This document provides an introduction to the basics of Second Life for new users. It covers getting help, common terminology, abiding by the terms of service, earning and spending money, acquiring and using land, buying items in-world, attending social events, developing skills and finding jobs, using the forums, and balancing time spent in-world. The goal is to help new residents understand the essential aspects of navigating and participating in the virtual world of Second Life.
Let's Stop Making Each Other Feel StupidClare Sudbery
We work in an industry where we judge one another constantly for being stupid. And yet, there are a million different paths through software development. The skills we don’t need now are necessarily forgotten, or delegated to someone else. And that’s fine.
Instead of judging people for their ignorance, let’s help them to feel excited about all the new things they’ll discover. Instead of saying “For God’s sake, you don’t know that?” let’s say “Fantastic! Lucky you. You get to learn something. What can I do to help?”
Schluss mit Geld verbrennen im Social Media - Jonas Tiedgen, etracker GmbHMANDARIN MEDIEN GmbH
Die expert 2.0 von MANDARIN MEDIEN nutzte Jonas Tiedgen (etracker GmbH), um die Teilnehmer dafür zu sensibilisieren, dass sie ihre Social Media Aktivitäten analysieren sollen. Im Speziellen zeigt er anhand von Fallbeispielen, wie wichtig es ist, Statistiken zu erstellen, zu verstehen und dazu angemessen zu reagieren. Bei Unsicherheiten der Vorgehensweisen rät er also zu Tools zur Website-Optimierung. Sein Resümee „Dank guter Analyse brennen die Scheine nicht.“
Alle aufgezeichneten Vorträge und weiterführende Interviews mit den Referenten finden Sie unter http://expert.mandarin-medien.de/ .
9 millennial slang terms john kultgen - likeable mediaJohn Kultgen
9 Millennial Slang Terms That Will Improve Your Social Media Marketing. Here are some helpful terms for you to know that are still fresh, popular, and loved by Generation Y.
12 Social Media Slang Words You Should Probably KnowLoginRadius
Do you ever get that sinking feeling in your gut when you see terms, hashtags, or acronyms on social media and you have no clue what they could possibly mean? I’m talking, like, couldn’t even venture a guess?
Do you find yourself shouting, “kids these days! with their hashtags and their ‘cool-kid’ lingo...” and as you trail off you end up just feeling exceptionally old?
Don’t worry. It happens to the best of us. LoginRadius is here for you, and we can help.
We cover 12 social media slang words that you should probably know by now, but if for whatever reason (zero judgement here), you don’t, we break them down for you. We cover some basic ones to warm you up, like btw, b4, and b/c, and then dive right into deconstructing FOMO, WCW, MCM, and more.
And besides being full of useful hashtag and facebook phrase translations, it’s also a super quick (and clicky) read.
Let's Stop Making Each Other Feel StupidClare Sudbery
We work in an industry where we judge one another constantly for being stupid. And yet, there are a million different paths through software development. The skills we don’t need now are necessarily forgotten, or delegated to someone else. And that’s fine.
Instead of judging people for their ignorance, let’s help them to feel excited about all the new things they’ll discover. Instead of saying “For God’s sake, you don’t know that?” let’s say “Fantastic! Lucky you. You get to learn something. What can I do to help?”
Schluss mit Geld verbrennen im Social Media - Jonas Tiedgen, etracker GmbHMANDARIN MEDIEN GmbH
Die expert 2.0 von MANDARIN MEDIEN nutzte Jonas Tiedgen (etracker GmbH), um die Teilnehmer dafür zu sensibilisieren, dass sie ihre Social Media Aktivitäten analysieren sollen. Im Speziellen zeigt er anhand von Fallbeispielen, wie wichtig es ist, Statistiken zu erstellen, zu verstehen und dazu angemessen zu reagieren. Bei Unsicherheiten der Vorgehensweisen rät er also zu Tools zur Website-Optimierung. Sein Resümee „Dank guter Analyse brennen die Scheine nicht.“
Alle aufgezeichneten Vorträge und weiterführende Interviews mit den Referenten finden Sie unter http://expert.mandarin-medien.de/ .
9 millennial slang terms john kultgen - likeable mediaJohn Kultgen
9 Millennial Slang Terms That Will Improve Your Social Media Marketing. Here are some helpful terms for you to know that are still fresh, popular, and loved by Generation Y.
12 Social Media Slang Words You Should Probably KnowLoginRadius
Do you ever get that sinking feeling in your gut when you see terms, hashtags, or acronyms on social media and you have no clue what they could possibly mean? I’m talking, like, couldn’t even venture a guess?
