tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65328546053797383712024-03-13T03:42:41.531-07:00No-One Really KnowsThe insane ramblings of one of Second Life's finest upstanding citizens...
Or maybe just the insane ramblings of August "Auggie" LuschAugust Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-47743719636818111282012-07-17T23:48:00.001-07:002012-07-17T23:48:32.061-07:00My Digits...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Raw Shot from SL, just cropped and using<br /><a href="http://strawberrysingh.com/tutorials/windlight-settings/">Strawberry Singh's "original" windlight setting,</a></span></td></tr>
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Yeah I'm late on this and I didn't do it last year, but I was intrigued by Strawberry's <a href="http://strawberrysingh.com/2012/06/30/whats-your-digits-take-2-the-mesh-revolution/">post</a>. Has Mesh changed things with regards to shape/size? Has it changed things for the better with regard to clothes/attachments?<br />
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Have we all become used to changing parts of our avatar each time we try on a new mesh item of clothing?<br />
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The answer, at least for me, is yes. Sure I'm not the most fashionable guy in SL, I'm not hosting fashion shows or telling you what not to wear...hell I have ginger hair I have my own problems, you know?<br />
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But my shape has changed and does change occasionally depending on what I'm wearing. This is an altered shape so I can't list all the stuff here, for obvious reasons. But I can tell you my height and can tell you my "Standard Size" settings.<br />
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<b>My Digits</b><br />
Height<b> - </b>100 (7'8 using the Avatar Ruler)<br />
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Body Fat - 13<br />
Belly Size - 9<br />
Torso Muscle - 72<br />
Love Handles - 35<br />
Leg Muscle - 76<br />
Butt Size - 65<br />
Saddle Bags - 49<br />
Package - 49<br />
Pectorals - 10<br />
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Impressive digits, no? Ok, apart from the height those stats are Standard Size Large. But let's get the height thing out there...<br />
I'm 7'8???? Yeah...that's apparently "Golem" territory, but I have a legitimate excuse. At least I think it's legitimate, my fiancée is in fashion, she models, she's tall. Now I could revert to a more "natural" height if I wanted to look like Tom Cruise when he was with Nicole Kidman, but sadly SL doesn't work that way. Animations automatically assume that the Male is taller than the Female. So I keep myself taller just for that sake (and not because my fragile RL masculinity likes the idea of being all powerfully tall in Second Life...no not at all).<br />
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Do I change things in SL when I want/need to...Hell yes, butt size, pec size, the whole thing needs to be reworked depending on the outfit. Does this bother me. Yes, I can't wait for the deformer. I hope it does all it's supposed to do.<br />
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so that's my two and a half L$'s, thanks for reading :).<br />August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-13901625877198544802012-06-25T08:20:00.001-07:002012-06-25T08:21:08.251-07:00nPosing<br />
In the world, there are consumers and there are creators...<br />
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There are also people like me who exist in the middle ground, who like to "dabble" who like to create, who like to know how stuff work and aim to make stuff better. If you're the type of person who loves poking around with opensource code, takes time to learn how stuff is made. Heck, if you've built your own PC you know where I'm coming from...the satisfaction, the "yeah that's what I made" thing...that.<br />
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Well in Second Life, I do that to an Nth degree, I've created and consumed almost everything that I could in Second Life, from clothes, media, buildings, odd bits of LSL/Mono code, parts of community/sim builds. I've done a heck of a lot in Second Life, I'm one of the "all rounders"...a jack of all trades...etc.<br />
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I used to put very very simple LSL sit scripts on benches and chairs that I'd made because well 2 reasons a) Simple sits are easy to make, b) I HATE POSEBALLS. And I'm not the only one, I always thought the MLP stuff would be better without poseballs I always thought that poseballs were passé, even when I started in Second Life, more than 5 years ago.<br />
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So I used sit scripts and I bought some of the pose scripts from marketplace but nothing ever had what I wanted in it...until I stumbled across <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/nposeportal/">nPose</a>. nPose is..."an LSL script for use in Second Life® that allows one or more avatars to sit on (and otherwise control) objects and rez props, without poseballs." nPose is...GREAT.<br />
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Sure it's a "work in progress" it's an opensource experimentation, but at it's core it does everything right, it works if you're creating a couch, a bed even as a single sit engine, it's awesome.<br />
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And that's not getting into the "other stuff" nPose can do, and it can do a lot, I've fiddled with bits of the code and turned off or on various things, I've had long (sometimes days long) conversations with some of the "main" script writers trying to work to a "better implementation method" or a less laggy colour change script. Trust me Howard over there will roll his eyes if you mention my name and the words "mithering S.O.B." might not be far away from his mind or lips.<br />
