RC Questions

I went through the list of filtered words again, since release notes for 1.26.4 says they changed the list. The following changes are noted:

Added:

Strap-on
X-rated

Except for the fact that there is already a separate distinction between mature and adult by way of existing ratings boards. If you are going to ignore definitions which may apply better, you need to be able to defend your choices.

Linden Labs has just bought server space at Terremark. I wonder what this portends.

In general, they're moving hardware east.

https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/technology/blog/2009/05/01/updates-from-the-grid

The new colo space will also be getting a new server class.

https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/technology/blog/2009/05/14/the-greening-of-second-life

A bit of a red herring, to my mind. When I bought my sims it was on the basis that my content and the activities available to visitors fell comfortably within the then definition of "mature" content and, as such, could be advertised pretty much as I thought appropriate, could be found in search by anyone who'd chosen to turn on "mature" in their search preferences and was accessible to anyone who chose to visit.

Because of these changes, however, that has ceased to be the case. My content hasn't changed but I now discover some of it has to be flagged as adult and some of the rest of it is pretty much impossible properly to advertise without using terms that have suddenly been defined as "adult".

This means that the terms on which I bought it no longer apply. People can no longer visit, or even see my adverts, without undergoing a system of prior qualification. The terms on which LL do business with me have changed, with no proper explanation (and certainly no offer of compensation) and not in my favour.

Server purchase cost and peak power consumption tends to be about the same over time. Therefore the *cost* to Linden Labs should be less per region for these new servers. At the same time they had planned to increase the *price* on homestead regions. What we should see is prices going down, rather than up.

I think this is a beginning to a lot of changes to building in sl and a host of other issues here.We al know that is already a strain on the asset severs as well as on the processing power of the lindens severs (class 6 servers are on the way) i found this comment from Mark Linden facinating:



Also we know that there are gonna be changes like inventory limits and building limits to free accounts soon as well

Insky is right though , but also there is gonna be open accessiibility from other grids as well (osgrid sims will eventually work )

But the lindens want to control the market functions of the grid, dont expect them to open up their business that far.Think of the them like the mafia with their fingers in every transaction that transpires

As for servers , i can see the lindens moving away from hosting huge amounts of land on their servers

The thing is this .... adapt and change seems to be the mantra for the time being. Either you do or fall by the wayside unfortunatly

As for thorn and his fight against the adult changes, a good effort , but bound to fail unfortunatly

they know what they want to do( regardless of what we think) and know that even of 10 percent of the businesses closed due to the changes , there is always new people coming that will start businesses again, drawn by the thought of sl riches

In Second Life, land is what gives your content presence, boundaries, and a sense of permanence. It creates both a shared space for exploration and a place to call home. And in the last six years, Second Life's land mass has grown from 11 regions up to a total of 27,483 regions (at last count)!

Land in Second Life is often reminiscent of the untamed Wild West, and in true frontier style many land owners have found great opportunity settling in Second Life. They’ve discovered that land enhances their business, community, and friendships, and creates a space for collaboration in creative and innovative ways.

Pony play

Human pony play, also called ponygirl or ponyboy play depending on the sex of the participants, is a form of roleplay where one person acts like a pony or horse, while their partner takes on the role of rider, trainer or caretaker. The partner is likely to be a sexual partner but might not be. The pony is often two-legged: the emphasis is on the treatment of the pony, what the pony does and the mind space it is in, rather than making the person physically look like equine.

The classification of equine, which is arbitrary anyway, is rarely a distinction and 'pony' seems to be what most women think of in their fantasies. Sometimes the breed of the pony is important to the participants, especially those interested in closely mimicking behaviour. The pony is usually a woman, with a male or female partner depending on sexual orientation. Where the equine is ridden, it is more likely to be male and talked of as being a horse.

The pony may be trained to trot and walk well (i.e. in a way redolent of a true equine), and even brought to canter or gallop. They may be lunged, jumped or made to pull a cart, in which the trainer will sit, and to obey signals transmitted by the reins. The pony might have a signal of some kind to act as a safeword but would not normally speak, being limited to whinnying: this doesn't make them defenceless, however, as ponies have a natural tendency to lash out and kick when annoyed or frightened!

