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Archive for December 2009
I think this will be a lot of fun looking at the results when all is said and done. This survey will be open for Second Life residents to take until Valentines Day at which time I will post the results. C'mon, don't be shy :)
Love in Second Life Survey
or you can click the link at the top of the sidebar.
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or you can click the link at the top of the sidebar.
Update is now complete, if you didn't get your update please IM me and I'll be happy to send it out. As it is now it has an auto update script in it so that you should get them from now on 'automatically' :)
It's come to my attention that the scripts are not working quite the same for others on the Hexaprop as they are for me. My scripter is now in the process of trying to determine why the notecard isn't reading when the new owners sit on it to drive it. The mystery is that it's working just fine for me. At any rate, I'll be sending out the replacements when we get the glitch worked out. Right now it's still in the "we don't know what is causing this" phase but she's working on it now. Sorry if you were one of the ones that it borked on.
Koshari
It's come to my attention that the scripts are not working quite the same for others on the Hexaprop as they are for me. My scripter is now in the process of trying to determine why the notecard isn't reading when the new owners sit on it to drive it. The mystery is that it's working just fine for me. At any rate, I'll be sending out the replacements when we get the glitch worked out. Right now it's still in the "we don't know what is causing this" phase but she's working on it now. Sorry if you were one of the ones that it borked on.
Koshari
Martini Discovolante created such an amazing winter setting, it's absolutely magical. It was the setting for Caledon Oxbridge Gateway's First Annual Winter's Night Ball that was held on Saturday, the 19th of December. Caledon Oxbridge University sponsored the event. Fogwoman Gray and Martini planned the event together. Unfortunately I didn't make it, but I'm so glad I had the opportunity to see Martini's creation.
Today I got an IM from Panacea Luminos telling me I needed to come and see it, I had no idea what a treat I was in for and immediately started snapping photos. What a talent she is!
Here is the SLURL if you want to go and see it in person.
I was so excited to see the newest episode of Designing Worlds because for short time I had a home on Caledon Rothesay next to Elrik's home. It was also nice to see what a wonderful job he's done decorating Brideswell Hall for the holidays.
From Designing Worlds: Neighbors gather around Elrik's Caledon estate Brideswell Hall for the holidays. Meet Rothesay residents Eleanor Anderton, Iason Hassanov and Gabrielle Riel along with the entire Designing World team.
Edit: It's done! I was up all night and now I must sleep but Here it is. It's the non physical scripts, still waiting on the others but I so wanted to release it.
Finished vendor picture:
I'm anxiously awaiting the finalizing of the scripts for my new flying machine. It was my goal to have it out before Christmas but I'm not sure I'm going to meet that. I had also hoped that scripts could be written that weren't the non physical scripts that I normally use, scripts that allow for an object that is over the 30 something prim limit to cross sims. It involves master and slave scripts and the owner wears the object with the master scripts in it while the passengers hop in to the other part (that is less than the 30 something prims that can cross sims), they stay together as one because of the master slave script thing... (all way above my head). Anyway, my scripter doesn't have that worked out yet so I'm going to release this within the next day or two with the non physical scripts, these are the ones that allow you to fly through buildings and such. When my scripter gets it worked out I will give updates with the new version and I'll package it with both types.
Finished vendor picture:
I'm anxiously awaiting the finalizing of the scripts for my new flying machine. It was my goal to have it out before Christmas but I'm not sure I'm going to meet that. I had also hoped that scripts could be written that weren't the non physical scripts that I normally use, scripts that allow for an object that is over the 30 something prim limit to cross sims. It involves master and slave scripts and the owner wears the object with the master scripts in it while the passengers hop in to the other part (that is less than the 30 something prims that can cross sims), they stay together as one because of the master slave script thing... (all way above my head). Anyway, my scripter doesn't have that worked out yet so I'm going to release this within the next day or two with the non physical scripts, these are the ones that allow you to fly through buildings and such. When my scripter gets it worked out I will give updates with the new version and I'll package it with both types.
It's steampowered with a horn, lighting lamp, seating for 4 passengers and has 6 propellers, 3 on each side. I'm quite excited to get this off the ground. There is a dining table in the middle too, you can't really see it in this photo but it has a bottle of wine and a newspaper :)
In addition there is the same discount offered for members of Victoriana at the vendors in my Victorian Store. I hope to get the other vendor set up for some of the other Victorian groups that I am affilated with too but I just haven't gotten that far yet.
Happy Holidays!
Koshari
TELEPORT
Over the last 3 weeks it seems I've been inundated with news about copycats (I used this term because not all of them use copybot). Most of my knowledge about the copying of my work comes from my customers who recognize my work, and I am grateful to them for this.
I've come to the decision that it is not time effective for me to file a dmca on everything. It took me two entire days to take photos and write just one, it has still not been sent in because of the hassel of finding a place to fax from in this tiny town I call home.
