Offshoring emissions through used vehicle exports
This is why it is almost impossible to solve climate problems without entire humanity effort. There are always the poor countries to sweep those issues under their carpet, which, of course, are happy to buy a cheap shit, since nobody there can afford anything else. It is the same with the garbage and waste, by the way. But this harmful practice is completely "normal" in our society, because it is just the trade, a pillar of the economies..
We need more trade-free resources and services, which can be naturally focused on making our environment better and not making business profitable and also can be adopted by the less developed countries since it is absolutely free to use.
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For the first time since 2014 we are able to provide access to our own RSS Feeds for TROMnews, for those who want to keep in touch with what we curate via TROMnews, but want to do so via their RSS readers. See tromnews.com/about/
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Going Live in about 2 hours at 21:00 Madrid time, here videos.trom.tf/w/cZqJuu8qEHvbC…
TROMcast: Looking Back, Looking Forward
A solo TROMcast by Tio, looking back at what TROM did this year, and what we want to do for the next year(s).
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@Aaron is going to present TROM tomorrow in Hamburg at the Chaotic Computer Club event. Unfortunately he only has a small, few minutes long opportunity to present the project in a workshop-like way. We tried to get TROM to the main event but there were too many applying (over 600) so we were no accepted. We will try next year.
But awesome that Aaron is there and he is trying to spread the message.
If we will have any videos and photos we will share with you on our Friendica :)
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TROMcast Live: Plans for the next year
Saturday 30st, 21:00
I (Tio) will do a live for several hours to talk a bit about my plans for TROM for the next year(s). I may allow others to join in but since this is a special TROMcast about some specific updates I want to talk about, it may only be me streaming. I will post the Peertube streaming link on the same day :).
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TROM II: A Message to The Aliens (documentary) - tromsite.com/documentaries/tro…
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. tromsite.com/contact/
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Wow. @emilymbender, University of Washington computational linguist, deconstructs algorithmic tools, aka automation.“#AI” is a marketing term dating to the 1950s, when it was employed to secure research dollars.
What is being automated?
By whom and why?
Who benefits?
Who is being harmed?
How well does it work?
Who is accountable?
What laws/regulations apply to what is being automated?Well worth the ~5 minute investment
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@futureisfoss @alexHow should regulators think about "AI"?
On Thursday 9/28, I had the opportunity to speak at a virtual roundtable convened by Congressman Bobby Scott on "AI in the Workplace: New Crisis or Longstand...YouTube
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‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza
And here we are, folks, using the modern tech to kill people more effectively. Don't forget to ask the chatgpt which people of what part of the world deserve to be anihilated today, while consuming your morning coffee..
And yeah, there's something utterly disgusting and barbaric in naming their war AI in the name of religion, the holy crusades are back..
Crazy, fucked up world we live in..
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‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza
Concerns over data-driven ‘factory’ that significantly increases the number of targets for strikes in the Palestinian territoryHarry Davies (The Guardian)
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Zeitgeist Requiem by Peter Joseph
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"Zeitgeist | Requiem” - New Film By Director Peter Joseph
Continuing the 4th installment of the globally acclaimed "Zeitgeist Film Series," author, activist and director Peter Joseph presents "Zeitgeist | Requiem”AP News
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Hey I put that image in TROM II if you didn't notice videos.trom.tf/w/nrhE21Nuqsr3F… :D
100% agree with you ofc!
TROM II: 4. Hope
Despite the fact that humans have created so much misery, so much destruction, so many mountains of waste, and wasted so many brains for the past thousands of years, there is some hope in sight. But to understand and harness that hope, they must take a giant step back and look at their society from an alien perspective.They have to let go of what they think is normal and try to undress the layered society they have created, to see the naked reality behind it all. Only then can hope be understood. Only then, the understanding of hope can become the bedrock for change.
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Annular Solar Eclipse "Ring of Fire" hits the North America continent.
Watch it live at NASA's official broadcast: youtu.be/LlY79zjud-Q
The Ring of Fire: 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse (Official NASA Broadcast)
Watch live with us as a “ring of fire” eclipse travels across the United States on Oct. 14, 2023, from Oregon to Texas. This event occurs when the Moon passe...YouTube
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You know why the moon can perfectly cover the sun during a solar eclipse? There's nothing mysterious about it, the moon is actually getting further away from Earth as its orbit grows about 1.5 inches larger every year, it's just that all of us happen to live around the exact time where earth and moon are at the right distance away to make total solar eclipse possible - a wonderful coincide 🙂 However this also means we won't always have this kind of eclipse forever as the moon gets further away from earth.
