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Jupiter Rowland @JupiterRowland
Germany (Real Reality™), Dorenas World (virtual reality), OSgrid (secondary virtual reality)
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Far-travelled on the Hypergrid and convinced of Roth2 v2. |
About Myself
Spreading the word of Ruth2 and Roth2.
Rezday of my first avatar is April 30th. I've recreated the avatar on another grid, the new one became my main, but I still count the same rezday.
I'm in Germany which means I'm 9 hours ahead of grid time. 3 PM PST/SLT/grid time is midnight here.
Speaks English.
Spricht deutsch.
If you should ever encounter a Juno Rowland, that's my little in-world sister.
I'm not only in the Metaverse, but also in the Fediverse.
My main presence: https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/channel/jupiter_rowland
Juno has her own channel: https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/channel/juno_rowland
You can follow us with any account on Diaspora*, GNU social, Mastodon, Pleroma, Akkoma, MissKey, Firefish, Sharkey, Iceshrimp, Friendica, Hubzilla or something based on Streams etc. or subscribe to my RSS feed.
My German blog in the Fediverse about virtual worlds, especially OpenSim: https://publish.ministryofinternet.eu/jupiter-rowland/
You can follow it with any account on any Fediverse service; see above.
OpenSimulator Version
Viewer Version
A recent Cool VL Viewer in a very few rare cases, e.g. to make new outfit subfolders.
My Regions
Activity
Just took a bus from one of the airports and drove it to the main village where there are two bus stops waiting for a bus.
No animals were harmed in this endeavour. I guess.
Seasonal greetings from my sister and me!
Yes, I have a Roth cosplay outfit. Down to being barefoot.
Since I'm wearing a BoM-enabled Roth2 v2 body, I could also have put on the standard Ruth/Roth clothes, but I'm not too fond of trousers stuck up my buttcrack.
So if there are any men's fashion tailors left out there, I have a request. Or a challenge. Or call it whatever you want.
And that's clothes rigged and fitted for Roth2 v2.
As reported by Ai Austin, OpenSim 0.9.3.0 is now a stable release. Also, there's a new development version, OpenSim 0.9.3.1.
https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/11/08/opensim-0-9-3-1...
I'm not looking for the sales box. The sales box as available on all instances of Clutterfly itself is broken. It only contains one tree stump.
So now I'm particularly looking for these items:
Christmas stump with blanket #1
Christmas stump with blanket #12
Christmas Cuddle/Sex Log with blanket #1
Christmas Cuddle/Sex Log with blanket #2
The Tree Stump and the Fire Pit are the same in all firepit sets, so I don't need them.
 | CyberGlo CyberStar: i have it 1 years ago |
Ongoing five-hour St. Patrick's Day party at Gulliver's (https://opensimworld.com/hop/78060).
IMHO, this should be expanded to sims which are technically connected to the Hypergrid, but only accessible to members of the grid they're on, thereby excluding Hypergrid visitors. For the effect is the same: Nobody from outside the grid gets in.
I'd also include sims which are technically accessible to Hypergrid visitors, but only open for members of a certain closed circle. Nothing wrong with sims only accepting members of a group, but I'd draw a line where even asking the sim owner won't get you an invitation to the group because that group is only for close friends of the sim owner.
| | OpenSimWorld: Actually we've explicitly allowed to have regions closed to group members. There are legitimate reasons for that, such as e.g. roleplaying sims. It is up to the owners of course to provide a good exp... 2 years ago |
Or so it seems...
One, staff and residents. These are the avatars that represent the sim owners, residents on homesteads and everyone else who lives and/or works on a sim. Their UUIDs have to be listed on a notecard. The UUID of the owner of the beacon should automatically count as staff.
Staff and residents should count as activity so that you know that someone is on the sim, but not influence the popularity.
Two, bots and decorational avatars. These are the avatars that are mere decoration and that serve similar purposes as NPCs, but that aren't NPCs for whichever reasons. Their UUIDs have to be listed on a separate notecard.
Bots and decorational avatars should be treated the same as NPCs. They should neither count as activity nor influence the popularity. (Downside, admittedly: They could be used as flies on the wall to monitor sims.)
Three, visitors. These are the avatars that aren't on any notecard.
Only they will influence the popularity.
