Second Life?
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Second Life?
I wanted to bump the old thread, but it doesn't exist anymore.
Does anyone here have one? I just signed up for a new account because a bunch of guys in the GCOM department here have been playing around with it. ChrisFried Looming, if anyone wants to add me as a friend.
Does anyone here have one? I just signed up for a new account because a bunch of guys in the GCOM department here have been playing around with it. ChrisFried Looming, if anyone wants to add me as a friend.
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Grad students don't get lives.I should get a first one before I start worrying about a second one.
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I tried to download and play Second Life last week, actually, but my graphics card (nVidia) doesn't support it for some reason. I play WoW, but I have to re-install it thanks to windows vista. So uh... I know I've asked before, but... anybody up here play WoW and interested in playing on the free servers?
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Miles to go before I sleep
But I have promises to keep
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Plus the Mi of Enki? Actually a studied thing, from what I've heard on the internet before. Pretty cool concepts, and I love when they snow crash people. The whole avatar thing was a little "duh, I lived through the 90s, I know what an avatar is!" but they do take it a step farther, I'll admit.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Miles to go before I sleep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Miles to go before I sleep
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I didn't read past Snow Crash. Not that it's in the same series or anything, but I read it at about the same time and got it from the same guy; you ever read On A Pale Horse? This dude walks in on Death and shoots him, having to take over his job.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Miles to go before I sleep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Miles to go before I sleep
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I honestly don't remember. It was one of thousands this guy had stacked everywhere, no semblance of order. The cover is orange, though, with a guy in Death's hood.
I'll definitely have to check the other one out. I've been at loose ends lately for something to do, so maybe I need a book.
I'll definitely have to check the other one out. I've been at loose ends lately for something to do, so maybe I need a book.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Miles to go before I sleep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Miles to go before I sleep
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On A Pale Horse sounds like it's one of Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality novels. Own them, still haven't gotten to them yet.
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That, in fact, IS part of that series. One's for Time, one for Mars, one for one of the Fates, etc. That's the only one I've read, but I was intrigued by the idea. The other titles are like Wielding a Red Sword and something about a Skein, right?
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Miles to go before I sleep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Miles to go before I sleep
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I enjoy Snow Crash for its ground-breaking things, and accurate predictions of where technology was heading in the late 80's, plus I like throwing the fact that Stephenson pretty much coined the term avatar in our modern usage with that book. But I like The Diamond Age just so much more as a book. I love the characters more, although Hiro and YT always shall remain close to my heart, I love the predictions it makes further with technology, I just love the story.Is that a Stephenson book?
Anyway, I can highly recommend that you read The Diamond Age. It's a brilliant book. In some ways I think it's better than Snow Crash, though it's also a bit weirder.
So, yeah. Read Diamond Age, Drogo. And maybe check out some of The Baroque Cycle. Cryptonomicon is worth a look, too, although it's not quite as memorable, other than the fact that it mentions the Palouse. :p
Also true. Not by Stephenson, but Anthony. Also good.On A Pale Horse sounds like it's one of Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality novels. Own them, still haven't gotten to them yet.
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