Andrea Casalotti

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#VisionZero
#Demilitarization
#CleanTech

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2026-10-23 17:36:31 GMT

How we think
From top, left to right: 14-day-old mouse hippocampal neurons showing nuclei (green) and synaptic proteins (red) - Bilal Akhtar, Institute of Molecular Biology, Mainz Neonatal mouse astrocyte in culture - Nicolas Noel, Dr. Valentina Cigliola, Vanderbilt University Neurons connecting to sensory cells of the inner ear in culture - Dr. Stephen Freeman, University of Liège Neurons in an expanded mouse brain - Kaelin Wulf Rachel Flannery, Allen Institute…
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/10/23/how-we-think/

2026-10-20 18:14:41 GMT

The Invisible Man
In April of 1952, Ralph Ellison published Invisible Man, which became an immediate triumph. Perhaps with the novel’s themes in mind, several months later Ellison and Parks were collaborating again, this time on “A Man Becomes Invisible,” a feature for Life magazine. Given his position as staff photographer at the magazine, Parks likely proposed and arranged the project as a second attempt at publication with Ellison—although the level of Ellison’s involvement remains unclear.
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/10/20/the-invisible-man/

2026-10-16 19:06:17 GMT

Shower at the water hole
A small selection from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/10/16/shower-at-the-water-hole/

2026-10-06 09:29:45 GMT

2023 Study of the Cost Savings of a Cargobike Logistics Company in Brussels
One should always look at scientific studies sponsored by an interested corporation with a skeptical eye. However the results of this study of the economics of Urbike in Brussels (by Kale and commissioned by Larry vs Harry) are in line with many other studies. Logistics is after all an industry with thin margins; the economic validity of cargobikes is confirmed by…
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2026/10/06/2023-study-of-the-cost-savings-of-a-cargobike-logistics-company-in-brussels/

2026-09-26 19:58:23 GMT

Faces
“There should be no such thing as art divorced from life, with beautiful things to look at and hideous things to use... Anyone who uses a properly designed object feels the presence of an artist who has worked for him, bettering his living conditions and encouraging him to develop his taste and sense of beauty.”
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/faces-2/

2026-09-11 11:34:16 GMT

The Royal Mail is Bringing Back the Post Bike
Reposted from Velorution Last month, Royal Mail did something quietly momentous: it put bicycles back on the round. Twenty of them, to start — electric cargo cycles rolling out in London, Brighton and Cambridge. Which might not sound like much, until you remember that in 2014 Royal Mail scrapped its bikes entirely, ending well over a century of post arriving by pedal.
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/the-royal-mail-is-bringing-back-the-post-bike/

2026-08-23 13:05:58 GMT

Creative wraps from a #cargobike
Chicken with pineapple and Nduja or Salad with Mango, Pecorino and chili peppers are some of the options that Heinrich Heim offers from his cargobike in Frankfurt.
He prepares two filling a day in a communal kitchen, loads his bike, rides to a inner city location, and sets up for business, with a special hot plate to make fresh wraps.
https://www.genussmagazin-frankfurt.de/gastro_news/kuchengefluster-26/Streetfood-Hein-Kreative-Wraps-vom-Lastenrad-46140.html
#k4rgO
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2026-08-17 19:14:37 GMT

Big and ugly
Andrea Michelutti
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/big-and-ugly/

2026-08-15 13:16:20 GMT

In the countryside near Lippstadt, on a cycle route, the Bike Bar, built on a traditional Dutch bakfiets, refreshes the people other bars can't reach
https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video/nrw-video/bikebar-lippstadt-treffpunkt-sommer-108.html
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2026-08-13 12:50:51 GMT

What section of hell is destined for those who destroy olive trees?
If Israel is wiped off the map, very few people will shed a tear.
https://www.ft.com/content/25bc2df2-7ab8-4b1a-a30f-2fe4d47806ce?%3BsegmentId=25bc2df2-7ab8-4b1a-a30f-2fe4d47806ce&accessToken=zwAAAaCUZZ6wkc8lvC3yerhLGtOjDy_k1HgGzgE.MEUCIQCS0o2rYrCNdRbFyfc92Qa8nnDhR0EE25Uq1GgVl8jZGwIgMnJbHe2cWjBHx1LQQsUwEM-Fi_Pf4t9uClNaxJyc-ic&emailId=22b05f79-aa56-484e-acee-716f3b7ecede&segmentId=72adc702-369e-fc3e-1b5d-cacb5d193d80&syn-25a6b1a6=1

