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Where Have You Been? S05E03 — Linden Lab Trust & Security Initiative

June 14, 2025   Programming

Some­thing impor­tant was released from Lin­den Lab in the last weeks of May, and it is some­thing that we at VCRa­dio feel strong­ly about, and these last weeks of June lead­ing up to, and includ­ing, the open­ing of SL22B are a per­fect time to high­light this. After all, it does not mat­ter how inter­est­ing a des­ti­na­tion is if you don’t exer­cise best prac­tices in cyber safe­ty, any­where on the grid is poten­tial­ly a threat.

We are refer­ring to the SecondLife.com blog entry from May 23rd enti­tled “Your Account, Your World, Keep it Safe.” VCRa­dio was invit­ed to a meet­ing with The Lab along with oth­er vlog­gers, blog­gers, and Sl Influ­encers where Lin­den Lab Exec­u­tive Chair­man Brad Ober­wa­ger explained the cir­cum­stances lead­ing up to this new ini­tia­tive and encour­aged that the word be spread to the res­i­dent com­mu­ni­ty — cyber secu­ri­ty is impor­tant, crit­i­cal­ly so, and if res­i­dents engage in a few best prac­tices, they can help con­tra­vene the efforts of peo­ple with ill intent, or as Ober­wa­ger called them “bad actors.”

We felt so strong­ly about it that we cre­at­ed a Pub­lic Ser­vice Announce­ment which now runs reg­u­lar­ly on VCRa­dio. Sec­ond Life is a com­mu­ni­ty: its strength and secu­ri­ty is a respon­si­bil­i­ty that we all share. Lin­den Lab has recent­ly expand­ed their Trust & Safe­ty team, ded­i­cat­ed to pro­tect­ing your accounts and inves­ti­gat­ing abuse more quick­ly and thor­ough­ly than ever before. Yet it’s impor­tant for res­i­dents to do their part and use good judge­ment, and maybe even a bit of cau­tion in order to keep them­selves, their Lin­den Dol­lars, and their per­son­al infor­ma­tion secure.

This episode of WYB dis­cuss­es online and in-world safe­ty and secu­ri­ty, includ­ing hints and tips to help you stay secure. We cov­er such top­ics as pass­words, mul­ti-fac­tor autho­riza­tion (MFA), keep­ing login details to your­self, and where it’s safe to buy or sell L$ — and more.

This show will air at noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific, on June 14, 18, 21, 25, 28, and July 2.

And as promised in the show, here are some use­ful links cov­er­ing online secu­ri­ty and relat­ed topics.

“Your Account, Your World, Keep it Safe” by Lin­den Lab
https://community.secondlife.com/news/featured-news/your-account-your-world-keep-it-safe-r11193/

“Cyber­se­cu­ri­ty Best Prac­tices” by CISA.gov
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cybersecurity-best-practices

“Main­tain Good Cyber­se­cu­ri­ty Habits: by Mor­gan Stanley
https://www.morganstanley.com/articles/personal-cybersecurity

“Top 10 Secure Com­put­ing Tips” from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Cal­i­for­nia Berkeley
https://security.berkeley.edu/resources/best-practices-how-to-articles/top-10-secure-computing-tips

Images for this episode — Hand Print Logo of SL: Omid­yar — General

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Where Have You Been? S05E02 — Raglan Shire Art Walk

May 24, 2025   Programming

In the sec­ond pro­gramme of our new sea­son, we pay a vis­it to an event that, while quite well-known, is deserv­ing of more atten­tion: the Raglan Shire Art Walk. This pro­gramme will air on Sat­ur­days and Wednes­days until June 11th, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time.

And don’t miss “Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity” — pre­sent­ed by the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton: the series about the machines that make our civ­i­liza­tion run and the peo­ple whose inge­nu­ity cre­at­ed them. The pro­gramme is broad­cast every 4 hours from 4am Pacif­ic on Wednes­days and Saturdays.

