Interesting thoughts on xStreetSL and Linden Labs

Stumbled across this blog posting on Atomic Valley about the recent xStreetSL changes. Since I'm not a inworld content creator I could only comment based on the Real World. Read the post and the comments and tell me what you think. (Click on the pic)




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Something Second Life.. Finally

A little quality creativity. For those that thought I wasn't doing anything with Second Life in it anymore. Enjoy..



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Journalist/Marketers are so fickle

Another welcome back to Second Life (not that we knew you was gone) (Click to read)






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A book report?

One of the many books I'm reading at the moment is this one. It's a business classic, a life hacker basic, and the book that launched a small movement. (Franklin Quest bought the Covey Leadership Center and formed FranklinCovey – the company behind all those mall stores selling day planners and books.)

I vaguely recall reading it for/during a college class – I don't remember which class – and I don't remember if I ever finished it, or what happened to my copy. What I am sure of is that whatever I read went in one ear and out the other. When I was looking at all the stuff I need to do, and asking myself how was I going to get my ass organized enough to get everything done, I recalled this book as potentially helpful.

It's been around for so long there are ample copies in used bookstores (which I discovered after buying mine at Barnes & Noble)

Anyway, this is kinda a book report. But I'll try not to make it dull.

Habit ONE: Proactivity

Being more effective begins with recognizing that your own rescoucefulness and initiative are what get things done for you. And all that's keeping you from getting things done is you.

This Habit is largely based on Viktor Frankl's theories. Your being depressed, your being happy, your doing or feeling is your choice. You are not as much a product of your biology or circumstances as you are of your intentions. That as human beings we are not victims of our circumstances unless we choose to be.


(Three YouTube videos that may load slow)


If they don't load here's the links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EIxGrIc_6g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnWETfCaBmo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSSftFde5vo


After that big idea comes a relatively small one: The separating of what concerns you with what you have influence over. And applying your energies accordingly. The number one thing you can influence is yourself and how you choose to respond to situations and opportunities. (Ie: how you choose to influence yourself.)

I'm not doing the book justice of course. But hopefully this makes sense.

Next.. Chapter TWO

A side note: I really like being able to google references as I read along. I'd never heard of Viktor Frankl before reading this book. And being able to fill out the story makes reading this 7 Habits book more interesting. (to me anyway)


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And here's a photo that I "post processed" a bit..

I dug through my folders and found a copy of this image Eddi took that I had done some post processing on. A little photoshop works wonders. Compare this to the starting image Eddi has on his "Just Beautiful SL Men" site. (I can't seem to find a copy of his bubble photo on my hard drive.. It's pretty good.)


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Apparently I'm a finalist in a contest..

"JUST BEAUTIFUL SL MEN" is a blog containing lots and lots of pictures my friend Eddi haskell has taken of men in SL. A lot of the pictures are really good. Just not the ones of me. So how I managed to end up in the list of "finalists" in a "Most Beautiful Men of 2009" is beyond me.

Honestly.. Eddi has taken some good pics with me, I just don't think these are them. Take a look and decide for yourself.

Just Beautiful Men Set ONE

Just Beautiful Men Set TWO

Just Beautiful Men Set THREE

Just Beautiful Men Set FOUR



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Comment spam ticks me off..

Got some comment spam today of someone about where they might find a program. Obviously this is off topic on this site. But out of curiosity I looked for the program (simple google search) and discovered it was a "captcha reader" which basically is something that allows someone get around the security of a Captcha in posting comments.

Based on what I read though, I think this is a spam/scam. I'm thinking someone who downloads this would be getting some kind of virus. So I've moderated it OUT of my comments. I'm writing this post just to let people know to beware of what shows up in their comments.


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Intellectual and Glen Beck in the same sentence..

News is Glen Beck lost his case that the url "didglennbeckrapeandmurderayounggirlin1990.com" infringed on his intellectual property rights.

Here's the story on NPR.org: Glenn Beck Loses Domain Name Dispute

Here's the site: didglennbeckrapeandmurderayounggirlin1990.com/ and a shorter url for those that hate typing, aka: gb1990.net/



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A self indulgent post..

RL has been kinda overwhelming lately.. I got like, 25-30 books I got to read through. Signed up to do a pro bono project that's gonna go on for the next six months or so. Still working at the looking for work thing, but without much success. Trying to keep up with reading a bunch of career related blogs. Also trying to sleep from time to time.

And of course, trying to squeeze in some kind of fun every now and then. (I've had to redefine "fun" as any time I'm not doing work.. so sleep now counts as fun. Sex, what's that?)

So, I'm ratcheting up the stress thing.. again. And that means rarely posting here, rarely logging inworld, rarely logging into facebook, twitter, plurk, and all those other places.

So, while I'm pretty sure people haven't noticed me flipping out, I've been missing people. Rarely having time to read people's blogs, no time to really connect to anyone.. sucks.

Anyway.. so if it seems like I'm "not myself", I apologize.


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A great story.. enjoy!

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