A new update to the Virtual Furry Museum is coming soon - this should hopefully improve frame times in the Grand Gallery by 20%! More work will be needed to optimize the room further, but it should prove to be a significant improvement!

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.

This is insane. Trump is jumping through hoops to block SNAP. Follow the law, fund SNAP, and feed American families.

I wish I could wake up to the news that America rejected racism, sexism, hysteria, and all manners of discrimination. I wish people on their own realized that we are all worth more than that. I cannot accept that the lessons from history will have to be relearned by every generation.

Norwegian toy stores just out here, recruiting babyfurs with their catalogs.

NEW: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and a state assemblymember, will become New York City’s next mayor, The Associated Press reports. He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor and, at age 34, ties the record for the youngest person to hold the office. https://to.pbs.org/4ovh28q

We had quite a few presenters last night as well. Thank you all for coming! If you attended the event last night, please keep reading for an update on the moderation issue.

Thank you for attending the Día de Muertos/Furry Family Ofrenda presentation last night. There will be another presentation tonight! Please be respectful and courteous as we gather together to honor the fallen. vrchat.com/home/group/g...

Here is the event for tonight's presentation on Día de Muertos and the Furry Family Ofrenda! It starts 10pm Eastern and expected to last 2 hours! You can dress in grayscale, multicolored paints, or costumes! I hope you all can make it!

Happy Halloween, everyone! For the next few nights, in honor of Dia de Muertos, I'll be in the Virtual Furry Museum offering tours of the Furry Family Ofrenda, explaining history of the holiday and the world! Special thanks to @changa.gay and @kreic.bsky.social for all their work on the Ofrenda.

Black Tea One spoon of Nesquik Vanilla creamer Sprinkling of Cinnamon My morning drink for the fall season 😋

Softness

Here's an update on what's been going on in my life, the museum, and more musings about where we are in history and how to move forward.

The world is going to hell. PLEASE take care of each other. If someone needs help, help them.

did a value study without being able to see what colors I was using and it turned out unexpectedly neat

Thank you for an awesome night at Icon 2.0! I got a lot of feedback last night, and fixed some issues this morning. Many things that can be improved upon in the next iteration. Here's to making the next release even better!

Hey everyone - I was team lead for Magic Land on our new club world Icon 2.0! We've reimagined a real 1980s NYC nightclub - The Saint. Doors open 7:30pm EDT, we have DJs running through the morning. But I won't spoil too much! Let me describe, in words, the greatest night club to ever exist.

what can i say, more heads floating in a white void!🥰 #furry #furryart

I've been watching the development of this and helping out with QA (my computer is uniquely garbage and makes a great low-end performance tester) and ICON 2.0 is just insanely well-made. @sotalo.bsky.social's optimization work is absolute wizardry! Be there on Friday, you won't want to miss this!

Deconstructive Reasoning - Assumption X is false because of Y and Z. But making XYZ true requires a new paradigm. People who believe misconceptions that appeal to their biases rather than research only want simple, comfortable truths that are often easier to work with and unchallenging.

Growth

Is Deaf Pup Culture real? Yes. But finding community is hard. I worry it could disappear. I'm creating content to build a bridge for disabled pups and keep our culture alive. Your shares help! 🐺🤟 #pups #pupplay #deaf #deaffurry #asl #pupplaycommunity #disability

I will repost this forever.

The VR Community Awards Return for 2025. - 14 New Curator Awards - Live Performances and Special Guests - New Categories and Hosted Awards Submissions open Decemeber 1st. Join our Discord or visit our website for more information. Let's make 2025 one to remember.

... Development Team @sotalo.bsky.social - Static lighting and optimization @tera-vrc.bsky.social - Architectural Modeling Rae - VRSL Lighting optimization @llamahat.bsky.social - Video consultation Lydia_K - Systems Administrator

This Friday, join us for the grand opening of ICON 2.0, a re-imagining of the legendary 1980's nightclub, The Saint. We did our best to deliver a new experience guided by the original owners vision - "The heart of The Saint is the dancer and dancing here is different than dancing anywhere else."

A Chicago-style No Kings Day. #NoKings

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

A Democracy which gives more power to harm than protect minorities will not be saved by one man. I like to think it couldn't be destroyed by one, either. For those marching I don't know if any good will come of it soon, but at least history will remember people disapproved a felonious lying tyrant.

#NoKings Miami!

I'm going to come back bigger and stronger than ever. They can't stop me.

Solidarity is the only way

So tropicarcade.cool apparently got jealous about the awesome @tygre.baby being on the front page on twitch and is now spreading misinformation and hate towards her. That's totally unacceptable. BTW, you don't get on the front page willy-nilly, twitch selected her to be here, no TOS were broken.

This is not OK. After an astonishing stream on Twitch's front page yesterday, haters raided @tygre.baby today and mass reported her channel to get it removed. Nothing lewd on it at all. We know haters are the scourge of the internet. Can platforms shut down the hate, please? THEY ARE THE PROBLEM.

"If we're fighting each other, we're not ever going to get anywhere." It's nice to see others finally realize the goal of propaganda is chaos and infighting, which prevents growth and progress. If we band together and agree on progress, we could easily have that instead of what we have now.

Taps the sign

this is actually the cutest thing i've ever seen in my life im going to cry

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78. Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

Fellow artists, I want to give a nudging reminder to take time and enjoy your creations. Find pieces you're most proud of and remember why you created them. That burning passion to create works of magic from imagination should never be forgotten.

If you had the opportunity to have any exhibit added to the Virtual Furry Museum, what would it be, and why?

HES HERE I had intended on posting this sooner but I had to forcibly detach myself from him XD. It’s surreal to be hugging myself! Made by the amazing @crunchchute.bsky.social! He’s absolutely perfect, I cannot thank you enough! This is legitimately healing 💙💙💙

Digital preservationists! Please use these guidelines: Scan printed materials at least 150-300 DPI. In order of importance: legibility, then clear recognition of materials. Save as TIFF. This is lossless and includes color profiles. Programs don't tend to read color profiles from PNGs properly.

Thank you for 600 followers! I hope some of the things I say here continue to give pause and reflection on this Fandom we love.

Donettes Stickers by Isidro Monés (1980c)

Homophobia is declining globally

My cousin just got cast as a main character in with a large theatre company's production and in the casting announcement glamour shots they colourgraded her to be white. 😕

I created a new VRChat group after being told I was welcome to be a babyfur at a weekly event to have that revoked due to pressure from others to have folks like myself not allowed to wear those kinds of avatars. That was the last straw for me as this has been a thing for YEARS!