This will require new beacons. But this could be done in such a way that OSW will treat all avatars detected by old beacons like staff and residents. Activity will be shown, but it won't have any impact on your sim's popularity unless you replace your beacon. You want your popularity ranked, then get a new beacon. You can't be bothered to replace your beacon, then say buh-bye to your popularity.
The sim entries on OSW would require another change: The avatars graph would have to be split into two colours, one for staff and residents, one for visitors. This would show if staff is present (not whether it's AFK, though) if a sim isn't a homestead, and it'd also show whether staff and residents are correctly listed as such.
In order to enforce the correct use of the new beacon, each sim that's caught not listing staff, residents or bots as such will have its visitor count set to Inaccurate until it has proven to have fixed the issue.
| | TrisTH: That requires a change in the viewer, right? Or at least in Jopensim in user management 2 years ago |
Spooky and stylish greetings from the party at Hallo-Wien! (https://opensimworld.com/hop/85211)
Greetings from Juno, she has been one of the models at the first fashion show at Artdestiny. Her first time as a model, and that was in front of more than 40 spectators. Six times out on the catwalk, four scheduled, another two spontaneously taken over from a model who had fallen ill as she told me.
Being tricked into virtual sex and then ghosted if you were hoping for something permanent is one thing. The sudden discovery of avatars who are NOT the virtual representations of real-life people but completely unrelated to their users is another thing.
The biggest issue seems to be avatars with genders different from their users'. Or rather, people not knowing that this smouldering hot lady is a GIRL (Guy In Real Life). From this, demands arose that all cross-playing avatars shall inform people that they're cross-playing avatars. Some may even demand a total ban on cross-playing.
On the other hand, there are users whose avatars aren't them, and who want to keep their real lives as secret as possible. They also don't want to know anything about the users behind other avatars, especially not without asking first. OpenSim is a role-play to them, and real life breaks immersion.
Now, the question is: What'd be the best practice then?
Keeping it secret may end up in awkward situations with avatars that are virtual representations of their real-life users instead of fictional role-play characters. Blurting it out without being asked (female avatar arriving at a party: "Hi, I'm a cishet guy in real life!") leaves a lot of people with TMI (Too Much Information).
But there actually is a standard place for real-life information. And your real-life gender is exactly that, real-life information. That place is in your avatar profile.
No, not the "2nd life" page, the first page you see when you open your profile or someone else's. That page is exclusively for in-world information about your avatar.
The place for real-life information about you is on the "1st life" page. That and only that is also where a real-life photograph of you should go if you absolutely have to have one in our avatar profile. And that's the right place to tell people about your real-life gender.
A big advantage of this is that people who check your profile because they're interested in your avatar but not in your real life won't have real-life information about you slapped into their faces. The "1st life" page is not the first thing you see when looking at someone's profile.
Granted, this practice isn't perfect. There are people who find it inconvenient to have to navigate through a profile, and who demand all information they want to know be served to them on a silver platter, i.e. on the very first profile page. Others don't want to read profiles at all (or anything, in fact), they want male crossplayers with female avatars to tell them right away that they're guys in real life without themselves asking for it. The real-life information they want to know would be readily available to them, they just can't be bothered to look it up.
But I guess there are also people who don't want to see any real-life information in avatar profiles, who don't even want to accidentally stumble upon it by clicking on the wrong tab, because they don't want to know anything about the real-life people behind avatars, at least not more than necessary.
Stil, going this "official" way should be good enough for most people.
| | Nico Kailani: The people who need to real profiles, don't. 2 years ago |
Another one from Virunga:
Zulu tour bus, straight from the Asylum. And yet, Makena preferred to walk.
Happy International Synthesizer Day (or what's left of it)!
It has been down for a week now. Okay, you may say, grids shut down, this just happens. But they usually announce their shutdown. Grids that shut down without an announcement are usually shoddy grids run by amateur hacks on old Windows laptops. con.tin.u.um was a fantastic grid run by people who knew what they were doing, not to mention with help by none less than Fred Beckhusen. Besides, they had just published a new issue of the Virtual-HG magazine, they had just upgraded Bastion (https://opensimworld.com/hop/82479), and they still had plans for the future.
Not only that, but I haven't seen a single sign of life from anyone behind it, much less an explanation as to why con.tin.u.um is down and whether it'll return. Marianna (https://opensimworld.com/user/Marianna) used to be here daily, but her last post was eight days ago.
