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Just a test post. Having issues with this - github.com/YunoHost-Apps/frien… - strange it simply started randomly today.

So if anyone can help that'd be great :D

#friendica #fediverse #postfix

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Putting our first solar panels! videos.trom.tf/w/eFaTmRTaSVtbK…

We put 260W of solar panels on the roof and connected them to our Bluetti AC180. And we had to do part of it in the dark.

We post only on @PeerTube despite getting a lot less views there, for now, than we would on Youtube. But we need to create new/original content on Peertube if we are to make it more popular.

On top of that I love Peertube. No ads, no bullshit. Just a sane video platform.

#motorhome #spain #peertube #solarenergy #solarpanels


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You want to sit down, relax, and watch something wonderful for these "holidays"? Watch Mammals - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…

Wonderful documentary!

#bbc #nature #documentary #documentaries #mammals

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We have a new subscriber to our 200 for TROM! tromsite.com/donate/ 94 Subscribers now. Thank you!

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To meet people who think Putin and what he does in Ukraine is ok, or to say that Trump is a good choice for the USA, is quite a shocking experience. Almost like seeing Bigfoot. It is one thing to hear about it, another thing to see it.

It is astonishing to me how some people can be so idiotic and brainwashed. Unbelievable.

#putin #trump #usa

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In my mind the west did actions they easily couldve conceived would prompt Russia to military action

This criticism I understand. But Russia's actions made any of such discussion, in my view, pointless at this time. And these discussions have the potential to give some sort of validity to Russia's actions.

Consider this: if Russia wanted to stop the war today, they could. USA, the "west", or Ukraine cannot unless they agree to give up parts of Ukraine to Russia, and agree to more such things. But Russia all they have to do is go back home. That says it all.

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I can tell we wont agree so ill answer your point and give you a final response and we'll call this conversation done.

If Russia went home; they would have an emboldened NATO ally at their doorstep. This is not an acceptable solution.

That said the minimum terms Russia is likely to accept is keeping all their conquested land so far which as you say is an unacceptable solution.

Ideally Ukraine or whats left needs to be a neutral nation — like it once was

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I can tell we wont agree so ill answer your point and give you a final response and we'll call this conversation done.

By the way should be fine to have discussions around these topics. We do not have to fight or "debate". But communication is crucial, else we close ourselves into our own bubbles and then fight with each other when our views become so separate.

Find by me if you do not want to engage anymore, but I am also curious to learn if I am wrong.

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I think we share a philosohy there , which is why I gave you a final chance to rebut.

Exposing yourself to views you don't agree with is useful; but human connection is often key to having your opinions challenged -- and social media sucks for genuine connection.

I like to debate, but also often find with strangers I get frusrated quickly and thats not healthy for me; so if I get frustrated I try to civilly end the conversation.

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Disagreeing well is important; but requires giving face. Extraordinarily hard to do when you're annoyed or impatient.

Some may find that edifying online; I do not.

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I for one am not impatient or annoyed. I like to discuss calmly and to be open to whatever the other part is saying. Else I would not engage in any such discussions. Just so you know.

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TROM Send is back! send.trom.tf/ This time we are using Jirafeau instead of Lufi. It is simpler and easier to use. Encrypted and up to 10GB of file sharing. Enjoy! :)

#filesharing #share #trom #tromtf


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Since we calculate our Petreon and Liberapay money as "people" (divide the amount by 5) we had to adjust the amount of people who support our 200 for TROM from 99 to 93. It is still great but we need more help ;).

We highly recommend that you use our 200 for TROM to support us and not the above ones since it is easier and most support comes from there anyway.

Thanks a lot!

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So our TROM.tf server was successfully updated to the latest Yunohost and Debian! Everything seems to work fine except our TROM Send (Lufi) that appears to be broken. We are looking for a fix or a replacement. Updating our tromsite.com server seems a bit more complicated because of the hosting provider probably.

