tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62788940301004577052011-04-21T10:52:53.605-07:00Kii Lilliehookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514914655301998299noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278894030100457705.post-89722264818863381472008-01-08T23:21:00.001-08:002008-01-09T11:36:59.942-08:00Linden Labs <a href="http://http//blog.secondlife.com/2008/01/08/new-policy-regarding-in-world-banks/">announced</a> yesterday to ban all "Banks" in second life that have not a real world license.<br />They argue they had to do this, because these banks occassionally run away with their "customers" money... But hey, that is what a fraud is about! You can send your money to this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud">guy in Nigeria</a>, try your luck in a quick <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_game">game on the street</a>, or open an sl banking account ...<br /><br /><a href="http://sl-virtual-world-news.com/index.php/200801081396/News/Business/Panic-Banks-banned.html"> Panic</a> hits the grid, "Banks" <a href="http://intlstockexchange.com/displaypressrelease.php?releaseid=445">runs out of cash</a>, ATM stops working...<br />The "Word Stock Exchange" gives out an <a href="http://www.wselive.com/research/announcement_detail/3319">audio message</a>, that all this financial stuff is just kind of role play...<br /><br />So take it like this, some people like to play the con artist, other the clueless victim it's all up to you how you create your second existence.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6278894030100457705-8972226481886338147?l=kiisguide2sl.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kii Lilliehookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514914655301998299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278894030100457705.post-17371194841243122182007-12-02T17:05:00.000-08:002008-01-08T15:47:36.421-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTpAb9rhwXE/R1NhPnodKqI/AAAAAAAAAAM/51ufT9xZpkc/s1600-R/Map-mainland_001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTpAb9rhwXE/R1NhPnodKqI/AAAAAAAAAAM/wmW-1zOcx4Y/s320/Map-mainland_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139558520724466338" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Tonight I'm starting exploring Second Life systematically. So first thing I need is a map of SL... Fortunatly provides NCI one at their <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chief/248/128/111">InfoHub</a>. Of course SL has one, too, ut I wanted to know the names of the mainland continents.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p>I decided to start with the unnamed continent, feeling pitty for it not being named yet. ( The younger Corsica continent has a name!).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p>The southern tip of this continent is formed by 10 sims, consisting par</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">tly of large water areas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">In the very south are <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pounce</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Furball</span> and northeast of it, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rathais</span>. These water sims are owned by Govenor Linden and has only Pounce has one little patch of dry land. They are neither build nor script.</p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scratchy</span> contains nicely build residentials by Beck-Nemeth Estates.<br /><br />Yeeowler contains a <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Yeeowler/51/117/27">nice beach resort</a>, according to the description builded and owned by a cooperation named Serenade.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTpAb9rhwXE/R1Nh_XodKrI/AAAAAAAAAAU/AclPXyW_zsc/s1600-R/goth_beach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 128px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTpAb9rhwXE/R1Nh_XodKrI/AAAAAAAAAAU/2Nkwyu_nT2A/s320/goth_beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139559341063219890" border="0" /></a><br />In the same sim we find a goth beach resort. If you ever want to hand around in black on a graveyard and sit on your towel on a sunny beach, this might be the place for you;)<br />But as the rest of the sims, it was completly empty at the time of my visit...<br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6278894030100457705-1737119484124312218?l=kiisguide2sl.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kii Lilliehookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514914655301998299noreply@blogger.com0