Today we worked all day to move our TROM.tf server to a new IP address because Youtube blocked our IP. Why? Maybe because we are raping and murdering baby animals. Or because we want to burn down rainforests. No! It was because we were hosting Invidious at ytb.trom.tf. Invidious is a trade-free interface for Youtube that basically allows you to watch the Youtube videos without the cancerous ads or trackers or all of the trade-related crap that Youtube vomits all over their website.

Because our IP was banned other services were affected such as Peertube and its feature of importing videos from Youtube, or our RSS Bridge.

Anyway, now everything works but we have removed Invidious. The developers behind Invidious are working on a workaround but we may not bring Invidious back. We will create an article tomorrow about the recent situation with Youtube, Reddit and Twitter who are getting more and more aggressive with their platforms, not wanting anyone from outside to access their content.

And we will showcase you a lot of amazing alternatives and solutions. Stay tuned!

#tromlive

It seems that because Google banned our server IP (our invidious instance was a threat for them it seems) now you cannot import videos from Youtube to our Peertube. Endless issues. And for what!? For allowing people to watch Youtube videos without the crap hat Youtube adds on top of them.

Anyway, we need to seek for a solution. This is not a disaster by any means, but it is another warning sign of what these big companies are doing. All they want is to play the game of trade, because they are winning at it. So Youtube pretends to be a video platform, and thus we say: Cool, we installed this Youtube interface to allow people to watch the videos from your video platform, without all of the bloat. But Youtube is like "Whaaaat!? Nah! We NEED people to watch our ads, and we need to collect their data and make them give us their currencies!".

Because, you guessed it, Youtube is not a video platform. Videos are just a way to serve you ads. Youtube is an AD PLATFORM.

#TradeRuinsEverything #tromlive

Our Invidious instance ytb.trom.tf currently does not work to play any video. It is a known issue and basically it is Google trying hard to block these services that act as an interface for youtube, removing all of the crap (ads, trackers, bloatness). You can track the discussion here github.com/iv-org/invidious/is…

In the meantime use FreeTube - tromjaro.com/freetube/

#tromlive

Thank you Medardo for becoming a Patreon supporter!

It is difficult to get any volunteer donation support for TROM, maybe because many people are not aware of the project, or they already support other projects, or may be because we are honest and do not provide any "perks" that would transform their donations into "subscriptions" and people may be more used to getting something in return for their financial support. But what they always get, is TROM with its many many materials and projects.

So, please, if you can support us, do so here tromsite.com/donate/

It is so important to be able to support projects like TROM in a society where they are so rare or non existent. #tromlive

TROM II: Hope

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.

Watch the full documentary here tromsite.com/documentaries/tro…

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TROM II: Earth

There is only one, and one only. A few kilometers of crust layered with a few kilometers of atmosphere. A seemingly endless variety of plants and animals. And yet, the 8 billion humans inhabiting it are naively ignoring the fragility of this ecosystem. If Earth was an island, it would be the only one in a vast empty ocean.

Humans are the rulers of this world, with no corner left untouched by them. Rulers who think that they might be exempt from the rest of nature. But the destruction of this habitat is starting to have consequences that are impossible to ignore.

TROM II: Society

Despite what most people may believe, the human society, from China to the US, from Europe to Africa, and everywhere else, is based primarily, if not entirely, on a practice that dates back thousands of years. That practice dictates how humans treat others and the environment around them. What movies they make, what books they write, what products they create, who and what they care about, and what they prioritize.

From science to entertainment, or the day to day life, this old practice is a force that all humans are slaves to.

#tromlive

TROM II: 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?

#tromlive

TROM II: A Message to the Aliens (2023)

Also, keep in mind that this is not the beginning or the end of anything, but a continuation of our work for this TROM project. We will create more materials and projects.

Watch it here tromsite.com/documentaries/tro…
Download it from here tromsite.com/save/

We hope this documentary can provide something valuable for you.

#tromlive

The TROM II Documentary will be released tomorrow at tromsite.com/documentaries/tro…

It will be available for everyone, of course, and with proper English captions and sources. We are streaming it via our own video platform videos.trom.tf (Peertube) so there will be no censorship this time.

Also, we used no stock footage, so everything you see there is real. No fake bullshit.

Ok. We hope you'll get some value out of it.

#tromlive

Our TROM Discussions chat is now open, after some 8 months of silencing it in order to finish the TROM II documentary. Join if you want matrix.to/#/#chat:matrix.trom.…

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We've updated the presentation page for our TROM Files trom.tf/files/

See how awesome this is. LibreOffice in the cloud with collab editing tools (writer, spreadsheets, presentations, diagrams). Plus a Notes app, plus a powerful Photos app that allows you to organize your photos and videos and even edit them.

TROM Files can preview PDFs and multiple 3D file formats. And it has a built-in Music App so you can listen to your music/podcasts.

It's all about those files, and they are all encrypted. We have no clue what you are hosting with us.

Take advantage of it!

#tromlive

We moved from OnlyOffice to Collabora (Libreoffice) for our TROM Files. It is nicer, more simple, no BS integrations with 3rd parties like google and the like. No worries, there is compatibility between the files created with OnlyOffice and Collabora. Read more about the Nextcloud Collabora integration here nextcloud.com/office#nextcloud…

And join our TROM Files here files.trom.tf

You get 5GB of space and we can increase up to 20GB if you need more.

#tromlive

Quote of the day.

We value us and the environment in terms of trading capabilities. That's what we define as "value".

Planet Earth.
#tromlive

Some TROM.tf cleanup:

- We will remove sketch.trom.tf/, diagrams.trom.tf/ and office.trom.tf/ . These services already exist via our TROM Files files.trom.tf/ . No point in wasting server resources for the same services.
- We closed any new registrations for git.trom.tf/ . This service can be easily abused and we do not have the resources to deal with that. We accept new registrations but only for "friends". For people who we know or we can check to make sure they will not abuse the service.
- We will remove meme.trom.tf - Probably no one uses that little service anyway.

More cleanup to follow!

#tromlive