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Where Have You Been? S05E01 — Back to Where We Began

May 2, 2025   Programming

We are pleased to announce the start of a new sea­son — Sea­son 5 — of our twice-month­ly series where we report on things to do and places to vis­it around the Sec­ond Life grid. We are cel­e­brat­ing the open­ing of the new sea­son by going back to the begin­ning — where we start­ed with Sea­son 01, Episode 01 — the Sec­ond Life Endow­ment for the Arts known as the “SLEA.” This pro­gramme will air on Sat­ur­days and Wednes­days until May 21st, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time.

And don’t miss “Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity” — pre­sent­ed by the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton: the series about the machines that make our civ­i­liza­tion run and the peo­ple whose inge­nu­ity cre­at­ed them. The pro­gramme is broad­cast every 4 hours from 4am Pacif­ic on Wednes­days and Saturdays.

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The Magic of The Musical: Ghostly and Spooky!

October 19, 2024   Programming

THE MAGIC OF THE MUSICAL — Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 19th @2pm Pacific/slt. This Month: “Ghost­ly & Spooky: The Haunt­ing Side of Gilbert & Sullivan”

Also on the air today: tune in at 12 noon or 4pm SLT for the lat­est edi­tion of “Where Have You Been?”. Plus “Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity” from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton, every four hours from 4am. Fea­tured Music today will, of course, be “On Broadway!”.

TUNE IN  at main.vcradio.org, or “Play Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio” on your smart speaker*!
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The Magic of The Musical: You’re the Top! — More Timeless Tunes from Cole Porter

September 21, 2024   Programming

THE MAGIC OF THE MUSICAL — Sat­ur­day, Sep­tem­ber 21st @2pm Pacific/slt. This Month: “You’re the Top! — More Time­less Tunes from Cole Porter”

This show is now avail­able on Mixcloud

Catch this LIVE show at main.vcradio.org, or “Play Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio” on your smart speaker*!
(*If this does­n’t work first time, say “Enable Skill” and when asked what skill to enable, say “Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio”)

Also on the air today: the lat­est episode of “Where Have You Been?” airs at 12 noon or 4pm SLT.  Plus “Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity” from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton, every four hours from 4am. Fea­tured Music today will, of course, be “On Broadway!”

This Month: You’re the Top! — More Time­less Tunes from Cole Porter

Last sea­son we explored Mr. Porter’s life and works for the stage. You can only play so many songs in one hour, and we left many great Porter Broad­way songs un-played. There can nev­er be too much Cole Porter! Bring on the music!

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The Magic of The Musical S03E04: The Best of the Big Apple

August 17, 2024   Programming

This pro­gramme is now avail­able on Mix­cloud.

Our LIVE orig­i­nal series,The Mag­ic of The Musi­cal, con­tin­ues today — Sat­ur­day, August 17^th at 2pm SLT/Pacific Time.  Host Cale­do­nia Sky­tow­er explores songs, sto­ries and lore from  the world of musi­cal theatre.

Tune in to Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio here on the web site — from where you can also down­load our mobile app — plug this URL into a net­work play­er: http://main.vcradio.org — or ask your smart speak­er to “Play Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio!”

Also today on Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio, enjoy our fea­tured music On Broad­way, and the lat­est edi­tion of “Where Have You Been?” at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific. And don’t miss The Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton, every four hours from 4am SLT/Pacific.

This Month:  The Best of the Big Apple

Who knew? There are over 200 Broad­way musi­cals that are about, or set in New York City — The Big Apple. Seems like there’s noth­ing Broad­way likes as well as that “tod­dlin’ town” where it makes its home. From “42nd Street,” to “West Side Sto­ry”, Cale­do­nia shares a selec­tion of music from the shows that cel­e­brate NYC.

