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FEATURED Atrius 0 Users 11 0 A Try a new drop-in action game for your grid. IMAGE works around your region, not against it. GRUG ASSAULT is the public stress test for the IMAGE Matrix Action Game Engine. Custom music, arena audio, ... |
For those interested, a card is en route to Luna's rl family from St. Jude for the donation made in her honor! YAY!
 | Tonia: According to "Gemini" St Jude is in Memphis, Tennessee! I didn't really know luna but I did buy some of her beautiful content from Kitely Marketplace! 1 month ago |
Gridtalk Party am 27.01.2026.
💜Ich bedanke mich für den schönen Abend.💜
Gridtalk Party on January 27, 2026.
💜Thank you for the wonderful evening.💜
Zoree Jupiter Live
2-3:00pm SL Time
Club Fire
Gentle Fire Grid
Semi Casual attire
hop://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/Gentle%20Fire%20Grid/21/...
As some of you know, I'm not a big fan of the reborn body, but I'll be releasing new things for reborn enthusiasts from time to time.
So here's a new set for you:
***Reborn Body***
| | Micawood: ty chichi. :) 1 month ago |
Tuesday's at Harmony Isle:
Dj Ashley: Varied Mix
Starting NOW!
Come Join Us!
Taxi: hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/Harmony%20Isle/250/258/24
Message Me for TP
***The Cube presents***
our new DJ and his Debut set at the Cube!!
DJ Angel will be spinning his tunes from 10 AM Grid Time!
| | MidnightRain Glas: Hello love your picture on the front with the wings 1 month ago |
ree x regions x all
http://highlander.ddns.net/
👍
Marigold Bay
| | Tonia: I got that House on my mini grid and it's from Head Hunters Island in Second Life. By the way I actually bought that on Second Life Marketplace like most of my SL content that has maken it's way over... 1 month ago |
Liebe Clubtänzer und Musikzuhörer,
am Dienstag den 27. Januar ab 20:00 Uhr öffnet die Musikalische Rumpelkiste ihren Deckel um wieder einmal eine "wilde Mischung" in die Ohren zu pusten: Musik ohne Thema - und wünschen könnt Ihr auch. Wenn ich das im Archiv habe was Ihr wünscht kommt es aus der Rumpelkiste frisch in den Aether.
Bis morgen - wir freuen uns auf Euch alle.
P.S. Vormusik wieder ab 19:30
Dear club dancers and music lovers,
On Tuesday, January 27th, starting at 8:00 PM, the Musical Junk Box opens its lid once again to blast a "wild mix" into your ears: music without a theme – and you can even make requests. If I have what you're looking for in the archives, it will be freshly played from the Junk Box into the airwaves.
See you tomorrow – we're looking forward to seeing you all.
P.S. Pre-show music starts again at 7:30 PM.
am Dienstag den 27. Januar ab 20:00 Uhr öffnet die Musikalische Rumpelkiste ihren Deckel um wieder einmal eine "wilde Mischung" in die Ohren zu pusten: Musik ohne Thema - und wünschen könnt Ihr auch. Wenn ich das im Archiv habe was Ihr wünscht kommt es aus der Rumpelkiste frisch in den Aether.
Bis morgen - wir freuen uns auf Euch alle.
P.S. Vormusik wieder ab 19:30
Dear club dancers and music lovers,
On Tuesday, January 27th, starting at 8:00 PM, the Musical Junk Box opens its lid once again to blast a "wild mix" into your ears: music without a theme – and you can even make requests. If I have what you're looking for in the archives, it will be freshly played from the Junk Box into the airwaves.
See you tomorrow – we're looking forward to seeing you all.
P.S. Pre-show music starts again at 7:30 PM.
The E Grid is down for a couple days for maintenance folks ..
Sorry for the inconvenience!
Die Enigmatische Welt von Poppy
In einer Ära, in der die Grenzen zwischen Realität und digitaler Fiktion verschwimmen, tauchte eine Figur auf, die die Popkultur aufmischte wie keine andere. Poppy, eine Künstlerin, die mit ihrer androgynen Präsenz und ihrem experimentellen Sound Wellen schlug, begann als ein Mysterium im Internet und entwickelte sich zu einer Ikone der alternativen Musikszene.
Zum ganzen Artikel auf Xenopolias hier lang > https://wp.me/pfapSM-25S
All articles on Xenopolias are available in all common languages.
In einer Ära, in der die Grenzen zwischen Realität und digitaler Fiktion verschwimmen, tauchte eine Figur auf, die die Popkultur aufmischte wie keine andere. Poppy, eine Künstlerin, die mit ihrer androgynen Präsenz und ihrem experimentellen Sound Wellen schlug, begann als ein Mysterium im Internet und entwickelte sich zu einer Ikone der alternativen Musikszene.
Zum ganzen Artikel auf Xenopolias hier lang > https://wp.me/pfapSM-25S
All articles on Xenopolias are available in all common languages.
