text: Home Slideshow The Interesting Rise and Quick Fall of BlackBerry From industry darling to potential footnote, what happened to BlackBerry? By Michael Cooney, Online News Editor, Network World | Sep 24, 2013 4:03 PM PT Share All Slides SLIDEFEATURED PRODUCTS Share this Slideshow Direct link: It's hard to say what will ultimately become of BlackBerry now that it likely will be bought by Canadian consortium Fairfax Financial Holdings for $4.7 billion. Without a doubt BlackBerry transformed business with smartphones that melded email with a keyboard. Then the iPhone happened and the company never really evolved much further. IDC says BlackBerry has fallen behind Microsoft's Windows Phone to into fourth place and the company's savior device, the Z10 remains largely unsold -- $1 billion worth sitting in warehouses. Here we take a quick look at the long, strange trip from the top to the bottom of the smartphone heap. REUTERS/Mark Blinch Sept. 23, 2013. In the past week the company announced massive layoffs, detailed financial struggles and accepted a buyout offer from its largest shareholder.RELATED: What does Blackberry going private mean? REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni The savior? Not so much: A Blackberry Z10 smartphone. The company said some $1 billion worth of them remain unsold and will be written down in coming financial statements. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Then known as Research in Motion (RIM), President and Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins raises his arms during the launch of the RIM Blackberry 10 devices in New York January 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Trashed Blackberry phones sit in a bucket during the NBC Today Show in New York April 21, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch Blackberry maker's Research in Motion RIM campus in Waterloo circa 2012. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Mike Lazaridis, president and then co-chief executive officer of Research in Motion, speaks at the RIM Blackberry developers conference in San Francisco, September 2010. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn A T-Mobile branded BlackBerry smartphone. REUTERS/Bobby Yip A Blackberry smartphone is displayed in 2010 illustrative photo taken in Hong Kong. At the time India had threatened to shut down BlackBerry services if security concerns were not addressed. REUTERS/Jim Young In 2007 Research In Motion Ltd apologized for a massive service interruption that affected many customers in North America. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni RIM announced in 2006 it signed a settlement ending a patent dispute that threatened to shut down its e-mail service in the United States. At the time RIM said it paid U.S. patent holding firm NTP Inc. $612.5 million to settle the dispute. In 2011 RIM had co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis which promoted this CIO magazine story. "Who's the Boss? When things are going great, people will praise even a committee of so-called leaders. It really doesn't matter who's in charge. But when challenges arise, there can be only one who steps up and carries the company on his or her shoulders. This is where RIM's Co-CEO structure has failed. Risk-taking. Accountability. Consequence. You can't divvy them up. Otherwise, it's just a sitcom." REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach Lazaridis said during the early 2000s that there were 16 million lines of code in the BlackBerry. Interesting odds: From 2010 – "Who Cares About Cell Phones, Anyway? Odds that Microsoft's $500 million investment in Windows 7 mobile will topple entrenched competition: 1 in 50,000. (Chances that Microsoft execs kick themselves daily for not buying RIM a long time ago: 1 in 3.)" reuters In November 2005, Oprah Winfrey gave away BlackBerry 7105t devices to attendees of her pre-Christmas giveaway show. Then Florida Gov. 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|First Game Appearance
Bojo first appeared in the Squish Mice comics in 1992/1993. He had no distinct personality and couldn't speak, and appeared to simply be a really large ape that was either angry at the Mice over their garish headquarters or was simply hungry. In the 1996 reboot, Bojo commands a fleet of ships and has declared war on Rodentia.
When Walthros begins, King Byant of the Ape Kingdom has recently died. News of his demise spreads all the way to Beta City, where people fear the ambitions of his son, Bojo. Relations between the apes and the Rodentian Mice had been strained for some time, but Byant had helped maintain a ceasefire between the two groups.
By the time Bob Surlaw and company reach the Rodentia continent in the later parts of the game, Bojo has begun to lead a conquest against the mice. Gulob Spiral and Salom Lancoven encounter Bojo and his army at Marmoreus and fight to defend the city. Salom and Gulob pursue Bojo and his top minister after the battle and are taken captive. They escape with assistance from Grape, who helps them fight their way out of prison.
- Like the Squish Mice themselves, Bojo's appearance is based on a stuffed animal. This stuffed ape was the long time rival of the team of stuffed mice.
- Before he was causing trouble in games, Bojo was the star of Dinosaurs in the City.

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GLASS in the Peak District, and the Peak & Derbyshire Vehicle User Group (PDVUG)
PDVUG was formed on 15th April 2007 as a result of a 'crisis' meeting between a number of local representatives of 4x4 and trail bike users, including GLASS, TRF and a number of local clubs. It was agreed that the various vehicle user groups in and around Derbyshire needed to constitute themselves into a cohesive recreational vehicular pressure group of sufficient strength to influence DCC & the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) over their policies and actions affecting motorised vehicle groups using unsurfaced roads within the area.
It was agreed that this group, which in many ways was a natural successor to the 1990s Hierarchy of Peak Routes Group, should be called the Peak & Derbyshire Vehicle User Group (PDVUG). The group has a formal Constitution, and in 2014 became an Associate Member of LARA. PDVUG has become a recognised body for vehicular ROW consultations in the Peak District.
Members of the group meet every month on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Representatives of the group attend regular meetings with PDNPA, as well as with park rangers and the police, and promote sensible usage and management of green lanes. One of the primary functions of the group in recent years has been to respond to consultations by DCC and PDNPA on the subject of TROs and definitive map modifications, and to lobby for sensible management of threatened routes rather than closure. The GLASS Derbyshire area rep and the GLASS Peak District area rep are both active members, and members of Local TRF groups, Treadlightly!, and local 4x4 and trail riding clubs and businesses are associates of the group.
