The following's crossposted from the Official Linden Blog:

I’ll start this week’s column off by graciously thanking each and every Resident who took the time to comment on last week’s post. The responses were as diverse as those of you who expressed them — it was lovely to see a lot of really heartwarming anecdotes describing what Second Life means to you, alongside championing of Issue Tracker bug reports some had filed (I’m thrilled to see that!), next to some very witty “They don’t get its!” in reference to “older media”… and constructive criticism and concerns about the future too. My interest in asking you how you felt, of course, was never to scrutinize TIME or any single viewpoint, but rather, hear your personal stories. For it is what you’ve done and can share that matters. We’re all human — well, many of us are furries and an incredible assortment of other avatar forms, but that’s Second Life, right?

One common theme I’ve noticed over the years in SL is, if you have friends here, mutual support helps a lot when technical woes threaten to put a damper on your fun. It wasn’t too long ago that I hung out with some peeps wearing “I Hate Update Wednesdays“ T-shirts — it has a meaning unique to our SL culture. And while the shirts aren’t “real” in the physical sense, they make a clear statement which we resonate with, which is why we’re so excited to deliver Message Liberation, a major move towards freeing you from the tyranny of the older update schedule. (It’s all connected!)

Now, I want to share a beautiful movie that’s had a lot of Lindens abuzz, and I’ve seen a lot of oohs and aahs in the community about it too. For your viewing pleasure:

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