34€ tablet, made brand new with eOS - tiotrom.com/2026/05/34e-tablet…

#onsolescence #tablet #google #android #sm-t550 #TradeRuinsEverything #eos #opensource

tio

2026-05-01 16:00:57

34€ tablet, made brand new with eOS

The story goes like this: we needed a tablet for Sasha to use for a month. She goes to Iceland for 2 months. First month she will do this workaway so she will stay with a family there and help out, so she needed a device that she can use at times to watch videos, browse the web, write, etc.. Because the phones are ridiculously small for most such tasks.

She won’t take the laptop since it is too big and expensive and she will hike the month after the stay, so imagine having to hike with your laptop.

Now the tablet would serve her well even for the hiking month since she can use it to read books (offline as pdf, epud, etc.), but also as a second device for navigation (offline maps) in case her phone dies.

A tablet that is! One that we can sell or give away when she comes back!

We found a Samsung Tablet SM-T550 from 2016 or so. 34€ second hand with case and keyboard. Perfect! We grabbed it.

Now see the video for more info:

Ok, so how did I do it?

Took around 2 days.

First of all, this ONLY works for this specific tablet, but the approach is similar for other tablets.

Our tablet: SM-T550 gt510wifi.

You need to download these files. I will reference them in this tutorial.

1. Erase the SHIT

You need Windows. I installed it in Gnome Boxes (I use TROMjaro Linux). This is going to take time and it is annoying. I forgot how much of a piece of shit Windows is. But well.

In Gnome Boxes you can select Preferences and enable external USB devices to be recognized in Windows. Like:

I’ve put all files on a USB stick from Linux, then had them accessible in Windows via the Gnome Boxes.

Now install the Samsung Drivers in Windows (SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe).

Prepare the Tablet.

Do a factory reset. Then enable the Developer Mode. If you do not know how to do these maybe do not move forward because you will break the tablet.

Make sure the USB Debugging is set in Download/Media file mode.

You can watch how this guy does that:

youtube.com/watch?v=w3Sh4Zti-f…

You then need to put your tablet into Download Mode. See min 3 of that video how to do it.

Connect it now to your computer. In Gnome Boxes allow it to be shared with Windows like I said above.

Let’s Wipe!

Next extract Odin3-v3.14.1.zip. Then open Odin3-v3.14.1.exe. Click ok.

It looks like this:

See if it detects your tablet. Then click AP. Select the file twrp-3.6.2_9-0-gt510wifi.img.tar. Before you click START, go to options and uncheck AutoReboot:

Click Start. Like the guy from the video does.

Now you have installed the WIPER!

Tricky part comes next.

You need to reboot the device into recovery mode. On the model I have I had to press the Power and Volume Down (or could be UP) until the screen turned back then immediately press the Power + Volume Down + Home button and keep press till it boots into the WIPER which looks like this:

Took me many attempts to make this work. If it boots normally you have to start the process again and put the tablet in Download Mode, open Odin and so on….

Now to Wipe it properly just watch the same video to see how the guy wipes it clean and follow exactly.

2. Install eOS

If you managed to do all of this congratulations all of the hard part is done. I recommend putting the e-3.2-t-20251106-UNOFFICIAL-gt510wifi.zip file on a MicroSD card and insert into your tablet. Then select it for install. Again watch that video.

That should be it.

I went with eOS instead of Lineage just because…I like that they keep it simple and you do not need to do much after the install.

Anyway took me a long time to figure what files I needed for the job.

I hope this post can help others too…

Unbelievable that you have to do this….but is not people’s fault. Not even Google or Samsung. It is out trade-based society that is at fault here.

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How they make it hard to fix this heater - videos.trom.tf/w/krjeSgmcz3HD6…

These motherfuckers put some weird screws on this electrical heater so you cannot open it unless you have a very specific screw driver. Absolutely criminal behavior. But I understand it. You have to trade in this world in order to survive and thrive, and so these tactics can create advantages for you: the heater breaks, people buy a new one. Done. More profit.

If we can't change the incentive we cannot change these behaviors.

#plannedobselecence #assholedesign #enshifification #trade #TradeRuinsEverything #capitalism

Tio

2026-03-21 12:11:29

How they make it hard to fix this heater

These motherfuckers put some weird screws on this electrical heater so you cannot open it unless you have a very specific screw driver. Absolutely criminal behavior. But I understand it. You have to trade in this world in order to survive and thrive, and so these tactics can create advantages for you: the heater breaks, people buy a new one. Done. More profit.

