Proposed ISP filtering allows surveillance of journalists, citizens, politicians
Should Senator Conroy’s proposed ISP filtering come to fruition, it concentrates extraordinary powers on whoever is to actually run it. It allows the surveillance of the Internet activities of Kevin Rudd’s children, the journalists at News Limited, or the government’s perceived political opponents (or its own members), or of anyone.
At will. Without cause. Without warrant. [...]
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. TechRadar (UK) – The evolution of virtual worlds. “Stitching Facebook and MySpace into a 3D environment might not seem like the most exciting project in the history of gaming, but a handful of intrepid gaming companies are wondering if social gaming is going to be the next huge, very profitable thing. The logic is [...]
Weekend Whimsy
1. Relay For Life 2009 in Second Life
2. U2inSL U2 tribute band Second Life gig for War Child
3. Second Life – Dream Scene – The Roman Bath
Net filtering and virtual worlds: reactions
After last night’s story on the Australian Government’s internet content filtering legislation and its potential impact on virtual worlds, the response has been astounding. Today has seen the largest ever traffic on The Metaverse Journal. Like any issue, there are a few camps of thought:
1. Those who have significant concerns that environments like Second Life [...]
An open letter on virtual worlds for Senator Conroy
Today’s coverage by Asher Moses in Fairfax newspapers on the latest saga with content filtering in Australia, alludes to virtual environments such as Second Life being added to the list of content not suitable for viewing in Australia. Essentially, the issue is that online ‘games’ like World of Warcraft and Second Life have not received [...]
A detailed map of Stormwind vendors and trainers
Thanks to all those who’ve provided positive feedback on these maps. I thought it was time to cover Stormwind, so here it is.
(full size version here)
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