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Scott Jennings

Utopia Hidden Underground: Another Look At SL

Recently, I’ve been spending more time in the media’s favorite metaverse, Second Life. What follows are some random observations. Take from them as you will. First, and most obvious, Second Life is wackily broken. *Wackily*. It’s straining under the load of its own success, and buckling. Often

Number One Fan

This made me cry IRL. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TtECm_C7zQ]

Make Money Fast Through Creative Use Of Flaming!

CEO of Whole Foods trashes competitors and buyout targets anonymously on message boards. For about eight years until last August, the company confirms, Mr. Mackey [, the CEO of Whole Foods,] posted numerous messages on Yahoo Finance stock forums as Rahodeb. It’s an anagram of Deborah, Mr. Mackey’s wife’

The Thermopylae BG Rocks

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nexCyw8hYuk]

“The Imperial Senate will no longer be any concern to us… oh, wait.”

Star Wars Galaxies announces formation of player-run Galactic Senate Basically similar to Team Lead-style programs run by other games (including SWG), but this time with codified in-game presences.

Do As We Say, Not As We Spend Hundreds Of Millions On Doing

EA’s CEO: Sequels are dull, threaten industry. “For the most part, the industry has been rinse-and-repeat,” he said. “There’s been lots of product that looked like last year’s product, that looked a lot like the year before.” You don’t say.

It’s Raining Gnomes, Hallelujah, It’s Raining Gnomes

Apparently the latest frontier in gold spamming in WoW involves gnomes falling from the sky. I am really not making this up. I ask that any player that witnesses these to report them strait away. If you feel so inclined, you can also post the realm name, and zone here