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Pearse’d & Cut – Victorian Menswear

Pearse’d & Cut is an Australian-owned Second Life business that focuses on 19th Century menswear. Owner Edward Pearse offers waistcoats, trousers, hats and shoes and an array of military uniforms.

The whole get-up is authentic as you’d expect from a business on the Caledon sim. I even picked up a kilt for the hell of it.
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A new government’s genesis viewed from Second Life

ABC Island played host to an election night party, with lots of chat about unfolding events in the real world. The ‘Australians’ group in SL was also buzzing with a running commentary.

It’d be an understatement to say those gathered on ABC island and the group chat were pro-Kevin Rudd:

Numerous comments were expressed in [...]

Weekend Whimsy

1. SpongeBob Squarepants in Second Life

2. Climate Change: In the Real World there is no Second Life

Linden Lab CEO responds to technical issues of the past week

The Official Linden Blog is carrying a lengthy post from CEO Philip Rosedale. Its premise is a revamp of Linden Lab’s mission statement but it’s also an exposition on the future of Second Life in Rosedale’s eyes.
First, he admits to how frustrating the problems of the last week have been for residents. He then stated [...]

‘edna’ arrives in Second Life

Terra Incognita is a veteran education presence in Second Life that we’ve covered previously. It’s an area that next week will be hosting the launch of a new service by edna (Education Network Australia).

The full announcement:
“Education Network Australia – better known as edna – is celebrating ten years of service to the Australian education and [...]

UK’s National Health Service and Second Life

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) is the world’s largest public health system and it’s currently under review. Second Life will play a small role in the review according to a message on the SL Health list today:
“The NHS Next Stage Review in Second Life:
England’s National Health Service (NHS) is under review: The ‘Our [...]

Logins down again

Just for something different, some residents are experiencing login issues again. As mentioned on the weekend, we can only hope this constant problem gets better.
It could be a special Xmas present from Linden Lab.

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