New shoes

I came across this fun machinima by Tommylee Nightfire and I just had to share it. Colorful, hilarious and cute. Also, nice and creative idea for the ending part of the clip :)

How many prim carrots...

...do you need to fill a whole sim? 1358, if they're big enough ;)



PS. If you're Polish, you should recognize the carrots (these are very famous carrots indeed, hehe).

Open Grid joke :)

Yesterday evening I went with Sql and Uzi to Open Grid. No, no worries, I'm not leaving Second Life. I'm just exploring the possibilities ^^ My first impression was that it's how early days of Second Life must have looked like - if you want someting, create it. We were busy chatting, testing stuff and teleporting around when suddenly our avatars turned into stick figures. But these were not really the kind of stick figures you are used to. These were really weird stick figures with all body parts in wrong places. We tried relogging, cache clearing and so on, but we couldn't figure out what caused the problem. Then finally Sql realized it was 4 minutes past midnight and April Fool's Day started :) We took a picture, trying to look our best - well, as much as a stick figure can look ;)


From the left, majestically floating: Ayumi, Uzi and Sql

Happy April Fool's Day! :)

Newbie's nightmare ;)

Reading your comments under my rezday post was really fun - it's great to listen to other people talking about their early experiences in Second Life. So I decided to post one of my recollections of Ayumi's newbie days, hoping that you'd do the same :) Here's the task: share your first 'noob-scary' experience in SL ^^ Here goes mine.

During my first week in SL I mostly explored the world. One day (and it was very early, I think it could be my second day in SL or so) I arrived at a beautiful shop. It was furnished in Arabic style. The floors were covered with embroidered carpets and numerous pillows, heavy curtains were hanging on sandy walls and the place was full of decorative vases and other atmospheric accessories. Somewhere in the middle of the shop, there was a big mirror with a sign saying 'Touch me'. Now, what would you do? I already knew that touching objects in SL would start-up interaction. The place was really nice, so without much thinking I touched the mirror. And there I was... not graceful as a belly dancer... but walking around like a baboon :P A baboon! One hand on the hip, one hand scratching my head. At first I laughed and the joke seemed hilarious to me. Then I decided to stop the animation. I touched the mirror - nothing. I touched again, and I kept touching and touching and nothing happened. I was a baboon! When I started panicking, a girl teleported to the shop. Full of hope I asked her what I should do. She suggested trying "Stop all animations" option from the menu. I did... and still - I was a baboon. And that's the time I really started panicking ;) The previous day I spent a lot of time adjusting my avatar's appearance, and I thought I'll need to create a new one, adjust all the sliders again - and I wouldn't even have the name I wanted. Haha, how could I know that relog would help? :P

PS. I did relog - intuition I guess ;)

Tiny Nation

They're cute. They're small. They're trying to take over the world.

Amazing machinima by Ill Clan, shot in Second Life. You should go watch the movie on their website since it's bigger there. I had to scale it down so that it fits my blog size. But in case you're too lazy:



I'm impressed.

SL'ang Life bye-bye event and the after party

So yesterday we said goodbye to SL'ang Life and to our readers. A big and warm thank you to those of you who came for all your kind words and the support you gave us.





The bears we are holding are SL'ang collector bears. We gave them to people at the concert as a thank you gift. If you want to have them, they are still waiting at SL'ang Life Plaza (near the stage).

When the event was over, we felt a little down. So together with people who stayed longer we started fooling around. That included flying all over the island, playing African drums and using various gestures to the extreme. A typical night on our island ;)



But most of all, it included this:



Oh joy, it was like in those movies where everyone knows the steps :) Yes, that cheered me up :)

llFunny

I've been a member of the Scripters of Second Life group for quite a long time now and I think it's my favourite SL group so far. Not only are they very helpful but being in the group is sometimes really entertaining too. I couldn't stop myself from posting some of the funny situations, though I'm pretty sure they will be funny to scripters only. So if you're a scripter and want some laugh, read on. If you're not a scripter, you're welcome too, but it might not be funny for you at all. If you're a member of the Scripters of Second Life group, this may bring back memories :)

GG: is there anything i can do if i have something that's now missing from database?
TD: Clear Cache, Relog, and prepare to cry
GG: tissues please? =/
TD: *hands you the box*

JR: w00t got soap working with LSL :)
GW: good to see someone finally cleaned it up
TP: llScheduleBath()?

IC: how can i add passion to my scripts?
HC: llPassion() :p
SM: print it out, take it out to dinner

HD: wow, you guys are good... I see a reply posted at 11:52 to a question asked at 11:53

RP: hi everyone, looking for 30.000,30.000,0.010 hudge prim anyone have that size :P
JR: no but i do have a crude duck for your pond if you want it

IS: How can I sit inside a rotating object without falling out?
SG: glue

MX: i made a following prim and it wont fllow anyone but me
MK: great, you wont ever lose it
TR: Perhaps it just likes you?

