- Seattle Steampunks helping to restore famous steam clock http://is.gd/bojzQ #
- Okay, #SLPhotograpers what screen res and grafix settings stop #SL snapshots from being clipped/cropped? Need CTRL-~ to work! #
- @redwoodr Will try that – also ran across a mention that snapshot button & freeze frame not broken. We shall see. 😉 in reply to redwoodr #
- RT @GIMPtricks "This is a great little forum on GIMP. Go join it. 🙂 http://gimpchat.com/" I did, and it's great! #
- @donttrythis FTW! There are no atheists in foxholes: MYTH BUSTED! http://is.gd/br3mq #
- Future Mythbusters segment in 3…2… 1… http://crazycrackerz.com/how-to-cook-bacon-with-a-machine-gun/ #
- It's not a limit, it's a suggestion. #whatstheword #
- Visiting family, won't be inworld much. Bonus: going to see Superman's "home town." #
Dhughan here… very puzzled. I have just this moment discovered a knack for transfiguring myself into a very small (yet winsome) otter. I must be a late bloomer, I left Hogwarts ages ago as one of those unfortunates of society that cannot perform magic. Not to put too fine a point on it, I was a Squib and a disgrace to Pater and a source of embarrassment to Mater. This is one reason I left home in Britain and headed West, where I knew no one… and no one used to know me at school as “that Squibby chap Froobie in Hufflepuff, haw haw haw).
Well, well. There must be something magical in the air in Steelhead; perhaps it’s the near-mythical, quite mystical properties of the ore that is mined there. It must quite permeate the environs.

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My magical “powers” had barely manifested by the time my admittance letter arrived from Hogwarts, but off I went on the brand-new and very modern rail service that had just been installed by the Ministry for Magic. Once I arrived, I had the poor taste and lack of character to be Sorted into Hufflepuff, a House that was most assuredly not Slytherin (which would have pleased Pater) or Ravenclaw (which would have given Mater something to gloat over at breakfast).
I did all right in school, apart from my appalling failure to produce Potions, wave Wands, or search out Secret Knowledge. I had some talent with plants, even the magical ones – and I managed to Transfigure a few things, after much patient tutoring and extra work after class. May Hogwarts ever have such teachers as mine! They did their best for me, and now I am proud to say that I was their hardest working (if not most accomplished) student.
Somehow, I shall have to procure an Owl and send off a note that at long last, I have mastered the art of Transfiguring something at last: myself.
I do quite like otters and so it’s a great relief that I didn’t turn out to be something less likely to cause a stampede, such as a Double-Ended Skrewt or an exploding cup of Oolong Tea. And fortunately, I seem to be able to change back (thank goodness) more or less at will.
It’s a pleasure to finally display my House colors in my home, as I didn’t feel quite deserving of them up to now.
I may even get something to wear to the next reunion, where I shall enjoy the shocked stares of my old schoolmates when they see me in all my Ottery glory.
Which house would you be? Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw. Try the sorting hat ceremony online here to see which suits your personality. Submit the test and your house crest will be displayed.
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- @CraigyFerg Welcome, and you're under no obligation to be funny. What's for lunch? #
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Ladies and Gentlemen Miss Liza Minelli!" Identity confirmed, Liza with a C' # - RT @torley "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO READ THIS." | IM NOT SUPPOSED TO RETWEET THIS #
- RT @MMonides "So, in short, Conservative ideology is destroying the sense of community that made America great. /soapbox" #
- @MMonides Community… My parents had that. Bowling Alone book detailed some examples. TV and Internet share blame w/ Con "got mine" con. in reply to MMonides #
- @MMonides Snow tip: put windshield wipers UP at work in am, easy to clean windshield in PM. Unless mean conservatives snap them off, natch. in reply to MMonides #
- @torley Great tip, thanks! For this awesomeness you just earned some beads! in reply to torley #