Do you find yourself shouting, “kids these days! with their hashtags and their ‘cool-kid’ lingo...” and as you trail off you end up just feeling exceptionally old?
Don’t worry. It happens to the best of us. LoginRadius is here for you, and we can help.
We cover 12 social media slang words that you should probably know by now, but if for whatever reason (zero judgement here), you don’t, we break them down for you. We cover some basic ones to warm you up, like btw, b4, and b/c, and then dive right into deconstructing FOMO, WCW, MCM, and more.
And besides being full of useful hashtag and facebook phrase translations, it’s also a super quick (and clicky) read.
14 OpenOakland Leadership Hacks for 2015Phil Wolff
How do you lead software teams where everyone is a volunteer, can't commit for long periods, and new people join all the time? Here are 14 leaderships hacks we use at http://OpenOakland.org at our civic hack nights. We build apps that make the lives of Oaklanders better and help Oakland City Hall innovate. Over pizza.
EComm 2010 Presentation on Augmented Reality. I covered some of my earlier thoughts and then introduced a thought about local money and how I think it is different from normal money.
Role playing games (RPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons boast fans of all ages. Learn how these games work, and how you can use them to attract teen, new adult, and other players to your library. Explore how you can reach these potential patrons by supporting RPG play. From providing meeting space, to rule books, formal library programs, 3D printing services, and more, discover what level of engagement is possible at your library. Investments for these ideas in terms of staff, time, and budget will be covered, as well as how to market these programs and services to the public and reach the gaming community.
Science and Psychology of Apartment LeasingLisa Trosien
Program on the science and psychology of leasing presented by Lisa Trosien at the 2010 National Apartment Association's Education Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This is support and reinforcement of the 3 Day Fundamentals Real Estate Workshop. It includes many tips and tricks for building a buyer and cash buyer list.
Enterprise SEO and AI - Houston IMA Interactive Strategies 17Keith Goode
Given at the Houston Internet Marketing Association's Interactive Strategies Conference on September 14th, 2017 in Houston, this presentation discusses how enterprise SEO is having to shift its strategies to align to the ever-changing search engine paradigm.
Building a Mobile, Social, Location-Based Game in 5 WeeksJennie Lees
A 5-week experiment to practice Lean methods in game development by testing and iterating concepts around mobile, location-based social gaming and apps. Presented at GDC 2011.
A short presentation on Beta Technologies portfolio and areas of activity as a Metaverse Development Company in the virtual world of Second Life, done by Moon Adamant
14 OpenOakland Leadership Hacks for 2015Phil Wolff
How do you lead software teams where everyone is a volunteer, can't commit for long periods, and new people join all the time? Here are 14 leaderships hacks we use at http://OpenOakland.org at our civic hack nights. We build apps that make the lives of Oaklanders better and help Oakland City Hall innovate. Over pizza.
EComm 2010 Presentation on Augmented Reality. I covered some of my earlier thoughts and then introduced a thought about local money and how I think it is different from normal money.
Role playing games (RPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons boast fans of all ages. Learn how these games work, and how you can use them to attract teen, new adult, and other players to your library. Explore how you can reach these potential patrons by supporting RPG play. From providing meeting space, to rule books, formal library programs, 3D printing services, and more, discover what level of engagement is possible at your library. Investments for these ideas in terms of staff, time, and budget will be covered, as well as how to market these programs and services to the public and reach the gaming community.
Science and Psychology of Apartment LeasingLisa Trosien
Program on the science and psychology of leasing presented by Lisa Trosien at the 2010 National Apartment Association's Education Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This is support and reinforcement of the 3 Day Fundamentals Real Estate Workshop. It includes many tips and tricks for building a buyer and cash buyer list.
Enterprise SEO and AI - Houston IMA Interactive Strategies 17Keith Goode
Given at the Houston Internet Marketing Association's Interactive Strategies Conference on September 14th, 2017 in Houston, this presentation discusses how enterprise SEO is having to shift its strategies to align to the ever-changing search engine paradigm.
Building a Mobile, Social, Location-Based Game in 5 WeeksJennie Lees
A 5-week experiment to practice Lean methods in game development by testing and iterating concepts around mobile, location-based social gaming and apps. Presented at GDC 2011.
A short presentation on Beta Technologies portfolio and areas of activity as a Metaverse Development Company in the virtual world of Second Life, done by Moon Adamant
City and Spectacle: A Vision of Pre-Earthquake Lisbon (Presentation for VSMM ...Gwyneth Llewelyn
This presentation shows the current status of the "City and Spectacle" project, to be presented at the VSMM 2009 — 15th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia in Vienna, Austria (http://www.vsmm2009.org/). Changes include the "Patriarcal" church and piazza, new detail on the Opera House façades, a remodelation of Rua da Capela, new Palace Gardens, and a redesign of the Canevari Clock Tower. The video of the 3D models actually comes from OpenSimulator 0.6.6 and is very rude and amateurish. However, the superior capabilities of the modern Second Life viewers show how delightfully realistic the buildings can look like, thanks to the new lighting model that includes shadows.
