World’s biggest sand battery to heat Finnish town without fossil fuels

The device could help regions across Europe wean off natural gas

https://thenextweb.com/news/worlds-biggest-sand-battery-heat-finnish-town-fossil-fuels

The Swedish government investments in cycling has been reviewed.
The Swedish National Audit Office conclusion:
"Ineffective and insufficient central government measures for cyclists"
https://www.riksrevisionen.se/en/news-archive/nyhetsarkiv-eng/2025-06-05-ineffective-and-insufficient-central-government-measures-for-cyclists.html

#Meta #Facebook and #Yandex are always looking for new ways to spy on you and track you. #LocalMess is the latest in a long line of abusive methods to gather your private data. Having their mobile app installed gives them super powers. Uninstall it. If you must use these services, do not use their app, keep it in the browser, or even better, use a wrapper app, like

* https://f-droid.org/packages/it.rignanese.leo.slimfacebook/
* https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.maps/

Here is a nice technical write up:
https://localmess.github.io/

#tracking #privacy

This is a map of Los Angeles. The arrow points to a red dot. That red dot (roughly) represents the protest area seen on TV. The administration of convicted felon Trump is grossly mischaracterizing these protests. #fascism #misinformation #propaganda

My neighbour just sent me this pic. She said she saw it on Bathurst (the street they want to remove parking for a dedicated transit lane).

Totally made my day

Tänker på @gretathunberg nu.

Bikes welcome on board! 🚆🚲

Combining cycling and train travel is now much easier in the EU.

As of today, all new and upgraded trains will have dedicated spaces for all bikes – not just foldables.

Sustainable, flexible travel is the future.

Where will your next journey take you? 👇🚴‍♀️

Fredagsmys: “Krigsmaskinen Sverige” – strålande psykförsvar och underhållning från Krigshistoriepodden och SVT

Fredagsmys: “Krigsmaskinen Sve...

Ett uttalande från Transportstyrelsen får mig att undra:
ljuger Transportstyrelsen?
https://cykelmagasinet.se/ljuger-transportstyrelsen/

AFTER | BEFORE 🧵

After 4 years, we managed to close the street in front of our kids’ school to cars.

Here’s what it looks like today:

And here’s some more info on World Bicycle Day, straight from the United Nations:

"World Bicycle Day draws attention to the benefits of using the bicycle — a simple, affordable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation. The bicycle contributes to cleaner air and less congestion and makes education, health care and other social services more accessible to the most vulnerable populations.”

#Cycling #WorldBicycleDay #WaterlooRegion

https://www.un.org/en/observances/bicycle-day

Transportstyrelsens svar på Riksrevisionens hårda kritik angående myndighetens bristande arbete vad gäller regeländringar för cykeltrafiken: allt är frid och fröjd
https://cykelmagasinet.se/transportstyrelsens-reaktion-pa-riksrevisionens-harda-kritik-allt-ar-frid-och-frojd/

Skultuna bruk today

#skultuna #svartån #photo

Maybe we should change the wording: from "climate change" to "extinction horizon"

@Jonas_Bostrom Varför ska vi upplåta vår gemensamma mark till privatpersoners bilar utan kostnad när allt annat har ett pris?

Bouncy Castle cryptography library turns 25 years! https://www.keyfactor.com/blog/the-bouncy-castle-project-turns-25-from-jce-jank-to-quantum-ready-royalty/ #BouncyCastle #Java #cryptography #OpenSource #Keyfactor

Enter your new password and make sure it's strong

NO!!!!! Not that strong

cloud storage #memes

Kommer cykeltrafiken att överleva?
På måndag får vi kanske veta.
Då ska nämligen Trafikverket leverera besparingsåtgärder i Tvärförbindelse Södertörn till regeringen. Besparingar som kanske innebär att redan dåliga förhållanden för cykeltrafiken blir ännu sämre.
https://cykelmagasinet.se/tvarforbindelsen-ska-bantas-kommer-cykeltrafiken-overleva/