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What the iPhone Has Needed All Along is Coming: Sparkle, A 3D Virtual World
City of Decatur, Georgia Mulling Virtual World Interface
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robot-shmobot
03/23/09

In reply to What the iPhone Has Needed All Along is Coming: Sparkle, A 3D Virtual World
John Mahoney. Perfect name for a 1930's gangster. Whenever I read an article of yours, I picture you in a pin-stripe suit with a fedora and a tommy gun.
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John Mahoney
03/23/09

@robot-shmobot: They didn't let Irishmen be gangsters in the 30s. Nevertheless, sounds like it's time to update my profile.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/23/09

@John Mahoney: Irish gangs are amongst the oldest in the United States.
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secretmanofagent
03/23/09

In reply to What the iPhone Has Needed All Along is Coming: Sparkle, A 3D Virtual World
Is it nitpicking, or does it bother people when someone calls an iPod Touch and iTouch?
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Kaiser-Machead
03/23/09

@secretmanofagent: I hear you. Whenever people see my iTouch and ask "Hey dude, is that an iTouch?", it pisses me off. Makes me not want to take my iTouch out anymore.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/23/09

@secretmanofagent: I don't have one but even if I did I don't care what people want to call it.
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loriensleafs
03/23/09

@secretmanofagent: that has got to be the stupidest fucking grievance ever. iTouch is just a nick name.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/23/09

@loriensleafs: To be fair, it's a popular grievance. I don't suppose we'll be seeing anyone complain over calling this website "Giz", despite that not being the site's real name.
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vista64guy
12/21/08

In reply to City of Decatur, Georgia Mulling Virtual World Interface
That was the best description of Second Life players I've ever heard.
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IN THE FACE!
12/22/08

@vista64guy: agreed.
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nfreader
12/21/08

In reply to City of Decatur, Georgia Mulling Virtual World Interface
Heh, cool. I actually live in Decatur. Not that I care about this virtual city thing. I fail to see the point and I have to wonder why they think it's a good idea to spend money on this. The government should focus on upgrading our crappy municipal wifi that you can find everywhere, but seldom use.
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IN THE FACE!
12/22/08

@nfreader: It's probably mostly a tourism thing, if you are planning on traveling to/near Decatur/Atlanta and you are researching accommodations/attractions online and you find this, you will probably get sucked in and waste all your researching time looking at bars/shows/restaurants/hotels/etc that are located in Decatur rather than spending some/most of that time looking at the same things in other nearby areas through the "old school" research medium aka regular websites.

It's actually not a bad idea from a tourism standpoint, but at the same time its kinda shistey since you are more/less monopolizing peoples travel research time.

This thing's advantages/potential for local government otherwise I believe are shaky at best. Unless of course the local government feels that they don't get enough input from the snarky, porn-obsessed online dating crowd.
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IN THE FACE!
12/21/08

In reply to City of Decatur, Georgia Mulling Virtual World Interface
So, why is the local government so interested in building a vr singles chat service?

T-minus 12hrs and counting to naked man avatar filled virtual Decatur.

I bet the local motels where you can pay by the hour will be the first to sign up for virtual store fronts...
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