"Former Russian leader Yeltsin dead

Yeltsin died at the age of 76, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Yeltsin, who had suffered health problems since resigning from office on December 31, 1999, suffered sudden heart failure, medical sources told Russia's Interfax news agency.

The Kremlin said his funeral would take place amid a day of national mourning on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.

Yeltsin became the first democratically elected president of Russia in 1991 and two months later put down a coup attempt against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.

Russia's first freely elected president, Yeltsin is being remembered as a courageous fighter for democracy -- and sometimes quirky behavior."

Source: CNN

I suppose there are as many opinions as there are people about Yeltsin. There is however no denying what the man did during his career as president of Russia, both good things and bad. Lots of mistakes, as well as many brave acts.

Second life

I have, as millions of other people around the world, created an avatar in Second Life. I have spent quite a few hours in this virtual world, and now ... my opinion of Second Life in just a few words ... What a load of rubbish!!!

I've seen article after article in different media, serious media like CNN and Time Magazine and so on, praising this so called "phenomena" that Second Life is supposed to be. However, having used it for some time now, I can without doubt conclude that what we have here is just another hyped "game" that can't live up to its expectations.

Don't get me wrong, I believe there probably is some potential in Second Life, but as for now they still have a long way to go before they can play a major role in peoples' lives. I look forward to when the technology has caught up with the idea of Second Life. That's when I will start taking it seriously and use it for real!

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