Monster dump of 900GB in size:
IMPORTING A HUGE MYSQL/MARIADB DUMP FROM WINDOWS TO DEBIAN
This guide describes a proven and stable way to import a very large
MySQL/MariaDB dump (hundreds of GB to ~1 TB) from a Windows server into
MariaDB on a Debian server.
The procedure avoids double disk usage, survives network disconnects,
and prevents common errors like “server has gone away”.
----------------------------------------------------------
PREREQUISITES
----------------------------------------------------------
- Windows Server with dump.sql (e.g. D:.sql) - Debian
Server with enough free disk space - MariaDB installed and
running - Root access to MariaDB - Network access between
Windows and Debian
----------------------------------------------------------
1. WINDOWS: SHARE THE DUMP DIRECTORY
- The dump file is located on drive D:
- Share the drive (or directory) via Windows file sharing (SMB)
- Example: Share name: d Path: D:
- Grant read permissions to the Administrator account
----------------------------------------------------------
2. DEBIAN: MOUNT WINDOWS SHARE (CIFS/SMB)
----------------------------------------------------------
Install required tools: apt install -y cifs-utils screen
Create mount point: mkdir -p /mnt/windowsdump
Mount the Windows share: mount -t cifs //WINDOWS_IP/d
/mnt/windowsdump -o username=Administrator,vers=3.0
Verify: ls -lh /mnt/windowsdump You should see dump.sql.
----------------------------------------------------------
3. PREPARE MARIADB FOR LARGE IMPORTS
Create the target database: mysql -u root -p CREATE DATABASE griddb;
EXIT;
Create configuration file: nano
/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/99-bigimport.cnf
Content: [mysqld] max_allowed_packet=1G net_read_timeout=600
net_write_timeout=600 wait_timeout=28800 interactive_timeout=28800
Restart MariaDB: systemctl restart mariadb
Verify setting: mysql -u root -p -e “SHOW VARIABLES LIKE
‘max_allowed_packet’;”
----------------------------------------------------------
4. START THE IMPORT SAFELY USING SCREEN
----------------------------------------------------------
Start a screen session: screen -S sqlimport
Run the import: mysql –max_allowed_packet=1G -u root -p
griddb < /mnt/windowsdump/dump.sql
Detach screen (import keeps running): CTRL + A, then D
----------------------------------------------------------
5. MONITORING
Check if import is running: ps aux | grep mysql
You should see: mysql –max_allowed_packet=1G -u root -p griddb
CPU and disk usage are expected to be high.
----------------------------------------------------------
6. COMPLETION
----------------------------------------------------------
The import is finished when the mysql process disappears.
Unmount the Windows share: umount /mnt/windowsdump
----------------------------------------------------------
COMMON ERRORS AND SOLUTIONS
ERROR 2006 (server has gone away): - Increase max_allowed_packet -
Increase net_read_timeout / net_write_timeout
Packet bigger than max_allowed_packet: - Ensure both server and client
use 1G packet size
Import aborted due to network loss: - Always run the import inside
screen
-------
NOTES
-------
- Imports of this size may take 12–36 hours
- Silence during import is normal
- Do not interrupt the process
IMPORTING A HUGE MYSQL/MARIADB DUMP FROM WINDOWS TO DEBIAN
This guide describes a proven and stable way to import a very large
MySQL/MariaDB dump (hundreds of GB to ~1 TB) from a Windows server into
MariaDB on a Debian server.
The procedure avoids double disk usage, survives network disconnects,
and prevents common errors like “server has gone away”.
----------------------------------------------------------
PREREQUISITES
----------------------------------------------------------
- Windows Server with dump.sql (e.g. D:.sql) - Debian
Server with enough free disk space - MariaDB installed and
running - Root access to MariaDB - Network access between
Windows and Debian
----------------------------------------------------------
1. WINDOWS: SHARE THE DUMP DIRECTORY
- The dump file is located on drive D:
- Share the drive (or directory) via Windows file sharing (SMB)
- Example: Share name: d Path: D:
- Grant read permissions to the Administrator account
----------------------------------------------------------
2. DEBIAN: MOUNT WINDOWS SHARE (CIFS/SMB)
----------------------------------------------------------
Install required tools: apt install -y cifs-utils screen
Create mount point: mkdir -p /mnt/windowsdump
Mount the Windows share: mount -t cifs //WINDOWS_IP/d
/mnt/windowsdump -o username=Administrator,vers=3.0
Verify: ls -lh /mnt/windowsdump You should see dump.sql.
