tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post2915895245797869902..comments2024-03-27T10:35:46.596+01:00Comments on Ravalation: Awarded a Beautiful BloggerRavanelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-7685127341328783412012-09-13T13:03:04.844+02:002012-09-13T13:03:04.844+02:00Oh nooooo, you found me! ;)
But, seriously, thank...Oh nooooo, you found me! ;)<br /><br />But, seriously, thanks for the explanation (although now the next question is "what the heck is a SL cube?"), and that's great stuff from Stallman. A pretty utopian view too, I would add, one that wouldn't work in practical terms (e.g. don't viruses proof the foulness of some minds?). But I digress.<br /><br />I'm happy I now know all your secrets (mwouhaha) and I had to chuckle at the Vaneeesa-reasoning. To many more beautiful iRez days!Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-7255798897801531272012-09-08T22:44:37.428+02:002012-09-08T22:44:37.428+02:00grats on receiving the reward :)grats on receiving the reward :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-39986677482421458602012-09-08T21:33:01.180+02:002012-09-08T21:33:01.180+02:00Aww, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Who deserves "Beautif...Aww, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Who deserves "Beautiful Blogger" better than you! You do such a glorious and gorgeous job over here!!<br /><br />And, Aww, thanks for your kind words about iRez. WE are so lucky and happy to have YOU be a part of our little community.<br /><br />As for your questions about iRez / Meee...<br />In Second Life the, sort of, most basic thing you can do is "Rez a Cube"... absolutely everything you see in that world started with someone rezzing a cube... so, like many before, we took Descartes philosophical consideration of doubt... and turned it into our own statement of identity.<br /><br />As you know, a lot of people powerfully love these worlds, the people, and the experiences they have there. But many others think, well, that we're crazy or losers or both. So "I Rez, Therefore I Am" is a sort of statement of Avatar Identity. That I am here. That I exist. And that that simple fact should impart some aspect of legitimacy, some degree of rights to this avatar identity.<br /><br />I've always loved in many different ways, Richard Stallman's statement of revolt when passwords first came to the MIT computer lab so many years ago. He hated them. He said that passwords were a sort of enslavement because they meant that the person who sat at the computer yesterday had the ability to control what the person sitting there today could do with it. And he thought that the person sitting there here and now should have the power of self determination. (paraphrased a little, but mostly his point, I think)<br /><br />So for me, "I Rez Therefore I Am" is a sort of statement of avatar rights. Maybe a little bit like "We're Here, We're Queer, Get used to it," that I'm an avatar, get out of the way and let me live my life already.<br /><br />As for "Vaneeesa," hahaha, well, no offense to all the Vanessa's out there, but that is a sort of predictable way of spelling it. Plus you'll never get your name as your username that way. Plus I spend my days thinking up ways to piss Mark Zuckerberg and Vic Gundotra off, and few things piss them off more than repeating vowels in the names of their putatively "Real" users. (hahaha, it's true, I actually said the "R" word! OMG! /me cackles...<br /><br />Anyway, keep up the amazing, amazing work Ravanel!<br /><br />xox0xOxoX0XoVanessa Blaylockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390563357404302510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-21691654344506574352012-09-08T01:55:25.851+02:002012-09-08T01:55:25.851+02:00Yay Ravanel! You are so deserving.
And holy moly, ...Yay Ravanel! You are so deserving.<br />And holy moly, what a pass-forward honor! :) <br />I will strive to make you proud.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764325443772045452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-30636018650594069512012-09-07T12:01:58.278+02:002012-09-07T12:01:58.278+02:00Awwws, that's really nice of you to say. I rea...Awwws, that's really nice of you to say. I read your blog with much joy, as well. :DRavanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-8560426729587917892012-09-07T11:53:46.432+02:002012-09-07T11:53:46.432+02:00Waah, why did I do that wrong, I knew that! Guess ...Waah, why did I do that wrong, I knew that! Guess I shouldn't post articles past 12 pm. :DRavanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-45269769045988757652012-09-07T08:03:13.107+02:002012-09-07T08:03:13.107+02:00Nice read, thanks for posting :)
I grinned when I...Nice read, thanks for posting :)<br /><br />I grinned when I read the BBA is like a exponential chain mail thing and that you broke the chain, or at least didn't follow the rules to a T. Ravanel makes her own rules. High five!Iaksoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532620685884126367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-14162936847512318292012-09-07T02:48:09.583+02:002012-09-07T02:48:09.583+02:00You're very welcome for the award! Also just ...You're very welcome for the award! Also just a small spelling error, my name has a y instead of an i. :) <br />-Robyn Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522752895085937177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-22438643048263699322012-09-07T02:28:05.899+02:002012-09-07T02:28:05.899+02:00Congratulations! It is a well deserved prize and I...Congratulations! It is a well deserved prize and I also agree with your reasons for your chosen nomination. Yours and Danania's blog are certainly among my favorite blogs. :)Rakunohttp://shardsofimagination.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-72108269905548914442012-09-06T22:43:27.442+02:002012-09-06T22:43:27.442+02:00Gefeliciteerd! :D Well-deserved. I don't blame...Gefeliciteerd! :D Well-deserved. I don't blame you about the chain-mail bit, and I know you're shy about praise and compliments, so it's great to see you sharing this with us at last.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619001003584710896noreply@blogger.com