tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post4212187603276596727..comments2023-12-14T18:17:52.957-08:00Comments on The Train Wreck Love Life: but nothing will grow on this burnt cursed groundEmilly Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-46373504046708015072010-10-22T13:14:26.739-07:002010-10-22T13:14:26.739-07:00The main difficulty I've found with the Linden...The main difficulty I've found with the Lindens as a group is--they <i>really</i> don't understand the world they've built, on a fundamental level. We both have friends who know Lindens personally, and the one thing that keeps cropping up is that their in-game experience (when they <i>bother</i> with the in-game experience) is so radically different as to be two separate grids entirely.<br /><br />Most Lindens know intellectually about lag, but most Lindens also spend the bulk of their time in Linden-owned lands; there is a lack of lag and crashing both because they're logging in locally on separate servers, <i>and</i> there's little in the way of conflicting textures, from avatars to builds.<br /><br />There are still Lindens wearing basic system layers only. There are still Lindens with basic system hair. There are Lindens who have no concept of what "AO" means to the rest of us, as witnessed by the clashing, time and again, during the entire Zindra continent debate--they started using the acronym to indicate "Adult Oriented" or "Adult Options" or something (I can't remember now), when <i>every single resident not a Linden</i> had a very distinct and <i>separate</i> definition of AO.<br /><br />The main divide, I truly believe, is not between those who just don't leave Linden spaces--they're pretty much virtual Marie Antoinettes. Her comment, when told that the French in revolt had no bread and were going hungry was 'Let them eat cake'--<i>not</i> because she was that cold-hearted, but because she had grown to adulthood surrounded by wealth and privilege, and literally had <i>no</i> concept of people who couldn't afford food. It was entirely outside the realm of her experience.<br /><br />No, unfortunately, I think the big problem is with those who <i>do</i> leave--for a day, for a weekend, wandering the main grid, on state-of-the-art computers, logged in locally so there's an absence of concurrency. These people just <i>do not understand</i>, and there's nothing we can do to bridge that gap, ever.<br /><br />Computer too old to access SL properly? Buy a new one. We can't afford a new one. And the conversation breaks down, because nearly every Linden is in a protected environment, and they just don't understand.Emilly Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-12224392913580484692010-10-22T12:25:48.771-07:002010-10-22T12:25:48.771-07:00I was gonna say there WAS a thank-you post about P...I was gonna say there WAS a thank-you post about Phillip 2.0, but you're right...that wasn't BY him, it was by another linden. <br /><br />Least he could have done was write the damn post himself, it wouldn't have taken THAT long. :P <br /><br />It seems like the creatives are the ones that actually "Get" SL - and are the ones willing to fill out their profiles, have avatars that don't look like them, etc. The rest...just seem to see the virtual world as an extension of the real, and I think that's where a lot of clash is going on.Sphynx Soleilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384124029613452884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-44464498643367412822010-10-22T01:37:34.948-07:002010-10-22T01:37:34.948-07:00Three weeks ago, word went out that the Microsoft ...Three weeks ago, word went out that the Microsoft buy-out was a bad rumor. Now? It's back in the news again. I don't get it.<br /><br />Are they going to buy the Labs out? No clue. Could they do worse? That's a tougher question...Emilly Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-59438489995788566702010-10-22T00:12:44.871-07:002010-10-22T00:12:44.871-07:00Don't know if you got a chance to read this on...Don't know if you got a chance to read this one Emi.<br /><br />http://venturebeat.com/2010/10/20/linden-lab-ceo-quits-microsoft/<br /><br />Not just bad that we lose another CEO, well could be good or bad we'll have to see. But the possibility of Microsoft buying the grid? Wow..I'm scared. XD<br /><br />Really nice post, didn't get to hear the whole story for the horrorfest charity too much besides your post and a some info touching in their notecard. ^^Serenity Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911695658722261308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-50422874982075536732010-10-21T20:45:01.181-07:002010-10-21T20:45:01.181-07:00Somehow, I'm not surprised.
This goes well wi...Somehow, I'm not surprised.<br /><br />This goes well with reports of Lindens that, year after year, have no AOs, no change of outfits--hells, up until recently Philip Linden had the same noob skin and system hair he started with when the game spawned...<br /><br />(And no, I don't count the 'update'--he 'updated' to look <i>exactly</i> as he did before. That? Is not an 'update'.)<br /><br />They don't live on the same grid we do, and I mean that literally--there are Lindens that never, ever leave Linden land. No wonder they have no comprehension of our concerns.Emilly Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-91157664523158892082010-10-21T12:15:53.181-07:002010-10-21T12:15:53.181-07:00One look at Brodesky's inworld profile says it...One look at Brodesky's inworld profile says it all. Linden Lab employee for one year, profile completely blank.Marx Dudekhttp://marx.inworld.sl/noreply@blogger.com