girl_gamers is overall a good community. Though “girl” is in the name, and the majority of posting members are female, it’s not exclusive. Males are welcome to come by, get to know their counterparts, and join the chat. Sure, there are some that cause trouble, but overall it’s not the bastion of misandrists some would believe ( Read more... )

tsaiko thank you for the Fugly. The blogger is somewhat frightening at times -- I'd not look forward to locking horns with that one -- but her sarcasm gives me a chuckle, and I spent a good hour last night cut and pasting choice bits over AIM. It's now on my daily RSS feed.

And so I bring up pseuicide. I've seen it before. Most recently was a case of ( Read more... )

It's getting more and more like real life, so users beware! Hackers want your Lindens. And considering SL lacks any sort of bank security system, guaranteeing your inventory or Linden dollars, if anything happens you're not guaranteed to get it back.

Two hackers have designed a video clip in Second Life that automatically steals money from people ( Read more... )

Since I was talking about love online earlier, I want to share this article about dating sites, Intimate Dating Sites: An Investigative Report. It's got a few photos of girls in bras on the page, so you may or may not want to open it at work, but it's pretty safe.

Mate1 ads are like signs that read "free pizza" but lead to a sale for used ovens, ( Read more... )

sirilonwe's twisted sordid life (hur hur hur) got me thinking about online relationships once more. People can take it really seriously, the situation further complicated by the lies people tell ( Read more... )