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The Archives
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06.11.09If Only They Were AvatarsFrom the theater of the bizarre, what I'm not sure about is why I received an e-mail saying: "Thought you might be interested in some fun stuff for your blog readers. Please take a look how fire thrills...... and kills. Watch a fire-breather's head blow up in a freak accident." Now, either the person who sent me this actually reads my blog, which has me rethinking my target audience, or they don't, in which case I can't figure out how I got on this particular mailing list. In any case, they're right - this is kind of fun, but really, they should be ...
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12.07.08What I Want for ChristmasAnd on yet ANOTHER Sunday lighter note, THIS is what I want for Christmas: Microsoft launches a new clothing line, by way of Boy Genius.
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09.01.08Promoting the Metaverse: A Virtual World Ahead of Its Time?Greg Verdino at Crayon pointed out this video promoting a revolutionary technology platform. And sign me up! Q-Link promises, breathlessly I might add: "A diverse new interactive world of easy-to-use services right at your fingertips where people from across the world can converse, share ideas, and participate in informative lectures." That's the collapsing geography thing you hear. Or the collaboration thing. Or education. Um. Anyways, it sure looks compelling: But wait, it gets better. After highlighting the various games (poker, chess, that kind of thing - THIS world doesn't seem to have qualms about the legality of casinos! Woot!) it talks about the ...
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08.21.08Too Much Time in There.comThere.com continues to grow, but in a Philip Rosedale touch, some advertisers are on board because the folks who log on log on a LOT. According to a press release: There.com, today announced five new partners participating in its Virtual Merchandise marketing program. Premier apparel providers, K-SWISS, bebe and Eberjey, as well as London-based music merchandiser Bravado and the Country Music Hall of Fame(R) and Museum will be setting up specialty shops featuring lines of virtual merchandise for There.com members to purchase for their avatars. K-Swiss is keen on the captive audience (emphasis added): "We are very interested in looking at the online ...
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08.15.08Decompiling My Personal ManifestoThere's nothing like a good manifesto to rally the troops, and Universe Creation 101 has posted a few techy, geeky, noteworthy manifestos ranging from Mickey’s 10 Commandments of Theme Park Design to Nick Zedd’s Cinema of Transgression Manifesto. But it's the Game Follower's Manifesto to which I relate, including as it does: "After solving the Stonecutter AND rune puzzles last night, only to find out that my long-desired first "SOLVED" post was trounced by 5 and 3 minutes respectively, I hereby give up and acknowledge the fact that I am a game follower, not player, not puzzle solver." And "While not unintelligent, I ...
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07.07.08The Amazing and the Astonishing in Second LifeThanks to New World Notes for highlighting "Absolutely Amazing SecondLife Discoveries" a blog that's a required addition to any blog roll or RSS feed. (Don't ask me about Twitter and stuff I don't have a clue). If for no other reason than I take myself way too seriously and then end up finding myself laughable, AASLD bypasses the serious entirely to bring us a look at, well, stuff. Kind of like NPIRL except that the requirement for entry isn't that it be impossible, simply that it inspire. The drifting off balloons for example: Or these Uber Platform boots: Go have a look if you're ...
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