- @rivenhomewood I loved Rowlf, too. in reply to rivenhomewood #
- RT @MMonides "… #tcot troll .@libfreeamerica trolled @MoodyLoner @TheGreyKing & @caffeinehusky, #FF them! #p2 #goodprogressives" // Ok! #
- @TheGreyKing YVW! And oh, boy, looks like I've made the #tcot #troll cut. in reply to TheGreyKing #
- RT @MMonides "@sarahtuthill DNA analysis reveals ancient face, had a mullet. http://tinyurl.com/yf7y6l6 / Mullets are primordial haircuts" #
- Ancient DNA reveals men wore primordial mullets; business up front, mammoth hunting party in back. h/t @MMonides http://tinyurl.com/yf7y6l6 #
- @torley YAS dey r shiny beads! in reply to torley #
- South Carolina will charge you $5.00USD to register your terrorist, foreign, or subversive group (except for patriots! ) http://j.mp/b5xIRb #
- Off-grid travel is teh suck. #
- For "fun" installed SL2beta on laptop w/slow connection. Works, sorta, will clearly need to learn more about shared media. #
- Oh boyohboy! #STEAMHunt at last! Was inspired to finally learn to build in #SL by the great stuff and locations in this hunt. #
- Was on Maui for 2 weeks, survived the big #hitsunami non-event, my typist is very jetlagged. Teleporting is the ONLY way to go! #SL #
- @MMonides, having to listen to Orly Taitz rant while you have a mouthful of instruments is like Marathon Man-level torture in reply to MMonides #
- RT @torley "You have the right to do awesome things the world hasn't seen the likes of before." // YESSS. Go forth and be excellent! #
- @MMonides Is it safe? Is it safe? in reply to MMonides #
- My typist just joined the #CoffeeParty #
- @MMonides You mean Congressional Dems are like Porkins? Sadly appropriate name, but true. #hcr #stayontarget #stayontarget #imhit in reply to MMonides #
- RT @GIMPtricks "New tutorial uploading! Will post the link soon. :)" // Yay! Ive been on vacation, need to get my GIMP on. #
- @redwoodr Yes, I really enjoy @GIMPTricks videos! They're so helpful. Need to jump back in and start learning again. in reply to redwoodr #
- Messed up my #SL house, walls invisible but non-clickable, parcel shows objects in count. Asset server issues? Filing ticket later. #
- @jacksonstbooks That was fun last night! in reply to jacksonstbooks #
- @TLEclipse so sorry, hoping you hear from them soon. Lit a candle: http://âž¡.ws/é£ #
- RT @isfullofcrap "I repeat: CLICK THE CLOCK! http://tinyurl.com/clicktheclock…" // VOTE for better #SL event search! DO WANT! #
- @brilligt @redwoodr Thanks for the help! #SLTweepsRock in reply to brilligt #
- When your memory goes, you go into Mental Pause. #
- Every breath I take, I choke on your perfume. #nonhitwonders #
- cat agus cu #
- @redwoodr It was a lovely party! in reply to redwoodr #
- Was inworld all day yesterday. Typist is at the health club! Sang! Will do chores! Interact with people! Thus endeth the tweet. #SLangover #
- RT @m_ethaniel "#OL #Openlife Join us at the grand opening of the North Star Pub in Merina, in 10 minutes!" Have FUN! #
- My house came back! Apparently it went to outer space, was returned by a kind neighbor. #SL #notpossibleinRL #
- Interesting Washington Post article on Second Life. http://âž¡.ws/è ¶à³— #
- @redwoodr Thank you! My neighbor turns out to be an abstract sculptor, gallery is amazing! Blogging later. How was fishing? in reply to redwoodr #
- RT @VexStreeter "Story featuring SYW co-author talking about virtual goods in SL http://tinyurl.com/yc74a2v" Oh! Didnt see that. Great! #
- @kqthomson Codeword: Blubridge 😉 #
- @jacksonstbooks @kqthomson am nowblushing to the roots of my virtual hair. Contact info to Keith from Jackson Street Books in 3…2…1 in reply to jacksonstbooks #
- Patriots for Moral Utah want to relocate gays? #isthisajoke #notfunny http://âž¡.ws/ã«¾ã… #
- @rayvuk OMG will need to move head slider to 100%, stop! LOL in reply to rayvuk #
- @redwoodr I sense a trip to Medievalmart! in reply to redwoodr #
- @redwoodr Medievalmart was 3 stories of stuffs in… Lantian? Was on a recent hunt. in reply to redwoodr #
- @MsKoro @redwoodr Hope Utah's Gaypocalypse turns out to be clever satire ::looks for @JC_Christian :: in reply to MsKoro #
- Mmmmm. Steampunk porn in a innocent little book called Derby: City Beautiful. If they only knew… http://moby.to/r0qpwn #