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WYB S04E07: Bloom Light Show Residency at SLEA

August 10, 2024   Programming

The lat­est edi­tion (S04E07) of “Where Have You Been?” — the VCRa­dio orig­i­nal series that fea­tures places to go and things to do around the Sec­ond Life Grid — takes a look at a stun­ning mul­ti­me­dia art expe­ri­ence at the Sec­ond Life Endow­ment for the Arts.

“Semence: A Dig­i­tal Odyssey” is a light and par­ti­cle show cre­at­ed by Lalie Sor­bet and Chrix. The name “Semence” means “seed” in French, and also refers to the repro­duc­tive cell of all liv­ing forms. This sym­bol­izes the essence of the artists’ explo­ration of a dig­i­tal world filled with pix­els, col­ors, shapes, and effects. “Semence” rep­re­sents a jour­ney through the cycle of life, from incep­tion to growth and beyond, and uses the full poten­tial of Sec­ond Life, inte­grat­ing par­ti­cles, mesh­es, ani­mesh, and oth­er effects to cre­ate a mem­o­rable experience.

These light shows real­ly are unlike any­thing you’ve seen on this grid. Not only can you observe the show, but sit in the chairs pro­vid­ed and you will soon find your­self immersed in the show- lit­er­al­ly, fly­ing amidst the emerg­ing and chang­ing shapes and col­ors. The artists say, “Semence” is more than just a show. It is a metaphor for life’s jour­ney. We want you to be more than just a spec­ta­tor. Visu­al effects will seam­less­ly incor­po­rate you into the nar­ra­tive, mak­ing you an inte­gral part of this dig­i­tal adven­ture. Join us to wit­ness and par­tic­i­pate in this fusion of tech­nol­o­gy and art, where every ele­ment is a seed sown to cul­ti­vate won­der, growth, and inspiration.

S04E07 – Bloom Light Show Res­i­den­cy at Sec­ond Life Endow­ment for the Arts

SLEA Bridge 1 – Moderate
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLEA%20Bridge1/115/184/3001

SLEA Web­site:
https://sleagrants.com/

Pho­to Con­test: https://sleagrants.com/blog/2024/07/14/capture-the-magic-slea-bloom-light-show-photo-contest/

IMPORTANT NOTE: To inter­act with the light show, sit in one of the chairs pro­vid­ed. The chairs accom­mo­date both sin­gle and cou­ple seating.

“Where Have You Been?” airs every Wednes­day and Sat­ur­day on Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time.

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WYB S04E06: Genealogy in SL

July 24, 2024   Programming

The lat­est edi­tion (S04E06) of “Where Have You Been?” — the VCRa­dio orig­i­nal series that fea­tures places to go and things to do around the Sec­ond Life Grid — dis­cuss­es the Sec­ond Life Vir­tu­al Geneal­o­gy Soci­ety (SLVGS). There is a thriv­ing com­mu­ni­ty in Sec­ond Life cen­tered around the study of fam­i­ly his­to­ry and ori­gins, and the trac­ing of fam­i­ly lineages.

The Sec­ond Life Vir­tu­al Genealog­i­cal Soci­ety brings togeth­er a wide vari­ety of peo­ple who are inter­est­ed in fam­i­ly his­to­ries, holds month­ly meet­ings and offers a range of sup­port for those trac­ing their ancestors.

Find then on the region Adam ondi Ahman – Gen­er­al 

Dis­cov­er more about the SLVGS in the cur­rent “Where Have You Been?” episode, broad­cast on Wednes­days and Sat­ur­days at noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific. Also on Wednes­days and Sat­ur­days, tune in for “The Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity” from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton, every four hours from 4am SLT/Pacific.

