THE PLIGHT OF THE DIGITAL CHICKEN by Patrick Davison, Ep 42

Psion chickens caused a social meltdown in Second Life. The digital birds were bred for their color and numbered almost one-hundred thousand causing server slowdowns and attracting griefers. Patrick Davison heard about the controversy and shares his findings.
Photo credits:
The Alphaville Herald
Alicia Chenaux http://aliciachenaux.blogspot.com/
www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/modernmaterialist/2009/03/tron_large_02.jpg
www.softlist.net/images/large-images/lantoucher_messenger_communications_chat___­instant_messaging-14970.gif
www.stuffwelike.com/stuffwelike/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/world-of-warcraft-a.j­pg
www.eveshamfarm.com/images/chickens/chickens1.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2482/3555881650_0a67df2b54.jpg
http://sionchickens.ning.com
advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advocacy/wp-content/uploads/chickens.jpg
Shannon at Panty Hog and MyUsedPantyStore
Marnix Malifozik http://marnixmoocher.blogspot.com/2009/09/chicken-valhalla.html
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Julian_Dibbell,_Writers_on_Writing_a­bout_Technology_roundtable,_2009-09-30.jpg
hippiekiller.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troll.jpg
www.holamun2.com/files/images/mun2-images/shows/the-mun2-shuffle/the-mun2-shuffl­e-2080-chicken-fight.jpg

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[zivpeleg]

wow, this is actually kinda makes you think.

At first he talks about the chickens and the dude selling the chicken food and I think WTF? but then he goes on to talking in more general way about the conflicts that arise in a perceived set of man made rules. that kinda big.

[spanketyspankety]

Killing those chickens was a great past time for those really boring nights. :p

[bigbrofights]

I never believed Geek existed until I saw this video.

[ONQproductions]

So many roads to choose,

We start our walking and learn to run...

Sharing horizons that are new to us,

Watching the signs along the way...

And yes, We've just begun.  --- The Carpenters ---

[jetjoshua13]

that's what i'm talkin' about yeee