As a result of PDVUG facilitation, GLASS members have taken part in green laning "Education days" with both Derbyshire and Staffordshire police, green lane maintenance days with park rangers, and participate in meetings with Peak Park ROW officers regarding management of routes by Voluntary Restraint. Both Derbyshire and Staffordshire police recommend drivers to use Trailwise in order to check status of routes, and the PDNPA has agreed Trailwise is a useful guide to where to drive. Leaflets have been produced in conjunction with Derbyshire police and Treadlightly!.
At times it has been considered necessary to object more openly to the proposed closure of certain lanes by helping organise demonstrations centred on the PDNPA headquarters in Bakewell, and on certain green lanes. These and other actions have both delayed and minimised the potential closure of key green lanes, and to date only 4 routes (Roych Clough, Chapel Gate, Leys Lane and Long Causeway) have been permanently TRO'd after years of formal and informal consultations, high court challenges, demonstrations and formal meetings.
A number of television programmes have featured PDVUG and GLASS members, most notably "Tales from the National Parks", which featured the local GLASS reps, has been repeated many times on BBC4 over the last few years. The local BBC TV news programme "East Midlands Today" and current affairs programme "Inside Out" have also featured our fight to keep green lanes open.
Land Rover Owners International magazine cooperated with PDVUG and GLASS reps in 2016 to produce a multi-page article highlighting the sensitivity of Peak District green lanes, particularly those on the PDNPA's list of "Priority Routes".
Thanks to the efforts of PDVUG, plus GLASS, TRF and the local Treadlightly! ambassadors, the majority of BOATs and green roads remain open for use by MPVs in the Peak District, and the fight to retain these for MPV use will go on.
For more information: email@example.com
Chris Mitchell, Derbyshire Rep.


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Saturday, August 19, 2017
More on SunWaterOne
Yesterday, we reported on the arrival of the new SunWaterOne sim in the Sunweaver Estates. But there's been more added since then. Specifically, there's now a wave that moves across the water, and a "surf shack" one can rezz surfboards, and get on and ride them.
Riding the waves like we did in the "Wipeout" video a few years ago, however, proved tricky. Someone suggested the scripts might be outdated. Still, it's fun to surf around, or use the jet ski that I saw at the place.
With the addition of SunWaterOne, the number of the main group of Sunweaver/Angel sims has grown to eight, Sunweaver Isle and Purrfection outside the main group. For those interested in becoming a part of our active community with a number of noted builders over the years, as well as the home of the Sunbeamer team of the Relay for Life in Second Life, inquire with Rita Mariner, Nydia Tungsten, Dusk Griswold, Shockwave Yareach, Ranchan Weidman, or Brandi Streusel.
Bixyl Shuftan
Labels: beach, Second Life, Secondlife, sl, SunWaterOne, Sunweavers, Sunweavers Estates, surf, surfing, water, wave
SL Video: "LaidBack Celt at The Pocket, 8-24-2012"
(Click here if the video fails to play)
From August 25, 2012, Laidback Celt plays at the Australian club "The Pocket"
Labels: guitar, Laidback Celt, music, Second Life, Secondlife, sl, SL video, The Pocket, video
Friday, August 18, 2017
Interview With Grace Devin (Grace Loudon)
Read the interview in People.
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Labels: American Cancer Society, Bixyl Shuftan, builder, committee, designer, Grace Devin, Grace Loudon, interview, People, Relay for Life, Relay track, RFL, Second Life, Secondlife, sl
Political Cartoon of North Korea Tension
Adolph Chaplin created this screenshot. "Fried and Flange," in response to the recent trouble with North Korea and it's dictator Kim Jong Un. In recent weeks, the rouge nation noted for keeping people in prison for the supposed crimes of their grandparents and pursuing nuclear weaponry even as it's own people go hungry was the subject of attention and worry as it began testing missiles that in theory could reach Alaska. When the White House stated that all options were being considered, The North Korean regime threatened to send a nuclear-armed missile to the American territory of Guam. In response, President Trump responded that such an action would be met with "Fire and Fury."
That North Korea's leader backed down, and felt compelled to release a Canadian pastor, perhaps he felt a little like he'd been whacked like a golf ball.
Caution: For those wanting to look further on Chaplin's Flickr, not all the pictures are safe for work.
Hat Tip: Hamlet Au
Labels: Adolf Chaplin, Cartoon, club, golf, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, political, politics, screenshot, Second Life, Secondlife, sl
New Sunweaver Sim: SunWaterOne
Earlier this month, the Sunweaver Estates got itself a new sim. Yesterday, August 17, Rita Mariner announced the arrival of SunWaterOne.
Sunnies: we have a new Homestead to play on. SunWaterOne, located east of Sunweaver Bay. South of HV. It's there, even if it hasn't shown up on map yet. Mostly water, so perfect for boating and flying. It is available for rent, with conditions.
East of Sunweaver Bay and south of HV Community, the sim is all water aside from an island with a beach hangout places there for people wanting to relax under the palm trees. The building is the same one used at Sunny Beach for a time a few years ago, and was used for two of Nydia Tungsten's videos, "Margaritaville" and "Wipeout."
Meanwhile, the island in the new sim of Sunweaver Eclipse has been built up a little. Work has been done on Pacific Waters and Sunlight Bay. The Farshore Field Airport is still under construction, and Pacific Waters has a "float-in" theater one can ride their boat over and watch.
