Dear friends! We are pleased to announce that on February 1, our virtual world SouthGrid will undergo significant changes! We are planning a rebranding, during which the logos will be updated and, most importantly, the name of the world will be changed to RussianGrid. In particular, we will be available at the new address https://russiangrid.ru:5000 We understand that these cardinal changes may affect many of you, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. We are confident that the new name and updated style will allow us to better reflect our mission and values. Thank you for your understanding and support during this important time for us. We will definitely inform you about the new features and functions of the new world RussianGrid additionally.

Sincerely,
SouthGrid Team

This is now starting my 15th year of trying to improve Opensim with the DreamWorld and DreamGrid systems. I haven't done an OSCC talk for several years so I thought I'd give a quick review of some Opensim stats that I track. This data is based on anonymous data from the DNS servers ns1.outworldz.com and ns2.outworldz.com and the publicity checkbox, which generates XML for the https://outworldz.com/search function. I am also able to count some stats from known 'other' grids via a web crawler that runs hourly scans.

There are now 259 free OARs, and that includes 63 exclusive regions for DreamGrid owners. I licensed these from the creators, and collections are copyrightable. The most popular Public OARS are at https://outworldz.com/cgi/freesculpts.plx?q=OAR- and sorted by popularity are IARS at https://outworldz.com/cgi/freesculpts.plx?q=IAR- I have many more to upload still.

I do not have access to any of your assets, backups, OARS, IARS, or any personal data. My servers periodically crawl the web looking for Opensim servers from publicly available sources such as my visitor lists, the data I publish and from Hypergrid Business.

DreamGrid goes back to 2011, when it was called DreamWorld. I didn't always track much back then and periodically flushed the database. Since 2018 (6 years) , there have been 5,180 distinct DreamGrid instances. People created 12,280 different grids with it. and 3,378 were online in 2024. In that same time period of six years, I've located 2,935 standard grids. In 2024 alone, there were 2,762 unique DreamGrids online.

Sl has 18,326 private estates, which are equivalent to the 12,334 regions in Dreamgrid. However, we have much larger regions, the equivalent of 73,341 SL regions. An SL region costs $349 to set up, and $209 a month to rent (not own). The first year, one region costs $2,857, the second year $2508.

When you compare DreamGrid with the SL private estates, we've collectively saved $209,535,237 in the first year, and $183,939,228 per year after that.

~ Fred

Lynnestra Parker & On The Rocks present TGI Thursday!

Thursdays from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Pacific time

DJ Maldrul will be playing a mix of classic and contemporary Rock & Roll and his signature selection of SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

Come check out Rocky Shores where you can dance, surf, play Greedy, hang out and explore!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Airmid/478/97/23

Freitag 24.1.2025
Rock-House
mit DJ Anachron

Beginn 20:00 Uhr

Glück im Spiel

Ende wie immer um Mitternacht
Friday 24.1.2025
Rock-House
with DJ Anachron

Starts at 8:00 p.m.

Good luck in the game

Ends as always at midnight

https://opensimworld.com/events/117566

Dear Music Lovers,
do you like the 70ies and 80ies?
In the playlist are also some funkrock, hardrock and punkrock songs....
If you are free on Sunday Evening in Europe, try out Djane Aphras Mix!

Because ieko closed her tabula rasa sim with her gallery today, I want to advertise that all her rl oil painting work is not lost inworld. Most of her expostulates you can still see in the Expo Center of Big City Life. Of course, the HG portal to her gallery is not working anymore.
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Biographie ieko

Après une carrière de graphiste et responsable de l'atelier de dessin d'une imprimerie publicitaire, ieko se consacre à sa passion : la peinture à l'huile.

Elle peint depuis 30 années.
Les premières oeuvres furent figuratives.

Admiratrice de Zao-Wou-Ki, Pierre Soulages, Antoni Tàpies, Hans Hartung ,elle se dirige ensuite vers l'abstraction lyrique.

Recherche incessante d'un équilibre entre lumière et matière,
sa peinture est aujourd'hui le reflet poétique et profond de ses émotions.

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Biografie ieko

Nach einer Karriere als Grafikdesigner und Leiter der Zeichenwerkstatt einer Werbedruckerei widmet sich ieko seiner Leidenschaft: der Ölmalerei.

Sie malt seit 30 Jahren.
Die ersten Arbeiten waren figurativ.

Die Bewundererin von Zao-Wou-Ki, Pierre Soulages, Antoni Tàpies und Hans Hartung bewegte sich dann in Richtung lyrische Abstraktion.

Ständige Suche nach einem Gleichgewicht zwischen Licht und Materie,
Sein Gemälde ist heute die poetische und tiefe Widerspiegelung seiner Gefühle.
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ieko's biography

After a career in graphic design, responsible for the in-drawing studio of an advertising printing office, ieko has now dedicated herself to her passion, which is oil painting.

ieko has been painting for 30 years, and the first works were figurative.

Admiring the work of Zao-Wou-Ki, Pierre Soulages, Antoni Tàpies, Hans Hartung, then she moved into lyric abstraction.

A ceaseless search and research for a balance between light and material, ieko's painting process is the poetic and deep reflection of her feeling today.

DJ WANTED FOR MEMORIAL FOR TRIZZY HUNTER

I am looking for a dj that can donate/play for 1 or 2 hours, including service at the grave site. Please message me if interested. Services would be during the week.

Khiron Ametza Live
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
Join us for a great hour listening to good music among nice people!

