Archive for May, 2007

Pete Worden invites online collaboration with NASA

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

I attended the speech given by Pete Worden at the International Space Development Conference, which was also held in Second Life on NASA's Colab islandMy question:Second Life is an inherently Global environment, is NASA taking this into due consideration, as it could draw on the input and expertise of a ...

Joining the Lifeboat Foundation Advisory Board

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

I have been invited to join the Scientific Advisory Board of the Lifeboat Foundation.The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards a ...

Local Government Study Group tools meeting on Vulcano

Friday, May 4th, 2007

The Local Government Study Group exists to formulate tools for local governance in Second Life, and seek to persuade Linden Lab to adopt them.At this meeting on May 6 hosted by me on Vulcano, we will be discussing the second draft proposal for local governance tools. Additional tool proposals and ...