OSFest begins in 9 days, but you're still in time to get a place as an exhibitor, merchant or sponsor! Check the website for the simple instructions, jump over to the grid to see the parcels still up for grabs, and be part of the celebration of opensim!
Grid address
hop://grid.opensimfest.com:8022/Welcome/130/129/24
https://www.opensimfest.com/post/osfest-2023-building-fren...

One of my parcels at OSFest is ready to go. This one promotes my Luxor region on Wolf Territories grid. The small structure in the center is a memorial to Veri McMaster and there's a song playing there titled 'Moments' by Sid Acharya - it is not a stream so just make sure your sounds are turned up and after about a minute you will hear it playing.

Here's the hop: hop://grid.opensimfest.com:8022/Unobtanium/777/321/25. HG Address is grid.opensimfest.com:8022:unobtanium. Just look for the Egyptian structures.

♬
Ⓩ░░░ ( ¯:¯)░乙ƠƦЄЄ░JUPƖƬЄƦ
Ⓞ░░(¯`·.\ /.·´¯)░Gentle Fire
Ⓡ░ (¯ `·. ❀.·´¯)░2:00 - 3:00pm
Ⓔ░░(_.·´/ \`·._)░ Casual
Ⓔ░░░ (_.:._)░Pop,love,disco,fado,rock,country,etc
New location:
♥Map:
hop://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/Riderwood/128/128/22

EVENT DEDICATED TO THE GREATEST SINGER IN THE HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC......
IN THE CONSOLE THE LEGENDARY DJ DARK WHO WILL KEEP US COMPANY THROUGHOUT THE EVENING ON PALM BEACH
EVENTO DEDICATO AL PIU GRANDE CANTANTE DELLA STORIA DELLA MUSICA ROCK......
IN CONSOLLE LA MITICA DJ DARK CHE CI TERRA' COMPAGNIA PER TUTTA LA SERATA SU PALM BEACH

Fotos vom Blue Monday im KlaJaKlu

Dieses Mal nicht Jacke wie Hose, sondern Rock und Bluse…

Xenos trägt die Röcke über kurz oder lang,
Klara die Blusen dazu bunt gemischt, auch mit deutschem Blues-Erguss…

Wie immer einfach auf den Link klicken um zur Diashow zu gelangen. ;)
https://klaxen.de/fotos-vom-bue-monday-im-klajaklu

3rd Rock Grid's Great Central Lake

When Estate Manager @JayR Cela invited me to see his 3x3 Water Region - Great Central Lake he mentioned how it is set up for boating fun and racing.
https://virtual-hg.com/JOpensim/index.php?option=com_conte...
Please add this to your map: grid.3rdrockgrid.com:8002:Great Central Lake. Take some time out and explore this great place!

"Pot Luck Rock" with DJ Riker at Hot Daddy's!! 6:00PM!!
Region: Hot Daddys on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
Event begins: 6:00PM Grid Time
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
DJ Riker is at Hot Daddy's tonight and his theme of choice is "Pot Luck Rock"! DJ Riker is gonna put a bunch of his fabulous rock tunes into a bag, shake it up, and pull out tunes for his cue! He's got a huge library, so there's no telling what might turn up, but for sure it will be an evening of awesome rock tunes! Head on over to Wyldwood Bayou Grid and let's Rock The Dock!!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002: Wyldwood Bayou Hot Daddys

Hey Folks! I'm performing at Rose Island today! Lots of new songs and would love it if you joined me! I want your requests and some new suggestions! Join me here
★ ════ ☆ LIVE at 1:PM OST/4:PM EST
★ ════ ☆ ROSE ISLAND - Barefoot Dreamers
★ ════ ☆ Bi- WEEKLY on Mondays
★ ════ ☆ RIDE:: login.barefoot-dreamers.com:8002:Rose Island
★ ════ ☆ Listen Here: http://us.ishout.net:8497/roguegalaxy
★ ════ ☆ Live Here: https://www.tiktok.com/@rogue8588

