Hi everyone, I hope you've had a fantastic start to the new year. Numerous texts informed me that no one was allowed to enter Dallas. I apologize for not realizing I was down. However, Dallas has returned, and as soon as I can finish cleaning up the Christmas and other stuff, a lot of modifications and new goods will be arriving. Come in and get the New Year's boxes if you haven't already, before they drift into space.

Yesterday I was honored to have Thirza Ember and the awesome HG Safari group visit Aquamica. Thank you to all who came and a reminder to any who visit, you cannot tp a friend to a negative number here. Just rise up off the floor of the ocean and then you can tp others fine. Also, you cannot make lm at a negative number. Rise up off the ocean floor to make lm.

Why are there negative numbers in my ocean depth? It involves a certain blonde bulldozer driver (who is not a goddess) who enjoyed digging a bit too much and screwed up. ; )

Here is a link to my underwater store where most things are now available for you to build your own reef: hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Textures%20Trees%2C%20%2...

or you can simply go to Textures, Trees & Scripts
login.friends-grid.com:8002:Textures Trees, & Scripts

and then click on tp stone and select underwater store.

Also.....thanks to Thirza & HG Safari for the amazing write up and videos!
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2025/01/super-scuba.html#mor...

Expo Center on Big City Life
My little showcase in Opensim on Big City Life sim for what you can do with AI software. In this video you see first AI generated video with Runway Gen 2 by me. Those are old right now. But you can see then the new work of Nicolas Neubert made with Runway Gen 3 alpha. I made some background film music with AIVA AI to round it up matching for the whole video. The Music of the Hoarfrost video is origin soundtrack of Ninja Tracks. This promo shows how fast and easy you can see the AI video installations in Expo Center just by walking in the square, if you have your mediaplayer in Firestorm on auto play. You walk in the square on ground and the video is showing directly. In Expo Center are right now 3 videos of Nicolas Neubert on tape you can choose with blue menu by clicking on the tape.
I try to update the newest development and show now also an example of Veo 2 (text to video) of Deepmind, which is astonishing what you can do already. The AI is developing rapidly and exponential. You can say already that new AI for video especially is changing every month. For all the AI software you can get and use I recommend to go in my AI research Center. You get all information about different AI and purposes with links to the websites there.
In the Expo Center you find also a lot of other works. Artists in opensim show their AI generated pictures like Pat Babii and Sergio Rodriguez but there is also analog art made in rl like oil painting of ieko and acryl painting of Essensual McMahon. If you are fan of classic artists like Caspar David Friedrich or Vincent van Gogh you will find it there, too.
You can reach directly the expo center with blue bus and train at Zoo railway station. From there just follow the hostesses that walk the path from railway station to expo center and you can even talk with them, while you both walk the path. Or drive by yourself with car and follow the signs to Zoo. Then you will come automatically to Zoo, open air pool and Expo center.
https://rumble.com/embed/v5hg3u5/?pub=4

We are thrilled to announce the grand opening of Gracie and Dexter's Community Dump! Nestled in a whimsical dung beetle paradise, this vibrant space celebrates creativity, resilience, and community. Thanks to the brilliant work of Ferd Frederix, the dump has been transformed into a magical haven where colorful treasures abound, and Gracie and Dexter roll their sparkling balls of inspiration. Come join us in this unique and joyful sanctuary, where everyone is welcome to explore, connect, and find crap.


Gracie and Dexter's Rules

No Nudity

No Athena, Reborn or Legacy body stuff on sim

Sim is set everyone can build

Set all items full perm and mark for sale for $O

It can be things you have found but please no copybotted.

Thank you for all your support in Community builds it is the essence of opensim.
Everyone is welcome to come check it out!

Home to Poor Quality Crap group https://opensimworld.com/groups/1078

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Gracie and Dexter's Community Dump

Region Monitor added here @ Valland Shop Section Estate Manager & Estate Owner Tools


features
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. Monitor visitor in your region
Statistics:
parcel visited,
zone visited,
arrival time,
departure time,
time in,
Avatar name,
Gender,
Arrival position
and many others
. Parcels: Parcels visited
. Zones: You can also define your own zones:
Sphere
Cube
. Work with LinksetData
. Output Statistics on Notecard or MySQL DB API
For the MySQL Query:
Detailed visits,
Daily visits,
Numbers of visits daily (unique visitor, Nbr visits),
Query on specific users or Zone,
Number of visits per month
Number of visits last n days
. Reports in Notecard to come later.
. Requirements:
You need OpenSim 0.9.3 for this to work as it keep data in “LinksetData”.



hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/ValLands/1180/815/52
http://www.vallands.ca
Thank you for your generous donations.
https://paypal.me/valr300?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US

@JamieAnna Wright reminded me this morning of my art exhibit I created when she placed her Dali clock out at the Dingleberry Dump! OH Yes!! I remember I created an exhibit titled Persistence of Memory by Dali. I rezzed it at SkyRealm and can be viewed here:

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002/SkyRealm/220/110/287

Thank you Anna for perpetual inspiration 💗

Exotic Hyper-Grid Portals Set v2.0
This is a set of 3 different Hyper-Grid Portals, they use an easy to update destinations notecard, just touch and select your desired destination and simple walk through! Enjoy!!
hop://login.exoticrealities.com:8002/Lush Isle/381/212/22

Happy New Years OSW!!!

This ad is for all the guys that wear Legacy Male body, just in time for the new year's parties, my friends at "The Silo" have donated a very hott Tux for you to come grab! > hop://login.exoticrealities.com:8002/Lush Isle/382/263/22
Enjoy and Happy New Years 2025
♦Tara Exotic♦

Merry Christmas, dear friends! From the sparkling world of Vesti, we send our warmest wishes. Indulge in the beauty of Simona/Athena and Xara/LaraX, where bodies come alive. Steer clear of imitations - only the original will do justice to your radiance. hg.trianon-world.com:18002:Vesti

This is a replica of Metacomet's war club from the late 1600's. It is currently on display at the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard Massachusetts. Each wampum inlay along the top commemorates an invader personally dispatched by Metacomet during the King Phillip War 1675-1678

Männer aufgepasst, euch fehlt noch das passende Weihnachtsoutfit? Neu eingetroffen. Nur für den Gianni Signature Body.
3-world.de:8002:Welcome
Bitte füge dich unserer Gruppe zu und du bekommst diese Geschenke.

Watch out men, you're still missing the right Christmas outfit? Newly arrived. Only for the Gianni Signature Body.
3-world.de:8002:Welcome
Please join our group and you will get these gifts.

I added metal PBR Materials in the foyer so that you can edit your jewelry.
Copper, Gold, Rose Gold and Silver, 8 materials in each pack. notes in contents. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

You must have the latest Firestorm and the grid has to have the PBR implemented. To test you can come to my grid it is implemented. I have a sandbox where you can test. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Sandbox

It's snowing in Vallands.
Wishing you a happy holiday to everyone !

hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/ValLands/1180/815/52
http://www.vallands.ca
Thank you for your generous donations.
https://paypal.me/valr300?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US

Our lore / backstory
To avoid being killed in a vicious nightly attack, King Maximus, and his advisor Steve, had to leave the continent temporarily. What was ment to be only weeks, became years as they crashed in unexpected islands reefs.
They finally travelled back with trusted people to reconquer the Throne, and on arrival found something quite intriguing. The seven kingdoms were left without rulers, almost emptied, even from citizens!
The former King and his group investigated, one land after the other, questioned the rare livings still around. They discover that dragons came back in mass, and took over by the force of their claws and fire, into what is now called the Flaming Era.
Everyone will try to unite, finding ways to regain control of the kingdoms.

Winter Wonderland @ Twiztid Timez OMG 2 region is open 24 hours a day 352 days a year! Come explore the magic, there is so much to explore here you just might need to stay over in a cozy cabin.
A Christmas market stall area, Santa's magical Village Town. Grand ballroom where Santa and Ms Nutcracker dance away.
Cozy cabins to explore where yummy treats will make your mouth water.
There are two ice skating areas - you can warm yourself with a hot chocolate at the open air café.
Explore the old town square with Santa's Train.
Escape the hustle and bustle and relax around the lake, while exploring the wild wilderness covered in snow with more cabins to escape to.
Explore the captivation of specially designed Snow Globes that feature throughout the sim.
Not to forget the birth of baby Jesus nativity scene.
Winter Wonderland is a photographer's paradise.

