Diesel Sweeties Redux
Attentive reader gschultz (which in my mind sounds like a sneeze) sends in this rather more neutral, or possibly even positive take on SL from Diesel Sweeties. I do like the idea that she'll be in SL with her last breath, alternately blogging on the bog and dancing in some club somewhere. And by 'dancing', I mean ... well, regular readers of Diesel Sweeties know what Maura usually gets up to. Actually, this is probably more mudslinging, come to think of it. DS is thick with irony and scorn. And we wouldn't have it any other way.
(Thanks, gschultz!)
God Mode Weighs In on the Thought Controller
Gamers -- and by that I mean 'hardcore gamers', who argue with each other over which console is dominant, badger each other in online deathmatches, and post comments full of self-righteous venom about the most trivial things -- typically deride SL. I don't know why, and I don't care. The point here, though, is that if SL gets coverage from gaming webcomics at all, it's usually to mock and pour derision.However, webcomic God Mode today (Wednesday, October 17th) covered the recent news of a thought-controlled interface for SL, and not only is it NOT mean and hurtful, it's actually funny. I link to it with happiness. WARNING: NSFW language.
Second Life in Doonesbury
Second Life just got a mention in G.B Trudeau's Doonesbury ... and it wasn't bad! The positive coverage from the otherwise notoriously snarky political comic comes as a welcome relief after a prolonged spell of ugly press. If parody is the sincerest form of flattery, then we should all be turning beet red right about now. (Thanks to Neptune Rebel for the heads up!)