----------------------------------------------------------
3. PREPARE MARIADB FOR LARGE IMPORTS
Create the target database: mysql -u root -p CREATE DATABASE griddb;
EXIT;
Create configuration file: nano
/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/99-bigimport.cnf
Content: [mysqld] max_allowed_packet=1G net_read_timeout=600
net_write_timeout=600 wait_timeout=28800 interactive_timeout=28800
Restart MariaDB: systemctl restart mariadb
Verify setting: mysql -u root -p -e “SHOW VARIABLES LIKE
‘max_allowed_packet’;”
----------------------------------------------------------
4. START THE IMPORT SAFELY USING SCREEN
----------------------------------------------------------
Start a screen session: screen -S sqlimport
Run the import: mysql –max_allowed_packet=1G -u root -p
griddb < /mnt/windowsdump/dump.sql
Detach screen (import keeps running): CTRL + A, then D
----------------------------------------------------------
5. MONITORING
Check if import is running: ps aux | grep mysql
You should see: mysql –max_allowed_packet=1G -u root -p griddb
CPU and disk usage are expected to be high.
----------------------------------------------------------
6. COMPLETION
----------------------------------------------------------
The import is finished when the mysql process disappears.
Unmount the Windows share: umount /mnt/windowsdump
----------------------------------------------------------
COMMON ERRORS AND SOLUTIONS
ERROR 2006 (server has gone away): - Increase max_allowed_packet -
Increase net_read_timeout / net_write_timeout
Packet bigger than max_allowed_packet: - Ensure both server and client
use 1G packet size
Import aborted due to network loss: - Always run the import inside
screen
-------
NOTES
-------
- Imports of this size may take 12–36 hours
- Silence during import is normal
- Do not interrupt the process
| | Dorena Verne: OpenSim / Hypergrid Issue after Debian Minimal Installation – Cause & Solution Summary: After migrating an OpenSim grid, Hypergrid stopped working although Robust and region servers were running fine... 1 month ago |
The fun part of going on Safari is getting to see in person how Opensim has so much to offer in terms of kindness and creativity. Makes a change from the prevailing mood of the real world! Here are a few cheerful choices when it comes to the HG
a quick review of Craft's big 16th birthday, this week
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/01/crafts-sixteenth.htm...
Plus tales of our group trips during recent weeks.
a chance to meet an OSGrid legend, Vbinnia Radek
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/01/free-radek-als.html
Max of Ignis gave us a tour of his Norse afterworlds
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/01/hel-of-trip.html
The spectacular train and desert delights by Doctor Dave and friends, on Groovyverse
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/01/clowning-around.html
and the wonderful Safine Mahoe showing her brand new region Fantasia [ not to be missed!
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/01/safari-goes-into-fan...
a quick review of Craft's big 16th birthday, this week
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/01/crafts-sixteenth.htm...
Plus tales of our group trips during recent weeks.
a chance to meet an OSGrid legend, Vbinnia Radek
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/01/free-radek-als.html
Max of Ignis gave us a tour of his Norse afterworlds
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/01/hel-of-trip.html
The spectacular train and desert delights by Doctor Dave and friends, on Groovyverse
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/01/clowning-around.html
and the wonderful Safine Mahoe showing her brand new region Fantasia [ not to be missed!
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/01/safari-goes-into-fan...
[TTG]Dance Huds Fatpack & Dance Joiner w/ Bum Attachment now works in Regions running OS 0.9.3 Grab the box next to the original.
Included: 10 Huds; Men's, Ladies, Unisex & Specialty
Multiple Genres
Dance Joiner & Bum Attachment for OS 0.9.3
Here is the direct link to the item: hop://hg.twiztidtimezgrid.com:8602/Building%20Emporium/386...
Wait until you're fully rezzed and then hit the LM again and it will take you to the item.
BE SURE TO WEAR YOUR [TTG]PUBLIC Group Tag which you can get at the [TTG]WELCOME AREA - Just Touch the Vendor & it will go into your inventory. No purchasing necessary.
Included: 10 Huds; Men's, Ladies, Unisex & Specialty
Multiple Genres
Dance Joiner & Bum Attachment for OS 0.9.3
Here is the direct link to the item: hop://hg.twiztidtimezgrid.com:8602/Building%20Emporium/386...
Wait until you're fully rezzed and then hit the LM again and it will take you to the item.
BE SURE TO WEAR YOUR [TTG]PUBLIC Group Tag which you can get at the [TTG]WELCOME AREA - Just Touch the Vendor & it will go into your inventory. No purchasing necessary.
so i am working on the Japanese expansion for VivoSim and have changed some information.
Current Gardens & Fields:
(removed and moved plants, more to come.
Imo Hatake (tubers)
Kokumotsu (grains)
Konsai (root vegetables)
Soryo (fodder)
Yasai (vegetable).
Habu (herbs)
I will be changing the growth times, stats (for the HUD) and redoing the containers in Japanese style.
I'm testing them now. I have changed the "gardens" and fields to be more specific.
Trees will take a bit longer since there are more of them, but I also have trees that give wood (and other byproducts) as well as fruits/nuts
It has been a lot of work, but i am very happy with the outcomes.
I am hoping to have most of the gardens done this week.
all in all, i am looking at 118 "new" plants/trees.
Current Gardens & Fields:
(removed and moved plants, more to come.
