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Rafe Phoenix
AKA Rafe Zessinthal
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
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11-21-2009 05:14
From: 3Ring Binder
spectacular! better be back by 5:30 Sl time. we have a poker date!


:o I missed it. Sorry 3 and Eli.
The next time power goes out I'll climb the pole myself.
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3Ring Binder
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11-21-2009 05:16
From: Oryx Tempel


Edit: Argh - how do I make this bigger?

pretty.
3Ring Binder
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11-21-2009 05:18
no worries, Rafe. we can play anytime. :)
3Ring Binder
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11-21-2009 05:19
Rhonda, that's a cute outfit. were you fishing for the pieces to complete an ensemble?
Rafe Phoenix
AKA Rafe Zessinthal
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
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11-21-2009 05:19
From: Oryx Tempel


Edit: Argh - how do I make this bigger?


Great pic BTW
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3Ring Binder
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11-21-2009 05:21
From: Rafe Phoenix
Thank you.

I'm not sure what time it came back on but its 4AM here now.

All is well. Its still freezin' in here because the heater didn't come back on with the power. I had to manually reset it. I am happy to report that there are no frozen pipes.

whew about the pipes. been there, done that. it ain't pretty at the thaw.
Rafe Phoenix
AKA Rafe Zessinthal
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
Posts: 490
11-21-2009 05:24
From: Sling Trebuchet
The standard of sex shops has improved since then probably.

The first two places I visited were "Wilder Linden's House" and "The Science Centre on Info Island II".
This because they were the first two in a list given out on Help Island.
My reaction to both was slightly WTF, but I stayed on, despite having Mirimar Plaza as my initial Home. :)
Then the Knowledge Port in Maryport
Then the Mauve sandbox
Then a private sandbox

The rest is hysteria.


ROFL yeah the quality has came along leaps and bounds.
Originally I thought that all SL users were the Zindra type. It might be fun at times ;) but not as a full time in world activity.
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Rafe Phoenix
AKA Rafe Zessinthal
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
Posts: 490
11-21-2009 05:27
From: 3Ring Binder
whew about the pipes. been there, done that. it ain't pretty at the thaw.


Oh no it isn't.
I'm a plumber by trade and I see some nasty stuff this time of year.
I always feel for the people, more so for those that have the frozen pipes above their ceilings. :(
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3Ring Binder
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11-21-2009 05:30
From: Rafe Phoenix
Oh no it isn't.
I'm a plumber by trade and I see some nasty stuff this time of year.
I always feel for the people, more so for those that have the frozen pipes above their ceilings. :(

been there done that one too. by far the ugliest damage and most dangerous (electrically speaking).
Rafe Phoenix
AKA Rafe Zessinthal
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11-21-2009 05:40
From: 3Ring Binder
been there done that one too. by far the ugliest damage and most dangerous (electrically speaking).


Yep.

Fortunately the breakers blow 97% of the time. When they don't look out! I've been zapped on numerous occasions. Other dangers include the water undermining of the footings and partial collapse of the dwelling, I've seen that only two times in my career. The absolute worst is when the freezing occurs when people are away and you have several freeze thaw cycles. On five separate occasions I witnessed that damage... :( :( :(
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Rafe Phoenix
AKA Rafe Zessinthal
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11-21-2009 05:45
Coffee is on for those who need it before Maureen arrives with breakfast.

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Maureen Boccaccio
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11-21-2009 06:04
*waves at Rafe*

Thanks for getting the coffee on! :)

I've been working on the almost perfect breakfast for many Threadies. :D






hehe..as you can see, actually they're from vosgeschocolate.com -- but what a great name!!! :p
Maureen Boccaccio
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11-21-2009 06:07
From: Rafe Phoenix
Thank you.

I'm not sure what time it came back on but its 4AM here now.

All is well. Its still freezin' in here because the heater didn't come back on with the power. I had to manually reset it. I am happy to report that there are no frozen pipes.



/me smiles. Glad to hear all is well.

um...it was 4 am, man! Up late or up early??? :p
Maureen Boccaccio
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11-21-2009 06:08
From: Rhonda Huntress
Fishing for the last piece. Just need to finish off the sweater.

Taken by Clover while we were fishing at Sn@tch



You don't want to know how long I stared at this pic. :o :)
Maureen Boccaccio
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11-21-2009 06:12
From: Oryx Tempel


Edit: Argh - how do I make this bigger?



Ooooh, that looks cool, Oryx. :)


and I saw there were lots of good tips given related to photos/photo sizing, too! :)
Rhonda Huntress
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Join date: 21 Dec 2008
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11-21-2009 06:23
From: 3Ring Binder
Rhonda, that's a cute outfit. were you fishing for the pieces to complete an ensemble?

