User:Slowspace/Sandbox

Commonly-used abbreviations
There are several SL-specific terms and abbreviations, which are often used during in-world conversations and in blogs and forums:
 * SL – Second Life
 * RL – Real Life (the "real" world, as opposed to the virtual world of SL)
 * FL – First Life (identical to RL)
 * LL – Linden Lab (creator of Second Life)
 * IM – Instant Message (a method of in-world communication)
 * TP – Teleport (instantaneous travel between locations in-world)
 * LM – Landmark (a reference to a specific location in-world)
 * Rez – Resolve, or download resources (the process of downloading 3D data and textures from the servers to a client)
 * Av – Avatar (the 3D in-world representation of a user)

Summary
The Second Life Main Grid land map on 2 March 2007. Created using http://slurl.com/ with extra information (eg. map scale) added by me (Slowspace).

Licensing and fair use rationale
The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use because:
 * 1) its inclusion in the article Second Life adds significantly to the article because it illustrates the layout of the land in the virtual world;
 * 2) no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information;
 * 3) it is only being used for informational purposes.

Deep Frieze is the forthcoming fourth album by dark ambient artist SleepResearch_Facility, due for release on April 12, 2007.

Track listing

 * 1) 79ºS 83ºW
 * 2) 72ºS 49ºE
 * 3) 82ºS 62ºE
 * 4) 86ºS 115ºW
 * 5) 80ºS 96ºE

Free audio
A 60-second sample of "79ºS 83ºW" is available from the Cold Spring website.