So Many Posts….So Little Time….

It feels SO good to be back and I am SOOOO glad I am out of the hospital, but this week has made me realize that I am far from 100%  There are SOOOO many things that I would love to blog right now, but it seems like I just cannot get things moving as quickly as I would like. ...

Good to be Back!

I just spent almost 2 weeks in the hospital. It was horrible. I hope I never have to do that again. I have spent the last week or so seeing different docs and adjusting meds. It has been NO fun. The whole time I just wanted to feel good enough to blog. SO....now I do...and I have been thinking and ...

Midnight Rant 07: Copyright

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/G64m3-PFkwI[/youtube] (Note this was recorded about a month ago and I didn't get around to publish it at the time. Also, I was scared.) Links: TGIB on Kiva TGIB on Kickstarter TGGrid Neb's Racer Kit Neb's Death Race  

5 things to pay before the money runs out

I've been quiet the past two months, which is mainly attributed to a much-needed holiday vacation and subsequent stressful getting-back-into-work period. All this is complicated by the fact that El's currently staying in the hospital, but hopefully will be out again sometime this week. Anyway, as you can imagine, there wasn't much time to do anything productive, so I don't ...

Kandy and Victory Modan

For those of you that have followed my blog for very long at all, you will know that I model hair for Ali & Alli.  This CUTE little updo is one of their newest releases aptly named Kandy.  When Alice gave us the hair she simply asked for "something sweet" . . .and I can see why.  I LOVE the ...

3 of a Kind – Jeans

A few weeks ago, as I was looking through the feeds and flickr photostreams I came across a pic of an avi . . .just a simple pick.  The picture showed an avi in casual clothes, various poses but all together and I had a thought . . .perhaps I should start a category in my blog where I shot ...

Siss Boom, Eclectica and R2 Fashion

I was going to do a Q&D for this post . . .I PROLLY should have done a Q&D (Quick and Dirty) for this post, but I once again became so enamored with it once it was done, that I just HAD to talk about it a little.  There are SO many things about it that are SO pretty. It has ...

Midnight Rant 06: The Hypergrid

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arblVyxn0qQ[/youtube]   Links: Interview with Justin Clark-Casey Hypergrid Business - The Hypergrid is a social web Chuck Prophet on Archive.org Douglas Coupland and William Gibson on the KWLS William Gibson in Second Life (Part 1 | Part 2) Jeremy Bailenson on Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life and New Worlds Aloha

Ever an’ Angel

Don't you hate it when people aren't nice? Sometimes I wonder. Sometimes it seems like some people just want to be hateful and don't give two squats about what others want or need, or what is right or wrong. They live on the “me” level. And I find that SO disconcerting. It is NOT that I have never “visited” that ...

The Missing Image 04 – Meeting Justin Clark-Casey

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJNWidQrgf8[/youtube] Links: Open Simulator Overte Foundation Justin Clark-Casey's Master's Dissertation on Internet-Scale Virtual Environment Architectures Hypergrid Unity 3D Second Life Experimental teleport between Second Life and OpenSim Diva Distro Kitely OpenSim Creations Topics: 1:30 How do you become an OpenSim core developer? 8:00 Can OpenSim become the "3D web"? 14:00 Does OpenSim need asset security? 24:00 Does OpenSim need feature parity with Second Life? 31:30 How do you decide which features are in OpenSim core? 37:30 The state ...

Donna Flora A to Z C is for Cerry

   Several years ago, when I was just a little bitty avi, I stumbled upon a shop named Donna Flora.  I still do not remember how I found it.  It was probably through one of the numerous groups that I am a part of...always looking for a bargain.  But I remember looking around and thinking that I had found THE ...

Midnight Rant 05: OpenSim and Unity 3D

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/JnUPx0dF5h8[/youtube] Links: Archive 3D Blenderswap Pathfinder's Virtual World Presentation Lag in Second Life and OpenSim and how to deal with it

The Missing Image Articles

category The Missing Image

The Missing Image 04 – Meeting Justin Clark-Casey

by V | 1 » | Mar10 12
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJNWidQrgf8[/youtube] Links: Open Simulator Overte Foundation Justin Clark-Casey's Master's Dissertation on Internet-Scale Virtual Environment Architectures Hypergrid Unity 3D Second Life Experimental teleport between Second Life and OpenSim Diva Distro Kitely OpenSim Creations Topics: 1:30 How do you become an OpenSim core developer? 8:00 Can OpenSim become the "3D web"? 14:00 Does OpenSim need asset security? 24:00 Does OpenSim need feature parity with Second Life? 31:30 How do you decide which features are in OpenSim core? 37:30 The state ...
category The Missing Image