Yes I was. You can see the turtleneck collar in the pic, the rest of the sweater is on a shirt layer. Everything I am wearing except for hair and the fishing pole is part of the outfit. Ears, shoes, jacket, cropped tank, the whole bit. Also not seen, there are some fuzzy cuffs that can be worn in place of the bangles and they have a matching fuzzy collar for the jacket.
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Rafe Phoenix
AKA Rafe Zessinthal
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
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11-21-2009 06:49
From: Maureen Boccaccio
*waves at Rafe*

Thanks for getting the coffee on! :)


*waves back*:-)yw



From: Maureen Boccaccio



hehe..as you can see, actually they're from vosgeschocolate.com -- but what a great name!!! :p



OMG that looks good. This thread has been making me eat breakfast for the last couple of days lol.


First thing this morning my net connection was fine. Right now my service provider says that there is an outage in my area.

That's not quite true....

Check out that smoking fast upload speed :-) Hearkens back to *ack* dial up.
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Joshooah Lovenkraft
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Precious Internet Friend
11-21-2009 07:09
Dear Precious Internet Friends:

I found this great video showing Korean kids singing a song about netiquette.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/story/2009/03/life-on-the-digital-frontier.html

The accompanying PBS series on the digital frontier is also quite interesting:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/extras/digital_native.html

/me sings neti ... neti ... neti ...
/me runs away laughing :p
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Rafe Phoenix
AKA Rafe Zessinthal
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11-21-2009 07:24
From: Joshooah Lovenkraft
Dear Precious Internet Friends:

The accompanying PBS series on the digital frontier is also quite interesting:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/extras/digital_native.html

/me sings neti ... neti ... neti ...


From: IS TECHNOLOGY REWIRING YOUR BRAIN?


Contemporary research shows that the brain remains plastic, or changeable, over an entire lifetime. And Gary Small, a neuroscientist, says the digital revolution is causing our brains to change faster than was ever imagined. In a study he conducted of people aged 55 to 76, those using the Internet regularly showed twice as much signaling in brain regions responsible for decision making and complex reasoning than those with less exposure to the Internet. On the other hand, Small says, the neural circuits that control the more traditional learning methods -- those that engage memory in the learning process, taking things step by step and addressing one task at a time -- are neglected and gradually diminish.
WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN?

Some researchers hypothesize that what teens do or don't do during the brain's growth periods can affect them for the rest of their lives. Scientists now know that our brains undergo a period just before puberty (11 in girls, 12 in boys) of overproducing synapses, especially in the frontal cortex, and then a pruning back in adolescence. Small says the structural and functional effects of new technology on a young brain are profound.


Very interesting. TY Josh

/me sings neti... neti... neti... off key along with Josh
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Brenda Connolly
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Is it safe to come back in here yet?
11-21-2009 07:25
/me peeks in cautiously

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Kokoro Fasching
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11-21-2009 08:09
From: Brenda Connolly
/me peeks in cautiously



Nope.. :) *pounces Brenda, cuddling and groping her* ^_^
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11-21-2009 08:28
From: Rhonda Huntress
Fishing for compliments


Fixed it for ya!

Pep (You are despicable and contemptible.)
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Malia Writer
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11-21-2009 08:45
From: Maureen Boccaccio
After seeing Rafe's newbie pic and seeing your post, I'm thinking everyone could post the oldest pic they have of their avatar.
This is probably the first screenshot I took. Someone gave me the shape, skin and hair the first day. Don't you love Barbie?


BTW, to get the image size you want on Flickr, go to "All Sizes", choose the size you want and then below it is the URL in a box; alternatively, you can right click on the pic and select "view image" to get the URL.
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11-21-2009 09:04
From: Brenda Connolly
/me peeks in cautiously




/me waves to Brenda


Took a little trip to Firenze: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Firenze/162/200/27

The cathedral (il Duomo) and the Baptistery:


In front of Ghiberti's bronze doors:


"Dave" and me :D


(The "real" statue is not in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, as depicted here; it's in the Accademia. There's a replica here in Piazza della Signoria.)
LittleMe Jewell
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11-21-2009 09:48
From: Oryx Tempel
Oh right on, thanks.

And thanks! Vegetal Planet is amazing.
That pic is cool - I'll have to go check that out.




From: Sling Trebuchet
That's a handy tip.
A while back, something changed in Flickr so that although I could right-click / Properties on the smaller version, I wasn't getting the Properties option on the bigger version.
That was in my usual Mozilla. I had to use IE to get the Properties, and that made me feel dirty :)
I have the same problem with my Mozilla -- ticks me off. However, when you are on that page with just the one pic, if you click "All Sizes" just above the pic, you can then right click the pic and do the 'copy image location'.
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