2026-08-11 19:00:03 GMT

Shadows and Reflections
Oleksandr Gimanov Marco Cajazzo Taichi Naitou Daniel Kashi All are finalists of Pure Street Photography Award
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/shadows-and-reflections/

2026-08-09 19:32:02 GMT

Fold a Crane for Our Future
Imagine a world where our ability to live with others is rooted in peace and justice rather than fear and the power to destroy
Imagine a world where nuclear weapons are no longer used as bargaining chips and international agendas and where differences between nations still exist but leaders solve problems based on mutual respect
Imagine a world where we work together on the issues that matter most so that communities everywhere can thrive
There is so much we could achieve in a safer world
So what can you do to help make nuclear weapons a relic of the past
You can join millions of others and become an agent for change
Big change always starts with small steps This august join people around the world in folding and sharing paper cranes
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2026-08-04 19:27:17 GMT

Seasons
Nina Aubersek
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/seasons/

2026-07-28 19:46:41 GMT

City parks services in Itzenhoe (Northern Germany) by #cargobike
Cheaper, and they can employ people without driving licence
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2026-07-28 19:08:33 GMT

Stacks
When I was really little, I wanted to be one of those stackable chairs you’d see in like a school auditorium, I thought they looked cozy Felicia Chiao
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/stacks/

2026-07-26 08:33:39 GMT

Telescopic distortions
Female astrophysicists by Gerald Bruneau
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/07/26/telescopic-distortions/

2026-07-21 10:05:16 GMT

Mareel, a social and cultural hub in Lerwick, the capital of the Shetland Islands has invested in a XYZ trike
https://www.cyclinguk.org/cycle-access-fund/mareel-shetland-arts
Financed through Scotland's Cycle Access Fund https://www.cyclinguk.org/cycle-access-fund, it will be used for deliveries in town and as an info point for cruise visitors.
https://www.xyzcargo.com/trike.html
#K4RGO
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2026-07-20 08:47:02 GMT

In the Tower Bridge area of London, Recorra uses #cargobikes for refuse collection
https://www.recorra.co.uk/blog/recycling-with-recorra-cargo-bikes/
#K4RGO
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2026-07-19 07:10:57 GMT

Muhammed Ali by Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks Foundation
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/07/19/muhammed-ali-by-gordon-parks/

2026-07-10 08:56:53 GMT

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2026-07-09 19:35:17 GMT

They call it CargoTail
The Galian Formidable has a front cargo box and a long tail.
Choice of two motors with high torque 120-130 Nm
Very well designed with 10 year warranty on the frame.
I am biased, but you can carry a similar amount on a trike, and when loaded you are much more stable and safer.
https://galiancycles.com/products/le-formidable
#K4RGO
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2026-06-21 16:36:51 GMT

Blooms
Jake Messing
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/06/21/blooms/

2026-06-17 19:58:03 GMT

Birds and flowers
Vasilisa Romanenko
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/birds-and-flowers/

2026-06-03 16:24:09 GMT

The piercing eyes of Ai WeiWei
At Maxxi L'Aquila
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/the-piercing-eyes-of-ai-weiwei/

2026-05-30 18:39:41 GMT

In provincia di Treviso, Alessio vuole portare In Bici Senza Eta' nella sua comunita'.
E' grato per contributi per l'acquisto di una Christiania Taxi.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/dinamotiva-per-in-bici-senza-eta
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2026-05-30 08:41:43 GMT

