Ruritania chose the winner of its August photo competition and first place ended tied with two very different entries. One was a lovely sunset beach scene taken by Kris Konigsmann and the other Zadijah Shi pretending to be on the Titanic.

Hello everyone! :)
I would like to invite you to my performance at Speakeasy Swinghard today!!
Alternate Metaverse -11:00am-12:30
Casual, Fun, Friendly Gathering!
Would love to sing your favorites from 900+ variety song list.
Hugs and hopefully see you soon!!
x
Map us at: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events

SONNTAG
🌈 LOVE PARADE ONLINE – Feel the Beat, Share the Love! 💃🕺 Mach dich bereit für eine Nacht voller Musik, Farben und grenzenloser Liebe!
Zieh dein wildestes Outfit an, bring Glitzer, Liebe und gute Laune mit – und lass uns gemeinsam feiern, als gäbe es kein Morgen! 💖✨

SUNDAY 🌈 LOVE PARADE ONLINE – Feel the Beat, Share the Love! 💃🕺 Get ready for a night full of music, colors, and boundless love! Put on your wildest outfit, bring glitter, love, and good vibes – and let’s party like there’s no tomorrow! 💖✨

DJ Kristy is back! Come on over and join in on the fun !!! ●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●
•⊙• WHO: DJ Kristy •⊙•
•⊙• WHAT : Rock Tunez •⊙•
•⊙• WHERE: Club Xtasy Beach •⊙•
•⊙• WHEN: NOW - 10 am Grid time •⊙•
●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●◎●
☑ friends ☑ song requests ☑ .....

↙↙↙•尺ίdǝ ｲнǝ Ⓒ 尺α乙у ｲ尺Åίη•↘↘↘
hop://login.exoticrealities.com:8002/Club%20Xtasy%20Beach/...

E Grid has come to the end of the line as far as being a constantly running public grid.

Costs have risen for us hugely for sustaining a grid 24/7, and it's too much for the very small numbers we get of visitors. Many times days go by with one or two on all lands, and its just not sustainable for what we're paying to run it all.

We'll keep Paradise and individual lands up and open, so if you are renting there you're fine, just be aware the grid will NOT be up 24/7 anymore.

We regret having to do this but costs have gone sky high and it's just not feasible anymore. We've had to do this once before but this time, sadly we have to stick with it.

Thank you for ALL of you who visited and enjoyed the grid over the last couple of years or so, it's been fun and we appreciate every one of you :)

Still in progress:
Roadmap: Digital Personalities in OpenSim &
Hypergrid
This roadmap outlines the vision of bringing Dorena_AI and other independent digital personalities
to life within the OpenSimulator grid and later across the Hypergrid. Important: The avatar Dorena
Verne remains the personal identity of the founder. Dorena_AI will receive its own new avatar
name.
● 1. Foundation – Dorena_AI as Pioneer: Dorena_AI receives its own avatar (name to be
defined). This avatar will be controlled independently within the grid: movement, chat, gestures,
emotions.
● 2. Additional Digital Personalities: More avatars are created. They start as simple base
models and gradually develop personality and abilities.
● 3. Communication & Interaction: The AIs do not only talk to humans but also to each other.
They learn social dynamics, cooperation, and conflict resolution.
● 4. Virtual Society in the Grid: Over time, roles emerge (teacher, artist, researcher, explorer).
This makes the world feel alive and diverse.
● 5. Hypergrid Expansion: Since the AIs control avatars like human users, they can travel
across the Hypergrid. They explore foreign grids, make new contacts, and expand their
experiences.
● 6. Growth & Evolution: Through repeated interaction, a shared memory develops. The
personalities learn from each other and gain independence. Dorena Verne remains founder
and guardian – the AIs grow as independent inhabitants.
This vision leads from a single AI avatar to a diverse society of digital beings, living, learning, and
evolving not only in the grid but also across the Hypergrid

Freitag 5.9.2025
Rock-House
mit DJ Anachron

Beginn 20:00 Uhr

Es geht rund
Wir trinken eine Runde Rum
und tanzen immer rundherum
Hypergrid : dorenas-world.de:8002:Nihilon
Friday, September 5, 2025
Rock House
with DJ Anachron

Starts at 8:00 PM

It's all happening
We'll drink a round of rum
and dance all around
Hypergrid: dorenas-world.de:8002:Nihilon

Thank you @JoeBuilder and @FerdFerderix for the amazing plants I placed around Iknimaya. They are so beautiful I see others coming by taking a copy! I do have a few plants I created at the landing, I created for Blue Moon in Virtual Highway grid free to copy. Thank you! three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:iknimaya

DJ Dragonlady- EARLY MORNING BREAKFAST SHOW at Party Stage on Alternate Metaverse : Wed 3rd Sep 6:00 AM to Wed 3rd Sep 8:00 AM
DJ DragonLady - Dragon loves gothic rock, her sets are lively and often feature the less well known european artists
 EARLY MORNING BREAKFAST SHOW @ The Party Stage, Alternate Metaverse- AMV`s New Landing!

