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Web Companies And Their Real-World Equivalents

Started by webomatica · 10 months ago

Last week, I took a walk downtown for lunch, and decided to go to L&L Drive In over a similar restaurant - despite the fact the line was out the door at L&L, and my wait was therefore twice as long.

I thought a bit about why I chose to go there, sacrificing convenience over a ... Continue reading »

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  • sang

    2 years ago

    hey jase, what is this 'second life' you've been blogging about? it sounds very orwellian.

    there's an L&L in new york too, but i haven't been yet...
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  • Dave

    2 years ago

    Sang, use your search engine boy! ;-)

    Here's a link that should get you started:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life

    Supposed to be an online world modeled after Neal Stephenson's Metaverse from Snow Crash (which is an AWESOME book btw, a must read for you and Mr. K.).

    I haven't tried it out but it sounds like World of Warcrack sans the fighting and orcs.
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  • webomatica

    2 years ago

    Heh it's pretty bizarre. Actually I haven't found as many people in there as I thought there would be and they seem obsessed with earning money. But anyhow it's amusing... the graphics are kinda like the Sims or Quake. You just download a client and away you go.

    I've been going in there like ... once a week because of time constraints but it's always amusing. You can see a lot of stuff in an hour because you can teleport and fly.
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  • sang

    2 years ago

    interesting, interesting....

    another online addiction, I must proceed with care :)

    Dave, I'll check out Snow Crash.
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