Monday 31 December 2012

121230


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121229 - http://bit.ly/10zF6th yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

The World's Most Active Twitter City? You Won't Guess It -http://onforb.es/VhZyJb you might actually; a straw in the wind, certainly #id

Carbon Taxes Make Ireland Even Greener - http://nyti.ms/TSr4kE such an obviously sensible approach

National Rifle Association moves to block UN treaty on gun control -http://bit.ly/RoeS98 exporting obscene love of death worldwide #nra

ITC judge recommends ban on Samsung devices infringing on Apple patents -http://ars.to/Vpqedz ITC proves it's out of control again

In Case Anyone Cares, Here Are Leaked Shots Of The BlackBerry X10, RIM’s Upcoming Handset - http://tcrn.ch/VcuMBH headline says it all

Free Software Foundation Campaigning To Stop #UEFI SecureBoot -http://bit.ly/12XC8h8 maybe quixotic, certainly worthy

CLS Bank v. Alice - Some Amicus Briefs - http://bit.ly/Vi0pK2 even lawyers think patent system is broken

#Apple patents a wind energy storage design - http://bit.ly/VcDaRV now its patenting stuff for the sake of patenting #bonkers

how the #FBI coordinated the crackdown on Occupy with banks -http://bit.ly/RZFu1M if this doesn't scare you, you're not paying attention...

Mo Farah held by US customs on suspicion of being a terrorist -http://bit.ly/12XUs9R guilty of travelling while ethnic...

Intel reportedly plans to launch its internet TV service in limited number of cities - http://vrge.co/RZNpMH #linux-based, I presume (v @rUv)

The Copyright Monopoly Is A Legal Featherweight Compared To Property Rights - http://bit.ly/RZRcts so let's stop calling it "IP"

Transatlantic Free Trade? - http://bit.ly/TqNPdf will be #ACTA+#TPP: time to get ready for the next big battle (v @Vrijschrift @Nouriel)

Blowing the whistle – Heldinnen oder Kriminelle? - http://bit.ly/VcU9Dp awful that there's any doubt

China plant milliardenschweren Öl-Deal im Irak - http://bit.ly/10AzBKT so, America, about that trillion dollars you just wasted there...

29C3: Billig-Handy als GSM-Basisstation - http://bit.ly/VqUGRu clever#opensource

Why this Silence About The Pirate Bay as a Distributor of Culture? -http://bit.ly/Ufxfdz by Kristina Svartholm, mother of TPB co-founder

India gang-rape victim cremated as UN chief calls for action to protect women -http://bit.ly/X72iOQ shows "damage done to India's image"

If you get a GEIL / Golden Eye / Ben Dover / BDP file-sharing letter, you need to read this - http://bit.ly/Ucvtva handy resources #uk

MT @csoghoian Research by @travisgoodspeed on USB antiforensics: potential to seriously disrupt gov forensics - http://bit.ly/X79wlV >>wow

2012: The year Irish #newspapers tried to destroy the web -http://bit.ly/10Bn8qw such greed & stupidity (v @Glinner @joeconor)#ie

#Copyright Monopoly Trends And Predictions For 2013 - http://bit.ly/VQp4Upnicely upbeat piece from @Falkvinge#sopa #acta

…and then you win…Gandhi, platforms and 2013 - http://bit.ly/X80eWV "The Year of the #Open Adaptive Platform."

Cyber-crime, terrorism & the big bad wolf - http://bit.ly/Vk2zst "#cybercrime" will be the big government scam of 2013

Public Resource liberates global building codes, include the Eurocode -- free the law! - http://bit.ly/X81hGc @carlmalamud, unsung hero

Proteste nach Mord an 15-Jähriger in der Türkei - http://bit.ly/TVpZZx not just#india: woman abused & murdered in #Turkey


Sunday 30 December 2012

121229


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121228 - http://bit.ly/12NocHf yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

[RT] Dear #Hacker Community – We Need To Talk. - http://bit.ly/U7a3Q6  why @Asher_Wolf left #cryptoparty; important stuff needs addressing 

#Linux now on 42% of consumer computing devices – happy birthday Linus -http://bit.ly/X2diNl amazing

Environmental Leader Rebecca Tarbotton Dies In Ocean Mishap At Age 39 -http://onforb.es/WaWmOG why is it always the best ones that die?

#NZ Government exposed to secret international tribunals by #TPP -http://bit.ly/TN3dTJ you'd have to be crazy to sign up to this stuff

IPCC's climate projections on target so far - http://ars.to/ToDiz9 so maybe certain people should start taking note... #climatechange

Amateur #drone video leads to shutdown of polluting factory -http://bit.ly/10vsjbo we'll be seeing much more of this

Print book sales rise hailed as a sign of a fightback in a digital world -http://bit.ly/Vnp96a course: their virtues are v different

Ultra Compact 1.7ghz Quad-Core Board, smaller than credit card -http://bit.ly/Ytm7va runs #android & #ubuntu (v @AlecMuffett @datawench)

Ethical goods sales increase despite recession - http://bit.ly/W7rmyL heartening

#Egypt: The People Demand Free & Open Source Software -http://bit.ly/12WpVZQ great to see this mini-rebellion continuing (v @BiellaColeman)

Ten Simple Rules for the Open Development of Scientific Software -http://bit.ly/ZJYCUW all scientific sw should be #opensource (v @lwn.net)

Some facts about Google - http://bit.ly/VogArM some fascinating figures from various #google subsidiaries

29C3: Geplante GEMA-Alternative sieht sich auf gutem Weg -http://bit.ly/YY5GMg can't come too soon...

