Thank you Paul for the 15 Euros donation! tromsite.com/donate/
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We were able to finally move our entire TROM.tf to a new server. Some 2-3TB of data.
Old server: i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 8 cores, 32GB RAM, 2 x 1.8TB SSD. 46 Euros a month.
New one, same CPU but 1 x 1TB SSD + 2 x4TB HDD. 54 Euros a month.
We are using the HDDs as one, around 7.5TB of storage in total, for storing the data for Peertube and Nextcloud. This allows us to expand the storage for these ones 2-3 times more than on the previous server. Retrieving data from HDDs in this case is totally fine and we see no slow down of these services.
Thanks to that we enabled one more resolution, 480p, for our Peertube instance. 3 in total now. Will only be available for the newly uploaded videos.
We also have a new IP so emails can reach Gmail from our server, finally...but we have disabled "import with URL" for our Peertube to protect this IP from getting banned.
Overall it was a very difficult process to move to the new server and our TROM Git still cannot be restored....we need to fix that. We need to also keep an eye on the other services and make sure all works well.
We were able to move to a new server thanks to the donations we got recently. Thank you!
We are paying some 8 Euros more a month now for the new one, but it is worth it.
Anyway, enjoy trom.tf and stay tuned because we will offer more storage space for our Nextcloud soon! :) For anyone who wants ;)
Our Peertube instance will not work while we are moving the data file to the new server. Tomorrow hopefully we will have our Peertube located to the new server. 1.3TB of data had to be moved. Maybe the entire trom.tf server will be at the new location.
Hard to move this massive server but on it!
As some of you may know, at our last project in Hungary I felt down from the canoe :)
(It was my stupid fault - sorry Max :) ) Max was with me in it at that time.
We were all soak wet, but while falling I lost my tiny camera which was attached to my chest.
I couldn't find it anymore, so it stayed there in Hungary, ehh, more plastic in the water.
Anyway because of support on Patreon I was able to order a new one. It was actually first time I took money from Patreon account and I ordered a replacement camera. The good thing I lost only 1 half of the camera :) So I have to order only this part which is black in the picture. And the white one is camera controller from my original camera.
So it's arrived this week, I paid 250 euro just for that tiny black thingy - half of camera. But it's very essential for the videos I do, and i like how small and easy to attach it is (and easy to lost:))
Anyway without people donating and supporting Be Brave To Act, I wouldn't be able to replace this camera. So Thank you everyone!
September Updates :
It's been quiet I was editing feature documentary and now will start editing Albania project about sharks by-catch. Because of the bad weather all the time I had to cancel 2nd trip there.
Also Mara's back was injured so we have to stay at home, but now she is doing much better and recovering, so everything will be fine with her.
Next week we are going to Warsaw Poland, Mara will be doing vocal workshops there, and I will join some local clean up actions because next weekend is a World Clean Up Day! So all around the world millions of people are going out to clean the environment, you can also find some local clean ups in your area if you want. worldcleanupday.org/
Then week after we are going to Croatia I am trying to arrange a project there with cat sharks, we have to scuba dive to deep places and monitor shark eggs. But I am not sure if it's going to happen, but we are going to Croatia anyway, if not this project I will try to join some other.
That's the plan for September.
If you want to support us : patreon.com/BeBraveToAct
A big thanks to Raimondas for the 277 Euros donation. A great surprise and very welcomed. I, Tio, will try to live with as little money as possible in order to keep on focusing on TROM. To have time for it and myself. To keep these projects alive. In a few weeks time I will post more videos about the way I live in a motorhome with very little money - see tromhome.com/ . And of course I will try to kickstart a new TROM video series soon.
Any donation counts tromsite.com/donate/
Thank you again!
After years of trying to get TROMjaro on DistroWatch we are finally there distrowatch.com/table.php?dist… :) - Please leave a review if you use TROMjaro. We always keep TROMjaro up to date and provide support for it.
Very happy that it is listed on DistroWatch!