Imo Hatake (tubers)
Kokumotsu (grains)
Konsai (root vegetables)
Soryo (fodder)
Yasai (vegetable).
Habu (herbs)
I will be changing the growth times, stats (for the HUD) and redoing the containers in Japanese style.
I'm testing them now. I have changed the "gardens" and fields to be more specific.
Trees will take a bit longer since there are more of them, but I also have trees that give wood (and other byproducts) as well as fruits/nuts
It has been a lot of work, but i am very happy with the outcomes.
I am hoping to have most of the gardens done this week.
all in all, i am looking at 118 "new" plants/trees.
Khiron Ametza Live
Monday, January 26th, 2026
2 pm @ Club Fire
Join us for a wonderful hour listening to good music among amusing people!!
Bring your happiness, family, and friends!!!
http://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/
Region: Gentle Fire Grid
Location: 21,28,22
hop://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/Gentle%20Fire%20Grid/21/...
Monday, January 26th, 2026
2 pm @ Club Fire
Join us for a wonderful hour listening to good music among amusing people!!
Bring your happiness, family, and friends!!!
http://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/
Region: Gentle Fire Grid
Location: 21,28,22
hop://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/Gentle%20Fire%20Grid/21/...
DeeJay Sofee LIVE at The Rhythm Room — 12 Noon Today!
Join DeeJay Sofee for two hours of "Dance-Remixes" Tunes at The Rhythm Room!
Bring your partner, invite your friends, and let’s party with Great company.
Where: The Rhythm Room
When: 12 Noon – 2 PM Grid Time
Let the music move you — only with DeeJay Sofee at The Rhythm Room!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Bare%20Lilies%203/62/169...
Join DeeJay Sofee for two hours of "Dance-Remixes" Tunes at The Rhythm Room!
Bring your partner, invite your friends, and let’s party with Great company.
Where: The Rhythm Room
When: 12 Noon – 2 PM Grid Time
Let the music move you — only with DeeJay Sofee at The Rhythm Room!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Bare%20Lilies%203/62/169...
Die Vorfreude ist schön, euch alle bald auf unserer Fete zu seh'n. Haltet euch den Termin ja frei und kommt zur wilden Feierei
Es ist wieder Montag und Zeit für die abwechlungsreiche Music von A bis Z
It's great to see you all at our party soon. Save the date and come along to the wild celebration.
It's Monday again and time for varied music from A to Z
11:00 SLT
tomis-world.de:8002:Fox Club Arena
Es ist wieder Montag und Zeit für die abwechlungsreiche Music von A bis Z
It's great to see you all at our party soon. Save the date and come along to the wild celebration.
It's Monday again and time for varied music from A to Z
11:00 SLT
tomis-world.de:8002:Fox Club Arena
DJ Dragon heute 17 bis 19 Uhr im Bikers Heaven mit Klassik Rock, Rock und Metal.
Nehmt Eure Freunde und kommt rüber zu Bikers Heaven.
Freu mich auf Euch
bis gleich
Dragon
DJane Dragon at Bikers Heaven TODAY 8 to 10 am gridtime playing
Classic Rock, Rock and Metal.
Take your friends and come over to Bikers Heaven and lets have some fun.
See you there
Dragon
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe Noctem/209/221/1496
IM for a teleport
Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com
Join us at https://alternatemetaverse.
Nehmt Eure Freunde und kommt rüber zu Bikers Heaven.
Freu mich auf Euch
bis gleich
Dragon
DJane Dragon at Bikers Heaven TODAY 8 to 10 am gridtime playing
Classic Rock, Rock and Metal.
Take your friends and come over to Bikers Heaven and lets have some fun.
See you there
Dragon
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe Noctem/209/221/1496
IM for a teleport
Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com
Join us at https://alternatemetaverse.
Surrettes Island - Marigold Bay
Surrettes Island - Marigold bay
"Server: Resource temporarily unavailable (beacon.opensimworld.com:80)"
Is anyone else having this problem?
| | Dorena Verne: Hypergrid isn't working yet; the domain forwarding to our new server isn't complete, so all we can do is wait. 1 month ago |
Wake up Cowboy Way!!!
Join DJ Dave King at the Main Landing Point for breakfast the cowboy way,
6am–8am this morning with Great music, great fun - don’t miss it!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...
Join DJ Dave King at the Main Landing Point for breakfast the cowboy way,
6am–8am this morning with Great music, great fun - don’t miss it!
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...
