Jean-Paul DuQuette

This is how I feel at both ELC PD sessions and conferences. The toxic positivity seems to be lessening somewhat, but it’s still pretty insufferable.

The Roaring 2020s: Vol. #2 Streamed live in Second Life 3/9/22 at Duke's Office. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ahoy%20Matey/38/42/30

Last weekends #secondlife new music DJ set was another banger. I think I've found my new Sunday morning thing. #indie #electropop www.mixcloud.com/jeanpaulduqu...

Tried officially posting a DJ event during U.S. prime time at #cyprischat in #secondlife. Not a soul came to hear my #newwave and #80s -ish 20th Century set. At least I can post it for posterity and for my own amusement. www.mixcloud.com/jeanpaulduqu...

Had a great time in #secondlife last week, DJing my own birthday. Looks like this will be a weekly thing from now on. #indierock #electropop #mixtapes. www.mixcloud.com/jeanpaulduqu...

Ys games.

Good to see ya here!

YouTube video by JG Thirlwell JG Thirlwell + Ensemble - They Are Not So True

Just uploaded a performance of JG Thirlwell + Ensemble performing the Foetus classic “They Are Not So True”. Live at Roulette Intermedium December 7th 2021 .
While you are there please subscribe to the JG Thirlwell YouTube channel. More to come!

YouTube video by Prisqua Newall Second Life Then and Now: The Future They Didn’t Predict

Interesting video on how Second Life has changed and how hype about the metaverse ebbs and flows. #secondlife
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They recently guest vocalised on Dorian Electra’s not at all queer anthem “My Agenda”. So it’s a bit disheartening to hear they’re playing for Trump.

I second Prisqua Newall.

Strange goings on in Taipa Village…

This game is a bundle of oddly wholesome nostalgia for me. Beware the obatarian!

Missing Japan already. But I shall be patient…

I hear you. I have no real comfort for you beyond things can change for the better if you just live long. I’m oldish, and it’s been a roller coaster of staying one step ahead of poverty, moving 17
times, weird health issues, the usual. BUT long stretches of extreme stress are not always permanent.

Language learning sims were trolled (sometimes out of existence) by one griefer and his hundreds of alts over more than a decade. And LL did nothing despite the complaints. It should be no wonder brand new avis are mistrusted in some places.

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I’ll either be free by nightfall or blown up in the attempt…

Yep. I’ll visit ‘popular’ clubs and find crowds of unmoving, silent avis and not even host chatter in local. I doubt Linden Lab will do anything, though (as long as club owners are paying rent)…

There are plenty of anti-science and anti-corporate conspiracy theories that find homes on the left (e.g. “big pharma knows how to cure cancer, but won’t tell us because it’s unprofitable”), plus loads of unscientific new age woo nonsense.

I like the national system in Japan. Every school is funded equally depending on the amount of students. Although this is not reactive to local needs in certain cases, it does ensure that poor neighborhoods get decent lot funded schools.

I’m a Welcome Hub mentor, and I approve this avi…

I honestly think this isn’t a bad idea. Would this also block out our dots on the local mini-map?

Yep. The language education sims I’ve volunteered on have had to deal with griefers and stalkers - who are unfortunately very creative at bypassing security measures - for years, and L.L. has been less than responsive.

Yep, I feel ya. Half the edgy “dreamwave” I buy on Bandcamp is just recycled ‘80s new age synth pap and weather channel smooth jazz recycled with vinyl pops.

JG Thirlwell JG Thirlwell is a Brooklyn based composer known for Foetus, Manorexia, Xordox, Steroid Maximus, The Venture Bros, Archer etc. This Tumblr blog contains JG's cultural observations and obsessions. For i...

Reminder to check this out before I make my own 2024 list. www.tumblr.com/jgthirlwell?

Happy New Year from Maeno Park, Isshiki-cho, Nishio City, Aichi, Japan.

I use it to keep my Japanese in practice. I think it’s decently effective in motivating daily practice, even if it’s just for a few minutes.

Frame Ambiguity and Deception in a Virtual World Frame Ambiguity and Deception in a Virtual World - Download as a PDF or view online for free

My latest Powerpoint presentation on #secondlife #sociology. YouTube may be forthcoming, I'm not sure. www.slideshare.net/slideshow/fr...

YouTube video by Draxtor The Drax Files Made in SL Episode 2: Giant Snail Races

Hey my inaugural post is about the #secondlife Giant Snail Races. Definitely worth checking out. youtu.be/1zuLbv0CGkc?...