email, say, a grilled cheese sandwich from China to Sweden and have it arrive in good shape. Anything more I can clarify? How about tomato soup? |