Omnium and Cinelli have teamed up to launch the Omnium x Cinelli Supercargo – a limited-edition steel cargo bike celebrating their shared love of fast city riding, messenger culture and carrying alarming quantities of stuff at improbable speeds.
The collaboration coincides with the Cycle Messenger World Championships 2026 in Milan – taking place now – which both brands are sponsoring.
https://road.cc/tech-news/omnium-and-cinelli-launch-limited-edition-supercargo-bike-ahead-of-cycle-messenger-world-championships
https://cinelli-milano.com/collections/omnium-supercargo
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2026-05-22 10:24:40 GMT

Cargobikes as enablers of urban social and cultural gatherings
In 2022 the Milan City Council introduced a measure to cut the red tape involved in organising a public event. PIDS stands for “small-scale, widespread socio-cultural initiative,” and is defined as a small-scale initiative that does not require a performance permit and whose primary and overriding purpose is social interaction, bringing people together, and revitalizing public spaces. Specifically, it is an initiative held on public property in Milan, involving a maximum land area of 60 square meters and a number of participants up to 100.
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2026/05/22/cargobikes-as-enablers-of-urban-social-and-cultural-gatherings/

2026-05-07 11:45:56 GMT

Research published by UK charity Solve the School Run and advocacy organisation Clean Cities shows that families can save thousands of pounds a year by swapping their car for an electric cargo bike.
STSR are asking the Mayor for a London-wide strategy for family e-cargo bikes, aligning with Transport for London’s Cargo Bike Action Plan which focuses on last-mile logistics.
https://leva-eu.com/cost-saving-potential-of-cargo-bikes-for-uk-families/
#K4RGO

2026-05-04 21:02:51 GMT

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the famous four minute changeover at Lugano, to avoid the ludicrous €10 surcharge on the Milan-Zurich IC.

2026-04-30 21:54:58 GMT

So someone who says they support Palestine Action is deemed to be a terrorist by UK authorities.
The 20 % of British Jews who say they want to emigrate to Israel are instead portrayed as victims rather than sympathisers of a terrorist state.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3ve2nr60xzt?post=asset%3A33789373-503a-4092-848f-6747b64d828b#post

2026-04-14 19:52:42 GMT

Hoops City
Hong Kong has 2,549 outdoor basketball courts. Austin Bell has photographed them all. Here is a mosaic of all of them
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/hoops-city/

2026-04-13 17:31:35 GMT

Beauty seeks mate
In the deep sea, female anglerfish can attract prey with a glowing lure that wiggles on the end of a long, specialized spine. The trick could serve a second vital purpose, it may help them hook up with mates.The next steps in anglerfish reproduction are less romantic. A male permanently latches onto the female, relying on her blood for food.
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/beauty-seeks-mate/

2026-04-03 11:18:39 GMT

The ALSO quad, a #cargobike from Silicon Valley.
https://ridealso.com/products/quad
#K4RGO
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2026-04-01 09:43:52 GMT

Italy's World Cup Debacle.
Could one of the reasons be that Italy's football academies are racist and do not cater to children of foreign-born parent?
There seems to be a correlation between Fifa standing and level of integration in national football squad (the latter measured as the ratio between % of players with foreign born parents and % of foreign born residents in the country)
Italy's goal last night came from the only non-white player, Kean, who had also scored in each of the preceding five games (a feat that only Riva and Rivera had managed to do, in the 60's/70s)
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2026-03-31 12:21:48 GMT

Ciné Vélo Cité: A Cargobike-Based Mobile Cinema Project
Ciné Vélo Cité (CVC) is a project that utilizes a custom-designed cargo bicycle to operate a mobile cinema and film laboratory within urban public spaces. The initiative aims to provide accessible film screenings and participatory filmmaking activities, independent of traditional cinema infrastructure.The Cargobike Rig: Design and Functionality The central element of CVC is a specially constructed, modular Bullitt cargobike plus trailer system.
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/cine-velo-cite-a-cargobike-based-mobile-cinema-project/

2026-03-24 11:22:29 GMT

Dental students from the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) are visiting elderly people at home by cargo bike to provide preventive dental care.
https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/233242/studenten-tandheelkunde-met-bakfiets-naar-ouderen-thuis-kan-niet-alleen-naar-de-praktijk
#K4RGO
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2026-03-09 11:54:43 GMT