If you never heard of TROMjaro here is the main website tromjaro.com/
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YEAR: 2025 | LENGTH: 1 part (65 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC
An intrepid expedition onto and into the Greenland ice sheet with three of the world’s leading experts as they try to answer the urgent question, how fast is the ice melting? Greenland’s inland ice is hostile, wild and unpredictable, but making observations and taking detailed measurements on the ground is essential to fully understanding what is happening there.
Director Lars Henrik Ostenfeld travels to Greenland with the scientists as they brave storms and climb deeper into the constantly shifting glaciers than anyone before them to gather the precious data that will help predict the future.
Three scientists go on an expedition to Greenland to find out how fast the ice is melting.BBC
Hungary Boats - videos.trom.tf/w/mgifnovz7TRm3…
We've joined Plastic Cup in Tisza river in Hungary. 15 teams on a boats made out of trash for 5 days going down the river. But it's not about speed, it's about collecting trash. Team which collects the most trash wins the race.
In this video we share our experience of joining this competition first time, our struggles and accomplishments.
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Hungary Boats
We've joined Plastic Cup in Tisza river in Hungary. 15 teams on a boats made out of trash for 5 days going down the river. But it's not about speed, it's about collecting trash. Team which collects the most trash wins the race.
In this video we share our experience of joining this competition first time, our struggles and accomplishments.To know more about Plastic Cup - petkupa.hu/eng/
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One of our storage units for the trom.tf server is failing. We will have to replace it or move to a new server. Mind you in case trom.tf goes offline these days. Before we migrate we will let you know, but if the drive fails suddenly...
We have backups for everything so don't worry.
Half a year update. Fun. Depressive. New. Terrible. ? - tiotrom.com/2025/08/half-a-yea…
I went from excitement to depression, to interesting times and then absolute terror. What next?
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Thanks Dima. We will see for now is nothing much we can do but take care of each other, try to have some nice time, keep him more mentally engaged. Truth is he is not diagnosed with dementia or anything like that. But he has these brain holes and for sure his behaviour worried us for the past years a lot. Also idk about his heart issues but we are very careful and try to take care of this situation.
So idk...we will see....I dont want to stress myself or us too much over things we cant do much about, if possible.
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I knew little bits about what you were going through these last few months from our conversations on matrix, but reading this blog post is what really gave me the full picture.
First of all I wanna say great job on building that wooden house, that looks like a lot of work but I hope you enjoyed the process.
I feel so ashamed to even admit I was watching some silly old comedies to get myself out of the mess. I felt like I failed after so many years where I kept myself alive and awake.
BTW this was kinda funny to read, man you talk about watching movies like some hardcore Christians talk about watching porn lol 🤣
But in all seriousness let me tell you that I can totally relate with that feeling of darkness and depression when being exposed to people's "normality" like you say. I usually try to ignore these things for the most part and it's not very often I go out to interact with people, but sometimes you get confronted with that reality and it can push me into that depressive state when that happens.... It's a totally different experience when you're having to watch movies to escape the reality like that, this is not like watching something you enjoy for fun once in a while but for you the goal is to escape - yeah terrible feeling I know......
People are the same: jobs, family, money, watch tv
BTW, isn't this statement true for people everywhere not just Romania? I can see maybe the things you miss from being in a more "developed" country like better healthcare and education, but I think the above statement is true for most people on a global scale. I have a feeling that perhaps when we're in our hometown we get exposed to these things a lot more, by interacting with our family or people we know there.
And now about your father... I knew about the fainting and his hospitalization and all that 'cause you've told me before, but I did not realize how nerve wracking that experience must've been for you until I read this blog post. What you went through on that airplane is a literal nightmare scenario, and then the Uber drive and everything - man I don't know how I would've handled it if something like that happens to me, I might get a panic attack or something lol 😅 Anyway, I'm glad that you were able to get him to a hospital safe, let's hope there won't be any more serious issues like this in the future.....
It's an incredibly sad thing to watch your parents age out like this, I feel so sad every time I think about how much healthier they used to be and how they will continue to age as time goes on.... And yeah dementia is a real bitch man, I hope we make some progress in the science of how to treat this disease or prevent it from happening.