Their website (https://www.virtual-hg.com/) is still up, but the last post is from August 28th.
And they say you can't hear pictures.
And in latest news, Ruth2 v4 is out including a build for older OpenSim versions.
Get it at RuthAndRoth!
hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/RuthAndRoth/142/104/22
Also, expect it to hit Arkham soon.
Wolf Fest gave me the opportunity to finally make the profile pic I've always wanted to have.
Using a new meme instead of a stale old one for a change.
https://nitter.snopyta.org/osgrid/status/14290075692684001...
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ShoppingCityAs it turned out, at least the Damien Fate meshes credited to Oddball Otoole and the mesh clothes credited to Settima Sideshow have survived to this day. You just have to look closely. Beyond that, this place is worth visiting for classic layer clothes for those who want to use BoM to its fullest. Sadly, many of them don't have their original credits anymore.
CorsicaChances are this sim doesn't even exist anymore. I vaguely remember what it was actually named, it was definitely not named Corsica, and OSgrid has no sim under any name like what I remember anymore. The sim owner obviously used an old version of the OSW beacon that doesn't reset when being rezzed and did not make it uncopyable. Someone else who knew little to nothing about OSW saw that nifty H...
SunvibesSunshine and Asha's sims have a very special feeling to themselves. On the one hand, you just want to go explore them. On the other hand, they have a sort of relaxing effect, especially if you have the music stream running which you really should. They can even be informative or educative in their own special ways. On top of that, the workshop at Sunvibes offers a lot of useful goodies.
Tropicana KokomoUnfortunately, Kokomo doesn't communicate here on OSW why a group membership is required. It's not to have an exclusive VIP elite club. It's only to ensure that rules are followed. And Kokomo has rules. And it enforces them. Same reason why the Rendez-vous sims in AMV won't let you in unless you sign an agreement first. The reason why you can't just add yourself to the group, why you have to...
Little Haven 1"Regional" fits this place quite well. It's a different kind of landscape sim and, in parts, a different kind of beach sim. It isn't tropical for a change; of course not, it mimicks New England and not some Caribbean surf spot or some sandy islet in the Pacific. If you love to go wandering on varsims, put on some comfy and sturdy shoes, for this is a sim for you. You'll see believable beaches that...
NOVALEThis is easily one of the most impressive builds on the Hypergrid, a gorgeous and detailed landscape to spend hours exploring. And as if that wasn't enough, Novale changes with the seasons, i.e. four times a year, and each season is upgraded from year to year. Regardless of season, there's always something to do other than wander around. For example, you could rent a kayak and explore the water...
IllusionsYes, you can actually get lost here, so big is this sim. And it has a lot to offer. What Chris wrote is not an understatement as Juno found out during her recent visit, and she hasn't even seen half of Illusions. There are beaches aplenty, even beaches that can be used as such; some actually have swim rezzers. The spa shouldn't leave much to be desired; it even offers things you wouldn't expect...
Bonnie's & Vic's Malls3Last time I was on a sim with this name, it was announced as an all-round freebie sim, and I found myself in a huge building with nothing but sci-fi props. Now it's advertised as a freebie sim with avatar accessories. What I saw instead was a landscape with mostly water and not a single building in sight. I landed on a small grassy island which covered the standard landing point 127,127,x. The ...
AquadarkThe legend from 2010 is back. They say that when Aquadark shut down in 2019, Metropolis lost its best mall by far. But now, Aquadark has been revived on Lacchi Macchi's own grid. If you expect the newest, hottest SL stuff, you'll be disappointed. If you expect the SL "classics" from 2015 to 2019, you'll be disappointed, too. This is not your typical "freebie mall" churning out stolen content. N...
NothingJuno just went here. She said there's nothing to see here. I asked her if there's something to complain about. She was about to say, "Nothing," but then she noticed the mistake she was about to make.
My Groups
What Are You Looking For?Best of Bad Event Ideas
Anti-Fascist Solidarity
The Love Is Love Alliance
Hypergrid International Expo
HG Safari
Immersion, Character Play, Light Roleplay
Nude Life
Ruth and Roth
Clan's Clan
Deutsche Opensims Gemeinde
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