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Lordfly Digeridoo
Prim Orchestrator
Join date: 21 Jul 2003
Posts: 3,628
10-30-2003 14:52
right, so I've been reading Snowcrash lately, and I'm fascinated by the Central Intelligence Corporation in the book..

Basically, it's a clearing house for all information, and if someone requests information that you've contributed, you get paid.

Is this feasible within SL? :D

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Nastasja Galatea
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Join date: 28 Oct 2003
Posts: 30
10-30-2003 14:58
wouldn't it be easier to open your web browser? :) or do you mean just SL related informarion? i haven't read the book. where did the money to pay contributors come from? did you have to pay to use the database?
Nergal Fallingbridge
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Join date: 26 Jun 2003
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10-30-2003 16:10
"Will wiki for pay"?
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Lordfly Digeridoo
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Join date: 21 Jul 2003
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10-30-2003 19:23
The database was run by a corporation... I imagine you paid a fee for the privelige of rifling through the database.

And yes, I meant SL-only information. :D If you find a piece of information, you could send it in, and if anyone requests it, you get money and credit.

Eh?

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Mikey Spade
Plans are for Fools!
Join date: 6 Sep 2003
Posts: 54
10-30-2003 19:27
I started a SecondLife Wiki a while ago. I indended on adding a decent amount of information to get it off the ground and then hand it off to the community but... well, I'm lazy.

So, feel free to Wiki away at http://www.lilmikey.com/slwiki
Jack Orlowski
Senior Member
Join date: 13 Jul 2003
Posts: 141
10-31-2003 08:53
Ive read snow crash at least 3 time its one of my fav books. Now do you wanna collect all sorts of info like who attended events, what was said, images , info stacks on player and sims? How would you collect the info ? would you have both member and non member stringers working and conducting info collection. i like the idea.


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Cienna Rand
Inside Joke
Join date: 20 Sep 2003
Posts: 489
10-31-2003 08:56
Hmm this would probably fit well with the Hitchhiker's Guide to Second Life someone brought up a while ago.
Eggy Lippmann
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Join date: 1 May 2003
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10-31-2003 11:25
Dude you need a spellchecker... "primative"?
Mikey Spade
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Join date: 6 Sep 2003
Posts: 54
10-31-2003 14:36
*grumble* fixed *grumble*