And I'm glad to hear that after going through all of these stressful experiences you were finally able to get back to your motorhome and get some sleep for yourself. And don't worry man we will for sure reboot TROM back to life! 🙂 You are not alone in this fight 😉
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First of all I wanna say great job on building that wooden house, that looks like a lot of work but I hope you enjoyed the process.
haha yes it is because I know that movies get you out of the real world, and I hate that. Maybe it is hard to understand me and why I regard watching movies as being so bad. Not all movies are bad ofc, and is not always a bad thing, but the culture around movies and their influence coupled with the zombiffied state of most people today, make me hate it.
BTW, isn't this statement true for people everywhere not just Romania? I can see maybe the things you miss from being in a more "developed" country like better healthcare and education, but I think the above statement is true for most people on a global scale.
It is but as I said in the post there everything is so much more obvious. You have to live that to understand.
And thanks for the nice words man! Yah my father is ok now, but idk...he does not seem to me to be doing that well cognitively. We got him a tablet and we are installing some "brain" games to keep him more active and such. I hope I am exaggerating with this, but we know 100% for sure he had has brain damage and brain atrophy so there is no way this has no effect on him. Will see how things go and try to enjoy life ;)
Thanks again for sticking around the project! We have a lot of work to do.Get ready because I aint joking! In a few weeks time I`ll stress you out with a bunch of things :)
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but the culture around movies and their influence coupled with the zombiffied state of most people today, make me hate it.
Yes I totally understand this, I feel like most of the "highest grossing" movies are just made using the same formula again and again - it is kinda like the junk food of content, you won't see actual creativity or get any insight from such films. But I don't consider "highest grossing" as a good criteria for picking movies to watch, actual good films tend to engage your mind more - makes you think or feel something so deeply, sometimes change your perspective about something. But yeah such movies don't give you that escape from reality, so if people want to turn off their mind they watch these formula movies - this is the saddest part to me, the fact that people are so tired and stressed out from work and everything that they often feel like they need an escape.....
It is but as I said in the post there everything is so much more obvious. You have to live that to understand.
I don't think I'm that far separated from this nonsense where I live, but I guess I have no frame of reference since I've been here my whole life lol 😄 Perhaps for me not going out much might be a way to ignore all the BS going around.
Sad to hear the situation about your Father man, but yeah don't stress out too much over it.... Installing those brain games on his phone was a good idea, I've heard it helps people with dementia....
Thanks again for sticking around the project! We have a lot of work to do.Get ready because I aint joking! In a few weeks time I`ll stress you out with a bunch of things :)
Oh don't stress me out man! 😝 haha 😄 But yeah I'm currently doing an HTML & CSS course, will try to use those skills to improve some of our websites maybe..... And yeah I haven't forgot about my little Videoneat project, that's my long term goal to improve videoneat.com
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YEAR: 2025 | LENGTH: 3 parts (~50 minutes each) | SOURCE: IMDB
Follows Ruby Franke, a former YouTube mom blogger with millions of followers who was sentenced to prison for child abuse.
01. Abundance
Millions of subscribers tune in daily to watch mom Ruby Franke’s wholesome content. But happy families are rarely what they seem. When life coach Jodi Hildebrant enters their lives, she seems to have the answers they need.