Oth­er ways to con­nect with the SLVGS:

Web­site: https://slvirtualgenealogy.org

X: https://twitter.com/SLGenealogy

Face­book:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/SLVGS

Insta­gram:  https://www.instagram.com/slvirtualgenealogy/

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The Magic of The Musical S03E03: Reflections of America

July 20, 2024   Programming

Our orig­i­nal series of The Mag­ic of The Musi­cal, con­tin­ues today — Sat­ur­day, July 20^th @ 2pm SLT/Pacific Time.  Host Cale­do­nia Sky­tow­er explores songs, sto­ries and lore from  the world of musi­cal theatre.

Missed the live show? Lis­ten again here on Mixcloud.

Join our live audi­ence at Ceiluiradh Glen on Sat­ur­day at 2pm SLT — slurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/196/131/21 or tune in to Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio on the web site, plug this URL into a net­work play­er: http://main.vcradio.org — or ask your smart speak­er to “Play Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio!”

Also today on Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio, enjoy our fea­tured music On Broad­way, the lat­est edi­tion of “Where Have You Been?” with the final broad­casts of our “Live from SL21B” episodes in Sec­ond Life, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific. And don’t miss The Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton, every four hours from 4am SLT.

This Month:  Reflec­tions of America

U.S. Pol­i­tics are del­i­cate mat­ters to dis­cuss, espe­cial­ly in a year like 2024. Look­ing back, Cale­do­nia exam­ines four award-win­ning musi­cals and how they reflect the issues and self-iden­ti­ty of Amer­i­can cul­ture con­tem­po­rary to when they debuted. What does Amer­i­ca think of itself and how does that change from the 1930s through today? Fea­tur­ing the award-win­ning pro­duc­tions Of Thee I Sing, Fiorel­lo!, 1776, and Hamil­ton.

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Where Have You Been? — Live at SL21B

June 27, 2024   Programming

On Wednes­day 26th June, we broad­cast the first of two spe­cial live edi­tions of our orig­i­nal series, “Where Have You Been?”, which fea­tures things to do and places to vis­it around the Sec­ond Life Grid.

This show will be repeat­ed on Wednes­days and Sat­ur­days at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time until our sec­ond and final live show from SL21B on Wednes­day 10th July.

One of our favourite things about the Com­mu­ni­ty Show­case is how clear­ly it dis­plays the wide vari­ety of com­mu­ni­ties that thrive in Sec­ond Life. On six­teen gen­er­al show­case regions you can find seem­ing­ly end­less types of com­mu­ni­ties and res­i­dent activ­i­ties from art, to edu­ca­tion, role-play, and all sorts of com­mu­ni­ties that form around shared inter­ests. With this year’s cel­e­bra­tion theme of “The Ele­ments” the com­mu­ni­ty show­case is a great place to see so much of what Sec­ond Life is real­ly all about.

So, what’s the best way to see it all?  Well, to begin with you prob­a­bly won’t be able to see it all. Though with SLB stay­ing open for a month this year, chances are you can see much more of it, and attend many more events than in past years. But there is real­ly no per­fect way to explore the Show­case except to just get out there and do it.

SL21B Com­mu­ni­ty Show­case – Full Exhib­it List second.life/sl21bexhibits

In this episode we fea­ture some exhibits in the south­ern por­tion of the show­case con­ti­nent that fea­ture blends of art and sci­ence. We’ll be doing a sec­ond live show on July 10th, at the VCRa­dio show­case exhib­it where we’ll be fea­tur­ing a whole dif­fer­ent set of show­case des­ti­na­tions, from dif­fer­ent areas of the continent.

The places dis­cussed in this episode include:

SLURLS/URLS: 

Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio – Ele­ments of Music
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Marvelous/185/216/21

Saudade by Raven­starr Fairelander
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Stupendous/221/203/21

Inspire Space Park – an SL classic!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Stupendous/219/41/30

The Inter­na­tion­al Space­flight Muse­um – Kat Lemieux
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Stupendous/15/98/21

Hap­py Birth­day to SL from Chem­istry World
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Incredible/59/164/21

The Peri­od­ic Ele­ments ~ SLRan­dom ArtCrew
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Sparkle/226/14/21

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