Linden Lab to Start Charging Sales Tax on U.S. Second Life Users This Month Well this is a bit of a bombshell for Linden Lab to drop on a Monday: The Wayfair Sales Tax case decision by the Supreme Court was when prior rules about sales tax really changed. Since then, we have done our … Continue reading
Second Life Community Rallies to Help Ukraine-Based Creators on Platform A Tribute to Ukraine – “Long may Ukraine stand proud and free.” by Rhaenys Targaryen Update, 2/26: Bumped up for weekend support! This is a Google Spreadsheet of Second Life stores and website Marketplace shops owned by Ukraine-based creators on the virtual world platform. It … Continue reading
Second Life is an enduring virtual world by Linden Lab, and people should pay attention to the future of this 20-year-old ‘metaverse.’ The world’s biggest tech giants are betting on the metaverse. Meta (once Facebook) envisions a future of virtual and augmented reality for both work and play. Microsoft recently acquired Activision Blizzard and its … Continue reading
As part of the startup sequence for your Windows computer, there are a bunch of programs and scheduled tasks that automatically run, before the familiar desktop appears. Most of them are essential; some are dispensable; and others may be malicious. Read on and learn how to tweak your “autoruns” to improve performance and security… … Continue reading
This week Ras Solaris, curator of the Meroe Museum, eloquently describes the value of sharing culture as a way to enable an authentic and three-dimensional understanding of the Black community. Ras describes the Meroe as a “hub to learn the origins of all cultures in an interactive and engaging way. {It’s} Focused on providing a … Continue reading
But Long-Known Best Practices Were Not Prioritized If you’ve been following the news about Facebook/Meta’s metaverse project lately, you’ll recall the slew of bad press when a female user was sexually assaulted in Horizon Worlds, leading the company to hastily add an avatar “boundary” system. And if you’ve been following virtual world/metaverse development for any … Continue reading