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TROM II: A Message to The Aliens (documentary) - https://www.tromsite.com/documentaries/trom2/

Now fully subtitled into Spanish, making it available to many millions of people who only speak spanish. All thanks to the wonderful Rafa and Vicky, and Cesar.

The amount of work to subtitle such a documentary in a professional way is quite intense and these people are doing it without asking anything in return. That's how we all should be. To do the things we feel are important and not worry about how to survive on this planet.

If you want to help us translate the documentary in more languages please contact us. https://www.tromsite.com/contact/

#tromlive

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Thank you to everyone who is supporting our TROM project via donations. Currently we have 36 people supporting our 200 for TROM cause https://www.tromsite.com/donate/ - basically we need 200 people to donate 5 Euros a month to support TROM forever. Distributing the toll we put on everyone to make the project sustainable.

You support some 20 websites and a lot of digital materials, plus future projects. See the main website https://www.tromsite.com and the tools that we have.

It would be amazing to achieve this goal and it is not an unrealistic one. Thousands of people use our tools and websites.

Again a big thank you to everyone!

#tromlive


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@PeerTube we have released our documentary exclusively on Peertube and only there, in June. It is 5 hours long, 4 parts, and we worked 3 years to make it. Here it is https://videos.trom.tf/w/p/fVpfZ9VfWrWawHkggKi7Wz

Please consider adding it to your https://joinpeertube.org/#find-peertube-videos website as a showcase of original Peertube releases if you think it is worth it. We have it subtitled in a few languages already and it is basically about why the bad things that happen in the world (where do they originate from), but also about how we could maybe change that. It is about open source, volunteers, and overall treating people as humans and helping them. To help each other.

Please consider it and maybe our instance too - https://videos.trom.tf - dedicated to science/technology/activism.

#tromstuff

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To change Healthcare and Transportation


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This is good stuff, finally some positive changes in our society 😌

@Alexio maybe you are interested

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I have visited Aaron this weekend:

Such an amazing guy! As always. In 2 days I will return home, I am still at @Roma 's place.

After I return I will make a big article about the entire ZDay experience and meeting lots of wonderful people. Then I will focus to update our servers and services, including our Friendica! Currently we need to put Friendica in maintenance mode for some 20 minutes a day to backup the database....but that sucks since you cannot use it for this period of time. So I need to fix that too.

Anyway, I have had a wonderful experience for these past 10 or so days and I hope to have more of these experiences.

@Roma

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@Tio

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TROM II Documentary is fully translated into German thanks to @Aaron ! Watch it here https://www.tromsite.com/documentaries/trom2/

He is not only part of the documentary but translated it fully! #tromlive

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TROM is presenting right now at the ZDay Annual event in Prague!
#tromlive

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Q&A Panel with Tio at the ZDay Annual Event in Prague is starting!
#tromlive

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The ZDay is over and the reactions we got were really encouraging. We will give you more info and hope to post the recording tomorrow. In the meantime here are some photos:




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Tomorrow we are at ZDay in Prague. Tio will present TROM with the focus on why trade is the origin of most problems and why creating trade-free goods and services is so crucial.

We will try to post photos and videos over here to our Friendica page. So stay tuned!

#tromlive

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TROM Crew is in Prague for ZDay. Tomorrow is the event. #tromstuff

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It makes me so happy when I see new people donating to our 200 For TROM campaign https://www.tromsite.com/donate/ 😀 - even if we still need a lot more to achieve the goal, I feel hopeful because donating 5 Euros a month is not that much and this can be sustainable for a long long time.

If you use any of our TROM.tf services, or TROMjaro, or VideoNeat, or enjoy the content that we do via TROM and can support us with 5 Euros a month, it would be amazing!

You know we are running out of disk space for TROM.tf so I will have to move Peertube to an object storage solution soon, and that would cost me a few bucks a month and a lot of time perfecting it. So even 2-3 people donating 5 Euros a month can pay for this big change that would also allow us to increase the quota for our TROM Files for instance.

If you can, do it please. If not, at least a share could help ;)

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TROM II is now fully translated into Romanian thanks to @Georgi who worked like crazy for the past months to do it.

It is particularly difficult to translate into Romanian because this language comes in 2 main flavors: the official language and the language that people normally speak. And there can be a big difference between the two.

Georgi tried as much as possible to translate in a way that people talk and not in this official robot-like way. She used Kdenlive for the entire translation process.

Huge amount of work!

Watch it here https://www.tromsite.com/documentaries/trom2/ !

#tromlive

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Tio:

I kinda finished the presentation for ZDay! 😀 Am happy with it. Around 40 minutes long and I tried to make it fun and interesting and put things in a different perspective from what I did in our previous TROM materials. So even those familiar with TROM may find it, I hope, interesting.