- More steampunk/clockwork p04n: http://www.whitehurstclocks.com/archive-timepieces.html #
- @rivenhomewood, know an Episcopal priest with a "Pete Seeger" model with that motto, I call him Father Banjo in reply to rivenhomewood #
- Not going to upgrade NVidia drivers until overheating prob solved, #SL friends beware http://âž¡.ws/éšá„˜ #
- @JC_Christian Sir, wish @ebertchicago could come to #cafewellstone for dancing and duck artillery. Alas, his laptop might choke on #SL in reply to JC_Christian #
- RT @Pathfinder "leaving linden lab, but I'll still be tweeting as Pathfinder. 🙂 http://bit.ly/aIwtji" Wow! Happy trails in your transition! #
- @Pathfinder … and hope to see you inworld. So no more bears? in reply to Pathfinder #
- RT @rivenhomewood "@torley It seems like all the best Lindens are leaving – Please tell me you are planning to stay!" 2nd THAT! #
- @MoodyLoner @redwoodr /felis virtualis siamensis/ for me, now and then #census in reply to MoodyLoner #
- @MsKoro Theme for dance at #cafew #Glennbeckistan in reply to MsKoro #
- @revpaperboy @ebertchicago needs to get inworld for movie night, eh? He'd fit right in with the all-chatting all-dancing all- snarking! in reply to revpaperboy #
- @jacksonstbooks Hey! @wilw is in Seattle for a con. Now there's an interesting guest for a reading! #
- @ebertchicago You really need experience Second Life's Steamlands. in reply to ebertchicago #
- RT @kqthomson "I'm signing "Once a Spy"s at Tattered Cover in Denver tonight. In invisible ink, if anyone wants. http://tinyurl.com/yzdyoz8" #
- RT @jacksonstbooks "Wow! 3 thank-you's in the mail and one in email! Basking in warm fuzzy-wuzzies! :)" Because you are teh awesome. 😉 #
- RT @kqthomson "Keith Thomson will be reading in Second Life | http://bit.ly/aSBcOG http://fb.me/6mCQn49" Hey @2ndLifeFanatic @slhamlet ! #
- RT @jacksonstbooks "Hey @LelaniCarver see this? RT @blakopal Attn: Mac machinima artists…" Did, PC person, no exp with machinima #
- RT @TalkieToaster2 "REPENT, the #breitbartocalypse is nigh!" Are we still here? #
- Sounds of the impending #breitbartocalypse heard below, then cat came upstairs demanding pettinz as if nothing wrong. Coincidence? #
- @isfullofcrap And still no #clicktheclock in Viewer 2.0, right? Because that would be too useful. in reply to isfullofcrap #
- RT @jacksonstbooks "'Once A Spy' Excerpt: @kqthomson 's Satirical Thriller http://bit.ly/9EsO6Q" Cant wait for 22MAR appearance in #SL #
- Oh right. Something green. Can't wear virtual necklace to RL work. #
- RT @kqthomson ""Once a Spy" book jacket: Do the bubbles contain holographs?:… http://fb.me/6yFSbBj" #
- @torley Seems a mash-up of Caf-Pow! and onigokko is needed! Must work on this! in reply to torley #
- Will try iPhone Avatar Builder later, play with Viewer 2.0 #SL #http://âž¡.ws/ëš˜ì ž #
- RT @jacksonstbooks "Do over! here is the Monday signing! http://bit.ly/aw57LI" @kqthomson 22MAR in Second Life, wear spy gear… #
- RT @kqthomson "HuffPost's fifth installment of the "Once a Spy" serial:… http://fb.me/vd1wXxSa" Keith reads 6p 22MAR in SL http://âž¡.ws/á‘æ‡‘ #
- RT @redwoodr "Yay! My email indicates that I just got accepted as a #FabFree Designer! #SecondLife quot; woohoo go you! #
- Will need learn more about script caps soon http://➡.ws/૱ #
- @malburns Thanks for the heads up re: script caps. in reply to malburns #
- #6wordSci FiStory: "That 'crystalline sculpture' is their Ambassador." #
- @ebertchicago Hubby joked I should unfollow, then re-follow you to play. "This is not in the true spirit of Tweeto," said I. in reply to ebertchicago #
- Took a class, built some stuff, learned some stuff. Now need to blog some stuff. #sl #
- The bigots want their country back. Fine, it only ever existed in their febrile little "minds" anyway. #
- @RoisinSL I loaded a bunch of maps in a rezzer to see what I had. Free version was on the STEAM hunt. in reply to RoisinSL #
- At formal RL cancer support gala. All my formals are in my #SL inventory. î #
- RT @ebertchicago "I wonder how many additional "yes" votes the racist, spitting, cursing Tea Party louts inspired." Shocking. #
- @kabaka If home early enough, headed in to gown up and drop $L at a RFL dance. in reply to kabaka #
- RT @isfullofcrap "Wait… James Randi is a MAGICIAN? SINCE WHEN?" Since he came out of the Disappearing Cabinet. #
- @JC_Christian How about "The Responsible Party?" in reply to JC_Christian #