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When I first used it, I used it simply for an animation, that was it...I just wanted a couple of animations in something and an easy way to switch through them. And I learned that in the first hour or two, then...then I learned more. Now I'm throwing in colour/texture change buttons, Rezzable accessories (props), RLV/RLVa controls and everytime I run into a wall there's a support group in the form of the nPose community, people who can answer the questions, who can help you work to make your creation better.<br />
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The only limit...is your imagination...that's really cheesy to write but in this case that's what I've come to the conclusion of...This one tool can do so much and the price makes it unbeatable...it's free.<br />
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You can find nPose in world at various places, this page has more details: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/nposeportal/contact-me">Find nPose</a><br />
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and you can join the nPose community inworld just search nPose in group search.<br />August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-27741982164307102262011-04-13T07:09:00.000-07:002011-04-13T07:09:53.366-07:00Ice Lords @ Wolves | Treet TV<a href="http://treet.tv/shows/hockey/episodes/goha-10apr11">Ice Lords @ Wolves | Treet TV</a>August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-36845896327133597792011-04-04T02:16:00.000-07:002011-04-04T02:18:55.926-07:00There's trouble aheadMonday morning, Northpoint, while re-arranging my desk and looking over some of last nights shows I was approached by a man I'd never before seen. This is not unusual for Northpoint and I always do my best to help but this guy looked somewhat official as he started putting posters up around the building.<br />
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After a light interrogation where I was asked where Miss Widdershins would likely to be and I confirmed all the data I had available on what today's Designing Worlds schedule was, the gentleman left...leaving me wondering...what has Saffia done this time? And more to the point, how much bail is it going to cost?<br />
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for more information on what's going on please visit the <a href="http://primperfectblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/wanted-saffia-widdershins/">Prim Perfect Blog</a>August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-41568987158150929382011-04-04T02:05:00.000-07:002011-04-04T02:05:57.024-07:00Prim Perfect<a href="http://primperfectblog.wordpress.com/">Prim Perfect</a>August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-26231296825898704702011-03-27T04:49:00.000-07:002011-03-27T04:49:45.114-07:00Happy Rez Day To Me...Happy Rez Day!!4 Years of Second Life! Four Years! That's a presidential term, that's a long time, I've lived through the boom, the bust, the highs, the lows, the lag! The question of whether SL will be still here in another 4 years is one that I might have put into the back of my mind last night, but that is a question!<br />
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I have a fair few people on my friends list in SL, though I really wish Second Life Friendslist had categories so I could put them into friends/family/colleagues/enemies folders and know instantly where each one stands. Out of all these friends I have only one love, Honoria Paine-Lusch, my darling Honeybee.<br />
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I returned home after the Machinima Expo had started over at Pop Art Labs (one has to be seen at these events and I will get to watch the whole show on Treet.TV when it is archived) to find my darling Honeybee finishing off the touches to the gift area (I'd awoke to a house full of balloons but balloons and our dog, Foxy, don't mix). The girls were staying at their aunts and we had the night to ourselves (a somewhat rare occasion), I opened the gifts (an awesome wallet, lamp and giftcard from my daughters, and a really cool watch from my wife) and upon looking at the time on the watch my wife informed me we might be running late...<br />
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"Running late for what?"<br />
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Within seconds I was whisked on board the Orient Express...<br />
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Not knowing the destination we were heading to, and feeling slightly light headed as my dear Honeybee explained that we'd have time for a meal, shower and change before arriving at our destination. The food, was exquisite but the company was heavenly as we chatted and ate, drank coffee and laughed. My wife had packed my favourite formal suit though there was another parcel next to it that I wondered about, that would come later. I showered, changed and we arrived at our destination.<br />
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San Francisco...<br />
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How did the Orient Express get to San Francisco? Well this is Second Life, anything is possible. But under the moonlight with the city behind us we danced, we kissed, the world slipped away from us and time stopped. I serenaded...<br />
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We laughed, we joked...it was a beautiful night and a wonderful feeling that seemed to be over far too soon as the conductor informed us we had to depart and get away...<br />
