Pick-pockets, Phone-calls and sex ed?

Hail, second lifers!!
Your Intrepid librarian has been combing the web looking for new and tasty tid-bits to pass along and she thinks she may have a few to share.
First I would like to report that the new windlight viewer is absolutly stunning and I spent the first three nights on my roof just watching the sun rise and fall. So if you haven't seen it yet by all means go download it!!

Second Life Residents To Get Calls From The Real World
Avatars will be able to sign up for phone numbers and get phone calls from the physical plane -- one of a series of new voice and chat upgrades planned for the virtual world.

By Mitch Wagner
InformationWeek
December 7, 2007 09:20 AM


Linden Lab is working on upgrades for voice communications in Second Life, including the ability for avatars in-world to receive phone calls from people in the real world, as well as Linux support and moderator controls.


Linden Lab is also working on a standalone desktop client for chat.


In the first quarter of 2008, users in Second Life will be able to get real-world phone numbers assigned to their avatars, and receive calls from real-world phones, said Joe Miller, vice president, platform & technology development for Linden Lab. Users will be able to get voicemail, which can be e-mailed to the user or listened to when in-world........(read more)

click.......Herbert....you on that second life again?.......well we need you down at the office......I had a feeling that call in sick thing was fake.....

Academic to host sex ed class on Second Life

Anthea Lipsett
Thursday December 6, 2007
EducationGuardian.co.uk


A senior Salford University academic is to venture on to the social networking site Second Life to bring sex education to teenagers online.
The move follows Tuesday's Youth Parliament report that criticised the poor quality of sex education being given to teenagers in UK schools.

Barbara Hastings-Asatourian, a senior nursing lecturer at Salford and managing director of Contraception Education, will host the first live seminar on sexual health on Second Life next week.....(read more)