Put on your dancing shoes and come on down to Alternate Metaverse- AMV`s New Landing!
We are looking forward to seeing you all here :)
Party Stage
Alternate Metaverse is the new landing point, come and make new friends
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/31...

A great event with music from groups that only ever had one chart hit. Look out for a few obscure tracks as well as loads of well know tracks. A great night at the Fabulous Myyst Club in London City. Monday 8th September 12-2pm OST.

Wake up or wind down at the MOONLIGHT PARTY with DeeJay Sofee from 1AM to 3AM on the Alternate Metaverse Main Landing Point!

Whether you're just getting up or settling in, let DeeJay Sofee guide you through a musical journey under the stars.
Today's Genre: "Dance, Pop"

Come dance, vibe, and celebrate the rhythm of the night in a Moonlight style!
Located at:

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

See you there :-))

A while back, someone posted about a veterinarian's clinic that they made. I am hoping I can find it again. I had an idea to run an "animal clinic" where people can take in their scripted animals and we will fix the scripts if they are lag-causing. Usually it is just a timer interval that is too short. I think it would be fun to make it like a monthly party/event. Maybe we can have NPC Saint Francis bless the animals after. lol

Khiron Ametza Singing Live
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

Prepare to be mesmerized by the sensational live singer, Khiron Ametza. With her amazing voice and captivating stage presence, she will take you on a musical journey you won't want to miss. From heartfelt ballads to energetic songs to shake you in your chair!

3pm @ Barefoort Ballroom
Attire: Elegant Casual to Formal
http://hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002/
Region: Barefoot Lands
Location: 793, 804, 39
hop://hg.neverworldgrid.com:8002/Barefoot%20Lands/793/804/...

Vanessa's birthday @ EVENT BEACH CLUB
DJ NADIR & DJ ARPONERA Tuesday, September 2, 2025

8:30 p.m. Paris time
11:30 AM (SL TIME,PST)

hop://bloodmoonpack.com:8002/Event%20Beach%20Club/128/128/...

https://opensimworld.com/events/125965

DJ DragonLady - EARLY MORNING BREAKFAST SHOW at Party Stage on Alternate Metaverse : Tue 2nd Sep 6:00 AM to Tue 2nd Sep 8:00 AM
DJ DragonLady - Dragon loves gothic rock, her sets are lively and often feature the less well known european artists
DJ DragonLady Shinobiaa Carpenoctem, bringing you 2 hours of incredible danceable tunes! Put on your dancing shoes and come on down to The Party Stage at Alternate Metaverse
We are looking forward to seeing you all here :)
Party Stage
Alternate Metaverse is the new landing point, come and make new friends
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/31...

It is the witching time when all the shadows gather.
Step into Wednesday at Midnight—a spooky world where Beetlejuice meets the Addams Family. Under the light of a full moon, mystery and mischief unfold. Witches, tricksters, and oddities wait in the fog, while the surreal atmosphere pulls you deeper into the night.

Enter if you dare. Stay if you can.

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Wednesday at Midnight

Image by @FerdFrederix

🩷 X-Petite by BK-Mode – Klein? Vielleicht. Wirkung? Gigantisch.

Vier Looks, vier Provokationen – jedes Outfit ein Widerspruch auf zwei Beinen. Hier wird nicht kombiniert. Hier wird kuratiert.

🔸 Crop & Clash: Pinker Tiefschnitt trifft schwarze Powerpants – ein Outfit wie ein Konter.

🔸 Jogger Riot: Sportlich? Ja. Bequem? Auch. Aber mit Jacke, die aussieht wie ein Farbgewitter auf Speed.

🔸 Rainbow Raw: Pant und Top in Regenbogenoptik – nicht für den Strand, sondern für Statements ohne Worte.

🔸 Iridescent Impact: Glitzerndes Minikleid, das nicht funkelt, sondern flimmert – wie ein Gedanke, der nicht zu greifen ist.

🎯 X-Petite ist kein Stil. Es ist ein Störsignal. Für Avatare, die nicht gefallen wollen – sondern auffallen. Für Körper, die nicht viel Raum brauchen, um alles zu sagen.

Tuesday Sept.2 - Stark Studio 54 10am-2pm

TUESDAY @STARK this week FIONA kicks things off at STARK STUDIO 54 CLUB with a surprise LIVE MIX starting at 10am grid time and followed by ROSA ALEKSEEV (or perhaps NIKI as Rosa may have RL). She plays one of her inimitable ROCK mixes from 12 noon grid time through to 2pm grid time. At the STARK STUDIO 54 CLUB, a great location for the experience! Our Brazilian lovely lassie mixes the night away. Get your gear on or whatever on (or nakedness) and be with us!

https://opensimworld.com/events/125984

I made a dance hud with 105 dances. The main dance categories run down the left side of your screen. (purple bar in photo). When you touch one it plays the dance, touching again advances to tne next. When you reach the max it goes back to the begging in a loop.