Delhi’s Rape Case Stirs Movement for Justice in #Nepal - http://bit.ly/VoxaEOknock-on effects starting... (v @asteris)

Meet the woman battling #Japan's whaling fleet in Antarctic ocean -http://bit.ly/VoynMi not quite sure what story is here, but kudos anyway


Saturday 29 December 2012

121228


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121227 - http://bit.ly/UxkC12 yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

European Union's Data Retention Law Could Breach Citizens' Fundamental Rights - http://bit.ly/Yo48WX can't wait for #ecj decision

It’s done. #China makes it mandatory for all Internet users to register with their real names - http://tnw.co/Yo4k8E not good #surveillance

#India: Schools, not sweatshops - http://bit.ly/VFP9VY #avaaz epetition about proposed law on child labour

Kim Dotcom promises a “press conference like no other” for the relaunch of Mega - http://tnw.co/TtHoES what larks

China's Alipay Targets China's Rural Areas With Online Payments -http://bit.ly/VjAnoZ interesting move

Exploring Our Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts - http://bit.ly/TH1Ple 30K images as #PD - well done, #Britishlibrary (v @tdobson)

Proposed Changes To UK #Copyright Law Sensible But Require Gov't Request If You Want To Circumvent #DRM - http://bit.ly/WYavVB that'll work

First African Designed Smartphone, Tablet Hit Market -http://on.mash.to/TtI8K8 really important moment #android #africa

Momentum for #GM labeling growing across US - http://bit.ly/U52Xf1 interesting

#Copyright Vultures Circle As Court Green-Lights Anti-Piracy Scheme -http://bit.ly/Rlevw6 really bad decision #privacy

1,200 #OUYA Developer Consoles sent out - http://bit.ly/VlK2yl wonder what they're like... (v @RobertAndrews)#linux

America’s Deceptive 2012 Fiscal Cliff - http://bit.ly/Tn8Fdn superb analysis of#austerity & #debt: I can't recommend it highly enough

Lib Dems must 'grow up' on Snooper's Charter - http://bit.ly/V8W0ZX anyone who says s/thing this stupid neither lib nor dem (v @tom_watson)

FragDenStaat.de – der Informationsfreiheitsverstärker - http://bit.ly/W5vuzkimportant for #transparency & #freedom everywhere

Copyright: Canada - A #Copyright Year in Review - http://bit.ly/V8WAaa "2012 was surprisingly good for Canada"

USDA: No More Lion Burgers! Ban the Sale of Lion Meat -http://chn.ge/W90f6P eating lions? how sick can you get? #epetition

Pearson buys 5% stake in NOOK Media, the Microsoft-Barnes & Noble joint venture, for $89.5m - http://tnw.co/RWckRn forming alliances..

Software Wars - http://bit.ly/Tusazv crowdsourcing a film about #freesw; released under #cc-sa, possibly with delay...

£1.8bn '#snooperscharter' fails to get Treasury backing - http://bit.ly/Vbp1E4bound to cost many times that anyway... (v @doctorow)

Copyfraud: Copyright Claims On CDs Say It's Infringement To Loan Your CD 2 A Friend - http://bit.ly/YU0Kbb but real first sale threats exist

Google Removed 50 Million “Pirate” Search Results This Year -http://bit.ly/VkMQZt bonkers

To Avoid Controversy, 'Realtime' Microblogging In #China Now Delayed By 7 Days - http://bit.ly/WNAYkN well, very slow real time, I suppose..

Neither Gold, Nor Green, Nor Hybrid Are Sustainable #OpenAccess Models -http://bit.ly/RlJNmv provocative stuff

Newcastle University students protest biometric scanner move -http://bit.ly/UyeG87 so they must pay & be monitored (v @NO2ID @GusHosein)

Government of #India Generates Hundreds of FLOSS Promotional Videos -http://bit.ly/RlSc9D amazing (v @schestowitz)

Philippine Government Ignores Public Concerns, Continues To Push Extreme 'Cybercrime' Law - http://bit.ly/VcpZzZ more bad stuff

Dear #Hacker Community – We Need To Talk. - http://bit.ly/U7a3Q6 why @Asher_Wolf left #cryptoparty; important stuff that needs addressing


Friday 28 December 2012

121227


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121226 - http://bit.ly/TqUPph yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Treaty Shopping: How Companies Tilt The Legal Playing Field For Investor-State Arbitration - http://bit.ly/UuPcbJ #TPP countries beware

Star Wars memoir "A Long Time Ago" is back in the Kindle store -http://bit.ly/10m6X09 what a farce #amazon

Exposed: BitTorrent Pirates at the DOJ, Parliaments, Record Labels and More -http://bit.ly/W3aol6 well, course

TDF In 2012: A Summary - http://bit.ly/TkMnJf lots of good things happening#odf

Pranab's son calls anti-rape protesters 'dented-painted', withdraws words -http://bit.ly/TqVo2k charming chap (v @Asher_Wolf)#india

New Zealand's largest paper calls Kim Dotcom “good for this country” -http://ars.to/TkMzID certainly put it on the map for some

Classic Function Creep As EU Police May Gain Access To Asylum Seekers Fingerprint Database - http://bit.ly/WINcv1 more coming

From free trade to fair trade: first steps - http://bit.ly/UnPP5S good stuff; personally, I'd add access to knowledge - all of it...