- RT @m_ethaniel "New item at Clover's Kitchen–a Slapt exclusive! http://bit.ly/aRBlMq #SecondLife #SL" /me bites chocolate bunny ears off #
- RT @blacknarcissus "RT @DalaiLama: Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives." #
- Happy Downfall of Sauron Day, everyone! #
- RT @donttrythis "Glad so many got my Stig ref. Mythbusters LOVES Top Gear." We rolled TiVo back to verify, and lip read. #
- RT @GIMPtricks "Think I discovered the upcoming? April fools joke on YouTube…"
http://www.youtube.com/t/new_viewing_experience" # - @m_ethaniel Oh, yeah. Now and then Vader and the Joker get into a big fight, too. in reply to m_ethaniel #
- @rivenhomewood @atrios @markos @ebertchicago "Wanker" is old news. A Scottish friend recommends "numpty" as a pejorative. in reply to rivenhomewood #
- RT @rivenhomewood "@PrimPerfect We're running Pirates of the Caledonian on Ice Saturday 3rd April, 12-3pm SLT at Caledon Wellsian…" #
- RT @kqthomson "Amazon now playing Thomson's short film "Cupidity" (Sundance Festival, Napor Award):… http://fb.me/w10uYLvj" #
- @m_ethaniel Yay! Finish line in sight. Hang in there. in reply to m_ethaniel #
- RT @TLEclipse "Most frequently asked tax question. Can I claim my pets as dependents? The answer: no" So, can't claim shoulder pets either? #
- Rev. Papernoy's farewell editorial http://➡.ws/䖄 #
- And how is that "nopey, derangey thing working out for YOU? Colmes re: Palin http://➡.ws/⣸단 #
- @redwoodr Sorry about the bad link, will change the default right away. Bad linky, no, no! in reply to redwoodr #
- Need re-read new #SL TOS to see how it affects an architectural photography idea I had. #
- APOD: Evidence mounts for water on the Moon. http://is.gd/b9OTs @redwoodr does this is.gd link work for you? #
- OK, go, machinima and photography creators: within reason, the world is your palette. #SL http://is.gd/bakU2q #
- @redwoodr Re corrected link: shall I try bit.ly or? And THANKS for the feedback, helps me much.ly! in reply to redwoodr #
- RT @redwoodr "I have to say, #SecondLife #039;s new newbie avatars are rather nice." Oh boy! More stuff to sort! #
- @donttrythis Travel agent here. What do you need to know? in reply to donttrythis #
- @donttrythis Any use to you? http://www.ehow.com/i/#article_4780589 #
- Drat. /me waves to puzzled #SL followers #
Dhughan here, making myself useful about the place. I’ve made a few changes, made a few knicknacks. For those sitting in the dark, there is now a 1-prim lamp available with that is both scientific (fractal texture) and manly (Steampunk metal detailing).

Now I must create a nice club chair to sit in so that I might read the Primgraph in comfort.
@DF@ Touch Fractal Lamp (1 prim c/m/nt) by Dhughan Froobert – Second Life XStreet SL Marketplace
One-touch, one-prim lighting! This object emits a gentle glow when touched.
Works in a Victorian or Steampunk-themed setting, suitable for a study or library.
Permissions are mod/c/nt so that you may copy as needed, or make a backup and have a go at re-texturing as you wish.
It’s Prad Pravithi’s totally awesome Second Life keyboard. Look at the big version, then read all the notes. Laugh, plotz, snort the beverage of your choice out your nose.
My top choice: “Mute Talking Unborn Babies.”
Second choice: “Purge/Lose/Sort Inventory.”
And in fact, I would totally buy this keyboard if only it were available, because a one-button “rebake” or “log in as Alt 1/Alt 2” or “Random Outfit” action would be awesome.
The Second Life Keyboard, originally uploaded by ::Prad Prathivi @ Amodica::.
… just uploaded a virtual wall fountain to XStreetSL, it’s about time I made something, rather than just sorting inventory and textures! Soothing water sounds, nice textures. And now, back to the Big Sort!
@LC@ Rainbow Stained Glass Wall Fountain by Lelani Carver – Second Life XStreet SL Marketplace

Rainbow Stained Glass Wall Fountain
with scripted sounds on/off and also volume controls.You can reduce the sounds to 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 volume as well as mute by touching the fountain. Make a copy, take it apart, and learn how it works! Edit selected textures to make all full bright, or none full bright… or turn it into a nice window by hollowing a wall to the right size and stretching the fountain to fit.
