Virtual vehicles for the metaverse
When CTV reported on the event of Lucien Bouchard’s death,
political expert Mike Duffy began eulogizing Bouchard, saying he had a “profound impact on Canadian history” before stopping.
It would have been a touching tribute… had Bouchard not been alive and well in his office at the time of the CTV report.
Later, Bouchard was heard shouting, “I feel happy… I feel happy!“
In today’s lunchtime adventure, I bought myself a McD’s “oriental” chicken salad. With the wilted green lettuce, Paul Newman salad dressing, and sliced up McChicken patty, it doesn’t seem particularly “oriental” to me. Unless of course the plastic bowl was made in China.
This week Linden Lab opened up the Second Life 1.7 preview grid to volunteer testers. Although I’m thrilled with some of the great new features, like rotating attachments and the new HUD, that’s tempered by the fact that most of my vehicles are currently “b0rk3d” by 1.7.
I’m sure it will be fixed before release — well I hope it’s fixed before release — but at present, most moving parts on my vehicles will rotate in unexpected directions. For example, the Ornithopter’s wings and stabilizers rotate right off the vehicle.
Also broken is the WARP and Infinity speed boost packs, as well as my parachutes. In any attachment where a part resizes, the part slides way out of position. Hopefully that will be fixed too.
But because I have so many vehicles, I can’t test them all adequately by myself. I’m hoping people will pop into the preview and take one or two out for a spin, and maybe report new issues to me (by IM or e-mail) and report SL bugs to LL (Help > Report Bug).
You can find the test vehicles at Busy Ben’s in Oak Grove. Just right-click the gigantic cube and “Buy” it for zero L$ to get copies of several vehicles and attachments. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Here’s a traffic sign that I found near False Creek in Vancouver.
What is that? “Watch for trucks speeding towards walls”? I don’t think it turns out well for the driver.
Although I’ve been pretty busy with non-SL things, there are some new developments that you may (or may not) be interested in.
First — and this announcement is greatly overdue — I’d like to welcome the two new Aerodrome Liasons to Abbotts: Rei Kuhr and Arrekusu Muromachi. These two aviation buffs have been very helpful in the past in promoting all things that fly in SL, and I’m very happy to have them around Abbotts to answer questions, run events, and look cool in matching flight suits. Say hi to them if you get a chance.
Second, there’s a new aircraft lab for the use of any aircraft designers in the northwest corner of Abbotts. It’s not very big, but it’s semi-isolated and less likely to have gun-toting griefers. Think of it as a mini sandbox for aircraft builders.
Third, and this is partly connected with the first point, be sure to check the event calendar for weekly events in Abbotts, like build contests and skydiving competitions. See you there!