Heirs of Mao’s Comrades Rise as New Capitalist Nobility -http://bloom.bg/W3aVDI hugely important story; great journalism #china

University Utilizing Faulty Irony Detector Censors Flyer Protesting Its Censorship Policy - http://bit.ly/TreYeJ clueless

2012′s most pirated movie is Project X, despite being a box office flop & panned by critics - http://tnw.co/W3pO8Y piracy as market research

Young #Mageia #Linux Distribution Surges in Popularity - http://bit.ly/VgtWTFgood to see newcomers

What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web? - http://bit.ly/ZDfqwD apart from fact no one cares a jot about VR, you mean..? (v @evgenymorozov)

Where To Start A Company: Berlin vs London - http://bit.ly/VgvP2G interesting points

#Nokia Readying #Windows RT Tablet for 2013? - http://bit.ly/W6MBRE if it's still around, of course...

The Little Prince and the Public Domain - http://bit.ly/TrvdIX bonkers #pd#copyrightterm

Remember Lycos? It’s planning a new search engine for launch in 2013 -http://tnw.co/U2plFQ wow, forward to the past...

Happy New Year? UK #Copyright Proposals - http://bit.ly/U2pXeC surprisingly good - but we need to address deeper flaws

'Honour killings' bring dishonour to #India - http://aje.me/V7oqDp this, in the 21st century? really? (v @jmcest @georgiebc)

Here come the design patents: new law boosts rights in shapes, designs -http://bit.ly/V6VyeO great, just what we need: more #monopolies

EMI Was Actively Giving Away MP3s It Accused Michael Roberston Of Downloading Illegally - http://bit.ly/VkbFIe #emi comes out v badly here

Patent Trolling Carnegie Mellon Wins What Could Be Largest Patent Verdict Ever - http://bit.ly/VkewAO "sad legacy of the Bayh-Dole Act"

"Potential Prostitutes" site lets users label women as prostitutes, charges "removal" fees - http://bit.ly/WK5Qmg what???

Indian teen kills self after pressed to drop rape case - http://yhoo.it/V7Md6dworse & worse (@fieldproducer @AlexiMostrous)#india


Thursday 27 December 2012

121226


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121225 - http://bit.ly/W1HvFT yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

thinktank backed by arms firm raises concern - http://bit.ly/Tjkt09 "addressed behind closed doors last month by Tony #Blair": say no more

Insurance Industry Looking Hard At #ClimateChange - http://bit.ly/VicmBJinteresting perspective

Hollywood Studios Caught Pirating Movies on BitTorrent - http://bit.ly/U9gWyWeveryone's doin' it

Autopsy Studies Find Large And Dramatic Drop In Early Atherosclerosis Over 60 Years - http://onforb.es/YfxJ4O mysterious but hopeful

Former Ukrainian Porn Star, Persecuted At Home, Battles For EU Asylum -http://bit.ly/V4qsVb #ua becomes a laughing-stock of #eu

Hackers Use Backdoor to Break System - http://bit.ly/W1I2Ym "The security of this backdoor is secrecy. Of course, that never lasts"

#Ubuntu in 2013 - http://bit.ly/WQUXD5 from the SABDFL: "#Unity in 2013 will be all about mobile – bringing Ubuntu to phones and tablets"

#EU Commission unwraps public beta of #opendata portal with 5800+ datasets - http://tnw.co/12EXPTS licences not perfect, but it's a start

#OpenSource Foundations Coming of Age — What Next? - http://bit.ly/VcNjwYslashdotters completely miss the point, as usual...

The Quantum Earthworm - http://bit.ly/WGvhFi worms are wonderful

Amazon Pulls Self-Published Memoir About Star Wars Because It References “Star Wars” - http://tcrn.ch/TjoOAD yeah, that's reasonable

Britain's end-of-year Olympic verdict: it was worth every penny -http://bit.ly/Tw6B56 rather surprising stats

Big, #open and more networked than ever: 10 trends from 2012 -http://oreil.ly/RieARa also: more open...

And, Once Again, Hollywood Is Making Tons Of Money At The Box Office -http://bit.ly/W1Rgnq still keeps bleating about piracy's "harm"...

For a progressive agenda for innovation and creation - http://bit.ly/V3CsWt"Results of Greens/EFA call and second phase of consultation"

The day my inner anarchist lost out to the bourgeois me - http://bit.ly/VyDpEInice little tale; great last line.

2012 in Review: How #Blasphemy Laws Are Stifling Free Expression Worldwide - http://bit.ly/V4GkH7 back to the Dark Ages...

Top Image Contest – 2012 album - http://on.fb.me/V4GwpT some wonderful pix

Private #Zuckerberg Family Pic Inadvertently Made Public Thanks to#Facebook - http://gaw.kr/ZAMANo showing when they discovered this fact

Better Than Human - http://bit.ly/UmB2Is good analysis of what the future of#robotics means for us; daft pix (v @openp2pdesign @chr1sa)

#nl Parliament Says 'Pro-active 'Openness by Default' - http://bit.ly/W27xsC"automatic publication of all public material" (v @karounos)

Germany 'exporting' old and sick to foreign care homes - http://bit.ly/ViCUmtjust what you would predict the market would do, I suppose...

Government under pressure to review prostitution laws in England & Wales -http://bit.ly/Txpftk why not ask sex workers what would help? #uk

New #MRSA superbug strain found in UK milk supply - http://ind.pn/V47U77insane: we must cut antibiotic use in farming now

Why European forecasters saw Sandy’s path first - http://ars.to/TxrtsA when bigger is better

Mmmmm, Mmmmm Monopoly! USPTO To Hit New Record In Granting Utility#Patents - http://bit.ly/Yh1D8Q yeah, really tightening up procedures

Google Apps Challenging Microsoft in Business - http://nyti.ms/W2edXN now a core business under attack? (v @Copycense)

#Amazon: Authors Can't Review Books - http://bit.ly/10k2mvn any sufficiently useful rating system will always be gamed, and then hobbled...

