Make an 8 Inch Circle Using a 6 Inch RectangleIn this instructable I will show you how to make a circle using a rectangle and have the exact center of the circle. I will take this moment to give you a little background on how I came upon this little trick.Perhaps this is taught somewhere […]
SecondCast #63 - Conferences Suck Randy Moss, Chair of SLCC 2007, joins the SecondCasters to talk about organizing SLCC 2007 and the issues that drew criticism and drama from the Second Life community.The conference is scheduled for August 24-26 in Chicago. Be sure to look for SecondCasters Lordfly Digeridoo […]
a video for the nightIt was posted to the Machinima mailing list and I think it’s a great one so I share it with you (ok, music is not totally my thing but the video is ):It was created by Orpheus Kurosawa, which is probably a Second Life name. You can find more version […]
Links for Friday, November 9, 2007
Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Sloan Great Wall: Largest Known Structure? - “The labeled Sloan Great Wall spans over one billion light years, longer than any structure ever measured.“Nouriel Rubini: The Bloodbath In Credit And Financial Markets Will Continue And Sharply Worsen - “The amount of losses that financial […]
SecondCast #48 - Dirty Jew [updated]The SecondCasters talk about the holiday week — Walker explains why Hanukkah is like camping chairs and everyone talks about what Santa brought them. The group gets down to business and talks about the “grandparents playing Wii” phenomenon, Pontiac’s Motorati events, the launch […]
New World Tableau: Porsupah Ree in Chakryn ForestI recently wrote about the lovely Chakryn Forest of Andrek Lowell, but my screenshots were not taken in a WindLight-enabled viewer. Porsupah took this one with WindLight and, he says, "No post-processing involved other than adding the label text." Details…SLHamlet
Emerging AdulthoodInteresting story from NPR that talks about the continuing delay in the onset of adulthood (sounds like a disease) that has some implications for our discussions in this community. For instance, the average age of women and men marrying is now 26 and 27.5, up from 20 and 22 fifty years ago. We’re having […]
The Second Life of BioshockDillon Beerbaum models his Big Daddy avatar in Crimson Shadows (Little Sister not included) Lately I’ve been enjoying breaks from the metaverse in Bioshock , the year’s masterpiece computer game. In it, you explore a fantastic libertarian society founded by…SLHamlet
Warren EllisIf you don’t know who Warren Ellis is, you need to find out - simply put, he’s one of the best writers on the planet in any format he touches. And now he’s going to be writing a news columns from Second Life!
Links for Saturday, December 8, 2007
Steve Rubel: How to Become an Online Celebrity by Emulating Jay Leno - “Despite all of his success, he still gives the impression that he remains a hard working, down to earth guy. You can learn a lot about how to become an online celebrity by emulating some of Leno’s […]