SC: hey guys
SC: why is that making the object say its name twice
SC: llSay(0, llGetObjectName() + " tacos are cool");
SC: lol woops
SC: never mind
SC: i see why
HG: lol
JF: Because you told it to?
SC: duh
JF: Nothing says humility like announcing your mistakes to a group of your peers.

VH: baby u so sweet
PM: awww
GG: O.o
DD: aaaw
SO: O_o
AC: awww :)
EE: you can raise my z axis anytime baby

On Talk Like A Pirate Day:
SJ: Is there an llParseString2Pirate function call?
TP: llShiverMeTimbers()

AC: a quick question: you can't detect avatar gender through script, can you?
CM: Nope.
WU: llGetSex(Key)
WU: .. soory it's a joke
YK: I don't believe there is an actual avatar gender, is there?
HS: Some avatars you can't tell by just looking either.
AC: llGetSex sounds like something else hahah
WU: lol
VS: llNoneForYou(noKeyRequired)
AC: lol
SS: lol llgetsex(now)
WU: integer size = llGetSex(key);
VS: llNothingLikeTheRealThing()
YK: integer exaggeration = llGetSex(male);
WU: float dream = llGetSex(Key)
YK contemplates the effect on the grid of llGetSubmissive(gorean);
AC: haha, I so love this group
TT: llUseProtection(TRUE);

SA: Meaning, "We have no clue what our own functions actually do." jk LoL <{;o)~
TP: llWeArentSure()

BM: Anyone have that smiling thing that makes you smile now and then? ^^
LB: fig newtons and a glass of milk?
DD: ;ppl at the new bug

JH: guys. do you know how can i disallow the entrance of people with vehicles to a region? PushObject doesn't seem to work when teh avatar is sitting on it
TA: try a fence. :)

SM: on the local axis, curl you hand around one axis, with the thumb pointing in the direction of the arrow...then any positive rotational value will be going around your fingers to the tips
MZ: S..you make rotations sound so sexy :)

Have a good day everyone :)

xkcd.com

I <3 Linden Lab

Have you ever wondered how it feels to be a Linden? Frontier Linden decided to share this experience with you (for as long as you can take it):

http://frontierlinden.com/bad_dream/

Think about it next time you want to grumble about customer service at Linden Lab. We all do that, it's human nature, but sometimes it's good to look on things from different perspective, right? :) They're doing a great job. I want to say I appreciate it.

Where the criminals are...

Today I want to share something funny and it's something that can happen only in SL. Currently I'm making a boat for a RL company. Yesterday evening I was working on it in the Adriatic sim. If you've ever been there, you know it's just water around, no sign of avatars, nothing. I've been enjoying the beauty of the surroundings and at the same time fighting with the mainsail, when suddenly two avatars appeared on my boat. One landed from the sky, one came from the water. I'm not joking, they really appeared like that. They were both quite short, both wearing black clothes, and both making a very quiet sound when walking (as if they're sneaking). Very curious, I asked what they were doing on my boat. And I think the best way to show you what happened is just to paste the conversation here (I'm removing the names though):

Ayumi: What are you doing on my boat?
ZB: We will be taking this evidence back to headquarters ma'am
ZB: don't you worry
Ayumi: huh?
PX: We've been given information from a reliable source that this craft was used in a number of drug runs over the last 2 months
Ayumi: lol.. you're way too much into roleplay
Ayumi: but let's say what you say is true... then
Ayumi: how is it possible, if it's not even ready yet? :)
Ayumi: it's a prototype that wasn't released
ZB: Please stop with the questions ma'am, we're unable to give you any further information
(now that's a good answer if you don't want anyone to spoil your fun; I need to remember that)
Ayumi: ahaah... lol
Ayumi: have fun guys
Ayumi: I need to work

So I got back to work, but I kept lurking at them and I couldn't hold the question finally.

Ayumi: so did you find any evidence?
ZB: that marijuana right there
Ayumi: where?
ZB: its all over
PX: That's a class c drug m'am, a blatent violation
ZB: crack pipes
Ayumi: I really have no reply to that
(I really didn't have, haha)
Ayumi: but your boss will be proud :)
ZB: havent you ever heard in school
ZB: dont do drugs
Ayumi: I don't do drugs
ZB: good for you
PX: that's right
PX: You don't.
PX: let's keep it that way m'am
PX: I think our work's done here
ZB: I've disposed of the evidence
Ayumi: haha, thanks for making my day :)
ZB: happy day, stay drug free
ZB: and stop renting your boat to the mafia
(I almost spit my tea on the screen here because of laughter)

Boy, Second Life surely makes work more fun :)