Monthly Archives: August 2011

A Week’s Round-up…

Posted on August 28, 2011 by soror

Well, while Jobs and Irene have been sharing the RL headlines with Libya this week the blogs have been reactivated after a bit of a lull after SLCC and Mesh of the previous weeks. On the VWs front tho Miso … Continue reading →

Posted in stuff | 2 Comments

Why I’m hopeful….

Posted on August 27, 2011 by soror

There has been more than enough reason to get a bit down recently about the internet and the way Governments have been taken over by corporations. Whether or not this is actually any different to years gone by would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Botgirl Questi, Digwuren the Gray, Facebook, Google+, identity, Internet, internet freedom, nyms | 10 Comments

“State of the Art On-Line Functionality”… Google-proof.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by soror

Sorry, I had to use that title, it’s from a stupid advert … basically it means “this works”…. and I was thinking about this blog. Having moved from Google and had spyders and bots crawling through my every nook and … Continue reading →

Posted in Claudia222 Jewell, Google+, Mesh in SL., nyms, stuff | 3 Comments

Linden Endowment for [sic] the Arts

Posted on August 22, 2011 by soror

The announcement has recently been made that Linden Lab is making one of it’s 6887 sims available for an artist to use for the month. I have had to start every LEA post with the clarification that I am not … Continue reading →

Posted in Inworldz, Jeri Rahja, LEA, stuff | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

Nym Wars

Posted on August 21, 2011 by soror

The Nym Wars rage on, well, some are raging, others offering an astute commentary on the whole saga. Botgirl has certainly produced a staggering array of both witty and insightful tweets, posters and posts on the subject….. and earns a … Continue reading →

Posted in (if you missed it | 6 Comments

SLCC … the question that didn’t get asked..

Posted on August 18, 2011 by soror

I’ve been to conferences before, (not the SLCC) and they tend to be a little similar in that they are advertising events where the Company preaches to the converted. Only real enthusiasts will fork out the necessary cash to go … Continue reading →

Posted in stuff | 7 Comments

Iceland and 1984 Hosting

Posted on August 16, 2011 by soror

I recently completed a build called Creative Power as you may know, or have seen….. machinima here. Implied in the build is the notion that old fossil fuels are a negative contribution to the world when compared to the Power … Continue reading →

Posted in stuff | Tagged , , , | 19 Comments

Country Life 2 … Back at Home

Posted on August 9, 2011 by soror

Quite sorry to leave this house in the country and go back home, but very glad to have my own computer and my wonderful bed. Nothing quite like home. This is a new flower border that we planted up in … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, house sitting, RL | 7 Comments

London Calling.

Posted on August 9, 2011 by soror

I don’t live in London anymore …. I was thinking of the song… From Jeff Hobb’s account of the Peasant’s Revolt “The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 is one of the most dramatic events of English history. What began as a … Continue reading →

Posted in London riots, morality, opinion, Politics | 13 Comments

Google+paranoid…. not really…

Posted on August 7, 2011 by soror

Ok…so I know it’s easy to seem a bit paranoid but there is more than sufficient reason to worry about Facebook and Google+… A recent article reveals that social media are regularly used by law enforcement to target individuals in … Continue reading →

Posted in face recognition software, Facebook, Google+, Security. | 8 Comments