Textures, sound and script courtesy of the great folks at K.I.E. Dragonwings University, who provide a great learning environment.
Needed to figure out how to fix the hover or floating text that I use for some of my storage objects (specifically, something I call my “tansu” organizer. However, this didn’t really seem to solve my problem; the hover text is stubbornly too high above my prim. Ah well.
The text will always be positioned to float straight up (parallel to the world’s Z-axis) from the prim’s center at a distance of half the prim’s Z scale plus some fixed offset.
The float text uses the prims Z axis regardless of it?s rotation. This means that if you rotate a prim 90 degrees and flatten it, the text will float just above the center.
@kqthomson, AKA KeithThomson SecretSpy, is all set for his upcoming Second Life appearance on Monday, 22nd of March at Lacamas Reading Hall (6pm SLT/PDT). Through the miracle of multiple streaming conversations via a variety of aetheric tele-communication devices, KT was able to call me.
Right, so that’s sorted. It’s a rugged Steampunk spy look, and the author approved his avatar’s appearance when I spoke with him last night in a dry-run appearance at Lacamas Reading Room with BookemJackson Streeter and Dano Bookmite. Thank GOD we got Skype running, I had to install it on the fly and figure out how to set up a conference so that I didn’t have KT in my aetherphone headpiece and Mr and Mrs Bookses on my Second Life headset.
It was a very confusing and frustrating conversation until we got that figured out. Thanks to my invaluable spouse and partner Rock Fall, SUCCEEDED.
However, it was a bit dicey at first, when I noticed that KT had come inworld, but he didn’t know how to answer my IMs and hadn’t called via aetheric handset yet. I had to TP over to his rezz point and search – fortunately, the mini-map shows nearby friends as gold dots, so I soon tracked him to his secret lair… which consisted of being stuck in a wall somewhere in the dorms area of Caledon Oxbridge. Then the aetheric ‘set went off in my ear and we were golden: walking, talking, learning how to cope with the information overload that is Second Life.
Author extricated from the Oxbridgean architecture and welcomed, we moved to the Pini region, where the Lacamas Reading Hall is located. Bookem had teleported us to the middle of the Cafe Wellstone dance floor, right into the middle of the “No More War” costume event.
At least they’re a well-read, well-dressed bunch:
Here’s Stranger Nightfire in his contest-winning costume, with the title “Ain’t Gonna Study War No More.” Stranger always has the best costumes – you should see his saurian ones.
Information overload! After a few minutes, I suggested we move back to the Lacamas hall and practice the essentials: sitting down, and talking. We discovered that the attractive wingback chairs that will be used have a kind of girly loungy sit animation, so I found something else KT could sit in and be manly and spy-ish. Once that was accomplished, all went Better. It was actually Even Better after Rock helped me figure out Skype, because I had two separate conversations in my ears, via the two sets of headsets.
Dancing and snarking and winning Lindens in contests can come later, I’m thinking. For right now, sitting and talking is the goal, and it happens tomorrow night!
So now KT is feeling a little less confuzzled about how to do this appearance in Second Life, and I think Monday will “go” with a bang. We all started chatting about his book, and the bizarre things that happen when trying to make a phone call (children go ballistic, bikes fall over in horrific disarray).
We think KT won’t need a Kevlar body armor vest when he appears, and he’s looking forward to not having to deal with the TSA, too. Teleportation has its charms.
While waiting for KT to hail me, I was taking a class at Happy Hippo inworld on how to put a “dancing” texture on a prim. It was advertised as being for GIMP, which I’ve been struggling to learn on my own via GIMPTricks’ helpful videos.
Interesting, but I didn’t have much use for that particular thing: however, I did learn how to make a grid in Gimp, divide it into a 4X4 square, and then make 16 images “snap to” that grid. The class would have had us snap them one at at a time, but ended up moving all 16 and re-arranging them. I suppose this might come in handy for animating a texture in general hey? And I have an idea for using an animated texture later in the process of getting stuff ready for the shop.
Managed to finish the class just as I noticed KeithThomson Superspy had appeared, so it was a pretty productive evening all around.
I got on a roll yesterday and started playing around with a casual, craftsy necklace with various textures in my ever-growing inventory (OY! Yikes!). So here’s my next Second Life necklace, that’s just for fun.
Amethyst and old gold beads with a matte finish (ie., no glow).
This is a medium-length, casual necklace, with “lapidary” semi-precious stones.
Still learning how to make this stuff in Second Life, but starting to get the hang of it. Here’s a green and gold party necklace. I’ll soon start replicating necklaces my RL acquaintances are wearing, because they’re pretty, casual, and fun.