Bixyl Shuftan
Labels: beach, Bixyl Shuftan, growing, growth, hangout, homestead, new sim, Rita Mariner, Second Life, Secondlife, sl, SunWaterOne, Sunweaver Sunweaver Estates, Sunweavers
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Cartoon of the Day: Sharks With Lasers
I've heard the meme a lot, which has it's orgins from "Austin Powers" villain Dr. Evil, "You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!" Finally someone made it happen. But landwalker sharks in Second Life have more important things to do than follow the whims of some would-be mastermind, like perhaps teasing the neighbor's cat.
By Bixyl Shuftan
Labels: beam, Bixyl Shuftan, Cartoon, Cartoon of the Day, funny, humor, joke, laser, light, meme, Second Life, Secondlife, shark, sl
DJ Tantari Honors the SL Newser
DJ Tantari Kim, noted for her high-energy performance, has honored the Newser in the past, such as her playful "True Facts" ribbing of yours truly for our fifth anniversary. Not long ago, she did a music track in honor of the newsletter: Newser, "Dedicated to Bixyl. News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress. All the rest is advertising." She had tried new things with the track, which played at the Happy Vixen's "Workin' for a Living" party. But she thought it needed improvement, and on Sunday August 13 came up with Newser 2 , "If I tell you a secret, will you promise to keep it keep it close to your heart and never tell a soul?" Well, some things do remain off the record. She played the song at The Ark to an approving audience.
DJ Tantari plays at the Happy Vixen every Tuesday night at 6PM SL time. Rock on Tantari.
Bixyl Shuftan
Labels: Bixyl Shuftan, DJ, DJ Tantari, honor, honoring, music, Newser, Second Life, Secondlife, sl, SL Newser, Tantari Kim, The Ark, track, tribute
Press Release: Team Diabetes of Second Life to Return for a Third Season
We are pleased to announce the third season of Team Diabetes of Second Life! Team Diabetes of Second Life is an official and authorized team of The American Diabetes Association. The mission of Team Diabetes of Second Life is to raise awareness, tolerance, and funds for diabetes in the virtual world of Second Life.
According to the World Health Organization (2016): 422 million adults in the world have diabetes and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes each year.
Team Diabetes of Second Life was founded by Jessii2009 Warrhol and Johannes1977 Resident and will continue functioning in the form of an advisory board, with a coordinator leading the Team Diabetes of Second Life effort. The 2017Team Diabetes of Second Life Coordinator is Johannes1977 Resident and the 2017 Team Diabetes of Second Life Co-Coordinator is Veruca Tammas. Team Diabetes of Second Life Advisory Board members are: Jessii2009 Warrhol, Dawnbeam Dreamscape, Eleseren Brianna, Sandie Loxingly, Rob Fenwitch, and Earth Nirvana. Saiyge Lotus is a special advisor to the advisory board.
The official Team Diabetes of Second Life's season will take place from October 2017 to December 2017, with the following events scheduled to take place:
Off Season Event – October 13 to October 31 – Scare Me Silly Shopping Event
November 1, 2017-Team Diabetes of Second Life's Season Begins
November 1 to 15-The Red Hunt and Red Fling
November 5, 2017-Season Celebration and Bike Race
November 12, 2017 - The Red Ball
November 1 to 30 - National Diabetes Month
November 4 and 5 - Team Diabetes Kickoff - Tour de SL
December 1 to 10 - Winter Showcase and Winter Art Show
December 31, 2017 - Team Diabetes of Second Life's Season Ends
In addition to the events mentioned above, individuals, businesses, and organizations are encouraged to hold fundraising events in support of Team Diabetes of Second Life! The official 2017 fundraising season toolkit will be available to the second life public on September 1, 2017, at the organization's office in the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life.
About The American Diabetes Association:
The American Diabetes Association's mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. The American Diabetes Association leads the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fights for those affected by diabetes by funding research to prevent, cure, and manage diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association delivers services to hundreds of communities and provides objective and credible information and resources about diabetes.
Free resources are available in English and Spanish at http://www.diabetes.org and 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2382).
For More Information:
(Designer, Merchant, & Blogger Applications)
(The official American Diabetes Association page for Team Diabetes of Second Life)
(Website to find diabetes information in your home country)
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plush%20Non%20Profit%20Commons/221/30/26
Labels: American Diabetes Association, announcement, events, fundraiser, Jessii2009 Warrhol, Johannes1977, Press Release, season, Second Life, Secondlife, sl, Team Diabetes, third
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Cleopatra Xigalia and the Ephesians Four Christian Community
Read the story in People.
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Labels: Bible, Bixyl Shuftan, Christ, Christian, Cleopatra Xigalia, community, Ephesians Four, Faravari, group, Jesus Christ, People, Second Life, Secondlife, sl
"Hunchback of Notre Dame" at the Royal Opera House
Notre Dame de Paris." But it might be better known by the movie that's based on the same story, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." So what did Gemma think of the performance?
Read Gemma's article in Events.
Labels: events, Gemma Cleanslate, Hunchback, Ina Carpaccio, Notre Dame, performance, play, Royal Opera, Second Life, Secondlife, showing, sl, stage, theater
Patio Plasma Ill With Cancer
Science Funday in May, and the director of two Sci-Lands sims, Sploland and Exploratorium. Unfortunately, some sad news was revealed yesterday by the Science Circle and Relay groups: Patio has cancer, and his condition is very serious.