El acceso a medicamentos será la moneda de Cambio del #TPP -http://bit.ly/VzrbvD paying with people's health (v @derechosdigital @PostActa)

Journalists’ Addresses Posted In Revenge For Newspaper’s Google Map Of Gun Permit Owners - http://tcrn.ch/ZBpcPU don't post personal data


Wednesday 26 December 2012

121225


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121224 - http://bit.ly/RPMTkc  yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Catholic archbishop: gay marriage plans are a shambles -  http://bit.ly/VgCblUlovely to see such humanity & generosity at this time of year

Terror lurking in a Christmas tree? Israel tries to ban non-Jewish celebrations -  http://bit.ly/RPNkLy worrying if confirmed

Dotcom’s Megabox to Launch “A Few Months” After Mega -  http://bit.ly/TlNXJP should be fun

can we design for breakthrough innovation? -  http://bit.ly/Rg63OA interesting to see interoperability popping up here

PayPal Bans BitTorrent Friendly Hosting Provider PRQ -  http://bit.ly/Zxg7rx#paypal gets more evil by the day...

New Turnigy 9XR Open Source RC -  http://bit.ly/U7Elkl #opensource is everywhere #drones

UP rape victim allegedly raped by cops probing case -  http://bit.ly/V2BKJxstaggering if confirmed #india

Data access going the way of journal article access? Insist on open data -  http://bit.ly/10e2IUf one of the big battles for 2013 #opendata

OpenSpending A Year in Review -  http://bit.ly/W308d0 good work

US Congress May Not Have Stomach For Another #SOPA -  http://bit.ly/RPOt5F let's hope

Scientist raises concerns about GM crops and glyphosate -  http://bit.ly/W30v7m disturbing possibilities

Ret.io, A Crowdsourced Answer To Corruption In Mexico -  http://tcrn.ch/10eVCPj hopeful stuff #mx



Tuesday 25 December 2012

121224


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121223 -  http://bit.ly/VqycyM yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

#Opensource groups warn #Greece will waste millions on school software -  http://bit.ly/ReEDbZ  perverse & wasteful

LinkedIn nonsense -  http://bit.ly/UX0IK0  I agree: #linkedin abusing our trust here, I think...

Internet Archive Needs Donations, Has Matching Donor - http://bit.ly/V64JuW hugely important: this is the only copy of Net history at scale

Lessons From Merck's Niacin Failure -  http://onforb.es/WKDwnu fascinating & important #pharma

China is largest single Android market -  http://zd.net/UoUFk9 "786 million Android smartphone devices were sold worldwide in 2012" #linux

First #OpenEconomics International Workshop -  http://bit.ly/VqBO3F fun & important #opendata

Whatever happened to the Hurd? – The story of the #GNU OS -  http://bit.ly/WKEL67 interesting story, well told #freesw

What Happened at the 1st Open Knowledge Foundation #France Meet-up? -  http://bit.ly/V1c5AZ beyond great cheese #okf

LPs are killing MP3s are killing CDs killed DAT is killing Cassettes are killing LPs; yet somehow “Music” survives -  http://bit.ly/12Adwf5 

How the African diaspora is contributing to the continent’s growth story -  http://bit.ly/U6yED6 5.5 million in UK alone (v @africatechie)

Economics & Coordinating the Crowd - http://bit.ly/W1IaHV interesting points about #crowdsourcing

Africans Should Not Fear the Chinese -  http://bit.ly/VYYNn9 but caution probably still advisable (v @africatechie)#china #africa

Petition to Deport Piers Morgan Over Gun Control Stance Gains Enough Signatures to Elicit White House Response -  http://gaw.kr/Zv5q8N kudos

Prescribing Analytics: how drug data can save the NHS millions -  http://bit.ly/Vfs9Br great use of #opendata 

China considering broad law to require real-name registration for its 500m+ Internet users -  http://tnw.co/ReIoOw not good; the west next?

Belastetes Wildfleisch: Blei im Magen -  http://bit.ly/TgDvnW ah, maybe this explains why recreational hunters are so stupid...

Taking #opensource foundations to the next level - http://bit.ly/V1wm9m time for an open source foundation foundation?

This Tiny Gizmo Could Be A Very Big Deal In 2013 - And Beyond -  http://bit.ly/12ADiQh this does look rather spectactular...


Sunday 23 December 2012

121223


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121222 - http://bit.ly/U4Cpc8 yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Indian government's response to #DelhiGangRape protests looks appalling; follow @Asher_Wolf for twitter stream of what's happening in #india

Saudi Arabian Blogger Could Face Death Penalty - http://bit.ly/UT7Hna‎ for "abandonment of religion" (v @SultanAlQassem‏ @Glinner)#pathetic

UK court rules against Motorola’s “sync messages” patent -http://ars.to/WyQX6b good; more please

Meet the Weeds That Monsanto Can't Beat - http://bit.ly/Tf52s5 the Great#Monsanto Lie: that its #GM crops require lower pesticide use

Ed McMillen: #Ubuntu Store Sold Super Meat Boy For A Year Without Permission - http://bit.ly/TeUK96 anyone from #canonical know about this?

Will the internet end up controlled by big business and politicians? -http://bit.ly/VZLFyp warning: may be a rhetorical question

EU fishing quotas defy scientific advice, say conservationists -http://bit.ly/UmstOQ only an idiot would describe that as a "victory"

The FDA Is Holding Back Data on Farm Antibiotics Use — And Plans to Keep Doing So - http://bit.ly/UgBS9E #FDA is a dangerous joke #opendata

wow, #India and #Pakistan are clearly the places where it's all happening today... #DelhiGangRape #ChangePK

Video: Pentagon's #robotic pack mule follows orders - http://bit.ly/VdKEWYthis. freaks. me. out. #futurewar

#Twitter tracking Dehli Protest #delhigangrape - http://bit.ly/VdKXB7 as it happens

Food sharing app Burpple serves up photo filters to make your latest eats look even tastier - http://tnw.co/UgEjJs follow-up app: Vomittle?

