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Miramare has some good mens stuff; Nylon Pinkney has her men’s store there, Toast and Elka offer some men’s items. There is a HUGE men’s store called Swell owned by Beryl Greenacre who makes some really great casual and kind of preppy men’s clothing that I really like.
Why We Need an Open Source Second Life: Check this one off.
Metaversatility: New Virtual World brand builders
Avatars consume as much electricity as Brazilians: Interesting data about the power consumption of SL servers and avatars.
An avatar consumes 1,752 kWh per year. By comparison, the average human, on a worldwide basis, consumes 2,436 kWh per year. So there you have it: an avatar consumes a bit less energy than a real person, though they’re in the same ballpark.