FIRST FESTIVAL EVENT 2026 @ PANGEAVILLE
Monday, January 26th, Electronic Music at PangeaVille
DJ MARLON ......................TECHNO
ADRIANA DARKHEART.....VOCALTRANCE/ UPLIFTING/MELODYTRANCE
ARMANDO LEROY............CLASSIC TRANCE
Start: 19:00 UHR CET / 10:00 AM PST
hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/PangeaVille/220/364/22
Monday, January 26th, Electronic Music at PangeaVille
DJ MARLON ......................TECHNO
ADRIANA DARKHEART.....VOCALTRANCE/ UPLIFTING/MELODYTRANCE
ARMANDO LEROY............CLASSIC TRANCE
Start: 19:00 UHR CET / 10:00 AM PST
hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/PangeaVille/220/364/22
Beastie Boys
Entdecke die fesselnde Geschichte der Beastie Boys – von ihren Punk-Wurzeln in New York bis zu globalen Erfolgen, detaillierten Mitgliederbiografien, Kollaborationen und einer umfassenden Diskografie in diesem ausführlichen Artikel.
Zum ganzen Artikel auf Xenopolias hier lang > https://wp.me/pfapSM-25K
All articles on Xenopolias are available in all common languages.
Entdecke die fesselnde Geschichte der Beastie Boys – von ihren Punk-Wurzeln in New York bis zu globalen Erfolgen, detaillierten Mitgliederbiografien, Kollaborationen und einer umfassenden Diskografie in diesem ausführlichen Artikel.
Zum ganzen Artikel auf Xenopolias hier lang > https://wp.me/pfapSM-25K
All articles on Xenopolias are available in all common languages.
Dust off those flares, shine up your platform shoes, and step back in time for the grooviest night in town!
Join us for a 70’s Party with the sensational DJ Jon Temple, spinning the very best tunes from the decade of disco, funk, and feel-good classics.
🕺 When: Monday 26th January
💃 Where: The Blue Angel Club
🎧 Featuring: DJ Jon Temple – bringing you the soundtrack of the 70’s: from ABBA to Bowie, from the Bee Gees to Blondie.
It’s time to dance under the mirror ball, sing your heart out, and relive the golden age of good vibes!
✨ Dress up in your 70’s best and get ready to party all night long! ✨
The Blue Angel Club – Where the 70’s Never Died!
Join us for a 70’s Party with the sensational DJ Jon Temple, spinning the very best tunes from the decade of disco, funk, and feel-good classics.
🕺 When: Monday 26th January
💃 Where: The Blue Angel Club
🎧 Featuring: DJ Jon Temple – bringing you the soundtrack of the 70’s: from ABBA to Bowie, from the Bee Gees to Blondie.
It’s time to dance under the mirror ball, sing your heart out, and relive the golden age of good vibes!
✨ Dress up in your 70’s best and get ready to party all night long! ✨
The Blue Angel Club – Where the 70’s Never Died!
Todays event is a flash back to the 1970's music scene. Held in our Sister club, The Blue Angel in Trafalgar Square, London 2. hop://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/London%202/92/195/27
DJ Jon Temple will be spinning so great 70's retro sounds and taking your requests. 12 - 2pm ost
DJ Jon Temple will be spinning so great 70's retro sounds and taking your requests. 12 - 2pm ost
🌙 Moonlight Stage • @ AMV Main Land Point
Tonight at 2 AM Grid Time
DJ Yana brings a glowing fusion of 70’s and 80’s classics, a deep‑cut mix built for late‑night wanderers, dancers, and anyone who needs a little warmth under the virtual moon.
✨ Where: Moonlight Stage, Alternate MetaVerse Grid
✨ When: 2 AM Grid Time
✨ Vibe: Retro grooves, soft neon, and a dance floor that feels like home
Step into the light, let the music take over, and join us for a timeless ride through the decades.
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/35...
Tonight at 2 AM Grid Time
DJ Yana brings a glowing fusion of 70’s and 80’s classics, a deep‑cut mix built for late‑night wanderers, dancers, and anyone who needs a little warmth under the virtual moon.
✨ Where: Moonlight Stage, Alternate MetaVerse Grid
✨ When: 2 AM Grid Time
✨ Vibe: Retro grooves, soft neon, and a dance floor that feels like home
Step into the light, let the music take over, and join us for a timeless ride through the decades.
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/35...
I have a project coming out for public beta test soon and I thought that now would probably be a good time to share 10 RULES of TECH SUPPORT!
MY PERSONAL TECH SUPPORT RULES ANYWAY.
(Please Read Before Speaking)
Rule one: the computer did exactly what you told it to do, not what you meant. It is not psychic. It is not creative. It is aggressively literal and has no emotional attachments to you..
Rule two: the documentation exists for a reason. Skipping it and asking for help is like ignoring the map, driving into a lake, and calling to complain about the water.
Rule three: “It doesn’t work” is not useful information. That is a feeling. Feelings are valid. They are not diagnostic.
Rule four: when I am explaining something, this is not a discussion. This is the part where you stop talking and listen. Questions are welcome after the explanation, not during the sentence you interrupted.
Rule five: something changed. It always does. The system did not wake up this morning and choose chaos. You, time, or physics touched it. Figure out which.
Rule six: support cannot fix what you refuse to describe. If you changed something “small” and didn’t mention it, congratulations—you have just doubled the troubleshooting time.