German FDP candidate and his wife campaign with a #cargobike
https://bo.de/fdp-kandidat-ist-mit-dem-lastenrad-auf-wahlkampf-tour-durchs-kinzigtal/
#K4RGO
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2026-03-06 19:55:03 GMT

DHL #cargobike by Rytle in Trier
Photo: DHL/Bernd Georg
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2026-03-05 11:39:02 GMT

Tusks
Top: by Johan Siggesson Bottom: the tusk of the Mammoth in L'Aquila
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/tusks/

2026-03-04 12:21:40 GMT

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Q: Some websites and mobile apps have the cookies pop-up without a "Reject All" button.
They have hundreds of buttons turned on, and it takes 2-3 minutes to turn them all off.
Shouldn't that practice made illegal?
Who should I complain to?
Thank you for your help.

2026-03-03 18:53:40 GMT

Berlin district brings citizens services by cargo bike
If the mountain won’t come to the prophet, the prophet must go to the mountain—or, in Berlin’s Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district, the citizen’s office comes to you. Since 2025, the borough has been pioneering the Kiezbürgeramt, a mobile service that brings administrative tasks like passport applications directly to residents, no appointment needed. Now, they’re taking it a step further: the office is arriving by e-cargo bike.
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/berlin-district-brings-citizens-services-by-cargo-bike/

2026-02-17 10:28:32 GMT

Worth noting that the French request of dismissal of Francesca Albanese was prompted by the repackaging of her comments by Caroline Yadan, a self proclaimed zionist MP, whose mission at the French Parliament is "to show the French people the positive aspects of Israel and present the country in a positive light" (her words).
One wonders whose interests Yadan prioritises.
https://tjvnews.com/news/international/female-jewish-french-parliamentarian-my-goal-is-to-eradicate-antisemitism/
https://www.ilpost.it/2026/02/12/francia-francesca-albanese-antisemitismo/

2026-02-12 18:47:56 GMT

Flying ships
The Macon (top) and the Akron were the largest helium filled airships. The Hindenburg and the Zeppelin (middle, and bottom) were filled with hydrogen and 6 metres longer.
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/flying-ships/

2026-02-12 10:24:11 GMT

The numbers and, when available, the names of the people killed or seriously injured while walking or cycling in London
https://visionzerolondon.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/the-numbers-and-when-available-the-names-of-the-people-killed-or-seriously-injured-while-walking-or-cycling-in-london/

2026-02-03 18:12:39 GMT

The total wealth of the world's 3000 billionaires is more than $15,000 billions.
If we taxed them, so that they keep one billion each, we collect $12,000 billions.
That is sufficient to build enough renewables to satisfy at least 80% of global power demand.
In other words, a one off global tax could solve one of the most important problems we are facing. And the billionaires can still call themselves such, if that is important to them.
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2026-02-03 12:48:43 GMT

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The official cars travelling with the Olympic Flame are brand new but NOT electric. I asked one of the drivers why not? "we have to drive a lot of km". And ENI cannot put charging stations in the petrol stations it runs all over Italy?

2026-02-03 12:26:15 GMT

Mosaics and muqarnas
Islamic art in a Christian church. It could only happen in Sicily. Cappella Palatina, Palermo
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/mosaics-and-muqarnas/

2026-01-31 15:47:29 GMT

Swallowed by Harry
Approximately 400 lives were lost as Cyclone Harry whipped up the Mediterranean Sea. Various boats full of migrants have disappeared. One survivor has been found. Avvenire Paintings by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/swallowed-by-harry/

2026-01-26 11:08:46 GMT

Blue spectrum
Benjamin Wolf
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/blue-spectrum/

2026-01-20 19:45:15 GMT

Painting clouds, shedding a tear
The Drugs Don't Work Zara Picken
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/painting-clouds-shedding-a-tear/