Hey everyone! I'm performing at Bourbon Beach today! It's Adriana Pintilie's Birthday! Lots of new songs and would love it if you joined me! I want your requests and some new suggestions! Join me here
★ ════ ☆ LIVE at 11:AM OST/2:PM EST
★ ════ ☆ BOURBON BEACH - PANGEA GRID
★ ════ ☆ RIDE:: hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/Bourbon%20Beach/257/386/23
★ ════ ☆ Listen Here: http://us.ishout.net:8497/roguegalaxy
★ ════ ☆ Live Here: https://www.tiktok.com/@rogue8588

DJ HOWIE SPINS @ THE FLAMINGO CLUB Mon 4th 12-2pm

Host: Topsy
Dress Code: beachwear or casual
We have waited a whole week for this set lol, come over and have some fun in the tropics with our Howie, he will be spinning some great tunes for us, can't wait to welcome you all.
x-grid-info://gentlefire/region/Lampadusa/240/139/23

Your Canoe:

Blue Monday im KlaJaKlu

Dieses Mal nicht Jacke wie Hose sondern Rock und Bluse...


Xenos trägt die Röcke über kurz oder lang,

Klara die Blusen dazu bunt gemischt, auch mit deutschem Blues-Erguss...


Lasst euch überraschen!

Xenos legt von 20:00h - 21:30h auf, Klara kommt dann um 21:30h und legt bis 23:00h auf.

Hören könnt ihr uns vor Ort im Landstream
Im Web: https://laut.fm/xenolandia
Im externen Player: http://stream.laut.fm/xenolandia

Taxi: hg.osgrid.org:80:Xenotown

"Your Set Sunday" with DJ Kith at Rockin' The Blues!! Tonight at 6:00PM!!
Region: Rockin' The Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
Event begins: 6:00PM Grid Time
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
One of our most popular sets is when YOU get to be the DJ! You already bring the party...now you get to bring the music!! Bring your blues requests and dedications and DJ Kith will play them for you! Have an old favorite? A fresh new blues tune you heard somewhere? See if you can challenge this awesome DJ tonight! We will have the fun...the friendships that we are famous for, and you bring the music! Come on down to the Bayou and let's party!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

The ORIGINAL Latex Lounge Fetish Dance with live DJ Molly Sheryffe - Tonight at 5pm Pacific!

Come join in for some great music and a great group of people who've been in the BDSM and Fetish business for over 10 years in Opensim! Free LATEX gift every week!!

Starts at 5pm PST!!
Region: Battersea

Sunday Blues Brunch with DJ Kith on the Bayou Belle!! Sunday Mornings at 9:00AM (SLT)!!
Region: Rockin' The Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
Event begins: 9:00AM Grid Time
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
Get up, grab your breakfast and come on down to The Bayou Belle to chill with DJ Kith & The Tribe for coffee and relaxing blues!! DJ Kith may be a lousy cook but he's a fabulous blues DJ! He's got the blues that will both ease your troubles from the previous week, put a smile on your face and give you the motivation to head into the next! No better way to start your day than with a heaping helping of DJ Kith and some chill blues! See you there!!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

Live from Rockin' The Blues! It's Saturday Night with DJ Kith! 7:30PM Grid Time!
Region: Rockin' The Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
Event begins: 7:30PM Grid Time
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
Blues man DJ Kith continues our Saturday Night Blues Party!! DJ Kith is gonna ROCK OUR HOUSE with the most exciting blues anywhere!! Kith's sets are guaranteed to be fresh and full of surprises, so if you like your blues with an edge... Grab a friend and hop the first gator down to Rockin' the Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid! This party will be full of fun, friendship and awesome blues tunes!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

End of Summer Beach Party - TONIGHT 09/02/2023 - 8:00pm

Join us for our End of Summer Beach Party!!!
8:00pm at Coney Island Beach!
LIVE DJ, Dancing, Fireworks, Rides!!
Bring your beachwear for a GREAT end of summer bash!!