Rule seven: urgency does not make you right. Saying “this is critical” does not rewrite reality; it just raises everyone’s blood pressure.
Rule eight: software does not include common sense. That must be provided by the user. If a warning says “don’t do this” and you do it anyway, the outcome is not mysterious.
Rule nine: if you ignore instructions, you own the result. This is not punishment. This is cause and effect.
Rule ten: If the source code tells you not to do something, there is a valid reason. Disobey at your own peril.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Please RTFM again.
MY PERSONAL TECH SUPPORT RULES ANYWAY.
(Please Read Before Speaking)
Rule one: the computer did exactly what you told it to do, not what you meant. It is not psychic. It is not creative. It is aggressively literal and has no emotional attachments to you..
Rule two: the documentation exists for a reason. Skipping it and asking for help is like ignoring the map, driving into a lake, and calling to complain about the water.
Rule three: “It doesn’t work” is not useful information. That is a feeling. Feelings are valid. They are not diagnostic.
Rule four: when I am explaining something, this is not a discussion. This is the part where you stop talking and listen. Questions are welcome after the explanation, not during the sentence you interrupted.
Rule five: something changed. It always does. The system did not wake up this morning and choose chaos. You, time, or physics touched it. Figure out which.
Rule six: support cannot fix what you refuse to describe. If you changed something “small” and didn’t mention it, congratulations—you have just doubled the troubleshooting time.
Rule seven: urgency does not make you right. Saying “this is critical” does not rewrite reality; it just raises everyone’s blood pressure.
Rule eight: software does not include common sense. That must be provided by the user. If a warning says “don’t do this” and you do it anyway, the outcome is not mysterious.
Rule nine: if you ignore instructions, you own the result. This is not punishment. This is cause and effect.
Rule ten: If the source code tells you not to do something, there is a valid reason. Disobey at your own peril.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Please RTFM again.
| | Nico Kalani: I was temping doing tech support for a major corporation. One guy expected to get hands-on help faster than we were able, if it were necessary at all. He said, "I work for Mr. Muckity Muckitymuck. Do ... 1 month ago |
🌙 Moonlight Stage • @ AMV Main Land Point
Tonight at 2 AM Grid Time
DJ Yana brings a glowing fusion of 70’s and 80’s classics, a deep‑cut mix built for late‑night wanderers, dancers, and anyone who needs a little warmth under the virtual moon.
✨ Where: Moonlight Stage, Alternate MetaVerse Grid
✨ When: 2 AM Grid Time
✨ Vibe: Retro grooves, soft neon, and a dance floor that feels like home
Step into the light, let the music take over, and join us for a timeless ride through the decades.
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/32...
Tonight at 2 AM Grid Time
DJ Yana brings a glowing fusion of 70’s and 80’s classics, a deep‑cut mix built for late‑night wanderers, dancers, and anyone who needs a little warmth under the virtual moon.
✨ Where: Moonlight Stage, Alternate MetaVerse Grid
✨ When: 2 AM Grid Time
✨ Vibe: Retro grooves, soft neon, and a dance floor that feels like home
Step into the light, let the music take over, and join us for a timeless ride through the decades.
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/32...
Starting soon!!! Time has almost come, Friends!!! Free rentals for every Hypergrid-User will be available soon at Paralax Life (http://paralax.life:8002)! Including Multiscene Skyboxes, Free Parcels and for new Gridmembers a limited offer of whole free Regions! Stay Tuned for more!
It was once again a great honor to be on the Inworld Review talking about virtual world projects. https://www.youtube.com/live/7H5cYvBa-O0?si=FYdPbWKymtBQDy...
In the long distant past, my commentary on current events would be published by the local papers. In the somewhat more recent past, I would have posted this on Google Plus, where I had 10,000+ followers (most of them were, admittedly, fake Russian accounts). I don’t have quite the reach now on the few social media accounts I use. So I’m posting here, among mostly friends, while I decide how and where-else to post this on-line. Feel free to pass this along in whatever fashion you like.
The Execution of Alex Jeffrey Pretti
The man fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in the morning of Saturday, January 24th in Minneapolis was Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a U.S. citizen with no criminal record. Mr. Pretti, who was 37, was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital. According to friends, he wanted to be a ‘force of good in the world.’ He was, but can be no longer. He was not just shot by Border Patrol agents. He was executed.
Almost immediately after agents shot Mr. Pretti, federal officials claimed that he had endangered agents with a gun he was carrying, and some later accused him of “domestic terrorism.” But videos on social media that were verified by The New York Times appear to contradict portions of the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting. But let’s not, for the moment, debate about why the shooting happened. It happened. And what happened after is what made this not just a shooting. It was an execution.
Border Patrol agents threw Mr. Pretti to the ground and, within seconds, four or five agents started shooting him. Ten shots were fired. Afterwards, when agents could have been rendering first aid, they appeared to be inspecting the body, counting the number of bullet wounds. Like you might count the number of hits on a target at the shooting range.