2026-01-14 11:28:12 GMT

Milano Offers 30 Cargo Bikes for Sustainable Urban Mobility Projects
Thirty cargo bikes, a year of testing, and an entire city as a laboratory This is the premise of Repower’s latest initiative, which reinforces its commitment to sustainable mobility by launching a Call for Ideas in Milan. The initiative invites innovative social or entrepreneurial projects that leverage the company’s electric cargo bikes, LAMBROgio and LAMBROgino. The prize? Free access to 30 pedal-assisted cargo bikes—first for testing, then for a full year.
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/milano-offers-30-cargo-bikes-for-sustainable-urban-mobility-projects/

2026-01-08 21:54:54 GMT

The priceless island
Hunting and fishing have traditionally sustained a subsistence lifestyle for Greenlanders, and today, the latter continues as the foundation of the nation’s economy. It’s a stunning island, with dramatic mountains, fjords, and rocky coastlines. Dennis Lehtonen
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/the-priceless-island/

2026-01-07 20:20:48 GMT

Purple Iris and Yellow Pansy
In the medieval period, plants also became more valuable as a means of producing pigments, especially as trade routes expanded and botanicals from different parts of the world could be obtained or seeded in gardens. The colors we see in illuminated manuscripts and associate with dyed fabrics became increasingly desirable during this era. Blue and purple can be extracted from woad, ivy, and Portuguese laurel, while golden hues can be made from cornflower, crocus, myrrh, turmeric, and more.
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/purple-iris-and-yellow-pansy/

2026-01-04 21:46:15 GMT

Janus on two wheels
Chris Yan, Second Place at Pure Street Photography Awards 2025
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2026/01/04/janus-on-two-wheels/

2025-12-21 21:36:05 GMT

It takes two
Sandip Guha: The courtship of the Crab Spider. Grayson Bell (USA): male green frogs (Lithobates clamitans) fighting over territory via Nature
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/it-takes-two/
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2025-12-21 21:34:59 GMT

2025-12-21 21:22:35 GMT

Musk practising the goose step
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2025-12-20 16:04:18 GMT

Hiroshima Farm
The characters of George Orwell’s Animal Farm are gathered together, walking on what is left of humans who did not do anything to stop their war against themselves and the planet. The lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not learned. Enrico Muratore
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/hiroshima-farm/

2025-12-03 20:07:45 GMT

Eyes
Mary Schrader Joan de la Malla
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/eyes/

2025-11-30 20:41:50 GMT

Survival of the quickest
A ladyfish snatching its prey from right under a little egret’s beak, Yundang Lake, Fujian Province, China Qingrong Yang
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/survival-of-the-quickest/

2025-11-26 17:36:27 GMT

After four years of work with BMW, Cube introduces a rear-loading trike with a tilting frame.
https://www.cube.eu/de/e-bikes/transport/trike-hybrid
Options:
- Flatbed, but only 60kg loading capacity
- Children compartment
Some of the people who have been testing it found it wanting:
https://wattmoves.de/cube-holt-bmw-ins-boot-warum-dieses-e-lastenrad-eine-technische-sensation-ist/233258/
I suspect most people will opt for its LongJohn
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2025-11-25 20:03:08 GMT

15 metre diving board
Bertie Gregory Also, the remarkable wave-washing hunting technique by killer whales
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/15-metre-diving-board/

2025-11-25 17:08:56 GMT

"The best way to read blogs hasn’t changed in twenty years. RSS. It’s free and easy and it just works. It’s the most efficient way to get the information you’re looking for, and it’s under your control."
@nprofile…3nq3
https://seths.blog/2025/11/the-hotel-california-and-subscriptions/

2025-11-21 11:14:26 GMT

Italian postal service prototypes cargobike with environmental sensors
At a Sustainable Mobility Innovation event in Rome this month, Poste Italiane showcased a prototype designed in collaboration with the Universities of Milan, Brescia and Florence. It is a fairly standard heavy duty rear loading tricycle, with a couple of innovative features. Rinnovabili.it reports: ‘We have designed and built five three-wheeled cargo bikes, equipped with a modular cargo compartment…
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/italian-postal-service-prototypes-cargobike-with-environmental-sensors/