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This was the moment for the other package...Opening it up I was shocked to discover a skin tight body armour and face mask, with a questioning look to Honeybee and her grinning at me we "Space Suited Up" as Barney from How I Met Your Mother would say and in a beam of futuristic light we arrived at our next destination.<br />
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Mars...<br />
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The Red Planet, the fourth planet from the Sun, Mars was also known as Ares to the Greeks and renamed Mars by the Romans. The planet was named for the God Of War because when they looked upon it they saw it as a badge of blood in the sky. Our adventure was only just beginning though, as we stumbled across a deserted outpost that looked like it had been quickly abandoned. <br />
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Honeybee and I quickly and without hesitation began to investigate the events surrounding the outpost. But this story will be completed another time.<br />
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This was my RezDay and I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day with my wonderful wife.August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-75394597978623101552011-03-26T11:32:00.000-07:002011-03-26T11:32:40.178-07:00What makes a show successful?I have a firm belief that a quality product is better than a substandard product, "sure," you're saying to yourself "who doesn't?". Hopefully no-one, that's why iPad sales outweigh the sales of lower quality no-name iPad-a-likes (you know the ones that pop up with Android 1.6 on them and are basically big calculators with poor touch screens).<br />
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In that regard, Treet.TV does quality programming, Paisley, Saffia, Pooky, etc know how to make a show and know what to do with that show, this week we (Texas and I) were looking at a new show from a new member of our production team. I can't tell you the name of the show yet or even the producer, but I had 2 edits of this show. One was an edit of low quality that was passable, and the other was an edit that was great.<br />
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I'd already made my mind up that the show was going to be aired on seeing the lower quality version. But the producer wanted to get a higher quality, she wanted it to look great and for the visuals to POP! This puts her right up there in that quality producer category, this puts her up there with the best and it's clear that whatever she does, she wants to do it right.<br />
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Soon this project will be officially announced and you'll be able to see for yourselfAugust Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-54705234063743124412011-03-22T22:32:00.000-07:002011-03-22T22:32:59.642-07:00It's a weird weekok, so I've been playing Empire Avenue this week and that's kinda fun, trading shares in Second Life avatars on there is a bit of a break from my normal stuff and it has renewed my interest in Twitter and blogging. So there's pluses all around.<br />
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If you know me at all you know I do a lot of inworld work for Treet.TV. Most of the stuff is behind the scenes, though I do get to host occasionally. This week while producing GOHA's sunday night show I got to do something I hadn't done before and that's host with a very old friend.<br />
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I've worked with some great people at Treet in front of the camera, Kert Upshaw, RacerX Gullwing, Salem Nightly/Blood, Sante Klees, Baldi McMillan, Saffia Widdershins, Elrik Merlin, Zen Paine and even Pooky Amsterdam, but all of these people I've known for around 2 years or less. Vivienne Coppola I've known for the best part of four years and working with her on GOHA was hilarious.<br />
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Check out that video and see what I mean, they'll be another night of fun and "britishness" this Sunday (27th March 2011) at 3pm PST Treet.tv/live.August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-71969266477981979282011-03-20T11:13:00.000-07:002011-03-20T11:13:52.591-07:00RFLRelay for Life is a serious thing, and I wholly support it. But what better way of supporting a Charity than while having fun doing it?<br />
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Giant Snails are back and they're relaying for life...go on have a giggle, donate money to a good cause...you know you want to<br />
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<a href="http://www.treet.tv/chat">Treet TV</a>August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-60444349761768492562010-10-24T01:34:00.000-07:002010-10-24T01:34:11.001-07:00Mustangs @ Whales, Out-Takes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5Kxv0rUyTXk?fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5Kxv0rUyTXk?fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></span></span>August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-9069111972949532010-09-10T16:45:00.000-07:002010-09-10T16:45:54.914-07:00Treet.tv Expo Press Release | Treet TV<a href="http://treet.tv/people/auggie/blog/20100910/treet.tv-expo-press-release">Treet.tv Expo Press Release | Treet TV</a>August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-30820241831592875662010-09-10T07:30:00.000-07:002010-09-10T07:30:57.660-07:00Treet.tv Expo Press ReleaseA Brief Brief<br />
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For two days Second Life's most watched and beloved media network is throwing open it's doors in a bonanza of style, content and fun. All your favourite Treet shows have booths and events happening during the two day event which will blow your socks off (even if you're barefoot).<br />