02. Distortion
At the top of our planet lies a magical realm, the Arctic Ocean. After four months of winter darkness, the sun returns to reveal a frozen ocean covered in ice. Mother polar bears emerge from their hillside dens and lead their cubs down to the sea ice to hunt, while a young male and female bear forge a surprising friendship out on the ice.For others, the frozen sea is a trap. A pod of beluga whales has been confined to an ice hole for five months, slowly starving to death as the food around them runs out. Their salvation lies in the strengthening sun that comes with spring, melting the sea ice, allowing their escape.Off the east coast of Greenland, the floating pack ice in spring is a nursery ground for harp seals. Mothers and pups have just a few weeks together for the pup to learn to swim before she leaves him to fend for himself. But in today’s warming climate, storms can tip helpless youngsters into the sea before they are strong enough to fend for themselves.Summer is a time of plenty in the Arctic Ocean as plankton blooms feed millions of tiny mouths, such as bizarre skeleton shrimps, as well as the biggest: bowhead whales. These ancient and long-lived whales arrive en masse every year at secret locations known as whale spas. But today, with the loss of summer sea ice, their peace is shattered by orcas from the south. These daring predators are bold enough to take on the much larger bowheads, targeting their vulnerable calves.The 24-hour daylight of the Arctic summer attracts visitors from afar, including huge flocks of seabirds like crested auklets. A male must use both his song and a secret tangerine perfume if he is to attract a mate. For the resident walrus, the summer heat can be unbearable. After hauling himself to the beach to moult, an oThe Frankes rise quickly through the ranks of life coach Jodi’s therapy organization. But everything is not as it seems as Ruby starts to banish members of the family from their home.d male uses an ingenious technique to get himself back to the cool of the water – a roly-poly!Summers in the Arctic today bring record-breaking heat. With climate change, it is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. It is predicted that the Arctic Ocean could become ice-free each summer by 2035, raising new challenges for polar bears. Without sea ice, more and more bears are becoming stranded on remote Arctic islands. It’s a dangerous place to be for a mother bear with cubs, surrounded by larger, predatory males.
03. Truth
With the Franke family increasingly isolated, people on the outside try to find out what’s happening. The reality is worse than anyone imagined.
We spent 3 nights in the Freezing Alps to Save Wolves - videos.trom.tf/w/bkKSrJpURHGnH…
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We spent 3 nights in the Freezing Alps to Save Wolves
We volunteered to spent 3 nights and 4 days in Swiss mountains to protected flock of sheep from the wolf. Or actually to protect wolves. Because if wolves will attack sheep they will be hunted and killed. So we don't want that to happen, that's why we went to Switzerland to join OPPAL mission.To volunteer for OPPAL : oppal.ch/en/
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We should send this with the Voyager spacecrafts. So that the aliens understand the true nature of this fucked up human society. 2025. Absolute disgrace. Horror.
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Are you saying that BBC is not critical enough of Israel? I read the BBC news almost daily and I see them criticizing Israel on a daily basis. Or am I missing something?
Wait...can you send me some links? Because I see an entirely different picture. Maybe you can say they do not criticize Israel enough but on their front page every other day I see news about how awful Israel is and how much destruction they cause in Gaza.
As for the documentary BBC released about the terrible situation in Gaza, the one you are mentioning, was pulled off because of possible bias of the ones making the documentary (BBC did not make it, they commissioned others to do it) - bbc.com/news/articles/cpwqpdy0…
Regardless of who is right, you have to detach from bias. And if the narrator of the documentary is the son of a Hamas leader, this may be a sign of bias.
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Key Findings:
Palestinian deaths treated as less newsworthy: Despite Gaza suffering 34x more casualties than Israel, BBC gave Israeli deaths 33 times more coverage per fatality and ran almost equal numbers of humanising victim profiles (279 Palestinians vs 201 Israelis).
Systematic language bias favouring Israelis: BBC used emotive terms 4 times more for Israeli victims, applied ‘massacre’ 18x more to Israeli casualties, and used ‘murder’ 220 times for Israelis vs once for Palestinians.
Suppression of genocide allegations: BBC presenters shut down genocide claims in over 100 documented instances whilst making zero mention of Israeli leaders’ genocidal statements, including Netanyahu’s biblical Amalek reference.
Muffling Palestinian voices: The BBC interviewed significantly fewer Palestinians than Israelis (1,085 v 2,350) on TV and radio, while BBC presenters shared the Israeli perspective 11 times more frequently than the Palestinian perspective (2,340 v 217).
@DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social The final two paragraphs of this (and nearly every BBC) report on Gaza read thus: "The Israeli military launched its bombardment of Gaza in response to the attack [of 7th Oct 2023], in which about 1,200 people were ki…Todon.eu
The source is "Promoting Fair And Responsible Reporting Of Muslims And Islam" - I struggle to accept that it is unbiased. If it was an independent organization with no ties to any groups of people or any particular agenda, I would have looked more into it.