In a less common variant of pony play, the partner will act like a stallion. This variant may be considered an animal transformation fantasy. In this variant, the pony is often four-legged and there is a greater overall emphasis on appearance, as with dog play.

The limited evidence that is available suggests that the fantasy and practice may be somewhat more prevalent in the U.K. than the U.S.A., which may be a reflection of the number of people familiar and used to ponies and horses.

An endless array of bit gags, bridles, saddles, tack (harnesses), whips, butt plugs with tails, "hooves" that are worn like boots (sometimes also as gloves), and related items are produced and sold commercially to those who wish to act out such fantasies.

Pony play is sometimes deliberately combined or formed as part of a bondage or SM scene. This is an easy step to make since the bit acts as a gag (and may even be one) and a harness is often on the pony, restricting or controlling movement.

Ponygirls are not restricted to BDSM and photos of them occasionally appear in sexual literature marketed to men.

Infantilism

Infantilism (paraphilic) is a certain psychological condition experienced by those whose level of physical maturity has clearly progressed beyond the life-stage of infancy. The defining aspect of this condition is the derivation of a profound sense of well-being or of a certain type of great pleasure that becomes associated with various infantile objects and/ or infantile roleplaying .

Infantilists usually combine the submission of the baby role with the fetishes of diapers, though not all infantilists actually practice coprophilia or watersports. Some, known as diaper lovers (or DLs) enjoy wearing diapers without taking the role of an infant. Those who prefer to role play as infants are often referred to as adult babies (or ABs). Some forms of infantilism are purely regressive, without any sexual contact, however most forms include some aspect of sexuality. Where dominance and submission are involved, the top or dominant plays the role of a parent, nursemaid, or babysitter.

The hilarity continues. My Atlas IV scale model with four strap-on auxiliary solid rocket motors is Adult now, right along with our feathered friends the tits.

Hopefully at the end of the year of next year when the new stuff is up and running, they will revisit those prices. This year we are still on the old more expensive stuff, and their wetware costs aren't going down. :/

Looks like we are getting the silent treatment (old unimaginative corporate alienating tactic) - wasn't there meant to be a blog posting towards the end of last week? I could have sworn I saw a comment from Blondin stating there would be.

^L^

Looks like we are getting the silent treatment (old unimaginative corporate alienating tactic) - wasn't there meant to be a blog posting towards the end of last week? I could have sworn I saw a comment from Blondin stating there would be.

^L^

Actually, that is not correct. The adult content checkbox will be shown in most of the search tabs, although greyed out until you get the right things done. The fact that there is such a choice shown, should be enough of a clue that it is available someplace in SL.

The real issue is whether the client will explain clearly how to upgrade your account, or leave it to murky Knowledge Base and community standards pages that newbies won't know how to find.

To be fair to Blondin, this has happened with Jack's promised postings too, they have a laid back culture at Linden Lab, time is not of the essence, you need to adjust your watch to Linden time and then you won't be disappointed.

What Prospero Linden has said is that if it drives the sim to be locked too long, their grid monitoring may decide it has stopped working, and reboots it. Locking is to keep other changes from interfering with a take or rez in progress. How long it takes depends on the kinds of objects, grid load, and sim load, so it is not just a simple number of prims issue, and the 1000 prim limit is intended to be conservative for any likely situation.

I guess they feel that preventing inventory loss and corruption is more important than making life difficult for builders.

I wonder though about attaching high prim clothes. It is not uncommon to see avatars carrying 1000 prims of jewelry and other clothing bits, so if you detach or attach all at once, would that hit the new limit?

Except for the fact that there is already a separate distinction between mature and adult by way of existing ratings boards. If you are going to ignore definitions which may apply better, you need to be able to defend your choices.

Hopefully at the end of the year of next year when the new stuff is up and running, they will revisit those prices. This year we are still on the old more expensive stuff, and their wetware costs aren't going down. :/

To be fair to Blondin, this has happened with Jack's promised postings too, they have a laid back culture at Linden Lab, time is not of the essence, you need to adjust your watch to Linden time and then you won't be disappointed.