GeekSpeak - 2023! Where will it take us? Join the discussion Saturday, December 31st at 12pm SLT

 What are your predictions, hopes, and fears, for 2023 and beyond?Will we see asteroid mining, a moon base, people on Mars?  Worldwide democracy, an end to war?  A cure for cancer?Or will we see World War 3?  And the collapse of civilisation? And new pandemics from artificial viruses?Where do you see Europe, USA, Iran, China, Russia going in 2023? Tell us what you fear and hope for, for the world or personally....

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AVIE POLL: A YEAR LATER, WE HAVE A VACCINE. HOW HAS COVID IMPACTED YOUR LIFE?- Lanai Jarrico Reporting…

With the vaccine phase of the pandemic slowly getting underway around the world, it has been a tough year since lockdowns and travel restrictions began. Many have gotten covid or know someone who has and many others have lost friends and loved one. This is a test to everyone's faith in regaining some normalcy in uncharted territory now that the vaccine is here. Second Life has become a safe haven for many around the world who are in desperate need...

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GeekSpeak – Will there be life after the Pandemic? Join the discussion on April 3rd at 12pm SLT

Has the virus changed the world for good?  Will some of the imposed restrictions remain?  Social distancing, masks, no hugs? Will we always be afraid of new diseases in the future?  What will we do to keep ourselves safe and prevent the next pandemic?  Will we try to vaccinate all animals as well as humans?  Will we live in plastic bubbles in an endless lockdown and interact with each other only...

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Lanai's Diary: Entry 4,958- 2020 Can Go F%$@ itself! Do something for your country and Wear a @&%$# mask!

 This isn't a politically motivated statement nor is it feeding into the overwhelming news of this pandemic and how it is affecting not only our communities but the world as a whole. If there is one thing that needs to be said it is COMPLACENCY NEEDS TO STOP! Whether you believe it is “just a flu” or the news is "overcooking" the situation and only reporting the worst case scenarios, there is in fact a global pandemic happening right now and...

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GeekSpeak – Is there life after lockdown? Join the discussion Oct 31st at 12pm SLT

Will we have to wear masks forever?  Never visit a restaurant again?  Will we work from home forever?  Will office buildings become obsolete?  Will we order all our food online in future and never again visit a foreign country?Or will things get back to normal, the old normal?  We hope it will of course.  But what will have changed when the dust has settled and we crawl out of our houses...

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PROPHESIES FOR A POST-COVID WORLD: THE “NEW NORMAL” – JOSH (THOMAS1 BELLIC) REPORTING

So...Last issue we interviewed folks from around the world, asking them how COVID-19 affects their lives today, and how they are coping with that change. We recorded perceptions and were surprised at how much we have in common with people on the far side of the world. http://www.slenquirer.com/2020/04/covid-19-real-world-virus-impacts.html For this article, we asked 7 people, also from a global audience, to describe what they think the “New...

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Geekspeak: COVID 19 GLOBAL CRISIS. WHAT CHANGES WILL WE SEE IN OUR FUTURE? Join the discussion Saturday April 11th at 12pm SLT

Soon we will have overcome the current crisis.  But we will be left with a world where millions of people are jobless and where we are all scared of the future.  So how do we rebuild?  What permanent changes will we see? More virtual worlds?  The invention of the holodeck?  A society where education and business conferences all take place online?  Where more people work from...

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COVID-19 – REAL WORLD VIRUS IMPACTS VIRTUAL WORLD RESIDENTS – JOSH (THOMAS1 BELLIC) REPORTING

OK Folks.  Lets Talk.   We need to put an end to “Social Distancing” during this time of worldwide Pandemic.  No. I am not crazy, and I am not advocating a worldwide hug-fest. But we don’t need “Social Distancing”….We need Physical Distancing. Words have meaning, so let’s start calling it what it is, and leave the cutsie phrases for things without such overreaching consequences, shall we?   We don’t need “Social Distancing”....

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