“Bad companies are destroyed by crisis. Good companies survive them. Great companies are improved by them.” -Andrew Grove of Intel in 1994 » 2 days ago
Reminder, townhall today at noon at the big canvas tent in Artificial Isle. » 4 days ago
What is Net Neutrality, and why are the telcos say we’re running out of Internet capacity? Is there a failing with the infascture that makes up the internet, is it a problem with utilities in a capitalist society, or is it all a bunch of hot air? These questions might have been clarified for you had you been at the panel discussion on Net Neutrality with Cristiano Midnight, Joshua Nightshade and ZATZAi. Fortunately for you it was recorded for prosterity, or just so people can point out how wrong we all were years later…
The discussion is just under an hour long and you can listen to it below, or subscribe to our podcast feed to stay abreast of future podcasts.
Today marks the third and final day of the May 2008 Second Convention. We start off the day at 1pm with sailboat racing on the new triangle course in the ZATZAi sim, great for those new to sailing in Second Life. Chaos Koala will be DJing during the race and then at 3pm it’s time for the Whispers fashion show with outfits from Belissima, Nuclear Boutique, Nyte ‘N’ Day and shoes by Polish Up. During the fashion show there will be a special presentation of Radio Free Darkmere syndicated across the SecCon satellite locals. The convention closes with a live music performance by Joaquin Gustav at 7pm.
3:00pm - 4:30pm PDT - (SLURL) Whispers Fashion Show & Radio Free Darkmere
7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT - (SLURL) Joaquin Gustav Performs Live
As before you can come see us in person or listen to the live stream of the festivities. The url for listening via Winamp or your program of choice is: http://data.zatzai.com/?stream=zai
And don’t forget to visit the ongoing art exhibit at the Greenhouse Art Gallery in the Greenhouse sim, it’s open twenty-four hours a day. Please visit our website for the full schedule of events, at www.secondconvention.com.
The first day of SecCon has come and gone, but there is lots in store for today. Today the convention starts off at 1pm with a live two hour performance by musical stylings of musician harpo Jedburgh at the Oceanside club. Followed by bouts of the original Tugby game (Which is like soccer with tugboats) in the Gregory sim at 3pm. Then at 5pm there will be a live panel discussion withCristiano Midnight,Joshua NightshadeandZATZAi Asturiason Net Neutrality at Canvas in Artificial Isle. The day with close at 7pm with one more panel discussion focusing on the future of the Second Life Grid, both from Linden Lab and from third parties withAdam Zaiusfrom the Open Life Grid.
Friday May 16th 2008
1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT - (SLURL) Live Music Performance of harpo Jedburgh
3:00pm - 4:30pm PDT - (SLURL) Original Tugby Bouts
5:00pm - 6:30pm PDT - (SLURL) Panel Discussion on Net Neutrality
7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT - (SLURL) Panel Discussion on the SL grid(s)
All times are PDT/SLT, and the panel discussions will done over Skype and streamed into Second Life, though you can listen in through Winamp to either harpo or the panel discussions if you can’t get in world. Should the Artificial Isle sim reach maximum capacity you can listen at either of the satellite locations, inHollywoodorDarkmere, which will be syndicating the live stream.
Also don’t forget to visit the ongoing art exhibit at the Greenhouse Art Gallery in the Greenhouse sim, it’s open twenty-four hours a day. If you wish to attend any events know that the convention is open to all and there is no admission fee, just arrive early as sim capacity is limited. Please visit our website for the full schedule of events, atwww.secondconvention.com.
For better or for worse, today marks the return of Second Convention, a virtual convention for a virtual world. Centered in Artificial Isle with satellite locations; at the Hollywood Bowl in the Hollywood sim and at Darkmere in the Clearwing sim; rebroadcasting the live stream. The highlight of today’s activities would of course be the Slebrity roast of Marktwain White, a tall figure in the sailing community ripe for toppling.
7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT - (SLURL) Slebrity Roast of MarkTwain White
During the convention there will be live music performances by harpo Jedburgh and Joaquin Gustav as well as DJs Chaos Koala, Tazzie, Tuque, Chelle Moore and a special syndication of Lucifer Baphomet and Radio free Darkmere. Discussion panels on net neutrality and the future of the SL Grid or grids as the case may be will also be held as well as a presentation of the Whispers Fashion show featuring works by Bellissima, Nuclear Boutique, Nyte ‘N’ Day and Polish Up. You’ll find the full event schedule on the convention website.