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The Expo will be held on Tropical Treet (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tropical%20Treet/134/214/22) with a mixture of scheduled events and high profile shenanigans going on through out the weekend. There's hunts, prizes, freebies, music, live shows and a chance for you to be on TV.<br />
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About Treet TV <br />
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Treet TV is an entertainment network that serves virtual worlds viewers and producers. Established in March 2007, Treet TV uses a collaborative production model which has resulted in more than 3000 hours of broadcast quality content, all targeting the emerging phenomenon of virtual living. We work with talented people located all around the world who are creating events in Second Life, from fashion shows, to sporting contests and music performances. <br />
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Shows are broadcast live to audiences inworld on Treet TV enabled television screens, as well as live onto the world wide web. Large scale live events in the past include the Transformers press event, Philip Rosedale SL6B Opening Ceremony and the Best Practices in Education conferences.<br />
A business-focused companion site highlights how virtual worlds are being used to enrich and enhance corporate and enterprise innovation. It can be found at http://business.treet.tv/<br />
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TV Line Up<br />
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Saturday<br />
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Giant Snail Races<br />
Where: Hawthorne http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hawthorne/174/136/36<br />
When: 11th September 2010 - 11:00AM PDT<br />
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Lauren Live - Wiz Nordberg Roast<br />
Where: Tropical Treet http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tropical%20Treet/134/214/22<br />
When: 11th September 2010 - 4:00PM PDT<br />
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Sunday<br />
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VSN Simboarding<br />
Where: Dream Horizon http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dream%20Horizon<br />
When: 12th September - 12:00PM PDT<br />
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GOHA Hockey :: Ice Lords@Moose<br />
Where: Empty Net- Cleary Arena http://slurl.com/secondlife/Empty%20Net<br />
When: 12th September - 2:00PM PDT<br />
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Dirtfield Races<br />
Where: Otway http://slurl.com/secondlife/Otway<br />
When: 12th September 2010 - 4:00PM PDT<br />
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Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe<br />
Where: Northpoint http://slurl.com/secondlife/Northpoint<br />
When: 12th September 2010 - 6:00PM PDT<br />
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Live N Kickin - The Follow<br />
Where: Northpoint http://slurl.com/secondlife/Northpoint<br />
When: 12th September 2010 - 8:00PM PDT<br />
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All Shows shown live on http://Treet.tv/live<br />
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Come join us and have fun.August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-89270861608851872322010-07-21T13:07:00.000-07:002010-07-21T13:07:22.765-07:00Pet Peeves - 3DConnexions Space NavigatorDon't get me wrong I'm sure the 3DConnexions Space Navigator is fantastic...it looks fantastic and I want one...I really do.<br />
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I could justify (kinda) paying $99USD for the thing, that's roughly £65.26 GBP then ofcourse there's tax on top of that...currently 17.5% so that would be about £76.68...lets call that £77 for rounding up sake. Heck I'd go as far as £80, with tax.<br />
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That's not too bad, I'd probably be willing to buy one at that price.<br />
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Except that's not what they're selling it for. From the website it's £117.81 for the navigator. that's with Tax...it's actually £99GBP without tax...for those of you thinking "well that's about what it is in the US..." think again the exchange rate from GBP to USD has never been 1-1 and probably never will be. £99GBP is about $150.19USD. You see where I'm going with that?<br />
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3DConnexions is not the only company who do this with US and UK prices and I've never seen a suitable reasoning for it.<br />
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So yeah, I'd love a Space Navigator, I think they look awesome and I'm sure it would be a great help to me in Second Life with Machinima and Building and even for just playing about. But I can't justify spending £30GBP more than the product is actually worth. Times are hard enough as it is why are companies making it more difficult?August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-52232485252718310522010-07-20T07:51:00.000-07:002010-07-20T07:51:56.963-07:00The Daily PWN: Weekly Review - Virtual WizIn this special episode, Matt Ryan has a sit-down with one of the Treet.TV founders, Wiz Nordberg. They discuss mobile gaming, virtual worlds and the future of controllers.<br />
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Games Covered:<br />
Crosswords - http://www.standalone.com/iphone/crosswords/<br />
Plain Sight - http://www.plainsightgame.com/<br />
Strategery - http://strategerygame.com/<br />
Second Life - http://secondlife.com/<br />
Pocket Metaverse - http://www.pocketmetaverse.com/<br />
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For more information about Wiz Nordberg and Treet visit:<br />
