JASON KANESHIRO — Through my travels I built up $200 of Linden dollars, and my last quest was to blow it all. That sounded more appealing than putting it in a virtual bank account or cashing it out, since it seems that amount of Linden dollars is worth less than $1 US. So I played some slot machines (losing money) and visited several dance clubs, eventually giving all my cash to a virtual dancing girl who looked like she was gliding underwater with glowing hair. Along the way, I passed through a digital home that was set up by Sears. It was completely empty (not virtually empty). [Jason Kaneshiro of Webomatica, a disillusioned resident of Second Life, checks out of Linden Lab's much-hyped virtual world. The deserted Sears showroom was set up just this month, to an enthusiastic reception by marketers.]

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