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It’s hardly news anymore when self-replicating objects hobble the operation of the virtual world of Second Life, even when it happens twice in the same day. That’s a bit of a shame, as the problem is a serious one, and Linden Lab seems to be doing little toward a more lasting fix than simply cleaning up each problem as it arises. That’s a solution that simply won’t scale as the world grows bigger. Even if the number of griefers remains the same in proportion to the population, the number of attacks will necessarily rise. Once these attacks start coming with any kind of frequency, a more permanent solution will have to be found, since the amount of downtime will soon become intolerable. We look forward to hearing whether LL is considering any such possible solutions.

The mythic “lost episode” of SecondCast, recorded live at the Second Life Community Convention, has surfaced. Unfortunately, it’s only a minute’s worth of tape — however, it’s video! Feast your eyes as Baccara Rhodes, Lordfly Digeridoo, Malarthi Behemoth and I (I’m on the left, Malarthi’s on the right) discuss “green-dot syndrome” on the teen and adult grids of the virtual world of Second Life. Baccara is one of Second Life’s oldest residents, and has watched as the Grid has changed radically over the last several years. Malarthi is the very first resident of the Teen Grid. We had a great conversation with them both, as well as with audience members, about community in virtual spaces and real, and a range of other things, but unfortunately we later discovered that the audio capture arranged by the convention’s organizers wasn’t up to the task of properly taping the show, which is a real shame. Fortunately, SL podcaster Jeremy Flagstaff caught a minute of the show on tape. Enjoy.