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<tr style='height: 20px; background: #0070c0'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Advertisement Type</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'><strong>USD Price per Week</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'><strong>Linden Price per Week</strong></span></p></td></tr>
<tr style='height: 20px'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p><span style='color:black'>1 min Ad During Show</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>$25.00</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>7000</span></p></td></tr>
<tr style='height: 20px'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p><span style='color:black'>AD in Shownotes (treet.tv, dailypwn.com, RSS, ect.)</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>$10.00</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>2500</span></p></td></tr>
<tr style='height: 20px'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p><span style='color:black'>Ad in YouTube Short Vids (10 seconds)</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>$15.00</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>4000</span></p></td></tr>
<tr style='height: 20px'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p><span style='color:black'>Ad During New Releases</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>$10.00</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>2500</span></p></td></tr>
<tr style='height: 20px'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p><span style='color:black'>Ad During Question of the Week</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>$10.00</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>2500</span></p></td></tr>
<tr style='height: 20px'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p><span style='color:black'>Ad inserted in new articles on DailyPWN.com</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>$25.00</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>7000</span></p></td></tr>
<tr style='height: 20px'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p><span style='color:black'>Ad on front page of DailyPWN.com</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>$10.00</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>2500</span></p></td></tr>
<tr style='height: 20px'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p><span style='color:black'>Combination of any 2</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>$30.00</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>8000</span></p></td></tr>
<tr style='height: 20px'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p><span style='color:black'>Combination of any 3</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>$35.00</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: none' vAlign='bottom'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:black'>9500</span></p></td></tr>
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With Philip coming back as an interim CEO will we be seeing some of the faces let go in the last few weeks return?August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-5459786255932236652010-06-17T19:09:00.000-07:002010-06-17T19:09:46.215-07:00Where Next for Second Life | Treet TVLinden Lab Layoff Discussion on Treet.tv<br />
<a href="http://treet.tv/shows/designingworlds/episodes/designingworlds">Where Next for Second Life | Treet TV</a><br />
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All right, Mr Belvedere. This interview was an interesting one to get, I've been associated with GOHA since it was in Season 2 and I've done a lot of work with them, captaining a side in the 3rd Season, Commissionaire of The Euro League in the 5th Season, Designer of Hockey Jerseys for both the Euro League and an All Star event. I've known Jack longer than 90% of my friends lists. He was best man at my wedding and he's an awesome guy.<br />
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GOHA is one of the easiest sports to pick up in Second Life and conversely one of the hardest to master. There are levels of play and teamwork and tactics just like in the real world. With them currently expanding the league and working alongside Linden Labs with the Community Partnership Programme we thought it was the ideal time to interview the creator of the game.<br />
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This is the return of "Auggie Cam" yes, my camera is the medium shot of Jack Belvedere staring intimidatingly at you :).<br />
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The other part of this show? Well that was handled with fits of giggles between myself and Matt, we're absolutely serious professionals when it comes to a take. But sometimes Matt's tangents can be insane and I feel it's my job to keep him on message. That said anyone who can hear us singing during breaks would run screaming. We're not entering American Idol anytime soon. Our rendition of "Still Alive" from the Portal game is...well it's definitely something.August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-45067034871229139732010-05-22T07:12:00.001-07:002010-05-22T07:12:10.583-07:00reBlog from dailypwn.com: The Daily PWN<p>I found this fascinating quote today:</p><br /><blockquote class="zemanta-reblog-quote" style="margin: 1em 3em;"><br /><p>We’ve come a long way since then. Hyperballoid HD on the Playstation Network is the latest take on the classic genre. The game is simple, destroy bricks, keep the ball bouncing, collect power ups and jewels and avoid power downs. Addictive fun, right? Wrong!<span class="attribution zemanta-reblog-cite" style="text-align: right; display: block; width: 100%; padding-top: 1em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px;">dailypwn.com, <a href="http://www.dailypwn.com/2010/05/22/hyperballoid-hd-for-the-ps3/">The Daily PWN</a>, May 2010</span></p><br /></blockquote><br /><p>You should read the whole article.