Fellow Relayers some sad news one of the great second life educators patio plasma is in bad condition right now he has been it appears re diagnosed with cancer and is not doing so hot if you never got to see patio's science lectures I have attached a couple
If u want to reach out to him too here is his Carebridge page https://t.co/l6BOJZxej1 Let show him how much thank him.
I'm Paul Doherty's (Patio Plasma) niece and wanted to pass on the sad news that Paul is at home on end-of-life hospice care.
The Exploratorium has set up this Caringbridge site: https://t.co/l6BOJZxej1.
Ellen (Paul's wife) asks that you hold in your hearts your memories of Paul's expansive and positive personality and the joy he finds in sharing adventures with others.
As you may understand, we are devastated by this news but felt it was important enough to share with you.
Jes and Chantal
On behalf of the Science Circle board
The Caringbridge site describes Doherty's cancer as having come back "extremely rapidly and aggressively." It had over a hundred comments from visitors, among them were these:
Every time I see you at the Exploratorium I know I'm going to a) be greeted with a big, beautiful, shining smile, b) see an awesome manicure, and c) learn something new about the world. You wear your humanity and love for life on your sleeve, making all of us who know you better humans in the process.
I remember talking to you in May and other times at the Exploratorium and Everything Matters, and I also remember times years ago in Second Life. Rob just sent me news that you are in hospice now. We are thinking of you and appreciating your contagious enthusiasm for science and life. You've done a lot for both and I thank you.
Paul / Patio -- you have been an inspiration. Your enthusiasm for science, and for public outreach, is endless. It was great meeting with you at the Exploritorium this last May, and talking about vision and perception. Things you have done have made it into some of my physics classes and will continue to do so. I wish you the best.
I am not sure what to say. I know Paul only through his work, but I know Patio fairly well. Patio has always been kind to me, and took interest when I would speak to them.
I know I speak for many of my colleagues from the SLCS cheerleaders in saying that we loved all the time you spent with us. The world today is a tad darker hearing about the fight you are going thru. We wish you nothing but the best and pray for you. You helped in inspire many members of SL to become more active in science in general.
We at the Newser wish Patio Plasma/Paul Doherty well
Bixyl Shuftan
Labels: announcement, cancer, Exploratorium, illness, Patio Plasma, Paul Doherty, Sci-Lands, science, Science Circle, scilands, Second Life, Secondlife, sl, Sploland
Press Release: Hot Bay City Nights Returns For 2017
Vintage automobiles featured in Second Life® event.
BAY CITY, SL (14 August 2017) - Bay City's mid-century theme -- and it's large network of roads -- is celebrated annually during its "Hot Bay City Nights" event. This Second Life® bassed event features vehicle makers who create virtual automobiles from the Bay City "theme era," from 1940 to 1965.
The event is held in the the Bay City Fairgrounds, in the North Channel region, from the 19-27th of August to present the best in vintage and retro vehicles. Each designer is hand-picked, and presents great road vehicles for use in Second Life.
Additional events will provide plenty for all to do, including the crowning of 2017s Miss Bay City on the 27th, and a series of virtual car washes in support of Child's Play Charity, an organization that provides toys and games for children in hospitals around the world. Bay City is a silver-level sponsor of Child's Play.
Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab™ and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life™ and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest Bay city group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.
For more information, contact: Marianne McCann
Labels: announcement, auto, Bay City, Car, Child's Play, classic, event, Hot Bay City Nights, Marianne McCann, North Channel, Press Release, Second Life, Secondlife, show, sl, vintage
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Events This Week at the Sunweaver and Furry Fashion Clubs
Club Cutlass: Best in K and L, Dark Outfits, Trip to Toontown
Happy Vixen: Fairy Tales, Animals, Formal Party, Disco, Black and White, Bare it All
Club Zero Gravity: Candidly Canine, TBA, Amazing Anime, TBA
Furry Fashion Lounge: Grunge, Videogames, Silks, Magic, Formal, Leather and Lace, Ladies' Night, Angels and Demons, Celtic
See the schedules in SL Clubbin'.
Labels: club, Club Cutlass, dance, events, fun, furry, Furry Fashion, Happy Vixen, music, Purrfection, Second Life, Secondlife, sl, SL Clubbin', Sunweaver Bay, Sunweaver Space, Zero Gravity
Reader Submitted: "My Most Functionless Decoration Ever"
Labels: board, British, game, London, Melody Highnote, Monopoly, reader submission, Reader Submitted, Second Life, Secondlife, sl, UK
Monday, August 14, 2017
"Mermaid Funday" Off-Season Relay For Life Benefit Held by SL Cheerleaders, Safe Water Foundation
Mermaids and cheerleaders may seem like an odd mix, but that's what was going on for twelve hours at the bottom of the Union Passage sim. The occasion: the Relay for Life in Second Life's Second Life Cheerleading Squad held a joint event with the mermaids of the Safe Water Foundation for an off-season Relay fundraiser.
228/214/1). There were numerous performers such as live singer Harmonia Trefoil, Brix Canning, Hojo Warf, Madmax Huet, Laidback Celt, Lyric Serendipity, Bat Masters, and others.
I was told that the total amount raised "at the time of the last show was around 100 USD collected," which would be close to 25,000 Linden dollars, or "25,000 lindens under the sea" as one mermaid put it. As the event took place after the official Relay for Life fundraising season, it would not be counted as part of the SL Cheerleading Squad's total this year.