My decision is this, I am not going to file dmca's if someone copies my work and keeps it for their own personal use, I just can't chase all of these down. Even though it angers me when I see my work retextured with another person's name on it as creator, if they are not selling it or giving it away to other avatars I'm going to let it ride. I will however file dmca's if my work is side by side copied or copybotted and the end result is given or sold to other avatars. I just had to come up with some criteria as copying has gotten really out of hand in SL lately and I would spend most of every day focused on this, and I don't want to spend that much time on it. I want to build.
What disheartens me is when I see well known Second Life merchants and creators copying my work (some to use for their own stores) when I KNOW they are quite capable of creating the work themselves. I just have to sort of scratch my head and say, "why?" Personally I would not feel an ounce of pride if I did this, and I like feeling proud of my work.
At any rate, the above is my new criteria, if it's not for sale or given away I'm going to ignore it, if it's sold or has found it's way into the hands of another avatar I will investigate it and see if I have grounds to file a dmca.
That said... I'm done thinking about this for awhile, it's such a waste of time, energy and happiness. It's nearly Christmas and I want to get on with my life and think about things that make me feel good, plus I have two new houses I really need to finish!
Koshari
The 2009 Victorian Ladies Society Ball went very well! We were a bit short on men but a good time was had by all. Here are a few pictures from the event.
Wonderful Prim Perfect web article (magazine article to follow) announces that Caledon will be having a colony called Caledonia in Blue Mars. Please see the full article, pictures and links at:
I don't like to use oversized prims in houses for one major reason, it limits the buyers ability to customize with textures.
If you have a prim that serves as a first and second story or a prim that covers the whole downstairs floor this limits texturing for both me and for the customer. If I want the wallpaper or flooring to be different in every room I need to stick to normal prim sizes. As a builder I could do some tricky texturing, putting the upstairs wallpaper on the top of the texture and the downstairs on the bottom etc... but, since my houses are modify for the buyer, they most likely would be using commercially sold textures so they'd have a mess if they tried to just drop a regular texture on the walls. I think I'd be getting a lot of IM's from unhappy people if I used oversized prims for walls and floors (that go beyond a single room) so I don't. :) Perhaps in modern houses or houses where every room could be textured the same, possibly an adobe etc... oversized prims are okay. But they are not okay in houses where it's desirable to have each room textured a bit differently.
This said, my houses may have a few more prims than some others on the market but I think I've built them in a way that the average buyer can easily change wallpapers, flooring and ceilings to suit their needs.
If you have a prim that serves as a first and second story or a prim that covers the whole downstairs floor this limits texturing for both me and for the customer. If I want the wallpaper or flooring to be different in every room I need to stick to normal prim sizes. As a builder I could do some tricky texturing, putting the upstairs wallpaper on the top of the texture and the downstairs on the bottom etc... but, since my houses are modify for the buyer, they most likely would be using commercially sold textures so they'd have a mess if they tried to just drop a regular texture on the walls. I think I'd be getting a lot of IM's from unhappy people if I used oversized prims for walls and floors (that go beyond a single room) so I don't. :) Perhaps in modern houses or houses where every room could be textured the same, possibly an adobe etc... oversized prims are okay. But they are not okay in houses where it's desirable to have each room textured a bit differently.
This said, my houses may have a few more prims than some others on the market but I think I've built them in a way that the average buyer can easily change wallpapers, flooring and ceilings to suit their needs.
I purchased several more parcels, some have their own water, beaches and docks and connect to Linden protected water. This is water that can be freely used for boating or swimming. I also have one that is a winter theme, just in time for the colder weather!
Some are Victorian, some are Medieval and some are Fantasy. Some are on hills some have their own private sky platform environments. I'm really excited about many of the new ones. If you don't have the money for land or house purchase this is perfect for you and the best part is that the house and landscaping does not come out of your prims!
Some are Victorian, some are Medieval and some are Fantasy. Some are on hills some have their own private sky platform environments. I'm really excited about many of the new ones. If you don't have the money for land or house purchase this is perfect for you and the best part is that the house and landscaping does not come out of your prims!
Here is a sneak preview of the house and grounds for Saturday's Christmas Ball (see blog post below for more details). I would say that we have 'decked the halls', we've been at it for a couple of days now.
The Victorian Ladies' Society is proud to invite you to their Annual Christmas Fundraiser Ball.
The SIM will be open for Ice Skating and other outdoor activities but at 3PM we are proud to announce that Radio Riel will be joining us to kick off our ball.
At 4pm we will announce Miss Christmas!!
Miss Koshari Mahana has donated the house we are using for the venue in a raffle for this benefit.
Live performance by Tayra Torricelli!
And MUCH MORE!! You don't want to miss this!!
Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 3pm SLT
TELEPORT
Four Winds is committed to helping those on the autism spectrum and their families in real life, not just Second Life. As you know we've raised a lot of money since last spring to aid in making the lives of those with autism and their families better, most time these people have no names and no faces to us, yet we help anyway. That said, we have an opportunity this holiday to help a family out, that is not nameless to us, it's a person (family) that many of us know and is accessible to all of us. Below you will find the details about the upcoming Victorian Ladies Society Ball and what the fund raising is for.
Written by Tayra Torricelli
"If any of you knew her [Maiya Writer] as I do, you’d know she is a hard-working single mom, just recently married after a lot of strife, and [does] not work a regular full time job [she works as an independent contractor at home and only receives limited hours of work 10-15 hrs a week] while she cares for her autistic 8 year old son, which is why she can barely afford her own apartment at the moment. I don’t normally bring RL into SL but this is for an RL cause and the cause is a good one, it is a cry for help and desperation. She has a husband and for the first time a real house and home waiting for her in England, and her dream is to spend Christmas there as a family. We are all suffering in this year’s economic situation, and things are just horrid but if we can raise together enough money for someone to be with their family that is not only a Christmas gift but for Mrs. Writer- Recreant a Christmas Miracle."
"For those who are coming to the ball you will be welcomed warmly among family and friends to have a lovely time celebrating holiday cheer. I wish to all of you a lovely Holiday Season."
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Tayra Torricelli-Overland
Maiya Writer and her husband were first married in SL then married in Real Life although he is living in England and she is living in the US, taking care of her 8 year old son with autism. That said ... Let's rally the troops and help out this family in need. Let's help one story have a happily ever after ending. :)
Koshari Mahana
The SIM will be open for Ice Skating and other outdoor activities but at 3PM we are proud to announce that Radio Riel will be joining us to kick off our ball.
At 4pm we will announce Miss Christmas!!
Miss Koshari Mahana has donated the house we are using for the venue in a raffle for this benefit.
Live performance by Tayra Torricelli!
And MUCH MORE!! You don't want to miss this!!
Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 3pm SLT
TELEPORT
Four Winds is committed to helping those on the autism spectrum and their families in real life, not just Second Life. As you know we've raised a lot of money since last spring to aid in making the lives of those with autism and their families better, most time these people have no names and no faces to us, yet we help anyway. That said, we have an opportunity this holiday to help a family out, that is not nameless to us, it's a person (family) that many of us know and is accessible to all of us. Below you will find the details about the upcoming Victorian Ladies Society Ball and what the fund raising is for.
Written by Tayra Torricelli
"If any of you knew her [Maiya Writer] as I do, you’d know she is a hard-working single mom, just recently married after a lot of strife, and [does] not work a regular full time job [she works as an independent contractor at home and only receives limited hours of work 10-15 hrs a week] while she cares for her autistic 8 year old son, which is why she can barely afford her own apartment at the moment. I don’t normally bring RL into SL but this is for an RL cause and the cause is a good one, it is a cry for help and desperation. She has a husband and for the first time a real house and home waiting for her in England, and her dream is to spend Christmas there as a family. We are all suffering in this year’s economic situation, and things are just horrid but if we can raise together enough money for someone to be with their family that is not only a Christmas gift but for Mrs. Writer- Recreant a Christmas Miracle."
"For those who are coming to the ball you will be welcomed warmly among family and friends to have a lovely time celebrating holiday cheer. I wish to all of you a lovely Holiday Season."
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Tayra Torricelli-Overland
Maiya Writer and her husband were first married in SL then married in Real Life although he is living in England and she is living in the US, taking care of her 8 year old son with autism. That said ... Let's rally the troops and help out this family in need. Let's help one story have a happily ever after ending. :)
Koshari Mahana
There was a glitch in the script for the locking doors. My scripter has worked it out and I've reboxed. If you own this home and want the update with the fixed door scripts please IM me. Thanks!
Koshari Mahana
Koshari Mahana
I've just discovered (thanks to one of my customers) that a person by the name of Kalryk Silverfall is copying my Elegant Victorian Shoppes that I've had on the market since the spring of '08. He owns a sim called VALHALLA Clubs & Games Estates and rents out these stores to unknowing merchants. He's got nearly a dozen copies of my stores all around his sim textured in different ways.
My friend Oriolus has kindly uploaded some photos with some of the correspondence that we had via notecard. Click HERE to view his site.
Here is just one of the photos that Oriolus put up... I plan on uploading more of my own soon.
This Information card was kindly provided to CCA by Juris Amat.
My friend Oriolus has kindly uploaded some photos with some of the correspondence that we had via notecard. Click HERE to view his site.
Here is just one of the photos that Oriolus put up... I plan on uploading more of my own soon.
Here are some more photos, click to enlarge.
This Information card was kindly provided to CCA by Juris Amat.
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