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Second Life Remembrance

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I struggled with my connection, but managed to be present at the Second Life Cenotaph for the two minute silence this morning. FreeJersey Writer (Free Jersey Blog) and Bag Writer ("Bag’s Rants") were also there.

The SL build of the Cenotaph is impressive and stands alone on a poppy shaped island. I was touched that so many people in SL (where British members are relatively few) chose to attend. As Second Life is based on Linden Labs’ servers in California, the whole virtual world runs on Pacific Time. 1100 UK time was therefore night time in SL and the atmosphere was suitably sombre.

Lest we forget

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4 responses to “Second Life Remembrance”

  1. jameshigham Avatar
    jameshigham

    SL is on board but couldn’t get the connections set up – still a lot of configuration to do. Will pop up for the next one.

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  2. delicolor Avatar
    delicolor

    I didn’t actually find the cenotaph on Poppy 5 until tonight. It takes ages to Rez!

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  3. Alice Avatar
    Alice

    Can you get white poppies in SL?

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  4. Ellee Avatar
    Ellee

    I’m impressed, one day I hope to join you there.

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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.

Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.

He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that

“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”

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