Harvard Scientist Proposes Refreezing Arctic to Prevent Global-Warming Disaster - http://on.mash.to/TgcS4L maybe that's what we need to do

What #ACTA Taught Us in 2012 - http://bit.ly/VdYfxw preparing for more win in 2013 #CETA #TPP #TAP

Would you buy a 6.1-inch smartphone? Huawei sure thinks so -http://tnw.co/U559BP bonkers

Stabuniq Trojan rapidly stealing data from US banks - http://bit.ly/V2Uckk but only those stupid enough to run #windows in sensitive depts.

The New York Times: Running faster and faster to stay in the same place -http://bit.ly/Y3reC0 good, detailed analysis #newspapers

ICSID: Ecuador Unlawfully Seized U.S. Firm's Oil Investments -http://bit.ly/TfoGSO absurd, biased courts overruling sovereign nations #fta

#TPP decision may come before upper house vote in #japan -http://bit.ly/Un4qiJ potentially important, or just for show?


121222


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121221 - http://bit.ly/VVVMUz yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Silencing the Science on Gun Research - http://bit.ly/Tdl4AE truly shameful obstructionism (v @williamheath)

Downloading Movies and Music Stays Legal in The Netherlands -http://bit.ly/VbQrvZ interesting #nl

Tory backbenchers’ concerns about the Communications Data Bill -http://bit.ly/WwDBHF surprising, but good to see (v +Alan Cox)

first version of the iD editor for #OpenStreetMap - http://bit.ly/UjUyqc this looks an exciting project #osm

Vermont Supreme Court Allows Limits to Government Computer Search Power - http://bit.ly/RKyZ30 that's good #us

The US's Public Domain Class Of 2013 - http://bit.ly/RKzBFM shows how the#copyright "bargain" has been constantly betrayed #pd

Kraftwerk's 12-Year Lawsuit Over A 2-Second Sample Comes To A Bizarre End - http://bit.ly/WwF6p4 bonkers

After 12 years of Development, #E17 Is Out - http://bit.ly/UXhPeZ surely not...#opensource

From "Frivolous" to the Supreme Court - http://bit.ly/12vG5u7 a sad tale of personal attacks by increasingly desperate patent maximalists

Politicians Decry Fake #Torture, Cover Up Real Torture - http://bit.ly/Rapmcd"It's sad, disgusting and entirely unsurprising."

Wikimedia chapter wins victory for free licenses in Israel - http://bit.ly/WDxFQVgreat news #cc

EU provides legal certainty to bilateral investment agreements -http://bit.ly/VW1xSk these investment agreements are really problematic

EU Commission urges industry to develop new #copyright models -http://bit.ly/RawJjQ why not ask the public too?

The World's Largest #Android Market, And Getting Bigger -http://onforb.es/VW1INj #china, of course; but not under #google's control...

#Copyright law & enforcement in the age of the electronic book -http://bit.ly/TeUoy7 not new, but a well-written exposition (v @boingboing)

Report: Acer prepping a $99 #Android tablet - http://bit.ly/Tdt3O3 and after that the $79 tablet, then the $49 etc etc

Warner Bros and Intel Sue Over HDCP Crack Piracy - http://bit.ly/12vO3TVpointless #analoguehole

Emulate the #Mac Plus on your #Android tablet or smartphone -http://bit.ly/RaxBVI rather hilarious - and ironic

Three EU states condemn UK’s energy savings 'accounting trick' -http://bit.ly/RKHXgw quite right

Haiku London - http://bit.ly/TagoOc "A daily blog post | in 17 syllables | of life in London". nice idea; pity about spelling (v @londonist)

Illegal imports of genetically engineered maize into the EU? -http://bit.ly/XYigGb seems likely; stricter controls needed

WSJ: Forget #TPP's Threat to Medicines. "Free Trade is Good for Health!" -http://bit.ly/VW2SIO shame on #wsj (v @DrRimmer)

EU digital single market by 2015 without #copyright? - http://bit.ly/ViRcis "This is pure Euro-bla-bla with severe twist of procrastination"

São Paulo Legislative Assembly Passes #OER Bill - http://bit.ly/Vc0otwexcellent #br

Core Peer-2-Peer Collaboration Principles - http://bit.ly/TaoIgO long, detailed, interesting #p2p

South Africa: Govt Begins Shredding 'First Wave' Investment Treaties -http://bit.ly/TJMyMY important move (v @DrRimmer @fifarahman)#bit

The #copyright #monopoly stands in direct opposition to property rights -http://bit.ly/VW5YMJ The Great "IP" Lie

New FOI curbs could make Government more secret - http://bit.ly/WE3HMDtrying to claw back secrecy it lost (v @christopherhope @Asher_Wolf)

My favorite press release (1994) - http://bit.ly/UZ4u4N that's the way to do it (v @mikebutcher @vowe) 

#KDE's Plasma Active Ported To #Nexus 7 - http://bit.ly/UXGqAi nice

Internet-Zensur: Tadschikistan sperrt Twitter und soziale Netze -http://bit.ly/XZ1dDO not good #censorship #Tajikistan 

NYPD To Identify 'Deranged' Gunmen Through Internet Chatter -http://bit.ly/TKr82j what could possibly go wrong? #INDECT

Single-Click Double-Tap Murder - http://tcrn.ch/UkEq7E "this is only the beginning. That’s what scares me most." #drones

MT @ericgoldman Sue-the-world pro se wants "retribution, freedom of press, $1,000 trillion"...and an apology (pdf) http://j.mp/VYDcvn 

U.S. and Russia Announce Online Piracy Crackdown Agreement -http://bit.ly/TfRMjt so why is #putin rolling over here?

