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The experiences in Second Life of Ordinal Malaprop. Scripting, design, observations, notes.

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An explanation

Jan 31, 2010 9:26am

I felt that I should write a final entry here to clarify recent events and the current situation. What have you done? I have removed every building and item of mine from the Grid, most notably, Caledon and New Babbage. (At least, I think I have; there may be a few bits...

Avatars Unite! As many times as is desired!

Jan 30, 2010 2:01pm

The purchase of a site known as "Avatars United" was recently announced by Linden Lab as... well, I am not precisely sure quite what the point was but it was a Great Thing nonetheless. Apparently the aim was to make sure that people with existing identities on the Grid, and...

A Useful Script - "Mass Distribution by List of Names in a Notecard"

Jan 23, 2010 12:50pm

I recently had cause to distribute a number of items to a large number of people, whose names I was in possession of a list of, but not, of course, their keys. The appalling lack of a useful llName2Key function unfortunately makes it a little challenging to send things out, but...

A piece of Christmas Arboreal Scripting

Dec 22, 2009 2:51pm

Seeing as how it is the Season Of Trees And Such, I thought that I would post a piece of Code, as an example of Particle Scripting. The Ordinal Christmas Particle Tree This script illustrates two main points: Particles can last for quite a long time. In this case, the "branches" last for...

A few words on Linden Homes

Dec 5, 2009 3:25pm

I thought that I might offer a few thoughts regarding Mr Jack Linden's announcement of the latest fabulous Laboratory Movement - that of "Linden Homes". Once upon a time we offered affordable parcels of land to Premium members — a program we called 'First Land'. The First Land program...

Mercantile Insanity, a Longer Version

Nov 21, 2009 11:32am

I have found it a little challenging to marshall all of the points I would like to make regarding the recent Xstreet Outrage in time to make a Journal Entry that remains relevant, but that is one of the challenges of Journalism really, that and coping with acute liver complaints...

Mercantile insanity, short version

Nov 18, 2009 3:42pm

Dear Customers, As of this moment, no products from Ordinal Enterprises will be available from Xstreet until further notice. I am currently engaged in the Composition of a Longer Piece on the subject, but those interested in what might perhaps have brought about this move might wish to look at the following: Roadmap...

Verbosity and the Law

Oct 20, 2009 11:46am

I have been told that, at times, I am prone to using far more Words than would be strictly necessary (were one wishing to be strictly concerned with the production of terse and straightforward prose, perhaps for transmission via telegraph or - indeed - semaphore!) for the communication of the...

Satire is dead

Oct 13, 2009 2:02pm

I hopefully do not have to say anything more. Trackback URL for this post: http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/trackback/287 ...

Whimsical Happenings

Oct 10, 2009 1:36pm

Merely a quick note to mention that I will be appearing at the Aether Salon in New Babbage a week on Sunday, alongside the considerably more interesting and productive Ms Hyasynth Tiramisu, speaking on the subject of "Whimsy". A link providing more specific information. I am sure that I will be blithering...