This page contains the articles related to the Second Life and OpenSim Server software.
I will probably filter out OpenSim at some point and create a page just for OS.
Second Life Update 2020-10
I am not keeping up with SL tech like I used to. I play more these days. But, today I made it to a Server-Scripting meeting. BIG changes. UPLIFT The Lindens tell us the UPLIFT is the biggest change to the service ever made in the history of Second Life™. Expect problems and odd glitches. … Continue reading
Catching Up in Second Life
I have survived CoVid-19. It took me down for about 15 days. Still recovering, I easily tire. My four-mile hiking is down to a half-mile. What I learned about CoVid-19 is there is more confusion, contradictory information, and horrible reporting. The worst information and often deliberately injurious information is coming from California and New York. … Continue reading
Second Life News Week #40 & 41
Flickr There are new changes over at Flickr. Ebbe Ebbe Altberg, the Linden Lab CEO, talks about what investors should consider and ignore when investing in virtual reality. See Three Things to Focus On, Three Things to Ignore (Podcast). Third-Party Dev UG Meeting There are 4 viewers out. Plus, the main viewer. The Ordered Shout … Continue reading
Second Life News Week #39
General News Blender 2.80 released a few weeks back. I am waiting for AvaStar to update before seriously trying to use it. And now I see a version 2.81 is planned for release in November 2019. Blender Nation is doing a series of articles and videos that show the planned new features in 2.81. Look … Continue reading
Second Life News Week #38
General News What’s with BoM and Heads? My experience point is with GA.EG’s Jennifer head. The rest is hearsay. So, you’ve been warned. There is a significant problem, IMO, taking the current Bento Mesh Heads into BoM compatibility. As the pre-BoM Bento Heads provide considerable control over makeup, at least GA.EG does, and I see … Continue reading
Second Life News Week #37
Destinations Video Experiences Many of you will know Experiences have been borked. The Lindens have a fix, sort of… See their SL Blog post on their fix. See Experience Scripts Experiencing Trouble. The bug is BUG-227526 – Issue with compiled experiences being lost when a script is copied in-world. The Shrek Ears Thing If you … Continue reading
Second Life News Week #36
General News SL Travel Ever wonder how the SL travel and places blogs find those awesome places? It seems the Blogger & Vlogger Network has a list of them. (here) They also have a form one can fill out to add to the list. So, they find these places when people stumble-on or otherwise find … Continue reading
Second Life News Week #35
I’m late getting this news out as I have been playing with my new Slink BoM version of the Physique body. I posted that article yesterday. General News Last Friday’s Third-Party Devs’ UG meeting lasted 30 min. Oz Linden wasn’t there and most of the usual crowd wasn’t there. Vir Linden facilitated the meeting. There … Continue reading