The New York Times Paywall Is Working Better Than Anyone Had Guessed -http://bloom.bg/Ufts2p probably works for high-end content, as with FT

New Zealand #OpenData Conference - http://bit.ly/RLmsfH good to see #nz

Everything is amazing: The harmonic convergence of gadgets -http://tnw.co/WxOB7H really important trend #smartphones

#Israeli Bill Would Allow Secret Blacklists For Websites - http://bit.ly/UZXvZDclandestine orders to block alleged copyright infringement

#Amazon Is Ripe For Disruption - http://onforb.es/TLbsvw interesting analysis#metadisruption

2012 in Review: A Year in Digital Freedom - http://bit.ly/ZreOKt so, was this year good or bad on balance for digital freedom? #sopa #acta

#3DPrinting Labs: The Age of DIY Designer Drugs Begins - http://bit.ly/UfvYFO& they thought printing guns was a problem... (v @karounos)

Scottsdale Inventions Electric Shock Handcuffs for Detainees Patent -http://bit.ly/URw8S3 definitely not a form of #torture (v @jmcest)

Should startups bother having original ideas if big companies can just come along & clone them? - http://tnw.co/WF8Eoy it's about execution

Bahraini activist arrested for Twitter posts - http://bit.ly/Y0np0u "accused of disseminating false info about clashes" (v @clarinette02)

Reexamination Request Filed Against Another Apple Patent -http://bit.ly/104IgF6 "features five new pieces of prior art"


Saturday 22 December 2012

121221


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121220 - http://bit.ly/TbsjJf yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

DEFRA plays down research lab's privatisation prospects - http://bit.ly/UM2fm1another really stupid idea (v @kaatje36)

Freenet Project - http://bit.ly/Uhjs9N "The exercise of our rights on the web is under threat." (v Rosana Pinheiro Machado)

Internet Policy Report #Brazil 2011 - http://bit.ly/12tqeMp main legislative, regulatory, technical & public policy proposals (v @remixtures)

It's Time for the Truth about US #Torture Methods - http://bit.ly/TbtXL8 "time to make Guantanamo testimony public" (v @Asher_Wolf)

Behind Bern's #OpenSource Policy - http://bit.ly/TbucWv interesting background

Men Face Deportation For Running World’s Least-Visited Torrent Site -http://bit.ly/12DPvCQ pointless & spiteful bullying #au

#Hadopi : les Labs, c'est fini. Pas la riposte graduée - http://bit.ly/Tc8Gzvsituation looks a real mess here

Implementing FRAND standards in #OpenSource: Business as usual or mission impossible? - http://bit.ly/Tc9Cnr biased hatchet-job, as expected

Scientists call for war on climate change, but who on earth is listening? -http://bit.ly/ZnC10e depressing (v @DaHammerstein)

#WCIT: what happened and what it means for the Internet - http://bit.ly/WzvJJ6more thoughts

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Complete Chronological Catalogue on Spotify -http://bit.ly/UcO3Eq wonderful stuff

Mr. Cable: Disconnected from Digital Reality - http://bit.ly/UMeBdR from the Exactly Wrong Dept. #copyright #patents

European Court Of Human Rights Reinforces Right To Access Online Content -http://bit.ly/XTL0jp potentially important ruling #eu

Court of Appeal allows Golden Eye appeal - http://bit.ly/UMxRrP bad news; the bullying goes on #uk (v @AlecMuffett)#uk #copyright

Civil society key to ensuring Internet free speech, says UN independent expert - http://bit.ly/VUg9Sc certainly is

What does an #opensource book publishing platform look like? We’re about to find out - http://bit.ly/Udbwp5 kudos to #PressBooks

The “great prize” on offer from embracing #opendata - http://bit.ly/Yty20N we're getting there

Icelanders Vote to Include #Commons in Their Constitution -http://bit.ly/RIKHuN wise move (v @mbauwens)

#Google executives acquitted in Milan autism video case -http://yhoo.it/VUmLQp that's a relief (v @KevinBankston @normative)#italy

#NRA chief breaks post-Newtown silence to call for armed guards at schools -http://bit.ly/TdGcFN "paranoid, dystopian vision of US" #guns


Friday 21 December 2012

121220


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121219 - http://bit.ly/XNFgHT yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

#TPP: Closed Negotiations Against the Open Knowledge Economy -http://osf.to/TIdj5i good summary of issues here

Informationsfreiheitsgesetz – Das Jahr, in dem wir Kontakt aufnahmen. -http://bit.ly/WuXdja nice summary

Science publishing: #Openaccess must enable open use - http://bit.ly/VT9CHHgood piece about important issue

MT @Asher_Wolf All UK homes with children to have government Internet#censorship filters installed - http://bit.ly/V8iInm #bigots

#INDECT: Convention of Research and Innovation 2012 - http://bit.ly/XNU8G2the liberty-crushing juggernaut rolls on (v @jmcest)

RT @seatrout online porn and the mail http://twitpic.com/bnkuet >>yup

#Amazon Has Another Huge Security Hole - http://bit.ly/UPQudG great story, worrying security hole (v @jackschofield @CityJohn)

#ACTA in 2012: From Desperation to Inspiration - http://bit.ly/XOaoqI reliving this year's biggest win #eu

ITU Phobia: Why #WCIT was derailed - http://bit.ly/T9nQpc interesting analysis (v @DrRimmer)

