2019: sixteen years for Second Life and twenty for Linden Lab – Inara Pey: Living in a Modem World

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TomMcGreevy's review: "A very well written story on the whole. I don't think the exchange of letters as a plot device is particularly effective, but it does make the point that the author intends. And on the day when Trump has announced his intent to postpone the 2020 election, the 1 Samuel 8 parable is particularly chilling. That said, while […]

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