A plate with a smiley face in relief…perfect for playing with your food.
And an “On/Off” mug that changes meaning with the temperature.
THX BoingBoing
John Norris
Good time to visit healthcare in Second Life
For those interested, Second Life will have a series of things going on concerning World AIDs day, Dec 1st.
Rik has collected information about it.
Looks like they are getting ready over at HealthInfo Island.
I’ll try to get a little time in-world, so feel free to IM me, Knoh Oh.
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Something is happening … Mr. Jones
So I get this month’s issue of American Craft, just about tear off their new half page cover and remember that I need to keep it on as it is part of their new makeover. I’m thinking “Ho Hum …lipstick on a pig”. (OK, that was a bit harsh.)
But I find myself surprised. I find myself wondering if someone at the American Craft Council gets it. I find myself staring at a book review about knitting.
Why is that important?
There has been a new, alternative, craft movement in the US, at least, for a number of years, that has captured the imagination of a whole new generation of young (and old) minds. Knitting (note: not “fiber arts”) has been one of its vanguards.
I’ve been wondering about this for over 2 years. And some folks have been banging the drum longer and louder than I.
I think we are seeing the entry of this new, alternative, craft into the mainstream craft world. Should be interesting.
Thx Bob
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Messier Podcast Links Going Up
I’m starting to put up podcasts to the different Messier objects. It’ll take a while, and if it gets too popular, I’ll need to host em somewhere else.
They are going up at this page.
Actually all the files are on the sever, but the links are not set up…so you could change the URL to grab a file that is not linked yet.. .
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Second Life Healthcare .. getting up to speed fast
If you are interested in healthcare in Second Life, here are a few tips to get you going:
I’m taking snapshots in Second Life of various medical venues. I think it is a quick way to get an overview of the variety that is out there, without actually logging into Second Life: www.sluniverse.com/pics/Default.aspx?Name=Knoh+Oh
The main mailing list for folks that are really involved in SL Medical stuff: lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/healthcare
There’s a nice wiki being put together at SLHealthy: slhealthy.wetpaint.com
If you are in-world (within Second Life) you would do well to check out these areas:
- Sexual Health Sim
- Virtual Hallucinations
- The Virtual Neurological Education Centre
- SL Medical Library and Health Info Island
There are many more places to go, and things change so much in Second Life I hesitate even linking to these…but I know how it helps to have a bit of direction.
Finally, the reason I went into Second Life in the first place was to check out support groups for a medical informatics class I was taking. I found this BBC produced video about Support for Healing Island and that is what convinced me to give the whole thing a try.
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