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paulie Femto

Into the dark

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05-30-2006 21:33

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/rosedale.html

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REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."

Dana Bergson

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Posts: 561

05-30-2006 22:00

From: paulie Femto

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/rosedale.html

LOLz. Fun!

Some small inaccuracies

From: someone

Means of maintaining price stability
Rosedale: Aggressively adding money to the currency supply as the overall size of the economy increases.
Greenspan:
Reducing the supply of money by aggressively raising interest rates when inflation begins to rise.

Phil isn't very outspoken on the issue of inflation. And "Aggressively adding money to the currency supply" isn't exactly helping price stability.

More significantly here: it just shows again,how very well established Second Life already is in geek culture. LL might be thrifty with their marketing dollar, but they certainly have been not too unsuccessful with their PR.

nimrod Yaffle

Cavemen are people too...

Join date: 15 Nov 2004

Posts: 3,146

05-30-2006 23:45

There's one for the ladies:

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"People can cry much easier than they can change."
-James Baldwin

Ulrika Zugzwang

Magnanimous in Victory

Join date: 10 Jun 2004

Posts: 6,382

05-30-2006 23:53

No wonder they're not profitable yet! They're handing out free SL leather jackets to all the employees.

~Ulrika~

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Chik-chik-chika-ahh

Dana Bergson

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05-30-2006 23:53

From: nimrod Yaffle

There's one for the ladies:

Cutie!

One thing is for sure. 'Our' platform might be the laggiest of the them all - but we certainly enjoy the most sexy King/CEO.

Tina Karlfeldt

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05-31-2006 00:29

Hmmm!

Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

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05-31-2006 01:28

This thread is one of the rares that gets moved from The Sandbox ---> General Topics.

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PetGirl Bergman

Fellow Creature:-)

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Posts: 2,414

05-31-2006 01:51

Wow he are EXAKT cute!!!

/Tina

)

PS: Torley love you!

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Ricky Zamboni

Private citizen

Join date: 4 Jun 2004

Posts: 1,080

05-31-2006 07:01

From: The article

Rosedale:
Ensures that the Linden Dollar doesn’t appreciate against the US dollar, making it impractical and unattractive to keep Linden Dollars in savings accounts.

Holy crow! You mean the exchange rate bottoming out was part of his *plan*?!?!

That quote suggest we're actually dealing with some combination of (a) an evil genius (b) a total halfwit and/or (c) the marketing team trying to put a positive spin on a runaway devaluation that they really can't control.

I'm waiting for the next quote: "uh...yeah....all those crashes and lag are intended to...uh....limit resident growth to a manageable level....yeah...that's it..."

Dismay Wilde

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Posts: 1,771

05-31-2006 07:10

From: nimrod Yaffle

There's one for the ladies:

hes got no butt in those jeans

LOL

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Zalandria Zaius

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Posts: 277

Huh?

05-31-2006 07:29

So they don't want the Linden to appreciate. That explains why they aren't more freaked out about the economy..

Ehhhhh.. The fonze called, he wants his jacket back.

Luciftias Neurocam

Ecosystem Design

Join date: 13 Oct 2005

Posts: 742

05-31-2006 08:25

From: nimrod Yaffle

There's one for the ladies:

Man, if there was a picture of me like that in high school I would have gotten my ass kicked.

I remember the day when my best friend wore a members-only jacket to school and wound up upside down with his head in a trash can. It would have been like that.

nimrod Yaffle

Cavemen are people too...

Join date: 15 Nov 2004

Posts: 3,146

05-31-2006 09:11

LL should sell Second Life clothes. I'd buy a jacket like that.

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Clarrice Cinquetti

\m/ ôô \m/

Join date: 20 Jul 2005

Posts: 259

05-31-2006 09:24

Wow he looks a lot like the Actor from Brokeback Mountain...but better looking

Jeans a bit girly though....

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April Firefly

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Join date: 3 Aug 2004

Posts: 1,253

05-31-2006 09:33

Believe me he is Hot. I sat beside him at a conference table in the offices of LL for two hours back in January and I am still tingling from the experience.

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From: Billybob Goodliffe

the truth is overrated

From: Argent Stonecutter

The most successful software company in the world does a piss-poor job on all these points. Particularly the first three. Why do you expect Linden Labs to do any better?

Yes, it's true, I have a blog now!