Bixyl Shuftan
Labels: cheerleaders, event, Fanci's Deep, fundraiser, live music, mermaids, Relay for Life, RFL, Safe Waters Foundation, Second Life, Second Life Cheerleading Squad, Secondlife, sl, SLCS, Union Passage
H.P. Lovecraft "Lovefest" Festival Starts August 17
H.P. Lovecraft will be flocking to the Innsmouth sim this week as the area will be the location of the ten day "Lovefest" event. The sixth annual event of it's kind, it celebrates the writer's birthday, and promises, "something exciting, entertaining, and unique for all. Enjoy shopping at the merchants quarter of our New England Coastal town, try the machines at our Seaside Gacha Shack, or hazard a visit to the local tourist features. You will, if you like, also experience ten days of sim-wide events and entertainment, featuring SL's best music and stage shows."
Among the activities advertised on the Lovefest blog is "Mysteries of the Deep"
... sign onto the Miskatonic University Oceanic Expedition Team!
Team members will be transported to a remote area of the vast Pacific Ocean that has been charted for research and exploration, equipped to descend into the abyss to explore the wonders of the "Deep Blue" and investigate finds initially reported by an earlier "advance research" team. Should you accept the assignment, you will will be given proper deep sea diving gear on deck of the research vessel S.S. Abigail, board a submersible and be transported to the ocean floor to step forth and venture into the Pacific abyss, collect samples and expand upon what the first team discovered beyond.
Among those taking part is the Seanchai Library, Guerrilla Burlesque, Whymsee, Elysium, and many others.
For more information, check out the Lovefest blog.
Hat Tip: Ciaran Lival
Bixyl Shuftan
Labels: announcement, Bixyl Shuftan, celebration, event, festival, Guerrilla Burlesque, H.P. Lovecraft, horror, Lovefest, Seanchai, Second Life, Secondlife, sl
News and Commentary: Will Sansar Be Doomed By It's Unpopularity?
Last Friday August 11, the Newser posed the question "How much do you want to hear about Sansar?" For the majority answering, the answer seems to be "not interested."
Sansar, originally called "the next generation virtual world, has been the target of skepticism, even fear, from the very beginning. Even yours truly was thinking early on that it could very well be the "New Coke of virtual worlds." A few thought this was going to be a tightly-controlled place Linden Lab would try to force everyone into by shutting down Second Life after it's opening. But most felt that the Lab, even with it's past heavy-handed moves, wouldn't pull such a thing, if for no other reason it would mean risking the future of the company by shutting down a sure thing. But still, most had strong doubts this new place was going to be for them. Granted Linden Lab had done a breakthrough by creating Second Life in the first place, but many of it's developments since then, such as it's viewers which after 2010 have reminded in use by only a minority of longtime users in favor of third-party ones, and seeming to favor "bells and whistles" in favor of fixing bugs and flaws, convinced many this place wouldn't be as good as the virtual world they had known. And as a few details came out over time, while some remained open to possibilities, many remained doubtful.
And when Sansar finally came out two weeks ago, well, it was my own observation the best thing about it is it's potential for improvement. Draxtor Despress has been expressing enthusiasm about Sansar, but it's my observation he is one of the few to do so.
There have been some neutral to positive comments, such as Ciran Laval, and Monica Querriren. Lauraina Hawks had a cautious review. Much like me she advised people to wait and see. In Inara Pey's commentary, she felt the place had a lot of bugs and downsides, but felt it had potential, and suggested Linden Lab wasn't aiming just at Second Life users but "casting Sansar's net far wider, as has repeatedly been said throughout the development process."
Hamlet Au over time had expressed increasing skepticism about Sansar in the days leading up to it's release, once comparing it to Blue Mars which lasted only a few years. Once it was out, he was more or less observing. Will Burns in short called Sansar "nothing special," also making a comparison to Blue Mars at one point, "it's a nice place to visit, but we live elsewhere. When you want a short term experience, SANSAR is a good vacation ..., but when you really want to spend time in a virtual world that is organic and user-generated – you should stick to Second Life. If Linden Lab understood the reasons why we love Second Life, they would have never made SANSAR the way they did ..."
Most of the run of the mill comments I've observed are negative to indifferent. For instance when I asked the question about Sansar on Friday, Xymbers Slade answered he had, "Zero interest. (Linden Lab)'s ineptitude after the first few years makes me bitter and turned off toward any future products." Sakki Salurbia commented, "I personally have zero interest in Sansar. My time and money have been invested in SL for the last 9 years. Why on earth would I change to this?" As I wrote earlier, Marusame Ari felt it wasn't even as good as the simplistic IMVU, of which I've heard a couple people compare Sansar to. And one moderator in the "Second Life Friends" Facebook group commented, "I think Sansar needs to focus on improving what people have been complaining about before they start pushing people from SL. It was fun to test out but it wasn't interesting enough yet. So much more needs to be done before it will draw many SL users, and I'm afraid the tech isn't as available as the Lindens must think. It won't be long, but it's still too soon when it comes to VR for most of us."
Interesting enough, the moderator of the Second Life group on Facebook proceeded to remove the post I had made on the grounds it violated their rule of "This group is for posts related to Second Life only," even though Sansar is made by the same people and it's a big topic of discussion inworld. Someone I talked to about the matter suggested the reason was probably less about a desire to be super-strict with rules, and a desire to avoid drama from people who get angry every time the word "Sansar" is mentioned. That some people feel topics on Sansar need to be deleted because of that suggests something about the level of negativity.