There were five or more bullet wounds, three of them to his back.
A doctor on the scene told an agent that they were a physician and asked to check Mr. Pretti. He was initially refused, but eventually allowed to go to Mr. Pretti after being patted down. “Normally, I would not have been so persistent,” the doctor said in their statement, “but as a physician, I felt a professional and moral obligation to help this man, especially since none of the agents were helping him.”
Law enforcement officers are generally expected to render first aid after a shooting once the scene is safe and the threat has been neutralized. This expectation is rooted in federal policies, state laws, and professional standards. Once a person is incapacitated or arrested, they are considered to be in the officer's care, making the officer responsible for their safety and treatment. But the agents were not rendering first aid. And when the doctor asked if Mr. Pretti had a pulse, the agents allegedly stated they did not know.
The agents did not take Mr. Pretti’s pulse. They hadn’t applied first aid. Rendering first aid is what you do after a shooting. It’s not what you do after an execution.
This mirrors a similar shooting on January 7, 2026, involving Renée Good, where a doctor was recorded asking to check the victim's pulse. The doctor was initially told "No." The agent said "I don't care."
We do care. We should care. We should do something to stop the shootings and the deliberate indifference of federal agents.
We should do something to stop the executions.
The Execution of Alex Jeffrey Pretti
The man fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in the morning of Saturday, January 24th in Minneapolis was Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a U.S. citizen with no criminal record. Mr. Pretti, who was 37, was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital. According to friends, he wanted to be a ‘force of good in the world.’ He was, but can be no longer. He was not just shot by Border Patrol agents. He was executed.
Almost immediately after agents shot Mr. Pretti, federal officials claimed that he had endangered agents with a gun he was carrying, and some later accused him of “domestic terrorism.” But videos on social media that were verified by The New York Times appear to contradict portions of the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting. But let’s not, for the moment, debate about why the shooting happened. It happened. And what happened after is what made this not just a shooting. It was an execution.
Border Patrol agents threw Mr. Pretti to the ground and, within seconds, four or five agents started shooting him. Ten shots were fired. Afterwards, when agents could have been rendering first aid, they appeared to be inspecting the body, counting the number of bullet wounds. Like you might count the number of hits on a target at the shooting range.
There were five or more bullet wounds, three of them to his back.
A doctor on the scene told an agent that they were a physician and asked to check Mr. Pretti. He was initially refused, but eventually allowed to go to Mr. Pretti after being patted down. “Normally, I would not have been so persistent,” the doctor said in their statement, “but as a physician, I felt a professional and moral obligation to help this man, especially since none of the agents were helping him.”
Law enforcement officers are generally expected to render first aid after a shooting once the scene is safe and the threat has been neutralized. This expectation is rooted in federal policies, state laws, and professional standards. Once a person is incapacitated or arrested, they are considered to be in the officer's care, making the officer responsible for their safety and treatment. But the agents were not rendering first aid. And when the doctor asked if Mr. Pretti had a pulse, the agents allegedly stated they did not know.
The agents did not take Mr. Pretti’s pulse. They hadn’t applied first aid. Rendering first aid is what you do after a shooting. It’s not what you do after an execution.
This mirrors a similar shooting on January 7, 2026, involving Renée Good, where a doctor was recorded asking to check the victim's pulse. The doctor was initially told "No." The agent said "I don't care."
We do care. We should care. We should do something to stop the shootings and the deliberate indifference of federal agents.
We should do something to stop the executions.
Miss Munk will be spinning her wheels of steel at 1 pm grid time, at The Piazza!
Bring your headphones and get on down here and listen to nonstop beat matching and full spectrum sound!
Plug the link into your map and we'll see you there.
http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon
Bring your headphones and get on down here and listen to nonstop beat matching and full spectrum sound!
Plug the link into your map and we'll see you there.
http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon
Heute
Ölt die Zahnräder, poliert die Goggles und schnallt euer Korsetts fest – am 25.01.2026 ab 20:00 Uhr wird nicht nur Dampf gemacht, sondern richtig aufgedreht.
DJ Kai wirbelt die Ventilatoren an,
Plattenschubse Marina schmeißt die Scheiben wie glühende Kohlen ins Getriebe.
Erwartet einen Abend voller Funkensprühen, schräger Erfindungen und tanzender Maschinenwesen.
Komm im Steampunk-Look oder so, wie du die Zeitmaschine gerade ausspuckt – Hauptsache bereit für Chaos mit Stil.
Ölt die Zahnräder, poliert die Goggles und schnallt euer Korsetts fest – am 25.01.2026 ab 20:00 Uhr wird nicht nur Dampf gemacht, sondern richtig aufgedreht.
DJ Kai wirbelt die Ventilatoren an,
Plattenschubse Marina schmeißt die Scheiben wie glühende Kohlen ins Getriebe.
Erwartet einen Abend voller Funkensprühen, schräger Erfindungen und tanzender Maschinenwesen.
