We just ordered another server! This one is for our third object storage in our own cluster. We'll be using minio to store over 7.2 million assets. https://www.wolf-grid.com/
Our Object storage is built to fail over and write live to all of them at once.

Well they are cruel to me. As you can see here Ferdzee says I should kill myself. First of all, I never said I was going to kill myself. Second of all, I would never do that to someone as wonderful and awesome as I am... What are you mad?

It is so sad to see osgrid deleting their entire database of assets. I imagine much will be lost and never seen again from people who haven't logged in for a while. I heard they are starting from scratch. So sad to see their asset database in such a terrible disarray that they had to throw the ENTIRE THING into the rubbish bin. Databases are fickle beings... They don't appreciate drama... hehehe...

Lunaria Emporium is here to help you complete your own personal vision. I offer my own high quality mesh, structures, and decor to take your world to a higher, more realistic level. Below are some of the many items I carry:

CENTRAL STORE ROTUNDA:
-Medieval tapestries, furniture, thrones, and weapons
-Japanese/Asian decor, lighting, statues, and art
-Art Deco bar area
-Building components such as windows, doors, columns, stairs, railing, and bridges
-Decor items such as furniture, area rugs, figurines, lighting, and fireplaces in multiple styles
-Free Ruth and Roth mesh avatars and accessories
-Free items from multiple categories
-Cemetery items, turning stones, and ritual circles
-Statues of all types and varieties
-Holiday decor such as Christmas trees, wreaths, garlands, area rugs, snow people, winter trees, as well as Autumn wreaths and trees

DISPLAY AREAS FOR LARGE STRUCTURES:
-Star Maiden steampunk airship with ballroom area
-Large venues: Majestic Entertainment Complex, Victorian Club, Lunaria Grand Ballroom, Renaissance Ballroom, Art Deco Lounge, and Modern Clubhouse
-Medieval Castles: Castle Ceridwen, Caerwyn Fortress, and Caerwyn Keep
-Japanese homes, tea houses, pagodas, main gate + walls, torii gates, bridges, and landscaping
-Classical structures such as a temple, a forum, a large pool, and pavilions
-A full cemetery on display

Many of my products can also be found on the Kitely Market here: https://www.kitely.com/market?store=13957705&wt=os

💚 Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Emerald City! 💚

Step into the magic of The Wizard of Oz in our stunning Emerald City region—a dream brought to life with the guidance of Ferd Frederix and inspired by the beautifully reworked Epic Castle by Cuteulala Artis.

Ferd created the Tin Man, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Toto Follower, Toto Avatar, Flying Monkey (did I just say flying monkey?) The road check it out too that is ONE piece he created in blender! Thank you Ferd you guys have to see this! Thank you Cute!!

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Emerald City

Community Meeting Video - https://youtu.be/l6d5sHAnNAE
We have developed a tool that can bulk create and load regions from oar files by the customer filling in a simple spreadsheet if anyone needs assistance. We moved 87 regions to Wolf Grid yesterday. Our assets are stored in Object Storage which is spread across multiple servers and locations. We maintain 2 live backups of the assets at any time. If it gets low on space we just buy more space.

We are offering free migration for the next month.


https://www.wolf-grid.com

🗞 BREAKING NEWS! 🗞
The Bla Bla Bla Magazine was featured on The Inworld Review this week, hosted by Mal Burns! 🎉📖
Watch as Mal takes a deep dive into the magazine, flipping through the pages and sharing his thoughts in a detailed review. This is a huge milestone for me, and i am thrilled to see the magazine getting recognized!

📺 Watch the clip here: [https://www.youtube.com/live/laQhEVvuZik?feature=shared&t=...]
📌 Timestamp: [24:32]

A huge thank you to The Inworld Review for the feature! If you haven’t checked out the latest issue yet, now’s the perfect time. Dive into exciting stories, exclusive interviews, and must-know events in the Alternate Metaverse Grid and also around Opensim!

💬 Let Sofee know if you would like to be featured in the next Issue! You can contact via Discord, Inworld on AMV or on Opensimworld.com, Sofee is always looking for advertisements, special events, and unique places to showcase in future editions. If you have something exciting to share, feel free to reach out!

View the Magazine at: https://e91a5210202c461ea06c0207ef7a40ab.elf.site/

Contact Sofee Supermarine on OpenSimWorld to be featured!
https://opensimworld.com/user/sofee

Some people love sailing across our connected regions....

Some people love playing blackjack in the casino....

Some people enjoy building on their complimentary sim size island with 10,000 prims

but the greatest feature at friends grid is our people!

Contact Zuzu Bahro or Safine Mahoe for details on making friends grid your home!

https://friends-grid.com/

Seasons has just released its Valentines 2025 collection. Newly designed for Valentines Day 11 new female outfits ( 6 fitting Xara/LaraX and 5 fitting Simona/Athena) 4 Mens outfits and 4 Dinkie outfits.. Be the first on your grid to shop at Seasons for Valentines. Seasons is located behind the photo studio and beside Everyday InsTYle.

The recent "knicker twist" (a *very* ugly and overly dismissive way to blow off what I read as being well-thought out and reasonable points raised by Marianna) does bring up a couple of questions:

Are there amateur builders left in Opensim?
It would be useful to define "amateur" -what do we mean by that term? Myself, I mean "self-taught", someone who has not been to art school or taken formal (not counting Builder's Brewery etc) courses on building. Other people may have different definitions -let's hear them.

It would also be useful to define "builder". When I say 'builder' I mean someone who makes creations with prims or mesh (Blender). (I'm excluding scripting, that's programming.) I'm aware that others define it in such a way as to refer to making modifications on pre-fab/pre-made mesh. Basically a "modder". In my mind it's a valid thing but it's different than building.

But language shifts and definitions change, "hacker" used to mean "someone who comes up with clever approaches to computer problems or design" -but for roughly 30 years it's been used to refer to people who break into computer systems and/or write viruses. As I say -definitions change.

So how do we define "builder" now? What constitutes "building"?

I can only think of a small handful of builders in the sense of making something from nothing, there's a larger pool of people who modify pre-made content -and unless I'm mistaken Marianna and Luna Luneria do a mix of both. Again, one isn't better than the other and both are forms of creative expression. But they are different.

The point of all this is to assess *need.* Do we need an organization? By "we" I am referring to "amateurs", I'm not referring to AuroraAsteria's group.

Moreover with the extremely low user numbers of Opensim would there be a point to creating an organization (beyond a collection of friends -I mean, if you already know each other knock yourselves out)?

I suspect -and have for years, that any such group would wither on the vine from lack of interest. Otherwise I'd be trying to start something myself.

I reserve the right to delete obnoxious comments and lock the comments entirely if it looks like they're going to simply be a shit-show. Show me that you *can* adult, OSW. Don't post insults (I'll delete them), paranoid rants (I'll delete them), off-topic diatribes about how somebody done somebody wrong songs (again -will delete). If there's a question about what the topic is intended to be -ask.

Make this a pain in my ass and I'll delete everything and lock the comments.

The Funsize Dinkies World Resort enjoyed a wonderful 2024, full of fun and memorable experiences. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and looking forward to another exciting year of adventures and joy at the resort!