75 slides, and a lot of animated stuff 😀. I LOVE LibreOffice Presentations. Trade-Free software at its best. You can make some really cool presentations with it.

Half the talk will be about what our society is made of. You know, trade...and how it influences everything. The other half is about our trade-free approach. I will also explain The Fediverse, will talk about TROMjaro and our other tools.

These days I need to get ready for the trip. How awesome that I now have a good laptop that I can take with me, thanks mostly to Roma and Gui who donated money so that I can buy it. I definitely use it mostly for TROM.

That's all. I kinda struggled with this presentation and I worked on it quite a lot. But now that it is done I am relieved ;).

#tromlive

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This is the schedule for the ZDay event in Prague, on 26th of August, in a few days time:

You can still register here https://cloud.tzm.community/apps/forms/s/o78djCtWPHY2YjnMjZrikRD2 if you want to join. It is free.

See you there! #tromlive

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Welcome to planet Earth:

Instead of us killing the cancer cells, or explore the Earth and outer space, humans are dragged into pointless conflicts that in the end amount to nothing. Shame!

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Absolutely mindblowing fuckup it is.. Indeed the human imagination's so powerful to invent fictious values to justify the unreasonable conflicts, instead of using all its potential to make unimaginable progress and conquer new horizons.
@esh the money, resources, time, energy and most of all the human lives we spend on wars, if only we put the same kinda effort into doing something good and positive for the world....... *smh*
@Roma

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https://forum.tromjaro.com/t/tromjaro-12-08-2023-big-update-many-changes/183

So.... um, yeah I had to code on my mobile 'cause my laptop broke, lol 😅 Not really the cleanest code ever but I'll improve it 🙃 Also just take a look at #Tromjaro and see how much it has grown over the years! I like how @tio pays attention to every little detail of how an average nontechnical person uses Linux, where they get confused, etc and try to improve/fix everything he can - what you end up with is not a perfect distro but one with a much better UX than most.

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TROMjaro 12.08.2023 (big update, many changes) https://forum.tromjaro.com/t/tromjaro-12-08-2023-big-update-many-changes/183

If people think that TROMjaro is "just another distro" then they don't know what they are talking about. Here's a sample of what we pushed recently to make the desktop experience better than most "distros" that I know, perhaps there is none that deals with theming and HiDPI, and fonts, and consistency and more in a better way than TROMjaro.

You know I watched one of the latest videos from @Nick @ The Linux Experiment where he talks about theming the Flatpaks. So complicated for the average user. Guess what!? We do it better and automatically, and we also sync GTK with QT, and fonts, and icons. If only more people would take a serious look at TROMjaro and by all means use the changes we made for your distro!

Give TROMjaro a try ;)

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Yup:
@futureisfoss yes that's great! 😀

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We now accept Paypal donations for our 200 for TROM campaign! https://www.tromsite.com/donate/

Please help us. We are right now close to get enough monthly support to pay for our servers. But we need more in order to keep TROM active.

We need 200 people to donate 5 Euros a month to support TROM forever.

#tromlive

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TROMcast 74: 200 for TROM, ZDay, and more https://videos.trom.tf/w/2KDsPz7gP8qpPKwrYKg9ei

WILL START AT: 21:00 Madrid Time, 28th of July.

In this cast we will discuss about our new approach to support our project forever. See https://www.tromsite.com/donate/

We only need 200 people to donate 5 Euros a month. Equal contributions by a handful of people, to distribute the financial support in order to make it sustainable and fair for all.

We will also talk a bit about the upcoming ZDay in Prague where we will present our project, plus a few more things.

#tromlive


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The working link is https://videos.trom.tf/w/wxAhtdRqYp6F9wB6MJdx8S


TROMcast: 200 for TROM, ZDay, and more


In this cast we will discuss about our new approach to support our project forever. See https://www.tromsite.com/donate/

We only need 200 people to donate 5 Euros a month. Equal contributions by a handful of people, to distribute the financial support in order to make it sustainable and fair for all.

We will also talk a bit about the upcoming ZDay in Prague where we will present our project, plus a few more things.



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As of today I am a certified diver 😀 . Open Water Diver. The first level, but still, awesome. And actually I got the course for free kinda, which is great. Very nice people. Friends of Sasha 😀. I am very happy that I can go dive more now. And I will have to check for my stomach health issues more but as long as I control my diet all should be fine.

To be underwater and breath, is such an amazing feeling. The closest you get to flying. And last dive we saw some very cool sponges, and other creatures. Next time I'll try to get the gopro and record some stuff. Humans should do these things for free, so they understand more about our place on this planet.