2025-11-17 11:43:23 GMT

Cycle Logistics Declaration: industry warns against unnecessary new regulation
On 17th November 2025 leading European manufacturers, logistics companies, operators, suppliers, and industry associations jointly published the Cycle Logistics Declaration (CLD). This pan-European statement aims to secure the legal and technical framework for Commercial Cargo Bikes (CCB) in urban logistics. Over 50 organizations from more than ten countries have already signed the declaration, reflecting broad support across the cycle logistics sector—from vehicle manufacturers and component suppliers to logistics operators and technology firms.
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/cycle-logistics-declaration-industry-warns-against-unnecessary-new-regulation/

2025-11-11 19:14:12 GMT

Abandoned palaces
... and ships Dimitri Bourriau
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/abandoned-palaces/

2025-11-08 14:33:53 GMT

Indian paradise flycatcher
Males have elongated central tail feathers, and a black and rufous plumage in some populations, while others have white plumage Wikipedia
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/indian-paradise-flycatcher/

2025-11-07 13:01:32 GMT

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@nprofile…6mmy
"Rubio, [who obviously has a dick the length of one of Trump's fingernails], in an editorial in The Wall Street Journal, issued a warning: “Should this initiative or any other similar one emerge from the U.N. bureaucracy again, our coalition against it will be ready — and larger.”

2025-11-06 13:04:09 GMT

The beauty of weeds
Anisantha sterilis Allium polianthum Allium ampeloprasum santolina viridis Rocco Casaluci
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/the-beauty-of-weeds/

2025-11-06 11:14:59 GMT

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@nprofile…8eua
Aren't all forces "fictitious", i.e. human stories trying to explain puzzling phenomena?
General relativity is a fairly successful attempt to contrast the "fiction" that gravity is a "force at a distance" with the more plausable theory that matter travels along the path of least resistance.

2025-11-04 19:35:04 GMT

Ice drawings
"My drawings celebrate the beauty of what we all stand to lose," Zaria Forman
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/ice-drawings/

2025-10-29 19:18:56 GMT

Predatory sponge
Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey, a clear contrast to the gentle, passive, filter-feeding undertaken by most sponges. Found at 3601 metres below at the Trench North dive site, east of Montagu Island. Credit: The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute © 2025
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/predatory-sponge/

2025-10-26 22:10:14 GMT

Planet fungi
Stephen Axford and Catherin Marciniak
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/planet-fungi/

2025-10-25 09:30:31 GMT

Longtail news:
Qio Bikes has lengthened their standard bike and are introducing a compact longtail; they claim it is no longer than a traditional Dutch bike
https://www.qio-bikes.com/long/
Vello, maker of the Sub longtail have introduced a rain hood for the children with reflective material
https://vello.bike/products/vello-sub-cocoon-reflective

2025-10-17 20:39:13 GMT

Kepler’s Solar System
Johannes Kepler loved geometry, so of course he was fascinated by Platonic solids. His early work Mysterium Cosmographicum, written in 1596, includes pictures showing the Platonic solids to explain the orbits of the planets John Carlos Baez
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/keplers-solar-system/

2025-10-13 15:24:14 GMT

Taking boxes to storage with a Karla trailer has the advantage of skipping one modal change : one can arrive just outside one's own storage space.
Nice video :
https://bsky.app/profile/tigard-stripes.bsky.social/post/3m2z2uctgos2f

2025-10-07 12:41:14 GMT

In Italia si definiscono “atti di resistenza” il tentato attentato di Oberdan contro Francesco Giuseppe e l’attacco di via Rasella nella Roma occupata dai nazisti. Eppure, quando altri usano la stessa parola per descrivere l’assalto di Hamas, molti gridano allo scandalo. Non giustifico quel massacro — fu un crimine di guerra. Ma dovremmo almeno riconoscere l’ipocrisia: sacralizziamo la violenza dei nostri antenati, mentre neghiamo ad altri il linguaggio della resistenza, per quanto tragica ne sia la forma.

2025-10-07 12:40:32 GMT

In Italy, people call Oberdan’s attempted bombing of Franz Joseph and the 1944 Via Rasella attack in Nazi-occupied Rome “acts of resistance.” Yet when others use the same word to describe Hamas’s assault, many cry outrage. I don’t justify Hamas’s massacre — it was a war crime. But we should at least recognize the hypocrisy: we sanctify the violence of our ancestors while denying others the language of resistance, however tragic its form.