HG: lfgrid.com:8002:Coney Island

DJ Rosie is at Rockin' The Blues Tonight! 6:00PM!!
Region: Rockin' The Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
Event begins: 6:00PM Grid Time
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
DJ Rosie is filling in for DJ Riker tonight at Hot Daddy's!! That's right! Our DJ from down under is gonna put on her blues hat and entertain us with some rockin' blues from 6:00 to 7:30PM! Come join DJ Rosie & The Tribe as we get this Saturday night off to a rip roarin' start!!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

This beautiful 2 story Brick Farmhouse with the wrap around porch is available for rent for free of course. It has a full attic and a full basement, 3 bedrooms and a large bathroom, kitchen, dining room, living room and den. The garage is big enough for 2 cars and plenty of tools and the barn is "HUGE". Lots of land to farm. Occupant may decorate as desired and modifications may be made upon approval of the owner. This is true country living at its beautiful best.

Below is a reposting of a comment I made in response to Openlife’s pathetic and wrongheaded rebuff to my initial post. I promised to repost my comment if it was deleted from the thread. Not only did my comment get deleted, but I have been blocked, but through the wonderful technology of alts I am able to access Onellife’s diatribe and also what others who have blocked me are posting. No surprises, it has allowed Onelife to distort and manupulate in order to put across his (wrongheaded) point of view, even to the point of contradicitng themselves on a few occasions.

Seriously, 4chan and 8chan could learn stuff from this lot! Indeed, the more I think about it there is an element in Opensim that seems to want to promote some kind of conspiracy theory. Inadvertantly I seem to have provided fodder, though I cannot for the life of me see how my few comments, none of them at all outrageous, unless you’re one of the EIOSSBF cartel, have created such a furore From that they seem to have taken on a life of their own, becoming ever more grossly distorted according to the viewpoint people like Onelife want to project. Good luck to them, my original piece is there to refute their accusations.

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Good to see that there is at least a fewwho have a balanced view of the software industry. In the interests of full disclosure I am the person who wrote the article for which Openlife’s article is, I suppose, a attempted rebuff .

For clarity's sake, my piece is still up and there to read. Several people have rather bizarrely taken what I wrote and assumed that it is an endorsement of the EchoVoice project. It is not. It is, however, an opinion piece suggesting that if we want the nice things in Opensim, then it's likely we'll have to pay for them, or do without - it really is that simple. EchoVoice was used as an exemplary, nothing else.

I was also accused by Openlife of more or less demanding money with menaces, and by another suggesitng that I was calling people ‘cheap’*.when all I did was to suggest that most people could afford small contributions: not that they had to, and nowhere did I even hint that people should donate, merely that they more than likely could. Of course there will be a very small number of people who won’t be able to afford to contribute to anything, but I hardly think they will exist in any significant number in virtual worlds as they will be destitute, not inworld, and have far more to worry about than the people on here who are triggered at any suggestion that they could, shock, horror, pay some money for something for once in Opensim.

One of Harper Held’s comments was so abusive and intemperate that I not only deleted all their comments, but also blocked them. Both Openlife and GlennXpletive had some of their comments deleted due to them being either needless repetition, or irrelevant rants that had no place and only served to interrupt the flow of the thread. Because of this Xpletive then felt it okay to make xenophobic comments about my ethnicity. A complaint has been made about that.

Any pertinent comments were left. And yet I have been accused by Xpletive of restrictung their free speech, which is ludircrous. If they want to rant about me there are plenty of places where they could do that, and heck, they could even set up a website to do that - but of course, to do that properly, it would cost them money, and presumably these people are the core of the ‘Everything in Opensim should be free’ cult.

Sure, it's possible that someone could come along and do it for 'free', but it's unlikely. The eagle-eyed will also have spotted that my piece, whilst focusing on a voice module, was somewhat wider in scope, and was presenting an argument that maybe we should be prepared to cough up a small amount of money, if we want nice things in Opensim. There is a precedent, though it’s from 2015 (before the EIOSSBF nonsense started) https://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2015/02/dahlia-trimbles-...

And if that wasn’t enough, there is this one so we could have decent vehicles in Opensim:https://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2015/01/opensim-users-pl...

And... Related to what trggered the OP into writing their piece: https://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2014/01/zetamex-announce...

However, that one didn’t succeed, probably because of the avaialbility of Vivox, which, to a degree is understandable, but hardly an ideal solution.

The notion that Red Hat Linux is free of cost because Fedora is free is also a bit of a dishonest claim. Red Hat does have a cost: https://www.redhat.com/en/store/linux-platforms

EDIT: IBM through Red Hat largely finances both Fedora and CentOS Stream, and development is by both the community and paid professionals employed by Red Hat. A symbiotic relationship common to many opensource projects.