Very good video from Veritasium about that big backdoor issue on Linux recently:

The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster and No One Knew

Of course this is an issue with our trade based society 100%. How? Easy:

1. The incentive to do harm in this society is quite high. For profit, for power that also leads to profit, for the fact that tribes and people are divided into groups trying to outgame the other groups. Like Iran has an incentive to hack USA, USA has an incentive to hack China, Russia has an incentive to hack the EU, and so forth. They can get sensitive information, blackmail, etc.. This is a global situation that has trade (as a practice) as the director of motives. Making people do what they do. Tribes hold onto their own resources, exploit other tribes, etc.. And so fighting with each other is natural.

If we lived in a society where trading was not a necessity and provided for all equally, we would have no reason to have tribes with borders, exploit other tribes, fight against each other when we are all in fact a big tribe, the human tribe.

1. The people working on a lot of open source software struggle to work on it since they also have "day jobs". They have to TRADE to survive. Imagine people had access to their basic needs trade-free, via an UBI or whatever. More time to focus on creating secure and better software, more people who can do that. Less of those incentivized to do harm and insert backdoors.

Overall it is a cancerous trade society where humans are livestock and wolves. Consuming and being consumed.

The only sane way out of it is to HELP PEOPLE DETACH FROM THE TRADE SOCIETY. So they can be people and focus on RELEVANT STUFF.

Else it is a game of those who want to exploit and those who try to stop them. Endless....

#spam #internet #linux #veritasium #trade #TradeRuinsEverything #trade-free #foss #opensource #exploit #redhat

Extinction Rebellion may have gone quiet, but climate protest will come roaring back | Oliver Haynes - theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Yes....I noticed that too. You know there were many loud people and projects for the past decade or so. Some protesting, some proposing radical alternatives to this so called "capitalist" society. Meaning this trade-based society. They are all kinda gone now...

I am one of them. Since 2011 I scream and scream and scream. And do all sorts of projects.

But the truth is that we are like trying to grow a crop in the middle of Times Square. There is no fertile soil, only concrete and people trying to stop you doing it.

There is no help for me to create and maintain the so many projects I do. There is no support for the so many good-willing people out there who want to protect nature, do good deeds, amazing projects, open source, and so on. NOTHING.

We have to fend for ourselves - to find ways to trade and stay alive, while doing these things. There is no way forward like that.

We are bound to perish.

I keep on surviving, surprisingly enough, with more projects than I started in 2011. But my reach is hundreds of times less than it was in 2011. I have to trade at times to make some money, I have to stress over not having enough to make it, I have to do a ton of work that should be done by 10 people normally.

The financial support is bleeding out, the interest I feel is not even present that much.

It all sounds very pessimistic but it is the truth. However I am still not giving up. I have new ideas and approaches.

And I know there are MANY MANY people out there who still keep the flame of revolting and activism alive, and all they need is a bit of fertile soil to thrive. But to get that fertile soil, the help, is really hard. And perhaps that is where the focus should be.

Maybe TROM will start to focus on that bit...

Will see.

If you are one of us, don't despair. You are for sure not alone. Maybe new projects and forms of activism will arise out of the stagnant frustration and anger that so many have layered within.

A system in which its members cannot even have the time and means to protest or propose/work on alternatives, is an abusive system. It only wants for "it" to survive, as it is the only way for its members to stay afloat. Therefore humans have to trade in the trade system, to survive. That is the forced incentive. Anything else can only temporarily survive.

The trade game has to go.

STEPS:

1. Provide the basic needs as trade-free: healthcare, education, communication, food, shelter, etc..
2. Provide a Universal Basic Income to everyone, no strings attached.

This is how we allow people to focus on what they see as important. To have time to get informed and inform others. To get involved, to help, to thrive.

Nothing else will work!

FIRST: HELP THE PEOPLE!

#capitalism #TradeRuinsEverything #ExctinctionRebellion #money #climate #climatechange #trom #activism #anarchy #socialism

Avicii – Im Tim videoneat.com/documentaries/26…

A documentary that showcases how "fame" makes you a bigger trading tool for other companies. In this society you are an asset. Big or small. That pressure made this guy kill himself.

Like he was saying in the documentary to be free does not mean to have money or be a celebrity, it is to have the time to do what you love, without anyone telling you what to do.

We should all experience such a life...unfortunately i this trade society things are backwards.