</p><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/ce8c8b3b-b498-4154-a870-45192345ef81/"><img class="zemanta-pixie-img" style="border: none; float: right;" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=ce8c8b3b-b498-4154-a870-45192345ef81" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a></div>August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-7795215354199276392010-05-04T10:11:00.000-07:002010-05-04T14:20:38.383-07:00The Daily PWN - Millionaire, Mario, Memory and Metaverse Music | Treet TV<a href="http://treet.tv/people/auggie/blog/20100504/daily-pwn-millionaire-mario-memory-and-metaverse-music">The Daily PWN - Millionaire, Mario, Memory and Metaverse Music | Treet TV</a><br />
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<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="480" height="294"><param name="movie" value="http://api.treet.tv/ttvplayer/release/ttvplayer-generic.swf"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><param name="flashvars" value="config=http%3A//api.treet.tv/ttvplayer/api%3Fop%3Dpcfg%26v%3Ddpwn_008_03may10%26h%3Dhttp%3A//treet.tv/shows/dailypwn/episodes/metaverse-music"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="294" src="http://api.treet.tv/ttvplayer/release/ttvplayer-generic.swf" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="config=http%3A//api.treet.tv/ttvplayer/api%3Fop%3Dpcfg%26v%3Ddpwn_008_03may10%26h%3Dhttp%3A//treet.tv/shows/dailypwn/episodes/metaverse-music"></embed></object>August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-37519405632590886872010-05-04T03:31:00.000-07:002010-05-04T03:31:19.200-07:00Time & TideThe kids have their shop, Honeybee and I have a project coming up and then there's furniture and GOHA (Honeybee's stuff) Snail Racing and The Daily PWN (My stuff) and you begin to wonder if there is time to be a family any more.<br />
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Well the truth is scheduling can be a nightmare, in fact, scheduling is probably the wrong word for the family chaos. But we strive to see each other as much as possible and on Sunday night, all of us were online. So what did we do to celebrate such an awesome occasion? Why get the family Spring Summer Portrait done ofcourse!<br />
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Yes there were pouts and shenanigans and tears before bedtime and all that...but honestly, I wouldn't have traded it for the world.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kCLk-TrPoIU/S9_3ahp7UmI/AAAAAAAAEq4/viGyiy5QyLg/s1600/familypolaroid2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kCLk-TrPoIU/S9_3ahp7UmI/AAAAAAAAEq4/viGyiy5QyLg/s320/familypolaroid2.png" /></a></div>August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-63620228022578111312010-04-09T11:16:00.000-07:002010-04-09T11:16:48.759-07:00Relay For Life - Giant Snail Racing<div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://treet.tv/people/racerxgul/blog/20100227/giant-snail-relay"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kCLk-TrPoIU/S79qH8j03-I/AAAAAAAAEpM/lsidaii5B7U/s320/RFL-Poster.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<b>Relay For Life...</b><br />
A massively good cause which RacerX Gullwing supports in his own inimitable style. How does he support the American Cancer Society and make it fun for people? Giant Snail Cross Country Race!!<br />
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Like a Marathon for the Giant Snail community the Cross Country Race pits 45 foot snail against 45 foot snail across 60 sims in a battle of endurance and grid stability.<br />
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The actual sight of a large number of snails racing down the roads of mainland sims in Second Life is a sight to behold for passers by and the carnival feeling of it will bring smiles to both the young and the old.<br />
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And again it's for a good cause...<br />
You can be involved with the Giant Snail Cross Country Race in more ways than one, you can either race (the next event is on April 17th and you can get your scarves at <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Abitibi/33/169/57">Aborholm, Abitibi</a> in Second Life) There are different scarves available and they will ultimately place you on different sims at the start of the race.<br />
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There is something new this time, for those who don't feel up to a marathon race dressed as a giant snail..<br />
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Here is the way you can be involved without having to be a snail.<br />
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You can sponsor a snail<br />
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The sponsor would pledge so many L$ on a snail for each sim they went through. Depending on the place of the snail at the finish of the race the amount would be more.<br />
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for example<br />
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10th or below.......1L$ per sim,<br />
9th...........................2L$,<br />
8th...........................3L$,<br />
7th...........................4L$, ect. to 1st place where the amount would be 10 L per sim for a maximum donation of 600L for the 60 sim race.<br />