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Congratulations! 🥳
Thanks!

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I have never seen 37C where I live....

Also feels like 43C.....this is nuts....

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are you under 100 yrs old?
If yes than you have
Studies are older than that, you know!? "Temperatures are threatening to exceed Europe’s all-time high of 48.8C this week. " https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/07/18/in-pictures-europe-scorched-by-blistering-temperatures-as-second-heatwave-hits
world average temp reading is only from 1940
https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/

I am not sure what you are even trying to hint at. The fact that climate change may be responsible for these high and low extremes?
climate change is a Globalist scam
Oh there we go....I could sense the stupidity, the smell was in the air, I just needed a confirmation. Ok then, please ignore reality, go on your own adventure. If you push more I'll just block you.
20°c here, see how different it can be

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The biggest achievement for me via TROM, is by far the few friends that I made because of the project. These humans are so rare and wonderful I can't even explain it. Scientifically minded, kind, fun, interesting. They are so friendly and comfortable to be around. I do not think TROM has the power to change the world, and I hope I am wrong and I will keep on trying, BUT TROM has changed my life completely.

One decision, 13 years ago. And now I have the best friends in the world.

For me it was totally worth it and unexpected. And I am sure I will meet more of these wonderful brains.

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https://videos.trom.tf/w/p/fVpfZ9VfWrWawHkggKi7Wz

In June 20, 2023, a documentary miniseries called TROM II was published on #Peertube, making it the first feature-length film to ever be released exclusively on the #Fediverse. Question is, were you aware of this documentary before?

Boosts appreciated.

  • Yes (6%, 4 votes)
  • No (93%, 56 votes)
60 voters. Poll end: 4 months ago

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Ok so I see that the official Libreddit is shutting down https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit/issues/840 because of Reddit's API changes. Teddit or other ones are also dead. You know, in a way for me personally I think this is positive because lately I spent too much time on Reddit via Teddit. I never used Reddit before Teddit. So yeah, for me it is a better thing. I don't need to see the oddities of the world so much haha. Better focus on other things.
This entry was edited (4 months ago)

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Our Nitter instance works again thanks to some magic that the developers have done. We rely on it for our Illustrations part of TROMnews https://tromnews.com/illustrations/ and generally for RSS purposes. Twitter is trying hard to not let anyone use their "assets" (website) without being logged in, tracked, abused with ads, or pay a membership on the website. Trade-Incentives.

Ok so we are happy that https://bird.trom.tf/ is working again. However for how long no one knows probably. #tromlive

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Basically, as long as the current model holds, I’ll use the platform it allowed me to access, to raise awareness about Linux and free software. Once it crumbles, or as it crumbles, I’ll try to adapt!

If I can’t keep doing it as a job, so be it!

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TROM II documentary talks about the fediverse quite a bit. We mention Friendica, Mastodon, Peertube and the like. Plus we promote FOSS. The documentary is a stab at today's society, but not a deadly one. It is a positive documentary in the end.

If you care about the fediverse (and may other important things), go watch this documentary and please help us spread it.

It is freely available here https://www.tromsite.com/documentaries/trom2/

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TROM II: A Message to the Aliens (documentary) was exclusively released on @PeerTube . You can watch it here https://videos.trom.tf/w/p/fVpfZ9VfWrWawHkggKi7Wz?playlistPosition=1&resume=true

Please help us spread it more, so we also showcase to people that Peertube is not just a "secondary" video platform. #tromlive

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I wonder if this is the first ever feature-length film to be released exclusively on the fediverse 🤔

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Man what an awesome documentary you made! 🙂 During my earliest days with this project I remember that donation campaign video you made for TROM II, at the time you expected it to only take 1 year for you to finish the work 😄 But you did a lot of other stuff during that time so I understand why it took so long, we even made some dramatic changes with TROMjaro to make it really unique and user friendly, so happy I was able to help you with all that 😀
And in regards to the color correction for the documentary I kinda agree with the comment below that the interviews seemed strangely dim to me, I noticed it when first watching but then ignored it thinking it must've been a side-effect of that pitch black background - which I think is kinda true. I feel like a lot of your work would've been easier if you guys just used a green screen instead, that way you could just replace the green screen with a pitch black background during editing.
I will also try to promote this documentary whenever I can, to try to reach more curious minds around the world 🙂 For me even just watching some parts of it still gives me goosebumps, its that good! 😍
A greenscreen could not have worked. Would have looked unnatural.
Yeah maybe, IDK because I haven't done any video editing myself 🤷
Also this:

> Roko is doing a marathon screening of the documentary for his family.

LMAO 🤣
haha well isnt 'it true? 😀
Yeah, I'm trying my best 😁
Don't give up!