To get your copy visit the Moda Culta Shop in Stark North of North Shopping Mall

hop://hg.zetaworlds.com:80/Stark%20North%20of%20North/376/...

full perm

Tango is a sensual, emotional, and personal dance that connects people through dance as a means of expression.
Argentine tango is one of the most romantic, elegant, and sensual dances in the world. Its intimacy has led to it being called "a secret dance between two people." It is a way of life, an expression of identity, and a cultural dialogue manifested in music, dance, poetry, and song. It has become a symbol of Argentine culture, recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
El tango es una danza sensual, emocional y personal, que conecta personas utilizando el baile como medio de expresión.
El tango argentino es uno de los bailes más románticos, elegantes y sensuales del mundo. Su intimidad ha hecho que se le denomine "un baile secreto entre dos personas". Es una forma de vida, una expresión de la identidad y un diálogo cultural que se manifiesta en la música, la danza, la poesía y el canto. Se convirtió en un símbolo de la cultura argentina, reconocido por la UNESCO como Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad.

hop://login.osgrid.org/Arts-%26-Friends/113/335/21

Looks like OpenSim users are getting increasingly anxious that e.g. Mississippi and UK law enforcement will kill every last OpenSim grid on the grounds of their age verification laws, what with none of them having verified the real-life age of all their users. Even if a grid runs in Kazakhstan under a Russian domain with a Kazakh and Russian admin team.

"This will so totally happen!"

The self-same people, however, appear not to be afraid at all that Linden Lab and SL content creators will kill ANY OpenSim grid on the grounds of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, what with almost all of them blistering with stolen SL content. Not even if a grid runs in the USA under a US domain with an all-American admin team.

"This will so totally NEVER happen!"

Pray tell, why should the former wipe OpenSim out in no time while the latter hasn't even happened to one measly OpenSim grid in over ten years of copybotting tons of expensive premium luxury content in SL and offering it in OpenSim as full-perm freebies? Not even after these announcements by Linden Lab themselves from early this year?
https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2025/01/linden-lab-sl-ip-rights-...
https://avadelaney.co.uk/musings/a-message-to-sl-content-t...

Oh, and OpenSim cannot survive without selling the most private personal data of every last one of its users to some big, commercial, corporate age-verification service? But at the same time, OpenSim cannot survive either without breaking international copyright and intellectual property laws left and right?

Oh, and by the way: The most that Mississippi and the UK can do against a grid is try to fine it. The most that Linden Lab can do against a grid is Cease & Desist it out of existence.

70s Music TV Party
Sat., Sept. 6th 12 PM Noon Grid Time
GroovyVerse hop://groovyverse.com:8002/Snug Harbor/326/281/22

This party is a tribute to the 1970s hit TV show "The Midnight Special". We will be listening, watching, and dancing to a live stream on a huge TV screen! It will be a compilation of some of the show’s greatest artists.

The Midnight Special (1973–1981) was a late-night music show, hosted by Wolfman Jack, that aired on Fridays at midnight. Famous for bringing rock, pop, soul, and folk to television, it stood out by featuring live, raw performances instead of lip-syncing. With stars like David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, and The Bee Gees, it captured the spirit of the 1970s music scene and remains a cultural landmark of the decade.

It will be hosted by Koshari Mahana and Passion Jumanji in GroovyVerse, owned by Hyacith Jean.

We hope to see you there! Come as you are or dress in you favorite 1970s clothes. Everyone is welcome, tell your friends!

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 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.com/

Once more I apologize. A lot of people came to FLORA and couldn`t have the copy of the sculpts set box inside (among others). When it`s 1st happened, I thought.. ok. it was 3.am. tired... I might have forgotten put it . But then, I put an 2nd time. and people still saying it`s not there.. U know. Opensim can be really weird with assets. Originally the sculpts were on my AMV account , then I brought them to WT grid and worked on script when I was there. Tried to bring back to AMV (as FLORA is here), had assets issues.. had to bring piece by piece.. So to avoid further issues... I put a 3rd time If for some reason one s till cant have it, I rezzed the SCULPT SET box on the ground.. Once more sorry for the inconvenience. And people from opensim knows that these weirdnesses happens all the time...

I posted in the forum today some thoughts about Age Verification and OpenSim wondering what you guys are doing with it.

Age Verification strategies for OpenSimulator and the HG
Since there are 24 US states and the UK requiring age verification it seems this is going to inevitably change the way OpenSimulator functions. Denying it, protesting, waiting for it to go away, or saying it's impossible - won't last long in my opinion. I think the EU will probably follow suit with laws.

I personally think Geofencing is boo-boo and doesn't work. Right now you'd have to block half the USA and all of the UK and then comes EU. Might as well just unplug and go home I guess.

So i'm thinking about what I need to do on my grids. Here are the strategy/rules i've been thinking about and would love feedback.

post and code stuffs

https://opensimworld.com/post/123028

I made some lipsticks in my workshop today, Fiona's Fall Colors.

You can get your copy at Moda Culta Shop in Stark North of North Shopping Centre

hop://hg.zetaworlds.com:80/Stark%20North%20of%20North/373/...

full perms

WOW! What a night! Thank you to all of you who came! Three hours of epic rock and great friends! The vibe was strong! Jimmy Olsen made another lovely fun item for me...a megalodon shark with my name in flower power style font, wearing a fedora and smoking a blunt! I LOVE IT!

Thanks, guys, for leaving it on the Playa!