2025-10-06 11:05:44 GMT

Gardening tools maker Stihl showcases two customised cargobikes
Urban mobility demands are evolving, especially for municipal services and landscaping professionals tasked with maintaining parks, gardens, and green spaces. STIHL recently showcased a concept cargo bike in Waiblingen, Germany, designed to help workers navigate urban and park environments with flexibility, practicality, and safety. STIHL Mobile Green Care Developed by STIHL Scandinavia and further refined in Waiblingen, the STIHL Mobile Green Care…
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/gardening-tools-maker-stihl-showcases-two-customised-cargobikes/

2025-09-30 08:36:16 GMT

The one and only Dom Whiting, bringing joy and rhythm on a Christiania #cargobike
https://domwhiting.live
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2025-09-10 12:21:14 GMT

Bionic
Weng Youyou, who lost her left leg and arm in a car accident in 2020, is seen in this stylized photo with her "cyberpunk" prosthetic leg on China Daily via Adam Tooze
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/bionic/

2025-09-07 13:08:41 GMT

The Zendure Energy, a solar-powered cargo bike with a 400km range
Zendure makes domestic solar storage systems. For IFA 2025 (a large consumer tech show in Berlin) they are showing a concept - cargobike with a powerful fast-charging battery and a solar roof for the cargobox. The battery is integrated to the range of home solar power equipment offered by Zendure: the bike can be hooked to the balcony PVs and the bike's battery can be used as an extra energy storage unit in the home electricity system.
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/the-zendure-energy-a-solar-powered-cargo-bike-with-a-400km-range/

2025-08-09 11:04:57 GMT

80 years since the last atomic weapon was exploded to kill civilians (one of the largest war crimes that has never been punished).
The only way to guarantee 80 more years is by abolishing WMDs.
Only idiots like some Americans, Russians Chinese, French, Brits, Indians, Pakistanis, Israelis and North Koreans think that nuclear weapons can be a deterrent.
https://s3.solarcom.ch/headeravatarfederati/media_attachments/files/114/998/473/932/213/320/original/4a31d98888f4bd18.jpg

2025-08-04 11:07:38 GMT

CORSO GRATUITO CICLOLOGISTICA E MOBILITÀ URBANA
organizzato dalla Camera di Commercio di Milano
Per residenti di Milano, Lodi, Monza
https://www.milomb.camcom.it/ciclologistica-e-mobilita-urbana#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=cdfd9382-64af-4bdb-8fa1-c3db19aa0300

2025-07-07 14:26:33 GMT

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@nprofile…p6j0 @nprofile…st2k
Amazon is an evil entity.
It is the duty of all Europeans to destroy it by not using its services

2025-06-27 11:32:44 GMT

One wonders: if the world was run by women, would we have WMDs?
Look at the smug smiles of these assholes, obviously pleased of having produced yet another version of the B61 thermonuclear bomb
https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/nnsa-completes-assembly-first-b61-13-nuclear-gravity-bomb-ahead-schedule
(I will give them the benefit of the doubt: maybe they are embarrassed for having to wear those silly green-capped shoes)
https://s3.solarcom.ch/headeravatarfederati/media_attachments/files/114/755/099/397/582/398/original/28a01061752f8f94.jpg

2025-06-20 11:54:09 GMT

Strahinja
Wuper Kec , via Also by Wuper:
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/strahinja/

2025-06-20 08:16:38 GMT

Honda to introduce Fastport eQuad at Eurobike
Honda has announced the launch of Fastport, a new business venture focused on micromobility solutions for last-mile delivery. The company will debut its first product, the Fastport eQuad prototype, at Eurobike in Frankfurt, Germany, from 25-29 June, 2025. Fastport eQuad Features The Fastport eQuad is equipped with Honda Mobile Power Pack (MPP) swappable batteries and software-defined vehicle (SDV) features. It is designed to address urban congestion and the increasing demand for faster deliveries.
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/honda-to-introduce-fastport-equad-at-eurobike/

2025-06-19 07:52:41 GMT

Delicate
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/delicate/

2025-06-18 05:45:08 GMT

How to lose respect from the rest of the world with one sentence
"This is the dirty work that Israel is doing for all of us," Merz said on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada.
The double standards is so blatant that Merz is either a fool or he thinks the world beyond the G7 doesn't count.
Or probably both.