It's doubtful that Linden Lab expected Sansar to be a big hit right away. While it seemed at the beginning they were saying "We're going to make Sansar so good, you'll want to stay," over time they were either getting wind of the constant skepticism, becoming aware that their new world wasn't going to live up to the hype, or something of both. Their press releases in the past few months have stated, "There's been nothing quite like Sansar," even though Linden Lab already has a virtual world, a clear sign they were aiming mainly at people from outside Second Life's userbase. Or to paraphrase Inara Pey, casting a wider net.
But with people marketing their product as the best their is on the market all the time, people can and will do their research before trying. And when people look up Sansar beyond the press releases and official statements, they'll find numerous blog and forum posts calling it a lousy product. That could very well keep usership of the place down.
So how could Linden Lab combat this kind of bad publicity? More press releases and spin artists can only do so much. The best thing it could do is to make Sansar live up to the potential it has. But like many longterm residents, yours truly has come to expect mixed results to overall improvement from the Lab at best. A Sansar that's sort of good probably won't be enough to overcome the weight of the negativity.
Sansar won't be going away anytime soon. And even if it's marginally profitable from it's own sales of virtual content, Linden Lab will keep it around. But if it's userbase remains tiny, about as small or smaller than InWorldz or Kitely, it's likely to be judged a failure. But not unlike the "New Coke" marketing fiasco with Coca-Cola, Linden Lab might end up a winner anyway. A Sansar that turns out to be all but ignored by computer users would likely discourage any major player in the industry from developing their own virtual world. That would leave Linden Lab in it's de-facto monopoly with Second Life. While they didn't set out to discourage competition for Second Life by making an alternative that turned out to be a dud, people could be forgiven for thinking they had.
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Taken at the "Food Fight" party at the Happy Vixen Club. Reminds me of the expression "stick a fork in it, it's done," but someone wanted to be the fork.
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In the digital age opinions can be confused with news and unfairly influence how readers feel or judge a product or service. The MacKeeper team has reached out to Peter Cohen multiple times over the last year for product testing or specific technical feedback to justify the negative claims in his iMore article. Mr. Cohen has never responded to the requests, so the MacKeeper team has challenged him to an open question and answer session or public debate.
"Who is Peter Cohen and Why You Should Not Trust Him"
This title was taken from Mr. Cohen's article "What 'MacKeeper' is and why you should avoid it". It would be easy to come up with a list of reasons to not trust him. Maybe he does not like cats? Maybe he is a bad driver? However, this article should be based on facts and supported by real sources and not opinions, anonymous forum posts, or unknown bloggers that claim to be experts. Being a journalist or a blogger is often a position of trust and integrity among their readers. Many people trust what they read online when they are searching for more information on a product or service. In the digital age the general public expects stories or news to be supported by facts, data, or statistics. Opinions are the personal views of the individual and are not news when they lack any evidence or facts. It would be more acceptable if Mr. Cohen said "I don't like your ads, so I will trash your functional software" at least this would be honest.
In an article posted on the iMore website Mr. Peter Cohen claims that the MacKeeper software destabilizes the Mac OS operating system, but offers no solid proof despite telling thousands of readers they should not use the software? Time and time again MacKeeper has been independently tested numerous times and has proven it's effectiveness, safety, and ability to function as claimed. We submit new builds of MacKeeper to independent testing agencies and the only time we have ever received a negative review was a beta version that was not publically available. Upon that review, every single change they recommended was made because we want the best software and user experience possible. That is what independent testing is for, right? Mr. Cohen's iMore article does not make a single mention of the many neutral or unbiased reviews from trusted and legitimate sources that go against his opinion.
Mr. Cohen says "MacKeeper's developers have been called out in the past for hosting fake websites promoting their products".
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Cohen also claims that "uninstalling MacKeeper doesn't get rid of all of it — you'll find various traces of it in your Mac's system library folder, and they take a bit to get rid of ".
This is also not accurate and MacKeeper does not leave anything behind once it is removed except for a "version identifier". Why would Mr. Cohen imply to readers that MacKeeper is somehow hiding files deep in their machines as if the application is secretly watching them or gathering data? This is completely false and fails to mention that leaving behind an abandoned preference file can not cause harm or performance issues.
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Based on the article it seems as if Mr. Cohen has never even used the MacKeeper application but he admits:
"I don't really understand all the whys of MacKeeper destabilizing an operating system, but I can tell you unequivocally that when we pull it from customers' Macs, they don't have those same problems anymore".
Without facts or data to prove this statement, he has made MacKeeper the default prime suspect for any and all performance problems? There are a range of issues with this claim and other questions such as: What other work is done to these machines in conjunction to removing MacKeeper? What other applications are running on the machine? Are there any known conflicts with those applications? Operating system? How old were the machines?, and the list goes on and on. How can someone admit they are unsure, but still be confident in their answer that MacKeeper is the problem?
MacKeeper has millions of users worldwide and a refund rate of less than 1%. If there were a real verifiable occurrence of MacKeeper destabilizing any operating system under normal working conditions the refund rate would reflect those claims. The bottom line is that the numbers do not reflect Mr. Cohen's accusations and only reflect his opinion. We test our software in-house and use 3rd party testing agencies who have concluded that MacKeeper itself can not harm or de-stabilize your system as described by some non-authority sources and anonymous public forums. There are no confirmed claims of this software performing actions or functions with the intent to damage the machines.
We get it, Peter Cohen does not like MacKeeper. We also get it that he has never used MacKeeper and yet his article serves as a reference source for people who do not like MacKeeper to share with others of why not to use the software or service. We welcome the ability to have an open a dialog with Mr. Cohen to invite him to independently test or factually prove his calms. The bottom line is that we really do care about our customers and we care about the quality products and services we provide to millions of people around the world who disagree with Peter Cohen's iMore article. MacKeeper has a very big team of creative hard working people who come to work every day to make our software better, simplify the digital lives of our customers, and develop new technologies. We care about what we do and feel that we have to respond to the false and misleading claims against MacKeeper. We offer Mr. Cohen to test MacKeeper on the actual merits of the software, observe the functionality of the tools, and not beat up the software just because.
