Apr
Apr
2
MultiTools are Multi-Laggy
Filed under Miscellany by Luc
I’ve seen a crop of new multi-tools spring up over Second Life over the last few weeks; it seems to be the latest fad. Timeless Prototype’s Multigadget was the first multitool I remember, and when he made it, it was actually pretty creative: a list of common, simple functions consolidated in one attachment rather than spread out over many.
Multitools today, though… I don’t know. They’re some of the laggiest things I’ve ever seen; some of them sport script times roughly equal to wearing 5 or 6 network vendors on your body. They seem to one-up each other with sheer feature numbers (”Over here! 103 features!” ”No, over here; 172 features!”).
Adding more and more features is an attractive folly, but it’s still a folly. I’m willing to bet the average user has never even seen all the “features” their multi-tools sport (some of these features being obscure off-shoots of other features) but we all have to suffer the lag caused by all of these unused features.
Somebody should rethink this concept.
Mar
3
Comment!
Filed under Miscellany by Luc
I know you’re reading this. Well, obviously I know you’re reading this because if you weren’t reading it, then… well, you know. But the point is, I know people are reading this because Google Analytics tells me they are (and Google never lies).
Listen, bud. Blogging is all about egomania. We blog because we have a deep-seated need for attention and approval. And the currency of that approval is comments.
So comment, damn you, before I curl up in a little insecure ball and start foaming at the mouth.
Mar
0
Luc’s Tweets (2009-03-08)
Filed under Miscellany by Luc
- Apparently, I show a slight preference for gay people over straight. Hope the southern half of my family doesn’t Twitter. http://is.gd/6lLN #
Mar
0
Luc’s Tweets (2009-03-01)
Filed under Miscellany by Luc
- You know what’s galling? Listening to some cross-eyed, quasi-retarded inbred redneck claim to be genetically superior because he’s white. #
Feb
0
If you haven’t seen this…
Filed under Miscellany by Luc
Your soul is a withered ruination. But don’t worry; everything’s okay now.
Feb
0
Code Snippets
With a strange combination of GeSHi, CSS, and Wordpress plugins, I finally managed to get an LSL code pasting solution I’m happy with:
default
{
state_entry()
{
llSay(0, "Hello, douchebag!");
}
touch_start(integer total)
{
llSay(0, "Quit fucking touching me.");
}
}
{
state_entry()
{
llSay(0, "Hello, douchebag!");
}
touch_start(integer total)
{
llSay(0, "Quit fucking touching me.");
}
}
UPDATE: Got the colors tweaked right down to the background color; should be exactly the same as the in-world LSL editor (thank you, Apple Digital Color Meter).
Also, updated the GeSHi lsl.php file so that clicking the various functions and what-nots lead you directly to the right entry on http://wiki.secondlife.com.
My big concern now is that the colors/fonts are so close it looks like a screenshot; hope people realize it’s not (and that they can cut and paste).
Feb
0
A Note About Theme
I’ve been asked, with increasing frequency, about the theme/genre of our products. A lot of weapon-makers concentrate on making replica weapons: Beretta 9mms, Desert Eagles, Uzis, etc. We’ve never really done that, and I’m forever being asked why.
Feb
Feb
1
Suspended!
Filed under Miscellany by Luc
So… I got suspended from Second Life for “misrepresentation of a Linden.”
Funny, because I’ve had no contact with anybody outside my friends list for the last several days, and most of those conversations were chatting about, y’know, my cat. Or scripting questions. I’ve certainly not represented myself as a Linden in any way, shape, or form.
About This Blog
Luc Aubret is the Creative Director in charge of product development for aubreTEC Labs, a content creation firm in the MMO Second Life.
Luc creates content, consults on Second Life ventures, and teaches scripting classes to anyone interested in learning.
This is where he bitches and moans like a little girl.