2025-06-14 12:20:49 GMT

Physique
A clandestine visual culture initiated in the early 20th century, physique photography was propelled by studios like Bob Mizer’s Athletic Model Guild and the Western Photography Guild, founded by Don Whitman. It was distributed in the form of magazines and mail-order prints, and established an early gay gaze in photography in an era when same-sex relations were a criminal offence and homophobia was normalised. Collected in a book by Vince Aletti
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/physique/

2025-06-07 20:35:52 GMT

“Vultures definitely have an image problem,”
vultures like the lappet-faced species have lived among humans for millennia. But because they feast on the remains of dead animals, they’ve been saddled with a reputation for carrying disease. Quite the contrary: By devouring rotting flesh, these scavengers prevent the spread of pathogens that cause bubonic plague, anthrax, and other diseases. They even stop carrion from emitting tens of millions of metric tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year. We owe a lot to this feathered cleanup crew. National Geographic
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/06/07/vultures-definitely-have-an-image-problem/

2025-06-06 16:03:02 GMT

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@nprofile…k740 but soon Trump and Putin will make a deal to solve that

2025-06-06 16:00:12 GMT

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2025-06-02 17:06:45 GMT

Our Galaxy
Mauricio SalazarSince I started shooting the night sky, I’ve always sought out landscapes that feel like they belong to another planet — remote, untouched, and far from light pollution. That’s exactly what I found in “The Cathedral,” a surreal rock formation in Jujuy, Argentina.Photographing at over 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) presented its challenges, but when I arrived and saw the rock formations, I was completely blown away.
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/our-galaxy/

2025-05-25 16:27:21 GMT

Thieves steal #cargobike from BBC reporter, who used it as a mobile broadcasting studio as well as transporting her daughter.
"What it really bought me was independence - and in a way, losing it is like losing a friend. Aside from the impact on my own lifestyle, that bike gave my daughter a magical, nature-filled childhood: picnics in the dunes, detours to see highland cows, fairy lights in winter, breezy rides to the beach in summer."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c771v2y078po
#K4RGO
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2025-05-12 09:30:56 GMT

Heating engineer on a car free island? No problem, with a cargobike
On the car-free island of Baltrum, craftsmen face unique challenges that require meticulous preparation. With numerous holiday homes, unconventional house numbering, and the absence of cars, every repair job becomes a logistical puzzle. However, the use of cargo bikes plays a pivotal role in making their work feasible. Hanko Darmstädter, a skilled heating engineer, exemplifies the adaptability required…
https://k4rgo.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/heating-engineer-on-a-car-free-island-no-problem-with-a-cargobike/

2025-05-08 17:28:50 GMT

Spilhaus Projection
Today is a GREAT day for the ocean. Not only is the new Attenborough Ocean film out today, but I got a sneak peak at the new Great Map being installed at the National Maritime Musuem in Greenwich, and it's just astonishing. It's the Spilhaus projection - a way of unwrapping the globe that keeps the ocean intact - and it's got beautifully detailed topography and plenty of other fun bits and pieces.
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/05/08/spilhaus-projection/

2025-04-29 08:52:53 GMT

Medipoint, a dutch healthcare provider delivers disability aids and mobility equipment to its customers by #cargobike in the centre of Amsterdam.
#K4RGO
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2025-04-26 09:38:59 GMT

A History of Britain in 100 Cycle Rides
Some of the routes in A History of Britain in 100 Cycle Rides will be short, suitable for a morning’s outing. Others will be much longer, including some multi-day routes. Several of the one hundred locations could be ticked off in a single ride.
https://andreacasalotti.wordpress.com/2025/04/26/a-history-of-britain-in-100-cycle-rides/