EVERYBODY VIRTUALLY PANIC picked by MaskedWriter 3 years ago

Those who can't do, teach. Second Life, the most overhyped virtual world, has been abandoned even by its most fervent journalistic promoters, like Reuters and Wired. It's now pitching itself as an online schoolhouse. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

After 9 years, a report on the child abuse that went on in Catholic institutions includes no names, and there will be no consequences for those responsible.

Another source picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

A couple is accused of child abuse. It takes years of expensive court battles for the government to see what should taken 1 1/2 hours to see. Even though they were found innocent they are denied the return of their children because it took too long. HOW THE f**k CAN THIS BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN? picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Any story of child abuse is hard to hear, this has got to be one of the worst "alleged" cases you have ever heard. Canada is expected to deny extradition, I have pity on their children. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Sadly it's all artificial.

Edd Hifeng is a Second Life player controlled not by a human, but by another computer.

At the moment it's quite limited, but its creators have high hopes. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Now the entire Second Life economy--which could affect more than 8.5 million players--is in trouble. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Well except for the "mother" in Omaha who photoshopped pictures of her daughter's face onto naked bodies in sexually explicit positions. The police are looking for the mother for charges of child abuse and child pornography. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The FBI are investigating whether the virtual gambling in the virtual world of Second Life is actually legal. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

As Linden Dollars can be exchanged for real world currencies and vice versa, suspicion is that this could be used to launder the proceeds of crime. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

It's also the first Fortune 500 company that apparently can't get real life dates. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

As much as I love Second Life (I'm looking into creating a Worth1000 museum in it), for an official government to staff an embassy in it is pretty redundant. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
*this is great* picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

A self replicating object is causing havoc in virtual environment Second Life. picked by sparky 3 years ago

Australia’s Aborigines were stripped of the right of self-rule yesterday after the Government declared the widespread sexual abuse of Aboriginal children to be a national emergency.

This is several months old but I thought topical due to THIS post picked by doggylives 2 years ago

"But those that remain online are more likely to use images involving torture and penetration, the report said. These types of graphic images were found in 58 percent of child pornography sites, compared to 47 percent two years ago." picked by gammerus 6 months ago

For those of us who don't have the time or money to travel, automated tours guided by longtime residents of the virtual world of "Second Life" offer a quick, cheap alternative. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Tell me it's fake or I'm calling Child Welfare picked by wildminou 1 year ago

"Collecting kiddie porn -- even the most graphic images of child sex abuse -- doesn't automatically make one a pedophile, a noted psychologist said yesterday." "Baillie told Crown prosecutor Jenny Rees labelling all kiddie porn collectors as pedophiles would be akin to saying anyone with illicit drugs is an abuser." Comparing drugs to child porn? You're either USING it or DEA... read full post picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

The effort will consist of two virtual islands. One of them, will serve as a "welcome center" with an information kiosk and the means to contact a recruiter, the other will offer, "virtual experiences like jumping out of airplanes, and rappelling off of towers and using a weapon, to see if we can get some kind of recruiting benefit out of this social networking." picked by punthe 11 months ago