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Edmund Silva, Jr.: Extensive US military presence puts pressure on us
"We expect that other States would support the restoration of our independence. In particular, Russia has concluded with us the Treaty of friendship in 1869. I hope to meet with the leadership of your country to discuss the restoration of diplomatic relations and renewed the Treaty of friendship," – said the newspaper VIEW Hawaiian politician Edmund Silva, Jr. He advocates the secession of Hawaii from the United States.
On Sunday in Moscow, scheduled for the second forum "Dialogue of Nations" – Congress politicians who stand for the right of peoples to self-determination. Representatives of national liberation movements from California, Texas, Puerto Rico, Ireland and other parts of the world. The first such forum was held in Moscow exactly a year ago.
"Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown by force of arms, including with the United States marine corps"
Expected at the forum, and the leader of the Hawaiian national liberation movement Edmund Silva, Jr., his supporters call him king of Hawaii. As you know, the monarchy in the Islands was overthrown by the U.S. in 1893, and arose the Republic annexed five years later. Since 1959 the Islands became a normal – 50-to – state in the USA. In 1993 Congress and President bill Clinton approved a resolution "apologizing" to the Hawaiians for the invasion of a century ago, and this move gave a new impetus to the national liberation movement. As the newspaper VIEW, in may the representatives of the indigenous Hawaiian peoples urged the UN to raise the issue of their right to self-determination and again accused Washington of "illegal annexation".
Behind Silva Jr. is not a Royal life, he does not belong to the family of Queen Liliuokalani, the last Hawaiian monarch. The future monarch was a simple fisherman and a martial arts instructor, lived on the island of Oahu. But already in his youth he was actively involved in the national liberation struggle. The monarch chose him when Silva was already sitting in jail. Elected its elders, headed by a descendant of one of the last peers of Hawaii Sam Kalonas.
Silva was arrested and sentenced to 24 years on charges of stealing half a million dollars by fraud, but the trial of Kalona called "political conspiracy" – akin to the theft of Hawaii by the Americans. In the end, Silva spent half the time behind bars in a Federal prison in Colorado and was released on parole in 2005. According to Calhoun, the American authorities were afraid that he could mobilize people to fight for the restoration of the Kingdom.
About how he talked on the subject of the restoration of independence with the natives of the Hawaii – US President Barack Obama, and Edmund Silva, Jr. said in an interview with the newspaper LOOK.
OPINION: a Number of American publications have written that you are in secret relations with China, even to discuss the supply of weapons there. To what extent is this true?
Edmund Silva, Jr.: Chinese ukulele "separatists" – fiction. The story began when a Chinese official allegedly expressed concern that the United States sent weapons to Taiwan. It was reported that this Chinese official asked rhetorically what will be the reaction of Washington if Beijing will start to arm the Hawaiian independence movement.
Based on this statement, which may not even sounded really conspiracy sites, however, fabricated a story that China is going to arm Hawaiian separatists. The Kingdom has no interest in obtaining weapons from foreign States, and, as far as I know, no state ever no weapon was offered.
The independence movement is non-violent, political. This movement was never of representatives, has called the use of force to achieve the goal. Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown by force of arms, including with the United States marine corps. She conceded the throne to avoid clashes between the armed forces and possibly save lives. Her noble example of non-violent resistance is a source of inspiration for us.
The Hawaiian Kingdom was a non-aligned state. The restored Kingdom is also non-aligned, we look forward to peaceful relations with all countries. Two main goals of the Kingdom – peace and reconciliation in the human family all over the world and the reconciliation of humanity with the rest of nature.
OPINION: What are the chances of revival of the monarchy in the near future?
E. C.: the restoration of the monarchy is a process. Been years as I have restored the monarchy. The restoration of the government and the establishment of full independence – of purpose, which we follow every day. Other countries that restored their independence, to seek agreement from the parties to the conflict, such as East Timor. At the time, Hawaii was listed in the UN list as non-self-governing territory. The Kingdom was to apply and the rules of the UN on decolonization. However, the United States has opposed.
We expect that other States would support the restoration of our independence. In particular, Russia has concluded with us the Treaty of friendship in 1869. I hope to meet with the leadership of your country to discuss the restoration of diplomatic relations and renewed the Treaty of friendship.
"The elders formed a government"
LOOK: You just agreed to be king, when you were asked?
E. S.: Sam Kaluna, a descendant of the last member of the house of peers of the realm, and other elders formed the government, issued a Declaration and adopted a Constitution. The next step was to choose the king.
In the tradition of Hawaiian civilization one of the key criteria for the selection of the monarch was genealogy. Sam Kaluna studied the genealogies of the different candidates and settled on my candidacy. At a time when the choice fell on me, I was in a U.S. prison as a political prisoner. At first I rejected the request because the verdict had many years to sit. But Kalona convinced me to agree. So I was chosen to be king.
That choice is reasonably made, and confirmed my work we have conducted since then. It is the adoption of the Declaration of independence, restoring the Kingdom to its rightful place as a sovereign state.
Prepared strategy and plan for the development of the Kingdom (available on the official website). This plan restored the Kingdom will move toward self-sufficiency, resiliency, and restore Hawaiian civilization. It also contains our responses to many issues faced by Hawaiians, such as the restoration of the right to profess the ancient faith, the elimination of environmental damage caused by the occupation of the civilization, development of education and health and many others.
