I see that Second Life is once again, venting copious amounts of smoke. But gosh darn it, we got this wonderful voice stuff that seems to be greeted with all the excitement of a fruit cake at Christmastime. Oh, let’s not forget, we’re about to get a new First Look viewer with Windlight…. Oooh look! Pretty colors… look at the fires coming out of the grid now….

Let’s not forget the gambling ban. Yeah, and you’re really gambling rezzing an object these days, that’s for sure. I almost tremble at the thought of rezzing a no-copy object these days. I’ve had at least 6 items go “poof” on me - gone for good. I can’t really go back to the vendors and ask for another copy. Some of these items I bought months and months ago.

I can see that memories are short at Linden Labs. We have been given lip service to what should be a reliable service. It’s by no means anywhere near reliable. Is the answer we need to pay? Something? Would that help? A smack upside the head? Emails to the Linden Lab’s board of directors? What is it going to take?

This is what always slays me, you have a fairly large core group of committed users (i.e. customers) who are more than willing to pay - yes - probably pay - for a fun and reliable experience (because we’re addicts really and we’re not getting our fix) and we’re being given the finger (you know - the universal middle finger…)

I see that Project Open Letter has stirred again. Okay - I think it’s time to find the torches, get them lit, grab the pitch forks, and as Henry the V said, “Once more into the breach….”

-Veyron