Philip in WIRED
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	05-30-2006 21:33 http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/rosedale.html _____________________ REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."
Dana Bergson Registered User Join date: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 561	05-30-2006 22:00 From: paulie Femto http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/rosedale.html LOLz. Fun! Some small inaccuracies From: someone Means of maintaining price stability Rosedale: Aggressively adding money to the currency supply as the overall size of the economy increases. Greenspan: Reducing the supply of money by aggressively raising interest rates when inflation begins to rise. Phil isn't very outspoken on the issue of inflation. And "Aggressively adding money to the currency supply" isn't exactly helping price stability. More significantly here: it just shows again,how very well established Second Life already is in geek culture. LL might be thrifty with their marketing dollar, but they certainly have been not too unsuccessful with their PR.
nimrod Yaffle Cavemen are people too... Join date: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3,146	05-30-2006 23:45 There's one for the ladies: _____________________ "People can cry much easier than they can change." -James Baldwin
Ulrika Zugzwang Magnanimous in Victory Join date: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 6,382	05-30-2006 23:53 No wonder they're not profitable yet! They're handing out free SL leather jackets to all the employees. ~Ulrika~ _____________________ Chik-chik-chika-ahh
Dana Bergson Registered User Join date: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 561	05-30-2006 23:53 From: nimrod Yaffle There's one for the ladies: Cutie! One thing is for sure. 'Our' platform might be the laggiest of the them all - but we certainly enjoy the most sexy King/CEO.
Tina Karlfeldt Registered User Join date: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 1	05-31-2006 00:29 Hmmm!
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	05-31-2006 01:28 This thread is one of the rares that gets moved from The Sandbox ---> General Topics. _____________________
PetGirl Bergman Fellow Creature:-) Join date: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 2,414	05-31-2006 01:51 Wow he are EXAKT cute!!! /Tina) PS: Torley love you! _____________________
Ricky Zamboni Private citizen Join date: 4 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,080	05-31-2006 07:01 From: The article Rosedale: Ensures that the Linden Dollar doesn’t appreciate against the US dollar, making it impractical and unattractive to keep Linden Dollars in savings accounts. Holy crow! You mean the exchange rate bottoming out was part of his plan?!?! That quote suggest we're actually dealing with some combination of (a) an evil genius (b) a total halfwit and/or (c) the marketing team trying to put a positive spin on a runaway devaluation that they really can't control. I'm waiting for the next quote: "uh...yeah....all those crashes and lag are intended to...uh....limit resident growth to a manageable level....yeah...that's it..."
Dismay Wilde Bleed Designs Owner Join date: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 1,771	05-31-2006 07:10 From: nimrod Yaffle There's one for the ladies: hes got no butt in those jeans LOL _____________________
Zalandria Zaius Registered User Join date: 17 Jan 2004 Posts: 277	Huh? 05-31-2006 07:29 So they don't want the Linden to appreciate. That explains why they aren't more freaked out about the economy.. Ehhhhh.. The fonze called, he wants his jacket back.
Luciftias Neurocam Ecosystem Design Join date: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 742	05-31-2006 08:25 From: nimrod Yaffle There's one for the ladies: Man, if there was a picture of me like that in high school I would have gotten my ass kicked. I remember the day when my best friend wore a members-only jacket to school and wound up upside down with his head in a trash can. It would have been like that.
nimrod Yaffle Cavemen are people too... Join date: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3,146	05-31-2006 09:11 LL should sell Second Life clothes. I'd buy a jacket like that. _____________________ "People can cry much easier than they can change." -James Baldwin
Clarrice Cinquetti \m/ ôô \m/ Join date: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 259	05-31-2006 09:24 Wow he looks a lot like the Actor from Brokeback Mountain...but better looking Jeans a bit girly though.... _____________________ Wandering SL enjoying myself
April Firefly Idiosyncratic Poster Join date: 3 Aug 2004 Posts: 1,253	05-31-2006 09:33 Believe me he is Hot. I sat beside him at a conference table in the offices of LL for two hours back in January and I am still tingling from the experience. _____________________ From: Billybob Goodliffe the truth is overrated From: Argent Stonecutter The most successful software company in the world does a piss-poor job on all these points. Particularly the first three. Why do you expect Linden Labs to do any better? Yes, it's true, I have a blog now!

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