"The US military presence puts pressure on us"
OPINION: don't be Hawaii American, how they would look?
E. S.: Foreigners unable to recognize the subtle primordial civilization of the Islands. Created more than a thousand years ago in Oceania, this civilization has contained a large population in a limited environment of the island.
Hawaiians have achieved a stable growth through the adoption of kanawai – set of rules governing people's behavior. These rules were developed over many centuries. For example, kanawai prohibits catching certain kinds of fish during the spawning season to ensure that fish next seven generations. Kanawai also regulates how to care for a garden on the ground – again with the obligation to feed seven generations.
Aliens was only pointing out the incredible purity of the island civilization, but did not understand the essence of philosophy. Social practices of the Hawaiians created a family system in which knowledge was transmitted from one generation to another. For example, the Hawaiians had hundreds of names for different shapes of ocean waves.
Foreigners began with the destruction of religion, culture, language, social systems, landscapes, and all other fundamentals of Hawaiian civilization, it can be legally called an attempt of genocide. Today the Hawaiians have the worst statistics for health. Imports of almost all food consumed here, but if there are shortages in shipping, we're running out of food for three to four days. Extensive US military presence puts pressure on us and pollute the environment. Ecosystems are collapsing. Hawaii's endangered species, more than anywhere else on the planet.
The Kingdom is going to do everything in his power to restore the health of the Hawaiians, both mental and physical, and to restore a civilization in harmony with the laws of nature.
In addition, the great controversy turned around the plans to build a huge 30-meter telescope on sacred mountain of Mauna Kea. From the point of view of our faith the mountain is a sacred place, and the surface is cut up already 13 telescopes, despite all attempts by Hawaiians to stop such desecration. Against the latest telescope to protest with 1000 people, they blocked the road to the construction site, but people were arrested. The Hawaiian Supreme court overturned a permit for the construction of the telescope. But now listen to a new case with the goal again to provide permission.
OPINION: the fact that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, does his policy?
E. S.: I talked with President Obama in an attempt to establish a dialogue that can lead to the process of liberation of Hawaii. However, the President replied that he was not ready to support our release. He knows the history and the legitimate demands of the Hawaiians. But he just doesn't want to challenge the status quo.
The fact that the US government is considering Hawaii as a place for stationing its armed forces in the Pacific, remains a major obstacle for the consideration of our independence.


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Skip to comments.Dispute over report about secret NSA budget
Posted on 08/29/2013 9:13:01 PM PDT by oxcart
WASHINGTON (AP) The National Security Agency on Thursday disputed a published report that secret intelligence budget files provided by agency leaker Edward Snowden show that the surveillance agency warned in 2012 that it planned to investigate up to 4,000 cases of possible internal security breaches.
The Washington Post, citing documents it said were provided by Snowden, said the NSA's concerns about insider threats were aimed at "anomalous behavior" of agency employees with access to top secret data. The account cited NSA concerns about "trusted insiders who seek to exploit their authorized access to sensitive information to harm U.S. interests."
The NSA concerns were outlined in top-secret documents provided to the Senate and House intelligence committees in February 2012, well before Snowden emerged this summer as the sole source of massive new disclosures about the agency's surveillance operations. The Post released only 17 pages of the entire 178-page budget document, along with additional charts and graphs, citing conversations with Obama administration officials who voiced alarms about disclosures that could compromise intelligence sources and methods.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
NSA is funded by tax dollars. Congress controls tax dollars.
Just another red-herring.
If Nixon was president, they'd have published every page.
A few additions to your comment: "If Nixon was president, theyd have published every page."
If Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush I and Bush II were president, theyd have published every page.
Then they would have added pages not in the report.
Well said Dave.
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Wipro Technologies and Fortify Software have announced the launch of the industry's first joint centre to assess and assure the security of client applications. The new Wipro Software Assurance Centre (SAC) uses industry-leading Fortify 360 technology and will operate from Wipro's India and regional facilities in the US and EMEA, delivering software assurance capabilities to thousands of global clients via managed (SaaS) or on-demand models.
"A changing vulnerability and threat landscape, as well as continuing compliance-related requirements, are driving an expansion of vulnerability management programs into the application area," states Vinod Muniyappa, Practice Head, Application Security. "Traditionally, organisations have focused their vulnerability management efforts on desktops, servers and network devices, reacting to critical vulnerabilities through patch management programs. But this changing landscape is requiring companies to expand their vulnerability management activities to include large-enterprise applications, databases, externally facing Web applications and internally developed applications. Wipro's Software Assurance Centre (SAC) allows organisations to proactively detect and mitigate the risk from various threat sources, applying Fortify's industry-leading technology."
According to NIST (National Institute for Standards & Technology), 92% of network security vulnerabilities are found in software applications. At the same time, enterprise outsourcing of application development is becoming increasingly widespread - a survey by research firm Quocirca this April found that 90 percent of companies surveyed outsource almost half of their code development. Recent, highly publicised data breaches at companies such as TS Ameritrade and Hannaford Brothers also illustrate the need to ensure the security of any software application that might contain exploitable vulnerabilities.
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The Wipro SAC offers clients a service that provides visibility into the risks posed by vulnerable software and assesses applications using world-class Fortify technology and skilled personnel to provide a measure of the application's security health - the Software Assurance Score. The Wipro SAC can also validate an application's compliance to key regulations such as PCI, GLBA and HIPAA.
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