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Sophrosyne's Saturday Salon: Hamlet Au
Hamlet Au, New World Notes blogger, former Linden and author of the outstanding new book The Making of Second Life (seriously - it's maybe the very best book on synthetic worlds out there - it's smart, gripping, sensitive and insightful - go buy a copy!), was our Salon Spotlight Guest today.
We had a terrific crowd - a peak concurrency of 42 - but ( Read more... ) -
Academic Conference in WoW
This was just passed on to me, in conjunction with an exciting new event we're developing for Extropia.
I never imagined myself in WoW, but for this, I'll get an av set up right away!
Convergence of the Real and the Virtual: The First Scientific Conference in World of Warcraft
This is a formal invitation to participate in a scientific conference ( Read more... ) -
SILENCE = DEATH
Many dear friends have chosen not to blog this week, striking in protest against Linden Lab's foolish and overreaching brand-protection policies. I've given quite a bit of thought to the issue over the past few days: it would be easy enough to join them by default: I don't have the time to blog this week anyway. Friendship and laziness could ( Read more... ) -
Sophrosyne's Saturday Salon: David Brin
David Brin's appearance as Salon Spotlight Guest was the centerpiece of Yuri's Night celebrations in Extropia. Dr. Brin packed them in: we had a peak concurrency of 84, and stayed right around 80 for most of his two-hour appearance. Thankfully, sim stability was excellent, considering the circumstances.
It was certainly an unusual event! We got ( Read more... ) -
Salon Photos
Special thanks to Boc Cryotank (Stephen Euin Cobb) for the photos- Boc's got an eye for the ladies, doesn't he? :D
We cancelled the regular Saturday Salon due to SL's long downtime: logins started working right at 1, when the Salon was scheduled to start, and a lot of people hadn't gotten the word. Plus, our Spotlight Guest, JoJa Dhara, had been ( Read more... ) -
Sophrosyne's SUNDAY Salon: Robert J. Sawyer!
What an incredible event!
SF Writer (Robert J. Sawyer) was so kind as to join us for nearly three hours of intense conversation today! We drew a decent crowd for our unusual timeslot, 33 people, all of whom were talking at once at some points! The crowd enthusiasm was great, and SF jumped right in for a spirited discussion of transhumanism and its ( Read more... ) -
Yuri's Night Updates
DJ Nicki Petrichor anchors Extropia's Space Party!
We're still finalizing the DJ lineup for Yuri's Night, but our all-day party will be anchored by Extropia's good friend, DJ Nicki Petrichor! Nicki was on the decks for Extropia's Grand Opening last November 11, playing our national anthem (:45 of modem sounds
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Sophrosyne's Saturday Salon: David Brin for Yuri's Night!
Saturday, April 12 is Yuri's Night, the commemoration of Yuri Gagarin's first flight to space. All over Earth, parties will celebrate the legacy and hope of spaceflight, from Alaska to Antarctica. In Second Life, party central is Extropia!
We'll host a full day of events, but the cornerstone will be a special appearance as Spotlight Guest at ( Read more... )
