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Going Live in about 2 hours at 21:00 Madrid time, here https://videos.trom.tf/w/cZqJuu8qEHvbCRqZKc71DB

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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Tomorrow at 21:00 Madrid time I will do a TROMcast live. A few hours of streaming, about what we did this year, some personal updates, plus what are my/our plans for the next year. ;) - I will share the live Peertube link tomorrow.

#tromstuff

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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 :)

#tromlive




A better shot of the Moon tonight ;)

Again this is taken with a phone, Pixel 4a, through a telescope.

I have a cool video too but I will share it another day.

None of these photos are edited. Straight out of the phone.

#astrophotography #moon #nature #photos





Want to see a cool video of the moon from tonight and raw reactions to this beautiful beast? :) Here videos.trom.tf/w/iArtM7RGsCaXV…

And here are some photos:



#astrophotography #moon #nature #photos


Raw video of the Moon through Celestron SLT 130 and Pixel 4A


This is the raw video we took through my phone. And our genuine reactions. We were mesmerized by how crisp the Moon was. And this was not the best night to see it since it was a lot of humidity in the air. Enjoy!


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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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This is what I have to put up with with my driving exam in Spain, in English:

The correct answer is A....even tho it is the same exact meaning as B....

And then you figure this out:

Because the correct answer is C....

Unbelievable. Such a mockery. I will make a blog post about my experience and I will create interactive quizzes for anyone to play with, that have the exact questions and answers from the Spanish Government in English. So you understand the level of retardation.

Anyway, I will announce the TROMcast Live date/hour later on tonight. A lot of things to talk about :).

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hahahah that was funny


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European Climate Pact Ambassador


I have some good news, I've just become official EU Climate Pact Ambassador for Latvia.
What it means basically I became a member of EU initiative to promote ecology, biodiversity, climate issues and solutions in Europe. They have many ambassadors all over EU from all different backgrounds and professions, with all kind of skills. But everyone have a common goal to improve ecology in all possible ways.
From now on I have access to some European Union projects, initiatives and trainings. Also will have a chance to present Be Brave To Act in Euro Parliament in Brussels next year.


Here is the list of all ambassadors if you curios : climate-pact.europa.eu/about/m…

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We are trying again to add Paypal as a donation option to our 200 for TROM campaign https://www.tromsite.com/donate/ - if you have a Paypal account you can give it a try, so we can test if it works well. And we will refund you. Please let us know about that.

Basically we want to test if people can donate directly with their Paypal balance.

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I think on the 30st this month I will do a long livestream for TROM to explain some stuff about the future of this project, my plans, etc.. And to try and get more people to join our 200 for TROM if possible - tromsite.com/donate/

I will announce the exact hour these days. ;)

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Ok here's one more with the binoculars :D because I love these. I was standing here taking this photo with my Pixel 4a phone:


Then I added the binoculars to my phone and pointed here:

And I got this:


True, I enhanced the colors, contrast, etc., but with GThumb in less than a minute. Nothing crazy.

Here are more:




Mind you, this is a phone that was around 350$ new in 2020 that was given to me for free. Plus binoculars that we literally found somewhere. :) Nothing pro, yet the photos look super cool.

#photos #nature #photography

in reply to Tio

I think I've had some cheap toy binoculars when I was a kid, they looked like that but with much less zoom probably 😄
in reply to Rokosun

Yah they are not toy but feel like :D - it is super cool to use them with my phone because it gives you a cool perspective :P

in reply to Tio

Is that two starlink satellites dead center? Nice shot even if it is.
in reply to Mike J👹🐀 🤘🏻

Hard to say if starlink, but yes probably satellites. And the bright one is Jupiter in the center
in reply to Mike J👹🐀 🤘🏻

Every time I see a starry sky polluted like that, I assume it's the fault of *that* person.
in reply to Mike J👹🐀 🤘🏻

yah....I hate it too. Anyone who has any interest in the night sky hates "that" guy.


Here's Jupiter with 4 Moons through Celestron 130 SLT and Pixel 4a taken 4 hours ago:

And closeup:

And another sample without the moons:

#Astrophotography #photos #nature #photography





Another amazing human is now part of the 200 for TROM. Thank you Darby! https://www.tromsite.com/donate/ - if we get enough people like you, we can support TROM forever :). #tromlive



For those who have a driving license, what would you answer to this ridiculous question?

Mind you this is an official question in Spain, for their English test.

in reply to Tio

The submarine effect is when you slide under the seat belt during a crash instead of being stopped by it. I've never heard of it being a thing, but if it makes the seat more slippery then A would make sense.
in reply to Mark

wow i never heard of that....neither other drivers i asked....i thought it is a terrible translation
in reply to Tio

Sounds like something that recently been added there, and isn't in the test anywhere else. It isn't mentioned over here.
in reply to Tio

I haven't heard it called submarining, but it's why kids booster seats have to be certified to work with the restraint system (seat belts) in the US
cert.safekids.org/

@mark

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