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So I'm looking for sponsors...IM me in world if you would like to sponsor me through the race...Again, I can't stress how much this is for a good cause, a few L$'s might mean very little to you, but every little helps.August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-16090505595777447322010-04-07T13:37:00.000-07:002010-04-07T13:37:16.968-07:00if you try...cry...why...and maybe I've been trying too long to see the light at the end of this tunnel, maybe I've lost so much that anything I hold dear to becomes sacred. Maybe you were not the one for me.<br />
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I chuckle at the thought of the good times, I cry at the thought of the bad times but I remember all those times and the in between times and I'll remember the love forever. I'll remember your voice forever, forevermore.<br />
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maybe now maybe never maybe once maybe forever maybe you should give yourself a pat on the back maybe you should cry yourself to sleep maybe I should be more understanding maybe I should be less understanding maybe I should care more or care less maybe I should be stronger or weaker or more stubborn or less stubborn maybe this was a doomed ride from the outset and we were just passengers of fate and maybe this didn't mean anything to you but I felt every emotion and now I feel like crying, dying and fadingAugust Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6532854605379738371.post-64013047552489261472010-02-25T07:15:00.000-08:002010-02-25T07:15:44.077-08:00Second Life Viewer 2.0I didn't want to post this earlier, sure I could have posted my thoughts on Viewer 2.0 an hour after I downloaded it. But I would have only been looking at some of the changes, I decided to wait until I had a few more days to explore this strange new Viewer.<br />
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First off, let me talk a little about the current viewers available for Second Life. Sure if you're a casual SL'er you've probably only used the main LL viewer and maybe you've used Snowglobe each of these viewers are ok...but inarguably the better SL viewers come from different sources.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #e0e0e0;"><h5><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Henri Beauchamp's<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"> <a href="http://sldev.free.fr/">Cool SL Viewer</a> is my primary viewer, I also like the <a href="http://modularsystems.sl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=8">Emerald Viewer</a>, though that can tax my graphics card at times. There's the <a href="http://www.avatarsunited.com/groups/vl">Vertical Life</a> viewer which is excellent for the stripped down quality and extra FPS boost it can give you (vital for playing GOHA or Giant Snail Racing) and there's lots of other great third party viewers out there.</span></span></span></span></h5></span><br />
This is not to say that the Official Viewers don't have their place, they do and without them most of the third party viewers wouldn't be so great. But here we have Viewer 2.0...a new wave as it were...and how does it hold up?<br />
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<b>My God It's Pretty!!</b><br />
If that's not your first thought then it really should be...because it inarguably is very very pretty...the UI differences are the first thing you spot...from the docked sidebar to the sleek navigation area and favourites bar, this is a viewer that actually makes you feel like it's a much more classy Second Life.<br />
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Sure there's flaws in this design...trying to drop something from your inventory to a person via their profile becomes a bit more of a pain (not to mention the current bug on not being able to change object permissions of things in my inventory - this is a bug...atleast that's what I'm hoping).<br />
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But the big win is that the UI and Sidebar make SL feel more professional and easier to use. I've taught students the basics of SL with the regular viewer and I know it can take a while for non "gamers" to get used to it. With this UI and the way it's set up I can see this taking a lot less time...things just seem more intuitive, easier and better presented.<br />
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Big Win For LL<br />
Well almost. Sure things look better but I can't help but feel that some of the usability of Second Life has been reduced a little. Drop Menu's replacing Pie Menu's...I'm still unsold on this although the great Torley Linden said that he missed the Pie Menu's too at first <i>"</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><i>but give yourself time to use 'em... maybe the pie won't seem so tasty.." </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">So maybe I'm just still in the adjusting phase. I really like some of the new features, the Hyperlink style "My Outfits" creator is awesome, meaning I don't have to create actual folders for outfits but can pick and choose and store my favourites there. That's an epic win especially considering the changing into and out of Snail Shapes or Hockey Kits I do on a weekly/semi daily basis.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">The Friends list with profile pictures on gives a little sheen to finding people and looks very cool.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">As this is the first Viewer 2.0 release and I'm sure there'll be many more down the line, I'm actually looking forward to seeing what Emerald or Henri do with this code to create new Cool Viewer 2.0's or Emerald 2.0 viewers. Other than that there is still one big thing missed out of this...</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">64 bit processing and 64 bit OS systems are becoming more and more popular and SL is still stuck at 32 bit...please let somebody sort that out...</span></span>August Lusch-Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551586915205846996noreply@blogger.com0