This seems a more in depth analysis from a more independent source - policyexchange.org.uk/wp-conte… - it looks at the claims of cfmm.org.uk about BBC.
I dont know if I agree with you. I have seen a lot of documentaries from BBC over the years and in my view they do a great journalistic work. I hope I am not wrong, but I do feel like your comments are too harsh towards BBC.
Even now reporting about that aid distribution, seems like BBC is clearly saying Israel does this just to please the allies, not to help the people in Gaza. Which seems to be very true.
The sad part is that even when some normal everyday people try to gain some courage and organize protests the people in power crack down on that and suppress their voices..... When I see these pictures of starving children and read the news about how Israel is blocking humanitarian aid and food from reaching there this shit doesn't seem like "war" to me, the cruelty I see here can only be described as genocide - yes I know that word gets thrown around a lot but in this case it truly seem to be the case.
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@roko I think that using the word genocide is not incorrect
But even if incorrect it is right to use it now, when nobody does nothing to stop it
When it will be stopped we could start understanding if it was correct or not, if there'll be an international court that will punish who is responsible
Anyway, killing 60.000+ people, almost civilians, babies, children, sick and old ones, women, journalists... It is a crime against humanity, a word that for me has a meaning yet
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You see, this attitude is what fuels a lot of destruction in our world.
For one we should see each other for who we are: human beings. Jews, catholics, muslims, americans, europeans and so forth, are invented fantasies we promote in this society. We are humans and have similar needs. When we put each other in these simplistic groups it leaves room for hate and abuse.
And second, if you wish to kill the ones you disagree with or in your view are bad people, then you will never understand what made them "bad" or where the disagreement arise from. Same environment will produce the same people. Like tobacco creating cancer. How much of this cancer you want to kill?
I am sure we can be smarter than this.
You are not very good at communicating unfortunately. Something bothers you a lot I see. But beyond your anger there is the truth that we are all humans, regardless of what you believe in. And we should keep on saying this until we understand it.
No more jews, christians, americans, or other nonsense. This is a basic start of a more intelligent mindset.
We should really try not to kill each other, I think that would be a reasonable goal. But if you have these groups of people, that fight with other groups, for all sorts of reasons, then this breeds anger, destruction, killings.
Your anger creates more anger. At least use your anger to say something useful and engage in some form of communication so the other "side" understands your points.
I get your anger, but even if you "kill people like me", the same environment will make more of my "clones". Killing is not the solution. We have to understand each other and solve our differences. Else we are a bunch of snakes jumping at each other.
I never said things are good enough, actually this society is a mess. I am saying we have to understand where violence comes from, so we can deal with that. As simple as this. Same way when you try to understand what creates some types of cancer instead of always trying to "cut it off" when you catch it.
I am unsure you are able to read and understand these things. You are to tense. But well at least you can ignore it.
I hope you find some mental stability and ability to listen and communicate.
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Did Youtube Shorts Destroy my Channel? 3 Pieces of advice - youtube.com/watch?v=GZxbO1Nccy…
This is a very good educational channel, and yet is buried by the YBTs algorithms. Almost 150.000 subscribers yet less than 1.000 views per video. A perfect example of what these platforms are. Ad platforms who care about serving ads, making money. Trade. Attention and data trade.
I (Tio) gave up on this stupid game of using these platforms to "reach" people. I did so years ago. Yes we barely get any eyeballs now, but the ones we get are probably quality ones.
I would rather fail to reach people on the Fediverse than on Youtube and Facebook. Even worse, on Tiktok.
Yes pretty much no one gives a shit when you tell them to move from Youtube, Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram, to Peertube, Friendica, Pixelfed, and so forth. They say no one is there. They prefer to be the online slaves of a few big companies.
Shallow values, little courage, a state of sleepiness. Unfortunately this society has transformed people into total zombies. Easy to control.
That being said, TROM will not only continue on these trade-free platforms like Peertube and Friendica, but will create new content. And if no one watches, fine. At least I will keep my sanity.
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