Bad Event Idea #67: The "Best In Sim Crash" event.
Did you know that we would not have OpenSim (OS) if not for a computer crash? The precursor to OS, Second Life (SL), was directly inspired by the cyberpunk classic Snow Crash. The name of the novel, says the author Neal Stephenson, was based on what he saw on the screen during a particular software failure mode on his Macintosh computer. "When the computer crashed and wrote gibberish into the bitmap, the result was something that looked vaguely like static on a broken television set—a 'snow crash.'"

In an unknowing homage to the very origins of the Metaverse, SL club hosts would encourage participants to invite their friends to an event, saying "let's crash this sim!" It is entirely fitting, then, to hold an event intentionally and unironically dedicated to the crash. Welcome to the "Best In Sim Crash" event. The contestant who comes up with the most creative way to crash the sim will win a lifetime supply of prim penises.

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