Komm im Steampunk-Look oder so, wie du die Zeitmaschine gerade ausspuckt – Hauptsache bereit für Chaos mit Stil.
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DJane Dragon at the Coffin Club
8 to 10 AM Gridtime (AMV) TODAY (17-19 UHR MEZ)
playing you industrial and EBM.
The Coffin Club is a gothic club in a church surrounded by a cemetry, furnished with coffins, music is gothic, rock, metal, EBM and Industrial.
Take your friends and come over.
Waiting for you
Dragon
Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe%20Noctem/87/170/22
Join us on AMV: https://alternatemetaverse.com/
8 to 10 AM Gridtime (AMV) TODAY (17-19 UHR MEZ)
playing you industrial and EBM.
The Coffin Club is a gothic club in a church surrounded by a cemetry, furnished with coffins, music is gothic, rock, metal, EBM and Industrial.
Take your friends and come over.
Waiting for you
Dragon
Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe%20Noctem/87/170/22
Join us on AMV: https://alternatemetaverse.com/
Ardiva - regione di Ardalia (regioni, sandbox, gioco di ruolo, Gor, possibilità di cittadinanza)
ree x regions x all
http://highlander.ddns.net/
🌟 DJ TYLER’S BREAKFAST BOOGIE — 6–8 AM! @ ALTERNATE METAVERSE🌟
Start your morning with a blast of 1970s disco energy. Slide into two hours of great vibes, great people, and nonstop feel‑good tunes. Lace up those dancing shoes and jump into the disco line — the groove train is leaving the station!
Hop: hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/30...
Start your morning with a blast of 1970s disco energy. Slide into two hours of great vibes, great people, and nonstop feel‑good tunes. Lace up those dancing shoes and jump into the disco line — the groove train is leaving the station!
Hop: hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/30...
*Sunday Shopping*
Some new Outfits for Legacy Perky
*** OUT NOW ***
Skinny Dip Beach Party & DJ YANA
Sunday, Jan 25th | 2:00 AM to 4:00 AM
Location: Alternate MetaVerse Grid
Taxi; hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Skinny%20Dip%20Beach/157...
Get ready to strip down and turn up.
Live DEEJAY' s will take you on a two-hour ride of high-energy beats.
Bikinis, bare skin, and beats that don’t quit.
This is the night to break loose, own your freedom, and dance like nothing’s off-limits.
Be there, or hear about it later.
Sunday, Jan 25th | 2:00 AM to 4:00 AM
Location: Alternate MetaVerse Grid
Taxi; hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Skinny%20Dip%20Beach/157...
Get ready to strip down and turn up.
Live DEEJAY' s will take you on a two-hour ride of high-energy beats.
Bikinis, bare skin, and beats that don’t quit.
This is the night to break loose, own your freedom, and dance like nothing’s off-limits.
Be there, or hear about it later.
Global Opensim Search is back online after an auto updater broke my run time engine. Grid, Events, regions, parcels and almost 6,000 free items.
https://outworldz.com/search/SearchParcel.htm
It's probably going to take a few hours to crawl the grids as there's about 5,000 in the database.
https://outworldz.com/search/SearchParcel.htm
It's probably going to take a few hours to crawl the grids as there's about 5,000 in the database.
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I don't believe in goals that you set like pieces of furniture.
I believe in images that appear before you know what they mean.
I believe that desires are not weaknesses, but clues.
That dreams are not escapes, but designs.
That imagination is not a luxury, but a compass.
I reject the notion that you have to be "ready" to begin.
Readiness arises in action.
Clarity follows movement, not the other way around.
A vision board is not a wish list.
It is not a success plan.
It is a quiet place where the unspoken finds expression.
I don't work against resistance;
I listen to it.
Often, it knows more than the will.
I don't believe in creative and uncreative people.
I believe in experienced and discouraged people.
And in the right to practice again.
The process is more important than the product.
Not because the result is irrelevant,
but because otherwise it remains empty.
I trust slow insights.
I distrust quick promises.
I take inner images seriously, even if they don't yet have a language.
I believe in images that appear before you know what they mean.
I believe that desires are not weaknesses, but clues.
That dreams are not escapes, but designs.
That imagination is not a luxury, but a compass.
I reject the notion that you have to be "ready" to begin.
Readiness arises in action.
Clarity follows movement, not the other way around.
A vision board is not a wish list.
It is not a success plan.
It is a quiet place where the unspoken finds expression.
I don't work against resistance;
I listen to it.
Often, it knows more than the will.
I don't believe in creative and uncreative people.
I believe in experienced and discouraged people.
And in the right to practice again.
The process is more important than the product.
Not because the result is irrelevant,
but because otherwise it remains empty.
I trust slow insights.
I distrust quick promises.
I take inner images seriously, even if they don't yet have a language.
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Hey ihr Lieben,
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love this place, its the best club i have ever encountered met great people and they became family :D
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