Just a quick reminder: I’ll be doing an interview in Second Life tonight at 7:00 Mountain time (02:00 GMT) with Michael Stackpole. We’ll be talking astronomy and Death from the Skies! I’ll be easy to spot; I’m the one who keeps standing up, bumping into walls aimlessly and spinning around.
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November 14th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I will be there, if Linden Lab can keep the danged thing running long enough. I’ll be fairly easy to spot, too. *points at his descriptive handle*
November 14th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
It’s been months since I’ve been on SL, but I may try to drop in tonight. Good timing, since I just picked up my local library’s copy of DftS yesterday and haven’t started it yet (I’m in the midst of Richard Preston’s Panic in Level 4 right now).
My avatar is a fennec, but I generally stay clothed.
November 14th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Watch out for flying penis attacks!
November 14th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I will be dressed too, if leaves count.
November 14th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
You realize that this interview starts just minutes after the launch of STS-126? I think we might have a schedule conflict.
November 14th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Perhaps we’ll get live commentary.
November 14th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I will be there tonight as well. Woot!
November 14th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I usually end up flying and I can’t get down, so you will know how to find me.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
I just joined up, but can’t figure it out
I ended up in a nudist colony, I think
November 14th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Am I out of the loop or what…
*makes an account*
Atria Skytower
November 14th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Wow! I sent the message “I love you Phil!”
And he said “Hi Zurack, I love you too”
WOW! XD
November 14th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Okay, so I’m in the big house after downloading a current version of Second Life. But I’m not quite sure where to go. And I’m clothed in normal clothes as StarCamp Forager in a purple top and jeans skirt. Ah, upstairs there’s a gathering.
November 14th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I can’t teleport to the location.
November 14th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Darn. SL won’t allow me to teleport there. Oh well, I guess I’ll be missing the show.
November 14th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I was in… then it kicked me out… and now I can’t teleport back cause its full.
….Netty is distraught.
November 14th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Thanks for the talk and answering so many questions. It seemed that the talk was well attended.
November 14th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Well im feeling very smug, 6 of my questions answered, thanks phil. Great finially meeting you, sort of. Ill be buying the book shortly.
November 14th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Oh well, Second Life crashed and I lost the last 15 minutes, but it was great! He answered my questions and everything!
This is the first time I heard him live!
November 14th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Around 42 attended which is pretty well the limit for a sim in SL and is also a huge crowd in SL.
Excellent talk Phil.
November 14th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Phil said I’m the one who keeps standing up, bumping into walls aimlessly and spinning around.
And disappearing… you forgot about the disappearing trick… Phil Plait the ghostly voice from Second Life.
November 15th, 2008 at 9:50 am
I was there – Unfortunately I’ve never been able to get Voice Chat to work, so after ten minutes I sadly got up from my stool and left (Hopefully making room to allow somebody else to get in).
November 15th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
That second life interview was great. I was pleased you answered my question.
November 15th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Ouch! 42 is the limit and a “huge crowd” in SL? Oh, how I long for the days of video/text when there were a couple o’hundred people around…
November 15th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
tiger you have to enable a setting in the preferences