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With great sadness I must write to tell you all that the founder of the 24hours event and a longtime friend W. Kent Starr has passed away. Tuesday April 29th in Jacksonville Florida. Kent (Wizz)left this world after a long hospitilization and illness. At his side was companion Mary E Dixon (Dr Crusher/Goddess Of Galaxy Station). Dr C Wrote:

A letter written to the Palace Developers Group by Clifford Smith, also known as City Slicker.

Last Resort has lost a family member and resident in WizofOz, a Palace pioneer and original known to many in the Palace community.

It is hard to explain the sense of what NYC is right now. We are in the midst of the worst and the best. I love the fact that New Yorkers are so resilient. I hate the fact that Arabs on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn and even some right here in Queens, were cheering in the streets. Of course they say it was the Jews who did it, no Jews died in the disaster, Jews control the banks, the government, the pentagon.

Here ppl from everywhere can get together and talk. Is there anything at all to equal it? I have done Active World and the feeling there isn't even close, same for Blaxxsun. Why is palace so unique? I don't know but it may have to do with the fact that palace is a great equalizer. We don't know who is black, white red or white.

There seem to be a lot of Palaces down now. Lots of "Remote site not found". I am truly sadenedby the passing of so many good palaces. Palace may be "only" a chat enviornment but it is so much more to me and many other people who have made it a part of their lives.

It has always been my perception that the whole palace community was suffering from an excess of paranoia and egotism that was manifesting itself by a chronic absence of the most basic social skills. Some known palaces even became a pitiful sight in their practice of fallacious rumors.

'Borgs are redundant but it is a matter of personal opinion!" In the last four years, I've seen many issues on a diversity of subjects rich in arguments. The cyborg.ipt file (aka borg) has been the pride gem of many because of its uniqueness and its flamboyant manifestations. Unfortunately it is turning into a major cause of conflicts between users as much as a obsessing plague for most palace owners. The use of a borg script should be the spark of a new conversation not its killer.

Opening your own Palace can expose you to multiple dangers that may impair your project. If you keep it private, your risks are minimal but the day you go public it becomes a whole new ball game. I will explain some potential hazards and suggest simple solutions to better protect your Palace server. I can't make any warranties that this will cover every aspect of Palace security because there are no ways to be perfectly shielded against malicious attacks.

The golden rule is endorsed by all the great world religions; , Hillel, and Confucius used it to summarize their ethical teachings. And for many centuries the idea has been influential among people of very diverse cultures. These facts suggest that the golden rule may be an important moral truth.