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TROM Files (Nextcloud) provides 10 GB of storage space for everyone! And we can extend up to 20 GB to whoever needs more storage. All trade-free.
TROM Files is like Google Drive + Google Photos + Trello + more into one single package, but no bullshit subscriptions, ads, data collection.
You have access to Collabora (Libreoffice cloud) - a powerful Office suite that allows you to edit any documents and collaborate on them.
You have access to a Photo Gallery app and the ability to edit your photos directly in TROM Files:
You have access to a Notes app and a Music player. Plus "Deck" to organize your teams and tasks.:
Lastly you have access to a fully featured Calendar:
Please share so that everyone takes advantage of this. There is no catch if you understand what we do at TROM. We've been creating trade-free materials and services since 2011.
And please consider becoming one of the 200 people that we need in order to support this TROM project forever --->> tromsite.com/donate/
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The first part of the TROM II Documentary, Humans, is fully translated into Spanish videos.trom.tf/w/uzkzwYtn1XK2E… thanks to @Rafa Peris and Vicky! If you want to help with the translations please head over to our Translations chat on Matrix matrix.to/#/#translation:matri…
TROM II: 1. Humans
What does Romania, Russia, Latvia, Germany, and the United States have in common? A planet, and the human imagination. We imagine borders, nationalities, and differences. In truth we are all very much the same. We grow up in a culture, we watch the same TV, listen to the same music, follow similar traditions. We are "educated" and "trained" by institutions that are rarely questioned by the masses.So how does a newborn human become someone in this culture of humans? And how does the human-invented world contrast with the vast universe we are part of?
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Faroe Islands - Should you visit or boycott ? Consider this first!
I've spent few weeks in Faroe Islands volunteering and learning about the Grindadrap tradition.
Which is obsolete in modern society and should be banned and forgotten. But it's not happening.
What can we do and if there is a chance to change it?I am very grateful for organizations which are there on a ground trying to protect pilot whales and Atlantic white sided dolphins. Bunch of brave people acting when politicians and governments keeping quiet.
To support, donate, volunteer and find more information : paulwatsonfoundation.uk
@captainpaulwatsonfoundationukMy music video with the sounds of pilot whales : youtu.be/_fz9jwHPanU?si=jSoCIV…
00:00 Intro
01:10 What is Grindadrap?
01:51 Life as a volunteer
03:47 Pilot whales hunt
05:15 What happens after
06:18 How this is even possible?
07:34 What can you do?
08:56 Bottlenose Whales#grind #dolphins #visitfaroeislands
Hello people,
I (Tio) had a great time in Prague at the ZDay event, and I made a blog post all about it, here - tiotrom.com/2023/09/the-zday-e… - it is a big blog post, because it was a big and wonderful experience.
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A mesmerizing image of the protostar by JWST
This Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211) object image depicts a Class 0 protostar in the state that our Sun could be when it was a few tens of thousands of years old.
I was thinking recently how fascinating is the fact that something beautiful and unique like our Earth can be born out of probably one of the most powerful, horrific and destructive events in the Universe - a Supernova. Indeed, the scale of those events isn't even comparable with what we experience in everyday life. Any of these happening relatively close to us and everything we know would be annihilated within the seconds.. Another reminder how fragile our world is and what unique opportunity we have here, simply wasting it on meaningless fights, trades, money..
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in reply to Tio • • •We have one Planet ffs, we cannot keep throwing shits to the others' fans and expect the pieces of it will never return back.
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in reply to Roma • • •...and you're assuming that here in the EU everything is fine. I'm an #ebike rider in Portugal, where out in the countryside, there's still thousands of vehicles with defective, stolen or removed emission control mechanisms, or still legal but just pre-dating effective controls. Practically all the old farmers have them.
These drivers often have to demonstrate their frustration at having their pace on tiny roads set 5km/hr slower by a bike, meaning they /have to/ struggle past, foot to the floor benching thick black toxic-smelling smoke for kilometres. Often I have to stop, wait for the fumes to clear before proceeding.