RARGH. Just spent silly money on the Glam Affair skins, got the only one I actually wanted (12) only to have it not appear in inventory. Of course, when I relogged, there it was...

The Arcade provides a splendid opportunity to wander the yard sales WTFing at the insane LI/polycount on objects that really don't need to be detailed.

New shoes, because WONDER WOMAN. Was sorely tempted by Superman hi-tops but the princess of Themyscira won the day.

DAMN YOU COSMETICS FAIR

Made a new video of Materials stuff - this time a quick pair of insectoidy eyes for maximum creepy factor. Second Life Materials test - insect eyes

Trying to decide if I should narrate this materials video I'm working on, or just do heavily annotated slides

To anyone working with the Materials viewer: have you been able to get shiny and transparency working together? I'm not sure how it's meant to be done - applying a spec map removes all transparency.

Just did a really quick video to show the new Materials. I didn't delve into the menus but I might give that a shot tomorrow - spent enough time wrestling with bit rates tonight! Second Life Materials test

OMG MATERIALS PROJECT VIEWER YOU GUYS community.secondlife.com...

Shit. Iain Banks has terminal cancer. So fucking unfair. One of the finest minds and writers of this generation. Only 59.