And, as Mike Chase says in his comment, there is a heck of a lot of paid-for work in GNU/Linux and the ‘free’ is more about freedom than free of cost, and, to be fair, most distros don’t make a charge for, but many (if not most) do ask for a contribution to cover their costs, such as this, from Ubuntu MATE: https://ubuntu-mate.org/download/amd64/jammy/thanks/?metho...

I certainly didn’t intend to stir up a hornets (or is it a vipers?) nest over this, all I wanted to do in essence was show how the power of numbers could work hugely to our collective advantage. Anyone might think I’d suggested that people should donate their life savings, or steal the bread from their childern’s mouths! Seriously, some of you would do well to go back to school and learn English comprehension.

*Come to think about it, I do think that most of those bitterly complaining and using the poverty of others as a weapon with which to beat me are indeed ‘cheap’. Not just because they don’t want to contribute towards Opensim project, but because they are cynically and despicably exploiting poor people to bolster their arguments rather than going off and berating exploitative employers for not paying their workers enough to live a comfortable life, or petitioning the government to ensure that adequate unemployment benefits are paid to workers unable to find work.

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Join us at 5 pm grid time for an hour of great fun with a live performance from Steven Strikker.
The Piazza, where great fun and good friends come together.
Drop this link into your map;
http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

DJ Alex comes on fire, guys at 3 pm grid time! with the hottest tunes for everyone to set the mood. Yes! because it's always time to party. What's the reason for it? Well... we are PARTY PEOPLE!
Piazza, where great fun and good friends come together. Drop this link into your map; http://bridgemere.outworldz.net/:8002:Paradise Lagoon

Lightning-Fast Loading: Experience the magic of your virtual world in the blink of an eye with our supercharged Dreamgrid V has arrived!! 20 seconds to your Dream!

https://youtu.be/01CCiUCixiI?si=rPTauZ0YUgEt_ADV
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DJ Macy's Jumpin' Blues Party at Rockin' The Blues Tonight at 6:00PM (SLT)
Region: Rockin' The Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
Event begins: 6:00PM Grid Time
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
It's Friday! And time for those merry mischief makers, DJ Macy and her hosts Pixey and Amara! DJ Macy is at Rockin' The Blues with 2 hours of "Macy Magic", the most upbeat and happy, toe tapping, butt wiggling blues you have ever heard! Macy loves the boogie side of the blues, and she rocks it like no one else! Add The Tribe and you have the makings for a Friday night blues FRENZY! Come on down to the swamp and let's Rock those blues!!!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

Littlefield Grid's monthly State of the Grid meeting. All Residents and HG Visitors are welcome!

Friday 09/01/2023 1:30PM Pacific

Today's Topics:
9-11 Memorial Observance, End of Summer Beach Party, Rogue Galaxy performances added, Family Game Night, New Residents.

80's Tunes Today at 12 to 14 SLT - Angels Club Caribou with DJ Ruth

Friendly, Beautiful, Exciting. Free Homes, Islands, Hideaways, Adult Playgrounds, soft Love, BDSM. For AVs from all grids. Ask Jeanne or Angelic at events.

AVs from all grids welcome in Caribou. Yes we are LGBTQ+.

As we are 18+ we dont need much restrictions. With our few rules you are safe.

Kids, please grow to 18+. Not so much about size, more the impression. Ask Jeanne...

hg.caribougrid.com:16002:Caribou

New homes hideaways play venues every day... Explore!

Make a Caribou Avatar? http://hg.caribougrid.com:16002

Hiya everyone out there who reads my posts. Im looking for 3 Djs to entertain at 3 underused venues, right now its DJs choice on days and times. It can be any time there isnt already an event on the grid.
The first DJ Im looking for is someone who enjoys being a dinkie, to play at Funzies World.Music is your own choice, as long as the dinkies enjoy it.
The Second is at Glide Roller Rink which is at the welcome area of the grid. Play Roller dance music and requests, doesnt need to be disco cause I do 70's and 80's disco at TGIF on fridays. Just need to have some fun with it.
Third will be One Love beach Club, now I really want someone who enjoys playing Calypso, Soco, Dub, and Dance Hall. This will be a venue of Barbados and these are the styles of music they play there.
All Djs will work on Tips, if you cant sell Gloebits I can take them for you and send you the money once a month. DJs should also have a mic and use it.. and enjoy what they do. I know I do. Check out the calendar and find a good time for your events.
The Last venue mentioned is still under construction so I am not in a hurry to find anyone but someone who would be perfect for this place.
Come see Essensual McMahon on hg.trianon-world.com:18002:Trianon World Welcome . Looking forward to hearing from you.