No ideal individuals were being prohibited from Dallas. When I checked my email this morning, I saw that someone had been blocked. Listen, I don't ban anyone. The only reason I do so is if they treat me disrespectfully. In that case, I'm unable to communicate with you, so I say goodbye. I only ask that you talk to me if you have problems with me and not criticize me behind my back if you don't know me. Hell, even though I don't do what I do for myself, I still do it because I enjoy being active, if not for myself in real life. In any case, I prefer to see others happy. Have fun and happy holidays! When I started using OpenSim, I remember that people greeted and helped each other. It's an open sim with too much squabbling, rumors about who took what, and so forth! If you ban me, I won't lose any sleep.
Since I've met more individuals here than I have in my 20 years in Second Life, we make a lot of things here rather than bringing them over. As I mentioned, I felt that people were more considerate and grateful when I first started OpenSim. What is going on? :(

For our 12th year in a row...

Littlefield Grid will be running our annual WLFG Christmas Stream!
Christmas / Holiday Music 24x7!!

This stream is available to ALL!!

Merry Christmas from Littlefield Grid!!

http://holiday.littlefieldgrid.com:9950

Winter Wonderland is back in Eden, so I temporarily changed the landing point for you to enjoy it!
snowballs fight, ice skating, snow bikes riding....
You can also take a pic with Santa, listen to the singing dinkies band,
play greedy or whack a game Christmas, have a ride on the carousel.
And don't forget to grab some of the gifts boxes!
let's feel the magic of Christmas while having fun! :) Pangea-Grid

The ancient manuscript, worn and frail, had survived not just the ravages of time but the trauma of two world wars and the Great Depression. The pages, yellowed and fragile, were etched with symbols and words in a script that seemed to waver like shadows in the dim light. The ink, though faded, still held traces of something vital—a secret long buried in the folds of history.

It had belonged to your grandfather. You'd often heard stories of him as a man of few words, a man who carried with him a sense of mystery, a presence that couldn’t quite be pinned down. He was said to have been involved in things—things that no one ever spoke about in detail. People had whispered of his involvement in covert operations, of missions that seemed too important to speak of, even after his death.

But now, as you unfolded the manuscript, a sense of recognition tugged at your heart. The writing on the pages seemed to call to you, as though the words were waiting for you to decipher them. The first few lines were barely legible, but as your fingers traced the parchment, something stirred within you—a deep, unshakable feeling that this manuscript contained the answers to the questions you’d long held about your family's past.

Textures Trees & Scripts.....our textures help tell your story

New season of Safari begins on January 1 so if you're interested in having us come visit, please leave a DM and read this handy how-to page on the Safari blog. https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/p/tips-on-hosting-safari.htm...
Speaking of the blog, here's the latest
All about celebrating veterans on Neverworld, with Tig Eberdene and Troy Seaknight
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/11/vets-in-neverworld.h...
Nyx Breen's amazing work with EEP .. and an invitation to you to get involved with collaborative art projects
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/11/safari-finale-2025.h...
Tina Bey's upcoming Opening party on SolarPunk
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/11/tina-on-pangea.html
and a look at Plastichansa Bade's freebie pose store and more
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/11/libdescent.html

:) Hi All ! :) Put up a little mini mall. Hope you find something you like.
Located in the skybox - Click on the link:
hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Infinity%2011/378/147/...
or on the teleporter at the landing point . Sky Space Mall...

We're testing PBR textures, and the results are stunning! This ring, originally created in Second Life, showcases Opensim's full PBR support, bringing every detail to life. Interestingly, when I upload my jewelry to Second Life, the scale appears much larger, but in Opensim, it matches the exact size I designed. This ring was one of my first creations and earned me an Avi Choice nomination for Best New Jewelry Store in SL! I had to nano that ring though because of the huge scale and would not reduce down to the SL Avatar. In opensim it has worked beautifully thanks to @FerdFrederix~ PBR is in its earliest stages but I am loving the results so far. This will be in the store soon. 💍💗 This image is inworld with Sunrise lighting. Lighting affects the color of the metal if the sky is red orange sunset the gold will be red, Fred pointed this out to me yesterday, so a bright mid day you will see the brightest results. I have fun playing with the sky to see what the metal will look like each sky it looks different. Fred's ring compared to mine though that he textured is beyond beautiful, he made the diamond glossy, and translucent and it is just beautiful, so gemstones can be transparent with a tint of color, so many options and we are having fun! All this is coming soon...

I'm expecting you this evening.
On October 31st, 2024 from 7:00 p.m.
we are inviting you again this year to the big
Halloween party in "Hallo Wien"
You will be amazed by:

DJ Death (AKA DJ Anachron)
DJ Loru
DJ Akira
DJ Bogus
Taxi: Dorenas-World.de:8002:Hallo-Wien