An Art Hive is a community art studio that welcomes everyone as an artist. From an art pop-up in a local library to a community studio or gallery, at its heart, an Art Hive is about inclusion, respect and learning. It's a welcoming place to talk, make art and build communities. Responding in creative ways to things that matter.

Come and contribute to our Virtual Hive and find out more about the history of the project here: https://arthives.org

Rakis Heron

Your contact person for grid (no drama)
and hometown sim advisor.
Owner of grid. 8 domains, 6 servers, 5 works,
hardware, software, business internet and
all bills every month. $ 300 / month.
PayPal donations are always welcome.

✨ Legacy Women – jetzt noch größer, noch glanzvoller ✨

Der Legacy‑Shop für Frauen hat ein neues Zuhause – größer, übersichtlicher und stilvoller als zuvor.
Zwischen funkelnden Stoffen, goldenen Spiegeln und eleganten Schnitten entfaltet sich die ganze Welt der Mode: modern, selbstbewusst und mit einem Hauch Luxus.

Hier trifft feminine Stärke auf zeitlose Eleganz – jedes Kleid ein Statement, jeder Auftritt ein Moment.

BK‑Mode zeigt, wie Stil und Raum zusammenwirken: mehr Platz für Schönheit, mehr Raum für Persönlichkeit.

One question that comes up often: "Where do I find good music streams for my region?"

After trying different methods over the years, one of the easiest tools I have found is StreamURL.Link. Simply search for a radio station name and it helps locate stream URLs that can be added to parcel music settings in OpenSim.

Need jazz for a coastal cafe? Ambient music for a fantasy forest? Rock for a bowling alley? Classical music for a castle build? Finding stream URLs can make a huge difference in creating atmosphere.

I have found this especially useful when building themed regions and experiences.

Tool:
https://streamurl.link/

How to use:
• Search for a station
• Copy the stream URL
• Open your region or parcel music settings
• Paste the stream URL
• Test and enjoy

Small details create immersion. Music can completely change how a region feels.

👞 Gianni – tritt stilvoll auf! ✨

Ob lässig im Alltag, sportlich unterwegs oder elegant beim Ausgehen – Gianni hat jetzt den passenden Schuh für jeden Schritt.
Von edlem Leder bis cooler Sneaker‑Power – hier trifft Komfort auf Charakter.

Jedes Paar ist ein Statement:
BK‑Mode zeigt, dass Stil nicht nur getragen, sondern gelebt wird.

Also: rein in die neuen Gianni‑Schuhe und raus in die Welt –
denn wer gut läuft, sieht auch gut aus. 💫

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpIft_Jqido
I want to tell you a story about happiness,
it starts so softly, somewhere deep inside.
I close my eyes and drift into a dream,
where the world feels lighter for a while.

I see a unicorn, straight from a fairytale,
its touch so gentle, calm and pure.
I ride away with it through silver skies,
believing for a moment in something unreal.

Then I laugh and I stop right there,
because I know what truly stays.

The real happiness is standing next to me,
no fantasy, no distant star.
Just loving moments, warm and true,
right here, right where we are.

So I don’t tell a legend made of light,
I tell the truth, so simple and real.
About your smile in winter snow,
about the way your presence feels.

The real happiness walks hand in hand,
through snow, through time, through night.
No magic creature, no perfect plan,
just us, and it feels right.

In falling snow we lose all words,
just breath, just laughter, just now.
The world grows quiet around our hearts,
and nothing else matters somehow.

Arm in arm we slowly fall asleep,
our dreams begin to blend.
And I know, so softly, so clear:
This is happiness.
And it stays.

Tonight at METRO, Emmy takes over the decks with powerful techno and a sound shaped by 20 years of experience. Born in Germany, she started mixing music on PlayStation and turned that passion into a journey through underground electronic music.

Expect deep rhythms, hypnotic energy and tracks that pull you straight into the vibe.

🎧 Live DJ set by Emmy
🔥 Techno • Underground vibes • Metro energy
📍 hop://hg.noodle-soup.org:8002/Metro/119/131/1016

Step into the station and feel the bass.

Good morning OpenSimmers! It's Memorial Day Weekend in the States. Please remember to honor our fallen soldiers and thank them for the sacrifice they made for us to have the freedoms we enjoy here everyday! Here's wishing y'all a happy & safe weekend.

FYI:

All of my regions have been up & running.
The beacons went offline while I was away.
Since I haven't been on in such a long while, I hadn't realized they went offline.
I have reset all the beacons on all of my regions.
They are all now active on OSW.

Freitag 22.5.2026
Rock-House
mit DJ Anachron
Beginn 20:00 Uhr
"Wir hauen auf die Pauke"
Ende ca. 22:00
Hypergrid : dorenas-world.de:8002:Nihilon
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Friday, May 22, 2026
Rock-House
with DJ Anachron
Starts at 8:00 PM
"We're going to party!"
Ends around 10:00 PM
Hypergrid: dorenas-world.de:8002:Nihilon

MazebzOS_AVX2-8-0-0-261400139 released
https://maze.bz/mazebzviewer.zip This one I went back to the texture picker again. I made a toggle between the big way and the old small way. I made it so if you stretch the firestorm one that it now remembers that for all panels till you do it again. So no more hidden titles from the huge textures ever ever again. If you want the texture bigger just hit the check mark where it says compact, open it again and boom HUGE texture.

Gridtalkparty am 19.06.2026
💚Danke für den wunderschönen Abend.💚
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Gridtalk Party on June 19, 2026
💚Thank you for the wonderful evening.💚