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Second Life may be the most hyped up virtual world around, but this is just ridiculous [The Age]:

Sweden plans embassy in Second Life Sweden is to become the first country to establish diplomatic representation in the virtual reality world of Second Life, officials said. “We are planning to establish a Swedish embassy in Second Life primarily as an information portal for Sweden,” Swedish Institute (SI) director Olle Waestberg has told AFP.

If I am a Swede I’m not sure if I want my country to be associated with what appears to be the online haven for money laundering and pyramid schemes.