Kucinich Calls for #Transparency and Accountability in #TPP Negotiations -http://1.usa.gov/UT4S5P good chap; more please (v @PostActa)

Bias Detection: Analyzing #ACTA Twitter Data - http://bit.ly/SYMTyBfascinating nw analysis (v @PostActa @gcongress)#gcongress

Method and System for Exposing Multi-Billion Dollar Racketeering Scheme -http://bit.ly/RGihBD fascinating data-crunching (v @jwildeboer)

As UK Pirate Party Takes Down Pirate Bay Proxy, Two Other Pirate Parties Bring New Ones Up - http://bit.ly/R70su6 ah, resilience

#Exxon To Start Oil Exploration in Offshore South Africa - http://bit.ly/VTMYPmkeen to join #BP's whale-killing club (v @africatechie)

How the UK Border Agency nearly blew Robin Hood Airport "sky high" -http://bit.ly/VTP3uA read and weep/laugh; spectacular

#ITN: “UK already has a balanced set of copyright exceptions" -http://bit.ly/Ws2dkD a dinosaur is frightened (v @Asher_Wolf @svaughanbrown)

Apple's Pinch to Zoom Patent Preliminarily Invalidated by USPTO -http://bit.ly/WwChs5 excellent, detailed analysis from #groklaw

Nordrhein-Westfalen: Wisent-Herde wird in den Wald entlassen -http://bit.ly/V8Uk4N oooh, exciting

Why the entertainment industry's release strategy creates #piracy -http://bit.ly/VbI5jz "externalising the enforcement costs" (v @mjasay)

The Fifth-Biggest Site in the World Operated on a Budget of $27M Last Year -http://dthin.gs/Ta6Ikn the Joys of #OpenSource

Amazon To Produce 6 Original Comedy Series Pilots, Viewers Decide Which Shows Survive - http://tcrn.ch/Ta6Y2Y 1st publishing, now TV...

EU Commission report finds a million hours of film archives locked away and pushes for digitization - http://tnw.co/Ws8gps copyright victims

Going Digital: Emergency Management in 21st Century, ICT in Conflict & Disaster Response and Peacebuilding Crowdmap - http://bit.ly/UbkGT2

#Facebook Opens Up Your Inbox to Outsiders, For a Fee -http://dthin.gs/XQ1XuV whoa, we know where this is going... #forsale

RIAA Lawyers Trying To Rewrite History Of Copyright Clause Thro' Shoddy Scholarship & Selective Quotation - http://bit.ly/URjamz long, deep

This $299 tool is reportedly capable of cracking BitLocker, PGP, and TrueCrypt disks in real-time - http://tnw.co/UfMXsD hmmm

Steam for Ubuntu beta now open to the public - http://ars.to/TD68KC I wonder how big this will be...

Welcoming the Government’s Modernising #Copyright Report -http://bit.ly/UJqZvf @Coadec is happy... #uk

Statement by Julian #Assange after Six Months in Ecuadorian Embassy -http://bit.ly/ZmaA6Q not a bad speech (v @m_cetera @BiellaColeman)

Japanese Police Arrest 2Channel Founder Because Users Talk About Illegal Stuff Occassionally - http://bit.ly/TDkgnn pathetic bullying

Which Tech Companies Made the Most Money in 2012? -http://on.mash.to/UfXrIn useful reminder of the big 'uns

3D Printed Record - http://bit.ly/TDpTSm as in #lp - very cool (v @sinkdeep @tipographo)#3dprinting

New Tory Policy: Pretending to protect children more important than protecting children - http://bit.ly/VSVQ7v spot on

Inject Rhino Horns With Poison, That'll Stop Poachers - http://bit.ly/YqpKGW " these are not the horns you want" (V @BoraZ)

Neu organisiert: #Qt 5.0 ist fertig - http://bit.ly/12scfXs good to see#opensource

Steve Jobs wanted Apple's browser Safari called "Freedom" -http://ars.to/12scmC9 who says he didn't have a sense of humour?

Prime Minister promises porn block, fools newspaper editors -http://bit.ly/YqsC6H good points #uk

Court Sentences Web Designer For Creating Infringing Torrent Site -http://bit.ly/12CMF0V terrible precedent

Microsoft May Face Big Fines in EU "Browser Choice" Case -http://bit.ly/12CN03O yeah, but how big?

#Copyright Greenwashing - http://hvrd.me/UJZ1Q0 NB: "Mickey Mouse is due to fall out of copyright in 2018" (v @Copycense @mgeist)

Conservative Party: #TPP: Lack of #Transparency is Concerning -http://bit.ly/ZmnZfo more politicians starting to ask questions

Apple Cries Foul Over Licensing, Forces Largest Ever Kickstarter Refund -http://bit.ly/UK42I8 oh, #Apple, you jester (v @mathewi @rhh)


Thursday 20 December 2012

121219


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121215 - http://bit.ly/UNpDPp earlier tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

IP Diplomat Sob Story: It's Hard To Push The US Agenda When The World Listens To Reason - http://bit.ly/ZjuWOh awww

Chumby developer building open source laptop - http://bit.ly/VQlREz nice

BitTorrent distances itself from piracy by claiming connection to Facebook, Twitter code deployment - http://tnw.co/UdrfFG hmmm

Kontrollbericht der EU: Bei Finanzdaten-Übermittlung in die USA sind weder Zugriffe noch Löschung nachvollziehbar - http://bit.ly/ZQ4Cua

Why Offline Privacy Values Must Live On In The Digital Age -http://bit.ly/VRQqdm absolutely right

Coal to challenge oil's dominance by 2017, says IEA - http://bit.ly/VQmkGQwe're going backwards: "potentially disastrous consequences"