The Pumpkin House that traveled with us from the Old grid to the new. One of our many original decoration creations. It can be used as a fantasy home or shrink it and make it a decoration on a table, the possibilities are endless...pretty much... it's in the Holidays & Seasons department of the mall. Blessings and much love, Lavia

The kids are back to school, Labor Day is upon us, soon it will be Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years....so once again thoughts of our favorite holidays are upon us, of wonderful family celebrations and sharing time, laughs and love. So we've designed some items for you to decorate your region with for the holidays. Stop by our Holidays & Seasons shop, the TP is located on the large TP board. We'll be adding more Autumn and Harvest things you can use for halloween and Thanksgiving and we've added some Christmas items. It isn't much but it's original builds. We look forward to seeing you at the Mall. Blessings and much love, Lavia.

looking for something different to do on a date tonight ( or any day or night) Come visit GLIDE Roller Rink at Trianon-World's welcome region. Not only do we have skating but also games to play.. Some are unique to the Trianon-World.
hg.trianon-world.com:18002:Trianon World Welcome

Fotos vom Blue Monday in der Zappelbude
Es war richtig schön, vor allem wenn auf einmal Leute auftauchen, die man lange nicht mehr sah.
Noch schöner, wenn man erfährt, dass man quasi Nachbarn sind. 🙂
Dazu tolle Mukke, was will man mehr. 😉
Ihr könnt die Klänge des Abends nicht nur vor Ort genießen, sondern auch im Landstream miterleben. Falls ihr nicht persönlich erscheinen könnt, gibt es zwei Möglichkeiten, trotzdem dabei zu sein:

Im Web: Schaltet ein auf https://laut.fm/xenolandia und lasst euch von den Beats mitreißen.
Externer Player: Nutzt den externen Player auf http://stream.laut.fm/xenolandia, um die Musik direkt in eure eigenen vier Wände zu bringen.
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Wie immer einfach auf den Link klicken um zur Diashow zu gelangen.
https://klaxen.de/fotos-vom-blue-monday-in-der-zappelbude-...

DJ Rosa's "Rockabilly Riot" at Hot Daddy's!! Tonight at 6:00PM!!
Region: Hot Daddys on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
Event begins: 6:00PM Grid Time
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
This week at Hot Daddy's, DJ Rosa is gonna spin a "Rockabilly Riot"!! Blend country, swing, and R&B, then toss in some boogie woogie and driving rhythms and you've got that rock & roll style known as Rockabilly!! Get out your 50's Pin-up style dresses, cuffed jeans and t-shirts, and fedoras (or come as you are) and get ready to hit the dance floor! It's gonna be a riotous occasion on the Dance Dock!

Good Morning Everyone! I'm performing at 12:00pm at Radio DJ Club today! Come and join me for some fun & music!
Where: Radio DJ Club
Time: 12:00 grid time (3:pm est)
Ride: hg.osgrid.org:80:Radio DJ Club

Adult Dance Party Today at Caribou Love Beach with DJ Rosa

Friendly, Beautiful, Exciting. Free Homes, Islands, Hideaways, Adult Playgrounds, soft Love, BDSM. All grid AVs welcome. LGBTQ+.

As we are 18+ we dont need much restrictions. With our few rules you are safe.

Kids, please grow to 18+. Not so much about size, but impression. Ask Jeanne...

hg.caribougrid.com:16002:Caribou

See our webpage at www.caribougrid.com where we tell briefly about ourselves. Still working on the page.

New homes hideaways play venues every day... Still building but explore!

Make a Caribou Avatar? http://hg.caribougrid.com:16002