Monday 12 January 2015

150111


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150110 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.ca/2015/01/150110.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page

Scientists say they’ll soon extend life ‘well beyond 120’ - http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/11/-sp-live-forever-extend-life-calico-google-longevity interesting work, difficult social implications

nobody calls for the government to make roads 100% safe, and yet many expect every attack by extremists to be stopped

attacks will always happen, just as people will always die on the roads: regrettable, but inevitable in a free, mobile society

Miliband rejects calls for revival of snooper’s charter after Paris attacks - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/11/ed-miliband-snoopers-charter-paris-attacks that's welcome: will he stick to it?

Greek PM Samaras forced into U-turn as Syriza closes in on election victory - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/10/greece-election-u-turn-antonis-samaras-syriza situation very interesting here

World's First Cloning Factory in #China Clones 500 Pigs a Year - http://inhabitat.com/shenzhen-farm-clones-500-pigs-a-year-at-first-of-its-kind-facility/ #BGI, of course...

Kozlovskis: fighting terrorism requires immediate action - https://eu2015.lv/news/media-releases/237-kozlovskis-fighting-terrorism-requires-immediate-action *no* - exactly wrong: it needs careful reflection #EU


excellent, in-depth analysis of new EU #TTIP dox shows how little has been achieved so far - http://fm4.orf.at/stories/1752178/ time is running out...

"To suggest that existence of an EU PNR Directive could have done anything to prevent this attack is distasteful" - http://www.alde.eu/nc/press/press-and-release-news/press-release/article/fighting-against-terrorism-defending-democracy-two-sides-of-the-same-coin-44495/

#Alibaba's first film: Wong Kar-Wai to produce; Tony Leung to star - http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-et-ct-alibaba-first-film-project-wong-kar-wai-20150111-story.html pretty significant, potentially #china

Greek PM offers to ease austerity to head off #Syriza challenge - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/11/greek-pm-offers-ease-austerity-syriza the panic here is palpable... #gr #desperate

Stanford professors urge withdrawal from fossil fuel investments - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/11/stanford-professors-fossil-fuel-investments great move; huge if it happens (v @DrRimmer)

EU response to free speech killings? More internet censorship - https://gigaom.com/2015/01/11/eu-response-to-free-speech-killings-more-internet-censorship/ an insult to the memory of the victims

GCHQ say rifling through data doesn't matter because they don't keep innocents' stuff; rifling our homes OK too if they don't take anything?

Cameron: ‘snoopers charter’ will re-appear after Tory election win - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/11/david-cameron-snoopers-charter-tory-election-win well, thanks for making things easy, David


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