#TradeRuinsEverything #trade #documentary #avicii #celebrity

trom

2025-05-13 12:58:00

Avicii – I’m Tim

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YEAR: 2024 | LENGTH: 1 part (96 minutes) | SOURCE: WIKI

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The former movie description from Tribeca Festival reads: “Before there was Avicii, there was just Tim. For the first time through his own words, witness the journey of a shy but prodigious musical talent who would soon become one of the defining artists of his generation”.According to Billboard, the movie will include “never-before-seen archive footage and interviews with Bergling himself”. It will also feature “newly produced material, with interviews with Bergling’s family, friends and colleagues”.

2024 Documentary about Swedish DJ Avicii

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Logan Paul: Bad Influence? - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…

These "influencers" are a lot of scam and con. They found new ways to make money off of gullible people. This is the trade society and its influence on people.

#trade #TradeRuinsEverything #documentary #loganpaul

trom

2025-01-05 14:32:31

Logan Paul: Bad Influence?

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Logan Paul is one of the biggest influencers in the world, but he has faced criticism for his role in promoting various cryptocurrency projects.

Matt Shea investigates the allegations against him and the power of his influence. Shea dives into the wild world of influencer-led cryptocurrency projects and uncovers allegations that Logan Paul may have misled his fans in a bid to make money. Paul rejects these criticisms and insists he can be trusted.

Speaking to law enforcement and alleged victims, and trying to get close to the man himself, Shea seeks to finally answer the question: did Logan Paul do anything wrong?

Friday I have the driving exam. I started in December last year...I payed1.620 Euros so far. It has been a terrible experience. You know when I tell people that this was insanity, they think that "well you have to learn how to drive...it is of course difficult." and I want to punch them in the face. I would love for them to experience what we experience here. Because this is not your normal "driving school". This is the torture school that most people fail from the first time. And it is no wonder why.

Anyway, I gathered lots of info and videos ;), and I'll make an article/video about it all. I do not think that I can pass this exam, but I know some parts of Spain where you go and likely pass it - much easier than here.

At this point I, and the rest of the students, know how to drive safer than most drivers that we see drive alongside us, since no one here uses the blinkers, no one stops at the stop signs, everyone drives over the straight lines.... So it is a matter of being lucky to pass the exam. For the examiner to be in a good mood, for the route that they choose for you, traffic, etc..

I know students who tried to pass the exam 4 times by now, others gave the fuck up despite having 20+ years of driving experience.

So let's see. Lucky or not lucky.

But it is so frustrating to see what the "most intelligent species in the universe" have done with their BS society. If they wanted to teach their kind to drive these boxes on wheels, they would have done it entirely differently than how they do it today. But this is not the incentive. They want to make money. Trade. And thus jobs, and thus bullshit practices and methods. And so a bullshit society of traders.

Ok, rant done haha. I have 2 more hours of practice tomorrow, then the day after I want for this to end somehow even if I fail the exam, which most likely will. I will go somewhere else to do the exam if I fail, I think that's the best approach. Enough time and money wasted here.

#drive #driving #cars #TradeRuinsEverything

The Grab - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…

Watch this documentary to see how governments and companies go after buying Earth resources from other tribes, in all sorts of terrible ways. From arable land to water. In a crazy race to get enough for their own tribe because of the impacts of climate change that will devastate vast areas on this planet.

This terrible mentality of trying to survive and thrive at the expense of the rest, as if we are not living on the same planet. Same spaceship.

Very telling documentary. Some 10 years in the making.

#documentary #nature #resources #water #agriculture #TradeRuinsEverything #climatechange #climate

trom

2024-07-07 21:09:41

Newly added documentary on VideoNeat.com:

The Grab

The film follows investigative journalists at The Center for Investigative Reporting as they uncover efforts by foreign actors to control food and water to the detriment of local populations.

Watch it here:

videoneat.com/documentaries/26…

The Grab

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Yeah I see no problem with this....

If the "authorities" are worried that children watch too much porn and these kids then try to porn-themselves-out for pleasure, causing issues since they don't understand that most porn is fake, then for sure forcing people to verify their age when accessing some porn websites will make these kids think twice before accessing any of the millions of worldwide porn websites....

How about you make the life of kids, and people overall, more relaxing? How about you don't force the kids to go to school and parents to go to work, just to survive? Maybe if people were to be more "free" and have time to learn about the world, to have fun, to establish relationships and not worry about wtf they are going to eat tomorrow, maybe we will have saner individuals, ha?!

When the human being is busy 8 hours a day, or more, 5 days a week, or more, with mandatory tasks (school/job), in a society based on trade (consumption), then the easiest and most familiar way to get some "fun" are shallow, fast things. Fast food, fast fashion, fastly-made and dumbed-down media, fast sexual pleasure (watch some porn), and so forth. No time for anything meaningful.

#porn #spain #privacy #internet #TradeRuinsEverything