I have noticed that there does still seem to be some Confusion amongst Residents as to precisely the relationships between Linden Laboratorye, the Grid itself, other Parts and also the Broader Aethernet, which does seem to be causing Misapprehensions as to the origins and behaviour of certain Aspects and Components.
I am always of a bent to properly Explain the Technical Nature of how these things operate, and for that purpose I have prepared a small diagram of the Cosmology of the Grid and Second Life, which I hope will prove useful. No doubt other Grid-Cosmological Types will have disagreements with the Details, but I believe that the basic structure is sound. Please excuse the poor handwriting.
(Let it not be said, of course, that this is more than a Descriptive Diagram, by no means Normative - we have been placed in our Spheres, and perhaps this is not Just or Fair.)
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April 27, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Second Lie
Thank you for your wonderful engineering specifications for our long-awaited stabilization project for the grid.
We have coded your flow diagram and will begin the rollout of the code shortly.
Please stand by. Or, preferrably, in a well-secured fallout shelter.
April 27, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Porsupah Ree
This is, I’m quite certain, destined shortly to wind up on the walls of 945 Battery Street.
But is the Love Machine a subset of Torley, or vice versa?
April 27, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Herald Jonson
Great job! Hilarious; I especially like the dotted line depicting Communication.
April 27, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Scott McMillin
Simply awesome.
April 27, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Elfod Nemeth
I laughed greatly at facelights and quaternions, but sadly it’s so true.
April 27, 2008 at 7:31 pm
RobinLinden
Definitely destined to go on the wall. And I’m going to make it a challenge to turn that dotted line into a solid one — that goes both ways. :)
April 27, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Tenebrous Pau
Fantastic! Someone has too much time on their hands :P
April 27, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Prokofy Neva
Great scholarly work!
I need enlightenment about what Facelights are. You mean those thingies that people buy to keep their avatar’s face lit up?
April 27, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Brenda Archer
LOL, this was great and I learned much. :))
April 27, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Ordinal Malaprop
Those are the ones; the things which make your face look a certain way, but everything else look an entirely different way.
April 27, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Kisa Naumova
You missed out Torley, propping it all up with an enthusiastic stick
April 27, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Sean Heying
Hopefully you mean Sexual Ageplayers in your Hell section and not just Ageplayers.
It is not against the TOS to be an ageplayer (ie: a child avatar) it is against the TOS to engage in sexual ageplay.
April 27, 2008 at 11:38 pm
ArminasX Saiman
Finally someone has revealed the truth of all this! Great work, OM! Also, I notice that the “Asset Server” has been appropriately placed in the lowest level of Hell.
April 28, 2008 at 10:17 am
Ordinal Malaprop
The subject of “ageplayers” has actually come up already, and one might take said reference in one or both of two ways; either as a specific reference to sexual ageplayery, or a small piece of black humour regarding the widespread prejudice against all sorts of Avatars Of Restricted Height. Or both. Certainly there is not necessarily Justice in Hell, apart from the clicky-clacky shoes part, and it does not correspond strictly to Things That Are Banned.
April 28, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Edward Pearse
Personally I would have put the spammer into hell before the clicky-clacky shoes. I did like the descriptive details for Twitter though. :-)
April 28, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Mycroft Undercroft
Miss Malaprop
As a new explorer of this world, I appreciate the informative guide. With the advent of teleportation, it occurred to me thata physical mapping of our universe would be less than useful, but this illustrates the deeper understand needed to deal with the whole of Creation. I shall pay particular attention as i approach the border countries.
Be well and much thanks for the gifts of your studies.
April 28, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Ari Blackthorne
Oh no, Ordinal!
No, no, no! I suspect first a cease and desist letter, followed quickly with being served a summons, then the gentleman in white coats coming to take you away.
All for releasing Linden Lab’s ‘industry secrets’ into the wild, viewable by the public at large and their very competition!
I’ll miss you, hun.
April 30, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Botgirl Questi
Brilliant!
May 2, 2008 at 6:14 am
Laetizia Coronet
In pure Flickr style I would give this my Personal Seal of Approval and invite you to my Group. But this aint no Flickr.
It sure as hell is funny though…
May 2, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Nexii Malthus
Lol, awesome. xD
I do not agree with quaternions being placed in Hell, in my view it would be euler angles that’d be in Hell. Gimbal lock is painful.
May 6, 2008 at 8:52 am
hexx Triskaidekaphobia
This, dear Ms. Malaprop, should be stuck on a prim and made available all across the Grid. I will see to it that this happens. Thank you for your great work!
May 6, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Silas Scarborough
Absolutely priceless!
I can’t wait for the Hubble shots of the SL music ‘industry’! However, depending on the perspective, it might be difficult to capture as, turned on end, it would be almost impossible to image.
Linden Lab Cloud < Money Money > Performers > Illicit RL recreational drugs
There appears to be a minor planet orbiting the venue owners and it’s possible there is a small money flow toward the Venue Owners in tips from concert-goers.
May 6, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Silas Scarborough
Sorry, the previous got interpreted as HTML. I apologize for the appearance of spam but I cannot alter the previous entry.
Linden Lab Cloud gets Money from Venue Owner Cloud gives money Performers buy illicit RL recreational drugs
It looked cooler the other way - lol
May 31, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Vint Falken
LMAO on the ‘rubbish’ twitter. =d
June 30, 2008 at 9:56 am
Tabliopa Underwood
Tis a fine day in Hell =p
*clickety-clack clickety-clack*