WEB-678: Last Name Early Retirement?

May 26, 2008 analysis, bugs, last names, research, software development 1 Comment

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WEB-678: 200+ Barely-used last names retired after only 18 days; only 100 new names released to offset them Read the rest…

SLNameWatch on New World Notes

January 31, 2008 analysis, last names, presence, software development 3 Comments
I haven’t written much about SLNameWatch.com after creating this blog. So far I only mentioned it in passing in some of my previous posts. Meanwhile, Wagner James Au has been brewing this great post all about my SLNameWatch website. So I’ll just direct you all there. Saying more about it would just be repeating myself (I had alot to say about it already LOL). Adz In New World Notes

Adz Childs’ Internet Presence

January 12, 2008 analysis, artificial boy, identity, presence No Comments

I am not real. I am only an avatar. I am an artificial boy, an approximation of some limited aspects of a human boy, in a virtual world. A real life human controls every aspect of my limited life. That relationship is (hopefully) not public. At any time, he can remake me as an adult, a dinosaur, or a Transformer. Or, he can log on to the Second Life website and delete me permanently. Linden Lab could close its doors, or delete me as well. This makes it especially interesting to see “Adz Childs” develop as a unique identity, with a presence on the web. Read the rest…