Beat:"Rockefeller of Second Life" attacked by animated flying penises

[LeapFrog]

Subject says it all. We live in interesting times.

The slashdot article:

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/01/06/2112258.shtml

*Note* If images of penises are not appropriate for your working environment (a shame if true), then NSFW
The google video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...feed&hl=en

And the woman herself --

From virtual handjobs to riches:
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Graef, as Anshe Chung, earned an initial stake by working as an escort in the virtual world. "I started ... as a private entertainer, somebody people who are bored or lonely could seek out for company.[3] Graef also used to teach a course on "virtual lovemaking" within the world. According to Graef, after she developed her skill set she began selling and creating custom animations and then used this money to buy and develop virtual "land." Graef currently owns several full servers worth of land


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rest of wiki article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anshe_Chung

edited to add: a NSFW tag

[Rolen]

I don't understand, there are people earning millions of dollars playing a GAME on the internet?!

This is a really odd video, very funny.

[NewTeaBag]

My only repsonse to this whole thing is, WHAT?

[Dudd]

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My only repsonse to this whole thing is, WHAT?

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Seriously, I went to the Wikipedia article to figure out what the hell was going on, and I'm more confused than when I began. So this woman was attacked by flying penises in an online game in which she owns property, sells it for real money, and possesses a James Bond villian-like ability to cripple this game by messing with the virtual money supply to bring about virtual hyperinflation. What the hell?