Monthly Archives: June 2008

Olympics – Sailing Regatta

I hear that NBC is clamping down on anyone trying to write about the Olympics, but let them write me up. One of the great concerns about the upcoming Olympics in China is the issue of pollution, notable air and … Continue reading

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New Bananaverse Truck

Regular readers of Bananaverse might remember the tragic end to my beloved 1989 Toyota 4 Runner back in March. Since then, I have attempted to live without a motor vehicle by ridding my bike, or public transportation like buses and … Continue reading

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Music Thursday – AC/DC Highway to hell

Old school AC/DC – damn, I wore this record out

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Cisco Live SL – June 24 Recap

Disclosure: I am a contractor for Cisco Systems and I develop their Second Life Virtual Campus. My opinions are my opinions! Yesterday, Tuesday, June 24, I was at Cisco Live! SL all day. Lots of very well attended events going … Continue reading

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The Goddess and Banana Revisited

Crap Mariner has undertaken a wonderful effort to create a series of interview podcasts of Second Lifers who are doing a podcast and / or have done a podcast. The list of those interviewed is amazing. Here is his show … Continue reading

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M Speaks (new CEO of Second Life)

photo by Crap Mariner I am multi-tasking today but I made sure I was tuned into the 10 am PST / SLT keynote address by Philip Linden (Rosedale) and the new CEO of Linden Lab – Mark Kingdon which is … Continue reading

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Video Recommendation – Stranger than Fiction

As always, I love movies. Unfortunately I never seem to have enough time to go see them at the theater, so I am never current with my movie selections and reviews. I am giving Stranger than Fiction a 4 Banana … Continue reading

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Second Life 5th Year Celebration

The community of Second LifeĀ®, along with the operators of the grid Linden LabĀ®, will be celebrating 5 years of metaverse existence. This years event starts June 23 and goes for two weeks. Two weeks?!? I remember year 3 when … Continue reading

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