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Yes I am not sure honestly. We run the latest synapse and element on our server....
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@TROM yeah I'm in I think it was just not having the new matrix authentication service that lets you register through the app. cheers and thank you
@TROM

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Julian is the 99th TROM Supporter! Yuhuu! Thank you! tromsite.com/donate #trom #tromsite #foss

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Jacinto has become our 98th TROM supporter! tromsite.com/donate/ Thank you so much! Maybe we can reach 100 people by the end of the year! :)

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We had to replace our shower too. And we found more water damage.... videos.trom.tf/w/q6bun7xvVUbvj…

Another bad surprise but in the end we managed to put a much better shower and hopefully stop the water infiltration. See the ROBO PENIS we made! 😃

#tromhome #motorhome #spain #vanlife

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TROM.tf server updated to the latest Yunohost and Debian. However our Matrix server is currently not working, probably lots of database migrations are still on the way. Hopefully in a few hours it should work, if not there is some work to do to fix it.

TROM Send is not working - will see what can be done about that. For now it has been removed.

And we have removed our Pixelfed instance. It was setup for testing purposes and I, Tio do not have time to manage it. Plus the YNH package is not very up to date. Lastly, we are running very low on diskspace for TROM.tf so we need to only keep relevant and useful services.

If in the future someone from TROM wants to manage a Pixelfed instance we can fire one up ;).

There is a lot of work for TROM behind the scenes, so you know!

#trom #tromsite #tromtf #trade-free

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Troubleshooting, troubleshooting, troubleshooting..... It is always more work than you think, programming is hard and all but testing and troubleshooting is what actually takes up a lot of time, it drives me mad sometimes. So yeah, I imagine the "behind the scenes" work on managing TROM is harder than people think.


Lots of server work these days...many webape servers to update to the latest Yunohost plus debian. And I am failing to update our main tromsite.com server because of dependency issues....pretty bad situation. But this is what I'm doing these days: server work plus making video for TROMhome in parallel.

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We took out the cassette toilet and found rotten wood :/ videos.trom.tf/w/9kevhf7pmLtp1…

We will explain why we decide to go for a "dry" toilet instead of a cassette one in another video, but taking this toilet out revealed the nightmare for motorhomers: rotten wood. Water infiltration. But we fixed it! 😃

#motorhome #spain #van #vanlife #toilet :)

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See:

You make a video about cleaning up the waste, and that's something important and is done by good people, but then you post on Youtube and they show you first an ad about fast fashion.

Tell me this is not the most ironic thing. Same as selling hard-copy books about deforestation on Amazon.

And this is not to blame anyone, but please if you have other options use those too, like Peertube or making your books digital.

If you are making content about restoring nature we invite you to our Peertube instance videos.trom.tf - no ads or any bullshit like that.

Let's be reasonable people and at least try. Youtube is an ad-company and if we want to cut down from this insane consumerism we should try to avoid Youtube or at least use adblockers.

#environment #waste #peertube #youtube

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That's how I spent my year 2024 in nature & wildlife conservation. In this video is overview of all projects, events and activities I participated and volunteered. I think it was a good year. What about yours ???

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@Dima this is how your videos look on Youtube for most people:

Before they watch a video about volunteering, restoring nature, cutting down the waste and so forth, they will watch very attractive ads for buying shit, Big Macs, harmful and wasteful products. I find that beyond outrageous.

So I think we should try to push your Peertube channel more. Maybe you can tell me what format are you saving your videos in so I can look what may be the issue with uploading them to Peertube. We have uploaded thousands of videos to Peertube and everything works great.

We should change these habits too of posting on these ad-network. I get it about the reach, but in parallel we should give these alternatives platforms a try too.

@Dima
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Personally I'm also worried that these adblockers will stop working one day, especially now that YouTube is trying hard to get rid of them. So it's a temporary solution at best.
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That's another issue indeed. Google Chrome will not work with adblockers anymore, or not well at all, after that manifest v3 bullshit.