3 pm @ Train Station -Casual Attire
http://hg.trianon-world.com:18002/Trianon%20Complex/712/13...
Trianon%20Complex/712/137/4001

Carry the spirit of the bee—a symbol of perseverance, community, and the golden beauty of nature. Let this pendant inspire you to shine brightly, work diligently, and savor the sweetness of life. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

SHARING A HELPFUL TIP FOR DREAMGRID USERS

Getting Rid Of Ghost - here a quick one in dream grid at top mysql click on it click on connect to console box, will pop up to get rid of ghost grid users stuck in mysql do this

type use robust

then type this in will remove ghost avi

update griduser set online = 'false';

then all done 🙂

but make sure no other grid users in are active one it will kick them also only kick hypergrid users

NEW Release SN Alan Shorts

- Athletic
- Legacy
- with HUD

INFO : Gianni is no longer produced much but we are still trying to get Gianni...sry about that

Alltime Moneygiver and Luckyshower at Beach
~NO RESELL~

NEW Release SN Jack Trunks

- Athletic
- Legacy
- with HUD

INFO : Gianni is no longer produced much but we are still trying to get Gianni...sry about that

Alltime Moneygiver and Luckyshower at Beach
~NO RESELL~

BE AWARE IF YOU USE SSD'S. An SSD can randomly go into a complete shut down and lock ALL DATA on the drive out. You won't be able to access that ssd ever again. In my case it was a SAMSUNG 870. Well, I had made several beautiful oars... but I had a drive crash... well actually, an ssd crash. very unexpected as it was a samsung 870. but when i say crash what happened was it totally locked up the ssd. I mean totally. Everything is completely not accessible. At least with a hard drive if you have a crash you can recover most of your files. But apparently not with this ssd. It's beyond crazy they don't make people aware that an ssd can lock up like this for no apparent reason. I'm afraid to say I've lost all my work. Not surprising I suppose. I really don't know what happened, everything was fine when I went to bed, and I woke up the next day and the ssd is electronically locked and cannot be accessed by any computer. I even tried a special device I ordered from amazon. Nope. I never knew this could happen. It's very disheartening to have technical troubles of this magnitude coupled with the negativity from the trolls... so... I just left the grids for months. I may come back one day and try to rebuild everything. But it's a monumental task. I spent so long creating all those beautiful places... Only to have them completely destroyed by a complete ssd lock. I should point out I was running samsung magician and there was NOTHING wrong with the ssd at all... Nothing was reported by magician except that the ssd was in GREAT SHAPE.

DJane Sylvia heizt Euch ein mit einem wilden Mix
Ab sofort jeden 3.ten Dienstag im Monat

DJane Sylvia heats you up with a wild mix
From now on every 3rd Tuesday of the month

Taxi: moonrose-grid.de:8002:Moonrose Club

Hello everyone, friends!
We would like to inform you that our Mall will be temporarily closed to the public for expansion work. We are making these improvements primarily for you, who have shown us great affection through your messages of support and encouragement.
We apologize for the inconvenience and assure you that we will reopen as soon as possible.
Wishing you a wonderful day!

The staff at New Life Italy....
we remind everyone that the mall is still under maintenance to offer you better things, ... patience, and do not leave negative reviews :D

♬ WHO: DJ DAVE KING
♬ WHAT:MIXED
♬ WHEN: 6-8 pm GRID TIME
♬ WHERE: THE BADASS HARLEY LOUNGE
♬ COME DANCE WITH US!!!
♬ BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND SONG REQUESTS

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Badass%20Club%20Land/431...

all bits are to be covered

Khiron Ametza Live
Monday, January 20th, 2025
Join us for a great hour listening to good music among nice people!

2 pm @ Majestic Island Ballroom - Semi to Formal Attire
http://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/Riderwood

Alternate Metaverse Grid Opensim
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

or im for a teleport

It's with a heavy heart I announce the closure of the Hub Grid.

It was never one of those 'popular' Grids, and nor is the E Grid, but I like to think a few held it in a special sense :) We may not have been popular or well visited, or featured on the Safari or anything like that, but we enjoyed what we had. Sadly the funds are no longer there to finance the hosted Grid, so it will be shutting its doors, so to speak, immediately.

The E Grid will remain available for its rentals and may continue to offer new rentals.

If you are renting there, be sure you are wearing the Residents tag to visit your home.

Most of the E Grid will now be private, all that is not rentals.

While I am sad to announce the Hub going dark, I want to shout out to Masala Estates for their wonderful hosting and recommend them very very highly to anyone!

I am myself going on Hiatus here for an extended time. Life has changed for me and not in a negative way, but still changed. I will check from time to time, and want to thank those of you who visited our regions, for all your support. You truly made it worthwhile to stick around :)

DJane Sylvia heizt Euch ein mit einem wilden Mix
Ab sofort jeden 3.ten Dienstag im Monat

DJane Sylvia heats you up with a wild mix
From now on every 3rd Tuesday of the month

Taxi: moonrose-grid.de:8002:Moonrose Club

Unfortunately, the lovely Rogue Galaxy had problems with her network connection and we had to postpone her performance to another day, which we will announce later.

But Anachron saved the evening and it was a wonderful final act of our events for the 15th Grid anniversary.


I thank you all for being there and I look forward to more wonderful years with you.;.)

Lynnestra Parker and On The Rocks present "Rock Hits from the 2000s & 2010s"

Sunday Jan 19th, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Pacific

DJ Maldrul will be playing a collection of Rock Hits from the 2000s and 2010s along with his signature selection of SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Airmid/478/97/23

Khiron Ametza Live
Sunday, January 19th, 2025
One hour of good music and fun people

2 pm @ AMV - Speakeasy Swinghard - Casual Attire
http://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/AMV Events

5 pm @ DIGIWORLDS - Nefertari Resort Ballroom
http://login.digiworldz.com:8002/nefertari beach resort
Semi-formal to Formal Attire