The Missing Image 03 – Valentine’s Special

by V | 2 » | Feb20 12
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/50m8QnVkQ54[/youtube] As mentioned, if you want the one copy of the barerose frock, just post it on the comments or contact us, (and give your avatar name). Credits: Music: Cafe Latte Express (cc-by-nc-sa) Silence Is Sexy (cc-by-nc-sa) Yunus (cc-by-sa) Zero Project (cc-by-sa) Viola (cc-by-nc) Josh Woodward (cc-by) I Am Not Lefthanded (cc-by-nc-sa) Kray Van Kirk (cc-by-nc-sa) Le Galago (cc-by-nc-sa) Locations: Bogart's Avilion Grove Purple Moon Designs Aught Amorosa Ballroom The Waterfall Ballroom Firecaster Building V is wearing: BareRose Tokyo Kin Redgrave El is wearing: Essences LaBelle Vero Modero Finesmith Designs Damned Purple ...
category The Missing Image

Across The Grid 02

by V | 1 » | Feb7 12
In our second tour across the SL mainland (this time calling it "across the grid") we are discussing the Simplified Inventory, how things were for us when we were newbies in SL, how things are when you're a fashion blogger and El's fingernails. We plan on making more tours like this in the future, not just across the SL mainland, but ...
category The Missing Image

TGIB Talk 01 – Avatars and You

by V | 1 » | Jan17 12
Following the debacle on Quarl's prim alignment tool submission, we found this rare gem of a speech (thanks Quarl) by Stanford University professor Jeremy Bailenson on Avatars and social behaviour, which inspired us both so much that we finally made this (rather long) video response to it. Enjoy. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/fFG23M8Ph6o[/youtube] The original speech can be found here:
category About TGIB, Ramblings, The Missing Image

TGIB Retrospect 2011

by V | 0 » | Dec29 11
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/_OhmAKBLFNM[/youtube] This video is licensed under a creative commons non-commercial share-alike license. (Download) Credits, as promised: Years of Rice and Salt (cc-by-sa) Yunus (cc-by-sa) ТЕЛЬНЮК: Сестри (cc-by-nc-sa) trustno1 (cc-by-nc-sa) OpenSim Linden Lab Creative Commons Hypergrid Business AM Radio Ina Centaur Silk Dreams WTG Style by Kira Purrfect 10 Fashism Calico Ingman Creations Alli & Ali aDiva Couture Finesmith Designs Rockberry siss boom Logo & Kin Earthstones Vero Modero Purple Moon R.icielli Essences YS&YS Fallen Gods Barerose Redgrave's Akeruka Kalnins Footwear Somnia Addiction Oglaf
category The Missing Image

Lani

by V | 7 » | Mar3 11
It's been quite a while since I visited OSGrid. After I decided to run my own hypergrid standalone I could travel there occasionally, until OpenSim 0.7 came along, which divided the hypergrid in two. Since then, new releases were incompatible with older ones, and since OSGrid usually runs the latest OpenSim version, and I was sticking with previous (and more ...
category The Missing Image

Romenna

by V | 3 » | Jan23 11
What would you do, if you had all the regions you wanted, all the prims you wanted, ... You know, forget the intro. Look at this: This is Romenna. It's a 16-sim... build. The city itself covers 9 sims, around it are forests and a small village covering another 7. And it's amazing We visited it today on the HGAC tour, so I'm ...
category The Missing Image

TGIB 1st anniversary (HGAC meet #33 & #34)

by V | 0 » | Jan18 11
Wherein the Club walks The Path and reaches The Inn, converses between worlds and celebrates 1 year of TGIB. In Pathfinder's absence, I happily was allowed to host the meetings of the HGAC. Sadly, our travels thus far have been restricted to HG 1.0 regions, and destinations there are getting very scarce, as more and more grids upgrade to (at least) ...
category The Missing Image

Role Play Worlds

by V | 0 » | Jul18 10
The first grid covered in the Missing Image is Role Play Worlds. The "Worlds" in the name, or "realms", as the operators call them, are separate areas on the grid, all dedicated to a certain theme. At the moment, there are three role play realms - Fantasy, Vampire and Gor - with Gor being the most advanced of them. In ...
category Grid List, The Missing Image

Grid List

by V | 2 » | Jul18 10
This table is based on my own research and answers I received from grid operators. A question mark denotes that information about the according field could neither be confirmed nor negated. Though the table is updated irregularly, it claims no complete accuracy, comprehension or up-to-dateness. Some more information about the data: The description column contains a short summary of the nature ...