More information on http://lisbon-pre-1755-earthquake.org/
City and Spectacle: A Vision of Pre-Earthquake LisbonGwyneth Llewelyn
Workshop done for VAST2008/Eurographics in Braga, Dec 2 2008, covering Beta Technologies\' work in recreating Lisbon\'s Terreiro do Paço before the earthquake of 1755.
Like outsourcing, crowdsourcing is a
model that depends on work being done
outside the traditional company walls, but
while outsourcing is typically performed
by lower paid professionals,
crowdsourcing relies on a combination of
volunteers and low-paid amateurs who
use their spare time to create content,
solve problems, or even do corporate R&D.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
2. Welcome to Second Life!
• Getting Help
• “Slang” and acronyms
• Abiding by the Terms of Service
• Money
• Land
• Inventory and what you can buy
• Events and what to do
• Skills and jobs
• The Forums
• Moderation vs. Addiction
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3. Getting Help
• The “Linden” surname designates Linden
Lab employees (they’ll often be Liaisons)
• “Mentors” are volunteer helpers
• You can always ask for help from a
volunteer from the “Live Help” menu
• When chatting, call people by their names
• Use IM for dialogues with other residents
when you don’t wish anybody to overhear
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4. A bit of SL “slang”
• LL stands for Linden Lab; their employees are called
“The Lindens”
• SL stands for Second Life, RL for “real life”
• The computers running the virtual world are called
sims (simulators) and handle a region 256 x 256 metres
in size
• One sim can handle 15.000 prims (for primitives - parts
of objects)
• Lag is usually related to how “busy” a sim is - many
avatars, many prims, many textures, also network
problems
• You’ll move great distances by teleporting between
telehubs or asking people “for a tp” (teleport)
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5. Abiding by the Terms of Service
• You can do pretty much what you want in
SL, but...
• “Freedom of expression” does not mean
you are entitled to offend/insult others!
• Be aware of the differences between
“Mature” zones and PG (parental guidance)
ones. PG means no nudity, no offensive
words, no sexually explicit invitations/
conversations
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6. Money
• Things have value in SL - “land” is 3D Content Hosting
and is expensive; manufactured items take a lot of time
to do
• The weekly stipend: L$ 50 for Basic, L$ 500 for
Premium (paid Tuesdays)
• Depending on the amount of ratings you had, you can
double that amount
• You can get money in events, and by owning land
which is visited by your friends
• You can exchange US$ for L$ (and vice-versa) at
things like http://www.gamingopenmarket.com/
• Besides that - you need a job or to become a
freelancer! (that’s for another class)
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7. Land
• New Premium Accounts are able to buy
land once for as cheap as L$ 512 for 512 m2
• Land usually costs much more - so beware of
scams and visit the Land Auctions to have
an idea of real land costs!
• Land represents the amount of “CPU
power”, “disk space”, and “bandwidth” that
you’re allowed to “use”. 512 m2 = 117 prims
• Beyond 512 m2, you have to pay “land usage
fees” - we say you have to increase your tier
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8. Inventory and what to buy
• All items (“content”) is provided by
residents - some is free, most are paid
• People usually rent shops or stalls in
malls and bazaars
• You can look for items on Find | Places
• New items sometimes are announced at
the forums; some are available at events
• Also, there is off-line shopping
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9. Events
• They’re the “social life” of SL
• You have discussions, classes, even all
sorts of parties - but also contests/
games where you can earn money!
• Attending events is a great way to
meet new people, show your skills,
get rated
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10. Skills and Jobs
• You use your own RL skills to create your
own jobs! (or convince someone to hire you)
• Building, scripting (programming), clothes
designing, texturing, animating - all are RL
skills that some do better than others;
practice makes perfection; good marketing
strategies are also important
• Other skills are not tied so much to RL skills
- like real estate agents (“land barons”) or
event hosters
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12. Moderation vs. Addiction
• You want to have fun! So set your
own limits to the amount of time
you’re willing to spend on SL
• SL is addictive for several reasons
- you have been warned!
• Respect the other’s “addiction” as
well. SL is different for each one!
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13. Thanks for your time :-)
Gwyneth Llewelyn
gwyneth.llewelyn@secondlife.game-host.org
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