Category Archives: SLarcheology

What’s in a name?

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

I travel a lot, an awful lot, and I’m frequently puzzled and intrigued by the names of many of the places I pass through. Quakers’ Yard; Devil’s Bridge; Hope; Hobbiton (OK, maybe not that last one!)… Evocative and sometimes perplexing … Continue reading →

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LP… CD… MP3…???

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

Those of us of  a certain age will be very familiar with those memes that regularly do the rounds on social media reminding us just how old we are… The ones that go along the lines of: “You remember taping … Continue reading →

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Previously on…

Posted on January 7, 2018 by

I may have mentioned at some point in the past my irritation at television programmes that insist on reminding viewers what transpired before the break or in the previous episode. Usually, for a person of average intelligence, such reminders are … Continue reading →

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Collector’s edition

Posted on December 11, 2017 by

I know a lot of geeks! And it  seems that most of them are in SL. A ridiculous number of my inworld acquaintances are experts on everything and anything to do with Doctor Who, Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Star Wars, … Continue reading →

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Time machine

Posted on June 2, 2016 by

Out of the blue, you receive an invitation to one of your eccentric friend’s houses for dinner. On your arrival, they pour you a drink and insist that before you settle down for the evening, they would like to show … Continue reading →

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Destroying history

Posted on May 2, 2016 by

Today’s title and the prompt for the topic comes from a comment made on a thread over at SLU. To give you the context, you may – or may not – be aware that invisiprims, the only real option for … Continue reading →

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Iconic

Posted on March 2, 2016 by

The array of building tools we have in SL is, for all practical purposes, pretty much unlimited. In real terms however, what we’re able to construct and create is very much limited by a number of constraints. To begin with, … Continue reading →

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In the Prime of SLife

Posted on February 10, 2016 by

There are some places in SL that I find myself naturally drawn to. If I was to tell you that in the real world, my favourite movie of all time is probably Bladerunner, then you can surmise the sort of inworld … Continue reading →

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Has Christmas come early?

Posted on November 12, 2015 by

Apparently Christmas has arrived – at least around these parts. The Christmas lights have already gone up in the city streets, Christmas music has been pumping out of the speakers in half the shops I’ve visited, and the aisles are … Continue reading →

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Wabi sabi

Posted on September 8, 2015 by

Am I getting older, or just more aware of time passing? Ruling out the fact that it would take a fundamental change to the rules of physics for it to be possible for me not to be getting older, I’m … Continue reading →

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