There Is Never A Need To Justify #Sharing Culture And Knowledge -http://bit.ly/ZQ60gm more of a historical imperative

Pirate Party Shuts Down Pirate Bay Proxy After Legal Threats -http://bit.ly/URGNwa regrettable, but understandable given the tactics

Smartphones monitor air pollution - http://bit.ly/WsFt86 got to be the future

Samsung Dethrones Nokia as Top Cellphone Brand in 2012, Beats Apple -http://on.mash.to/T8a9Iz how times change

#Monsanto ad claiming Roundup safety is misleading - Dutch commission -http://bit.ly/REzHyF getting desperate

EUPL v1.2 to become GPL compatible - http://bit.ly/UNurV6 this is welcome#licensing

Apple, Google & others win as Kodak sells patents to Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corporation for $525m - http://tnw.co/REArnp weird

Just How Stupid Is The NYTimes' Threat Letter To Quartz Over Copyright Infringement? - http://bit.ly/VQq3Eq stupid is as stupid does #nyt

USPTO invalidates key Apple patent used against Samsung -http://cnet.co/T8lKHv and another one....

Opinion Polls Show PM Out Of Touch With Public on #TPP -http://bit.ly/XLBjmZ perhaps he should take note

Commission and #EFSA agree need for two-year GMO feeding studies -http://bit.ly/VQEYyq pressure having an impact: more needed

Data.gov Moving to an #OpenSource Platform - http://on.mash.to/TZyxt4 you mean it doesn't use it now?

First-ever coastwide limits set on menhaden catch in the Atlantic -http://bit.ly/V8mHvH great news - and not just for menhaden... 


Wednesday 19 December 2012

121215


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 121214 - http://bit.ly/UHBOhD  yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

The Complex Joys Of #Music In The Age Of Digital Abundance -http://bit.ly/Ulvfkp so let's drop the analogue nostalgia

Ivory sales must stop or Africa's elephants could soon be extinct, says Jane Goodall - http://bit.ly/Wdlo5j #china's growing shame

#Monsanto Gets Its Way in Ag Bill - http://bit.ly/U2eiO0 totally insane #us

"#Germany has pretty much become the new Eastern District of Texas" -http://bit.ly/VJHBSw also the why #unitarypatent dangerous

Roundup harms beneficial gut bacteria - study - http://bit.ly/SyQIKN more reasons to do further research #monsanto

US IP Officials Blast NGOs In Geneva - http://bit.ly/12toC4A adding insult to injury #intellectualmonopolies

gun ownership/homicides map -  http://bit.ly/Upmt4I UK: 41 gun murders. US: 9,146... #opendata

Industry sponsorship and research outcome -  http://bit.ly/R0Lupw hugely important issue #transparency (v @bengoldacre)

Twitter has started rolling out the option to download all your tweets -http://tnw.co/UJUmOi can't wait

Skyjib6 Drone over Murici Deposit a big environmental project -  http://bit.ly/12tqgmH crazy geographical positioning

Music Industry Threatens to Bankrupt Pirate Party Members -http://bit.ly/WdJk8N #BPI are such bullying scumbags

UK Students Protest Biometric Scanner Move - http://bit.ly/VJM1bW bravi

UK Replaces Japan as World Leader in Mobile Use - http://on.mash.to/Y8ij79wow, amazing

#Opendata, peer production, and prescribing analytics - http://bit.ly/VJlDPO really great initiative #uk

Harper government resists strong labour rights chapter in slow-moving #TPPtrade talks -  http://bit.ly/TnGsl9 weird dynamics here

Post-WCIT Statement: Civil Society Call for Positive Internet Governance Agenda -  http://bit.ly/TUQGIz  moving on (v @KevinBankston @rmack)

Global warming is not due to the sun, confirms leaked IPCC report -http://bit.ly/12tE0xJ denialists clutching at straws; pathetic

#WIPO Visually Impaired Treaty: Voices From #Africa On Dire Situation -  http://bit.ly/UTZVaO urgent stuff #vip

Julian #Assange Moves Forward Plans To Run For Senate And Start A Wikileaks Political Party -  http://bit.ly/12i5dV7 what fun

Wikimedia Commons Reaches 15 Million Files - http://bit.ly/SAs2BH  great; now on to a billion

USA at WIPO Extraordinary General Assembly, wants later "final review" of negotiating text, does not back treaty - http://bit.ly/U45ION #vip

my "ACTA: from desperation to inspiration" slides now available -  http://slidesha.re/ZCVYip freely downloadable #gcongress

my "net freedom or copyright" slides now available -   http://slidesha.re/VLH42Dfreely downloadable #gcongress #abundance #copyright

Intellectual property crime unit to be set up by City police - http://bit.ly/SETuhDidiotic move (v @avilarenata)#uk

L'Elysée ne publiera pas ses photos sous licence libre, sous la pression -  http://bit.ly/T2wMN9 21st leadership at its finest; not....

WIPO Celebrates Chinese Patent Explosion, Pretends That It's Innovation -  http://bit.ly/V3g5mD cluelessness personified

#Microsoft urged to ditch #Windows brand by Dell -  http://bit.ly/T2yFJI sign of the times #branding

The seeds of another GM row are sown - http://bit.ly/XzBxO5  quite a well-balanced piece in daily telegraph

Pirate Party Presses Charges Against Banks for WikiLeaks Blockade -  http://bit.ly/12ktcTx nice #eu

Cigarette packs to feature larger health warnings under EU plans -  http://bit.ly/UDTtG6  outrageous: plain packs now #tobacco

Bullet control? -  http://bit.ly/WjuwSn makes sense to me

Report: Foxconn is manufacturing an Amazon smartphone -  http://bit.ly/V3AOqA seems likely #android